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Sailing apps drock10 at 8:51am 11.14.11 Catalina 22 10/2358 Anyone use any good sailing apps for the iPhone (besides this one lol) there are a lot of them but a
Laura Dekker avoids pirates..... Joe at 8:27am 11.14.11 Ask All Sailors 75/16090 We can lay to rest the heated discussion that arose a while back about whether the teenager, laura d
Engine RPMs at Idle when Dropped in Gear (2) dspellman11 at 8:00am 11.14.11 Catalina 30 2/1350 I have a thread going over on the MoyerMarine Forum - am posting here to tell Neil about what all I'
More support? (1) Viesail at 7:48am 11.14.11 Smaller Boats 5/1258 Should I put a backing plate on these bolts for the mast step on my H22? There is some cracking in t
About that time... Paul Wash at 7:30am 11.14.11 Smaller Boats 2/1287 Hi folks, I've enjoyed being on the forum for the past several years and sharing my experiences and
1981 OMC Zephyr Saildrive TomWeldon at 7:29am 11.14.11 S2 3/2099 The '81 OMC Saildrive in my 'new' (acquired in June 2010) '81 7.3 runs like a charm. 2011 was the f
Thru Hull Size? kfish at 7:03am 11.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4281 I need to replace a thru hull, and want to make sure I buy the right one when I pull the boat for a
Cushions for drop down table on Passage 450 Bowedtoothdoc at 6:55am 11.14.11 Big Boats 6/1437 Can anyone tell me what cushions are to be used when converting the drop down table in the galley to
1981 30' Hunter Binnacle removal (1) duncanew at 6:46am 11.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2233 I need to remove my binnacle on my 1981 30' Hunter for maitenance, to check a catch the throttle see
Fuel Tank Cleanup (3) guidera48 at 6:42am 11.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1329 What a gorgeous week-end. Frost on the pumpkin at 6am and 75 degrees at noon. Needless to say, spent
Off the trailer.... (6) rgranger at 6:37am 11.14.11 Trailer Sailors 8/3465 Hey All I got a new-2-me project boat two weeks ago and this weekend I got her off of the trailer .
Hunter 23.5/240 Miami msezerino1 at 5:25am 11.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1195 I own a Nacra 6.0 catamaran which is an awesome boat; but the truth is that I'm considering moving t
Reedville Fishermans Museum Oyster Roast Roger Long at 4:30am 11.14.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/6313 I was watching a radar target astern as I was nearing my destination in a rare Chesapeake Bay fog.
Hunter 33 Furling main - battens lbd at 8:31pm 11.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2321 Interested to know if anyone can provide performance comparison between vertical battened and non ba
God protects children, drunks, and fools. (1) kpgraci at 8:15pm 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4861
Speeding up brass polishing njl at 8:13pm 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2745 I have 12 brass portholes that the PO neglected pretty badly. Today I worked away with a copper wire
Gluing Polyethylene ......................... Ralph Johnstone at 7:40pm 11.13.11 Ask All Sailors 14/7124 I am looking at trying to attach a small 1/2" thick plate to the top of a 3/16" polyethylene potable
Demensions for the main sheet MLampner at 7:33pm 11.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1422 Oes anyone know the spec on the main sheet on a hunter 30 from 1977. Mine is in need of replacement.
Battery box? ami342 at 6:35pm 11.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1779 Hi Folks, Does an Oday 22 owner know where the battery originally was located ? I have a wiring n
Lowering a mast Bill Ellis at 6:03pm 11.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4669 I would like to lower the mast on my 1985 Hunter 25.5. The mast is pinned to the cabin top. By remov

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What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Kingjim91 at 11:27am 09.14.22 Also, you personally have expressed little boating knowledge, so you don't know what to look for. T
East coast Florida causing spots shemandr at 11:22am 09.14.22 I ran across this today regarding Martin County: https://www.waterwayguide.com/directory/anchorage-f
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida BarryL at 11:19am 09.14.22 I don't understand this. With a small outboard and a favorable tide he should be able to transit the
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.14.22 Here's another fine link: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/boat-inspection-trip-tips.102541
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Alan Gomes at 10:20am 09.14.22
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Stu Jackson at 10:19am 09.14.22 They made over 6,000 Catalina 30s. Here is more info about them: Catalina 30 Groups Link Sub
Volvo Mechanic SherryC at 10:13am 09.14.22 Thanks
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 10:05am 09.14.22 Here is an interesting article about engine mounts in the magazine Ocean Navigator. https://oceannav
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 kloudie1 at 10:00am 09.14.22 Could be a leak from the transmission front seal also.. Both can be canged without major disassembly
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jssailem at 9:59am 09.14.22 With my engine being rebuilt, I am planning to buy new mounts for my Perkins. 3 look to be in ok sha
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 9:53am 09.14.22 Very true on not needing to remove the end caps. I removed mine because I needed to cut the holes f
New Mailsale jssailem at 9:47am 09.14.22 Keep the faith.
New Mailsale flightlead404 at 9:43am 09.14.22 I just did this for the first time and, given that I won't be owning this boat more than 2-3 more ye
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries kloudie1 at 9:41am 09.14.22 I replaced my mounts at about 27 years.. One was collapsed, the other three were still fine. The col
Anchor Chain flightlead404 at 9:41am 09.14.22 Most vintage Hunters came with 5/16" (diameter of the wire, not the length of the link or width of
Help needed to identify a furler system SYNOAH at 9:14am 09.14.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are off to a good start.......
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 9:12am 09.14.22
Clevis Pin Forestay dlochner at 9:02am 09.14.22 I'm the only one that finds that scary and very poorly designed? The cotter on the starboard sided
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Davidasailor26 at 9:02am 09.14.22 Yanmars are supposed to be replaced periodically: 4 years or 1,000 hours. I'm searching for the spe
Help needed to identify a furler system sail sfbay at 8:48am 09.14.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! You are off to a good start attempt

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