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Looking for New Chart Plotter snoopy_ at 9:41am 01.08.22 Catalina 30 17/3580 Hello, I am looking for a reasonably priced chart plotter and depth finder that has buttons. In my
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 8:24pm 01.07.22 Ask All Sailors 29/3742 Hey all I ran across this very interesting youtube showing how to make a rope boat fender. kAeji
New to us Hunter 40.5 SV Maverick at 5:33pm 01.07.22 Big Boats 84/11332 Just wanted to say hello to the forum. We have a new to us 1994 40.5 and have a list of projects. Lo
Advice/question re: Hunter 36 standing rigging AndyL at 2:58pm 01.07.22 Big Boats 6/1423 I'm starting to plan for new standing rigging. Our boat is a 2004 and we've had rigging inspections
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace (3) Ward H at 1:30pm 01.07.22 Ask All Sailors 18/3481 I've read threads on the Yanmar exhaust riser getting clogged and developing pinholes. Those wet ri
Question about CE Categories Tedd at 9:21am 01.07.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1845 Some of the boats I've been reading specs on have the CE category listed as "B/C." I've been assumin
Just committed to an 82 C22. Light air at 1:20pm 01.06.22 Catalina 22 16/1381 I backed out of the purchase of a Hunter 25.5 due to a convoluted ownership issue. Just as well. I
I still don't quite get rule #2... Tally Ho at 11:42am 01.06.22 Ask All Sailors 88/10210 Here is a good little reminder video from Progressive Insurance about boating safety. qqFKUaMpdXA
Beneteau 41.1 O - AC / Heater winterize AwwShucks at 5:35pm 01.05.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1025 All - new to the Beneteau family (2018 41.1 Oceanis) and having an issue with final item in winteriz
Convoluted Light air at 2:35pm 01.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1482 My avatar and in my previous posts, I talked about the '85 Hunter 25.5 that I was getting ready to f
Cloth bag for my Garmin (2) patbratton at 2:35pm 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 5/682 My Hunter 240 came with an installed mount for a Garmin ECHOMAP Plus 44. I am still in a learning mo
Does any body recognize this and where to replace (1) sailermaned at 12:42pm 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1477 201504
Is there access to nut for bolt that holds the headsail traveler track? fullbore at 12:17pm 01.05.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1115
Greetings, does anyone know what make of manual windlass this is ? It's similar to a Sea tiger 555 but has the letters "GD" on the side. Thanks . (1) Mike Dee at 11:36am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 2/735 201502
Low Profile mattress sunlover at 11:21am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1989 Man, my bunk is so hard. I'm a big guy and I'm actually getting bruises on my hips from hips from
Second Battery drewlamparello at 9:47am 01.05.22 Catalina 275 14/3201 In the Pimp thread Cody discusses adding a second battery. I'm starting this focused thread to get
ocean proofing a Legend 41AC? leemarkadams at 9:34am 01.05.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/799 Hi all, Possibly looking to cross the Atlantic later this year in the 41AC we have (Canary Islands
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Daryl V at 9:25am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 18/6641 Tying off to a dock ring, Safest knot to use... my boat ( 24.5' ) may sit up to a week without me
Jibing The Mainsail Don Guillette at 9:08am 01.05.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 38/9435 This subject is dear to my heart because it almost seriously injured or killed me. I was on a Newpor
1" waste tank vent fitting Captain America Steve Rogers at 8:10am 01.05.22 Ask All Sailors 7/762 Hello Everyone In the process of replacing all the waste hoses on my tank, and after reading Peggie'

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Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? JoeWhite at 11:24am 03.24.25 What year is the vessel?
Lithium cold storage question Stu Jackson at 11:03am 03.24.25 Have you read Maine Sail's guides to LFP? www.marinehowto.com He lives in Maine and has had LFP f
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast NProvost at 10:23am 03.24.25 Thank you Rich for the help.
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast Rich Stidger at 9:32am 03.24.25 Ii have a 1997 40.5- a sister ship. I can't help with the companion way steps, but the mast leak is
Lithium cold storage question jssailem at 8:58am 03.24.25 I am trying to make my life easier not harder. I want the benefits of Lithium batteries. I, theref
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.24.25 if I'm wrong there please correct me. Yes, that is correct. Or maybe just to remove all doubt, di
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat (1) Dorfl68 at 8:38am 03.24.25 Follow up with the result
Main Rigging Upgrades (1) Hayden Watson at 8:25am 03.24.25 I will tackle the outhaul first. There is no way that what you have will give you tension. I would
Steer Stop jssailem at 8:05am 03.24.25 Check the rudder shaft. At the point that it goes through the upper bearing, there may be a pin. The
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? dmax at 7:49am 03.24.25 Look carefully at the axles and leaf springs and all their connection hardware - these and the U-bol
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? kappykaplan at 7:32am 03.24.25 You may find what you need here: https://catalina.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? dmax at 7:26am 03.24.25 You should be able to find some used battens that no one wants - I have some from old sails but they
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? billjoye at 7:17am 03.24.25 West Marine has 5/8" and 1 5/16" wide batten fiber glass stock available online. Max length is 12 f
Launching/Recovering Sailboat billjoye at 7:08am 03.24.25 I was referring to the built-in extension on the trailer. My extension is less than 4 feet, giving a
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS MFD at 7:04am 03.24.25 Yes, there is a thread over at Cruisers Forum dedicated to just OpenCPN.
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack (1) 4lane at 6:27am 03.24.25 As must suggested, the old fairing compound just shrunk which developed the crack. I chipped it all
Steer Stop Kraffert at 6:13am 03.24.25 I'm going to have to do something. Thanks for the input
Steer Stop fred1diver at 6:10am 03.24.25
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 6:05am 03.24.25 Huh ? What ? Howzat ? I can only offer a completely uninformed and baseless conjecture that the
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? fred1diver at 5:34am 03.24.25

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