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Now Those were REAL Boat Builders (1) John at 10:04am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1563 While on a vacation in Mexico last week, I read "The Ra Expeditions" by Thor Heyerdahl. Probably lot
Foot-o-mania? Valentina at 9:21am 03.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3196 I confess...been cheating on my Mac... Ever since I got a chance to race a 33ft, my Valentina seems
World's Strangest Yacht Club Tim R. at 9:08am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1851 How about sailing on a lake that only has water about every 8-10 years and the water is so dense tha
intake strainer (1st time poster) ybrad at 8:07am 03.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1476
fiberglassing hole through keel. Drilled out to drain boat. luvitt at 4:44am 03.05.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3374 My boat sank at one point. Its been restored. I have a hole drilled all the way through the hull,
Light craft in a chop Nicky17000 at 3:04am 03.05.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/6074 Hello, I would like some advice on how to improve the handling of our Hunter23.5 when sailing upwind
Favorite "happy" sailing accounts??? MatthewKeith at 8:31pm 03.04.09 Destinations 10/3879 I'll try posting this here though it might cross a few places. I've got a "decade" plan that ends i
Keel Bolts Paul Rake at 8:05pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2367 Does anyone have experience replacing keel bolts on a Beneteau 44cc?
Humming trailer sailers guest at 7:21pm 03.04.09 Trailer Sailors 5/3189 Does the Sirius 21/22 hum from the keel cable when sailing? What about other makes?
Cruising on my H37C. Ed Schenck at 6:31pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1817 Things that have worked really, really well: new Yanmar 3YM30, old Simrad WP30 has steered all the w
H37C Ladylove and Lady Luck Ed Schenck at 6:21pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1308 In an earlier episode Ladylove had her one really bad day on the water. We have been so lucky wit
AC on green light (4) paulj at 3:27pm 03.04.09 Catalina 310 5/2116 Replaced burned out AC- on green light. Installed a new green light from Radio Shack 120v. paulj:t
Plumbing fitting question Bad Obsession at 3:13pm 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1601 How come you can buy a Y fitting for 3/4 inch plumbing. Seriously, they make T fittings but you can
Pedistal table night light. (1) paulj at 3:02pm 03.04.09 Catalina 310 2/1739 Finally got around to installing the LED nite light. Three way switch.... white /off /red. paulj :
Hot Water PVC Hose - Temp Ratings Maine Sail at 2:00pm 03.04.09 Musings With Maine Sail 20/8035 Here's a question for the group. I have already posed this question to both Jim the product manager
Spring Maintenance (1) Warren Milberg at 11:54am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 14/1867 With a March 30th launch date on the books, I'm starting spring maintenance this weekend, regardless
H37 Cutter Sails and Rigging Tha Gaol at 11:06am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1574 I have a 1980 Hunter 37 Cutter I purchased about 6 weeks ago. When it arrived here in Seattle from
Small crack in the wing keel (2) Bob S at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2259 When i pulled the boat last fall I noticed a small crack along the wing of my keel. I'm not sure how
Measurement needed on H27 1982 or 1983 Frances at 10:02am 03.04.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1238 Can anyone please measure the distance from the cabin roof liner to the deck adjacent to the compres
Repainting A Mac JARHEADMAC at 9:52am 03.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2340 to Pain Or Not To Paint; That Is The Question. I'm About To Repaint My 2007 Mac. My Neighborhood

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309 water leaking from mast area with main furling (2) bradm at 12:48pm 02.18.22 Very little water in the bilge today after a heavy rain last night with strong wind directly on the
Selling used stuff here and fraud Project_Mayhem at 12:46pm 02.18.22 The seller can be scammed with Paypal since they can file a claim and get their money back. Zelle an
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 12:18pm 02.18.22 Mike, Santa got me one of these. We get green growth, too, up here! :) https://www.worx.com/en_C
First start in awhile... jviss at 12:11pm 02.18.22 I really get a kick out of watching people "pump the throttle" a few times before they hit the star
New Catalina 30 Owner Stu Jackson at 11:49am 02.18.22 Mike, Santa got me one of these. We get green growth, too, up here! :) https://www.worx.com/en_CA
New Catalina 30 Owner Stu Jackson at 11:47am 02.18.22 Mike, glad you found us here. These links might help you with boat-specific issues, too: Catalina
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:43am 02.18.22 I am happy to help with running rigging: https://shop.catalinaowners.com/detail-rigging.php I ma
A few Hunter 306 questions jdrutten at 11:31am 02.18.22 Hey Robert! Fellow 2004 306 owner here. We're in a similar position, although I've only had mine for
New Catalina 30 Owner Dave Groshong at 11:23am 02.18.22 I am happy to help with running rigging: https://shop.catalinaowners.com/detail-rigging.php
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling sailingdeac at 11:11am 02.18.22 I am seeing that during rain, water appears at the base of the compression post near the bilge wher
First start in awhile... Hayden Watson at 11:03am 02.18.22 @Benny17441 what do you mean by this? Although the speed control on boat diesels is usually calle
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:49am 02.18.22 Most likely a manual bilge pump. There should be a hose attached that runs to or close to the bil
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 10:40am 02.18.22 I assume the poly is oil based not water. I shifted over to water base for tiller coats for cleanup
New Catalina 30 Owner Roland5048 at 10:40am 02.18.22 i have a little lever coming out of the cockpit sea directly behind the helm that appears to be a p
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 10:09am 02.18.22 That is very cool, thanks! Kinda pricey, but.... I think $375 per 100ah (12v) is actually a good
LiFePo4 Refresh Johann at 10:03am 02.18.22 Do those kind of batteries handle the shock and vibration of living on a sailboat? Just curious as
Selling used stuff here and fraud jssailem at 9:01am 02.18.22 At one time it was "BUYER BEWARE". Now that we have a larger marketplace the phrase "SELLER BEWARE"
Selling used stuff here and fraud sail sfbay at 8:53am 02.18.22 Request Venmo, which is what I have done when I sold equipment on this site.
Selling used stuff here and fraud markwbird at 8:50am 02.18.22 Did he offer to make the check for more than the sale amount so you could pay the mover? That is th
A few Hunter 306 questions (1) jssailem at 8:40am 02.18.22 Hello. Glad to hear you are enjoying your boat. The LEE helm issue is one of sails verse hull shape

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