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What the devil is this?? (1) chrisings at 5:10pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 7/665 So, this is a, big, beautiful sailboat in our marina. It's on the hard and has this little, bitty sa
splashdown on monday fred1diver at 5:09pm 05.20.16 Trailer Sailors 3/621 I'm finally going to be able to get the boat in the water on monday, my welder just finished modifyi
Ball joint on the steering lever loose (1) marginal at 4:03pm 05.20.16 Big Boats 23/3560 Hello to all, I have Hunter 386 2002. Under the pedestal, there is a bar that connects the rudder
Mac 25 windlass (2) Claude at 3:50pm 05.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/638 123686 123687 123686 123687 well i wanted to do this for three years now and here it is. 123686
Favorite sailing pic! (1) T_Cat at 12:53pm 05.20.16 Destinations 213/27725 Just for fun. Post a pic of a trip you took sailing. Location and date included. Golden Gate Bridge
HANDY CAT 14 HELP!!!!!!!! surfer007 at 12:22pm 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 0/261 Anyone ever replace the line that passes through the trunk to the rudder on a Handy Cat 14ft......li
Backing plates for through hulls jmkinsfbay at 11:38am 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 18/6764 Various sites show wood, fiberglass, etc., for backing plates. Has anybody used, say, Corian or HDPV
Metal Plate Under Mast? LordNelson at 11:17am 05.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/679 The area under the mast on my 1974 O Day shows some weakness with slight indentation over the summer
Bronze or meralon ball valves and thru hulls? ChrisCall at 10:50am 05.20.16 Catalina 30 6/1097 Ok decided to haul out to replace leaking engine raw water intake thru hull and ball valve . In my 1
Bronze or meralon ball valves and thru hulls? ChrisCall at 10:50am 05.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1502 Ok decided to haul out to replace leaking engine raw water intake thru hull and ball valve . In my 1
Bronze or meralon ball valves and thru hulls? ChrisCall at 10:49am 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 9/561 Ok decided to haul out to replace leaking engine raw water intake thru hull and ball valve . In my 1
That Aqua Lift Muffler.......... chrisings at 10:25am 05.20.16 Catalina 30 25/5594 Why oh why would someone epoxy the aqua lift to the hull??????? I thought I had a good plan going to
Replace fuel tank Catalina 27? claytone at 8:15am 05.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/2073 Hello, all - I have a 1973 Catalina 27 in dry storage in Saugatuk. Recently was on board checking th
Smelly Holding Tank. Quick silver at 7:47am 05.20.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1220 I have a 1987 O day 322. I replaced all its sanitation lines last year. After wrestling with the tan
should I keep her or let it go frankies56 at 7:03am 05.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 27/2582 Hello friends, comes a time when a sailboater put things in perspective and I would like some opinio
Mounting a Raymarine P70 Head options Canonshooternb at 6:35am 05.20.16 Ask All Sailors 15/8999 I have just purchased a Raymarine Autohelm with a P70 Control unit for my 28-2. I do not have a po
Water problem abinkc at 9:50pm 05.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/543 After running the motor for a while I'm getting water with either oil or diesel in it collecting und
Self stepping 41' mast -30' C&C (10) SwitchintoglideIII at 8:45pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1561 Thought this might interest the general sailing community.
Hunter 40.5 owners: Has anyone built companionway doors? Rich Stidger at 6:52pm 05.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/710 I think I want to ditch my companionway lexan boards for hinged doors. Has any owner done this and
New owner, resources for model/year information? snoopy_ at 6:17pm 05.19.16 Catalina 22 10/1375 Hello, Any sites that detail year by year productions for the C22, specifically what changed in t

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Furring Jib JacK P at 10:16am 12.05.23 That place has quite the interesting history! Can they help you with the furler & sail? i will gi
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort Davenport at 10:09am 12.05.23 Ive had a Mac 17, Mac 26c, South Shore 23, Ericson 25, and now Hunter 260. The MacGregor 17 is nice
Furring Jib Scott T-Bird at 10:02am 12.05.23 thanks, the boat is at Beaton in Brick That place has quite the interesting history! Can they hel
New Sovereign forum Dave at 9:59am 12.05.23 Any Sovereign 23 owners out there? Just picked one up! Probably not. In the past 5 years only 9
Furring Jib JacK P at 9:37am 12.05.23 Do you want to purchase yourself or find a rigger? You can buy at the West Marine store in Brick (
Furring Jib JacK P at 9:34am 12.05.23 Have you talked with a sail maker? thanks
Furring Jib JacK P at 9:32am 12.05.23 thanks, the boat is at Beaton in Brick
Furring Jib Scott T-Bird at 9:11am 12.05.23 I would like to add a furring jib to 1983 28.5 Hunter. Is there a supplier available? Do you want
Solar power systems tfox2069 at 9:10am 12.05.23 I believe that's due to the unit having to brake itself to avoid damage. It looks like the two unit
Dodger Needed Rick D at 9:02am 12.05.23 $3675 in 2017 in SoCal by a long-time shop reusing the old frame. Was supposed to be upgraded clear
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Davidasailor26 at 9:01am 12.05.23 Your question focuses on one specific use case of measuring speed - I'm going x knots, then I pull t
New Sovereign forum CapeCodBubs at 9:00am 12.05.23 Any Sovereign 23 owners out there? Just picked one up!
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Scott T-Bird at 8:59am 12.05.23 I would buy a chartplotter and an instrument package with wind, speed, & depth and network everythin
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 8:44am 12.05.23 thanks for the information. I think you are right about no external vents from the engine compartmen
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:40am 12.05.23 Very interesting to note that the output from wind peaks, and then drops off as the wind gets highe
Furring Jib rgranger at 8:34am 12.05.23 First you need to select a furler type. The sail you buy has to have the right connection mechanism
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Joe at 8:33am 12.05.23 Speed over ground (SOG) vs. Speed thru water (STW) Hmmm... as far as sail trimming goes I don't th
Solar power systems tfox2069 at 8:33am 12.05.23 The big issue with wind is there isn't enough of it. If you dig into the generation curves it takes
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 8:18am 12.05.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use t
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 8:16am 12.05.23 Thanks, @sesmith . Being retired, I normally have the luxury of being able to time my border crossin

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