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Just committed to an 82 C22. Light air at 1:20pm 01.06.22 Catalina 22 16/1046 I backed out of the purchase of a Hunter 25.5 due to a convoluted ownership issue. Just as well. I
I still don't quite get rule #2... Tally Ho at 11:42am 01.06.22 Ask All Sailors 88/7097 Here is a good little reminder video from Progressive Insurance about boating safety. qqFKUaMpdXA
Beneteau 41.1 O - AC / Heater winterize AwwShucks at 5:35pm 01.05.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/689 All - new to the Beneteau family (2018 41.1 Oceanis) and having an issue with final item in winteriz
Convoluted Light air at 2:35pm 01.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/971 My avatar and in my previous posts, I talked about the '85 Hunter 25.5 that I was getting ready to f
Cloth bag for my Garmin (2) patbratton at 2:35pm 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 5/404 My Hunter 240 came with an installed mount for a Garmin ECHOMAP Plus 44. I am still in a learning mo
Does any body recognize this and where to replace (1) sailermaned at 12:42pm 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1046 201504
Is there access to nut for bolt that holds the headsail traveler track? fullbore at 12:17pm 01.05.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/837
Greetings, does anyone know what make of manual windlass this is ? It's similar to a Sea tiger 555 but has the letters "GD" on the side. Thanks . (1) Mike Dee at 11:36am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 2/540 201502
Low Profile mattress sunlover at 11:21am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1364 Man, my bunk is so hard. I'm a big guy and I'm actually getting bruises on my hips from hips from
Second Battery drewlamparello at 9:47am 01.05.22 Catalina 275 14/2095 In the Pimp thread Cody discusses adding a second battery. I'm starting this focused thread to get
ocean proofing a Legend 41AC? leemarkadams at 9:34am 01.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/653 Hi all, Possibly looking to cross the Atlantic later this year in the 41AC we have (Canary Islands
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Daryl V at 9:25am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 18/3447 Tying off to a dock ring, Safest knot to use... my boat ( 24.5' ) may sit up to a week without me
Jibing The Mainsail Don Guillette at 9:08am 01.05.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 38/5955 This subject is dear to my heart because it almost seriously injured or killed me. I was on a Newpor
1" waste tank vent fitting Captain America Steve Rogers at 8:10am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 7/584 Hello Everyone In the process of replacing all the waste hoses on my tank, and after reading Peggie'
Shroud Protector Installation (1) SirMichael at 7:49am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 25/1873 I bought some new Davis Shroud Protector Covers for the lifelines on my boat. The cables underne
Classic or external bow thruster for Hunter 38 Legend? (3) MarcinS at 10:55pm 01.04.22 Big Boats 13/1298 On the previous two boats I had classic tunnel rudders, they worked effectively, maybe they were a
Custom full boat cover BC Bernie at 9:09pm 01.04.22 Catalina 310 10/1199 It's rare to have full on snow here that lasts for over a week, but luckily, I had the good fortune
O'Day 20 - new member 73Oday20 at 7:31pm 01.04.22 Day Sailers 4/606 I just wanted to say Hi. I bought a 73 O'Day 20 yesterday, looking to learn more about the boat. I m
Replace Cockpit Drain Hoses - Beneteau 44cc Dcashman2 at 5:59pm 01.04.22 Ask All Sailors 11/708 Can anyone provide guidance as to how to replace the cockpit drain hoses on a Beneteau 44cc? The ho
Catalina 30 exhaust flow Chris Blubaugh01 at 4:45pm 01.04.22 Ask All Sailors 11/820 My Cat 30 has an engine exhaust flow that is not consistent. I see regular jets of water with relat

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Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.29.24 The magic number is the 8+ kts speed. I'm sure there is a minimum steerage speed for that ship, may
Table bases (3) twodzusfittings at 6:59am 03.29.24 Have you looked into one of these. I had one on my previous boat, a Hunter 25.5. I bought the table
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Batt
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 6:51am 03.29.24 Amazing resources! I will modify as described. Thank you so much. I will post pictures and update as
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 03.29.24 Well @Ted10028, you've just made the discovery about the 1+2+B switch that leads some of us to make
Stem Fitting (1) john2 at 6:35am 03.29.24 ours is a bit different. no cracks last time
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 6:12am 03.29.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that cha
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10am 03.29.24 As a sailboat dealer, there were times I went into cold water becoming a member of the Polar Bear Cl
Table bases thinwater at 5:55am 03.29.24 I've always found cockpits tight anyway, even on my cruising cat. Better to go cocktail party style
Bent wing keels Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39am 03.29.24 Second on the photo
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35am 03.29.24 @MKennon I will be glad to talk with you about trailering and mast raising tips based on my involv
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Jim Legere at 5:27am 03.29.24 ...To me, having monsters like this operating at 8+ knots speed in restricted waters is asking for
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? mermike at 5:23am 03.29.24 You might add your specific location. Port Townsend has every skilled trade that you need for a woo
Fake teak deck glue..... Kings Gambit at 5:20am 03.29.24
Fake teak deck glue..... (2) twodzusfittings at 4:46am 03.29.24 Greg, what product did Highfield use. Highfield is a good quality dinghy, so I assume, right wrong o
Fake teak deck glue..... JRT at 4:45am 03.29.24 There is several gorilla glues, including marine rated by the label at least. There is a constructi
Stem Fitting JRT at 4:37am 03.29.24 I've never noticed anything like this. I'll look this weekend for sure. Also I'm not sure I'm read
Table bases Terry Cox at 4:11am 03.29.24 Different model boat, but our cockpit table arrangement looks like this: Hunter 42 Owner Modificatio
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Rick486 at 3:56am 03.29.24 Actually tugs are pretty useless - and a danger to themselves - when trying to change the heading o
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Jim Legere at 3:49am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3QM

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