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Brass tube (1) Paulam at 9:07am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 7/667 Hello - new to the site and sailing. I have a 1987 36 Catalina MK 1. In the forward and rear berth t
Will you be ready for sailing? jssailem at 8:26am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 3/631 With all this talk about repairing, adding bling, refitting, and painting our boats, I began to wond
Need Water Ballast Valve New or used for Sailboat Hunter 23.5 (1) jjorgensen2311 at 8:18am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 4/496 Hi All, Last year when I was putting my Hunter 23.5 Sailboat on the dry I made a mistake when empty
KISS Wind Generator Problem geoffschultz at 8:12am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1038 I've had a KISS wind generator for almost 20 years, and I now have a problem that I've never seen, n
Anchor locker leaks (4) jaysweet at 7:26am 04.16.22 Ask All Sailors 22/4212 Like making sausage, you probably don't want to know what your anchor locker really looks like: the
Viajar a America del sur Rene Uruguay at 9:42pm 04.15.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/688
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 7:45pm 04.15.22 Smaller Boats 23/1998 Does anybody have advice whether the Tahatsu Sailpro 6hp will be adequate for my Hunter 240? It is s
What do you think of this...... (1) NYSail at 12:21pm 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1258 So a friend got all new standing rigging over the winter for her boat. She just pulled them out of t
37C Portlight sandpiper10471 at 10:45am 04.15.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/950 I must replace the entire portlight above the galley stove. Unfortunately, I am about 6 hours from
Best Trailers for 19" Long Keel Lwood at 10:31am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 2/419 Hello. I have always had my boat launched and hauled at the boat yard near where my boat is moored
Raymarine I40 wind? fred1diver at 8:25am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 3/555 Hello everyone, just wondering if any of you have used the I40 wind on your sailboat and what your t
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits Scott B at 5:35am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 29/8540 I know I'm guilty of this. Very interesting. Will put this on my Spring list. 37Y7eSwhfpU
ST70 replacing feet to meter (1) Udi at 4:31am 04.15.22 Ask All Sailors 0/214 Hi! Did anybody encountered a problem with ST70 that you can't replace feet to meter at the setting
40.5: Shaft growth (1) svAtargatis at 8:55pm 04.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/933 As a part of my first ever haul out, I had a friend say that this was way to much growth after just
Water Heater Discharge (2) SV Bella at 7:07pm 04.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/4228 05H41DS - Force 10 11-gallon water heater. I have staining on my port hull from the Water Heater Di
40.5 mystery mast leak solved? (1) svAtargatis at 6:12pm 04.14.22 Big Boats 10/938 We've been having a leak at the deck step with water coming in occasionally. When we unstepped the m
40.5 Furling Mast removal (4) svAtargatis at 3:19pm 04.14.22 Big Boats 10/1283 Hi all, I have a 1993 40.5. I have the boat in the yard and the mast off. We have a Forespar EZFurl
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 1:12pm 04.14.22 Parts Search 11/2148 Should anyone come across a set of the 4 high pressure fuel lines that feed the injectors on the abo
A Technically Sophisticated Repair Terry Cox at 7:36am 04.14.22 Ask All Sailors 23/2277 I installed on our boat an Apex brand DVD/CD player/remote several years ago and it has played well
Cant replace feet to meter (1) Udi at 5:32am 04.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/441 Hi! Does anybody encounter a problem with ST70 that you can't replace feet to meter at the setting m

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Sailing Tender dLj at 2:57pm 04.08.25 That's actually a pretty normal artefact of computational photography on modern smartphones. The gi
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dlochner at 2:55pm 04.08.25 I've also heard some mixed reviews of the 3Di. Do you have any direct experience with these materia
Mainsail Question PaulK at 2:53pm 04.08.25 I hate to be a nay-sayer, but I have come to the position that there is no such thing as a good dea
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 2:41pm 04.08.25 1. Tuning diagonals for equal tension and prebend. Well that was darn near impossible by myself. I w
1GM10 - thermostat Alan Gomes at 2:39pm 04.08.25 If you look at a flow diagram for the cooling on the 1GM/1GM10, you'll see that water should always
Sailing Tender Foswick at 1:53pm 04.08.25 If that photo isn't photoshopped - how the heck did it come out looking like that??? That's actual
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA Sneed at 1:49pm 04.08.25 The board just "hangs" there in the up position with no support under it on the lift (should I supp
solar charging system during haulout dLj at 1:34pm 04.08.25 My Kilovault LFP batteries have a storage mode. It is available on the BT app. When I left my boat
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (1) dLj at 1:30pm 04.08.25 How much work are you willing to do? Take a look at an early episode of Sailing Uma where they did a
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dmax at 1:29pm 04.08.25 Sliding plexiglass doors are easy to do - you can build tracks from 1" x 1" hardwood (match your cab
Engine Overheating azambella at 1:29pm 04.08.25 My raw water pick up (tru-hull) was completely blocked with zebra mussels at the end of last season.
solar charging system during haulout dlochner at 1:27pm 04.08.25 I have no idea how to put my batteries in storage mode? My Kilovault LFP batteries have a storage
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? azambella at 1:26pm 04.08.25 Evacuation point?
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Scott T-Bird at 1:18pm 04.08.25 @Ted10028 was last seen almost a year ago and he did have a lot to talk about with his Catalina 320
Cabin sole carpet ideas dLj at 1:16pm 04.08.25 I'd probably go to a carpet store and find a remnant of outdoor carpet - they are usually made from
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 1:00pm 04.08.25 If it's not a laminate, and you have had them for many years, they are almost certainly woven dacro
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 12:53pm 04.08.25 There are a couple of other choices - radial Hydranet and its equivalence from other manufacturers,
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions (1) dLj at 12:51pm 04.08.25 Hello, Here are my thoughts: Mainsail - A cross cut Dacron sail will be your lowest cost option. T
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 12:46pm 04.08.25 Thanks for the reply Athwartship (side to side) above the spreader the mast turns to the right a bit
Outhaul modifications (1) fred1diver at 12:44pm 04.08.25 I just brought the boom home, will take pics later Tried to upload my images, they appear to be to

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