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Internal Halyards on Catalina 27 sailtactics at 8:51am 11.17.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1773 Anyone have good pics or advice on rigging internal halyards for my standard catalina 27 mast. I did
backing plates teacher63 at 8:43am 11.17.12 Smaller Boats 8/2928 I am in the process of mounting my turning block and rope clutch so I can bring the main halyard to
Restricted area Santa Rosa Fla Ternang at 6:27am 11.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2712 When and if can you sail through the restricted area south of Santa Rosa island Fla. Not knowing we
Darn! The Title is Taken Roger Long at 5:10am 11.17.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/4298 Several people have suggested that I should cut and paste all these posts into a book. Flattering id
How many Catalina 400s? Scotty C-M at 7:50pm 11.16.12 Big Boats 5/4785 I've recently bought a Catalina 400 MKII. Rosa Nautica is a 2004 (sail number 277). I'm curious:
Bareboat Turkey? Ducati at 4:39pm 11.16.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1796 My favorite imports are the Greeks...the best people! I told them that my next sailing trip I wou
Hunter 340 deck leaks Wsailing1 at 1:24pm 11.16.12 Big Boats 5/2556 I have a leak somewhere near the forward bulkhead that allows water to end up underneath the forward
IPAD vs Android as Chartplotter wufibugs at 11:13am 11.16.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4893 A while back there was a thread in which several people endorsed using an IPAD in a waterproof case
Storage Bin Haddock at 11:04am 11.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1418 I'm a new owner of an O'Day 27, built in 1977. When being winterized the marina inadvertently broke
Anybody in or Near Jensen Beach FL CaptJake at 11:02am 11.16.12 Ask All Sailors 22/3423 I know this is gonna sound weird but...................I need a little help. Got a dude (Craigslist
Replace Water Tank leialoha at 9:37am 11.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1288 Have Hunter 31_83-87 (1986) and assume I should replace the water tank because of age and advances i
An interesting ride sailaway78 at 9:34am 11.16.12 Ask All Sailors 22/3662 Talked to a friend of mine this morning. Apparently his boat has spun the prop. And guess what. To
Smiles, iron fin keel cactusmitch at 8:22am 11.16.12 Catalina 22 1/1136 The boat came with rusted keel bolts. It was cheap and came with a trailer. Because the bolts were
310 vs. 320 as a family boat mlynch66 at 7:59am 11.16.12 Catalina 310 17/11339 My question concerns the relative merits of the 310 as a family boat. My wife and I are moving from
insurance on sailboats timtim at 6:40am 11.16.12 S2 19/3571 I just bought 1980 S2 8.0B and my insurance agent is having trouble pulling up info on my S2. Can so
Christmas present ifmdalvey at 4:11am 11.16.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1467 Hello folks I need help finding the best book that covers sail handling and trim. I realise that i
Fresh Water System lthrneck689 at 3:31am 11.16.12 S2 3/1253 Recently purchased an '81 9.2C, and am waiting for a new genoa to be made. Although she is in prett
Need advice on long term storage preps chiefaponte at 7:45pm 11.15.12 S2 3/1167 I am planning to sell my 76 8.0C. so if you know of anyone in Florida looking for a turn-key boat le
Solar vent in Hatch dj2210 at 7:10pm 11.15.12 Catalina 30 4/1834 Has anybody added a Nicro Solar vent or equivalent in the small hatch set behind the mast? I really
C 27 inboards Stevekeith at 7:09pm 11.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1579 Hello all, I'm new to this forum and the proud owner of a venerable C27. Besides greeting everyone o

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Hull void/de-lamination Stanleywester at 12:59pm 02.08.23 To check your theory have someone look underneath while you push on the hull to see if it moves.
Hull void/de-lamination LakeShark at 12:52pm 02.08.23 Yeah, I had looked thoroughly at those photos to determine how my hull was made, as that cut up hul
Hull void/de-lamination Stanleywester at 12:32pm 02.08.23 Yeah, I had looked thoroughly at those photos to determine how my hull was made, as that cut up hull
Davits for a 1999 Hunter 380 (1) sail sfbay at 12:31pm 02.08.23 Check with the davit suppliers who often have photos of the sailboats with their davits installed on
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Skipper J at 12:17pm 02.08.23 Bahamas- Abaco, to be precise. Thanks.
Why paint bottom? LakeShark at 12:13pm 02.08.23 Where do you get this rubbish from ? I have never heard that one before. My Hunter is a 1999 with
Lewmar windlass drum removal Ralph Johnstone at 12:04pm 02.08.23 Thank you 'hello below.' since there was a winch handle in the locker I figured it was for manual r
Lewmar windlass drum removal bmadan at 11:27am 02.08.23 I got out there yesterday and today. The correct approach was to go counter clockwise with the winch
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? Marmalade at 11:25am 02.08.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/announcement-one-to-one-support-for-your-hunter-sailboat.1
Why paint bottom? Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 02.08.23 Most of my knowledge is from many years of experience and working in Marine yards, owning many vess
Engine Model ivieto at 11:20am 02.08.23 I have been working under the assumption that is the 4JH2E which is stated in the survey. Just that
Hull void/de-lamination LakeShark at 11:19am 02.08.23 Bingo Found it https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/cut-up-hull-pictures-for-reference.186698
Engine Model (2) ivieto at 11:18am 02.08.23 How many cylinders does the engine have? Can you take a few photos of the whole engine, especially
Hull void/de-lamination LakeShark at 11:15am 02.08.23 If I were to guess I would say there was a good chance it bounced on the trailer bunk pretty hard go
Engine Model dlochner at 11:10am 02.08.23 How many cylinders does the engine have? Can you take a few photos of the whole engine, especially
Davits for a 1999 Hunter 380 Rich Stidger at 11:00am 02.08.23 Garhauer +1 I have the HD davits on my 1997 h40.5. They are excellent.
Why paint bottom? Skip K at 10:49am 02.08.23 Thanks for the insights. I did paint the bottom with some kind of antifouling bottom paint two year
Engine Model ivieto at 10:46am 02.08.23
Hull void/de-lamination (1) Stanleywester at 10:36am 02.08.23 Thanks for the replies thus far! Here's the video: BVDefJFUe4k Hope you can hear the difference i
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? davespud at 10:17am 02.08.23 Yes, there is movement on all sides of the panel, so it is definitely not calked in place. And I ca

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