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Father's Day came early. (2) Texas Gun-Man at 4:11pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 36/1923 My kids got me a cooler for my boat. I shouldn't have opened it early but now I can use it this week
Anchor Bridle and Snubber (DIY Project) (1) rgranger at 3:08pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 18/6423 Hey All Wanted to share a few pics of my new DIY snubber set up. I wanted a bridle so I can anc
Ballast Tank Gasket (DIY Project) (3) rgranger at 3:02pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1244 Hey All I had a very successful two days working on my new-2-me Hunter 26 and wanted to share somet
1976 Catalina 22 Cleaning and Refurbishing to Sail (10) C22-Daydreamer at 1:54pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 166/20109 Starting on the the new to me sailboat. Found it on Craig's List the PO had started on fixing it up
OEM shaft stuffing box for 1989 Hunter 33.5 RichW9603 at 12:05pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3760 Hi all, Will likely want to replace the packing in my shaft stuffing box for my new (to me) 1989 H33
Leasing 96 Catalina 36 JohnVTX at 11:26am 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 9/785 Boat pulls hard left when you let go of wheel, both under power or sail. Any ideas. It is a shoal dr
Where can I find Merriman blocks for my Hunter 31 (1) Vee at 10:48am 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2098 I have a 1983 Hunter 31 and need to replace the merriman blocks on my boom. I have searched all over
H22 help finding floor boards (3) lakesailer22 at 8:09am 06.15.16 Smaller Boats 15/1802 I have an H22 that needs floor boards and the wall panel on the port side that divides the v- berth
Kinda like being on the cover of Sports Illustrated... (1) Jackdaw at 6:38am 06.15.16 Racing 11/1182 OK not really! But for the 2nd time in 4 years, Kestrel graces the design of the Bayfield Race Week
Beneteau lifting keel stuck in up position JPetersen at 5:17am 06.15.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1620 We have a 2007 Beneteau 323. The other day when I was out instead of letting the keel down, counter
First month in the water (2) Texas Gun-Man at 10:34pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 4/559 So she's been in the (fresh) water for a month now. It's been an eventful month of dating with "Boa
Yanmar parts in Seattle / Washington State stevemitchell at 9:53pm 06.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/5054 Does anyone have a good supplier of spare Yanmar parts in Seattle or Washington State? Many of the o
Starting from scratch, what would you do first? (7) jdub tn at 9:18pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 33/2038 I have just bought my first sailboat, hull number 14437, wing keel '88 model. It is in very good co
Galley Shelf lpbosch at 8:39pm 06.14.16 Catalina 30 8/3815 does anyone have a plan or detailed description of purchasing or building an above the sink galley s
Method Used for Repair of Fatigue Cracks Centerline FWD of Keel Moxie - Bill Egan at 7:47pm 06.14.16 Big Boats 0/1040 Hello everyone - My name is Bill. I am a new member here. I recently purchased Moxie, a fairly we
Yanmar 2GM20F overheating. kcscoop at 6:11pm 06.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 23/6236 I have a 1987 Hunter 31....Had a problem one weekend when I was running under power......I heard a c
Sealing rubrail to hull (1) Capri at 6:11pm 06.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4503 Hi. See pic attached. Where the two piece rubrail meets the hull I cleaned up some awful caulking fr
Hunter 49 Glossy Laminate Floor Repair tkwhalen at 5:54pm 06.14.16 Big Boats 12/2290 I have the glossy laminate floor in my 49 and in several places there are discolored areas that look
Chafed halyard O'day 22 (1) Capri at 5:54pm 06.14.16 Day Sailers 5/1067 This weekend my main halyard got wedged in the mast channel at the top and as I was frantically tryi
Flush Lever on Older Raritan Head abinoone at 4:24pm 06.14.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/4582 I sail a 40 year old Bristol 32 with a Raritan II manual flush head. Today I discovered my cabin awa

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My last boat - probably smokey73 at 8:01am 03.18.24 @higgs sent you a pm
Hull damage mac twenty five stickinthemud57 at 7:46am 03.18.24 Welcome to the forum. Any specific questions? With pretty much all of the MacGregor small boat line
Hunter 466 Bow Thruster Installation Crazy Dave Condon at 7:37am 03.18.24 Tidewater Marina located in Havre de Grace, MD was a well respected dealer handling the large Hunter
Considering a new Catalina 315 stevenhagberg at 7:29am 03.18.24
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE Project_Mayhem at 7:16am 03.18.24 I would recommend getting a survey if you're serious about this boat. This should tell you the major
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina dLj at 7:10am 03.18.24 Why would a marina want you to prove ownership? Insurance requirements by a marina makes more se
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina dLj at 7:05am 03.18.24 How on earth would you prove your ownership with the documents you would generally carry? The only
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE StanleyJ at 6:32am 03.18.24 I have a 1988 272LE. It is a little bit big for frequent trailering. The beam is 9ft wide which pu
Electrifying my small sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 6:30am 03.18.24 10A isn't the power output - it is the capacity of the fuse. I could see the Op's devices (GPS, VH
Hunter Legend for Sale? cherwika at 5:37am 03.18.24 We have owned 2 Hunter 35.5 Legends. Our first was unfortunately destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. We ha
Hull damage mac twenty five dlochner at 5:06am 03.18.24 It is probably oil canning. The hull in that area is flat and the weight of the boat concentrated on
Painting the Boat shemandr at 5:06am 03.18.24 One other thing: In Michigan by the time it gets warm enough to paint outside the pollen season wil
Hull damage mac twenty five shemandr at 4:49am 03.18.24 My nephew has a IP 19 which had a deformed hull from the trailer. Once he corrected the trailer the
Thoughts on the O'Day 272 LE Timm R Oday25 at 4:17am 03.18.24 I'm somewhat surprised as no one has mentioned the differance in the definition in just what constit
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Will Gilmore at 4:14am 03.18.24 Why would a marina want you to prove ownership? Motels/Hotels, parking garages don't ask for proof
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina danstanford at 2:14am 03.18.24 How on earth would you prove your ownership with the documents you would generally carry? The only t
Main Sail Issue morsail779 at 2:05am 03.18.24 Hey Julio, and others, one overlooked maintenance for Selden In Mast furling is lubricating the TOP
House Battery Upgrade Help Blue Horizon at 11:27pm 03.17.24 Tell me about it. A year ago I bought the very same batteries for what I thought was a good price,
My last boat - probably higgs at 9:28pm 03.17.24 On second thought, I like "Last Call" like at your favorite watering hole. For some reason I thoug
Hull damage mac twenty five justsomeguy at 8:58pm 03.17.24 Launch it, then check for the problem.

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