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41 DS Head Floor Peeling - Repaint? manufreak at 9:50am 07.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/280 The floor in our main head is peeling in several places with paint chips showing up in our sump filt
Adler/Barbour Refrigerator 37C DanMaine at 8:40am 07.10.23 The Cherubini Hunters 5/991 How, on Earth!..., can you get at the refrigeration unit to clean or check it? mine seems low on 13
Against the wind - in the docks sbrogden at 8:26am 07.10.23 Trailer Sailors 20/2047 The lake close to me has two ramps with docks - facing SE. The prevailing winds are from the SE. Bot
Catalina Metal Plaque Rltgold at 8:21am 07.10.23 Catalina 22 13/1395 I have a 1989 Catalina 22 that has a small etched metal plaque on the inside of the stern cockpit. M
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 8:20am 07.10.23 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2602
Origo 2500E Alcohol Stove DCourteau at 8:04am 07.10.23 Ask All Sailors 7/733 Hello! I need some assistance. I have an origo 2500E alcohol stove. The burner control slider has
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 jeff356 at 7:05am 07.10.23 Big Boats 14/2182 Have boards for the companion way but really think I want doors, just want to see what people have d
Oday 19 deck drain hose mm2347 at 6:42am 07.10.23 Ask An Oday Owner 0/404 Anybody know of a source for deck drain hoses?
Catalina 27 M18 Universal Diesel v Belt loose? (1) BTC1984 at 5:59pm 07.09.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1257 217683 at idle the boat was fine and leaving the marina was fine but when I increased the RPMs I hea
New owner Ventura County (2) BulldogTim62 at 5:09pm 07.09.23 Catalina 22 6/693 Hey from Tim, after 6 months of YouTube and research, finally at the age of 62 just took possession
Setting up H310 for single handing GALakesailor at 4:42pm 07.09.23 Mid-Size Boats 10/1753 I am considering purchasing a 1997 Hunter 310. Currently the boat is not well set for single handin
Swing Keel/Bolts in keel locker (3) Redwood707 at 2:40pm 07.09.23 Trailer Sailors 1/629 So I have a new to me Laguna Windrose 18 that Im ready to put in the water for the first time. My qu
Prestolite alternator??? (3) SycloneDriver at 10:32am 07.09.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1048 I'm working on a 1980 Catalina 38. The boat is in rough shape. We been working mostly on getting
Life (sailing) after heart attack. Scott T-Bird at 9:59am 07.09.23 Ask All Sailors 38/2962 I was fortunate to survive to see the 4th. On Monday morning, Sue and I woke up on the boat in our
Steaming Light Replacement Bulb - Forespar? (1) jviss at 7:16am 07.09.23 Ask All Sailors 7/680 Greetings, I have a combination steaming and foredeck light. I think it may be a Forespar, but I'm
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection Fleet at 4:10am 07.09.23 Catalina 310 7/1132 Owners manual isn't definitive on whether we have a ground plate and if our mast is connected to the
Starting battery fred1diver at 4:03am 07.09.23 Ask All Sailors 28/1975 Good Sunday morning everyone. last year I changed both my batteries to deep cycle, one of them is a
Gooseneck shive search (2) PeteT at 8:40pm 07.08.23 Catalina 30 9/940 I just re- stepped the mast and am kicking myself for not handling the boom. Outhaul has no purchase
1960 Tylercraft T-24 (2) Han Solo at 11:41am 07.08.23 Trailer Sailors 7/1213 Just bought a 1960 Tylercraft T-24 on eBay sight unseen. Anyone here owns one, owned one or sailed o
1979 C&C 36 centerboard tomsoyer at 11:31am 07.08.23 C&C 6/974 I am in the market for a new vessel and I am considering a 79 c'c with a center board. I had not con

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Deck Leaking? stevenhagberg at 8:30am 02.10.25 Ha! I'm having a similar problem that started with the same storm. My usually very dry boat had soak
inspecting a Catalina 30 (1) stevenhagberg at 8:18am 02.10.25 I had a '77 C30 with a Volvo Penta 2002. Once I figured out the fuel starvation problem was not the
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing andyschoenb@gmail.com at 8:14am 02.10.25 My towing vehicle is a Ford F150 capable of 5000 lbs. Also my marina (mooring) is about 10 miles fr
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding shemandr at 7:55am 02.10.25 One thing I can add is, that to be usable for those with mobility or balance issues, the boarder ne
Non self tailing winches stevenhagberg at 7:47am 02.10.25 I had a '77 C30 with non-self tailing winches. I single-handed it a lot. I was used to sailing a 43
Universal M25 engine condition dmax at 7:44am 02.10.25 I think it's pretty clear the engine was not well maintained. It still could have plenty of life in
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing dmax at 7:37am 02.10.25 The Nimble 25 is an interesting boat, probably not real fast.
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing jssailem at 7:20am 02.10.25 Andy... Sensible request. It is difficult to suggest if there is a limit to the ability to trailer
Non self tailing winches Ward H at 7:03am 02.10.25 I suspect your 83 has the curved traveler? If it does I would replace that with a straight one from
Illinois Sailing Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 02.10.25 I'm a few harbors north of you and would be happy to lend a hand here and there. I'll be splashing a
Interior wood slats for C30? Project_Mayhem at 6:39am 02.10.25 I had an O'Day 26, which came with a burlap material on the walls. I liked the Catalina look, so
Rudder and Steering Radial smokey73 at 6:39am 02.10.25 I have pulled the rudder on my 40.5 and your rudder will fall out unless you secure your rudder by l
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing dlochner at 6:19am 02.10.25 Many years ago I owned a Tanzer 22 and cruised it on Lake Ontario. The boat was well built and saile
NOCO CHARGERS a NO-GO? Carmelmike at 5:48am 02.10.25 Great to read. Thank you for this. I havve a couple of NoCo chargers and some dying batts...I will g
Rudder and Steering Radial Jim Legere at 5:28am 02.10.25 I believe that Hunters of that era used foam core rudders (my 1983 did). Such a rudder has neutral b
Non self tailing winches Tally Ho at 5:28am 02.10.25 Sailors have used non-self-tailing winches for a long time. And on any boats with self-trailers, th
H340 Saloon Table operation? (3) sailcapt340 at 4:35am 02.10.25
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:14am 02.10.25 Now, Will . . . you're telling me there is a boogyman under my bed !! C'mon -- no squall or storm i
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' sailcapt340 at 3:56am 02.10.25 Glad to see it was a simple fix for you. There is definitely a slight play, you can feel, in the wh
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Terry Cox at 3:44am 02.10.25 Made our mid ship boarding for our current boat when we took possession in 2002. Works great, sturdy

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