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Beaufort Wooden Boat show (5) All U Get at 12:24pm 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/890 136183 136184 136186 136187 136188 Had a nice afternoon at the Beaufort Wooden Boat show. Here's
Companion hatch slider replacement Steven Fera at 10:39am 05.06.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/593 I have purchased replacement slider tape that enables the hatch to slide open and closed easily over
Hunter 25.5 cabin pop-top Carl Weathers at 8:58am 05.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5053 Ahoy all. I am trying to find a link to the arrangement of the lines which attach to, lift and secu
icemule? rpludwig at 8:22am 05.06.17 Catalina 22 1/450 looking for some ice/beverage/refrig solutions other than a "hard" cooler, something flexible to sto
Cleaning Starboard seadaddler at 7:37am 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2943 What do you do to clean starboard. Nick
Cleaning Starboard seadaddler at 5:47am 05.06.17 Ask All Sailors 3/383 I have these starboard doors and over the last years they have gotten marked up and just like to k
Rudder cap removal (emergency tiller receptacle) robertgogan at 8:27pm 05.05.17 Catalina 30 2/1177 Trying to drop my rudder out for repair, but cannot get the rudder post cap off. Have removed the ho
Kermit leaves SC to go to VA. The average I.Q. of both states goes up (3) Kermit at 6:28pm 05.05.17 Sails Call Lounge 29/2074 Crazy Dave is the handsome one standing next to me.
Ever seen a dog and dolphin play together? ;) RussC at 3:39pm 05.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/754 1512042795479240
How to remove fiberglass cover on swing keel winch? HELP! (1) TT Tide Together at 3:26pm 05.05.17 Catalina 22 4/723 I'm planning to replace my keel winch and cable assembly, but can't figure out how to remove the fib
Universal M25XP problem. pzmaria at 1:37pm 05.05.17 Catalina 30 8/4072 Hello all members and Catalina owners. I just became a proud owner of my first C30 and I'm quite new
Heat Exchanger??? Alansails at 12:13pm 05.05.17 Catalina 310 22/4682 Due to the question of anti-freeze in the sump underneath the engine, we had one mechanic say that t
Saturday's Forecast! Who's going Sailing? (3) rgranger at 11:10am 05.05.17 Ask All Sailors 15/717 Blue skies just now broke through after 3 days of heavy rain. And it is FRIDAY! And the forecas
Questions from new 320 MK II Owner tgrass462 at 10:18am 05.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/667 My wife and I have purchased a 2008 Catalina 320 MK II in January. Looking ahead after we complete
Hunter 23.5 rudder sticking? Chris Flanagan at 10:15am 05.05.17 Smaller Boats 2/433 I recently launched and docked my H23.5 for the season, when I tried to raise the rudder while docke
2011 39 Hunter Nav Table Hardware Dave Thompson at 9:05am 05.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/586 Does anyone know who makes the cylinder and hinge mechanism, that holds the nav station table open?
2002 H260: is the drinking water tank vented? Rick Macdonald at 8:08am 05.05.17 Smaller Boats 8/1059 Does anybody know if the drinking water tank on the 2002 H260 is vented? On my buddy's H260, the ga
Engine Control Cable Birchy at 6:12am 05.05.17 Catalina 310 1/737 http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/1547/engine-control-cable-12c-270c-28-c-310-c-320-c-
Hunter 40 items (3) Kyle Ulrick at 4:40am 05.05.17 Big Boats 3/45 I have a bunch of items from my Hunter 40 that I am looking to part with. I have a new dodger and B
Refrigerator Drain Plug Don Lucas at 4:00am 05.05.17 Big Boats 6/1342 I leave the drain plug in on my refrigerator to keep the cold in. But that also means that water col

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Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 10:37am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy Rick at 10:29am 07.08.24 It is condensation. I put a hairdryer on mine and evaporated some of it out. Seemed to help.
cabin steps DaveJ at 10:26am 07.08.24 More info please. How did you remove the original covering and glue etc. Thanks for posting.
standing rigging got looser john6206 at 10:16am 07.08.24 Thanks, that gives me a couple things to check.
What are these tracks used for? Jan11 at 9:55am 07.08.24 I've always thought of my boat as .... a boat.... not a woman. So using countless female pronouns d
standing rigging got looser shemandr at 9:45am 07.08.24 Is the mast step secure? If the deck or whatever holds the mast step bends, deforms or deflects it
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 07.08.24 I was thinking that at first too, but then I realized my mainsheet is rigged almost exactly like th
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Dalliance at 9:33am 07.08.24
standing rigging got looser Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 07.08.24 I only secured the top of the turnbuckle - it seems like if the top is secure the bottom isn't goin
Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 9:20am 07.08.24 Thanks for the advise. The last time we were down it was stuck as well. I was able to slowly move it
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 9:16am 07.08.24
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 9:15am 07.08.24 ar? -Will Not sure how this diagram offers any insight to using the term "pulley" in sailboat rig
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 9:10am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 07.08.24 I think that you may still have a conflict if you run the line directly from the mid-boom to the ba
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 8:57am 07.08.24 Thanks Rich. I am going to have a closer look today. Since moving and retiring it's nice that the
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 8:44am 07.08.24 Former dealer who introduced that sailboat now retired. Get rid of that motor bracket and get a s
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 8:33am 07.08.24 @jviss - If your pump uses a gasket, then it is the old style #33636 and it uses the #34440 impeller
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? jssailem at 8:33am 07.08.24 It will alos be handy for looking in my fuel and water tanks as well. Just be sure to carefully cl
Stuck seacock question dlochner at 8:31am 07.08.24 John's seacocks show evidence of pinking, which happens when zinc in the bronze leaches out resultin
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 8:27am 07.08.24 I am sure pleased with mine. The pull on my midship cleats uses there strong designed side. I have n

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