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Fresh water pressure issues FriscoRon at 4:36pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 53/7443 I have a 1999 Hunter 376 Sailboat I bought in January 2016. I have one 75 gallon fresh water tank. I
Loos Gauge measurements for Hunter 29.5 standing rigging windsongsail at 1:06pm 06.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/806 I have recently replaced the standing rigging and stepped the mast (Isomat) on my 1995 Hunter 29.5 a
Hunter 34 '86 Transmission woes Yanmar 3GM30 Ilanortho at 12:43pm 06.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1673 After spending every single weekend this winter refitting her I took her out for a first run on an a
Battery condition..... NYSail at 12:42pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 13/616 what does this mean. Green good?
How do I remove the furling genoa? Jwhy at 12:24pm 06.11.16 Catalina 30 10/7197 Blew out the very old headsail and need to replace it. How do I get it off the furler?
Lead keel Echo at 12:17pm 06.11.16 Sirius 21/22 5/2839 Hello all, We have been sailing our Sirius 22 for a few years and it seems a bit tender, especial
Last one for today.......I promise (1) mrudman850 at 9:03am 06.11.16 Catalina 22 5/491 What is this? It's a track about 3 feet long riveted vertically to the forward aspect of the mast.
Another Newbie Question (1) mrudman850 at 8:03am 06.11.16 Catalina 22 13/1051 What size jib is this? Raised for the first time since we acquired JULA. Only had 100% working jib
Anchor markers........ NYSail at 7:23am 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 11/820 hello all, Anchor markers seem to be a good idea but I don't see many people using them. See one pr
Mast stepping? mrudman850 at 6:40am 06.11.16 Catalina 22 4/475 About to take my 1977 C-22 off the trailer for keel issues. Do I need to take down the mast? I'll
Who is in Charge Knuttle at 6:01am 06.11.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/3854 We have recently returned to NC. When my daughters were young under 10, I would frequently let them
How you use your boat andy creighton at 9:14pm 06.10.16 Trailer Sailors 17/4531 A couple years ago I bought a small minisail mkii sailboat on a whim so that I could teach myself to
Lesson learned the hard way DAVA390 at 4:55pm 06.10.16 Ask All Sailors 13/860 Thurs night my son and I went out on the bay for after work ride. W I nds had been sy up on Wed but
Lifespan of epoxy Texas Gun-Man at 3:11pm 06.10.16 Catalina 22 12/1229 I bought West System Epoxy 105 and Hardener 209 for some small repairs on my boat. When leaving th
Remove stove 1987 Cat 30 gfroch at 3:04pm 06.10.16 Catalina 30 1/712 Hello all- My new to me 1987 Cat 30 is filthy behind and around the stove. Can anyone give me tips o
Mainsail settup dobrosailor at 1:42pm 06.10.16 Catalina 22 36/6558 How do you guys deal with your main sail and the slot on the mast where the slugs slide out. I've s
Gunkholes between PCola and Biloxi JohnnyMac at 12:17pm 06.10.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1865 Starting Sunday I'm taking a friend and his 2 teenage sons on a sailing adventure. We plan to work o
Any experience with Petitt EZ Cabin Coat paint georgiatoffee at 11:46am 06.10.16 Ask All Sailors 1/623 I am looking for a good interior paint for fiberglass in a new sailboat I purchased. Has anyone used
Muscling the Kick Up Rudder TortolaTim at 10:21am 06.10.16 Catalina 22 8/4204 Okay, so how do you get enough leverage from the cockpit to get the kick up rudder up and fully down
Turning block installation (3) Randy Church at 7:57am 06.10.16 Big Boats 11/2266 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 with the factory installed turning blocks. My understanding is that there is

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1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 5:58am 02.29.24 Foss Foam is in Williston FL and they will rebuild your rudder if the stainless shaft is still in go
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question Project_Mayhem at 5:46am 02.29.24 I don't recall seeing any posts about rudder failures on O'Day 28's. That doesn't mean that the ones
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions barnstormer at 5:13am 02.29.24 Congrats on your Catalina acquisition. Since your in RI, I am guessing you have your boat on the ha
Video: Fixing fueling in a Legend 40.5 Rick D at 7:42pm 02.28.24 Nice. I subscribed to your channel. FYI, dock neighbors sailed their 40.5 from Long Beach CA to Aust
GOB Gone? Alan Gomes at 7:10pm 02.28.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Hayden Watson at 6:10pm 02.28.24 Handle or not, it looks like plastic. A Groco ball valve, while not a proper seacock, costs around
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Calif. Ted at 5:15pm 02.28.24 Do you know where the blower is? Yep, on the inside of transom, port side, near the clam shell ven
GOB Gone? thinwater at 5:08pm 02.28.24 The entire publishing world, magazines, newspapers etc. Is going through a huge crisis. No one - or
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 5:02pm 02.28.24 If it turns out to be a powered vent, I would extend one of the hose ends further away from the othe
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 4:58pm 02.28.24 Do they run aft to the stern clamshell vents. Crawl into the aft storage and look to the furthest c
Water maker (1) garymalmgren at 4:31pm 02.28.24 Hi xavpil. I think we can clear this up but as dj pointed out a little more information (for us and
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 3:39pm 02.28.24 What if you poked a electrician's wire snake in and see/listen to where they go?
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 3:37pm 02.28.24 Builders make lots of compromises when putting a boat together. A blower for a diesel is not a safe
GOB Gone? shemandr at 3:25pm 02.28.24 So can't they go digital? It's not the same reading my laptop on the can but I could get used to i
GOB Gone? kappykaplan at 3:16pm 02.28.24 Printing costs have gone way up, cost to mail has gone way up, so the costs to produce print has sk
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Question Clutch Cargo at 3:08pm 02.28.24 It would be great if you could post some pics of your rudder showing the structure.
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 02.28.24 I agree but certainly catalina knew what it was doing so those two hoses must be for something else
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? All U Get at 3:00pm 02.28.24 Do they run aft to the stern clamshell vents. Crawl into the aft storage and look to the furthest co
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? (1) Ted10028 at 2:53pm 02.28.24 It's not good practice to put supply and exhaust beside each other. Airflow just follows the shorte
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? jssailem at 2:49pm 02.28.24 It's not good practice to put supply and exhaust beside each other. That would be a good suggestio

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