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My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? jssailem at 2:48pm 12.01.22 Ask All Sailors 45/4462 FIRE! Yes it is not running out of fresh water, nor ripping a sail, not even cruising into a gale..
Hunter 49 Ceiling lighting T J Furstenau at 12:44pm 12.01.22 Big Boats 5/1038 Quick question for any of you H49 owners who are fortunate enough to be on, or close to your boats.
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat (1) fstbttms at 10:02am 12.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1837 As I have said many times, I wouldn't wish this stuff on an enemy :laugh: https://www.yachtingmonth
Stock Color for 85' 22 BubbaV at 9:22am 12.01.22 Catalina 22 11/1610 Looking at some repair kits available online for minor chips in the topside fiberglass. Some have pr
Binoculars Hayden Watson at 8:40am 12.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1011 I inherited the binoculars I keep on my boat from my great uncle Hayden. I was seven years old at
gages yanmar Rick.johnson at 7:53am 12.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/635 Hi Guys I have a 87 40 ft Hunter with a 3jh40 yanmar engine that seems to running just great th
hunter yanmar Rick.johnson at 6:38am 12.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1705 Hi Guys i am new to this an purchased a 1987 hunter 40 ft legend How can i find out what size yan
Allan Villiers garymalmgren at 12:56am 12.01.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1070 I read "The Grain Race" 50 years ago. Found this stunning film. Thank you youtube. https://en.wikipe
Using and STORING a Bluetti AC200Max for AC power on a 310 Good Vibes at 1:29pm 11.30.22 Catalina 310 6/2287 Good day. I have recently purchased a Bluetti AC200Max Solar Generator for home back up, primarily
0day 25,130 genoa hgeismar at 12:30pm 11.30.22 Ask All Sailors 2/422 I am looking for a used 130 genoa for my 25' oday. It's for a roller furling. My technology skills a
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 10:11am 11.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2324
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt (1) QCI at 7:09am 11.30.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3052 Hello, I need to put new sheaves on the deck of my boat. One of the bolts unscrews but the other doe
Don't try this in your Sailboat jssailem at 6:15am 11.30.22 Sails Call Lounge 1/1254 Brazilian Surfer claims record for surfing the largest wave. https://youtube.com/shorts/FI5jDFG91oI?
2000 Hunter 380 AC electrical problem don&sam at 6:12am 11.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/963 When plugged in to a 30-amp receptacle at our home dock, with a split pigtail for the A and B buses
Get to know your iron keel... (6) HeelBoy at 5:40am 11.30.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1597 This parallels something I just posted in the general section, but I wanted to put something here wi
Iron Swing Keel Maintenance: A cautionary tale (5) HeelBoy at 5:28am 11.30.22 Trailer Sailors 15/4534 Cliff notes, you -must- take it out and blast it at some point. You may be shocked at how little iro
C30 Rudder Weight womble at 12:45pm 11.29.22 Ask All Sailors 1/424 Does anybody know of the weight of a Catalina 30 rudder that is not waterlogged?. In my humble opini
C30 Rudder Weight womble at 12:40pm 11.29.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/32 Does anybody know of the weight of a Catalina 30 rudder that is not waterlogged?. In my humble opini
Cooler for Boat patbratton at 12:37pm 11.29.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1423 My $200 Chinese made refrigerator died after three months. There was nothing obviously wrong, compre
Raymarine GPS Week Rollover Issues dkinzer at 12:29pm 11.29.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1451 In an earlier post I mentioned that a Raymarine tech person said that the RayStar 125 GPS unit on my

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New dodger leaking through the seams colemj at 8:25am 06.28.25 Is this a brand new dodger? If so, let it get wet for a while and see if the leaks stop. Mark
Troubleshooting mainsail trim shemandr at 8:17am 06.28.25 It sounds like OP has tried different trim option with little success. A tired sail can only be co
The Rusty Compression Post Problem Intrepid-II at 8:15am 06.28.25 Looks like a tough problem to me! My ideas include: - Use a hydraulic jack (or two) at the side(s)
The Rusty Compression Post Problem David in Sandusky at 8:05am 06.28.25 Looks like a tough problem to me! My ideas include: - Use a hydraulic jack (or two) at the side(s)
Troubleshooting mainsail trim David in Sandusky at 7:43am 06.28.25 My only thought is that opening the slot between the jib and the main by easing the jib sheet may im
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 PaulDaniel at 7:40am 06.28.25 Awesome replies. Thanks everyone! Colemj, The boat is a Catalina 270 (not 250) with a Perkins M20 d
Wood floor inflatable on davits Banooma at 7:32am 06.28.25 Thanks, it's good to know. Interestingly enough, the Newport owners manual includes no such warning-
Electrical on O'Day 22 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:29am 06.28.25
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 WayneH at 7:01am 06.28.25 OK, Maybe I'm just lucky. I have had my boat since 2011, never bought fuel from shady places and nev
New dodger leaking through the seams ...3TacksontheWater at 6:23am 06.28.25 I asked the canvas worker (was fit to existing frame) and he merely texted me a pic of a bottle of
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 colemj at 6:12am 06.28.25 You might croak at the cost :yikes: they would quote. I have two 85-gallon tanks. They wanted $2500
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 colemj at 6:06am 06.28.25 I don't know the Catalina 250, but when I looked it up, every source said it had a 6gal portable tan
New dodger leaking through the seams thinwater at 5:54am 06.28.25 Seam tape only works on waterproof, not water repellent, fabrics. Mostly, it won't even stick. And i
Specs for Adjusting Shrouds on 34' Davidasailor26 at 5:18am 06.28.25 As a rule of thumb shrouds should be tensioned to 15% of their breaking strength, which is dictated
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry Makai Green Harbor at 5:18am 06.28.25 Thank you
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry kappykaplan at 5:10am 06.28.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Here are a couple of links to download resources on this forum that may
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:04am 06.28.25 Good luck with that. Be careful about taking an adversarial approach. :banghead: A softer approach
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) kappykaplan at 4:02am 06.28.25 If you do not have the manual you can down load it from this site Here's the direct link to the do
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 1:22am 06.28.25 If you do not have the manual you can down load it from this site
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 1:18am 06.28.25 Do you have the owners manual. It has the circuit diagram for the AC switching system. You have to

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