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For sale (10) OfflineTN at 8:46am 07.13.16 Catalina 22 0/19 I am selling my 1971 Catalina 22. I have fully restored the boat and rigged it for cruising and raci
Evidently I'm not prepared for heavy weather.. Chris Patterson at 8:35am 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 29/3485 I'm talking heavy weather in access of 50 knots of wind. Friday night at about 1:30 am I took anothe
1981 Hunter 30 Fuel Tank Clogged mbirk81 at 6:56am 07.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1216 I found my Yanmar 15 will only run about 15 minutes until she shuts down. After replacing all filter
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:43pm 07.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/600 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:40pm 07.12.16 Other Sailboats 0/895 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Water Pump Chatter plenny7 at 8:49pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 2/2322 I've seen a couple of recent threads about water pumps recycling, and pumps coming on intermittently
Vertical or Sensor based Bilge Pump Switches Ed M. at 7:28pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/664 I find the the newer non-Mercury float switches don't seem to hold up with my 2000 Hunter 460. Has a
Swing keel help (2) Warax at 7:25pm 07.12.16 Catalina 22 43/6094 Hi guys, today i got my old Cat 22 a much needed repair : her swing keel was full of rust and in poo
Stanchion Water Tanks Vents -Hunter Ed M. at 7:22pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/816 Can anyone suggest how to check the connection between the water tank vent hose and the stanchion ve
Hunter 310 Traveller Tim22 at 6:40pm 07.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1582 I have a 1997 Hunter 310 with the main sheet traveller on top of the arch. The traveller cleats are
looking at batteries fred1diver at 5:32pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 11/922 hey everyone, I'm looking at buying a new battery for my boat. It is confusing, there are so many di
A small tale of woe kpgraci at 5:03pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 1/416 After a few month hiatus from sailing I visited the boat a few week back and found the batteries DOA
A Cautionary Tale... with four lessons! Catmando at 3:32pm 07.12.16 Catalina 22 11/1047 If you have adult children who, in all their strength and wisdom, consider sailing with the old man
Anyone Have NFM's Ports On a Cherubini 37C ? Patrick17430 at 3:14pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 1/429 Wanting to order and install some new Found Metals Ports and was needing the measurements for the th
How large MOTOR CAN I USE ON A 1994S? gbrian at 2:59pm 07.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1778 whay is the largest motor I can use on my 1994 26s Macgregor?
Sail Slug/Slider Question NewbieAdmiral at 1:09pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1417 We bought a used US Yacht 22 and need to replace a couple of the sail slugs. We found four differen
Successfully avoided my boat for 10 days. AWalker at 12:33pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 0/250 This has been a mean feat. Since returning from the San Juan islands I have been itching to get my O
Bilge Pump in Winter lehighsail at 12:15pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2912 While reading the current thread on bilge pumps I thought of my bilge pump. During the winter, on t
Bilge Pump useless in Emergency markwbird at 9:59am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 34/3475 It recently occurred to me that my everyday bilge pump would not work in an emergency flooding situa
Coating parts (1) Meriachee at 9:12am 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 8/495 I've been making small parts forever, and this year we got a new wheel for the little Catalina. Ther

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WINDLASS Alan Gomes at 5:07pm 02.20.24 A major advantage of an all chain rode is simply weight. In 10' of water with 5:1 scope I have abou
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina stickinthemud57 at 5:02pm 02.20.24 ...Marian was tight lipped for a long time before they told me what happened... I hate it when M
Western L.I. Sound marina JCH4 at 4:48pm 02.20.24 Do you want to spend an hour sailing or an hour driving? Don't forget the return trip! If you play
Bilge Wire Size Question. BAD ORCA at 4:20pm 02.20.24 I would use 12 awg not 10 awg. 12 awg will be much easier to work with and easier to connect to th
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification KelToy at 4:13pm 02.20.24 The finish was sprayed on at the factory. I attached a description for repairing damage to interior
Bilge Wire Size Question. LakeOntario270 at 3:34pm 02.20.24 I would use 12 awg not 10 awg. 12 awg will be much easier to work with and easier to connect to the
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification (2) kbgunn at 3:31pm 02.20.24 The finish was sprayed on at the factory. I attached a description for repairing damage to interior
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 CAVU at 3:16pm 02.20.24 Ok, mystery/problem solved! The tunnel in the headliner has three corrugated conduits embeded in it
WINDLASS dlochner at 3:08pm 02.20.24 There is no one right answer when it comes to most things sailing. Anchoring is no different. The an
YANMAR replacement garymalmgren at 3:07pm 02.20.24 RE: The one on my boat, came in "toast" Could you elaborate on that please? gary
WINDLASS dLj at 2:49pm 02.20.24 All chain is great, especially if you have a 20,000 pound boat. The OP (and I) have boats closer to
Bilge Wire Size Question. BAD ORCA at 2:34pm 02.20.24 If you want to have any chance of dewatering the boat endanger of sinking, you'll need a large diap
WINDLASS Richard19068 at 2:32pm 02.20.24 I used to use chain rode combos but after going to 100% chain with a rode snubber, I'll never go ba
Prop rotation question Mark Maulden at 2:28pm 02.20.24
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 2:25pm 02.20.24 Either a BS counter-claim or a misunderstanding. The jacket is ss for both brands, all of them hav
Western L.I. Sound marina PaulK at 2:24pm 02.20.24 Do you want to spend an hour sailing or an hour driving? Don't forget the return trip! If you play
WINDLASS dLj at 1:35pm 02.20.24 I used to use chain rode combos but after going to 100% chain with a rode snubber, I'll never go bac
Yamaha 26c dlochner at 1:34pm 02.20.24 The black tubes inside the rudder shaft are probably Tides Bearings. The bronze rudder head with th
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Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification KelToy at 12:49pm 02.20.24 Thanks for tips! As I need specific sizes of new wood I think I will go the route of testing wood an

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