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Adding midship gates on a 1996 H336 capseaquel at 1:17pm 04.07.23 Ask All Sailors 6/427 Adding midship gates on a 1996 H33
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 11:47am 04.07.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1343 I'm in Belize trying to help a new cruiser by supplying them with routes in Belize. I have the rout
Weather for Masters looks terrific. jssailem at 8:21am 04.07.23 Sails Call Lounge 5/751 Masters 2023 has begun.
Bilge drain holes on Hunter keels? murrayabbott at 5:43am 04.07.23 Big Boats 5/839 I have a 2011 Hunter 45DS. We are in fresh water. We are getting a rust spot high on the back edge o
lines (1) Suri at 5:45pm 04.06.23 Ask All Sailors 8/781 Can someone please explain what the XLS, or TRO means when describing the hank you in advance.
Marlow Hunter 37 Stern Endcap Crack (1) wilschmidt1 at 2:25pm 04.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/692 Has anyone had and addressed a crack high on the toerail near the endcap on the stern? Any thoughts?
Sailing the Abacos dlochner at 9:53am 04.06.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 6/1772 In 2022 Second Star sailed to the Abacos. Here's a short clip of our trip across the Abaco Bight. O
Tally Ho! Tally Ho at 7:58pm 04.08.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 9/2115
Runaway Diesel! Universal M25 acudavid at 9:28am 04.06.23 Engines and Propulsion 1/1005 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The b
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 9:27am 04.06.23 Ask All Sailors 39/1922 My wife and I are getting close to the retire and move aboard moment. as such we are considering st
Any idea what this is for? (1) BroncoJohn at 9:17am 04.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/615 I don't know what this piece of aluminum angle is behind my steps. I haven't seen it on other Hunter
Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID (1) Jumanji at 8:54am 04.06.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/636 I have a 1976 Islander 28, my fiberglass guy is telling me their is some linear cracking where the k
Force 10 cabin heater (2) SaltAndFresh at 8:47am 04.06.23 Catalina 30 2/990 Last spring we sold our 2001 Capri 22 and bought a 1986 Catalina 30. Our 22 was perfect and as you
Potential first boat for me? (10) pinchecharlie at 8:08am 04.06.23 Catalina 22 35/2211 Iam looking to buy my first sailboat and iam pretty sold on finding a cat 22. Bad news is I live in
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains patbratton at 6:22am 04.05.23 Smaller Boats 13/1390 Seeking Hunter 240 curtains in any condition to use for pattern. Used boat came without them.
Maxwell 24 Winch handle Andiamo 34 at 5:38am 04.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/492 I have a '85 Hunter 34 with Maxwell 24 winches and cannot find any winch handles that will lock in.
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 10:52pm 04.05.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1070 Do I need the mid stay as it will get in the way as the main -stay -furling -sail unfurls.
Adding Furler to a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 10:36pm 04.05.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/628 Do I need the mid stay as it will get in the way as sail unfurls from the main stay position. ??
buzzer alarm upgrade brad minda at 8:15pm 04.05.23 Catalina 30 14/1608 I am considering the low oil pressure and high water temp buzzer upgrade system from catalina direct
How do you secure the pop up dodger? jodyjuli at 8:12pm 04.05.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/660

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Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Apex at 10:43am 09.09.24 all good advice in above posts..... @dlochner that reminds me of this bit: 3m5qxZm_JqM
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please Crazy Dave Condon at 10:39am 09.09.24 @dLj and @andrewH235 The only way is through the hull leaving the wingnut off due to design and e
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 10:34am 09.09.24 Was the worker moving the hose on the suction side or the output side? Makes a big difference in hi
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 10:25am 09.09.24 a. The hose is large because ... guess what it is pumping. b. It is stiff because it must withstand
Hunter 50 AC deck light mcconkd at 10:21am 09.09.24 WAs it a direct replacement? How does it compare to the OE when it comes to brightness?
Heavy weather sailing jssailem at 9:54am 09.09.24 Definitely you should practice trimming your boat and sails to Hove-To. The rationale for its use
Shrink wrapping details? Timm R Oday25 at 9:50am 09.09.24 I've been working every fall for several years shrink wrapping boats . Most 25 foot boats or less ca
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 09.09.24 One question for everyone- the oil pressure sensor - is my understanding that the name of this real
Hunter 50 AC deck light joshw5144 at 8:51am 09.09.24
Shrink wrapping details? Project_Mayhem at 8:36am 09.09.24 Are you storing in a yard? They might not want owners firing off blowtorches or allow outside contra
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 8:26am 09.09.24 thanks @kloudie1 ! It would seem strange that i have two independent oil issues at the same time. I
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please dLj at 8:25am 09.09.24 If memory serves me right, there are six holes in the hull four of which are large for water enteri
Water in the bilge Robert Strickland at 8:06am 09.09.24 Thanks, we're "weekenders" so we have a habit of dumping the bilge at beginning and end so we probab
Water in the bilge Arrgh at 7:53am 09.09.24 I think mostly so that the actual bilge is always dry. Letting the shower water always sit in the b
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 7:51am 09.09.24 (Excuse the bad pun.) Washington State Parks just sent out a survey to gather information about ho
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure kloudie1 at 7:35am 09.09.24 I didn't mean too suggest that heavier oil would fix anything, rather it might marginally help while
what are h26 stanchions made of, aluminum? can they rust? Dave Groshong at 7:27am 09.09.24 Stainless! Some of the old h34 and h31's used aluminum bases, but always SS stanchions
ID this boat please higgs at 7:14am 09.09.24 Islander 28 designed by Robert Perry.
Heavy weather sailing Lfarquhar at 7:09am 09.09.24 Thank you for all the input. I figured it would not be pleasant experience and something I should w
Merit 22 owners Jnovva at 6:29am 09.09.24 I would love to see a Merit owner group as a permanent part of SailboatOwners. As mentioned years ag

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