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tiller extention piedpiperIII at 4:33pm 02.03.16 Catalina 22 11/4829 What length tiller extension works well on our 22ft boats? My 89 had one but I don't knoe hoe long i
Port Light in V-Berth on 1985 26' Windtherapy at 2:10pm 02.03.16 Day Sailers 7/1260 Just curious if anybody has added a port light in their V-Berth. I could swear I saw somebody on he
Stove for i28 Matchmaker at 11:19am 02.03.16 Islander 5/2352 Hi. Does anyone know if there is a propane replacement available for the two burner alcohol stove in
Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:56am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1730 I borrowed a Loos gauge Model "A" from a friend. Anyone know the specs for the 26 or the Javelin?
Loos Reading for O'day 26 and Javelin? John Stevens at 10:43am 02.03.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/432 Disregard, double post.
irwin 43 trainmanjess at 10:43am 02.03.16 Irwin 12/7288 Hello All.... I am looking at an Irwin 43' aft cockpit staysail ketch sailboat... with the idea to p
Battery Location (2) Jim Hawkins at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1547 I want to have 2 - 12 volt deep cycle batteries on my boat and move them from the original place whe
Port bedding material geek_guy at 9:26am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/620 Maybe using the wrong terminology. But the skylights were leaking, so I rebidded them. The leaking
Raising the boom geek_guy at 9:24am 02.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3536 I added a Bimini. But the boom doesn't clear. I think this is a common issue with the 37 Legend.
Squeaky Auto Pilot - is this normal? Elie at 9:13am 02.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 21/9705 my auto pilot works great, but is very loud.. is this normal? can i spray some wd40? here is a yout
Solent Stay Jim Hawkins at 8:47am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 34/8534 Hello all, I'm adding a solent stay to my boat and have spent a week reading everything I could and
Vendee Globe 2016 cb32863 at 7:04am 02.03.16 Racing 3/1055 Anyone going to follow? 1URBl3nPRJk
Bokampers Fort Lauderdale CYQK at 2:14am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 3/369 Anyone got a report on the food there? Is this the place where the Wild Bilz tournment based from T
Visiting Australia & New Zealand Claude L.-Auger at 1:05am 02.03.16 Ask All Sailors 0/324 Hi to all our Aussie and Kiwi friends. I am currently in Sydney until Sunday 7th and will then move
Remove mast on 33.5 - 1989 Hunter sailboat BlueTequila at 8:20pm 02.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2167 I need to remove my deck step mast ' I have a couple of questions: 1. how does one disengage the wi
A Few Maneuvering Tips Terry Cox at 7:28pm 02.02.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 6/1383 We have the original 18x15 three blade RH fixed bronze prop on our 1991 P42 and am very pleased with
rigging routing puzzlement M25 (4) RussC at 6:50pm 02.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/10657 I finally had time, motivation, and decent weather all at the same time today, which allowed me to p
Recognizing old style Furler. (2) Andrew25 at 4:08pm 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2685 Hello, I have recently purchased an "old style" furler and I would love to find out the manufacturer
Depth transducer depth jveatch at 4:07pm 02.02.16 Big Boats 5/1326 What is the exact depth of the depth transducer on a Hunter 41DS?
Slotted or Phillips ? CYQK at 12:55pm 02.02.16 Ask All Sailors 30/7134 Replacing a bunch of fasteners do you prefer one over the other? Thanks Gary

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Hunter 335 chain plate Sailor Sue at 5:43am 12.28.23 Can anyone give me some info (or videos) on how to replace the Hunter 335 chain plates Once again.
Santana 21 design info needed kcrr at 5:01am 12.28.23 Where are you located? When I bought my Santana 21 the man give me an extra mast and a boom. The tw
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities jssailem at 12:20am 12.28.23 You can read the adventures of one of our own members who took off from the Chesapeake bay May 2023.
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities Skipper J at 11:17pm 12.27.23 Good points by all, thank you. And I should not have said that I only wanted input from those who ow
Water lock broke (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:31pm 12.27.23 Luckily the leak could be easily patch using Seal Stic SS106 epoxy putty. Ken, if that muffler ha
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Alan Gomes at 9:14pm 12.27.23 I have the Thetford 550P. Although it's a discontinued model they are still out there, as the link
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Alan Gomes at 9:09pm 12.27.23 Looks like this is finally happening. I've bought the potty, and now I've started this thread. So t
Water lock broke Michael Davis at 9:07pm 12.27.23
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Gene Neill at 8:34pm 12.27.23 Just thinking out loud here. I need to order some sanitation hose to go from the potty to the Y pipe
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker gwoolverton at 8:05pm 12.27.23 Take care when reading the Catalina Direct page about their breaker. They say it's 135Amp, but the o
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities David in Sandusky at 6:57pm 12.27.23 Here is the way I look at ratios about sailboats. The question I ask is what was the use for which t
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities shemandr at 6:43pm 12.27.23 People have crossed the Atlantic in little more than a refrigerator but that doesn't mean I'd do it.
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Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities jssailem at 2:44pm 12.27.23 If you are a good navigator, competent in weather planning, have the needed provisions for your boat
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities (1) tfox2069 at 12:55pm 12.27.23 I suppose the answer is sure, you could sail the 32RK across an ocean. But would you want to? @Dav
Seaward 32RK and 26RK Ocean-Going Capabilities David in Sandusky at 12:43pm 12.27.23
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:45am 12.27.23 Thanks very much for clarifying @jssailem!
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Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning (1) fstbttms at 9:14am 12.27.23 Fst - what's your take on how gracefully Trinidad wears over time with maintenance cleaning? ...Wou
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 9:10am 12.27.23 Ask your former hull cleaner what he thinks is the most durable and effective paint in your area. H

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