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Sanitation hose recommendation requested artboas at 3:13pm 11.03.22 Big Boats 38/5139
Cleaning a stanky bilge? HeelBoy at 12:48pm 11.03.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1274
crack/cut in compression post H30 (1) capt_paul at 12:07pm 11.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1121 Hey sailors, anyone seen this on a hunter's compression post? it's a 1991 Hunter 30 I'm considering
Do you put your bimini down? bonkle at 10:36am 11.03.22 Ask All Sailors 30/3109 My bimini is a royal pain to put down due to the backstay. its a 3 bow and seems to be stock on the
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) bonkle at 9:58am 11.03.22 Mid-Size Boats 27/3374 Here's a pic of my 1984 Hunter 31. This isn't specific to the boat though. It's a pretty standard se
Over zinced? (3) walmsleyc at 9:27am 11.03.22 Ask All Sailors 4/934 Attached is a picture on the only bronze through-hull on my boat that shows a "halo". Also some pic
Can't Find that darn leak ! NEWELLMIKE8 at 5:52am 11.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1181 Hello everyone - I have a miserable little dribble coming from the hole at the bottom of my main bil
Rainwater in bilge Anifares at 9:48pm 11.02.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1566 Hi All, My 2005 Catalina 34 mkII gets rainwater in the bilge when it rains steady over a few days. T
Scratched gelcoat: compound, repair or re-gelcoat? (2) FulmarCT at 12:16pm 11.02.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2475 I had my previously white 1983 sailboat gelcoated blue in 2020 by a hardworking local guy mostly kno
What's the Best Sailing Watch / Race timer out there? LakeShark at 9:46am 11.02.22 Racing 4/2772 SO winter is coming and I have put the boats to bed for the season but I am already dreaming about n
Outboard Motor Mount Wedge on the 222 (2) O�Day 222 at 8:20am 11.02.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1405
Bow Thruster retrofit H 420 2004/5 DRhoads at 7:36am 11.02.22 Big Boats 8/1504 I have been trying to find a good bow thruster for my 420. Several outfits I have contacted tell me
Dyneema for furler line (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:17am 11.02.22 Ask All Sailors 42/4227 After lots of observations, experimenting, changing lines, etc, the spool on my furler still fills u
The ghost ship of Diamond Shoals Captain Larry-DH at 7:13am 11.02.22 Destinations 2/1075 This is some interesting sailing history which remains a mystery - S6XPAYjCCAc
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? (2) xavpil at 5:50am 11.02.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 32/3607 Hi all i have a 1980 cat 27 Both bulkheads serve as a separation wall for the head Or the closet acr
deck hardware: what is this called? (1) 4Winds at 1:17pm 11.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/765 I lost the pin to this guide wire anchor. You can see what it looks like on same item lower left. An
Jib sheet length Cederholm at 12:59pm 11.01.22 Catalina 30 1/878 My 1980 Catalina 30 came to me as a project with neither sails or running rigging. I'm starting to s
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 11:10am 11.01.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1505 Anyone with a full cockpit enclosure have experience leaving it up in a northern winter? My enclos
Keel sag orion440 at 9:34am 11.01.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1518 Hello all I have a problem that I can only think to call it keel sage but it may not have anything t
What do you have at the top of your mast? (1) SDS3 Sailors at 9:15am 11.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2916 What do you have at the top of your mast? I have the (unfotunate) opportunity to start from scratch

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Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main (1) Hayden Watson at 5:14pm 03.10.25 Not at the moment. I've got several ideas including switching to 2 line reefing for the second ree
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main (6) Hayden Watson at 5:11pm 03.10.25 @Hayden Watson do you have a batten in yours? It would be great to see how it deploys if you have
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Hayden Watson at 5:09pm 03.10.25 @Hayden Watson do you have a batten in yours? It would be great to see how it deploys if you have
41DS Windlass Rjm st.petersburg at 4:55pm 03.10.25 I pulled the towel locker out of the forward head and you should see it. While in there, I tapped in
Bottom paint question barney17 at 4:55pm 03.10.25 Ah thank you for all for the help. The boat does live on the trailer, so I understand the bottom pai
Bareboat Tahiti? Will Gilmore at 4:49pm 03.10.25 Great list of names, Ed. I may be heading to Tahiti in a week or so. Plans are still a little fluid
Toilet Issue kloudie1 at 4:27pm 03.10.25 Wow.. I had almost the same thing happen! I think when there is no one in the vee berth, my toilet b
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 4:22pm 03.10.25 They are just a resistor that absorbs the energy and allows the radio to transmit at power like it
Non self tailing winches john6206 at 4:16pm 03.10.25 Thanks for the input everyone. currently owner has put a lot f money into this boat, already has aut
Toilet Issue Claude L.-Auger at 3:27pm 03.10.25 On my 34, the top of the bowl is 2 inches below the waterline. If you leave the through-hull open an
Bilge Pump Don S/V ILLusion at 2:38pm 03.10.25
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main DArcy at 2:38pm 03.10.25 @Hayden Watson do you have a batten in yours? It would be great to see how it deploys if you have a
Bilge Pump dlochner at 2:33pm 03.10.25 Look at the Whale IC pumps. Some are very low profile or are remote.
Bottom paint question dlochner at 2:27pm 03.10.25 It is not unusual for the static waterline, i.e., the waterline when the boat is in still water and
Bareboat Tahiti? Ed Caldwell at 2:01pm 03.10.25 Moorings/Sunsail, Dream and maybe others have their base on Raiatea, which is in the same lagoon as
Bilge Pump rgarner001 at 1:37pm 03.10.25
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 PAC3142 at 1:21pm 03.10.25 I first thought the same as JSSailem, but now I'm thinking maybe the tube is as intended and is stop
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main (1) Hayden Watson at 1:09pm 03.10.25 I personally would not have another footed sail on any of my boats but then I love to trim. If you
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main PAC3142 at 1:04pm 03.10.25 @PAC3142 If the second reef is too high for your single line reefing do you have some other way t
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main Tally Ho at 12:51pm 03.10.25

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