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I have the pox (4) bawlmer at 4:55am 11.13.15 Ask All Sailors 32/9919 So I hauled out yesterday and I discovered the hull below the water line has many pea sized blister
Diving service woes (2) Levin at 9:51pm 11.12.15 Ask All Sailors 54/7372 So a year or so ago I posted about my challenges finding a good diving service here in San Diego. O
Going upwind like a boss (1) Jackdaw at 8:54pm 11.12.15 Racing 0/810 A couple of very light (4-6 knots) days in Greece allowed up to explore the capabilities of the Pogo
Oklahoma c22 sailor needs prayers philwsailz at 8:17pm 11.12.15 Catalina 22 4/719 I am waiting to hear if a former friend and roommate will allow us to post and pray but know my C22
Pearson 34 holding tank SailingGestalt at 7:27pm 11.12.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3859 Hi All! Looking to replace my Pearson 34's original waste water holding tank (flexible Nauta) somet
Universal 5411 lpbosch at 5:54pm 11.12.15 Catalina 30 19/8068 What is your opinion on the Universal 5411? I purchased a C30 with the Universal 5411 out of the bo
Hull paint LakeMurraySailor at 5:08pm 11.12.15 Catalina 22 10/2038 I understand that the previous owner put a two-part epoxy on the bottom but applied no paint! So I b
Looking @ purchase of c 25 swing keel need advice jmczzz at 4:14pm 11.12.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/986 I would like to move up to a C-25 from my C-22. I do want to stay with a swing keel like my 22. The
Topping lift, useful or pointless marchem at 1:41pm 11.12.15 Catalina 310 16/4899 With a rigid boom vang on the C310 I'm not sure I see value in the topping lift (the Dutchman system
1982, 37 cutter frankies56 at 1:06pm 11.12.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/621 Hello friends , I was wondering about what was the original prop size that came from the factory on
Soft sound proof generator enclosures eianm at 12:38pm 11.12.15 Big Boats 17/6995 I have a H42 with the factory fitted Onan- great, but NOISY! No room for a normal sound enclosure, b
Saildrive on h356 Patrik at 9:34am 11.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1190 I would like to get in contact with someone who knows anything about how the Yanmar saildrive is ins
Question re: motoring in reverse indimini at 7:56am 11.12.15 S2 25/8804 Our 9.2 seems to exhibit poor performance when trying to back up under power. At first I thought it
Expand fuel tanks on pearson 39-2 mgaff at 7:42am 11.12.15 Pearson 8/1866 Just looking for information about how to expand the fuel tankage on a Pearson 39-2. Currently it is
Corrosion on keel bolts Steverhnm at 7:34am 11.12.15 Big Boats 15/5032 I would like to know if anyone has experience removing their keel bolt hardware. Unfortunately (in
Hunter 426 or 44 aft photos captainpat at 6:54am 11.12.15 Big Boats 3/1234 Looking for "under sail" and "action" pictures of Hunter 426 or 44 aft. Send to captainpat355@veriz
Universal overheating/no water discharging knotoldyet at 5:13am 11.12.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1531 My Universal M25XP is overheating; and water is not being discharged from stern outlet. So far these
Mast head spinnaker halyard block marchem at 6:42pm 11.11.15 Catalina 310 8/9111 My rigger was up the mast today, putting LED bulbs in, and he said that the spinnaker block at the m
Condensation on larger boats OS2Dude at 6:22pm 11.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1580 On my O'Day 23 condensation during the cooler months never seemed to be an issue. There was a littl
Renogy 100w flex panels gettinthere at 12:59pm 11.11.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1554 Both of my renogy semiflex 100w panels have quit. The old thread on this subject appears closed so

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Width of wing on wing keel jssailem at 11:30am 12.06.23 The Site info is here. https://cs.sailboatowners.com/index.php?r=footer and info on the team here.
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' Terry Cox at 11:24am 12.06.23 Where exactly did it shear off, Dean? Now you've got me worried about our rigging. Our 1991 has an I
Width of wing on wing keel rgranger at 11:20am 12.06.23 Thank you all. Not sure how I would contact a Hunter employee. See post #2 above.... the owners
Hunter 140 frame Crazy Dave Condon at 11:15am 12.06.23 I had been waiting for responses from two key people but now I will not proceed any further only if
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? LloydB at 11:14am 12.06.23 Follow Peggy's advice about the sanitation hoses first. Based on your information that you did NOT s
Synthetic Rigging Tedd at 10:31am 12.06.23 ... do we know the load rating of the friction rings? Good question! I notice that Selden lists a m
Cockpit Locker Size? Codybear at 10:30am 12.06.23 Problem is the BBQ is an hour away as well. I'm also trying to get the size of a code 0 sail bag fro
Synthetic Rigging rgranger at 10:24am 12.06.23 That is a very nicely done video. Thanks for sharing. He mentions the load strength of the dyneme
Break out your Rain Coats... (2) jssailem at 10:23am 12.06.23 With the rain showers comes water run off. Here is a picture of the normally placid year round creek
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 12.06.23 Another possible test would be to move the wire from the existing breaker to another 10A breaker. I
Width of wing on wing keel cokomo at 9:54am 12.06.23 Thank you all. Not sure how I would contact a Hunter employee. Marlow Hunter does not support boat
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump gt Ken at 9:30am 12.06.23 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress and others - Our new to us Catalina Capri 26 has a smelly head. I've lea
Lantern Advice American_Mainsail at 9:27am 12.06.23 A friend gave me an oil lamp that's bulkhead-mounted (for safety). It's on a gimbal (also for safety
Cockpit Locker Size? Stu Jackson at 9:21am 12.06.23 The builder has the opening currently at 14" (w) x 3' (l) and I don't know if my BBQ will fit throu
Single private mooring rentals American_Mainsail at 9:12am 12.06.23 Consider talking to some local businesses in the area that are renting moorings to see what permits
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 9:00am 12.06.23 I think the best ideal of all is to put a solar powered in-take fan in the main cabin roof. And mayb
st60+ wind ind, speed hull spd colin59 at 8:45am 12.06.23 Thanks everyone, will scan ebay and see whats available. Colin
New MaxProp came today! dlochner at 8:38am 12.06.23 2.- The anode that PYI supplies obviously fits over the barrel nut. I have only ever found one othe
Engine Water Drain Plug? dlochner at 8:35am 12.06.23 In the Owner's Resources section of SBO (on the landing page) is a copy of the service manual. See l
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' rgranger at 8:31am 12.06.23 I sent you a possible lead in the other thread you started on this same topic. r

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