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Genoa for 1993 Hunter 40.5 footerdog at 4:04pm 04.23.11 Big Boats 4/1577 Anyone with a 40.5 know the dimensions of there original genoa? It is a boat that I am interested i
Sealant for threads on through-hull valve. Tomek23582 at 4:03pm 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2081 What do you use to seal the threads on the through-hull to valve connections and further along the l
Is This Enough Bearing to Carry a Boat (1) geehaw at 3:32pm 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3181 Needing to get the trailer out from under my boat. Will this be enough bearing to not damage the boa
Heat Exchanger issues Bay_sailor at 1:48pm 04.23.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3215 Hello all, new to the Catalina group. I have a heat exchanger on a M25XP that may have a possible i
Mast top removal (2) betzhunter at 1:11pm 04.23.11 Big Boats 4/1422 Is it possible to remove the top of the mast? What do these bolts do? Thanks
Sailing on Lake Cachuma, CA??? r.oril at 12:49pm 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3387 Who has sailed on Lake Cachuma, Ca? I have a MacGregor 26D and I know that I have to go there Clea
Heat Exchanger problems Bay_sailor at 12:43pm 04.23.11 Catalina 30 1/1864 Hello all, new to the Catalina group. I have a heat exchanger on a M25XP that may have a possible in
Victron Battery Monitor problem DanM at 12:33pm 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 17/6127 Friends, I've recently installed a Victron Battery Monitor in my Catalina 30 and it's working well
Still have no Sail. anyone got a used O'25 main? gabriel.donnelly at 11:52am 04.23.11 Parts Search 6/3813 I'm missing the best part of the season here, b4 it gets to hot and the wind dies out completely. I
Compass conundrum Scallywag-l36 at 11:17am 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2047 So.... Autopilot shows heading exactly 180deg opposite to my actual heading, boat cursor on chartplo
Hull Sophie1223 at 10:17am 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1234 I'm looking at purchasing a hunter 36 1982. The bottom has several layers of paint and has not been
What a Score! Roger Long at 10:17am 04.23.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/3521 One of my secondary nagging worries about having an old boat is the hot water heater. While its fai
help-how to remove prop frozen nut ??? MitchM at 9:48am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 12/11012 well i have to take off my prop shaft so started with the prop itself. i have a flexof
PSS Dripless Shaft Seal bellow compression fatigue Patrick Lombard at 9:29am 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1601 I have a 6 year old PSS Dripless shaft seal. It has been adjusted a few times over the years. My pro
Release agents Ted at 8:51am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2251 I am going to be using Marine-Tex (epoxy based putty) to make a small repair adjacent to a threaded
Traveler Quoddy at 8:46am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 103/23245 It seems the traveler is falling out of favor on a number of modern boats. The 2011 Bavaria 32, Morr
Double washers on Keel bolts kbrian at 8:37am 04.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2412 On my 510 I have removed the keel bolts and discovered that double washers were used on 3 of the 6 b
Over maintaining darkaegisagain at 8:30am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3896 What is a reasonable schedule for diesel filters and oil changes? I think 50 hours is a bit too freq
Shroud & stay tensions sharps4590 at 8:21am 04.23.11 Catalina 22 4/1735 Let me apologize for my computer illiteracy and being unorganized before I even start. I did a sear
O'Day 222 RUDDER kdmjme at 7:47am 04.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1911 I'm in the process of ordering a new rudder (Idasailor) for my 1984 222 and am curious about the len

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Single-handed docking shemandr at 7:59am 06.02.22 This may be considered cheating but in sportier conditions you could always raise the marina or boat
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 7:10am 06.02.22 Thanks much. I did find a WM version for $18.99 but of course all their stores within an hour's dri
Cheap crib board source found! Project_Mayhem at 7:04am 06.02.22 The cutting boards may not hold up to UV well since it's not likely to have UV inhibitors in it
Insurance Premiums JamesG161 at 7:02am 06.02.22 There are more than bots that have monitoring power. Jim...
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 7:01am 06.02.22 I've changed the title of this thread a bit. Can anyone tell me how many screws/bolts are holding th
Insurance Premiums kappykaplan at 6:59am 06.02.22 If we're not careful, we'll get ourselves in trouble here and the bots will come after us. :plus:
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Insurance Premiums JamesG161 at 6:55am 06.02.22 Pacific began in May. May 15th. NHC is considering the Same for the Atlantic now.
Insurance Premiums kappykaplan at 6:53am 06.02.22 June 1 is the 2022 Hurricane Season start. :plus: Atlantic . . . Pacific began in May.
Insurance Premiums JamesG161 at 6:52am 06.02.22 but is there a timing associated with the implementation of the change. :plus: I know @jssailem st
Single-handed docking JBP-PA at 6:50am 06.02.22 All the above tips are great, but sometimes things still go wrong. -If you have a neighbor boat, put
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 06.02.22 3) where is Washington Harbor? I'm not familiar, and my Google skills are coming-up without any l
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave Art12050 at 6:08am 06.02.22 West Marine is notorious for over pricing, even before inflation. The problem is, i you need it quic
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave dlochner at 6:06am 06.02.22 It ain't cheap. Even at Defender the price is surprisingly high. I don't know if the plumber's glu
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off (1) THECUSCUS at 5:42am 06.02.22 Look like this one? The toggle switch is for panel illumination and panel lamp check. The red knob
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave odaydokay at 5:35am 06.02.22 So I went to West Marine last night to get some PVC inflatable glue. Can $38 for a tube the size of
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Marmalade at 5:28am 06.02.22 @Scott T-Bird has a great start on an itinerary, but 3 thoughts: 1) averaging 5.5kts seems to be th
ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? jssailem at 5:24am 06.02.22 Fixing the sail would be straight forward. Rather than opening the drum can you untie the stopper k
Beneteau 323 railing item DougM at 4:06am 06.02.22
ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? kappykaplan at 4:02am 06.02.22 I would bring the sail back to sail loft and demand that they correct it. :plus:

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