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Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 1:23pm 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 38/7977 I tested my bilge pump today. I took off the hose and placed the pump in water. The pump works; howe
How well does a C-270 trailer? capt_paul at 10:15am 10.01.22 Trailer Sailors 4/1778 Hey friends! I wanted to know how folks are trailering their Catlina 270's? I read a forum back in 2
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? HeelBoy at 6:32am 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 26/5636 Wondering if anyone has tried adding a few hundred pounds of hard stuff, low in the boat. The goal b
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 5:39am 10.01.22 Catalina 22 16/2909 Where is the best place to put the battery? And how do you guys secure it? I accidentally drilled a
Cabin Woodwork in I36 (3) petecasey at 10:15pm 09.30.22 Islander 2/3570 Hi all, I looked at an Islander 36 today. It looks pretty good, except some known leaks, although h
Ian's third landfall rgranger at 6:49pm 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 4/943
It's groundhog day artboas at 6:44pm 09.30.22 Big Boats 15/2228 Bit of a weird title for a post, but very appropriate. Come aboard the boat. Take groceries out of m
helm wheel nut Rick.johnson at 10:48am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1827 Hi Guys I have a 87 hunter 40 legend sailboat just purchased in June an am in the need to find the
Getting cold out here fred1diver at 10:33am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2036 Well, fall is almost here, the temps have dropped significantly around here, will probably be my las
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:53am 09.30.22 Catalina 22 7/1677 Hello All: It's getting closer to launch date. Now is the time for the "new me" to plan for steppin
Where and how do you store your inflatable dinghy Nichole340 at 5:01am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 24/5566 I have an Achilles Haypalon dinghy. Every year, I take it home, wash and clean it, and store it, in
Finally did it Brian D at 8:22pm 09.29.22 Sails Call Lounge 14/2211 I ordered a chicken and an egg on Amazon. I'll let you know. ...
Sail cover identification help please (1) Timm R Oday25 at 3:37pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 5/717 My neighbors bought out an old building . The previous owner also owned a marina in Door County . Sh
Wobbly Fixed Keel (2) Nunami at 2:02pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 31/4356 I'm looking at a '83 Catalina 25. The boat is in excellent condition. I was ready to close the deal
MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 tedh at 4:20pm 09.28.22 Smaller Boats 2/1393 I recently purchased a Catalina 16.5 that has needed a lot of love. I had a bent mast step that I re
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously diduljc at 12:48pm 09.29.22 Big Boats 4/1123 Hi, I would appreciate any suggestionns on solving the following problem with my 2011 Hunter 39: T
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Don Guillette at 11:37am 09.29.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/13866 We were in Cabo San Lucas last week and anytime I'm in a marina and see masts sticking up I'm drawn
transmission when sailing Arrgh at 10:36am 09.29.22 Bigger Boats 19/3665 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing w
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:27am 09.29.22 Engines and Propulsion 59/10509 After working on the cooling system of my Volvo Penta MD 7A engine including removing the manifold,
Lewmar hatches ID whittem at 7:58am 09.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1567 I need new lenses and seals for the two main lewmar hatches on a 1995 B351. Having a hard time match

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1984 Hunter 27 - Reefing Technique Allan12210 at 6:39pm 08.18.25 Here is an old link to the Kenyon Jiffy Reefing system. My 1985 H34 used this system. https://foru
1984 Hunter 27 - Reefing Technique Hunter Enthusiast at 6:18pm 08.18.25 Regarding the port/starboard reefing hooks I would use the one most convenient. I don't think ther
1984 Hunter 27 - Reefing Technique shemandr at 6:08pm 08.18.25 Regarding the port/starboard reefing hooks I would use the one most convenient. I don't think there
Thoughts sundae_vacay at 6:03pm 08.18.25 I suppose you could flip the 27 if it is free. You'd be risking storage fees but sell it cheap and
Thoughts Project_Mayhem at 6:01pm 08.18.25 I suppose you could flip the 27 if it is free. You'd be risking storage fees but sell it cheap and i
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Project_Mayhem at 5:54pm 08.18.25 I hope you get it figured out soon Dave! I was working on Tally Ho this morning and glanced acros
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 5:12pm 08.18.25 Yum... Fresh bread. SO nice. :biggrin:
House batteries not charging when engine running marcham at 5:07pm 08.18.25 I'm seeking out simpler solutions first so I'm going to make sure I understand how the charge relay
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (4) Michael Davis at 5:01pm 08.18.25 233860 Ahousat 233861 233862 233863 Pics from the dock after a long,hot shower.
Replacing injectors follow-up - Racor filter upgrade? Charles Erwin at 4:55pm 08.18.25 If always the same result, (no matter injector replacement, filter replacement) maybe look at the o
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island dLj at 4:32pm 08.18.25 Great thread! Thanks for sharing. Beautiful photos! dj
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? jb cruzan at 4:23pm 08.18.25
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? stickinthemud57 at 4:20pm 08.18.25 I actually need whole mast and rigging installed . Know anyone who does that? I have seen him help
Binini for 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini???? azambella at 4:16pm 08.18.25 Thanks all. This site is the best source of info especially on this older boats.
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? jb cruzan at 4:07pm 08.18.25 I actually need whole mast and rigging installed . Know anyone who does that?
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? JoeWhite at 4:01pm 08.18.25 If you need them replaced, they are easily done by connecting the ends together and pulling through.
ST5000+ and Amperage/Electrical Gremlins kappykaplan at 4:00pm 08.18.25 Symptomatic of low voltage resistive load. Remove, clean and replace power connections and I bet th
ST5000+ and Amperage/Electrical Gremlins Don S/V ILLusion at 3:41pm 08.18.25 Symptomatic of low voltage resistive load. Remove, clean and replace power connections and I bet tha
House batteries not charging when engine running (1) Benny17441 at 3:08pm 08.18.25 Check all batteries individually with an inexpensive load tester and weed out any weak ones.
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 2:59pm 08.18.25 Tonight we are in Ahousat, about ten miles from Tofino, hopefully drying out a bit. Pics later.

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