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Hunter 212 Spinnaker's PHarmon1 at 1:24pm 07.15.21 Trailer Sailors 4/927
Replacing water tank buddybear at 1:22pm 07.15.21 Catalina 310 7/1322 Has anyone replaced their water tank with the one from catalina direct and what are the difficulties
Reverse Steering Characteristics Fleet at 12:44pm 07.15.21 Catalina 310 6/1662 Flex fold prop on my 310. I was playing around last week, getting used to its handling. While prac
Hiding a Ham Radio antenna from view sailcapt340 at 12:44pm 07.15.21 SSB and Ham Operators 12/3630 I thought I would try this part of our forums for answers and some guidance. I am looking to hide a
1987 Cat 22 Lazy Jacks Rigging John Marrone at 10:52am 07.15.21 Catalina 22 2/877 Okay.............I'm learning as I go. U Tube is no help so I'm wondering if anyone can assist with
1984 Hunter 31 pedestal steve1366 at 10:45am 07.15.21 Parts Search 4/716 1984 Hunter 31. Does anyone know who made the Pedestal? Are there parts available? The bolt that
Sailboat as 'investment"??? StephenD at 10:39am 07.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 29/3401 Caution: this is a stream of consciousness/random thought- I've been reading various forums and seei
Review of Ruddercraft Airfoil rudder stickinthemud57 at 9:58am 07.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2821 I ordered the HDPE airfoil rudder from Ruddercraft through Blue Water Yachts. It took a little over
Replacing Forward Berth Mattress Jacksail at 8:20am 07.15.21 Catalina 310 6/1444 The original mattress is on its last legs. I am looking for an alternative to replacing what I have.
Weak signal reception Brian D at 6:42am 07.15.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/980 While out sailing one day I picked up a very weak and noisy signal on my VHF. I could hear someone a
I have a Horizon 1500 windless. I have never been able to get it free drop the anchor, does this windless have that ability? drtsr1 at 4:33am 07.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/601 I got a question about my windless. I to have the Horizon 1500 on a 2000 460, I can not seem to get
Boom rests on bimini when main sheeted. 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (1) skunther at 8:55pm 07.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2010 When sailing upwind, I am unable to sheet the main enough to get rid of excessive twist in the leech
Mod to H-34 V-Berth bed (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:07pm 07.14.21 Big Boats 2/830 A number of years ago I replaced the 4-inch cushions of the V-Berth with 6-inch ones. It made sleepi
Fresh toilet water system, can be mixed with saltwater ? Valerio at 3:46pm 07.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1307 I have a h41 with only fresh water system onboard, i use enzime on my waste tank and my boat is odor
Peggy Hall - Vinegar sitting in toilet after pumping dry skunther at 1:57pm 07.14.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2537 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress, I finished reading your book and am confused about whether I should use v
Catalina Mk II (1992) Alternator Regulator Issues (1) Ken_Cat30 at 1:09pm 07.14.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1690 Hi, we have a new to us Catalina 30. I have attached an annotated photo, showing the relevant wirin
Beneteau 323 LynnM at 11:15am 07.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1268 how do you know when holding tank is full?
Autopilot control upgrade lyleh at 8:30am 07.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1419
Retractible Keel Line Replacement sullyd at 8:26am 07.14.21 Smaller Boats 21/2331 Has anyone changed the line on a 240 retractible keel. Would appreciate anyones ideas on the best wa
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA (4) william24424 at 8:06am 07.14.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1530 There are quiet anchorages, harbors, and moorings. I'm writing about the opposite, lots to see close

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O'Day 322 chainplates (2) Free Spirit! at 1:54pm 04.18.25 Here are interior pictures.
Last night, greatest experience PaulK at 1:33pm 04.18.25 Work up gradually in your Mac to see what she (and you) can handle. We went out one beautiful sunny
Last night, greatest experience capta at 1:04pm 04.18.25 Hello, Thanks for posting your experience. Yes, sailing on race boat can be a lot of fun! When you
Leak source found in removable deck panel MFD at 12:16pm 04.18.25 My Hunter41DS is built the same, with the 2" screws. As others have mentioned, a quick fix with buty
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass azambella at 11:56am 04.18.25 It may not need to be, there will be some geometry re-do's if that's the case. I am considering it.
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass dLj at 11:15am 04.18.25 Thanks all This is the slide top to the companionway on the Cherubini Hunter 33. While the origin
Universal M12 Diesel Engine Benny17441 at 11:02am 04.18.25 Different alternators can vary widely in efficiency, The Motorola 35A is a work horse which I woul
Leak source found in removable deck panel (5) sailcapt340 at 10:13am 04.18.25 I managed to get a camera into the area and got a picture of the screws. Also the area they are hid
Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 10:05am 04.18.25 There are plenty of books on Boats wiring out there and I would recommend "Sailboat Electrics Simpl
Part 2: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! Benny17441 at 10:04am 04.18.25 You should not have to loosen the shrouds to raise the mast, as the mast is being raised they will f
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! EnamrdSalr21 at 9:52am 04.18.25 Oh ok, hmmm I thought that was standard on booms such as these. From what I remember with my cal 21
O'Day 322 chainplates jssailem at 9:21am 04.18.25 Please add a photo image. :worthless:
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (1) jssailem at 9:20am 04.18.25 This one.
Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! Benny17441 at 9:01am 04.18.25 There are plenty of books on Boats wiring out there and I would recommend "Sailboat Electrics Simpli
Last night, greatest experience SteveHughessails at 9:00am 04.18.25 Thank you so much for the incredible feedback guys, wows. It's funny, after one race I found a San
Last night, greatest experience FastOlson at 8:44am 04.18.25 One way to look at racing vs day sailing is that when we race we put up enough sail area to have ful
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass azambella at 8:33am 04.18.25 Thanks all This is the slide top to the companionway on the Cherubini Hunter 33.
Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! dmax at 8:25am 04.18.25 Read through these introductory articles for a start: https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-ad
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! EnamrdSalr21 at 8:24am 04.18.25 Sorry, which image?
Last night, greatest experience jssailem at 7:09am 04.18.25 Ah, the awakening of a boat builder's dream client.:oops: Going fast on a sailboat. :p Once you ign

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