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where to buy a shroud cover.... cap.... protector.... guard.... thingy? (1) RussC at 2:45pm 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 14/5734 I've checked the store and looked everywhere I could think of on the web for some of these plastic s
Hunter 420 Passage Cassiopeia at 10:33am 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/677 Looking for a wiring diagram for the emergency battery parallel system. With the house battery switc
Do I have a tall rig C27? Whaler Jay at 10:27am 01.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/1380 Hello Everyone, Happy New Year! I had a quick question on my 1977 Catalina 27 that will hopefully b
Squishy cockpit sole druid at 10:17am 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/647 Of the many things that are "kinda wrong" with my 1976 Ontario 32, the cockpit sole is a bit "squish
Marine grill. Karyon at 9:11am 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 51/10535 Looking to get a new marine grill for our little hunter 23.5. when I search the website they are pre
S-2 8.0 Cockpit Cushions Come Sail Away at 7:37am 01.02.16 S2 6/1197 It has been awhile since I have looged on. It is now the new year and my mind is back on sailing. I
Boom vang with boomkicker question kito at 6:41am 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2357 Some of you may know that I have been restoring my Hunter 30 for the last couple years. I am at the
Electromaax alternator with external regulator KeithP at 6:14am 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1991 I am trying to complete/reinstate some charging upgrades started by the previous owner of our yacht.
Marriage Saver Nodak7 at 6:12am 01.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/3793 OK I need some help! This past weekend our Marriage Savers (communicators) died and I was told to ge
Catalina 22 MainBrace / National Regatta Registration Now Open EditorC22NSA at 5:26am 01.02.16 Catalina 22 2/992 The Catalina 22 MainBrace publication is now available at www.catalina22.org. For those of you looki
having some trouble choosing the next boat rko at 1:55am 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1785 A little background. This will be my fifth sailboat over the last 30 years. I started with a 25 foot
Alternator , rebuild or replace Sandy Feet at 7:32pm 01.01.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/979 We have a 2002 Catalina 36 with a Universal 35B . It has the original alternator . It is functioning
Cockpit Seam? (1) Chez at 7:13pm 01.01.16 Catalina 30 5/896 i am new to this forum and could use some insight from the members. I am looking at at Catalina 30 w
Finally found the source of the odor in my H31 IH82BL8 at 5:55pm 01.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1462 After 3.5 years I've finally found it! In 2012 I replaced the head and all associated hoses and c
Another sailor lost DAVA390 at 3:24pm 01.01.16 Ask All Sailors 1/611 Just saw on the local news that someone went overboard last night near the Chesapeake bay bridge. No
GPS Mount for 26 Classic FlyboyTR at 3:02pm 01.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/7477 I wanted a way to mount my Garmin 441s GPS/chart-plotter on our 26 classic. I considered options ar
Rabbits on boats? twalker H260 at 10:36am 01.01.16 Ask All Sailors 10/3016 My youngest daughter is looking to get a pet bunny. Has anyone ever taken one on their boat for 2-5
Best Sailing Games Monterey385 at 9:45am 01.01.16 Ask All Sailors 2/642 iPad, iPhone, Xbox ... What are the best electronic sailing games to fend off the winter blues?
Hunter 30: transom reinforcement Renat at 9:43am 01.01.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1551 Hi, I recently purchased a Hunter 30 1978 and looking for ways to reinforce its transom to hold alum
Gas tank location options ODay 20 DanaT at 8:30am 01.01.16 Day Sailers 3/2536 In the ODay 20 I recently bought the portable gas tank was sitting at the transom in the cockpit. Th

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Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:30am 09.13.23 Do you trailer with a single axle? Sorry to go off topic. No need to be jealous or worries about
Fuel pump filter-necessary? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 09.13.23 219854 I also omitted the coarse filter as I was relying on my primary filter at 20 micron to ensur
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 9:22am 09.13.23 I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done with
Fuel pump filter-necessary? DaveJ at 9:21am 09.13.23 There should be a 2 micro secondary filter after the 30 micron racor. That is the setup on mine, fac
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller Salty Jack at 9:15am 09.13.23 Makes sense. Thanks, Jack
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:15am 09.13.23 @morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better sh
27 Mast Gate Options (1) Apex at 9:12am 09.13.23 219852 lots of options via the googles.....stingy sailor image looks interesting, and the elastic h
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 09.13.23 My primary anchor rode is 50' of rope and 200' of chain. Don't you mean the other way around ?
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:11am 09.13.23 @morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better she
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! Apex at 9:08am 09.13.23 @sheardc I am thinking of a way to make the forestay pin smoother, so I don't worry about proximity
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 9:04am 09.13.23 Yeah, w/o the foam luff, taking in the headsail (partial furling) will not help you much with sailin
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:01am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets)
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 8:59am 09.13.23 I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was designed without lifelines in mind. Captain's choi
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 8:50am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there i
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller dlochner at 8:50am 09.13.23 Unless the sails have been sitting in a bag for the last 40 years, they have no value. Some people u
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 8:47am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there is
Square top main on water ballast? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 09.13.23 Regardless, experience with any Sail configuration ,max heel for Hunter water ballast sailboats is 1
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole RobertLangdirect at 8:25am 09.13.23 Andrew. Thank You. My pole has no marks regarding builder but it may be a Harken. I forgot that
Invest 95L (3) JamesG161 at 8:21am 09.13.23 Hurricane Lee update. d News, it is moving over the area of less HEAT fuel, as it passes the Gulf S
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 7:59am 09.13.23 i think there was some confusion on conversion. OP has 3/8 (~13/32 or 10mm). @sheardc are you tal

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