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Loose footed mainsail? (1) Drinkmilk at 5:53am 09.10.15 Catalina 22 19/6666 Ripped our regular mainsail in 17-23 mph sustained winds a few weeks back. 2 heads with the boa
Simple Install; Complicated Issue: Remote VHS Speaker Rick D at 10:21pm 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4787 I am sending the following to both Standard Horizon and Poly-Planar in hopes of finding a trouble-sh
Outboard Power DJ MKE at 8:55pm 09.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/911 Please excuse this novice question. I recently completed sailing lessons. The Ensign boats we used
Boat Insurance Texsinbad at 8:42pm 09.09.15 Trailer Sailors 14/3631 I recently purchased my first daysailer, 1982 Vagabond 17 Weekender, and I was wondering about boat
VHF Field Day sullyj020 at 4:50pm 09.09.15 SSB and Ham Operators 1/2476 VHF this weekend 09/12/15
Port Helm bias while under motor power only. tigue at 3:29pm 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/980 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Anyome have experience with sunbird 16? (1) Zu13 at 2:34pm 09.09.15 Day Sailers 7/5467 I am looking at buying my first sail boat and this seems to be a great option with my limited budget
need hull measurments jgrimmjs at 1:20pm 09.09.15 Bigger Boats 2/876 Oday 272 le, I need hull or trailer measurements for bunks or support post. This is the second trail
Sizing a roller furler and head sail CHSN WND at 11:27am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 18/2737 I've been in contact with a gent who has a roller furler and 130 jib he'd like to sell. I'm interest
hydraulic gangway nmenkes at 7:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/610 hello all sailors I tried this question on two other threads with no luck !!! may be someone can h
C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:34am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 2/1018 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:33am 09.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/813 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
need a dodger ? fgraham at 8:24am 09.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1662 nEED A DODGER ON A 27?
Replacement of a Yanmar 1gm Marijo at 8:19am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6891 Does anyone know if it is possible to replace a Yanmar 1gm by a Yanmar 2gm on a 1990 Hunter 27? Than
Painting prop shaft & strut Crazy Dave Condon at 8:17am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1608 As a former dealer in North Carolina, I was taught a trick on painting the metal under water more sp
Cetol vs Varnish. Which is better? markwbird at 7:55am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/9036 So I am refinishing the wood trim on the exterior of my H-34 and I am trying to decide between Sikke
running solar feed wires through topsides? danstanford at 5:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1877 The previous owner of my 290 put on a solar panel on the arch and has simply fed the feed wires down
Prone to lightning strikes or less prone? Nodak7 at 5:37am 09.09.15 Big Boats 7/1133 Ok.... I think I just got struck by lightning and here is the situation. My boat is on a lift and w
Washdown pump (1) All U Get at 4:10am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/954 Hi all, We finally anchored out and had a little issue while raising 110 feet of chain. Our wash
Hurth Transmission Repair CYQK at 2:50am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2023 Have a Hirth 25 transmission on the perkins 4.108 Anyone have experience which company is best at

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Cover for Hunter 39 (2) diduljc at 4:06pm 01.07.24 Greg, Thanks once again for your help. As mentioned, the best for quality and price was Leon Canvas
Help with a new sail FastOlson at 3:54pm 01.07.24 Next: Take that old crusty gooseneck fitting to a place that can "hard coat anodize" it, after you c
So long 2023... kappykaplan at 3:54pm 01.07.24 Did you get out on the water as much as you hoped? Not even close - but I did enjoy what little ti
Classic wooden boat owners dLj at 3:54pm 01.07.24 You have been slammed north of the 50th parallel. With a serious Yukon High forming. I see you and
Has anyone installed a bow thruster on a 91 hunter 42 passage? (Pictures?) Rick at 3:35pm 01.07.24 Nauti, I installed a Yacht Thruster 300 Simplex external bow thruster on our Hunter 41DS 4 years ag
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 2:05pm 01.07.24 Yea I was in IT, so what you're talking about is an Ethernet/digital radar, these can be joined beca
Help with a new sail rgranger at 1:16pm 01.07.24 :plus: It is a much better piece of hardware than a bolt.
Has anyone installed a bow thruster on a 91 hunter 42 passage? (Pictures?) (3) Nodak7 at 12:31pm 01.07.24 Nauti, I installed a Yacht Thruster 300 Simplex external bow thruster on our Hunter 41DS 4 years ago
Re-rigging without mast removal. (1) dkinzer at 9:42am 01.07.24 The Radar defiantly is full length one piece mast to cockpit and it cant be anything else. I don't
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (2) bugsboat at 9:35am 01.07.24 The 1995 Legend 37.5 has a compression post is offset on the table. The water is coming down the mas
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Dr. D at 9:34am 01.07.24 Do you know what thickness it is? Sorry, I don't. However, let me check the purchase details as it
60 best Boats 30' and under dLj at 9:33am 01.07.24 I guess because most of us have displacement hull sailboats nobody has mentioned the Pogo 30. That's
Mast tabernacle LloydB at 9:31am 01.07.24 My mast only extends forward beyond the bow and it does not extend beyond the stern so no red flag i
Catalina 27 teak before and after (1) jssailem at 9:26am 01.07.24 You go. I worked over my handrails a couple of years ago. Will be revarnishing them this spring. Epo
Is this bushing still available? dkinzer at 9:22am 01.07.24 That should simplify getting one fabbed somewhere. I sent you a PM.
Help with a new sail (1) jssailem at 9:21am 01.07.24 clevis pin with a split ring in there (no threads to corrode fast). :plus: It is a much better pie
Catalina 27 teak before and after john6206 at 9:14am 01.07.24
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 8:59am 01.07.24 Has anyone here sewn in a polycarbonate dodger window? Would a Sailrite machine be capable. What thr
Help with a new sail Tally Ho at 8:39am 01.07.24 Update - after brushing, application of PB blaster and a few whacks with the rubber mallet, we did
Help with a new sail ShawnL at 8:32am 01.07.24 It's a threaded pin. I have the same thing on my '72 Catalina 22. As others have suggested, it spi

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