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Skinner valve how does it work?? wilf at 9:00am 03.18.17 Ask All Sailors 2/451 Anyone tell me what the valve is for on the gas line just after the gas tank,? I think its a skinner
3B or G4????? NYSail at 8:22am 03.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1659 so evaluating ground tackle and am adding more chain and new anchor. Current chain is 30 feet 3/8 3B
Bottom prep and paint. Karyon at 7:09am 03.18.17 Ask All Sailors 1/355 I'm thinking of leaving my boat in the water for a season, before I just put her back on the trailer
What are the symptoms of serviceable batteries with low water Capt Robbie at 7:29pm 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 4/29145 Three years ago I changed out my house and starting batteries with what I was told were not servicea
How fast does your Cherubini motor? TooCoys at 6:36pm 03.17.17 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1243 I've got a 1980 27' with a Yanmar 1gm10 in it, and it motors extremely slow. We took it out yesterd
Google Earth (1) Brian D at 4:43pm 03.17.17 Sails Call Lounge 4/993 I was playing around with Google Earth today and found a feature that I did not know existed. I know
Solar panel question RWSlater at 4:21pm 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/608 I'm putting together a 3 panel array (yeah I have a hungry boat) and have heard that leaving a gap b
Wind Instrument C38newbie at 3:36pm 03.17.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/961 I have the original wind direction and speed instruments on my 1981 C38. I would like to replace the
84 Catalina 22 have a lead or cast iron swing keel? Todd Parrish at 3:14pm 03.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/3495 I was looking at a boat that's been in freshwater slip, keel down, for 10 years. I've read that 'ea
h26 jweber1961 at 10:42am 03.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/420 do I need a long leg outboard or will short leg be sufficent
Arguing with my "boat guy" Pipe Dream at 10:39am 03.17.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/2472 Ok-need a little help here..... Last fall after a weekend on the lake, I noticed an odor in the hou
Budge Bimini Tops Douginmd at 10:02am 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/544 I am looking for inexpensive options for bimini tops for an O'day 25. Has anybody had experience wi
Charleston Spar - In mast furling Time 2 Cruise at 9:22am 03.17.17 Catalina 310 3/3742 Has anyone ever restrung the inhaul ' outhaul on one of these? My lines are shot and they need repla
mainsheet fiddle block? (1) jyjohnson at 7:25am 03.17.17 Smaller Boats 14/3608 Hi all -- I have H 25.5 (mid '80s I think). The angle of the cam cleat makes it quite hard to cleat
Electric Fuel Pump addition for priming..... NYSail at 7:09am 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 24/4517 Hello all, New boat has a long run from tank to engine and was thinking about adding an electric fu
March 17, 17 All U Get at 5:59am 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 4/404 Happy St. Patrick's Day. Mission today is to find some Irish Whiskey amongst all the rum here on th
Amazing tactical perspective on a race. Jackdaw at 9:17pm 03.16.17 Racing 8/1511 Here is an entire TP52 Super Series race, Hot mic'ed and from multi-angles. Amazing vid, if you have
1987 Hunter Legend 35 - Rudder Construction? walmsleyc at 8:28pm 03.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1351 (previously posted on a Catalina forum by mistake) My rudder has been dripping rusty water for a nu
ST4000+ replacement belt identification (1) jonelli at 6:25pm 03.16.17 Catalina 30 7/3453 Hey All, I need help identifying the correct belt for this. I see a lot of D169 "For MK1 black housi
sunsail ownership Captmayhem at 6:17pm 03.16.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1035 I'm sure I'm not the only one getting emails from them, what's the catch?

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Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Charles Erwin at 9:05am 07.02.24 Your personal goal is evidently twofold: Paint that is safe and paint that works. You can have pain
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Hayden Watson at 9:04am 07.02.24 It is certainly not coper free, but I get 8-years out of my Trinidad Pro. I hauled out and painted
373 Shallow Draft Depth gurn5877 at 9:00am 07.02.24 There are three draft options available for the beneteau 373 4'9" 4'11" and 6'1"
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? adamv at 8:46am 07.02.24
Stripped screws in plastic Rick Webb at 8:33am 07.02.24 zip ties instead of tooth pick
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:21am 07.02.24
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet JoeWhite at 8:00am 07.02.24 The van block does not need to be so high near the boom. Make a 12" pendant using steel cable and dr
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? David in Sandusky at 7:58am 07.02.24
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) kloudie1 at 7:41am 07.02.24 David sailor is right.. it'd be a good test to run to the lower turning block (behind the vang cleat
No more vroom vroom? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:19am 07.02.24 What model and manufacturer
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:06am 07.02.24 Oh My Gosh! that buoy . normally updates every TEN minutes. Now offline for 2 hours :yikes::yikes
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed Boiler at 6:53am 07.02.24 How did it turn out?
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? Boiler at 6:43am 07.02.24 I would place a diaper (oil absorbent mat) under the main to catch anything coming off the engine.
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Davidasailor26 at 6:40am 07.02.24
Search function on iPhone ? BTC1984 at 6:19am 07.02.24
Seeking Sailboat Recommendations for Lakeside Launch Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 07.02.24 I'd go for a 420 over most of these boats as you're not going to get bored with it as easily. Much f
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 6:07am 07.02.24 Engine is still in pieces but I did manage to find a used carb. Next up will be to put the motor bac
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 5:38am 07.02.24 If the sender is round (most are) can't you just rotate it and drill new holes? Easy. That actu
3gm30f injection pump rack control stuck Fedor Aredakov at 5:18am 07.02.24 Eventually I managed to remove it. It was 128170-51101 PLUNGER W/BARREL broken. Have no idea how it
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 JamesG161 at 4:59am 07.02.24 That is a stress crack , rare to happen unless Oxygen is starved from the Stainless Steel. That is

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