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Our newest crew (2) Kermit at 2:37pm 02.01.17 Sails Call Lounge 23/1698 This little tadpole was born this afternoon. It'll be a few years but we're looking forward to havin
Dinghy Tow - anyone use one? SeaDragon at 9:09am 02.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/678 I am considering getting a Dinghy Tow. I just heard about it and it looks like it might be suitable
Practical Sailor tgrady at 8:34am 02.01.17 Ask All Sailors 20/3105 I subscribe to Practical Sailor and keep on getting the promotional emails to buy their ebooks. The
Jabsco pump replacement and parts Former member 134612 at 8:06am 02.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/775 I have a ParMax 4 in my galley for water pressure. It started leaking around the pressure switch, a
Bottom Paint Questions little breeze at 7:19am 02.01.17 Catalina 22 13/2348 Hello everyone, Does anyone know how much bottom paint it takes to cover our c22? And does anyone su
Selden mast - Mains halyard sheave Ken13559 at 10:26pm 01.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3792 Any idea how i could replace the sheave for my Mains halyard at mast top without lowering the mast?
Catalina 30 Cradle (2) ottaman at 6:20pm 01.31.17 Catalina 30 9/4547 Started looking for a trailer for my Catalina 30 (1980) and found couple manufacturers that can buil
DeLorme In Reach (now Garmin) Gunni at 5:59pm 01.31.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1203 So Garmin bought DeLorme and has repackaged the venerable In Reach satellite communicators. Ain't t
Spring Projects? Alansails at 2:20pm 01.31.17 Catalina 310 7/1115 I can almost feel launch..,,.,I can tell because its lighter outside 15 minutes longer, so we are ab
H37C adding clutches and turn blocks (2) bommers at 1:16pm 01.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1475 I want to move some control lines to cockpit like below pics - am guessing i will have to bolt all t
Considering buying Yamaha 30-2 DimonOpa at 12:44pm 01.31.17 Yamaha 12/28655 Hi guys, I am seriously considering buying Yamaha 30 tall rig. It would be my first boat. I'm hoping
H37C help with identification (1) bommers at 11:43am 01.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 2/489 See attached pic, trying to figure out use of box with acrylic cover just fore of the cutter travele
Mast rake on C275 cat guy at 9:57am 01.31.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/834 I purchased one of the first C275's. So I was on my own when it came to fine tuning the rig. Not sur
Recommendations for electrical boat work documents sasjzl at 8:26am 01.31.17 Ask All Sailors 4/641 Hi all, I am in the midst of reviving a 1973 Macgregor Venture 17 and am know enough to get in troub
Hatch runners knotatwork2 at 7:51am 01.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/640 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and I'm trying to find the plastic runners that the hatch slides on to open.
Buy New or Used Boat? Warren Milberg at 7:35am 01.31.17 Ask All Sailors 44/4536 I'm curious as to how many owners out there bought their boat new or used? In over 40 years of sail
Oday 322 mast wiring David11038 at 7:22am 01.31.17 Bigger Boats 36/6102 As soon as it is warm enough, I will be running new wiring for a wind transducer on my Oday 322 - I
Buying new boat - discount off retail / MSRP price? RichW9603 at 8:46pm 01.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/10836 Hi all, Currently looking at upgrading from my current boat to a 2012+ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439, pos
Going Hydronic...pulled the pin today. VanIslandGuy at 8:20pm 01.30.17 Big Boats 27/5831 After months of research, we've pulled the pin and ordered all the parts for installing an Espar Hyd
Davit for H340 mromanow at 7:33pm 01.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1903 Has anyone tried to place a dinghy davit on a Hunter 340?

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Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:30am 02.23.24 At first I thought to change all the sanitation hoses but it doesn't really smell like sewage? Perm
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 9:29am 02.23.24 If that were the only requirement I'd stick with my Garmin InReach. $65/$50/mo for unlimited text
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 02.23.24 I will have to go home to find a picture of my old stem fitting. I was made aware after reading an
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 9:21am 02.23.24 There are those times when boat or body breaks down and reliable communication comes in handy. If
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:20am 02.23.24 Contact Gerad Mennetrier: He moderates a website in France for all Feeling (Kirie-Elite) models. w
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 9:18am 02.23.24 @dlochner Yup just got to that part of vid. Curious of how it would look with the filled in/film ove
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:15am 02.23.24 Greetings all. New to the forum. Just picked up a 1985 Kirie Elite 29. Going to do a major renov
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 9:14am 02.23.24 @dlochner Thanks, Probably clean it/ power wash and then light sand to put a part 1 top surface coa
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 9:02am 02.23.24 Also will sanding on the non-skid wear and smooth the non skid popcorn/sandpaper texture?
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:57am 02.23.24 @dlochner Thanks, Probably clean it/ power wash and then light sand to put a part 1 top surface coat
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 windlass Rich Stidger at 8:51am 02.23.24 Many years ago, S-L used French-made Leroy-Sumner motors in their windlasses. These motors had a sh
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 JamesG161 at 8:46am 02.23.24 All odors are a vapor in the Air. To get into the Air, the source must Vaporize a chemical. Test
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. lunarschooner at 8:38am 02.23.24 Speaking of cover for motorsailing, sun, bugs and rain. I have a 10ft ladder and will mount it to a
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:35am 02.23.24 @rgranger diid you do that on yours? Do you need to prepare before laying it? Is it custom cut or do
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (1) rgranger at 8:31am 02.23.24 this path would be the least amount of work f options come up
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 02.23.24 I love the boat, so I'd be happy to share any of my experiences. Mine is a 1999 model that we bough
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole hunter240 at 8:19am 02.23.24 Any 23.5 owners use a track and wisker pole set up? I have and H240. Mounted wisker pole to mast,
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Hello Below at 8:16am 02.23.24 While changing the sanitation hoses, also change the water intake hose, it can harbor smells from d
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:09am 02.23.24 You can use Test Strip for Salt water intrusion in your boat, versus Fresh water tank leak. https:
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 7:51am 02.23.24 Gelcoat cracks and crazing typical do not extend into the fiberglass, so it is unlikely the core in

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