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Sailing to the boonies? flynfol at 7:59am 02.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1882 Check this out. A couple guys I know use them in aviation. No reason it should not work for sailors
Line Replacement for Outhaul in Isomat Booms H35 87 & 89 Models tedsouter at 7:40am 02.24.10 Big Boats 14/11273 Has anyone ever changed out the line that ultimately ties into a "magic box" I presume, and then is
Venice, Florida dockage Chuckbear at 6:49am 02.24.10 Destinations 3/3544 It would appear that free dockage in Venice, Florida may soon be a thing of the past for those that
Bottom job Broke Sailor at 5:41am 02.24.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2175 Should I worry about sanding and putting a coat of ablative paint on the spots where the jackstands
Drilling thru the deck for solar vent - any cautions? Bob4203 at 5:31am 02.24.10 Catalina 30 3/1789 I am going to install a couple of solar powered ventilators as soon as the weather warms up (one abo
Cockpit Tables Ducati at 2:59am 02.24.10 Ask All Sailors 28/7907 We cannot mount a cockpit table to the helm because the traveler is in front of the wheel. That's a
Beaching an H23.5 douglata at 10:23pm 02.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1360 I recently purchased a 1994 Hunter 23.5 that I plan to sail in the shallow waters around Lewes, Dela
8.0 cc prop markstv at 10:11pm 02.23.10 S2 4/1782 I have a 8.0 cc with a yanmar ysm8 diesel.Does anyone know the proper prop for this setup.Any help w
Hunter 34 or NOT Doug Michaels at 9:54pm 02.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6234 I am on the verge of buying a Hunter 34 but would love some honest sound advice. Is this boat a goo
Race With A Teen Pro (3) Rick D at 8:38pm 02.23.10 Racing 2/2285 I did a three-race weekend series last week. The weather was great. Two of my crew were high school
My 310 Lists to port doctorsail at 8:09pm 02.23.10 Catalina 310 13/2735 I wonder if anyone has experienced this problem. My 310, hull #297, lists to port. The list is abo
2nd reef MLM at 8:07pm 02.23.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1432 I am considering 2nd reef points for our Catalina 25 main sail, Anyone have experience with this.
Potential 323 Owner br111 at 7:00pm 02.23.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1799 Hi All, I have a couple of questions on the 323 I'm hoping you can answer that haven't turned up so
33 ft hunter tide grid capable? Fco at 5:47pm 02.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3142 My girl and I must b in love being happy together living on a 26 northstar for months, but having fo
BVI vs Belise Monamie at 5:04pm 02.23.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2090 We asked for a comparison between BVI and the Bahamas and got some good input. Thanks for that one a
H170 rudder repair question heliBartek at 4:52pm 02.23.10 Day Sailers 1/1334 Did any of you guys ever had to do a rudder repair ? Recently my rudder board took a bit of a tum
hard time loading back on trailor Overtimw at 3:58pm 02.23.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2966 :confused: We have just purchased a used mac gregor 26 love the boat enjoy the times we have been o
Broadband Radar Bob Poff at 1:49pm 02.23.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3546 Has anyone here installed one of the "broadband" (FMCW) radars? What's your opinion of it? Is th
Rope Clutch Install?? rpell46 at 1:45pm 02.23.10 Catalina 30 4/7008 Hi all, I'm planning on installing a couple of rope clutches on the pads located on the cabin top,
Tampa Bay area dry storage? Ed Schenck at 1:18pm 02.23.10 Ask All Sailors 15/4440 Can anyone suggest a haulout location around the bay or between Port Richey and St. Pete? I thought

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O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 2:56pm 04.22.22 I have basically the same issue. I removed three of the machine screws without issue but the head of
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 AaronD at 2:55pm 04.22.22 Welcome to the forum. 6hp Tohatsu Sail Pro Extra long shaft. Lots of discussions here on it and a
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jviss at 2:52pm 04.22.22 I believe the linear drives are designed to be attached to the Radial Drive or Quadrant, not the ru
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jviss at 2:16pm 04.22.22 Your Hunter does not have a quadrant? My linear drive is attached to the quadrant. Generally not
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 John Marrone at 1:25pm 04.22.22 I would consider Tohatsu 8HP The 9HP may prove to be too heavy for the OEM Spring Loaded Lift you cu
Anchor locker leaks Davidasailor26 at 1:25pm 04.22.22 In case it provides any inspiration - We had a leak in our Beneteau anchor locker when the boat was
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 1:22pm 04.22.22 Welcome to the forum. 9.9 is overkill 6hp Tohatsu Sail Pro Extra long shaft. Designed for sailboat
Anchor locker leaks smokey73 at 12:51pm 04.22.22 There are two threads about anchor leaks. Here is my fix but my location may be entirely different
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters smokey73 at 12:48pm 04.22.22 Here is the link. My fix starts at post #13 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/hunter-40-5-
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters smokey73 at 12:45pm 04.22.22 I tracked my water leak from the anchor locker to the drain near the bottom of the locker. On my bo
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters senang at 12:42pm 04.22.22 We have a 2005 H38 with a similar anchor locker leak. My analysis based on water leak traces is that
Anchor locker leaks Hollyberry at 12:20pm 04.22.22 Very odd that that location so high up in that area would leak in any significant way before the loc
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 04.22.22 Is the water gathering under your cushions? or appearing in a locker area below? A photo or two mig
Anchor woes fred1diver at 11:55am 04.22.22 I took a closer look at the cap and it has a recess to let the rode pass with the cap partly raised
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Hollyberry at 11:46am 04.22.22 Is the water gathering under your cushions? or appearing in a locker area below? A photo or two migh
Wooden interior steps (1) Hollyberry at 11:41am 04.22.22 Might I suggest an alternate? Reface them with Lonseal or possibly Plasteak... no more issues with w
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 04.22.22 Oh, you want specs @Stu Jackson ? I wasn't going that deep into the weeds! But here they are ... h
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed Ralph Johnstone at 11:20am 04.22.22 As for cleaning, I think I would use a garden sprayer to hose the inside of the tank with a de-grea
Anchor locker leaks Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 04.22.22 So, @Ralph Johnstone , if you've got any System Three left, I may need to borrow some. :huh: Don'
Epoxy and stainless steel. senang at 10:24am 04.22.22 By the look of it this a standard Volvo lipseal. Volvo does NOT mention this arrangement with the wa

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