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Correcting somebody Franklin at 3:01am 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 32/1598 If you knew of somebody who had a very big misunderstanding about their boat, would you tell them an
Slack Stays and sunken mast step Paul at 8:34am 12.23.06 Catalina 30 1/1386 My 1986 catalina rigging is new, but have noticed over the past few years that the leaward stays hav
propane tank S2pete at 9:51am 12.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/882 My propane tank rusted out, and have been unable to find one to fit inside the 12" x 12" x 8" high v
Boom bails paphman at 10:37am 12.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1088 I am thinking of putting a boom bail on to attach my mainsheet block to. I have boom end sheeting,
Laguna 24?? tegwilym at 11:31am 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/3632 Hello, I'm seeking a boat of about 22 feet, nothing too huge, but not too small to spend a few nigh
Crew or a Partner David Underwood at 12:59pm 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 4/941 I am looking to crew a sailboat (any size) or become a shared expense partner for a while. I don't h
Cold weather starting mptexas at 1:16pm 12.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/859 I have a hunter 78 Yanmar 8hp diesel It will not start when the temp drops below 50Any gadgets I c
bending stainless 1" bimini or dodger tubing? Mike8245 at 1:27pm 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 10/17496 Anyone bent a frame out of one inch stainless tubing sucessfully? Haven't tried yet but I hear it ma
Offshore capabilities of 2006 Hunter 36 island passage at 6:14am 12.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4645 My wife and I are looking to take our 2006 Hunter 36 offshore. Many of our friends consider us nuts,
How to grease the winch/wench Margaritaville at 6:09am 12.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1221 Has anyone performed maintenance on the winches on the 31H?
Mast issues! josht787 at 4:48am 12.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/931 Broken mast. Weld or replace? Mast is made of aluminum. Broken 2/3 of the way up.
South Fla Visit BigGerman at 8:23pm 12.21.06 Smaller Boats 2/866 Hey everyone,I just wanted to let you'all know that my family and I are going to have our 23.5 (Mi
Stanchions Randy Church at 9:53pm 12.21.06 Big Boats 4/915 Looking for replacement stanchions for my 1984 Hunter 34. Two were damaged during haul-out last week
Tampa Bay Advice jandelbert at 10:40pm 12.21.06 Smaller Boats 1/1042 Happy holidays everybody!I'm planning on trailering my '94 H26 from Atlanta to Tampa in January an
Rudder Repair Dick1505 at 12:52am 12.22.06 Smaller Boats 5/1117 A couple of weeks ago we had a good thread on rudder repair. I took mine apart, sanded and painted i
Thru Hulls Nick Fletcher at 5:16am 12.22.06 Catalina 30 5/1434 I purchased a 1987 C30 and wonder if I should have the thru Hulls all repalced before launching.
Pelican Scorpio - good dinghy? David at 6:04am 12.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/5835 I am looking for a hard dink that is very stable.Does anyone have experience with the Scorpio???
Jib and main trim Don Guillette at 6:14am 12.22.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/4783 I was glancing again at the "post a picture" thread and one of the things I noticed was the jib trim
instrumentreplacement charlie at 6:26am 12.22.06 Big Boats 3/951 Need to replace instrument panel with tack, temp , oil pressure guaage and warnings with a modern in
Merry Christmas to all Tim Welsh at 8:22am 12.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1029 Merry Christmas everyone I'm heading down to the lake tomorrow and will meet up with several frie

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garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot HMT2 at 4:31am 05.27.21 I am. There is a converter. Mine works great. See this link for more info. https://forums.sailboato
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime cymeyer at 3:41am 05.27.21 Has anyone else ever experienced this? Even after filling the raw water strainer it still had a pr
Its funny Friday! (1) All U Get at 3:35am 05.27.21 194596
Last straw danstanford at 3:07am 05.27.21 For what it is worth, I was interested in the locked thread as a resource to understand the product.
Traveler danstanford at 3:02am 05.27.21 How about this for an easy explanation? When tightening the mainsheet a downward force is exerted on
Catalina 309 charger jssailem at 2:23am 05.27.21 Did the Catalina 309 come with a charger that would monitor the charge to battery banks and stop ch
Folding Propeller - RH 1" Shaft (2) jssailem at 2:02am 05.27.21 Hi Julian, congrats on your first post. props are a bit like sails. We all have our favorites. You w
How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point skunther at 11:07pm 05.26.21 I like all the input, much thanks to all. We just got back into our home port, and many projects hav
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 10:53pm 05.26.21 Back in my home port. I have projects for the weekend, but will take the multimeter to the boat next
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? skunther at 10:49pm 05.26.21 Well, it's going to take until the end of June for me to receive the replacement fuel hose. Hopefull
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start NYSail at 9:57pm 05.26.21
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job Richard19068 at 9:52pm 05.26.21 These units are getting pretty old. Could need calibrating. Never hurt to do that when weirdness ha
Folding Propeller - RH 1" Shaft JulianT at 8:48pm 05.26.21 Welcome to the forum!! If you do a search on this site on "folding propellers" and you will see lo
C&C 25' Mast Organizer (1) yseryan at 8:31pm 05.26.21 I am sorry if I am asking a different question. I have the same stepping mast system as the first pi
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? jssailem at 8:30pm 05.26.21 Golly gee it was electrical. Thanks for sharing your discovery. I think you are taking the first st
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job jssailem at 7:47pm 05.26.21
Best genoa for Catalina 30 jeepbluetj at 7:46pm 05.26.21 My 1980 was also a raw water cooled A4. Not the original, but no idea how long it had been in the bo
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job Tally Ho at 7:15pm 05.26.21
Shore water feed tkwhalen at 7:10pm 05.26.21 On my shore water input there is a valve on my water manifold that must be switched on in order for
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 7:07pm 05.26.21 I don't see the bracket for the kill cable on the picture of the regulator lever. When I said a det

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