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Self stepping 41' mast -30' C&C (10) SwitchintoglideIII at 8:45pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1644 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 7/739 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 10/1501 Hello, Any sites that detail year by year productions for the C22, specifically what changed in t
Raw water intake thru hull ChrisCall at 6:09pm 05.19.16 Catalina 30 7/2111 Got a question that I probably already know the answer. My boat went in the water today Catalina 30
Raw water intake thru hull ChrisCall at 6:06pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 3/499 Got a question that I probably already know the answer. My boat went in the water today . I went dow
Repositioning to San Pedro kimelmore at 5:52pm 05.19.16 Big Boats 15/3127 This is it We are moving our new to us Catalina 380 from San Diego to San Pedro this weekend. Two go
Cumberland Island Area (1) JTulls at 5:16pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 9/911 Here's to hoping the area gets all the rain out of its system this weekend so we get some sunshine f
companion way screen fred1diver at 4:37pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 18/4455 hey everyone, has anyone made a companion way screen, I'm looking at some, but the 80$ seems a bit m
Rigging New Halyards GorillaToast at 4:21pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 10/738 ive never replaced halyards with the mast up. I know I need to sew the new one onto the old one and
Battery Combiner Compared to Blue Seas ACR (2) pateco at 1:55pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 2/1047 I have one of these on my boat, differences between this and a Blue Seas 7610 ACR. 123614
First Purchase Question PaytonG at 1:22pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1084 Good afternoon! My wife and I have recently caught the sailing bug, and have enjoyed it enough to
Dip in fuel line. (1) DinoKanuck at 1:00pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/489 123612 Any known problems allowing a fuel line to come to within 1 foot of a primary Racor filter an
Passage 450 Lazarette Latches (1) Chuck Cohen at 12:39pm 05.19.16 Parts Search 2/1046 I'm looking for two new lazarrete latches for our 1997 Hunter Passage 450. Help appreciated. Thank y
2gm20 mixing elbow stainless or cast. Gzito at 12:15pm 05.19.16 Engines and Propulsion 12/2430 My sailboat has a Yanmar 2gm20fw 1987 I want to replace the exhaust mixing elbow. Should I spend t
Solar Vent Removal (2) MikeK2B at 12:04pm 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 12/3278 I'm almost embarrassed to ask this but for the life of me I can't figure out how to remove my solar
Shroud Tension 260 steved2 at 11:19am 05.19.16 Smaller Boats 12/2306 Does anyone know what the shroud tension should be for a hunter 260 using a tension gauge?
Disposing of an old boat (1) Texas Gun-Man at 11:03am 05.19.16 Catalina 22 35/10702 I live on a ranch. The ranch next door has this sailboat on it. He's offered to give it to me if I'l
Need a bow sprit Boatman1710 at 10:55am 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/443 I have a 1984 Hunter '34. Last year while motoring on the St. Johns river In Jacksonville, Fl., my f
Force 10 Use JHoward at 9:52am 05.19.16 Ask All Sailors 8/882 I have a H37c with, I'm assuming, the original 1980 heater, which seems to be in very good condition
37c stay sail jib boom JHoward at 9:44am 05.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1037 I really don't like the boom, does it have to be used to fly the stay sail well?

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Cleaning foam cushions? dmax at 7:07am 04.05.24 I removed my covers and put them in the washing machine - came out like new.
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Tally Ho at 6:16am 04.05.24 I have a small 12v diaphragm pump that I attach to the drain and pump it as dry as I can. The pump
Bent wing keels jssailem at 6:08am 04.05.24 Your post reminds me that the wing tips on the Southwest plane had bent wing tips. I was told they d
Hunter 34 rudder jssailem at 5:58am 04.05.24 Welcome Dan. Perhaps a picture of the rudder in question will trigger some helpful responses. There
28.5 Split Backstay rigging (2) jssailem at 5:28am 04.05.24 The set up is with common rigging hardware. the shroud wire is attached to what is called a swaged f
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 jssailem at 4:46am 04.05.24 Terry. Great videos tell a story. Take you to entertaining places. Engage the audience in the experi
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 4:40am 04.05.24 Would you please provide your thoughts about why my video has received over 1K views? Something abou
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlochner at 4:11am 04.05.24
Ruined mast or not a big deal? FastOlson at 9:47pm 04.04.24 Also, check your survey for relevant comments, altho a hull surveyor might not have looked up there.
Bent wing keels Ken13559 at 9:17pm 04.04.24 I would suggest leaving the bend as to straighten bend wing risk breaking it. 2" is small, won't aff
Adding Freon to Isotherm ASU 3751Refridgeration unit deander at 9:01pm 04.04.24 That's very good to know. Where and how do you T in a fill port? I have a new unit to install (Isoth
Cleaning foam cushions? Project_Mayhem at 8:43pm 04.04.24 Folks, FYI... I took my covers to the dry cleaners once and was told that because they had vinyl pa
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Tally Ho at 8:03pm 04.04.24 My shaft and coupler look a bit different, but here is how I did mine. But in the end, I replaced t
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Sanfelice at 8:02pm 04.04.24 I am not familiar with how the spreaders are attached on the 27 but I know how they are attached on
Hunter 34 rudder marcham at 7:39pm 04.04.24 Maybe try this: Free HIN number Decoder for any Boat, Hull, or Vessel - HINDecoder.com The HIN will
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Tally Ho at 7:35pm 04.04.24 If the HW tank is bypassed when winterizing and left by passed when recommissioning, there should b
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 7:13pm 04.04.24 This is a good example of something you should take the author's word for. Don't try this at home!
Ruined mast or not a big deal? shemandr at 7:09pm 04.04.24 ...To safely see what happens when a tube goes out of column, take an empty aluminum soda or beer
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlochner at 7:07pm 04.04.24 It is nearly impossible to get all the chlorine out of your hot water tank by simply running the wa
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . shemandr at 6:58pm 04.04.24 Emotions and boat acquisitions don't mix.

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