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Bahamas Steve and Cherrisse at 5:59pm 03.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3087 Cabin fever were towing our 26m from Michigan to Florida and Sailing from Miami to Bahamas at the e
H30 - replacing the compression post (5) H30Gary at 5:57pm 03.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 22/6524 I'm in the process of replacing the compression post / I-beam on my 1980 Hunter 30. Some photos of
mast gate mmsailor at 5:51pm 03.10.14 Smaller Boats 10/4599 Does anyone have a recommendation for a mast gate for a 23.5 / ? Also looking at the trailer hitch I
Which is the killer...current or voltage. weinie at 4:56pm 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1604 :D http://youtu.be/XDf2nhfxVzg XDf2nhfxVzg Also, Electrocution in Water http://www.youtube.com/w
Suggestions on removing old transducer kito at 4:23pm 03.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/764 I would like to remove an old shoot through the hull transducer that seems to be epoxied in. I would
Looking at buying a Hunter 36 with moisture in the deck Waves of Possibility at 4:02pm 03.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2540 Greetings Hunter Community, I am a graduate student in Portland OR looking to buy my first boat whi
Storrage Space (7) shanker at 3:25pm 03.10.14 Smaller Boats 12/1499 Under the captains chair there is a locker that stores the gas tank, steering cables etc... The pr
Silver lining - Great Lakes water up 14 inches for 2014. dlandersson at 2:31pm 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1481 Silver lining - Great Lakes water up 14 inches for 2014. :D http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article
Plumbing the Depths Roger Long at 2:07pm 03.10.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/4755
Pop top support replacement jjsbiggs at 1:51pm 03.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1144 For those of you that have donated one of the supports for your pop top to Davy Jones as I have I th
Untie the Lines Joe at 1:36pm 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1489 Nike has posted a new episode........ very little about the project... but she seems in better spiri
St. Thomas Lost Parent at 12:56pm 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 0/518 Anybody in St. Thomas at the moment ?
Hunter 340 Windlass OfflineTN at 12:34pm 03.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3944 I am wanting to add a windlass to my Hunter 340. I was curious if anyone knew which windlass was in
40.5 Refrigeration Question Michael G at 11:21am 03.10.14 Big Boats 3/1374 Does anyone know if hunter 40.5 Legends were ever produced with a spillover type refrigerator system
Battery Monitors jsalley at 11:14am 03.10.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2609 Hi MS - buying and soon upgrading a new-to-me C355. First project will be to add a battery monitor.
New Mainsail H380 charliegrau at 10:43am 03.10.14 Big Boats 7/1305 Well, I'm tired of wrestling w/my baggy roller furling main. It wrinkles, it jams, and it wears me
Re-bedding exterior teak on Catalina 30 DearPrudence at 10:29am 03.10.14 Catalina 30 2/1004 Forgive me if this has been discussed already but... I have removed, stained and clear coated the ex
Keel damage on Catalina 30, need help! (3) ChangsinLattitudes at 9:41am 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1844 Hello all, Went to see a Catalina 30 in North East, MD 2 days ago. Really liked the boat, seems li
1988 Catalina 30 forward hatch replacement/repair jwadd at 9:00am 03.10.14 Catalina 30 4/4796 My 1988 Catalina 30 forward hatch glass has cracks where the handles go through the glass. The decal
Any marine store in Cologne, Germany Ken13559 at 8:50am 03.10.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1195 Got a business trip next week to France and Germany. Looking to do some shopping at Marine stores

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Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler Joe at 10:57am 04.03.23 Why don't you consider 5/32? Cat 27's spec 3/16" for stays and cap shrouds, 5/32" for lowers (2 pai
Speed/temp sensor wire splice shemandr at 10:31am 04.03.23 ...Once I realized that the Allen key that came with the kit was an odd size, I ordered a bunch to h
Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler AaronD at 10:28am 04.03.23 The standard forestay from Catalina Direct is 1/8" 316 SS. My Schaefer SnapFurl CF-500 furler and th
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts dressler17 at 10:12am 04.03.23 They look better than mine and our keel is solid. Did you buy the boat?
Bilge Pump breaker (1) twalker H260 at 10:05am 04.03.23
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 9:59am 04.03.23 The gelcoat I applied yesterday never cured. I'm guessing ambient temp was around 55F. The can was
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions BobH57 at 9:30am 04.03.23 I've owned both Hunter 23 and Catalina 22 boats years ago, and preferred the Hunter. While the Cat 2
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 Johnb at 9:30am 04.03.23 Okay so I didn't have time to expand on this idea when I first posted. Ammonium nitrate (availabl
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 8:48am 04.03.23 When is it time get it to cure, spray some liquid car wax on it. It will set up in minutes. Sprayin
Holes in rudder? (1) stickinthemud57 at 8:23am 04.03.23 Here's a side view that will hopefully be helpful. Hold-down cable/rope assembly is in red. Rope goe
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Jacktar at 8:07am 04.03.23 Aint nuthin like the hum when you get going in fair winds, love the sound
Holes in rudder? jodyjuli at 7:59am 04.03.23 I see now what your talking about. leading it through the rudder, i didn't see it at first.
HBW50 Hurth jssailem at 7:59am 04.03.23 one of the things that makes no sense until it does and then it becomes crystal clear and you wonde
Stuck tell-tales stickinthemud57 at 7:34am 04.03.23 I sprayed water with a super soaker once on the lowest telltales, but once I furled the sail I forg
Holes in rudder? stickinthemud57 at 7:32am 04.03.23 You are welcome, and glad to be of help. If by "hook it to the boat" you mean attach it to the hull
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 7:30am 04.03.23 You could also add some ballast by dissolving salts into the ballast tank. Okay so I didn't have t
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 7:19am 04.03.23 I'm beginning to suspect that the switch is bad. Toggle should not be illuminated all the time I be
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Sailfanatic at 7:07am 04.03.23 There's a discussion of various NER lines here PDAUozfyDsg
No bottom paint (1) rgranger at 6:37am 04.03.23 I have this pressure washer similar and if you ever leave the boat in the water for more than a day
Goosneck to Boom Joe at 6:34am 04.03.23 Okay, thank you all for your input. I think im going to drill a hole all the way through and place

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