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C&C 33-2 - known issues? bgary at 7:41pm 09.17.15 C&C 3/5579 I'm looking at a mid-80s C'C 33-2. Overall, boat looks great, but would love to know if there are
Jib blocks krantala at 6:34pm 09.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/856 Does anyone know if the jib blocks located along the deck of a 25 are of any real value, or is their
Battery charger electric wiring Slipin Away at 6:24pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/1024 A while back my Xantrex Freedom 25 charger/inverter died. I am in a very remote area and it took se
M25 oil seal question Sefuller at 6:06pm 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1672 I noticed this question had been posed previously by Deke with no replies - I am hoping someone has
Rope Clutches for '93 Hunter 375 Lander at 3:36pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/957 Currently, my 1993 Hunter 375 has 4 Gerhaur rope clutches on each side, and is eating up halyards.
anchor roller from catalina with roller furling allen-deckard at 2:36pm 09.17.15 Catalina 22 26/5148 Has anyone bought an anchor roller from catalina direct that has a cdi roller furling? I haven't
Plastic trim for H26 salon table? CHSN WND at 12:45pm 09.17.15 Smaller Boats 8/1108 I re-beded the fore and aft wood pieces on my plexi top yesterday (thanks Crazy Dave and Fred for th
Winterizing thaeni at 11:35am 09.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2942 I have a 3GM30F and was wondering if I could use the antifreeze used for water systems in my engine
Tightening Cap Shrouds Davidasailor26 at 10:42am 09.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1367 The cap shrouds on our 2014 Oceanis 37 are very loose above the lower spreaders. The section below
hydrofoil plates on outboard cavitation plate fortunare at 9:43am 09.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1310 I used them on my Mac 19 to get on a plane faster and reduce cavitation but noticed in 26M manual th
Selden GX Top Down Furler (4) seadaddler at 5:18am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 1/538 Here is how I installed the ring for selden pole,one mistake I first made is the spinnaker halyard
Washing sail sock. hewebb at 4:24am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/989 I just acquired a asymmetrical spinnaker with a dousing sock that needs cleaning. I am thinking abo
What is this thing? (3) brett_howard at 1:46am 09.17.15 Catalina 22 12/1645 I recently bought a 1986 C22. I've only sailed a handfull of times with friends so I'm really new..
Maine Sail Newport Bob at 8:12pm 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2223 Will you be in town for the Newport Boat Show this weekend!
Replacing mainsail halyard Kratm31 at 7:19pm 09.16.15 Pearson 7/3080 I need to replace the rope/wire mainsail halyard on my 1987 31-2 ' I want to replace it with an all-
Learning about anchor, gear & locker (4) H3newdog at 6:38pm 09.16.15 Big Boats 24/6229 As I need to learn just about everything about my 1983 H34 I thought I'd start at the bow. The boat
Trying to find the screw ! sgaby at 6:08pm 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1069 Hi everyone I have a 28 Catalina 1998 The port window, the one that open is leaking by the handle
Boom Vang for Spirit 23 Lodi47 at 5:28pm 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4363 I just purchased a Spirit 23 with very basic rigging. There is no boom vang and I am wondering if an
Down by the head herbwitt at 2:05pm 09.16.15 Catalina 30 4/1312 I have a C-30 for about 4 months. It sits in the water about 4 inches down by the head. I've tried
Newbie electrical question ChristopherHurst at 11:07am 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4556 I am new to sailing, but really love it! Bought a very nice 2000 Hunter 290 that was almost unused,

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Instrument panel (1) Microtec at 4:34pm 02.08.24 Do you have a picture of the area? It might only be possible, or be easiest, to access everything
Instrument panel Davidasailor26 at 4:16pm 02.08.24 Do you have a picture of the area? It might only be possible, or be easiest, to access everything f
Getting into Boat Chartering capta at 3:50pm 02.08.24 As a retired American charterboat captain, I have no knowledge of Canadian laws about chartering. Ho
New Trolling Motor (4) sbrogden at 3:30pm 02.08.24 Pix.
Strange phenomena seen while boating? capta at 3:10pm 02.08.24
My, how time flies! American_Mainsail at 2:48pm 02.08.24 Welcome back!
Swim platform jssailem at 1:15pm 02.08.24 I have not found any premade ones that fold up. Usually used on power boats all appear to be fixed.
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 11:53am 02.08.24 On a Facebook page for small sailboats, a fella mentioned he used a plastic cutting board, cut size,
Swim platform archer472 at 11:49am 02.08.24 Okay, so do you know of some type of fold-up that would work for a Cal-25, that would have fold-up s
Swim platform jssailem at 11:37am 02.08.24 I understand.. It is not about aerodynamics.. It is about waves crashing on your stern and ripping t
Where to find hull number H49 DRhoads at 11:10am 02.08.24 this is how you read them. Hull numbers HUN42239D405 Hunter Marine located its Hull Identification N
Swim platform archer472 at 10:47am 02.08.24 Thanks John, but I'm not really planning on racing and I don't see something jutting from the back
Getting into Boat Chartering jssailem at 10:39am 02.08.24
Swim platform jssailem at 10:31am 02.08.24 Archer, your boat selection was designed in an age where sailing was the dominate purpose and swimmi
Getting into Boat Chartering shemandr at 10:30am 02.08.24 My first reaction to the OP was to learn how to bare boat you should take a captain led charter in t
Getting into Boat Chartering jssailem at 10:24am 02.08.24 I didn't require a certification to rent a 42 foot catamaran from Moorings in 2022 and I had zero c
2GM20F engine issue Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 02.08.24 @Ken13559 , you're going to have to keep a journal that question was tossed around back here : http
Getting into Boat Chartering dlochner at 10:15am 02.08.24 Your best bet to contact the charter company directly. They will tell you what you require. My exper
Getting into Boat Chartering storm at 9:32am 02.08.24 Depending on your sailing resume, and that of your crew, you might not need a certification dependi
Getting into Boat Chartering storm at 9:31am 02.08.24 Depending on your sailing resume, and that of your crew, you might not need a certification dependi

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