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Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up (1) brockangelo at 12:47pm 06.08.22 Catalina 22 7/819 So, I am likely going to want to upgrade my deck organizers to support more lines, and part of that
Hunter 38 cockpit stereo replacement (2) RandB Davis at 9:42am 06.08.22 Big Boats 0/799 Our 2009 Hunter 38 (Mariner Package) came with a marine-grade Sony CDX-HS70MS FM/AM/CD Player stereo
Loose-footed Staysail DanMaine at 7:08am 06.08.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1592 Can someone explain to me the advantage of a boom on the staysail. I'm considering running the shee
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 7:00am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 38/3625 I am only months into this sailing lifestyle, so please forgive any blatantly ignorant questions. I
Isomat outhaul 1980 model FlimFlamII at 6:50am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 3/796 The previous owner removed the internal outhaul purchase and I'm trying to determine how to install
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions danstanford at 6:07am 06.08.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2064 We have been quite successful in the light conditions by removing twist in both sails which adds pow
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? Swordfish72 at 5:18am 06.08.22 Catalina 30 6/2142 My Catalina 30 is missing the wood trim pieces for the cabin top (some folks call eyebrows). The scr
Buff buff buff (1) SailingLoto at 4:52am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 11/998 Once you start, you can't stop... Pretty happy with my test spot. 12.5% done!
Wire Size rlongfield at 9:14pm 06.07.22 Catalina 22 61/8221 What gauge of wire should I be looking at? And what is the preferred connection method? My wiring ex
Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 Proj1423 at 7:43pm 06.07.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1576 New sailor. Been getting water in the bilge when it rains and tracked it to three constant tracks o
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 7:34pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 23/3355 I am a new owner of a 1989 Tartan 31 Sirena in Jersey City, NJ. I am seeing a maximum speed of 4.1 k
Water leak from my keel joint Lusitano at 7:09pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/646 Hi, has anyone dealt with this keel leak problem on a 1984 hunter 34? I really want to take the kee
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe (1) Kingjus at 6:05pm 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/1648 Has anyone engineered or found a cheep replacement for the hose that comes off the mixing elbow part
Cracking around inside fixed portlight (1) Walsh0575 at 6:02pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/769 I recently acquired my first boat (Express 35 Goman/Killing 1987) and have been spending lots of tim
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light (1) dkinzer at 5:10pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1610 I need to find a replacement bulb for the steaming light of our 41DS. The bulb (image attached) has
2" ( 51mm ) Odor Resistant Sanitation Hose, 2" Y connector (1) Jeff-Masala at 1:48pm 06.07.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/525 I have a European built boat that uses 51mm size (per the manufactuer's documentation, and it is vis
Lewmar Friction hinge replacement pfaffk at 12:42pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/485 Hi, I have a Hunter 290 with what I believe are Lewmar low profile hatches and portlights and I need
1990 Volvo Penta Raw water pump (2) thetone at 11:43am 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/1140 Hello, I have a 1990 Volvo Penta Diesel Model 2003. This engine was put together in France by Benet
SBO is moving to the lower right-hand corner (1) Phil Herring at 10:20am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2852 After 25 years in Seattle, SailboatOwners.com is pulling up stakes and moving to... wait for it... F
Propane monitor/Sensor Going into fault mode Hans Baart at 9:37am 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1076 I have a Trident model #1300-7761 propane sensor and Control module. It is going into fault mode aft

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Close-hauled -- how close? colemj at 4:19pm 08.03.25 Light, shifty and gusty winds are not the right conditions to make any conclusions about your boat,
Close-hauled -- how close? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 08.03.25 Not familiar with C22 rig. Vang and sail track (traveler) available to trim the main?
Close-hauled -- how close? Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 08.03.25 The best way to tell is to measure your tack angles. If your tack angle is close to 90 degrees it me
Close-hauled -- how close? JoeWhite at 2:59pm 08.03.25 With my C36 after many years running around with reefed main and 110 jib and not being able to match
Recommissioning head and holding tank Tally Ho at 2:45pm 08.03.25 I picked up a boat that had been on the hard for a couple of years. We splashed and found some blac
Recommissioning head and holding tank (3) Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 08.03.25 But, but, but, that's exactly what I mean. The holding tank contents are "properly treated" by th
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 Tally Ho at 2:28pm 08.03.25 Actually, without cutting through the head liner, not the hull. Hunter may have put a piece of alu
Furling line Q's BigEasy at 2:16pm 08.03.25 If your furler operates satisfactorily & the line only needs replacement, the best method of determi
Furling line Q's fred1diver at 2:02pm 08.03.25 Thank you
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises rgranger at 1:56pm 08.03.25 Legit
Furling line Q's rgranger at 1:52pm 08.03.25
Hunter 22 (80s) questions rgranger at 1:49pm 08.03.25
Recommissioning head and holding tank Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 08.03.25 O You're told by WHOM??? Definitely not by me! It's oxygen, not treatment, that creates the aero
Recommissioning head and holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:49pm 08.03.25 You're told by WHOM??? Definitely not by me! It's oxygen, not treatment, that creates the aerobic
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 12:31pm 08.03.25 This article describes a very different sort of repair than what is needed here, but I ran across th
Recommissioning head and holding tank (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 08.03.25 Will the contents of the holding tank smell if properly treated? We're told that the contents of
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? kappykaplan at 11:59am 08.03.25 I believe the older units could handle more since that is what we used before our "upgrade" :plus:
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? Mike Oldak at 11:58am 08.03.25 Hi folks, Slightly late to the chat here... but I am MOST interested as I have just excitedly taken
Has anyone installed the Raymarine Linear Drive Type 1 in a H34? or similar boat? Mike Oldak at 11:48am 08.03.25 Hi folks, Slightly late to the chat here... but I am MOST interested as I have just excitedly taken
Do i feel ssttuuiippiidd! Foswick at 11:42am 08.03.25 I was wondering what some of those areas were called by the indigenous people before civilization a

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