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Anchor swing on a Hunter 33.5 tgrady at 12:09pm 09.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 50/6028 I am new to the cruising world and have a '92 Hunter 33.5 I have hooked up to a buoy and dropped an
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Injection Pump Leaks! (1) mz4wheeler at 10:02am 09.14.15 Ask All Sailors 19/9377 My 2GM20F fuel injection pump is seeping diesel when the engine runs. It is not that excessive,
C 250 WB ballast seal leak Sailboat250 at 9:45am 09.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/765 I have a 1995 Catalina 250 WB and I'm having a small steady bead of water trailing from the ballast
Propeller Line Cutters Monterey385 at 9:10am 09.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2867 Spurs, Shaft Shark, Other ... None of the above. Cruising Long Island Sound, New England, and Mai
Total Boat Lush Varnish Eric M at 8:56am 09.14.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1492 I know...another varnish thread...I have searched the forum and have not seen a thread on a new prod
Checking the bilge wshedd at 8:50am 09.14.15 Catalina 22 2/573 I can't find a place to check the bilge of my 1976 Catalina 22 for possible leakage. How do others d
Shroud Tension fredanderson2000 at 8:48am 09.14.15 Big Boats 15/2717 I recently took my 2013 MH40 to my local rigger in Solomons, MD to tighten the shrouds. He tightene
Furler change Mackaroni at 8:18am 09.14.15 Bigger Boats 3/956 Been gone for a while and am finally getting back to my boat. I have intended to change out the Is
Bird Protection Monterey385 at 8:00am 09.14.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2685 Plastic Spikes on Spreader, Stainless Steel Spikes on Spreader, Repeller 360 on Boom, Bird Spider on
Catalina 22 vs Starwind 223 vs Laguna Windrose 22 mrudman850 at 6:51am 09.14.15 Trailer Sailors 34/19288 Have gotten approval to upgrade from a 18' Buccaneer to a 22' boat on my mooring in Plymouth MA. Lo
Inspected my first Catalina 22 (11) thetailwind at 6:22am 09.14.15 Catalina 22 29/6318 Hello, this is my first post, please go easy. I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 22 with t
Using a Rocna Richandhelen at 5:41am 09.14.15 Ask All Sailors 34/6315 A neighbor has a 33 kilo Rocna on his 42' boat and says he loves it BUT... He says that it holds so
2008 Hunter head compartment question Craig Cook at 5:08am 09.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/643 2008 Hunter 27 head compartment question On our new-to-us 2008 Hunter 27, the head compartment look
Removing Datamarine instruments indimini at 4:41am 09.14.15 S2 7/2593 I am planning on removing my old Datamarine instruments in favor of a newer multi-function display (
Australian Registration Akapeterc at 12:30am 09.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/922 I am in the process of trying to take out Australian Registration of my 2003 Hunter 44DS, They have
Tach "gauge"? problem Clydo at 10:26pm 09.13.15 Catalina 310 10/1889 Anyone had this problem? My boat 2003 year. Happened once before (several weeks ago) and now once
Is this block the one to use? (1) Richandhelen at 8:46pm 09.13.15 Big Boats 12/1644 It was stormy, windy and tricky on Biscayne Bay today. With winds gusting to 20 knots I decided to a
Happe Cat bugsboat at 7:19pm 09.13.15 Catalina 22 6/929 I am the proud owner of a 1990 Catalina 22. I worked on this little gem for several years and I have
Larger head for B 343? hardwareman at 7:10pm 09.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/598 I'd like to replace the compact Jabsco head with something a little larger. I've considered the sta
Engine starve of fuel (2) Ken13559 at 6:58pm 09.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1397 Last weekend, while warming up the engine for an oil change, the engine stalled on what seems like l

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Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Parsons at 8:49am 02.17.23 The B&R rig discussed above is standard on all production catamarans. Think about the huge number of
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 02.17.23 I checked the owner of this website and there are no information for location of embedded aluminum p
thru-hull size needed for bilge Benny17441 at 8:44am 02.17.23 The Bilge pump is not a safety issue, 500GPH is plenty to meet its function. These are small pumps
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Parsons at 8:42am 02.17.23
Sirius 21 owners manual tonyr at 8:36am 02.17.23 Hi Mark, I uploaded the owners manual I got with my 1984 Sirius 21. This manual did not originally
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:25am 02.17.23 @DAP007 I am a retired Hunter dealer who introduced the 23.5 with no backstay having sold nearly a
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? LakeShark at 8:23am 02.17.23 I have been following it every morning and it does apear that just about everyone has had wind vane
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? LakeShark at 8:17am 02.17.23 Thought I would give an update as I forgot about this thread. I went ahead and purchased Endura Bra
Dockside water connection sailme88 at 8:12am 02.17.23 We have shore water on our C34. There is a female hose fitting in the cockpit combing storage area.
26.5 hunter wing keel dimensions Crazy Dave Condon at 8:08am 02.17.23 First you want a flat surface for the keel tray. Should you goof and the keel is on the wing, the we
DX Cup LakeShark at 8:02am 02.17.23 I replaced my Jib sheets with these a couple seasons back and love them. No stretch in the line and
Dockside water connection Don S/V ILLusion at 7:51am 02.17.23 The perceived convenience of having shore line water and its pressure in your boat has complication
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions LakeShark at 7:51am 02.17.23 Don't forget you can also order them direct form Catalina Yachts. CD is not the same as Catalina.
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? jssailem at 7:45am 02.17.23 Jim From your description it sounds like a halyard connected to a solid hard point on the side of th
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dlochner at 7:23am 02.17.23 My favorite winch handle. https://www.ewincher.com/en
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? (1) jssailem at 7:22am 02.17.23
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? BarryL at 7:06am 02.17.23 Hey, Winch handles, what a great topic! Who would have imagined there could be so much to discuss!
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 6:45am 02.17.23 OK,,,,, Here we go. Ralph We have quite a few differences , Examples are that part of my soft ceili
Replaced all my sanitation hoses jdrutten at 6:44am 02.17.23 Congrats on the accomplishment! I've been fighting a boaty smell and have to assume that my 20-year-
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? rgranger at 6:41am 02.17.23

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