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Anchor Roller TRBS size?? chrisings at 7:02am 04.27.14 Catalina 30 5/1458 Hello forum friends, Getting really close to launching and have a question. We have an '83 TRBS Ca
37c shower faucet med2463 at 6:53am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/674 Anyone replaced shower faucet on 1979 37c? I'm dreading it but needs to be done
Painting a Widgeon Tyler R at 6:52am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 19/2248 I've started the laborious task of removing the old paint from the inside of my Widgeon. What would
Our new/ used Hunter is home (5) Bateau Margo at 6:50am 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/803 After a brief wheel bearing incident on the way from the marina to the house she is finally home.
Replacement of Spinlock Cam Lock bobgelb@gmail.com at 6:44am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 1/1187 My Spinlock XTS (0814)...cam lock for the jib halyard (port side) is not holding the halyard, rope
Infant grandson on board dis-patch at 6:38am 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3563 I would like to have my grandson, he's one now, come visit me and also take the whole family out for
Rebedding stanchions knotcarin at 6:06am 04.27.14 Big Boats 3/1465 I have a loose stanchion....it took a hit last summer as a powerboat alongside pulled out of a tight
Motor Mount bmw2007z4 at 5:56am 04.27.14 Smaller Boats 1/560 I have the motor mount but I don't know the spec's for the fasteners. Can anyone help?
Water Stains on Wood Birchy at 5:41am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 1/1119 I have dark water stains on port side wood work behind table. Looking for suggestions on bringing ba
Wing Keel Weeping, My boat Sank on Land Birchy at 5:23am 04.27.14 Catalina 310 17/3396 My boat sank on land this year. Long story. My boat yard shrink wrapped my boat and didn't shrink ri
goldstar radar hotrodderjim at 4:33am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/609 Anyone know of anyone who repairs Goldstar units in the RI/Narragansett bay area? Thanks Jim
Bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:54am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/784 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
bung size on Oday 34 pcjrusso at 3:49am 04.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/742 Hope someone can save me a trip to the boat. I went over the boat making a list of spring repairs.
VHF Antenna Splitter Breakdown? Albanach at 12:07am 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 28/6645 Recently I noticed that the AM/FM Radio lit up and the speakers made a noise whenever I pressed the
Well well well (4) hummingbirdbassist at 11:54pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1577 After interior work, motor work,now comes my dilemma for real!!!!! I have a crack at the back of th
Replacing the rub rail Tallgrass Sailor at 11:45pm 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 24/5801 I have a 1985 Hunter 23. My rub rail was damaged while the boat was in its slip during a storm. I b
getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3905 I've got tired of sanding/repainting my keel every year. So, this year, I tried something different
Masthead Casting Repair elvinfamily at 8:59pm 04.26.14 Catalina 22 7/1290 Has anyone successfully repaired a broken ear on the aluminium masthead casting? This is the unit at
34/35 shower sump njlarry at 8:48pm 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 10/1789 Was working on my very new to me '84 O'Day and couldn't find the shower sumo so I guess there isn't
Continuous furling line splice... now what? rpell46 at 8:45pm 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3344 I recently completed an end to end splice on a new 1/2" continuous furling line for my Hood furler o

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Well, it's been two years.... Stu Jackson at 5:06pm 08.06.23 Welcome back to reality. Glad to see you thriving again.
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 5:04pm 08.06.23 Well, I don't have oil or diesel leaking into the bilge! That's what I'd consider a major problem.
Well, it's been two years.... Rick486 at 5:00pm 08.06.23 Just got the sails on today and took a short sail. Wow, what a feeling! It's been two years - div
Well, it's been two years.... Davidasailor26 at 4:29pm 08.06.23 Enjoy it!
Well, it's been two years.... kappykaplan at 4:14pm 08.06.23 But this is the life! Retired now, and living the life. I think I'll cruise for a week or two start
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type rgranger at 4:05pm 08.06.23 I prefer mushroom fittings ... ... but but but.... that extra 0.001 kt/hr might be the difference
Hunter 30-2 T and G fbcoache at 3:57pm 08.06.23 There is now a Facebook group devoted to the Hunter 30-2 T and G if anyone is interested (we all ha
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine jviss at 3:53pm 08.06.23 I highly recommend FX Sails. They made a beautiful, fully featured mainsail for my C36, cheap! Gre
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? kbgunn at 3:28pm 08.06.23 meh, I'm not putting another generator in. I don't see a purpose with the advances in lithium. I'
1993 Passage 42 waste tank replacement kappykaplan at 3:28pm 08.06.23 To directly quote @Peggie Hall HeadMistress : "I suggest you try Ronco Plastics...they make TOP qua
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Hayden Watson at 3:27pm 08.06.23 A friend had similar complaints about the Jabsco toilet not flushing, I told him replace the joker
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. kappykaplan at 2:58pm 08.06.23 Here's a photo of the one he removed. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1691357458148-
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine kappykaplan at 2:57pm 08.06.23 Anyone have experience with Quantum? My loft here in southern Maryland did a great job with my new
New Campbell Sailer Prop Michael Davis at 2:48pm 08.06.23 So it might be a little under proped. Or you may have been over propped before. @Maine Sail did a
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. (1) dlochner at 2:31pm 08.06.23 A friend had similar complaints about the Jabsco toilet not flushing, I told him replace the joker v
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 2:03pm 08.06.23 The prop is on! Slightly smoother than the beat up old prop. Seems to have less prop walk. Looks
New Campbell Sailer Prop Tally Ho at 1:57pm 08.06.23 I ordered a new prop a few weeks ago from West by North. They are super responsive to email. The
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 1:56pm 08.06.23 meh, I'm not putting another generator in. I don't see a purpose with the advances in lithium. I'm
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 1:38pm 08.06.23 You need a forestay. Furler extrusion (plastic one piece or aluminum foils) is reinforced with the f
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 08.06.23 For a quick and easy solution to the wiring harness problem, I found this to be the easiest and chea

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