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Looking for Hunter 38 on the upper Chesapeake bay for comparison letskeepriding at 1:12pm 07.09.21 Big Boats 6/941 Hi guys. I have a 2005 Hunter 38 with the 3 cyl 40hp Yanmar. I've always felt the engine vibrates a
1995 37.5 Hunter Legend companionway replacement bugsboat at 10:49am 07.09.21 Big Boats 2/1190 I need to replace the sliding companionway hatch before too long. It is crazed, no cracks but I am s
Legend 45 1986 mast wiring (1) Brett Seiders at 8:54am 07.09.21 Big Boats 3/573 I am looking at installing a new Raymarine wind anemometer as well as new wiring. has anyone had any
Shaft packing life expectancy? rpell1@msn.com at 7:59am 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1213 Hi all, Having owned 2 Cat30's over the past 15 years, I have always been meticulous when it comes t
Weld broken Strut? DanMaine at 7:14am 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1734 I have a 1983 Hunter 37 with a broken prop strut. it snapped in half while hauling a lobster trap a
O'Day 28 PaulRod at 6:04am 07.09.21 Bigger Boats 6/3032 Hello, I am seeing a potential trade for an O'Day 28. I already read some reviews but I would like t
Anti siphon dead ends in bilge BigAce131 at 5:34am 07.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/726 Hello there. I recently purchased a 1985 Catalina 30. Going through the systems I am a little stumpe
Free '65 Oday Tempest Sailboat (1) George B. at 5:29am 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 1/36 Looking for a Good Home: Free '65 Oday Tempest sailboat. Needs restoration work, but appears to be
Raymarine chart plotter model numbers Coinspinner2564 at 8:19pm 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2282 Does anyone know the simple answer to the various Raymarine Axiom model numbers? I am looking to bu
Keel crack '82 O'Day 30' pcrice at 6:48pm 07.08.21 Bigger Boats 0/6 Had a lot of fiberglassing to do. Wanted to make sure there were no keel bolts. Hard to dry out. Dri
Keel crack at hull O'Day 30 ('82) (4) pcrice at 6:46pm 07.08.21 Bigger Boats 2/992 Had a lot of fiberglassing to do. Wanted to make sure there were no keel bolts. Hard to dry out. Dri
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling duck21 at 11:49am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 4/874 Hello, brain-trust. I was taught to keep some tension on the jib sheets in order to ensure a nice t
Gelcoat gsaoulli at 11:36am 07.08.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/2221 Does any one know what is a good color mix for white gelcoat for a Catalina 310. I was going to try
Which assender do you use ? CYQK at 10:21am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 11/791 Looking to purchase one that will accomidate up to a 9/16 halyard Suggestions Thks
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? flightlead404 at 10:14am 07.08.21 Big Boats 14/2371 We rode out Danny and last night Elsa at the dock(Hilton Head Island, Skull Creek). Danny was a pie
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter (2) fconmass at 8:21am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 34/6685 Hi All, I am doing a refit on a 1993 Hunter 30T. I asked the yard check the torque on the keel bol
Our SUN continues to amaze. FIRST X-Class Flare of Solar cycle 25. (3) jssailem at 7:34am 07.08.21 Weather and Forecasting 0/1085 First X-class flare of SC25 An X1.5 flare was produced on 3 July (peak at 14:29UT) by a region tha
Guest Galvanic Isolators RitSim at 7:22am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1607 Adding two galvanic isolators to my AC system. The diagram shows the Guest Isolator in series with
Yanmar 2qm15 Fuel return bypass?? Boomer2it at 7:13am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 9/3653 reading some old threads, I am curious how bypassing the fuel return line direct to the fuel tank wa
Accessing the raw water pump? geoffreykwright at 6:19am 07.08.21 C&C 3/1140 I'm working on a friend's 1971 C'C 35 Mk 1. The boat has an atomic 4 engine. The water pump is on

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Southwest Vancouver Island Foswick at 2:41pm 04.17.25 Good luck with that! :) Hey, if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. Anyone can sail west, bu
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass Foswick at 2:37pm 04.17.25 This is really easy to do yourself, depending on what you want to make.
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! dlochner at 2:32pm 04.17.25 Am I the only one who didn't get a separator with my boat? Do we know what Catalina was using, and
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! max_sailing at 2:31pm 04.17.25
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! jssailem at 2:29pm 04.17.25 Still a fun article on the Racor fuel filter.
Last night, greatest experience dlochner at 2:27pm 04.17.25 You will learn more in a couple of seasons of racing than you will just daysailing. A common mistak
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! jssailem at 2:27pm 04.17.25 My bad. I looked at his profile.:banghead:
Southwest Vancouver Island jssailem at 2:24pm 04.17.25 Sailing south and then to Hawaii the dog will have a new potty routine by the time you return to Bar
Last night, greatest experience dLj at 2:08pm 04.17.25 I had the old Macgregor 26 with water ballast years ago. I have not sailed the Mac25 that you have.
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 2:08pm 04.17.25 Ok cool, thank you
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dLj at 2:00pm 04.17.25
Possible deck issue? dLj at 1:58pm 04.17.25 I am new here, so please forgive my poor etiquette, :) A synopsis of the story: We took the boat
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better fred1diver at 1:56pm 04.17.25
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass fred1diver at 1:54pm 04.17.25
Southwest Vancouver Island Stu Jackson at 1:53pm 04.17.25 sail south to Monterey, east to Hawaii, Good luck with that! :)
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 1:49pm 04.17.25
Last night, greatest experience Foswick at 1:36pm 04.17.25 I raced for a bit. It just confirms that if you take any activity that is worth doing, it won't take
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! max_sailing at 1:27pm 04.17.25 2003 Catalina 310, hull 238.
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Daveinet at 1:07pm 04.17.25 The best solution is to tie the boat off the dock so you don't have to rely on fenders. That requi
Southwest Vancouver Island Foswick at 1:04pm 04.17.25 Timely article. No surprises there, but good confirmations. I woke up this morning, having decided

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