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Underfunding the US Coast Guard garymalmgren at 7:53pm 03.06.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/723 RE: the 2025 financial year in which the agency requested $709 million but was only allocated $167 m
engine shaft length franporcaro at 10:48am 03.06.25 Ask An Oday Owner 5/653 Is a 25 inch shaft better than a 20 inch shaft on the engine for a 222 O'Day sailboat? We are looki
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BAD ORCA at 9:08am 03.05.25 Ask All Sailors 26/1246 I recently redid my mast top VHF. Rewired with LMR-400, new 'Digital Antennae' antennae, All new hi
Hunter 240 mast stepping plate reinforcement Sean Hutch at 8:04am 03.05.25 Smaller Boats 5/586 Hello forum, I have been worrying about the structural soundness of the mast stepping plate on my H2
Yet Another Docking Challenge (1) Foswick at 10:00pm 03.04.25 Ask All Sailors 12/744 It seems like I have been sailing too long to not be able to figure this out, but my boat has some c
Roller furling NCBrew at 6:47pm 03.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/427
Hunter 34 primary winches Randy Church at 4:43pm 03.04.25 Big Boats 4/488 I sail a 1984 Hunter 34. Primary winches are Maxwell 24 st with base diameter of 6". I was given a
Jib needed Hunter 216 AlwaysSailing at 10:24am 03.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/465 Hello All, I am looking for a used Hunter 216 roller furling jib to purchase. It does not have to
Oday 22 structural question (1) calone at 8:31am 03.04.25 Ask All Sailors 21/946 Hello sailors, Does anyone know if the plywood wall (green rectangle) in the picture is a structural
Aft cabin shelf Captain Starlight at 10:20pm 03.03.25 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/1632 Can anyone tell me what the rails and the round device above the shelf in the aft cabin are for and
Universal M25 will not start SailingNashville at 9:09pm 03.03.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/858 I bought the sailboat as is. Was told engine ran 2 years ago. I have the survey that states the sa
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. Randy Miller at 5:53pm 03.03.25 Ask All Sailors 12/563 Lately, I have noticed fuel accumulating on Top of my high-pressure fuel pump. I cleaned it up to s
how to access the toilet valve at sea michel06440 at 4:01pm 03.03.25 Mid-Size Boats 4/531 The sea access valve, the one that allows the toilets to be evacuated directly into the sea, is loca
SSB ground Plane Option spadaforaj at 3:00pm 03.03.25 Ask All Sailors 4/368 Tried all the diagnostics - my shroud-mounted antenna is not doing the job. Has anyone used this ?
Lewmar trimline hatch seal replacement Seabliss at 2:35pm 03.03.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/415 I have a 1992 Beneteau First 38.5 with Lewmar Trimline hatches. Does anyone know where I can find re
Early 80s H36 Strut (3) chichiflys at 12:18pm 03.03.25 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1155 Good afternoon all, We're in the midst of some winter projects, one of which is replacing the now 42
Bowsprits and Spinnakers (1) Wood and Steel at 8:26am 03.03.25 Ask All Sailors 6/505 Last year I had an unfortunate encounter with a sea wall that gave me a great opportunity to learn h
Hunter 23 - Furling jib setup, stanchion replacement, ipad mount in companionway (1) Tim - Hunter at 3:48am 03.03.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/477 Dear Hunter owners Firstly - to those who gave advice on a bimini ' sailbag - see below pic, works
How do you install a prop shaft coupling with only 2" to spare?! Project_Mayhem at 6:41pm 03.02.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1334 I had a new prop shaft and coupling machined. It's a very tight fit and there's only two inches betw
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation (1) yelkenli at 3:39pm 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 10/516 My C27 has the sliding gooseneck shackled at the bottom to a loop screwed into the mast track just u

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Hunter Legend 240 polar settings rgranger at 8:13am 07.22.25 @jssailem is probably correct.... you won't find those polars for an H240. But you could start with
Mainsheet blocks kappykaplan at 8:10am 07.22.25 Nice lookin' dog taking a nap! :beer:
Furling line Q's rgranger at 8:09am 07.22.25 Do a search for "Stanchion Mounted Fairleads" and you will get many choices.
Furling line Q's (6) rgranger at 8:06am 07.22.25 233113 233116 233118 You should be able to exit the drum and take the line perpendicular to the gun
Mainsheet blocks (2) Codybear at 8:05am 07.22.25 With the mainsheet blocks directed aft (helmsman aft of the track), have the single block (oriented
Waste tank for Monte Carlo 32 kappykaplan at 8:03am 07.22.25 where are you in the world? Looks like Greece.
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 7:51am 07.22.25 Lets go a little further back to.... 1930 I woke up this mornin', feelin' round for my shoes:beer:
Furling line Q's Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 07.22.25 You should be able to put it on either side so long as it's wrapped around the drum in the correct d
Merit 22 owners (2) RussC at 7:40am 07.22.25 To the keel slot leakers: I have a 1.5" fiberglass tube (McMaster Carr) that is slotted to fit the
Waste tank for Monte Carlo 32 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:23am 07.22.25 80 liters would not be too large for your use. Best location would be in a settee forward of the h
New to the forum morbidfollower at 7:07am 07.22.25 Nice. I like the canvas cover for the companionway.
Reduced size table (1) morbidfollower at 7:00am 07.22.25 I commented in another post but I ended up using an 18" x 24" cutting board I got off amazon. I boug
Its funny Friday! dmax at 6:58am 07.22.25 She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls, I knew right away she was not like other girls, oth
My DIY windvane steering garymalmgren at 6:47am 07.22.25 Latest test of Dom's windvane. https://youtu.be/gOOrQxxHTcU
Furling line Q's (1) fred1diver at 6:46am 07.22.25 This is a pic of my bow before the roller install
New LFP House Battery Tally Ho at 6:29am 07.22.25 This can happen when the individual cells in a battery are not balanced. The BMS will continue acce
New LFP House Battery (1) Tally Ho at 6:18am 07.22.25 I don't see anything wrong. I am curious as to what you have the charge and maintenance voltages se
S 2 6.9 drop keel :c bgabow at 6:04am 07.22.25 It's a drop keel and only leaks when healing
Furling line Q's Ward H at 6:01am 07.22.25 We enter our boat on the starboard side so I try to keep the starboard side deck as clear as possibl
Catalina 22 Step bolt (3) ...3TacksontheWater at 5:57am 07.22.25 sadsailor: I'd also recommend that you check below deck for the alignment of the compression post wh

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