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Removing the dodger Jfrost59 at 7:28pm 03.27.24 Pearson 2/370 How should I remove the dodger from my P31-2?
Hunter 380 Refrigeration tb_gb at 4:51pm 03.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/321 Can I please have a suggestion as to the best refrigeration to add to my 1999 Hunter 380? I would l
Replacing Injector Return Hoses (3) dkinzer at 1:50pm 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 5/247 When we bought our 2007 Hunter 41AC (with a Yanmar 4JH4E) about 2-1/2 years ago, the surveyor's repo
Fixing keel to stub Connection - Smile jerryf609 at 11:42am 03.27.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/467 Hi Folks. I have a 1985 Catalina 30 Tall Rig used in fresh water only.My (adult) nephew is consideri
1978 Com-Pac 16: soft between the bunks? Ranzo at 11:41am 03.27.24 Com-Pac 4/378 Hello, friends! I have been wanting a Com-Pac 16 for a long time and had one finally come up recentl
Stem Fitting (4) Cat 310 #1 in GA at 10:44am 03.27.24 Catalina 310 6/632 Has anyone had to replace their stem fitting on their 310? I became aware that this is a potential
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. (1) jssailem at 10:07am 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 15/590 The other day, my friend with the slip next to me came wandering down the dock with 2 new batteries
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS jssailem at 9:29am 03.27.24 Ask All Sailors 4/228 Frequently, multiple times a year, there are questions about surveyors and boat surveys. New promi
Switched back to hank on sails morbidfollower at 7:52am 03.27.24 Catalina 22 1/445 Ive been running a 130 on a cdi Furler since I got my boat. Aside from the 130 being a little oversi
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (1) SV Maverick at 12:06pm 03.26.24 Big Boats 18/953 I have been putting this project off for three years now. The only original problem was the failure
Companion way H26 Marc the army sailor at 11:28am 03.26.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/268 Has anyone successfully replaced the washboards with barn doors? Pictures?
Best place for a fire port? danb2k at 8:45am 03.26.24 Big Boats 4/283 Hi All, I want to install a fire port on the wooden engine cover in my 2003 Catalina 36. I'm lookin
Fridge: 12V or DC xavpil at 7:43am 03.26.24 Ask All Sailors 26/823 Hi all. My new fridge can be powered with AC or DC I am off the grid I need to save any power I ca
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . MitchM at 5:59am 03.26.24 Ask All Sailors 30/1175 1:30 am. early am Baltimore MD news: huge Sri Lankan flagged cargo vessel, rented by
Balmar sg200 problem mobilesport at 6:14pm 03.25.24 Ask All Sailors 13/493 Note , I couldn't find a electronics section to post this in. Anyways I bought a Balmer sg200 state
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine BTC1984 at 5:50pm 03.25.24 Mid-Size Boats 11/657
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) colb218 at 4:29pm 03.25.24 Ask All Sailors 23/944 My marina has a fairly lengthy entrance/exit that requires going first between an island and the sho
Welding Flaw? (2) LakeShark at 3:57pm 03.25.24 Ask All Sailors 13/514 What would cause this white ring around the welds on a motor mount? It's all stainless and arrived
Beefed-Up Stern Pulpit (2) Not Too Shabby at 12:35pm 03.25.24 Catalina 22 2/295 My 76 didn't come with a stern pulpit so I bought the two-piece pulpit from CD. I wanted to modify i
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 G Newboat at 7:43am 03.25.24 Ask An Oday Owner 17/504 My boat always takes on a little water in the bilge just sitting there at the slip. What are some ty

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First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. Timm R Oday25 at 10:43am 07.08.24 Well ,if Judy B is in charge ,I have no doubt CDI will continue to prosper and be well run .
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? Timm R Oday25 at 10:37am 07.08.24 Hutchinson Catboats come in a variety of sizes . I clearly got the wrong model.
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 10:37am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy Rick at 10:29am 07.08.24 It is condensation. I put a hairdryer on mine and evaporated some of it out. Seemed to help.
cabin steps DaveJ at 10:26am 07.08.24 More info please. How did you remove the original covering and glue etc. Thanks for posting.
standing rigging got looser john6206 at 10:16am 07.08.24 Thanks, that gives me a couple things to check.
What are these tracks used for? Jan11 at 9:55am 07.08.24 I've always thought of my boat as .... a boat.... not a woman. So using countless female pronouns d
standing rigging got looser shemandr at 9:45am 07.08.24 Is the mast step secure? If the deck or whatever holds the mast step bends, deforms or deflects it
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 07.08.24 I was thinking that at first too, but then I realized my mainsheet is rigged almost exactly like th
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Dalliance at 9:33am 07.08.24
standing rigging got looser Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 07.08.24 I only secured the top of the turnbuckle - it seems like if the top is secure the bottom isn't goin
Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 9:20am 07.08.24 Thanks for the advise. The last time we were down it was stuck as well. I was able to slowly move it
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 9:16am 07.08.24
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 9:15am 07.08.24 ar? -Will Not sure how this diagram offers any insight to using the term "pulley" in sailboat rig
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 9:10am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 07.08.24 I think that you may still have a conflict if you run the line directly from the mid-boom to the ba
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 8:57am 07.08.24 Thanks Rich. I am going to have a closer look today. Since moving and retiring it's nice that the
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 8:44am 07.08.24 Former dealer who introduced that sailboat now retired. Get rid of that motor bracket and get a s
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 8:33am 07.08.24 @jviss - If your pump uses a gasket, then it is the old style #33636 and it uses the #34440 impeller
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? jssailem at 8:33am 07.08.24 It will alos be handy for looking in my fuel and water tanks as well. Just be sure to carefully cl

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