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Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? Salty Jack at 6:26am 11.12.22 Catalina 22 12/1641 ,I'm looking to buy a 1986-1991 C22 soon. I live in upstate NY and have the northeast to find a boat
Galley table question. KevinKirby at 5:07pm 11.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1899 Hi all! I am looking at a 1991 Hunter 30T to possibly purchase. It has several age related issues, o
Need Catalina 34 MKII bow and stern pulpits PSA_Tenney at 12:17pm 11.11.22 Parts Search 3/1030 Need bow and port side stern pulpits for damage repair; Catalina Direct Part #: A8247 AND Part #: F8
Veteran's Day Soundoff (1) Brian D at 9:07am 11.11.22 Sails Call Lounge 10/1616 Every year SBO does a shout out to our veterans. So, if you served (length of service is irrelevant)
Furling jib sail RKMCCORKLE at 7:45am 11.11.22 Ask All Sailors 19/2489 I've got a 1986 Hunter 25.5 with a roller furler. I've blown out an old sail and need to replace it.
Stepping a mast The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:26am 11.11.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1202 Hello again Quick question Average price for a marina to do so... Boat is in SW Florida area. Thx
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Captain Larry-DH at 2:52am 11.11.22 Engines and Propulsion 14/19765
Timidly rebedding stanchions StuckinReverse at 9:26pm 11.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1942 I know there are a number of posts about rebedding stanchions, so apologies if my questions are repe
Mystery O-ring StuckinReverse at 9:15pm 11.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1056 I am hoping someone can help me with a mystery part on my Hunter 260 (2003). There is an access pane
Filling Instrument Holes (2) shank at 5:20pm 11.10.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3146 Hello, I removed an old SR Mariner depth sounder and knotmeter in my Catalina 27. What's the best w
Companion Way Screens patbratton at 12:46pm 11.10.22 Smaller Boats 8/1759 I have a Hunter 240 and wanted to add a screen to the companion way. These are available on the Sail
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! (1) Scott T-Bird at 11:42am 11.10.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1461 210802 What a difference it makes when my stern isn't dragging! :biggrin:
Selden inmast fuler tack tube assembly question (1) ice breaker at 11:37am 11.10.22 Big Boats 0/460 I have a 2004 Hunter 41AC with in mast furling. We purchased a new set of sails this year from UK. T
Holding Tank Ventilation (1) Tedd at 11:11am 11.10.22 Trailer Sailors 17/2616 I'm posting this in Trailer Sailors because it's probably not relevant for most non trailer sailors.
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 6:02am 11.10.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1755 Hi friends My 1980 cat 27 windows leak So I removed them. The aluminum frames are in a bad shape: b
Happy Birthday Marines (1) Brian D at 5:08am 11.10.22 Sails Call Lounge 8/1018 To my fellow former Marines, a Happy 247th Birthday.
Marina pump out broken when hauled out--help to pump out at home Eileen14284 at 7:50pm 11.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2614 We have a 2001 Hunter 260. At the end of the season the marina's pump out was not working so, unfor
Looking for a used trailer for a1990 C22 wing keel Salty Jack at 7:01pm 11.09.22 Catalina 22 4/772 I just found a nice 1990 C22 but it's stored on a stand in a Marina. I'd like to buy the boat as lo
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 3:14pm 11.09.22 Ask All Sailors 33/3801 I currently have VC17M on my 26' boat and am considering going to Black Widow. Petit says VC17M has
Sick Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 11.09.22 Smaller Boats 9/1646 Been sick for most of the year particularly in the past few weeks which is why I have not been lurki

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Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle Crazy Dave Condon at 1:48pm 06.26.25 @bzano you have a wing bulb fixed keel on a K Whopper Special trailer. Take photos of the boat sit
Is this gelcoat or paint newsailor72 at 1:26pm 06.26.25 NVM, I just remembered I did some experiments last week on a different spot. The white spot (same
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 1:04pm 06.26.25 Many boat owners have never experienced a tidal grid. It is a throwback to when sailboats were car
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (4) jssailem at 1:00pm 06.26.25
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" odaydokay at 12:41pm 06.26.25
BATTERY? dlochner at 12:30pm 06.26.25 DC to DC chargers is a way to handle charging of the LFP bank but I struggle with the low current t
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island kappykaplan at 12:29pm 06.26.25 This is the visitors side. Lots of room today. Looks idyllic. Tks for sharing.
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:20pm 06.26.25 Dwyer Aluminum and Z Spar are two seperate companies. ZSpar left the U.S. but re-emerged as U.S. Sp
Dock lines high on piling Banooma at 12:16pm 06.26.25 I struggle a bit with the same thing, based on where I tie up the docklines on launch day. I dock bo
Is this gelcoat or paint newsailor72 at 12:08pm 06.26.25 Is there a way to move this thread to the Macgregor forum?
Electric Outboard Motor for Cat22? pgandw at 11:06am 06.26.25 I have the hp equivalencies of the electric outboards to reasonably accurate when it comes to using
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 11:03am 06.26.25 I will try to pick up some better ones at Ace Hardware. If I need to run to West Marine one day it'
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (4) Michael Davis at 10:57am 06.26.25 232483 The trip so far. Comox is pretty busy for a small town. 232481 232482 This is the belonger
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 10:53am 06.26.25 Just a note - every single hose clamp shown in the pictures above are NOT the correct hose clamps t
BATTERY? Hayden Watson at 10:52am 06.26.25 Correct, I was referring to using it with LA batteries not mixed chemistry. A DC-DC charger also w
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 10:50am 06.26.25 I'm in the process of replacing my first thru-hull. The summary, so far, is here. The part of your
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 10:32am 06.26.25 I'm in the process of replacing my first thru-hull. The summary, so far, is here. The part of your
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 10:22am 06.26.25 Marine-rated hoses with double clamps are required when below the water surface. With all due r
Is this gelcoat or paint Davidasailor26 at 10:04am 06.26.25 I know you're looking more for advice on what to do next, but I think the white is probably paint.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. TrapperJohn at 10:00am 06.26.25 After you identify & replace the fittings, might be a good idea to label them with plastic tags as

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