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Solar on H38 - How much do you have? flightlead404 at 3:15pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 13/1471 I'm looking at putting solar on my H38. I'm thinking of 4 x 180W panels over the davits just aft of
Need help on bulb type for a Catalina 309 head light (1) sailingdeac at 2:19pm 07.19.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/930 I see no manufacture id. the 'bulb" is an odd oblong glass tube with steel points on each end that
Hunter Passage 42 forward hatch hinges fixed, for now. (2) BBC16385 at 12:44pm 07.19.21 Big Boats 5/942 I recently posted on all three forward hatch hinge pins breaking on my 1997 boat. No one seemed to
9.6 upper rudder bearing ColinMurray at 9:24am 07.19.21 Columbia 1/6493 Can someone send any info or ideally a photo of the upper rudder bearing used on the 1976 9.6. Looks
A trip down the Chicago river - With pics! Project_Mayhem at 8:30am 07.19.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1372 In Chicago there are two yards on the Southern branch of the Chicago river. By law they must be navi
Pedestal parts 1984 Hunter 31 steve1366 at 7:27am 07.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/945 Does anyone know who the name of the supplier of the pedestals for a 1984 Hunter 31. The pressure b
Best Dinghy for Small Sailboat SailorElliot at 7:08am 07.19.21 Ask All Sailors 5/5483 Hello! I am wondering what the best dinghy is for rowing/motoring to shore on my Flicka 20. I would
Dinghy protector seadaddler at 5:32am 07.19.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1270 Do you put any kind of a clear protection to help from getting dirty or from the sun on Hypalon like
PSA: 260 Owners - Check Your Rudder Brackets (2) rs1sensen at 8:22pm 07.18.21 Smaller Boats 3/758 After seeing a post on the Hunter 260 facebook group a few weeks ago I checked my rudder bracket and
A few 260 upgrades (10) rs1sensen at 7:58pm 07.18.21 Smaller Boats 16/2850
Javelin Forestay Question (1) HanksDad at 1:44pm 07.18.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/637 So I just bought an O'Day Javelin. The one I sailed in the past had the standard 3 stays and then t
Hunter arch bike rack (4) Nachismo at 12:04pm 07.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/760
Pro Charge Ultra stops charging. (1) ontherocks83 at 9:51am 07.18.21 Ask All Sailors 3/650 I have a new Sterling Power Pro Charge Ultra 40A that I installed last year. I have been away from
Catalina 310 mast electrical connections Jacksail at 9:41am 07.18.21 Catalina 310 4/996 I am planning on taking down my mast for maintenance this fall. Where are the connectors that go to
Autohelm Type 100 Course Computer lyleh at 9:24am 07.18.21 Parts Search 2/627 Looking for an operating Autohelm Type 100 course computer.
What kind of antenna is this ? (1) aret007 at 9:15am 07.18.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1219 Do you have any idea what kind of antenna and how to test if working ?
Holly sole sourcing? Jimongee at 7:40am 07.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/652 This is Jim on SV SamiDog. She is a 2002 Hunter 356. I have a small bit of water damage at a corne
Landing a sturgeon (2) Captain W at 5:55am 07.18.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2177 Received a call from the marina yesterday morning that a five-foot sturgeon was discovered on the de
Shower sump probs Jimongee at 5:54am 07.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1272 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. We are on the hook plenty in the Great Lakes. So we use our shower a lo
It's Curtains! patbratton at 5:12am 07.18.21 Smaller Boats 10/1694 The Wet Dog's, H240, previous owner did not have the privacy curtains from the original owner. I can

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Gasparilla... The_Sailing_Pelican at 12:35pm 12.11.24 Gasparilla Sound is a very small, shallow sound adjacent to the ICW that runs up the west side of C
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Tally Ho at 12:27pm 12.11.24 You could use some binoculars to take a look at the antenna/cable connection to see if it looks conn
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Von Clipper at 12:27pm 12.11.24 About those self tailing winches? Not needed for a small boat like a mac 26d? Even $400 for a pair
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Tally Ho at 12:20pm 12.11.24
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts SkiingSailor at 12:18pm 12.11.24 D'Arcy. I have used the Opencpn charts to understand the waters off the BC Coast. However, there is
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) Tally Ho at 12:00pm 12.11.24 That's very unusual. I know of insurance companies that require your boat to bs stored on a cradle
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? FDL S2 at 11:53am 12.11.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Tally Ho at 11:50am 12.11.24 This looks like run of the mill heater hose if I'm not mistaken? No issues with collapsing under va
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. BillyBud at 11:41am 12.11.24
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Benny17441 at 11:38am 12.11.24 A production boat designed for coastal cruising has undeniable design choices that make it imposible
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts jssailem at 11:00am 12.11.24 D'Arcy. I have used the Opencpn charts to understand the waters off the BC Coast. However, there is
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts DArcy at 10:45am 12.11.24 They aren't very costly through o-charts on OpenCPN. It's a bit of a pain with the license and such
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts jssailem at 10:23am 12.11.24 This Luddite will miss them. :plus::(
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? jssailem at 9:59am 12.11.24 Let's just say a Raymarine MFD is not on my Christmas list this year. Is that a way of saying? Yo
Acrylic to replace wood Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 12.11.24 Either way diesel drip added to the stuffing box drip can make for a stinking aft cabin, I can th
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Hello Below at 9:50am 12.11.24
Loose wires in mast ok? BAD ORCA at 9:49am 12.11.24 My previous boat didn't have a conduit in the mast and the wire slap was very annoying at anchor. T
Acrylic to replace wood william24424 at 9:34am 12.11.24 Regarding boat smells....I've had drips before and depending on the source of the leak, I had to tig
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen (1) jssailem at 9:17am 12.11.24 If I wanted to be sure about the height of the water in the boat, I would use a water level. This i
Loose wires in mast ok? DArcy at 9:15am 12.11.24 My previous boat didn't have a conduit in the mast and the wire slap was very annoying at anchor. Th

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