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Vintage Yachts Leopotter at 7:13am 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 2/465 Does anyone know of a forum for boats from the 1950? I have a 1959 Van Dam Nordia, built as one of n
Got a tan while sailing? (1) Brian D at 8:55pm 06.13.22 Sails Call Lounge 0/617 206220
Catalina 30 with a tangerine orange hull - have you seen it? Gus The Impaler at 6:58pm 06.13.22 Catalina 30 0/475 Hello Catalina Owners. I've never owned a Catalina, but I've spend time sailing on a 30 and a 36 t
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question (1) SwanSong at 2:44pm 06.13.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/798 Just purchased our 13th boat, a 2000 model year Cat310, (a Dock Condo for our aging years), after fo
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon Larry Pierce at 12:36pm 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1484 I have heard conflicting answers to the following question. Can I get my 2006 Hunter 45cc, with in
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Kingjus at 12:28pm 06.13.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/814 I currently have a 2 blade maxi feathering blade on my 37c the old owner said it was great for racin
Oday 28 Centerboard rigging FireWarrior423 at 11:32am 06.13.22 Bigger Boats 2/852 Two years ago, I picked up a 1982 Oday 28 with a centerboard. I sail in relatively shallow water an
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work zephyr070 at 10:16am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/731 A series of POs have left the wiring on both the AC and DC sides of my distribution panel a bit a me
Scary thought for all solo sailors! Scott T-Bird at 7:36am 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1509 https://www.ladbible.com/news/sailor-swims-17km-sharkinfested-waters-in-pitch-black-panama-sea-20220
Hunter legend 37.5 gary keating at 7:31am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/506 Looking for an electric diagram for a 1999 37.5 hunter legend Thank you
Mast bend Shaw_2112 at 7:12am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/717 I just finished new standing rigging on the mast and the mfr specs for initial tuning on the rigging
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS NCBrew at 7:04am 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2560 I HAVE WHITE CIRCULAR LINE HOLDERS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM
Hiring a skipper The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:07pm 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2410 Well, looks like I need to contemplate other options since it seems the average price to move my Pea
35.5 seems to tick the boxes jonas (Sueco) at 6:01pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/407 Having sold all our boats 4-5 years ago, we are getting the itch. Another hole in the water . We liv
Water Line Fitting (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 3:58pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/760 From my 1986 H34. Is there a common name for this 90 degree fitting? Are they still available. Th
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 1:27pm 06.12.22 Catalina 22 8/714 I have a '72 Catalina 22 that I've had for just over a year. One of my projects last year before sp
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? jssailem at 11:21am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 8/2023 As the various Chart Plotter manufactures buy up the providers of custom chart systems (i.e Navionic
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement (2) Blue Horizon at 10:04am 06.12.22 Yamaha 8/2537 I seem to have some bearing noise coming from the prop shaft thrust bearing. I'd like to put a new
Forestay transportation (1) Ihtiandr at 7:52am 06.12.22 Sirius 21/22 6/1802 Hello, Everyone! Who has a good idea how to properly secure forestay with furling roller drum? The f
Grounding two isolated battery banks (1) Hayden Watson at 7:51am 06.12.22 Musings With Maine Sail 28/9929 This is a question about proper grounding of the start and house batteries. Is this the proper conn

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Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! Will Gilmore at 11:37pm 04.15.25 I saw the pic. It looks pretty standard. It will depend on how the jib is cut. -Will
Hunter 456 rudder issue henric at 10:47pm 04.15.25 Hi, thanks all for your help. I have no other Hunter to look at in Sweden, I have the only Passage h
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion marcham at 8:59pm 04.15.25 Well, I am resigned to the fact that the only way to do this properly would be to remove the engine
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Foswick at 8:53pm 04.15.25 This is at the base of the mast where the sail feeds into the luff track, just above the boom. Oh,
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 8:53pm 04.15.25 Thanks guys! Thank you for that explanation Mark. It really helped me to understand this effort. On
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion capta at 8:41pm 04.15.25 It is cast iron. Do aluminum block marine diesels even exist? The best picture I have, on-hand, is
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? Gene Neill at 8:23pm 04.15.25 how much drain does your electronic usage put on your system? We consume about 15Ah a day on avera
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 8:02pm 04.15.25 Beautiful vessel Gypsy Legend. She looks very well looked after. Love it.
Hunter 29.5 leaks between hull and deck mount or through scepter? Tally Ho at 6:54pm 04.15.25 Water can take some interesting routes. Are there any port lights above where the leak appears?
Mast gate and repairs for C27 yelkenli at 6:54pm 04.15.25 This is at the base of the mast where the sail feeds into the luff track, just above the boom.
H310 Shoal Keel Bent Tally Ho at 6:49pm 04.15.25 Leave it alone, and you have a good excuse if you get beat in a race :cool: Or get some channel loc
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 6:48pm 04.15.25 Ok, so maybe if I install that car back and use the slit for a strap to hold it near the boom
Outhaul modifications Ward H at 6:45pm 04.15.25 The boom end does have a sheave inside it, which is perfect, I am trying to figure if I need to rei
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 6:43pm 04.15.25 That is what I was thinking, finally have easy access, so a good clean up, organizing and labelling
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion Foswick at 6:15pm 04.15.25 Nothing special about Westerbeke paint except the price. Just get something close and you won't kn
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 6:04pm 04.15.25 The 192, like the Mariner 19, is a fractional sloop rig. That means the forestay attaches below th
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 6:03pm 04.15.25 The block is for a spinnaker. Probable an asymmetrical spinnaker. It was installed by a pervious
Alternator Temperature Sensors Hayden Watson at 5:58pm 04.15.25 Yeah, I ordered a Balmar 618 today for $270 total delivered in 2 days, and looked again at the Zeus
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 5:45pm 04.15.25
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion colemj at 5:38pm 04.15.25 It is cast iron. Do aluminum block marine diesels even exist? Yes. But the reason you were getti

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