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Cayo Costa State Park (4) patrickfarley at 8:04pm 12.03.12 Destinations 34/22293 A friend of mine takes her family to Cayo Costa every year for Christmas vacation. She will not mak
Shoaldrafter's Photos Roger Long at 6:36pm 12.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/7739 Shoaldrafter took these pictures of Strider going by a couple days ago. I believe they were taken ju
boom length on C30 drazlou at 5:19pm 12.03.12 Catalina 30 2/6190 The boom on my C30 MkII is at least 18" longer than the foot of the mainsail. Does anyone know why t
Raising H23 Up from Trailer (1) carboman at 5:13pm 12.03.12 Smaller Boats 9/2723 I need to raise my H23 up maybe a foot so I can finish the bottom of the keel. Any ideas? The atta
Mast electrical conduit dj2210 at 4:12pm 12.03.12 Catalina 30 12/3286 Not yet having my mast off I assume that the VHF and wind instrument cables travel thru a pvc condui
HAPS Welcome Aboard Mikem at 3:54pm 12.03.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 5/69973 To all Hunter owners in the Puget Sound region welcome aboard. We will use this forum for the exchan
Replacing Propane System Capt Gary175 at 3:34pm 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2494 I'm replacing an original (1987) propane system on a Pearson 39-2. The copper piping looks in good
Rebeding thru deck Stay Plates Andrew Eanniello at 12:12pm 12.03.12 Catalina 30 2/1309 How difficult is it to rebed the standing rigging stay plates that are mounted on the deck? It does
Centerboard Pendant (2) tmontalbine at 11:13am 12.03.12 Day Sailers 2/1635 I wanted to share this photo of my '84 O'Day 26 centerboard pendant. I bought the boat 4 years ago a
Boom 26 McGregor 1992 Model rexlilly at 10:43am 12.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1441 I need a boom for my boat. I just bought it and the boom is missing. If I have the specs I may be ab
McGregor 26 Boom rexlilly at 10:21am 12.03.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/7221 I need a boom for my 26 McGregor. I just got this boat and the boom was missing. So far I've been un
Rebeding Standing Rigging thru deck supports Andrew Eanniello at 10:09am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2011 General question. How difficult is it to rebed the thru deck suppports for the standing rigging? A
keel wings rusty liddiard at 9:57am 12.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/2192 I bought a hunter 310 last july in north carolina. when i did the servey when they lifted the boat
Chesapeake gunk holes Mark Nooney at 9:55am 12.03.12 Destinations 14/13090 We are new to the Chesapeake and would like to start anchoring out on weekends. We sail out of Kent
H-260 Rubrail Adhesive? kenfunhog at 9:53am 12.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/932 During Sandy, the rubrail on our H-260 came loose. It's glued on. What adhesive do I use to glue i
Looking for gunkholes Mark Nooney at 9:51am 12.03.12 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 2/23542 We are new to the Chesapeake and would like to start anchoring out on weekends. We sail out of Kent
Cored or Solid. Mark Nooney at 9:46am 12.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1142 1984 H31 Does anyone know if the hull is cored or solid glass? I want to replace the depth sensor wi
Advice in Retirement Old Sailor 2 at 9:25am 12.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/4468 OK folks. You have all advised quite astutely about things dealing with my boat, with sailing and w
Universal engine expert? -M18 Skipper at 9:16am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3617 Howdy, Went to change out the dipstick tube. It has rusted plenty from a long-term drip from the r
Hatch cover repair project finished (5) Gary_H at 9:07am 12.03.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2082 Well, another project can be checked as "done". The hatch cover housing thingy had cracks in the fib

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Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Will Gilmore at 11:26am 04.04.23 That block on the bow, ahead of the furling drum, that looks like a tack block for an asym. -Will
Furling Line Options thinwater at 11:16am 04.04.23 a. The line was probably very old. Stripping the core is common practice. You probably do not need t
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Maine Sail at 11:10am 04.04.23 How does an FET isolator, like Victron's Argofet handle different charging protocols? For example a
Hunter 28 chainplate cooperjack at 11:03am 04.04.23 Thanks so much! I was able to get it undone and thanks for the note on not letting the nut fall, tha
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams Mark Maulden at 11:03am 04.04.23
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (4) JES7 at 10:56am 04.04.23 Look to see if you have a third sail and pole? Take a photo of the furler drum and post it. I was a
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Davidasailor26 at 10:43am 04.04.23 We have Cristec MOSFET based isolators taking the output of our alternator and splitting it to house
O'day 192 tidal mooring rmilofsky at 10:38am 04.04.23 I'd be afraid stuff on the bottom would jam up the CB keel stub that might prevent the CB from com
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (3) Chase Hartzell at 10:34am 04.04.23 Installation wasn't anything too challenging. I marked the spacing and centers on the high-density
Holding tank relocation? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:31am 04.04.23 Where is the head located in the boat? What's the make/model/approx age of the toilet? How far is t
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? FastOlson at 10:30am 04.04.23 All are unknowns. I suspect to discover the extent of damage will entail several boat bucks. And li
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Sailm8 at 10:25am 04.04.23 I would call Catalina and ask them your question. I just toured the Florida plant last week. They
Bilge Pump breaker Davidasailor26 at 9:48am 04.04.23 Back in the day lights on switches and dashboards of cars were called "Idiot Lights". When you thin
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:16am 04.04.23 Now it was time for installation. Unfortunately, I had failed to realize that the new spreader brac
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment Mark15231 at 9:11am 04.04.23 Nice project! looking good.
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:01am 04.04.23 Next I turned my attention to the spreader brackets. The original cast aluminum brackets were prone
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (7) Chase Hartzell at 8:45am 04.04.23 What a long winter it has been. Six months of hockey have finally come to an end and now I can get
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? Leeward Rail at 8:38am 04.04.23 replacing the wood in the keel stump (what was Frank Butler thinking?) So it has Wood ?... Ugh.
Bilge Pump breaker cagreen75 at 8:38am 04.04.23 Back in the day lights on switches and dashboards of cars were called "Idiot Lights". When you think
Bed-It Tape is back! Leeward Rail at 8:35am 04.04.23 Just to help people reading/following this thread... It's available now. I have 4 rolls waiting a

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