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Reparing the main hatch. Leeward Rail at 7:35am 01.20.16 Catalina 22 30/4855 Good Morning All, Long time no "see". or maybe "sea" ? :) My main hatch is cracked on the bottom
Catalina all fractional now?? Jackdaw at 6:44am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3366 Its seems the Gerry and the team have decided to join the rest of the sailing world and go with frac
1989 Hunter Legend 40 Owner's Manual clubmech at 10:31pm 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1805 Sorry if this is a repeat....I am looking for an electronic copy of the 80's Hunter 40 Owner's Manua
C&C 30 Prop babylon9484 at 10:24pm 01.19.16 C&C 5/4079 Hi all I purchased a 77 C'C 30 that has been re-powered with a Yanmar 2QM15. The previous owner put
O'34/ Outhaul -what's in your boom? LouisMK at 8:03pm 01.19.16 Bigger Boats 5/2111 Has anyone pulled the end cap off their boom? I'm wondering if the outhaul uses anything more than a
Hunter 34 handrails peacheykeen at 7:08pm 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1991 I'm renovating a Hunter 34 (1983) and the deck handrails are badly worn - too much power washing is
Which type of keel do you prefer? Curious Sailor at 5:33pm 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 79/9682 with all of the different types of keels available, I'm curious to know which is the most popular am
Favorite Mods SteveInMD at 5:33pm 01.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 35/6266 Production of my Oceanis 45 is scheduled to start very soon in Marion, SC. I'm having the dealer ad
Replacement shower hose SFS at 2:59pm 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/708 In my 1983 H31, the head has a faucet with an attached shower hose. To activate the shower, you lif
Rigger needed for San Diego area Joe at 1:33pm 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 0/252 Yep.... my mast climbing days are over....... so I'm hoping one of you San Diego area forum members
hot water tank gettinthere at 1:22pm 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 27/3813 Raritan 6 gallon hot water tank keeps overflowing out the pressure relief valve...the new raritan pr
Make sure you check you bilge pump & float switch regularly! Domenico at 1:13pm 01.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/3121 Just a reminder to all fellow sailors to check your bilge pump ' float switch on a regular basis.
Coming to Sydney Australia for Three Weeks deacm at 1:08pm 01.19.16 Big Boats 5/1299 Does anyone know where we could jump on a boat for a Wednesday or weekend race? Or anytime of the we
South Sound cruising advice Ellwebs at 1:03pm 01.19.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/2106 I will keep my Catalina 22 on Vashon Island next summer and I'm looking for advice on cruising south
Hank on Jib Control (1) Jacktar at 12:48pm 01.19.16 Catalina 22 3/1025 I got tired of unsnarling the bottom few hanks on my Genoa when I got it out of the Yankee bag. The
russian tv online idir at 12:12pm 01.19.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/21 All Russian online TV channels. Anytime when You want!it is Quality is better than on cable televisi
Traveler on 79 H30 Cherubini kito at 11:46am 01.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 16/1538 I am setting my running rigging up on my project H30 boat. I decided to go with a 6:1 mainsheet with
Making my spinnaker easier to deploy (1) Kermit at 10:23am 01.19.16 Ask All Sailors 30/4950 I love flying my spinnaker but find it tiresome setting it all up. Not hoisting and inflating but ru
Marine toilet paper s2fast4u at 8:48am 01.19.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/982 Hi Peggy, welcome back, happy to see that we will have access to a good expert! Good question on the
LPG Generator geek_guy at 9:50am 01.19.16 Big Boats 9/1116 I've toyed with adding a generator. But always insisted that I would only accept a diesel and the c

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I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? twodzusfittings at 5:30am 02.05.24 OTOH, I know a man who separated from his wife at 70 and went travelling. She wanted to stay home a
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 4:58am 02.05.24 I did Compression Test on both cylinders. It average about 250psig. Not much different from what I g
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). Hayden Watson at 4:46am 02.05.24 Are you sure that you are closing the correct valve? Most C30's have three thru-hulls near the engi
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts caverun at 4:30am 02.05.24 Very strange- have never heard of that happening. I guess there is no way they filled with water and
Removing Furlex for forestay inspection (1) jssailem at 2:50am 02.05.24 Only way to inspect a forestay is to remove the furler. Need to use a halyard (or two) to serve as y
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Ralph Johnstone at 8:55pm 02.04.24 It will take twice as long as what you thought it wouid take. ......................... on a goo
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 8:39pm 02.04.24 I have a catalina 320 with one head. Does anybody have an idea about how many hours changing all th
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Ted10028 at 7:44pm 02.04.24 I have a catalina 320 with one head. Does anybody have an idea about how many hours changing all the
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters chuckwayne at 6:04pm 02.04.24 My guess would be a Coast Guard inspection team would treat the "extra" extinguisher (e.g. your eng
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts twalker H260 at 5:44pm 02.04.24 I had an issue with our 260 when new - the tang weld to the bolt/rod portion at the top had broken.
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig (3) Windpilot at 4:45pm 02.04.24 I did it on my 410. But there was an option on my series for it. Mast had a forestay attachment poin
EVA Foam (2) Windpilot at 3:43pm 02.04.24 I've been playing with the cheap eva foam over 3 years. The 1 photo shows a 3 year old worn piece, w
Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 3:16pm 02.04.24 Those guys would know. I think I found Santana 22 on a google search and maybe the boat depicted wa
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? kappykaplan at 2:32pm 02.04.24 You may be able to contact another owner via the Macgregor resources on this site: https://macgregor
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? kappykaplan at 2:25pm 02.04.24 Found a brochure here: mac65brochure.pdf (macgregorsailors.com)
Coupling removal dkinzer at 1:43pm 02.04.24 You may find that loosening the stuffing box nut slightly may make it easier to slide the prop shaft
Pebble Beach Boats PaulK at 1:00pm 02.04.24 I don't think they are Santana 22's because the boats seen on TV during the golf tournament are mas
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 9:19am 02.04.24 Yes except we removed the fiddles on the long edges I forgot to ask how high the table sits off
320 dink (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:54am 02.04.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift? It came with the boat
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:13am 02.04.24 @Michael K Review of the swing keel/centerboard for both the Hunter 216 and 22 are the same built

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