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Your greatest meal aboard Phil Herring at 6:22am 11.20.22 Ask All Sailors 30/3246 Whats the most elaborate meal you or your crew has prepared on your boat? A beautiful rack of lam
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Coffee Girl at 9:01am 11.19.22 Catalina 30 21/5977 Hello All, It has become time for me to replace my Edson Steering quadrant due to corrosion. I see
Are you ready to go to sea? jssailem at 6:26am 11.19.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1217 I find it amazing and hard to believe, 2 years ago I was planning for a 1500 nm sailing adventure wi
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter (1) towchristopher at 7:11pm 11.18.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1707 When I was taking my Hunter 26 out of the water for the season and de-stepping the mast, my roller f
1982 H36 Fuel Tank Leak chichiflys at 2:55pm 11.18.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/948 It would appear we have the dreaded pin holes leak in our aluminum (36gal?) fuel tank. Went for a sa
Source for pex fitting clips & collars? H41DS '08 (2) Nachismo at 11:27am 11.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/992 Anybody know a brin ' mortar source for these? I broke a couple of the very important parts. Bumme
Hunter 280 mast Question RLynnRea at 12:06am 11.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1692 Sorry that I don't have a picture to post, but my Hunter 280 has a sizable hole in the starboard sid
Hunter 30T issues before buying? KevinKirby at 7:31pm 11.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3582 Hey all! I am looking at a 1991 Hunter 30T for possible purchase. My question to you guys is are the
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. AlastairLC at 5:45pm 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2218 My stalwart crew (age 75 like me) has just been diagnosed with hypertension and told not to indulge
Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard RussellBeckner at 5:00pm 11.17.22 Destinations 11/2607 Looking for any experiences from folks who may have sailed in Coast Rica. My wife and I plan to visi
Looking for a captain to sail my boat William Brunes at 1:41pm 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1655 I am looking for someone to sail my 27 ft Catalina from New York to Florida. Looking to have it move
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Evan Williams at 12:00pm 11.17.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1673 From my reading, the inboard Universal has a closed internal cooling system with a heat exchanger us
Replacing wire/rope main halyard stanirish at 10:49am 11.17.22 C&C 4/2970 My 1975 31' C'C 1/2 Ton main halyard needs to be replaced; there was only 12 of these boats made but
Lazarette Pad Locks: Battery, Fuel and Companionway John Marrone at 8:51am 11.17.22 Catalina 22 6/1074 Locker Latch Pad Locks and Companion Way Hood are not lasting. Looked at Abus and Master. WD and any
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks Project_Mayhem at 8:38am 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1118 Can anyone recommend a solution to clean two stroke exhaust marks from the back of the hull? My old
winterizing puzzle George Braun at 8:34am 11.17.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/1328 new-to-us 2008 Hunter 36 with a 3YM30. Why would a diesel that has run perfectly since we acquired t
West Coast Space Launch Brian D at 7:28am 11.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/1702 For those in the Southern to Central California, and western Arizona, there will be a Falcon 9 launc
Where, or where? (1) Brian D at 7:19am 11.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 4/1055 210993
Roller furling rigs Messing About at 3:24am 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1298
Do you like Pocket Yachts (1) jssailem at 5:58pm 11.16.22 Ask All Sailors 64/9233 What is a Pocket Yacht? It is, in the eyes of the owner, a small sailboat that serves the needs of

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Invest 99L Don S/V ILLusion at 5:40pm 08.23.25 not when my boat is in St Lucia
Adding Air Conditioning to a 98 Catalina 42 MkII Don S/V ILLusion at 5:37pm 08.23.25 I helped a friend install AC on his about 10 years ago. No duct work required. One unit in the fwd l
Bent mast step Don S/V ILLusion at 5:32pm 08.23.25
Adding Air Conditioning to a 98 Catalina 42 MkII Stu Jackson at 5:14pm 08.23.25 Every Catalina model/size has an Owners Association and a website. Here's yours: Catalina 4 Series
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 shemandr at 4:47pm 08.23.25 It's not really that hard to make a rudder. I made a rudder for my 14' Marblehead Skiff. The origi
Invest 99L kappykaplan at 4:21pm 08.23.25 Another good news story. :beer:
Invest 90L kappykaplan at 4:10pm 08.23.25 Fish Storm :clap: Yaaa!!! :beer:
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 4:09pm 08.23.25 Dammit Jim...
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (2) cybrdweeb at 3:23pm 08.23.25
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 3:12pm 08.23.25 Thank you everyone for the help! This has become a 62 year old son and 90 year father project. I sho
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? shemandr at 2:15pm 08.23.25 They do, but a lot less than the spiders, and much easier to clean up... We have plants on board a
Installing a Visa Marine 319 MSD in a Catalina 22. Leeward Rail at 1:45pm 08.23.25 Brackets were just attached like the original porta potty. Screws and washers. New owner said the v
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? colemj at 1:28pm 08.23.25 Interesting. I think you can get them as pets in the US. Not sure those are the same kind. The
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? colemj at 1:25pm 08.23.25 They don't leave poop on your deck? They do, but a lot less than the spiders, and much easier to c
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 rgranger at 12:13pm 08.23.25 What I am sharing I actually got from someone on this list. Serve about 15 years ago. Instead of a b
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Shacklepin at 12:07pm 08.23.25 I am getting ready to modify my trailer that came with my 23 to address some of the problems stated
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 Foswick at 12:06pm 08.23.25 I think you're already getting good advice. I just want to say not to overthink this part. It is pre
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 dLj at 11:46am 08.23.25 Here are the holes - a larger horizontal one and a small vertical one leading to bigger hole. Righ
How to clean flat mast tracks? Foswick at 11:45am 08.23.25 http://www.jasperandbailey.com/canvas/track.html
Hull damage Salvonight at 11:36am 08.23.25 As always, I really appreciate the comments and I look forward to tackling this project. Very gratef

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