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Seldon in mast furling - backwards ? (1) spadaforaj at 3:17am 06.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/613 Hi - have had trouble on the 2004 Hunter 41 mainsail furling for a while - just had a new sail made,
Looking for inspection checklist for a Water Ballast C250 Pbyrne at 1:51pm 06.21.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/311 It's a 1998 Waterballast. Looks to be in very good condition, and trailering is what I'm intersted
Adding roller furling. Waybad at 12:11pm 06.21.25 Ask All Sailors 9/1166 If you have a choice would you pefer to roll up the sail from the port side or the starboard side?
Recommendations for outhaul/inhaul lines? Dr. D at 11:52am 06.21.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/793 I get the main set as I want it. Within 15 minutes the foot has pulled away from the boom. Only thin
Musing on DC Electrical Changes (2) TrapperJohn at 11:44am 06.21.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1757 While I'm busy working on my thru-hull issues in another thread, I can't help but be parallel planni
Dock lines high on piling Danno 1914 at 4:39am 06.21.25 Ask All Sailors 12/872
Leisure 17 gooseneck - help (4) KatyLou at 2:42am 06.21.25 Parts Search 1/671 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 7/530 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 14/1424 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 17/1590 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 3/552 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 3/499 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 10/1314 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 17/1239 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 3/743
Small World (1) Foswick at 7:42am 06.20.25 Ask All Sailors 3/395 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 0/270
Calling all O'Day Daysailer 1 Experts (5) jimshipsky at 11:09am 06.19.25 Ask All Sailors 11/661 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 16/2752 Catalina had been sold to Daedalus Yachts who haven't yet completed building even one boat accordin

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Elite 364 Ralph Johnstone at 9:00am 12.14.25 I bought one and gave a couple of questions Your questions are likely common to other boats so do
Speaker Arch Brackets BW1973 at 8:47am 12.14.25 I had thought carefully about installing speakers in the arch along with a light.My practical wife
Leak through deck into cabin BW1973 at 8:35am 12.14.25 PS winter with the snow on the topsides, the freeze thaw cycle and rain will be the real test. Exp
Leak through deck into cabin BW1973 at 8:32am 12.14.25 The 'leaf blower wet down the boat with soapy water' pressure test worked on my 2001 Hunter 340 very
Pearson 1986 36-2.... JPS27 at 8:20am 12.14.25 The better move is to buy a 36-2 to match the manual:biggrin: At 40 plus years, what's 4 years on
Pearson 1986 36-2.... Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 12.14.25 Hello all..... Going through all my stuff and found the original purchase manual for my 1986 36-2.
Holding tank and water tank under V berth sending units jssailem at 7:37am 12.14.25
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL jssailem at 7:33am 12.14.25 In regards to your hand feel, the choice is very much personal. I enjoyed the feel of the tiller in
What's going on with this keel? How do these keel bolts look? kclancy at 7:25am 12.14.25 Those tubes look like they are filled with silicon or some kind of grease. They might be there inten
Holding tank and water tank under V berth sending units (1) VFR750 at 7:14am 12.14.25 SCAD Technologies builds a reliable one. I have used them for 5 years on the plastic Holding tank
What's going on with this keel? How do these keel bolts look? Chipmunk88 at 6:04am 12.14.25 I'm not sure about the history yet, but I imagine it has seen its fair share of salt water. It is s
Holiday Greetings Joe at 5:56am 12.14.25 Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukka or whatever floats your holiday boat! Happy New Year and fair and o
What's going on with this keel? How do these keel bolts look? Gene Neill at 5:52am 12.14.25 I don't see anything alarming. The cracks are just a gel coat thing. A minute with a small brass wir
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL Apex at 5:08am 12.14.25 i always thought it was more about steering from the rail. Opposite of @Davidasailor26 I steer from
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 4:57am 12.14.25 235844
Pearson 1986 36-2.... JPS27 at 4:39am 12.14.25 I would love a copy
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL colemj at 3:50am 12.14.25 The 22" wheel will require ~25% more effort to turn than the 28" wheel. Whether that is significant
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown) Captain Larry-DH at 3:17am 12.14.25 Thanks for the recommendations. I Have heard of a lot of VC17 users. And yes I actaully just grin
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM Oddvark at 10:58pm 12.13.25 I forgot to mention that you should put tape over the hole, then countersink, then apply epoxy and
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Project_Mayhem at 10:48pm 12.13.25 Areas around the windows may differ from boat to boat but the roof and deck is fiberglass/gelcoat, w

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