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Hatchway slides - teflon UHMW tape miketcook at 6:09pm 03.24.21 Catalina 30 0/715 Catalina 30 - 1989 Only a few pieces of the original teflon tape that the hatch slides on were left
H34 Keel Work (1) WasabiRush at 5:49pm 03.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1210 I'm looking at an H34 to purchase and the owner mentioned some special keel work that was done by a
Bow Water Ballast (1) sail sfbay at 5:28pm 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1193 Ever seen a sailboat like this? Came across this boat in Port San Luis, California in the middle of
Installing new fuel tank Medusa at 3:30pm 03.24.21 Catalina 30 12/2067 Howdy! Just bought a 1987 Catalina 30 and before i could even begin the fun projects I found a leak
masthead sheave O-28 wmacken at 12:25pm 03.24.21 Bigger Boats 2/747 Does anyone know how many sheaves are in the masthead of a O-28? Mine is setup with one forward haly
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 11:56am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 21/6193 Hello, family! This is my first post here. I am the owner of a 1982 Catalina 27....and have been r
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations drm1 at 9:26am 03.24.21 Big Boats 18/3373 Hi everyone, we have a 2005 Hunter 36 sailboat (bought last summer). We sail on the Great Lakes, pri
You Tube Channels Bolander at 9:17am 03.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 1/779 I imagine like a lot of you, I peruse YouTube for sailing videos. I stumbled upon 2 great channels l
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Grace Note at 9:08am 03.24.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1374 Probably won't work to shoot thru the bottom water tank as an air pocket will disrupt it. The PO m
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' Hayden Watson at 8:54am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2512 I saw this today and wonder how many sailors on boats under 26' use a kill switch? kill switch requi
Teignmouth Electron Jimbeaux at 8:07am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 2/418 I know she was on Cayman Brac and time and souvenir hunters have not been kind to her. Does anybody
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port (4) SV/Journey at 7:16am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 32/4321 We could really use some good advice! We have recently installed a new bronze rudder port on our Cal
Sail cover insignia (1) Jacomo Sailor at 8:25pm 03.23.21 Catalina 22 10/1495 Anyone here have the sail cover insignias that CD sells? I'm making new canvas this season and want
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 7:04pm 03.23.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 38/3085 In the planning stages of a San Juan Island spring cruise the week of April 4. Long dry spell coming
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications John Marrone at 3:08pm 03.23.21 Smaller Boats 10/1730 There is a 2003 Hunter 260 w/ Trailer ( I am not a Trailer Sailor) available in our area for sale (
Bahamas Entry Forms Online ggrizzard at 10:40am 03.23.21 Ask All Sailors 0/316 The Association of the Bahamas has sent out a web page with forms, fee schedules and online payment
Buying a Hunter 45 DS 2010 Udi at 10:20am 03.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1219 Hi ! I am stating a process of buying that boat. going to sail first, than survey in and out of the
331 Swing Keel Zinc BayGirl at 10:00am 03.23.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/443 I have a 331 with a swing keel and I have been informed there is a zinc that needs to be replaced up
Replace Batteries on the Hard P12nash at 8:56am 03.23.21 Ask All Sailors 34/2806 Hey guys, I will be replacing my 2 4d lead acid house batteries (100 lbs each) with new while on th
Any problem with sanding antifouling paint to smooth it? LakeShark at 8:35am 03.23.21 Racing 15/5237 OK so I know this is an odd question but here is the deal. I have a boat with antifouling paint on

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Hunter 50 AC deck light mcconkd at 6:11am 09.10.24 Thank you all for the info, ordered through the Hunter store and is on the way. Needed to know how t
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 6:09am 09.10.24 Francine is shaping to be an interesting storm. NHC is calling it to intensify over the Gulf to a Ca
Hunter 50 AC deck light American_Mainsail at 5:35am 09.10.24 Yes, replace the bulb with the LED from the store. It worked for us. Same here. The install is pr
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX kappykaplan at 2:20am 09.10.24 Y'all stay safe! :beer:
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX BigEasy at 9:11pm 09.09.24 Right up the ol' miss. A big enema. I can't remember another with that track. The only one tha
Navigation Instruments Power Outage Tucson Sailor at 6:44pm 09.09.24 Thanks Jssailem, I'm working with Geico right now. They seem supportive. We'll see. Tim
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 duck21 at 5:58pm 09.09.24 For a while Hunter was including a small built-in solar panel that trickled charged the start batter
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Johnb at 5:47pm 09.09.24 That looks pretty much identical to my Yanmar qm series panel, also most likely on a Cherubini if it
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 5:22pm 09.09.24 Can't even start until we know what model the Yanmar is. Yanmar 2GM20 has different overheating cau
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes dlochner at 5:17pm 09.09.24 The jump pack will start to discharge into the good battery and the rate of discharge will depend on
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes twodzusfittings at 4:54pm 09.09.24 If I start the engine with the switch in the "OFF" position How are you starting your engine with
Sailing an AeroRig dLj at 4:51pm 09.09.24 That is very low head room for a boat that size... Nice looking though... Even I'd have to bend over
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes rardiH36 at 4:44pm 09.09.24 As the original poster of this thread, I thought to finish it up. I do realize the I am overthink
Shrink wrapping details? dLj at 4:40pm 09.09.24 Greg, Great you didn't need a frame, that sure helps keep the initial cost down. Do you have a zip
1980s Oday Sunbird22358 at 4:37pm 09.09.24 You won't find any information on the selling price for a used 1980s O'DAY Sprite. The Sprite was on
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Mikem at 4:25pm 09.09.24
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 4:16pm 09.09.24 Marinas are going to be hard pressed to pay $50 a foot for something that costs less than half of t
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 4:14pm 09.09.24 That "Water" alarm probably means "high temperature" in the engine cooling system. I can't imagine
Sailing an AeroRig (2) Neck9000 at 3:44pm 09.09.24 There was around 2 inches or less of clearance above the aluminum bimini. I found 2 inches of foamul
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer smokey73 at 3:34pm 09.09.24 That "Water" alarm probably means "high temperature" in the engine cooling system. I can't imagine

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