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Missing Transom Board Concerto at 12:10pm 05.09.13 Catalina 310 10/1961 My wife and I are the happy new owners of C310 #189, "Concerto in Sea", sailing out of Oyster Bay, N
Just Got a Catalina 22 Yardawg at 10:23am 05.09.13 Catalina 22 6/2083 I am new to sailing. I've been on boats my whole life, but I haven't sailed in 35 years. Even then I
changing to LED... ag123 at 10:14am 05.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/988 I want to replace all my bulbs with all new LED bulbs and decided to start with the exterior. Would
First deaf person to circumnavigate single handed merlinuxo at 9:47am 05.09.13 Ask All Sailors 18/2991 I think this is very cool. http://news.yahoo.com/;_ylt=AuWxaSnAsEFiZgV0b.SKxHHQtDMD edit, better l
rudder question GregMartin22hunter at 8:02am 05.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1024 Hi all, I'm refurbishing a 1981 Hunter 22 with a swing rudder (as well as keel). I'm about to rig u
Australian back stay adjuster (2) paddy4699 at 7:26am 05.09.13 Parts Search 4/5722 This back stay adjuster came on our C22 which we purchased last summer. Trying to find some informa
C&C 24 -- Tightening Keel Bolts praxis1949 at 6:42am 05.09.13 C&C 5/5747 Greetings all, I have a 1983 baby C'C (C'C 24). There is a crack where the keel is joined to the
Magma Magic experience Tim R. at 5:44am 05.09.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1385 Anyone have any experience with Magma Magic cleaner?
How do I open the fittings in the fresh water piping? Andreas7699 at 5:25am 05.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/911 Hi I have a H36 2008. It has the blue and red pipes with black fittings. Does anyoune know how to op
Bottom Paint 89bruin at 4:28am 05.09.13 Trailer Sailors 10/3995 I'm looking for some advice on bottom paint for a new boat in the southern Chesapeake Bay region. I
Painting the Deck - Paint first or Non-Skid? (1) tomgrigsby at 4:18am 05.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1887 I'm contemplating painting the deck on my 79 Hunter 30. Non-skid is completely worn away on the ent
Yamahasailboats.org is back. bob98008 at 10:34pm 05.08.13 Yamaha 3/2465 It's been a struggle, but I finally got the domain name back. BTW, I saw a picture of the 40 and 4
Best Place to Purchase a Trailer? MacGreg at 10:09pm 05.08.13 Catalina 22 6/992 I'd like to get a trailer for my c22 new or used. Are there any dealers in California or anywhere on
Keel Pin wear alabamaranger at 8:43pm 05.08.13 Catalina 22 13/1843 I doing new bottom paint and I raised the boat off the trailer a little bit so I can paint where it
Main Sheet guidera48 at 8:14pm 05.08.13 The Cherubini Hunters 17/4812 As I start replacing some of my lines, I find the fiddle block on the main sheet has lost several of
Lock companionway from the inside? Cool Beans at 7:12pm 05.08.13 Ask All Sailors 25/11234 Any ideas on how to accomplish this? I currently try and spend a couple weekends a month out on the
Macerator on hunter 306? Tiki Bob at 7:04pm 05.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1206 Does anyone know where the macerator is on a Hunter 306 2002? Mine is stuck and throws the breaker
Rub rail? gregrosine at 6:11pm 05.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1245 We have just bought our first sailboat, a Beneteau 352. Unlike many other boats we saw, it doesn't h
Snap / Headboard Shackle Brian D at 5:46pm 05.08.13 Ask All Sailors 12/4814 I have just ordered new halyards from SBO for my boat. The halyards are 5/16" with eyes. I didn't ge
H460 Head Lining SVONDA at 4:05pm 05.08.13 Big Boats 1/647 I am the owner of H460 HUN46217B102 The vessel has two PVC coated material headlining panels in t

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Beneteau house-starter battery switches Syversens at 7:03pm 01.09.23 Excellent, thanks! Not sure I'll go all the way with the negative bus and repurpose of the negative
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? ShalomOrchard at 6:01pm 01.09.23 After much searching, it may be the boat I saw was a Pearson 300, although I thought it was shorter.
Contessa 32 Owners ... AlastairLC at 5:53pm 01.09.23
Ugly wallpaper Davidasailor26 at 5:52pm 01.09.23 A similar project was documented on the Sail Life YouTube channel. He starts around 1:15 at IJDTwJMn
help on hunter 34 keel pan (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 01.09.23 Boat was on the water therefore could not check the keel but owner said that the bottom was done fe
Beneteau house-starter battery switches Davidasailor26 at 5:42pm 01.09.23
Ugly wallpaper (2) Hollyberry at 5:38pm 01.09.23 Check out my thread on a similar upgrade..... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/mods-to-our
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? (1) CowboyWay at 5:38pm 01.09.23 Was that TV antenna mounted up high on the mast? I have one just like it, but I keep it stored on
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 5:31pm 01.09.23 Do most of you sail wearing gloves? Or are gloves for the heavy duty larger boats? Thanks I wear t
Contessa 32 Owners ... Morgan donor at 5:30pm 01.09.23 Reminds me of an old school Olin designed SS boat from the 60-70's. Narrow beam'd lead bomb. With so
Treadmaster TreadCote Reconditioner - Gray PJL at 5:27pm 01.09.23 Not with that... Living in Mexico and had my deck redone. First coat was Alumagrip (sp) as were al
Ugly wallpaper Timm R Oday25 at 5:15pm 01.09.23 Roughly two weekends . I spent perhaps most of a day making templates and figuring out how to work a
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? Project_Mayhem at 5:05pm 01.09.23 If you have bushing based sheaves in your masthead, adding some grease will work wonders
Busted Mast sbrogden at 5:04pm 01.09.23 If I can find a 6061 -T6 pipe the right size, I'm comfortable it can be repaired; it's close to the
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 5:01pm 01.09.23 Ouch! That's a bad break in a bad spot! I'd be concerned that any repair would make it difficult to
C310 Spreader boots, cleaning and masthead maintenance? Ralph Johnstone at 4:59pm 01.09.23 Not sure its worth replacing the mast mounted lights with LED since I don't really sail at night?
Occaisional Head Smell Project_Mayhem at 4:58pm 01.09.23 Well.... i got the smell out! Leave the stink in the head not the cockpit! I started off using t
Busted Mast (2) sbrogden at 4:51pm 01.09.23 Took a couple this afternoon.
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 4:49pm 01.09.23 Do you have any pics?
Ugly wallpaper Project_Mayhem at 4:48pm 01.09.23 As a fellow Oday owner perhaps this will help . Pulling off that nasty burlap was almost fun. that

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