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Watches (2) jviss at 1:11pm 08.08.23 Sails Call Lounge 37/4634 Anyone else into watches? I always wanted a high end watch, a Rolex or an Omega. So, about 13 year
'76 Cat 22 Keel Winch operation (3) mbaker267 at 12:52pm 08.08.23 Catalina 22 8/633 I have a 1976 Cat-22 that appears to have the original keel winch. The winch handle rotates clockwis
What is the meaning of this? sailboatracer at 11:45am 08.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/377 In the following text, what does DWSA/DISP mean? I assume that SA/DISP is sail area to displacement.
30' C&C prop shaft strut ChuckCleElum at 11:30am 08.08.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/857 I have a 1973 30' C%C - need a replacement prop shaft strut! does anyone know of a used one, the des
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Mike G. at 9:41am 08.08.23 Ask All Sailors 12/838 Just installed a Shurllfo Aqua King II (model 4158-153-E75) fresh water pump. We were told that it
Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 9:22am 08.08.23 Smaller Boats 10/954 Looking at a 2002 212. It has a hull crack from the shear line down to the keel and has a mirroring
AC Fridge overconsumption. henri at 6:00am 08.08.23 Ask All Sailors 15/912 Hello, On my hunter I have a fridge in AC with water cooling. This type of compressors usually take
engine will not get up to temp. brad minda at 11:04pm 08.07.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/869 85 Catalina 30 univ. m25. did some major work on the engine such as new motor mounts, new trans, cle
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) (2) colocass at 3:47pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 7/587 Hello, I have recently acquired a vessel (Leif 8') made by Shell Boats LLC, made in 1987. I am pr
Miami to Bimini Rkelly44 at 2:57pm 08.07.23 Destinations 0/800 I am having a difficult time tracking down a bareboat catamaran from southern Florida (Miami) to Bim
Instrument panel (2) Rkelly44 at 2:50pm 08.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/693
A gentle reminder about duplicate threads and selling. Dave at 1:39pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 2/472 Folks, Just a gentle reminder about selling items in the forums. Forum rules prohibit advertising i
Hunter 45 CC Enclosure KILOTRADER at 12:54pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 0/6 In October of 2004, my wife and I bought a 2000 Hunter 45' CC in New Orleans on Lake Pontchartrain.
Bedding Genoa Track Dean Strong at 12:52pm 08.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/464 I'm chasing down a longstanding leak, and believe it could be coming from the genoa track, so I'm go
Bedding Genoa Track Dean Strong at 12:51pm 08.07.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/5 I'm chasing down a longstanding leak, and believe it could be coming from the genoa track, so I'm go
c 16 leak bankshortonia at 12:30pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 3/455 just bought a late '80's C 16 and have a significant leak but can't find it. The plug in the back i
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... (1) Justin_NSA at 12:27pm 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 10/752 Since we can't sail because of the drought, I'm catching up on some projects. I need a jam/clam clea
Searching 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:43am 08.07.23 Catalina 310 0/19 Anyone looking for a fresh water Catalina 310?
Best Way To Find C&C 30 MK2 For Sale? coventgardenmartin at 10:04am 08.07.23 C&C 6/1241 Hi, I've been race crew for five years now and finally I'm looking to buy a boat and this is the mo
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? (3) christophermoorkelly at 4:20am 08.07.23 Ask All Sailors 10/754 I've spent the last year restoring this odd 16' racer. It seems like she's something of a custom kit

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Boat ID - Yacht Brokers Inc? dLj at 5:04pm 02.15.25 An importer would explain a lot! It's odd that the dates the company was in business doesn't match
Boat ID - Yacht Brokers Inc? Project_Mayhem at 4:35pm 02.15.25 Are you talking about the compression block that is in the bilge or the wood in the deck under the
Tank monitor panel fix and backlight Believe H46 at 4:28pm 02.15.25 Also, the worn out dimple arrow buttons can just be stickered over as shown. Got those on amazon.
Tank monitor panel fix and backlight Believe H46 at 4:26pm 02.15.25 This was on a hunter 46le
Electrolysis in Small Block Yanmar Engines Clutch Cargo at 2:46pm 02.15.25 Thanks for posting this. What you have experienced is (IMHO) galvanic corrosion in which two dissim
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 (3) jssailem at 2:35pm 02.15.25 Hi. Is this what your rig looks like? reach the mainsheet for solo sailing? Th hunter manual shows
Funds stripped for ICE Don S/V ILLusion at 12:57pm 02.15.25 There is more/less to the story missing here. The CG Auxiliary is not publically funded to my knowle
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (2) eherlihy at 11:41am 02.15.25 Another Pic of an O'day 35 Mast Head with the cover removed; Red with white tracer halyard is the
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Leeward Rail at 11:26am 02.15.25 As mentioned earlier, make sure the blower works well. Yup. its easy enough to buy a $100 alarm i
Funds stripped for ICE Rich Stidger at 11:12am 02.15.25 Yesterday USCG Auxiliary cancelled all travel and expense from Coast Guard to refill empty accounts
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access DHembree at 9:09am 02.15.25 blowboat2001, thanks for the reply. I was able to lay face-up in the looker and see the back of the
Gelcoat repairs or paint jssailem at 8:23am 02.15.25 Gelcoat is an optimal method. You can not have gelcoat and paint. It is one or the other. Gelcoat wi
Keeping warm for winter boat work jssailem at 8:13am 02.15.25 Why do they paint the boats white? Is it winter camouflage?
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 8:11am 02.15.25 Interesting - good to know. But I'm still stuck with the question as to what brass alloy did they
Keeping warm for winter boat work (1) ShawnL at 8:08am 02.15.25 From someone who lives in the cold -- the oil filled heaters are nice, but you need to leave them on
Safety Tether jssailem at 8:07am 02.15.25 If the weather is on, going forward to fix an issue, often times the best is to crawl. Moving along
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (10) jbmia at 7:30am 02.15.25 To the OP and others in a similar situation who may come along later, I'm not here to debate anyone
Safety Tether WayneH at 7:28am 02.15.25 My reaction to going forward on a smaller boat like my 27 footer or even your 22........ is to CRAW
Gelcoat repairs or paint shemandr at 7:06am 02.15.25 The only pic that I see something repairable is 1311. Even that is most likely not into laminate an
Safety Tether Joe at 6:50am 02.15.25 My reaction to going forward on a smaller boat like my 27 footer or even your 22........ is to CRAWL

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