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Dock lines high on piling Danno 1914 at 4:39am 06.21.25 Ask All Sailors 12/765
Leisure 17 gooseneck - help (4) KatyLou at 2:42am 06.21.25 Parts Search 1/607 Hi all - I have just acquired a Leisure 17. The boom was inside the cabin, no sails sadly. I have th
Leaky window on Hunter 40.5 built 1993 Irek at 10:28pm 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 7/456 Hi guys Anyone tried to deal with leaking big side windows? I wonder if there is a drawing showing
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Westerly at 7:18pm 06.20.25 Smaller Boats 14/1147 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5. I would like to determine the towing weight of the Hunter 23.5 including
New to the forum (1) Tmugs at 3:56pm 06.20.25 Catalina 22 17/1416 I'm new to the forum and new to the catalina 22. Been lurking on the forum and time for an introduc
New outhaul line, Catalina 320 Jwhy at 10:52am 06.20.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/483 How do I replace the outhaul line running through the boom? I pulled the cable from the boom end un
Hunter 18....pointing problems?? Mainsail too low or weeds on rudder or centerboard? duganderson at 10:21am 06.20.25 Smaller Boats 3/447 I'm in a sailing club and we have several Hunter 18s. I've noticed problems pointing Hunter 18s whe
Diesel Fuel Additives... Necessary? PaulDaniel at 10:09am 06.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 10/1162 I recently bought a 1994 Catalina 270 that has an inboard Perkins M20 (3-cylinder, 18 HP) diesel.
Fuel sender and gauge info fred1diver at 8:58am 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1043 Hello again. I would like to install a fuel sensor(?) to My monel gas tank, how do I do that? Is is
Jabsco Y-Valve Confusion (1) testingthewaters91 at 8:20am 06.20.25 The Cherubini Hunters 3/663
Small World (1) Foswick at 7:42am 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 3/349 I have to tell this story because it is so uncanny. When we sold our first boat, the guy who bought
Jaws All U Get at 7:21am 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 0/220
Calling all O'Day Daysailer 1 Experts (5) jimshipsky at 11:09am 06.19.25 Ask All Sailors 11/529 Just bought an O'Day Daysailer 1 built in 1956. She was named Nancy Lee, and raced off Cape Cod and
Catalina Yachts sold! Mike Mc at 10:07am 06.19.25 Catalina 310 0/18 Sold to Daedalus Yachts, a company that has not even built one boat according to BOATUS. What will
Catalina Yachts sold ! Mike Mc at 10:03am 06.19.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2344 Catalina had been sold to Daedalus Yachts who haven't yet completed building even one boat accordin
Oil pan full of saltwater !? DaveAK at 6:08pm 06.18.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/1224 Universal M18 engine, in the water all winter, I just got aboard to get her ready for the season, an
Hunter 170 spinnaker install Jmonserrate234 at 9:20am 06.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/601 I recently purchased a 2003 Hunter 170. I know these boats are notorious for cracking in the hull bc
Replacing keel wire clips (2) newsailor72 at 9:04am 06.18.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/349 The clips for my keel wire rope is corroded, will these s.s ones work? Got them on Amazon but the sa
Sorting out reefing system 1986 Legend 37 (2) JavaMan at 9:03am 06.18.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/619 Ok.... I have a 1986 Legend 37 and the sail has at least 2 reefing points. Everything I seem to fin
Trying To Fit New Furler - 1995-40.5 Karl13265 at 5:29am 06.18.25 Big Boats 4/502 Question for the group, has anyone fitted a Harken MK IV furler on their 40.5 I got tired of having

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Restoring An Oxidized Hull MikeHoncho at 6:52pm 11.06.25 you need to view this process as just like sanding wood to a fine finish. Start course and work you
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Paule R at 6:30pm 11.06.25 That's great! thank you @caverun This is confirming that I am doing the right thing, I really appre
Merit 22 owners matthewsx at 6:23pm 11.06.25 Is this the only place for Merit owners? Just bought a 25, anyone have history or info? john
Winter Storage + Batteries? High Current at 6:21pm 11.06.25 +1 for the Garboard drain if you're uncovered. I've heard too many horror stories of boats flooding
Winter Storage + Batteries? Leeward Rail at 6:09pm 11.06.25 What if that Garboard thing failed while at sea, I'd never be able to plug it. Being able to acces
Electric Outboard motors High Current at 6:09pm 11.06.25 Trolling motor all the way! Bring your own battery - LiFePO4 is pretty cheap + available these days
Winter Storage + Batteries? GeneraiT001 at 5:23pm 11.06.25 4 hours ! Not fun. Any friends near the boat who can be bribed ? If it's cold enough that the sno
Restoring An Oxidized Hull brazenarticle at 4:24pm 11.06.25 Hi, Been looking at YouTube videos on this but haven't found much of use. I was told by someone to
Are you into a project boat? RussC at 3:04pm 11.06.25 There must be something wrong with me:what:. over the past 10-12 years I've owned 5 or 6 17'-25' sa
Spring Launch Checklists for through hulls Davidasailor26 at 2:51pm 11.06.25
Garboard drain plug kappykaplan at 2:16pm 11.06.25 Mast boot tape also works well. It's 4" wide self-amalgamating tape.
Restoring An Oxidized Hull thinwater at 2:07pm 11.06.25 Thank goodness I am in a marina that is a former Navy base and is so toxic, about the only rule the
Garboard drain plug Don Settle at 1:36pm 11.06.25 Thanks, that Waterboot looks nice. I may try that in the spring time. A boot right now while I'm shr
Are you into a project boat? jssailem at 1:07pm 11.06.25 it's to learn to be a carpenter, diesel mechanic, electrician, seamstress, painter, structural engi
Garboard drain plug dlochner at 1:01pm 11.06.25 There is no boot. This is a huge issue. A boot is essential to keep rain water out. We use Water
Garboard drain plug Don Settle at 12:41pm 11.06.25 Thanks for your input. Ok no dam inside the mast. There is no boot. Was wrapped with tape and I remo
Are you into a project boat? (1) Jkutyna at 11:23am 11.06.25 How bad can it be?
Are you into a project boat? Jkutyna at 11:21am 11.06.25 In my case it was, oh there's just a little standing water inside. It hasn't gotten up to the level
Restoring An Oxidized Hull Jkutyna at 11:16am 11.06.25 To follow up on shemander's Post#6, I also noted that the OP referenced power washing. On this, j
How do you keep rear bedding/mattresses from getting wet from water dripping down companionway entrance when raining? JBP-PA at 10:44am 11.06.25 Likely places for leaks are between the individual washboards if they are square with no lip, down t

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