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Port side cleat ElJ at 3:05pm 07.15.23 Catalina 30 3/1007 I am a newby trying to learn my boat. The PO on my 78 Cat 30 TR removed the reefing lines and ran t
Genoa? Gennaker? Other? Afraal at 2:24pm 07.15.23 Catalina 310 9/1775 Hi guys! our boat came with just a Jib as a headsail. Our previous boat had a 135 Genoa which was gr
Ground? (2) danm1 at 10:05am 07.15.23 Ask All Sailors 25/1976 So I was checking the transmission fluid on my Hunter 356 and saw this green wire hanging. It is act
Source for 2" Sink Stoppers (1) dkinzer at 9:08am 07.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/926 Our 2007 H41AC has four sinks that all take the same size stopper. The existing ones, only one of wh
Cruising Yacht VMG Kings Gambit at 7:50am 07.15.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2428 If planning a long-distance (many days) sea journey, mostly with a fair wind, what is your expected
off to the races jon hansen at 7:34am 07.15.23 Racing 7/1531 port huron-mac starts at noon today
Cockpit Cover kuchase at 4:56am 07.15.23 Ask All Sailors 5/616 I am looking for a company that would make a waterproof cockpit cover for my 1960's 17 ft Oday daysa
310 main out haul disconnected inside boom SJN at 6:43pm 07.14.23 Catalina 310 1/857 Sailing today included discovering the loose footed main that has an internal boom factory out haul
Broker related question xavpil at 5:34pm 07.14.23 Ask All Sailors 38/2935 I am buying a boat I found w/o a broker. the seller has a broker. Can both parties have a broker?
Refrigerator in a 22 (1) Rltgold at 4:09pm 07.14.23 Catalina 22 3/744
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods PCannonSr1 at 3:05pm 07.14.23 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1300 Hello Folks, I have a 1978 Hunter 30 Cheurbini and I need help with both standing and running riggin
Reef points Duluthwinger at 2:27pm 07.14.23 Big Boats 6/884 Hi, Has anyone figured out how far back from the tacks are the reef points for a furling main and ji
Slidemoor vs. Tideslide docking systems Glen Curtis at 2:09pm 07.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1303
Mast Deck Connector (2) Rltgold at 11:18am 07.14.23 Catalina 22 0/520 Over the last 6 years of owning my 22 it originally came with a SeaDog plastic deck connector. I exc
Catalina Stickers (2) Rltgold at 10:59am 07.14.23 Catalina 22 10/1752 I finally got around to scraping off the original Cat stickers on the sides of my boat. I bought rep
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks (2) patbratton at 6:14am 07.14.23 Smaller Boats 13/2485 My H240 has spinnaker blocks attached to the railings on the port and starboard quarters. I plan to
Repairing a poly water tank on a 2002 hunter passage discovery at 5:42am 07.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/892 My stand alone fresh water tank on my 2002 hunter 456 has a leak..anybody had success in repairing a
simple wind/weather app for iphone Drinky Crow at 8:50pm 07.13.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1806 which one and why?
I60 wind fred1diver at 5:40pm 07.13.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1220 Hello everyone, what are your thoughts on the Raymarine I60 wind instruments. a bit of background in
Catalina 315 Mainsail Furling Problems; Spinlock Clutch (1) Skipper John at 5:38pm 07.13.23 Catalina 310 4/1010 Here is a tale that may assist other Catalina 315 sailors who are having mainsail furling problems.

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Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok rgranger at 7:10am 07.24.25 I would describe the gooseneck on this vessel as rigid. Single bolt straight through the mast. Yo
Intermittent Aternator Light Don S/V ILLusion at 6:53am 07.24.25 - this is the trojans 6th season and they should not go from fully charged to 11V after 90 minutes
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Michael Davis at 6:47am 07.24.25 Water or coolant? Mixed like your car. When you change your raw water impeller if it is missing va
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Seb6226$ at 6:26am 07.24.25 Thanks I was only going at 1500 rpm approx, but she hadn't been in the water for 6 weeks and had to
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Tally Ho at 6:18am 07.24.25
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Seb6226$ at 6:11am 07.24.25 Thanks Gary The high temp alarm was starting after 15+min of cruising. I stopped to let the engine
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Tally Ho at 6:08am 07.24.25 Hi Seb, I also have a 2GM20F Yanmar in my boat. I also get some black smoke out the exhaust when I
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Seb6226$ at 6:07am 07.24.25 Thanks Gary- Much appreciated The first time I took her form the marina to my mooring (last week),
Intermittent Aternator Light Project_Mayhem at 6:00am 07.24.25 Ive seen a couple of dying car alternators work fine in mid to high RPMs and then the generator ligh
Intermittent Aternator Light Tally Ho at 5:53am 07.24.25 For me, I am on a dock and the batteries were on a charger pretty much every day. However, my charg
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 5:42am 07.24.25 I am on a mooring most of the time. One 165 watt solar panel keeps them topped off I add another 175
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:16am 07.24.25 233186 She really did want to be evil. -Will
Hunter 23 help Crazy Dave Condon at 4:39am 07.24.25 @D.Courtney I was a Hunter dealer who introduced the wing keel 23 Wing keel it forgot how that pic
Intermittent Aternator Light dLj at 4:11am 07.24.25 @TimFromLI and @Tally Ho - seems like awfully short time periods for your batteries to go south. Ho
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 4:05am 07.24.25 I am going to replace them with LifPo. For the difference in price it's not worth going with fla aga
New to the forum ShawnL at 3:37am 07.24.25 I was actually thinking of making one of those for my boat.
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) garymalmgren at 11:49pm 07.23.25 Hi Seb I have a few points to clear up before coming to an answer to your questions. RE Black smoke
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 10:50pm 07.23.25 Thanks everyone, really appreciate the feedback. No downhaul, this is new to me. My reference to the
Weather forecast for the PNW jssailem at 9:16pm 07.23.25 Non permanent moorage boaters are considered transient visitors. You are able to stop and visit the
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok rgranger at 9:05pm 07.23.25 You mentioned The, halyard and The out Hall. Do you have a downhaul? If not, you should attach som

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