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Catalina 25 mainsail rigging (1) lsavocchi at 5:16pm 07.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1213 Hi All-Quick question on rigging the mainsail on my Catalina 25. is the line at the end of the boom
Leaks at the Hatch (3) mjsb at 2:45pm 07.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/863 Hunter 31, 1987: I have rain water cascading down the inside bulkhead wall between the engine area
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS dkinzer at 12:07pm 07.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/763 Both of the large deadlights (in the cabin top over the saloon) have leaked in the past and need to
H41ds steering lube (1) Nachismo at 10:48am 07.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/415
Replacing Cushions on my Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 10:00am 07.09.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/586 We have a 2000 Hunter 320 and my beloved wife says that our 22 year old cushions need replacing. Wh
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration (2) Richard McDonald at 8:18am 07.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/3123 A sea trial, earlier this week, on a 2006 Beneteau 423 revealed a Volvo Pentax engine / prop shaft v
View From the Top o' the Mast - H41DS (1) dkinzer at 7:06pm 07.08.22 Big Boats 3/738 I ascended the mast of our H41DS a few days ago to pull out the existing VHF coax (due to high VSWR)
Have you ever played the game something doesn't match the others (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 6:44pm 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1142 So I am replacing my spinnaker halyard that was damaged like so many other things back in January an
mac 25 keel lifting cable bolt size ? whudatt at 2:28pm 07.08.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/792 Hello folks, can someone please tell me the cable lifting bolt size for the mac 25 ? Not the pIvot
Original Sales Price of Hunter 26, 260 & 270 rs1sensen at 1:45pm 07.08.22 Smaller Boats 4/736 I'm just curious if there are any original owners or @Crazy Dave Condon who can share what the origi
Hatch, Hunter 45 CC (1) Jeff Jellick at 1:13pm 07.08.22 Big Boats 3/773 One of the Hatch handles that secures the port hatch on our Hunter 45 CC has come off. This has happ
45DS mainsail furling seanmadian at 11:17am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2755 Hello all -- Searched for related threads but found none (?!). Please cross-post if you have resourc
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 WasabiRush at 9:52am 07.08.22 Big Boats 13/1457 I have an '86 H34 with the sometimes infamous ST4000+ computer and helm wheel drive. It worked fine
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim patagoniadave at 9:23am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 32/2284 This is a question for the experienced singlehanders. Do you find it more efficient to steer to the
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? (1) Maine Sail at 9:12am 07.08.22 Sails Call Lounge 47/3444 As everyone well knows the real estate market is insane. We live in a small seaside neighborhood ab
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? [SOLVED] (1) CowboyWay at 9:08am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2516 I'm curious if anyone knows the trick to get a Raymarine autopilot ACU-100/P70s to receive Garmin ne
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Samura Sailer at 8:56am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 31/1911 I'm helping my friend who just purchased a 30' Albin ballad sailboat sail with him to his house in P
chainplates hunter 460 juan rius at 7:29am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/329 hi i am desperate cant find 1/2 inch steel plate to replace my chainplates any help please all the w
Window thickness on a Hunter 335 Glenn5ft19 at 7:20am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/453
Marinized VW Rabbit engine covepiper at 7:10am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 2/352 Hi all, We are trying to track down a starter for about a 1983/84 marinized VW Rabbit diesel. The or

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AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? (1) Hello Below at 2:16pm 12.11.24 John, in comparison to other years, this year I have been a complete angel.
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Tally Ho at 2:07pm 12.11.24 Do they do the work in house or send it out? I am not sure now that you ask. I think they do it t
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 2:07pm 12.11.24 If I wanted to be sure about the height of the water in the boat, I would use a water level. This i
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts DArcy at 2:03pm 12.11.24 I don't need to meet official chart carriage requirements and I have 2 other forms of charts on boar
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Project_Mayhem at 2:03pm 12.11.24
Moisture prevention.... dmax at 1:52pm 12.11.24 Ah, generally you want as much air movement as possible.
Moisture prevention.... dLj at 1:49pm 12.11.24 No, im just want to prevent moisture from causing mold, ect while im living aboard I'd say ventila
Moisture prevention.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:47pm 12.11.24 Are you trying to protect the foam? If so, take the foam out, put it in a big, appropriately sized
Moisture prevention.... dLj at 1:45pm 12.11.24 Moisture may also come from underneath in which case one of the under ventilation type pads often us
Moisture prevention.... dmax at 1:31pm 12.11.24 Are you trying to protect the foam? If so, take the foam out, put it in a big, appropriately sized g
Gasparilla... The_Sailing_Pelican at 12:35pm 12.11.24 Gasparilla Sound is a very small, shallow sound adjacent to the ICW that runs up the west side of C
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Tally Ho at 12:27pm 12.11.24 You could use some binoculars to take a look at the antenna/cable connection to see if it looks conn
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Von Clipper at 12:27pm 12.11.24 About those self tailing winches? Not needed for a small boat like a mac 26d? Even $400 for a pair
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Tally Ho at 12:20pm 12.11.24
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts SkiingSailor at 12:18pm 12.11.24 D'Arcy. I have used the Opencpn charts to understand the waters off the BC Coast. However, there is
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) Tally Ho at 12:00pm 12.11.24 That's very unusual. I know of insurance companies that require your boat to bs stored on a cradle
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? FDL S2 at 11:53am 12.11.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Tally Ho at 11:50am 12.11.24 This looks like run of the mill heater hose if I'm not mistaken? No issues with collapsing under va
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. BillyBud at 11:41am 12.11.24
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Benny17441 at 11:38am 12.11.24 A production boat designed for coastal cruising has undeniable design choices that make it imposible

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