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Hunter 28.5 Roller Furling SteveMontgomery at 10:31am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/3404 I'd like to add a jib roller furling/reefing system on a 1985 Hunter 285. It's a $10k boat so, does
Winterize Yanmar 2GM Hunter 31 On the Hard Dfisher at 9:55am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/1140 Hi everyone. I have a 1986 Hunter 31 that is currently on the hard for the winter and the diesel is
Catalina 27 position on cradle Kopite at 9:17am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/2682 Hi, I have an '84 Std fin keel which came with a Catalina design cradle. I'm going to be unbolting t
Greatful for his site!! Karyon at 9:11am 01.03.16 Trailer Sailors 7/1109 Man the last couple of days I'm so grateful that this site is available, My poor boat (hunter 23.5)
Cost of new cushion covers? IH82BL8 at 6:52am 01.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 13/6563 I have an '84 H31 and want to have new covers made for the cushions in the salon (the v-berth and th
Hunting Parts Lee Blume at 6:38am 01.03.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/547 I have a 22' O'Day that I recently purchased. I would like info on parts places. I need a mainsheet
Teak Floorboards / Minwax Paste Finishing Wax Monterey385 at 6:30pm 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 12/4605 A family member who is an accomplished wood-turner suggested that we use MinWax Paste Finishing Wax
Confusing directions capta at 5:22pm 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1831 Have any of you hooked up the Blue Seas Systems M2 OLED 1834 DC Multimeter? The included instruction
Replacing my electric stove sashaproctor at 3:56pm 01.02.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/3609 Hi I purchased a 1976 Catalina 27' last summer that came outfitted with a two burner electric stove.
where to buy a shroud cover.... cap.... protector.... guard.... thingy? (1) RussC at 2:45pm 01.02.16 Ask All Sailors 14/6167 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 3/726 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 8/1456 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 3/672 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 51/12005 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 6/1360 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 8/2469 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 4/2167 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 28/4020 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 2/1032 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 13/2142 A little background. This will be my fifth sailboat over the last 30 years. I started with a 25 foot

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New Trolling Motor Project_Mayhem at 9:11pm 02.01.24 I had a 36lbs on my Starwind 19. It pushed much better than expected. I broke one blade off of it at
Mainsail Fidgit at 7:11pm 02.01.24 Ino lofts near me in Central WI. But I bought from Precision Sails a couple years back for my O'Day
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? (1) Fidgit at 6:53pm 02.01.24 Looks like my photo didn't load. Here ya go:
320 dink dlochner at 6:49pm 02.01.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift? If you are asking me
Spray foam in bilge. Any idea why?? Fidgit at 6:48pm 02.01.24 Like others have mentioned. That looks like the factory foam option to me. I've got the same stuff.
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). Hayden Watson at 6:32pm 02.01.24 There should be two seperate devises that stop the flow of sea water. Your thru-hull valve should s
Thinking of buying a Hunter 460 or 466 American_Mainsail at 4:35pm 02.01.24 I have good friends that live aboard their 460, while I live aboard my 44. They are both sturdy boat
Hunter 376 arch modification jssailem at 4:02pm 02.01.24 suggesting the traveller on the 376 was too far forward? Looking online at several for sale 1996-1
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). jssailem at 3:48pm 02.01.24 Chris. Your challenge is an interesting one. What you report implies that there is a siphon occurrin
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). ChrisVR1994 at 3:02pm 02.01.24
320 dink agrunsky at 2:58pm 02.01.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift?
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). Tally Ho at 2:56pm 02.01.24
320 dink dlochner at 2:48pm 02.01.24 We have a small Achilles RIB (less than 9') that we almost always tow. The only times we carry it on
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). ChrisVR1994 at 2:34pm 02.01.24 On my 3" heat exchanger, about 3 cups of water drains when I open the zinc nut. How much water have
320 dink Calif. Ted at 2:32pm 02.01.24 I carry a small roll-up (7.5 ft?) in the aft berth until I get to Catalina or other islands and infl
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). JoeWhite at 2:23pm 02.01.24 On my 3" heat exchanger, about 3 cups of water drains when I open the zinc nut. How much water have
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help flightlead404 at 2:18pm 02.01.24 It would help if the engine is running, since it will increase the voltage and reduce the current w
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help JoeWhite at 2:15pm 02.01.24 It would help if the engine is running, since it will increase the voltage and reduce the current wh
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help (1) dkinzer at 1:56pm 02.01.24 Rebuilt kits with bearings are available. The rebuild kit for the Sprint Atlantic windlass is avai
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dkinzer at 1:40pm 02.01.24 What interface do they speed and depth transducers have? SeaTalk1 perhaps? Raymarine sells a SeaTalk

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