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Cockpit Locker Size? Codybear at 7:42am 12.06.23 Catalina 275 6/1725 I'm having a boat being built and I'm having the builder put in cockpit lockers to facilitate storag
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' (1) deanM at 3:12am 12.06.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1811 She was demasted heading to Bimini this last weekend after 9 months of renovations. Anything anyon
Need Mast for 1991 Hunter 42. Lost the entire rig this last weekene deanM at 3:00am 12.06.23 Parts Search 2/868 Looking for a fit to my 1991 Hunter 42 CC. Mast and all went over the said on the way to Bimini this
wing keel cokomo at 10:29am 12.05.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/38 Does anyone know the width of the wing tip to tip on a 1987 Hunter Legend 35?
Width of wing on wing keel cokomo at 9:47am 12.05.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1711 I recently purchased a 1987 Hunter Legend 35 with wing keel. The boat is in the water and not acces
Furling Jib JacK P at 6:22am 12.05.23 Ask All Sailors 9/954 I would like to add a furring jib to 1983 28.5 Hunter. Is there a supplier available?
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS Rado at 7:00pm 12.04.23 Parts Search 2/1419 Hi everyone, I am in a process of buying Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49DS. I am sure I will need to replace
Break out your Rain Coats... (4) jssailem at 6:41pm 12.04.23 Weather and Forecasting 2/1217 You may need to go beyond your typical rain coat as we start December 2023. Current forecasts are lo
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 3:47pm 12.04.23 Ask All Sailors 41/4942 This is my first boat in 30 years and apparently they still smell a little. Sometimes it bothers me
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim inkunzi at 2:45pm 12.04.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1457 which style of knot meter would provide optimal feedback when adjusting sail trim? Is a paddle whee
Recommendations for MFD and Instruments Upgrade in Hunter 30T (1) vabchbrewer at 2:35pm 12.04.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1033 I want to update my Garmin MFD as it is very old (GPSmap 182C). The number of products and informati
Solar power systems xavpil at 1:08pm 12.04.23 Ask All Sailors 25/2670 I have a sailboat and 1200w of solar panels. I will be living off grid in the bahamas I was going
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 11:17am 12.04.23 Trailer Sailors 8/1664 I live just north of the BC-WA border. For the trailer sailors in this area, if you were going to, s
MacGregor 27 trailer (1) Paceship.org at 7:23am 12.04.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/508 Not mine but could be a great find for $250 for someone with a 27' swing keel MacGregor Unfortunat
CONFIRMATION PLEASE twodzusfittings at 6:50am 12.04.23 Bigger Boats 8/1572 I am assuming that due to the mast being keel stepped that water will always enter into the bilge, d
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker (3) Kupe at 3:03pm 12.03.23 Big Boats 12/2529 Hey gang- You all have been amazing since we bought our 2004 H36 this summer. This is actually ou
Hydronic heater installation DinghySailor at 1:03pm 12.03.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1168 Hey coolant experts... Soon after we purchased our boat in 2020, I dove into the list of chores iden
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit (4) Rick at 11:22am 12.03.23 Ask All Sailors 23/2735 Hi all Well first a lesson learned. When you store your floaty toys, wash buckets, etc and you noti
Slow Leak (1) Keith-T at 11:04am 12.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/1929 Hello all. I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 27. It seems to have developed a slow leak from a sm
drive shaft length on a 30 ft. Catalina 1983 model Goffriller at 10:56am 12.03.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/1171 I'm preparing to change out the strut bearing on my 30 ft. Catalina 1983 model year and I'll change

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Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? colemj at 2:53pm 10.12.25 Is the limit four batteries in series or four batteries in parallel? I understand the series limit,
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. rgranger at 2:38pm 10.12.25 So you just want to steal a boat and do what you want with it. Sounds like a real solid plan....
Reefing lines jamming shawanaga at 2:16pm 10.12.25
Reefing lines jamming shawanaga at 2:15pm 10.12.25 Hook blocks on to where you have your vang connected, on either side That's what I do and it works f
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dLj at 1:57pm 10.12.25 We've got lots of attorneys, any tip on who to contact? We are not concerned with unpaid storage,
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Rick Webb at 1:21pm 10.12.25 If it was Documented with the Coast Guard and not titled with the state you are going to be dealing
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. David in Sandusky at 12:37pm 10.12.25 You do need to be concerned with obtaining the legal right to junk the boat. Something like the proc
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. JBP-PA at 12:24pm 10.12.25 There are companies that will do a title search for the documentation. The club will have to file
Remote access for OpenPlotter SV Temenos at 11:49am 10.12.25 I'm running version 2.91 of the cerbo. I don't see the screen you have. How do you navigate to it?
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? sailbadsinner at 11:24am 10.12.25 So with the October Amazon Prime Days this week, I ended up buying a Zetawale 2,500 W pure sine wave
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dlochner at 10:53am 10.12.25 There are companies that will do a title search for the documentation. The club will have to file a
Waterlogged Project_Mayhem at 10:48am 10.12.25 For above water fittings I'd use BedIT. For below, Id use 3M 4000UV or 4200. Loktite has a version o
Plastic boats Project_Mayhem at 10:40am 10.12.25 Thank you for the kind words. Perhaps, and I have absolutely no idea of how, we could set up a page
Ceramic heater on board? JBP-PA at 10:38am 10.12.25 One human is about 100 watts of heat. Dogs and cats vary.
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 Project_Mayhem at 10:37am 10.12.25 Nice work so far! On my 25 the wiring was ran in the corner where the bulkhead met the cabin top bu
Replacing ALL of the plumbing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:26am 10.12.25 The quick connect "toolless" connectors are really expensive. At the risk of running afoul of Mr.
Irwin 1970 23ft Project_Mayhem at 10:14am 10.12.25 You should put new packing in the stuffing box. I don't think it really matters what type you use as
Electrical Project Almost Complete ShawnL at 9:33am 10.12.25 Or if you get up north, we have some nice places to sail as well (without having to brave Superior).
Hunter 18 swim ladder install Crazy Dave Condon at 9:30am 10.12.25 Thank you for advising. I became involved with all small boat designs in 1989 at Hunter
Merit 22 owners RussC at 8:42am 10.12.25 If the shrouds are really slack they need to be tightened. If there is not enough room on the turnb

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