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Aerial shots of my recent cruise through the Gulf Islands David Hopkins at 4:00pm 04.18.17 Catalina 30 21/2355 I finally worked up the courage to launch my drone of my boat while underway. Here are the results.
Another nav equipment post Ken Cross at 3:53pm 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2546 I'm trying to figure out how I want to continue to navigate. Our plotter is agonizingly slow and I t
March Pump- Refrigerator-new data DayDream2 at 2:28pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 36/5183 Hello Hunter Owners- I was on the phone with March Pumps today. Great folks--they hooked me up to t
Bleeding air through Yanmar (1) pmcrosta at 1:27pm 04.18.17 Big Boats 8/7547 My efforts at routine maintenance have gone awry and I need some guidance. I replaced 3 fuel filter
Interior Remodeling (3) Buddy Delacroix & The Bones at 12:06pm 04.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 27/2708 Hi All I just bought my first "big" sailboat--a 1982 Catalina '27. I am going to live aboard (marin
Hot water heater - preferences? Chris & Lenore at 10:56am 04.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/2448 It's time to replace our 25 year old Atwood 6 gal heater. The choices I have are Atwood EMH6 for
Sailing a Hunter 260, questions CaptMatt at 10:33am 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3178 I had some questions for 260 owners on the sailing characteristics in unique situations that I could
Yellowed masttop light (1) Jackdaw at 10:04am 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 12/666 Hey all, my mast-top light lens has yellowed; I suppose to UV, heat, and age. I'm replacing the bulb
Lewmar V2 Windlass on Hunter 376 mlpayne at 9:18am 04.18.17 Big Boats 8/3052 Three seasons ago, I bought a '98 Hunter 376. Not being the original owner, I could not attest to t
Deck Sheaves redunculous at 7:49am 04.18.17 Big Boats 15/989 Ok so I see there are numerous posts dotted about but here I am opening a new one... Well here is t
Wiring a 322 Capn Pete at 7:30am 04.18.17 Bigger Boats 3/881 A question for fellow 322 owners (or others who may have faced the same issue): Is there an easy ' d
Cat 34 in Practical Sailor chrisings at 7:19am 04.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/837 Well look at that. https://www.practical-sailor.com/issues/37_51/boatreview/The-Catalina-34-30-Yea
Weather information in the Berry Islands? Joe A at 6:22am 04.18.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1037 I would appreciate any advise on how to get weather information in the Berry Islands Bahamas. We ex
Rear stay fiddle pulley replacementt (5) sailscallny at 4:40am 04.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/449 Hi me again The rear mast stay liine has a way to adjust the line with a pulley system The upper f
Storm on maiden voyage! sailscallny at 4:29am 04.18.17 The Cherubini Hunters 18/2364 Hi guys bought an 1981 Cherubini Hunter cheap. Not all that well maintained, used as a live aboard
Hot water tanks..... NYSail at 4:17am 04.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1150 Hello all, Have a Seaward 11 gallon hw heater that uses 120 as well as engine heat ex-changer to hea
423 ground tackle.... NYSail at 3:56am 04.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/605 Hello all.... So I am upgrading ground tackle on new boat. Have to stick with the 3BBB chain due to
Noflex vs Odorlos CarlN at 9:23pm 04.17.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1786 I've always used Odorlos but keep seeing ads for Noflex. Any experiences?
It's almost time Meriachee at 8:18pm 04.17.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/766 We were planning on taking the Cat out of the storage place on the weekend and moving it to the ware
27' Line Lengths... TooCoys at 6:46pm 04.17.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1108 How do you compute the amount of line you need for each halyard without removing what's already on t

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Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 LloydB at 7:47am 05.29.24 Have you double checked to see if you're Bimini frame has been warped up higher 1/2 inch by an unkno
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! stickinthemud57 at 7:33am 05.29.24 Well, I don't think it qualifies as "The Lord's Work", but I think you are amassing lots of sailing
Winch placement Guystapo at 7:28am 05.29.24 How much room do you have? Is there enough space for the winch, the winch handle's turning, and a
Winch placement Guystapo at 7:26am 05.29.24 Everything is a compromise, including the position of the winches. If the set of primaries are set
Looking for a used Seaward Fox 19 LloydB at 6:52am 05.29.24 This thread reminds me of that gimmick "what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas", and why time
macerator hose removal advice jdrutten at 6:40am 05.29.24 I took two wrenches, permatex, disposable coveralls, and diapers to the boat last night. Things went
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? LloydB at 6:25am 05.29.24 It looks to me like you found a good place to drill through the deck so that the waterproof outlet c
Prop Shaft runout Hamish_s at 6:19am 05.29.24 Decided that what I know to be true is true. There is really only one way to do things properly, so
Huge oil leak on a 3GM30F (1) Seahawk25167 at 6:04am 05.29.24 Great thread, my turn to remove and replace the oil line.
Damned generator garymalmgren at 6:04am 05.29.24 Calm down. Take it easy. Relax and let's work this through methodically. To start with Clay, we don
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? David in Sandusky at 5:55am 05.29.24 When we bought our '77 h27 in 2000, the Yanmar SB8 engine was working fine, and moved us well when t
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator michel06440 at 5:42am 05.29.24 my autopilot raymarine ST 4000+
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue dlochner at 5:41am 05.29.24 I checked the dipstick for both the sail drive and engine and both look fine and are at the right l
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue Scraigward at 5:24am 05.29.24 Did you check the transmission fluid? The transmission sounds dry. I checked the dipstick for bot
Love Hate relationship Will Gilmore at 5:08am 05.29.24 I'm a fan of dodgers and biminis. Yours looks very pleasant to sit under. -Will
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue dlochner at 4:59am 05.29.24 Did you check the transmission fluid? The transmission sounds dry.
Damned generator dlochner at 4:57am 05.29.24 Also boat docs say only one starter battery fo both engines. Find the starter cable and follow it
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue Scraigward at 4:53am 05.29.24 The video is not available as it is listed as private. Change the setting in You Tube to "Unlisted"
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 PaulK at 4:53am 05.29.24 Extending the rigid vang might work to hold the boom up to clear the bimini when you're not sailing,
Damned generator Clay Smith at 4:50am 05.29.24 Also boat docs say only one starter battery fo both engines.

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