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Are you ready? jssailem at 10:32am 05.17.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1476 It is fun to jump into the water. Not so much fun when you are pushed. As we all look forward to tha
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? arcadiahunter28 at 8:30am 05.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 15/2938 I'm adding a Raymarine wind transducer to the top of my Hunter 28 mast this weekend. I've already ru
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 7:12am 05.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 30/3587 OK, wizards, I think this will be a tough one to solve. Bear with me, this is a long post. I have
Getting Closer to Launch Gudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung ...3TacksontheWater at 6:50am 05.17.23 Catalina 22 8/1127 Last weekend's project was to replace the OEM 1/2" gudgeons with CD's retrofit 1/2" kit with the sta
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages DannyO at 9:03pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 19/3466 Hi everyone, I'm planning to take the boat up to the Puget Sound area from Portland, OR at the end
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) jonelli at 7:13pm 05.16.23 Catalina 30 16/1987 215744 Just saw this. Any tricks on dealing with this aside from pulling out the whole cabinet and m
2004 Raymarine C80 Display (1) MichaelStacy at 3:07pm 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2614 Anyone have experience with an intermittant display on their Raymarine c80 chartplotter? I have the
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff PeteT at 2:16pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/2199 I purchased the 3.5HP for the dinghy. It was used and supposedly out of the shop. Oil Site glass was
Harken Furler maintenance Tim22 at 1:50pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 2/828 My Harken Mark IV unit 1 lower drum has developed a bad squeak when rotating which I would like to
O'Day 302 Wheel Suri at 1:45pm 05.16.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1122 I want to buy/install an autopilot on my O'Day 302. Any Brand Names and Model recommendations? Als
Keel Bolt Cleaning Lee Hadjiosif at 12:15pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 9/2256 I want to clean and re-coat my rusty keel bolts and nuts. The SS backing plates are like new! What i
Grunert AC450 Refrigeration Nauticlops at 11:57am 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1021 Hello, The next thing on the list to repair is my refrigeration system. It's been struggling to
Great Deal On Transom Shower Accessory (1) jviss at 11:29am 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 1/445 The Scandvik stainless steel transom shower covers are available from Defnder for 58% off, at $41.17
Water heater sailmandan at 10:46am 05.16.23 Yamaha 8/1169 Anybody have ideas on location of a propane hot water heater on a yami 33 Trying to avoid going with
Y30 Settee Problem gouldx at 10:41am 05.16.23 Yamaha 6/1097
Water Leak fishman at 9:17am 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/350 Just posted a water leak problem on my 45CC. I forgot to say that I also checked the manifold snd t
Fresh Water leak fishman at 9:08am 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1288 I have a 2006 Hunter 45CC. I have checked the water heater, both heads, the toilets connections bot
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) Tedd at 4:45pm 05.15.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 16/2948 I'm thinking of anchoring overnight in Coward's Cove, at the mouth of the north arm of the Fraser Ri
Insurance question xavpil at 4:23pm 05.15.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1086 I am contemplating buying a 2014 Catamaran, 36'. I never owned a boat this expensive and therefore I
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) MysticBlue at 1:42pm 05.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/5212 1996 Hunter 336 Shoal Draft Wing Keel Yard Chronicles Day 5: 6 months after our survey haul out we

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Routing jib sheets aft ...3TacksontheWater at 6:15am 07.16.25 There are no two ways about it. I cannot believe that Catalina actually delivered a boat rigged like
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises jssailem at 6:09am 07.16.25
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? Rich Stidger at 5:43am 07.16.25 Don't "fix" something that is working fine.
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? dlochner at 5:31am 07.16.25
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? testingthewaters91 at 5:14am 07.16.25
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? testingthewaters91 at 5:13am 07.16.25 FWIW, my 3GM30F has a 3/4" induction valve and matching hose. Is 3GM30F comparable to 2GM20F? I i
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific dlochner at 4:13am 07.16.25 I was in Hawaii when the yacht Ticonderoga won the Los Angeles-to-Tahiti yacht race in 1964, settin
Jerks! danooxnard at 3:56am 07.16.25 The bi-metal hole saw has a 1/4 inch drill bit in the center. That drills a pilot hole so the saw do
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific jackhart at 3:46am 07.16.25 Here's one for John Shepard. I just got a notice from SAIL Magazine that a Cal 40 won the race. T
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific BigEasy at 11:12pm 07.15.25
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific capta at 10:26pm 07.15.25 I was in Hawaii when the yacht Ticonderoga won the Los Angeles-to-Tahiti yacht race in 1964, setting
Jerks! Tally Ho at 7:57pm 07.15.25 How about keelhauling? When a sailor was keelhauled, he would be stripped and tied so that he cou
Hunter H280 Galley Sink Drain Connection Crusty Ol Salt at 7:47pm 07.15.25 Many of them are bar sink units. I hanged mine to Ambassador from OEM. Google bar sink drains.
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises (4) Foswick at 7:28pm 07.15.25 We finished the first of about 10 rows and I'm pretty pleased with the results, so far. This is wha
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific dlochner at 6:31pm 07.15.25 Yeah, I probably shouldn't have conflated the story of the Cal 40 with my irritation with SAIL maga
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific shemandr at 6:14pm 07.15.25 Yeah, I probably shouldn't have conflated the story of the Cal 40 with my irritation with SAIL magaz
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? Clutch Cargo at 5:51pm 07.15.25 Thanks for all if the insight. I have met Rudy and he is a great guy. I sincerely hope that if he
Picking up a mooring ball. dlochner at 5:49pm 07.15.25 When picking up a mooring, whether it has a pendant or not, we will use a long dock line attached at
Catalina 22' parts for free ArmedUpHippie at 5:48pm 07.15.25 I'd be interested in the cushion covers if they are in good shape. I could pay shipping
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? Clutch Cargo at 5:46pm 07.15.25 FWIW, my 3GM30F has a 3/4" induction valve and matching hose.

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