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Early 90's Sidestay Chainplate Design (1) Famos_Amos at 4:17am 05.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/979 1990 H30 Anyone know how these work? I'd like to be able to lift the deck plate to squeeze some fres
H280 lead or iron keel? matts997 at 10:14pm 05.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/948 I buying my first sailboat, a 1996 H280 in excellent cosmetic condition, w/ new sails in the past 2
Profile settings R. Chapin at 7:53pm 05.18.15 Catalina 310 1/736 Can someone tell me how I can change or add to my profile?
Beyond Hull Speed CC23 at 7:51pm 05.18.15 Smaller Boats 7/1241 Momentarily hit 8.9 knots on my H23 Friday. I was really surprised as this is the fastest I ever sai
Spinnaker Pole - How do I rig it? (3) Vernonite at 7:30pm 05.18.15 Ask All Sailors 5/6503 I have a Mac 22 and need help with my Spinnaker setup. I have a track on my mast facing the bow.
Raritan PHII - continuing saga Pat at 7:12pm 05.18.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2629 Peggy, as you will recall, can not pump water in....I have spoken with two fellows at Raritan last
Sunsure fabric cockpit cushions???? Schoolmarm at 7:04pm 05.18.15 Big Boats 5/3793 Just got a new to us 34. It is in need of cockpit cushions. Can I get some reviews of the closed cel
Sanitation hose lengths rukidn at 6:32pm 05.18.15 Catalina 310 39/7860 Anyone replace their sanitation hoses and record the required lengths? We would like to order the ho
Looking for some input on a C27 I'm looking to purchase... wannabe_cat_owner at 6:31pm 05.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1258 Hi Gang! I'm looking to buy my first sailboat, and I'm currently very interested in a 1978 Catalina
rudder housing tension bolt sleeve mmsailor at 6:16pm 05.18.15 Smaller Boats 1/604 On the rudder housing of my 23.5 there appears to be a derlin or nylon sleeve that the tension b
Getting nervous BobM at 6:07pm 05.18.15 S2 25/6208 The depression in my deck at the base of the mast is really bothering me. There was definitely some
Wrenching Groco ball valve to Groco seacock flange DinoKanuck at 6:04pm 05.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1532 The seacock project has the backing plate installed and setting up with the Six10 as the bedding. Th
Diesel fumes Walter59 at 5:49pm 05.18.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1419 I recently purchased a 1998 Hunter 340 with a yanmar diesel. On our first overnight adventure we m
side stays on an O'Day 19 lp_gilbert at 5:44pm 05.18.15 Day Sailers 1/891 This winter I took the safety coverings off of the side stays replacing them with new covers around
40.5 Mast height Jim5717 at 5:20pm 05.18.15 Big Boats 16/3574 Looking at purchase of a 1994 Hunter 40.5. Main drawback is the mast height. Need to shorten to 57'
Is this turning ball bad (1) Rainh2o at 4:57pm 05.18.15 Smaller Boats 0/959 Think I can get another year out of my turning ball? ;) http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners
Where to mount in-hull puck and chartreader OS2Dude at 4:51pm 05.18.15 Catalina 30 6/1644 I bought a SIMRAD NSS EVO2 7 and P79 in-hull puck for my 1985 Catalina 30. Where would the best p
Wireless instruments cbarnhart53 at 2:44pm 05.18.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1791 Has anyone installed either the TackTick wireless instrument systems or the Raymarine t-104 or t-108
Need tips on DIY stainless polishing (1) CloudDiver at 2:35pm 05.18.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2331 I have a few areas on stainless steel parts of my C22 that need polishing (its all taken apart). I
Too much headsail twist (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:12pm 05.18.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/5909 I've been having a hard time getting the luff of the headsail on our Oceanis 37 to break evenly. Clo

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Replacing compass in Hunter 45CC kappykaplan at 3:51pm 11.30.23 Rick, the OP can't see through the plexiglass any more - here's that post: https://forums.sailboatow
Catalina 320 electrical issue Ted10028 at 3:39pm 11.30.23 thanks guys. I guess cabin lights, 400 watt heater, heat pump, refrigerator, possible water heater
Electric Motors Joe at 3:35pm 11.30.23 That used to be a sailing vlog, didn't it?
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 dlochner at 3:02pm 11.30.23 Because the Hunter 38 has a sugar scoop transom, it may be around the corner on the side of the hull
Re-anodising boom and holes thinwater at 2:58pm 11.30.23 I STRONGLY suggest you try out those rods on a scrap of mast or boom first. Brazing aluminum is not
Hull ID Location Hunter 38 2007 Davidasailor26 at 2:47pm 11.30.23 From the factory it was almost certainly in the upper right corner of the transom. Only reason it wo
Re-anodising boom and holes dLj at 2:42pm 11.30.23 My question is why do you want to fill the holes? Just esthetics? If there is no other reason I woul
Replacing compass in Hunter 45CC Rick at 2:17pm 11.30.23 They do not make that brand of compass anymore. What is wrong with it?
Electric Motors rgranger at 1:29pm 11.30.23 Very cool. I hope to have an electric sailboat someday.
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport dbk0630 at 12:02pm 11.30.23 This blurb from Catalina Direct seems to partially address your question(s)... Keel Centering Spacer
Charts recommendation Hello Below at 11:19am 11.30.23 Navionics went up in price, but they are still my preferred because of the user depth sounder data.
Faucet is leaking Ralph Johnstone at 11:03am 11.30.23 Maybe try dis-assembling the cartridge portion and slather the "spout O ring" with a non-petroleum g
Charts recommendation pgandw at 10:58am 11.30.23 Navionics went up in price, but they are still my preferred because of the user depth sounder data.
Dodger Needed Richard19068 at 10:09am 11.30.23 FWIW one year ago I paid $4,000 for a "California" style dodger recover . That included no-rot threa
Dodger Needed Bob S at 9:10am 11.30.23 I stand corrected, 8K included the Bimini with two flexible solar panel attachments. Brain dead befo
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 8:45am 11.30.23 The tank is now totally siphoned out. Last night I did some approximate measurements, and I now bel
Dodger Needed NYSail at 8:17am 11.30.23 $8,000 for just a dodger seems real high. I paid last year about $10,000 for a full enclosure..... A
Dodger Needed kloudie1 at 6:23am 11.30.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials for
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding smokey73 at 5:49am 11.30.23 Hello All- Well, reading the manual I see my continuous rating is 3200 RPM and my 1 hr is 3400. I
Single private mooring rentals smokey73 at 5:37am 11.30.23 IA quick look revealed this document regarding NC law: Microsoft Word - t14a_07h.doc (nc.gov) , but

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