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PacificNW Spring-time Temptations. (1) jssailem at 8:43am 02.26.25 Weather and Forecasting 2/139 229996 Over the next few days, Mother Nature will tempt us and the flowers into thinking spring has
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls (2) markymac1961 at 7:33pm 02.25.25 Big Boats 4/180 Hi All, About to pull the trigger on a 'ASY' kite for my boat, and the sailmaker (Rolly Tasker Austr
Installing chocks on the bow Pathfinder6 at 4:15pm 02.25.25 Smaller Boats 2/209 Hello fellow Catalina owners, I have a C250WK. Chocks for the anchor line ' bowlines are worn down.
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 7:39am 02.25.25 Big Boats 46/855 Has anyone upgraded their inverter/charger on a Passage 42? I really like the Victron Multiplus unit
Mast rivets? (2) Curwen at 5:49am 02.25.25 Smaller Boats 4/154 Dropping my mast last fall, I broke the tab that holds the shroud in place when raising and lowering
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 (1) Southern Crux at 2:44am 02.25.25 Smaller Boats 7/203 I know the unwrapping of the sailboat is still some time off but wanted to start prepping for when t
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? nastradam at 4:22pm 02.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/439 Hello, we are new sailboat owners working on our new to us 92 hunter passage 42 in PV, Mexico and ar
Mast gate and repairs for C27 (2) yelkenli at 3:07pm 02.24.25 Ask All Sailors 7/228 Picking up on threads like this one, slug keeper, poor mans, and others, I would like to have the
Refridge and freezer dehler25 at 1:17pm 02.24.25 Big Boats 2/186 I have a 450 and the freezer quit. It seems that the pin valve into the evaporator got plugged as I
PacificNW WIND ADVISORY jssailem at 1:10pm 02.24.25 Weather and Forecasting 5/134 Batten down the hatches. It looks to be a bumpy night. Monday February 24 -- WIND ALERT -- One o
Retrofitting the rk pull cord switches Randy Brock at 10:46am 02.24.25 Seaward 0/98 I am interested in replacing the pull cord switches with door bell switches to lower/raise the keel
GSI STOVE Rick.johnson at 8:25am 02.24.25 Ask All Sailors 5/169 Hi Guy I have a 1987 vintage stove GSI 3 BURNER an am looking to try an update it with with
C275 Spinnaker Tricks Windseeker2 at 7:13am 02.24.25 Catalina 275 1/141 I have a C275 with the Asymmetric Spinnaker with Topdown Furler and have had holy-hell with it getti
Bottom Paint - the right way ? zinahewitt at 10:30pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 17/462 Hi All, I have a boat. Previous owner put some bottom paint on it. 2 years later it was gone. Appar
Solar Charging Question GreggS at 6:58pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 20/560 I have an Oday 25 that needs new wiring and charging system. A few long weekend trips would be my lo
x markymac1961 at 6:23pm 02.23.25 Big Boats 10/317 x - okay so I recently was having a bad day and posted one of the dumbest questions I could ever ask
Antifreeze Leak (1) buddybear at 5:44pm 02.23.25 Catalina 310 16/533 Have had a perplexing leak in the coolant system. Have changed a few hoses which seemed suspect and
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? paulheth at 2:34pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 12/328 I'm at the beginning of assessing what is needed to fix a dent in the upper foil of the new to me Be
rudder beneteau Oceanis 321 1995 Yves Finally at 12:22pm 02.23.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/85 Hello all, i recently bought an Oceanis and as the rudder moved only with some force i asked the shi
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 12:15pm 02.23.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/219 Is there polarity to the tach sensor connections ? It is supposed to be AC volts but I see differe

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Oday 22 structural question dlochner at 2:46pm 03.05.25 Question for those that are on this forum for a long time: should I start a new thread when I'm sta
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? (1) jssailem at 1:51pm 03.05.25 Know that VHF radios are line of sight. How far should you be able to talk/listen? https://3roam.co
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 1:26pm 03.05.25 For what it's worth I regularly receive VHF from the San Diego Coast Guard station and San Diego ba
Oday 22 structural question (1) calone at 1:21pm 03.05.25 Picture taken from somewhere on this forum. These are the "ceiling" channels / guides. It is obvious
Oday 22 structural question calone at 1:19pm 03.05.25 There are two bulkheads. One that is connected to the post, I guess is glued (or slide) into a chann
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Richard19068 at 12:59pm 03.05.25 Would it be unreasonable to expect that I should be getting some fairly long range VHF conversatio
Early 80s H36 Strut rardiH36 at 12:58pm 03.05.25 I don't log on to the forum very much these days. Except yesterday. And observed this current thread
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? dlochner at 12:54pm 03.05.25 I'm in Dana Point, I receive Coast Guard San Diego and Los Angeles, 50-60 miles to each, while I li
Hunter 34 primary winches kloudie1 at 12:41pm 03.05.25 Part B My boat has access ports under the winches for access to the nuts underneath. I doon't know i
how to access the toilet valve at sea kappykaplan at 12:20pm 03.05.25
how to access the toilet valve at sea michel06440 at 12:12pm 03.05.25
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? Calif. Ted at 12:08pm 03.05.25 I'm in Dana Point, I receive Coast Guard San Diego and Los Angeles, 50-60 miles to each, while I lis
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 11:19am 03.05.25
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 11:17am 03.05.25
Yet Another Docking Challenge JBP-PA at 10:48am 03.05.25 Pull in port side to as @sesmith said, but if the wind is off the dock, you don't need to motor, ju
Yet Another Docking Challenge Foswick at 10:46am 03.05.25 ... try to rid yourself of the thought that the hose is covered in poop ... It's really less about
Hunter 240 Matt stepping plate reinforcement Crazy Dave Condon at 10:46am 03.05.25 Sean take a photo of the part you are talking about and can identify the mast mfg?
Hunter 23 - Furling jib setup, stanchion replacement, ipad mount in companionway Crazy Dave Condon at 10:42am 03.05.25 Former dealer. Take a picture of the anchor well if the forestay chain plate is in the anchor well
Yet Another Docking Challenge Foswick at 10:31am 03.05.25 I should have mentioned that the south (the tip of the dock) is obstructed. It is possible to land a
Roller furling Crazy Dave Condon at 10:31am 03.05.25 Do you have the owners manual? If not, look under boat information then Hunter resources and boat m

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