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Change forums skipperjb777 at 6:03pm 07.09.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1011 On one of my computers I am automatically logged into the Hunter forum and no other brand specific f
'76 H25 info JohnCTV21 at 6:02pm 07.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1119 I have a 1976 Hunter 25, I fell in love with it before I really knew anything about it. She has tak
Beneteau 361 -2000 pdnervo at 5:57pm 07.09.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2114 I have a 361,Beneteau 2000,, I have two questions..... easy for some but not for me. 1) My Lewm
this is how I raise my mast piedpiperIII at 5:12pm 07.09.15 Catalina 22 11/1462 I did have a little trouble this time as the back stay got caught on the hatch. the first and last t
Hunter 26.5 seat repair NavySailorII at 5:02pm 07.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/692 I have a '88 26.5 with a great deal of humidity/water damage below deck. Any advice on replacing/re
Morgan M27 outboard size DavidandLilbit at 4:49pm 07.09.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/1425 I just got a M27, and I'm wondering what size outboard I should be looking for?
centerboard cable broke!! nickarish at 2:26pm 07.09.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1038 I have an 1967 oday 2. the cable attached to the spindle for raising the centerboard up and down sna
Prop Size Question geoffreykwright at 12:52pm 07.09.15 Big Boats 3/1865 Hi. I have a Catalina 34 MK II (Year 2000 - Hull 1494). The previous owner put on an after-market
Macgregor 25 1986 Trailer Weight? tj15830 at 11:18am 07.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3387 I am trying to get a license plate on my trailer. Prior owner never did. This requires getting just
Boat for sale T_Cat at 11:12am 07.09.15 Catalina 22 2/700 A good looking '86 just popped up on eBay out of Florida if anyone is looking!
Head not flushing LakeHuronSailor at 10:06am 07.09.15 Catalina 30 11/1654 1985 Cat 30TR, we are new owners. Can't get the thing to flush. It worked last year. Any suggestion
Yanmar fuel cut off solenoid Shaggydog at 9:33am 07.09.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/4546 I have a 'stop' and 'off' switch to cut off the fuel in a Yanmar 2GM diesel. The 'stop' switch has f
Oday 26 Block and Line on front of Mast (2) mlindberg1 at 9:14am 07.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/807 Can anyone tell me what this might be used for? It is a line that goes up the front of the mast to a
Bedding hardware (1) repawn at 7:30am 07.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1024 Hi all, Bedding most hardware is easy - what would you do with this: l tape - but clearly I would
replace 380 water heater peaceofmind at 6:57am 07.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/860 I have water seeping from under my water heater. I am assuming it is the original based on condition
Tohatsu 3.5 help Delezynski at 6:08am 07.09.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2392 Hi all, I have a 2004, 2 stroke Tohatsu outboard I bought new. I just got a few replacement parts
Shelving ideas for 23.5 SFKjeld at 1:48am 07.09.15 Smaller Boats 6/837 Looking to install shelving inside the cabin on the starboard side, between the sitting area and the
Hard to find stainless machine screws higgs at 9:09pm 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1881 I need some #10 machine screws 4.5 inches long. I also need #8 machine screws 5 inches long This s
music to my ears allainhenry at 7:30pm 07.08.15 Sirius 21/22 2/1797 Hi all, I have a question about music while sailing. During one of my outings, doing about 4.5 kts i
HELP! Mrlee at 6:30pm 07.08.15 Irwin 0/1186 Does anyone out there own an Irwin 30 centerboard? I need some questions answered to fix a leak...al

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60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 6:14am 01.06.24 It's funny you mention that. When I look at the ads for every used Catalina sailboat in sizes up t
60 best Boats 30' and under Scott T-Bird at 5:43am 01.06.24 Whoever thought the standard 12" marine toilet bowl was a good size must have been a sadist or a p
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (1) dlochner at 5:12am 01.06.24 Not to take this too far but I don't think there is anything in the regulations about it being at "
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 4:57am 01.06.24 Heads can be too big or too small. As folks have noticed too small makes life more challenging. Too
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 4:55am 01.06.24 We have a uv poly on our dodger. Great stuff with great visibility. use strata on the enclosure sid
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 4:53am 01.06.24 We had Makrolon dodger windows and were very pleased with them. They eventually got hazy and couldn
Polycarbonate Bimini Window NYSail at 4:50am 01.06.24 We have a uv poly on our dodger. Great stuff with great visibility. use strata on the enclosure side
what make engine? (2) twodzusfittings at 3:59am 01.06.24 Previously posted: One design flaw in this engine is the crankcase ventilation. The hose attaches t
2GM20F engine issue twodzusfittings at 3:48am 01.06.24 Two things come to mind. First in regards to low compression is, make sure your compression lever is
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Davidasailor26 at 3:14am 01.06.24
Classic wooden boat owners (1) jssailem at 3:05am 01.06.24 Some of my early sailing days were spent on a plywood built Windmill in San Diego bay. During our v
Classic wooden boat owners (1) Will Gilmore at 10:49pm 01.05.24 What kind of boat did you live on when you were younger Will?
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light Richard19068 at 8:51pm 01.05.24 In the legal parlance of the COLREGS and CFR, there is no such thing as a steaming light. The regs
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 8:11pm 01.05.24 Room in the head is a big deal for me. Get rid of the stupid nav station and give me a proper space
iPad/tablet mounting CGT100 at 8:06pm 01.05.24 https://armor-x.com/en-ca/collections/boat-marine?filter.p.m.my_fields.design=X-MOUNT+%7C+Mobile+TYP
60 best Boats 30' and under PaulK at 7:49pm 01.05.24 The J-30 is a modern classic for sure. Just be sure to measure the actual headroom, and also stand
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 6:55pm 01.05.24 G Newboat, in general terms ,"tabbing " refers to fiberglassing a wooden partition ,in this case a b
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 6:45pm 01.05.24 "Comfort ratio" is a calculation that does not actually reflect how a boat really behaves in bouncy
iPad/tablet mounting quadrille38 at 6:06pm 01.05.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s dlochner at 5:59pm 01.05.24 The VOR boats were so fast downwind sailing became a beam reach because the apparent wind moved that

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