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Boat Smells! Breezy1 at 12:21pm 12.09.22 Mid-Size Boats 45/8206 Hi, I'm totally new to this forum but I'm stoked because I just bought a 326 Hunter at the end of t
CAPE Index.... What does that mean? (2) jssailem at 9:22am 12.09.22 Weather and Forecasting 6/3616
Painting inside the keel locker, antifouling? HeelBoy at 7:50am 12.09.22 Trailer Sailors 11/2346 The project is moving along and I'm eyeing this difficult to reach place while the swing keel is out
Side view line drawing of 386 dtrask at 7:17am 12.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/814 Does anyone have a line drawing of the 386? I can't seem to find that specific model anywhere. Tha
Any Catalina 36 MKII owners... Sailor Sue at 7:13am 12.09.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1069 ... who might know the prop shaft diameter? I'm trying to order anodes for a friend but she and I a
Catalina Capri 18 jib size? (1) Monsterfish at 5:27am 12.09.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1278 Hello, I have a question. Would this size jib fit Catalina 18?
Countertop replacement PK123 at 8:05pm 12.08.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1610 OK so Ive got a relatively small galley (very small in fact!) in a Mirage 27. Wanting to replace sin
Stain for Hunter Sailboat Interior fconmass at 8:27am 12.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1618 Does anyone know what stain was used in the interior of Hunter Sailboats in the early to mid 90's an
Oh no, not that sticky! Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 12.08.22 Ask All Sailors 38/3283 I need to make some velcro stick to the non skid in my cabin but it needs to be removable at some po
H49 Port Settee Lee Cloth CliveCollett at 5:08am 12.08.22 Big Boats 1/663 Hi All Has anyone fitted a lee cloth to the port settee on a H49? If so can you share your design an
tank sizes catalina 30 David Lambert at 8:17pm 12.07.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2264 Can anyone help with the tanks sizes on a 1984 Catalina 30, in particular black water, diesel fuel,
Port long window (port) replacement Hunter 29.5 Airlock at 4:11pm 12.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/839 Hi, Would appreciate it if anyone knows where I could get a replacement for a port long window (port
1987 Catalina 36 steering pedestal Paulam at 10:18am 12.07.22 Parts Search 2/819 My hand hold is vertical need one that angles forward slightly?
Marine Salvage Sourcing in Massachusetts/New England area Plymouth Sailor at 9:22am 12.07.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1632 Dear Sailors, Can anyone in the New England/Mass area recommend a good marine junk yard. I viewed
Insurance Cost Reduction RoyS at 8:40am 12.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1738 I currently have a fixed value marine insurance policy. I keep my boat in a marina with a Summer sli
Remember the 7th of December jssailem at 8:21am 12.07.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/1619 'A Date Which Will Live in Infamy', Franklin D. Roosevelt May the souls of the warriors lost that d
Main Salon Sub-flooring for Hunter 44DS Fullmoon44 at 7:36am 12.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/680 Hello all, I had a leak in the shower of the main head. It was one of those slow ones you don't see
Mast Light Ideas - 32-foot sailboat LadyODay322 at 3:03pm 12.06.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1629 Hello! New here, and fairly new boat owners. During a recent overhaul of our mast system, we acciden
Installing Composting Toilet in Oday 35 lord byron at 12:26pm 12.06.22 Bigger Boats 11/2977 I am considering installing a composting toilet. Anyone done this on an Oday 35? Wondering about dif
Oday 35 Adding Bimini lord byron at 12:24pm 12.06.22 Bigger Boats 6/1760 Looking to add a bimini to 1985 Oday 35. Does anyone have any experience doing this. Looking for siz

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Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard Jim Legere at 4:49am 06.29.25 You don't say what kind/make of thru-hulls but if they have a threaded hose barb adapter to connect
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions Clutch Cargo at 4:48am 06.29.25 Pardon my ignorance. What exactly does this do? Is it a unit that sucks up any residual water in th
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Captain Larry-DH at 3:29am 06.29.25
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Blitz at 9:04pm 06.28.25 In the water change will work if 1 you get the coupler off and 2 can move the shaft back enough so
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (2) Michael Davis at 8:33pm 06.28.25
Troubleshooting mainsail trim Stu Jackson at 8:06pm 06.28.25 The boat does not have a vang, but I could add one. you're missing an important sail control. Rea
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 7:52pm 06.28.25
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top ...3TacksontheWater at 7:40pm 06.28.25 I'm curious about using a boomkicker instead of my topping lift. I imagine this would work great w
A blessing or a curse? shemandr at 7:10pm 06.28.25 You can probably make a better rudder than the original. It can be a fun project. Get informed on
A blessing or a curse? higgs at 6:38pm 06.28.25 I would think that if you are reasonably handy you could fashion a rudder out of wood. I am assumin
Ranger 12 - rescue Davidasailor26 at 6:34pm 06.28.25 Take some measurements of things like width from rail to rail at various spots before you start any
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions twodzusfittings at 6:17pm 06.28.25 Pardon my ignorance. What exactly does this do? Is it a unit that sucks up any residual water in the
Wireless Conversion Tally Ho at 6:12pm 06.28.25 I have an old Tac Tic (now Raymarine) wireless wind device. I love the fact that it is wireless, an
OpenCPN not opening Project_Mayhem at 6:01pm 06.28.25 Settings>Security and Privacy>Scroll to bottom>Open unverified app
H23.5: can the mast be lowered stepped after the rigging is tuned? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39pm 06.28.25 I spoke with @FWBpilot vthis evening his questions. He has 12 inches depth of water at the end of h
OpenCPN not opening dlochner at 5:36pm 06.28.25 Control-click on the app installation file and select "open". This over-rides Apple's protection.
Blessing or a Curse jssailem at 5:30pm 06.28.25 Try RigRite.com for the rigging.
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) jssailem at 5:28pm 06.28.25 Good to inspect the boat before a serious cruise. :biggrin:
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry Crazy Dave Condon at 5:19pm 06.28.25
OpenCPN not opening jssailem at 5:17pm 06.28.25 They have updated the version of OpenCPN.

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