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Ditch bag? Warren Milberg at 11:50am 06.24.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1394 In reading the many threads about that 29-ft sailboat lost off the west coast of FL, I wondered abou
Pray for the family . sjstewart at 10:46am 06.24.16 Sails Call Lounge 1/515 Please take a moment to pray for the family that was lost this week off the coast of Florida.Sad tha
Spinlock 4-Line Jammer kenvail at 10:16am 06.24.16 Big Boats 2/712 I was out in my Hunter 38 sloop on Sunday in 20 knots and in the mayhem somehow messed up my line ja
2000 Cat 34 sgrieve at 9:30am 06.24.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/677 I am looking at purchasing a 2000 Catalina 34. Are there any issues in particular I should be lookin
Cant lower dinnett table in "95 Legend!! Kevin Johnson at 9:09am 06.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/993 We are unable to lower the table in the dinette of our "95 Legend. This is a counterweight system w
'Bootless' A 1976 C-22 #5529 dzl at 7:46am 06.24.16 Catalina 22 82/6123 Hi everyone. I'm new here, and also rather new to sailing. I just picked up a '76 C22 yesterday. My
Thread size bman88 at 7:17am 06.24.16 Big Boats 11/651 Thread size
What diameter halyards do you use? jdub tn at 6:59am 06.24.16 Catalina 22 16/5695 Most things I've seen mention 1/4 inch. I just launched my boat, and we are getting ready to step t
Help with Changing a Zodiac Inflatable Bravo Valve dennisp at 5:25am 06.24.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2552 NEED HELP! I have a Bombard (Zodiac) 265 Rollup Dinghy with a broken Bravo Valve that needs replace
New Cal 29 Owner! (1) Sambo420 at 10:31pm 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 12/7706 Hello I am new to this site and wanted to jump right in. I recently became the new owner of a Cal 29
calculater for degree/minutes/seconds to digital degrees tadd5181 at 9:33pm 06.23.16 Big Boats 23/2748 I found a calculator for changing degree/minutes/seconds to digital degrees , but I'd like a formula
Universal M35B Idle adustment fsarmast at 6:32pm 06.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/817 I was told by a mechanic that the idle RPM was too high when he did an engine test. It is currently
2005 h31 John11936 at 5:19pm 06.23.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/613 I'm looking at a 2005 h31 to buy and need to know any thing I need to pay special attention to?
Not Posting in Classifieds as it is 310 Specific and FREE (4) Long Story at 2:32pm 06.23.16 Catalina 310 9/190 All: I've had some good fortune with people helping me out on here, and now it is my turn. I have
2008 Oceanis 40 Windlass mswatsonmd at 1:42pm 06.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1284 I am trying to trouble shoot a non-working windlass(QUICK). Worked fine then letting out anchor. A
Hunter 41DS asymmetrical spinnaker sheet leads (2) MFD at 12:43pm 06.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 53/7093 Hi All, I am thinking about getting an asymmetrical chute - actually one of the Doyle 'Utility Power
Hunter 41DS boom preventer/brake leads (2) MFD at 12:37pm 06.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/963 Hi All, I have a 2009 Hunter 41DS and want to install a boom brake. There are these u-bolts between
teak oil fred1diver at 12:33pm 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 1/255 hey everyone I'm redoing the side rails for my companionway, the rails that hold the crib boards, th
4200 shelf life fred1diver at 9:59am 06.23.16 Ask All Sailors 22/5947 hey everyone, I bought a tube of 4200 about 3 months ago but now it's all cured inside the tube, wha
170 battery box mounting Jiim at 9:33am 06.23.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/404 Anyone ever mount a battery box on a 170? How did you mount it? Can it be mounted to the motor brack

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Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (3) chichiflys at 7:56am 09.13.23 installed the two new plates. Worked out OK - almost didn't have enough room on the port side, the
Harken Jib Sail Furler JBP-PA at 7:24am 09.13.23 Ward is spot on except you don't have to figure it out every season. Just notice some reference when
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 7:05am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets).
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Walsh0575 at 6:54am 09.13.23 Hi...thank you everyone for the ideas! Lots to consider. At this stage I'm kind of liking the patch/
Looking for new sails?? (1) LakeShark at 5:57am 09.13.23 @shemandr not sure I have seen anyone do that on a Catalina 22. For max speed and performance most j
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 PaulK at 5:57am 09.13.23 This should help a bit. Googling for images of the boat will show details like cleats and turning b
Looking for new sails?? shemandr at 5:47am 09.13.23 If you use inside tracks, for sailing downwind you can use a "Short sheet" to haul the jib clew outb
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 5:43am 09.13.23 Yep. Unless you have a Hank-on head sail. Greg The sail will also need a foam luff pad to keep i
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) THECUSCUS at 5:43am 09.13.23 [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttps%3A//forums.sailboatowners.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12
Genoa sheets Will Gilmore at 5:23am 09.13.23 was curious what the original design intent was. I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was d
Fuel pump filter-necessary? RoyS at 5:10am 09.13.23 I would change the Racor to a 2 micron and omit the 75 micron if I were you.
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO Crazy Dave Condon at 4:48am 09.13.23 @patbratton Sailboatowners.com owns Hunterowners.comm The owner of Sailboatowners.com is a former
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO patbratton at 4:35am 09.13.23 Problem solved. There is an error in the HTML code that does not pass on the boat manufacturer's nam
Genoa sheets danooxnard at 4:14am 09.13.23 Mine are run outside. I have a roller furler and 135 also.
27 Mast Gate Options danooxnard at 4:13am 09.13.23 Can you use a dremel tool to elongate the holes that hold the mastgate to the mast? That would allow
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? kappykaplan at 2:22am 09.13.23 I am pleased to report that I have a shiny prop and shaft that is spinning freely!! Whoo hoo! :bee
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? (1) wony at 12:06am 09.13.23 Ohhh such a great idea @plenny7! Thanks much for the feebdack and sorry for late reply... If you d
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05pm 09.12.23 Beautiful. Never driven a diesel but when you started to open the throttle on this beast, it surged
Raritan PHII long term review (5) Ralph Johnstone at 10:44pm 09.12.23 219835 Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I don't remember having any problem lifting the gland nut straight up and out
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:06pm 09.12.23 Well folks, it has been a real butt whoppin'... but I am pleased to report that I have a shiny prop

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