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Water Leak C320 Driveshaft (1) Witbooi at 8:39am 10.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 14/2075 Hi. First post here. We are new Catalina 320 owners. Noticed a water leak on the driveshaft (photo i
Acrylic Hatch Sealant SirMichael at 5:50am 10.22.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1222 The topside hatches on my 88' Hunter 28.5 were getting pretty badly glazed so I replaced the acrylic
Serial numbers/year built. CliffA at 5:39am 10.21.23 C&C 3/1216 Hi. Does anyone know how C'C tracked their model year in relation to the year of construction on the
Halyard mast clutch question RitSim at 2:02pm 10.20.23 Ask All Sailors 10/2304 I have a '99 Beneteau 411 with roller furling genoa and main. Both Halyards are Samson MLX3, 10mm.
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 11:51am 10.20.23 Engines and Propulsion 14/2124 I have a 2004 fisher panda 6000 gen set powered by a kabota 2 cylinder. It has about 1500 hours on
Spinnaker Blocks (2) FlimFlamII at 7:35am 10.20.23 Parts Search 5/1832 Any idea on a source for these?
Mast down spreader removals Bentsailor at 6:58am 10.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/604 Our 1994 Hunter 29.5 double Spreader rig must come down this winter. To tarp the boat we must remov
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 6:50am 10.20.23 Bigger Boats 9/1459 Hello there! A long time ago we removed the rudder from my 28' Oday, but I really don't remember ho
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 3:57am 10.20.23 Ask All Sailors 28/2693 Hello, I currently remove my mast every Fall and install every Spring. I would like to make a proper
New Sails HomeyD at 1:07pm 10.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1999 I am ready to order new sails for my Catalina 22. A full battoned main and 135 Jib set up for a roll
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 11:20am 10.19.23 Sails Call Lounge 12/1790 I thought it would be fun to share the odd things we run across when perusing sailboat ads. To st
Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 3:58pm 10.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1000 1. I want to run the reef tack, reef clew, outhaul, downhaul, and vang lines back to the cockpit. T
'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube RBilly at 2:32pm 10.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/727 Anyone know what the tube in tank was made of, how long, how to remove for inspection/replacement, .
On h260 stopping cables in mast clanging? TURNS OUT ITS USUALLY SLACK ROPE. Davenport at 11:13am 10.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/970 On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging, as boat rocks? I am just starting to research but
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Mike H. at 8:19am 10.18.23 Big Boats 5/1347 Our salon table is so big that a person can barely fit between the table edge and the settee backs.
Put-In-Bay? Kings Gambit at 7:03am 10.18.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1034 Good Morning. Looking at a possible trip to Put-in-Bay, OH area next summer. Does anyone know of ba
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay (2) stanirish at 3:56pm 10.17.23 Ask All Sailors 2/605 I've got a Stearns Twinstay (headfoil) on my 30' C'C that is in good condition. I've been raising th
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay (2) stanirish at 3:50pm 10.17.23 C&C 0/8 I've got a Stearn's Twinstay (headfoil) on my 30' C'C that is in good condition. I've been raising t
Whisker Pole Seahawk345 at 12:23pm 10.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1302
Diesel shut off pull Atlantic Phil at 11:45am 10.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 32/3647 I have a 1988 Hunter 37 Legend. The shut off for the Yanmar is 4 steps down the companionway. Has an

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Hatch gaskets Magicman1959 at 10:29am 09.27.25 just do a search on Amazon "marine hatch seal" you should get lots of results. I looked and there is
c and c34 babystay Magicman1959 at 10:23am 09.27.25 Mine extends from the deck, along my bathroom wall and down towards the keel.
Landfall 38 What is this? Magicman1959 at 10:21am 09.27.25 It is a chainplate that attaches to your bulk head to hold the deck from rising. I have the same thi
Invest 93L JamesG161 at 10:16am 09.27.25 Please read this link now! Seasonal change Jim...
Seasonal change JamesG161 at 10:14am 09.27.25 Well I have bad news and some good news. BAD NEWS first, John and his wife Lyn were ROBBED in Spai
Lithium Batteries Hayden Watson at 10:08am 09.27.25
Invest 93L (3) JamesG161 at 10:04am 09.27.25 A few pictures to show it, plus note the dates d 234532 Dammit Jim...
Timing for the perfect tack shemandr at 9:52am 09.27.25 I'm a proponent of a short delay before releasing the jib. In addition to the reasons above, the wi
Invest 93L JamesG161 at 9:44am 09.27.25 It looks like the GFS and ECMWF both bring the storm up just short of the SC coast and then back ou
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder Tally Ho at 9:41am 09.27.25
Lithium Batteries (3) Tally Ho at 8:48am 09.27.25
Lithium Batteries Johann at 7:46am 09.27.25 For those of you that have, or are considering Battleborn 100Ah batteries have a look at these video
Timing for the perfect tack thinwater at 7:44am 09.27.25 Lots of good tip, so no need for me to joint the fray. Blocked practice. Go out on a nice light/mod
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk JBP-PA at 7:11am 09.27.25 Clear Gorilla tape leave very little residue compared to other tapes. I had some cables taped to a
Invest 93L shemandr at 6:52am 09.27.25 Virginia has issues with storms that start with an "I" Irene. Irma. Others?
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder Dalliance at 6:48am 09.27.25 I have a 1982 H30 and have long believed that there were only two ways to pull the shaft: remove the
Timing for the perfect tack shemandr at 6:42am 09.27.25 ... I do have a windex but I throw away the stops before being installed as I find them useless....
Electronics Tally Ho at 6:21am 09.27.25 I think priority 1 is to update my VHF. The guys in the marinas told me it was pretty hard to hear
Invest 93L (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:55am 09.27.25 Looking at this morning's models I'm still in camp no-landfall. It looks like the GFS and ECMWF bot
Timing for the perfect tack danstanford at 2:56am 09.27.25 The tacking angle will be somewhere close to 90 degrees but one should probably turn down 5 degrees

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