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New Hunter 38 owner (1) kbgunn at 5:38pm 12.31.20 Big Boats 3/862 I just purchased a 2006 Hunter 38. Moving up from a Catalina 30. I had a Catalina 22 prior to the Ca
Explains a LOT (3) sailme88 at 5:38pm 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 7/572 Three pics.. Today I had my Hurth transmission pulled out for either a rebuild or replacement. Dur
Auto Pilot Waltsailor at 3:07pm 12.31.20 Big Boats 20/2404 I am looking to install an auto pilot on my 386. Right now Im considering a CPT wheel pilot. Can a
Ice Chest Insulation ontherocks83 at 12:27pm 12.31.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2503 I have a 1984 C30 and am looking to insulate the Ice Chest. Currently the factory insulation / lack
Electric Cooler Wiring ontherocks83 at 12:00pm 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2495 I am going to be purchasing a Dometic electric cooler for my Catalina 30 before the spring. Dometi
No Brake on steering pedestal Atrecess402 at 10:30am 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 30/2899 I just recently took ownership of a Hunter 28.5. It has a Merriman pedestal that does not have a bra
H34: removing Kenyon mast head (1) hunter34austin at 9:27am 12.31.20 Big Boats 5/718 I was looking at various older posts about Kenyon mast heads and mine looks a little bit different.
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... jssailem at 9:15am 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 42/2690 There are a lot of questions about boats... which one is the best to ??? Or How do you fix this or t
Holding tank manual pump issue (2) Sandfly at 7:36am 12.31.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1934 I had some trouble sufficiently pumping out my holding tank recently at a marina. I believe the iss
Special Sailing Days Kings Gambit at 7:33am 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 5/528
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? (1) TomY at 5:11am 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1063 188667
do you like a good lube job? jon hansen at 10:50pm 12.30.20 Ask All Sailors 4/720 "every thing is doable with proper lubrication" it's a great lesson in life! how often do yawl lub
Through deck wires for mast lights (1) SailingLoto at 6:43pm 12.30.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2552 Is this appropriate for my mast wiring? 4 wires, 4 pins... Seal it down and go ?
Bilge floorboard covers and headliner stains (5) Mark Lauer at 5:54pm 12.30.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 8/3072 I've had my 2007 Catalina 309 for a year. When I purchased it there were to issues I've yet to figu
Looking for a Seaward 24 Randy_C at 4:28pm 12.30.20 Seaward 16/4267
Antifoul prop while boat in water Ken13559 at 4:18pm 12.30.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1623 I coat Propshield on prop ' shaft whenever boat is in yard for antifouling job. Naturally, it doesn'
Transom: Solid Fiberglass or Cored dennisv at 3:08pm 12.30.20 Bigger Boats 8/1763 Truly like all the features and dimensions of my 1984 O'Day 28. Very manageable for solo sailing.
Wanted: Catalina 30 MK III Bash at 1:13pm 12.30.20 Catalina 30 6/1659 Washington State or British Columbia. Has to be MK III.
Sailing with a System - Do you Mark your Boat/Rigging jssailem at 12:23pm 12.30.20 Racing 3/859 Here is a simple system to consider for marking your boat and rigging. It will help you with sailing
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 danm1 at 11:59am 12.30.20 Big Boats 17/2511 I like the looks of the Hunter 356/36 and 38 with the transverse aft queens, but thanks to Covid, I'

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Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Rick Webb at 1:01pm 05.11.24 Bet plain old gasoline would work as well probably whatever can of anything flammable that is sitti
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:17pm 05.11.24 I notice a slight jiggling of the coupler and shaft when idling (resonant frequencies?) It is a ma
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:08pm 05.11.24 there has got to be a law against that sort of thing One can hope for KARMA.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 11:17am 05.11.24 The deep scarring from the set screw is a concern, however, not visible to the naked eye is the wear
Can't find the fresh water leak ... artboas at 10:57am 05.11.24 Little late now, but I find that using antifreeze is much safer than blowing out lines. There are lo
Birth orientation in Hunter 40.5 artboas at 10:47am 05.11.24
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery jssailem at 10:22am 05.11.24 An exceptional video.... It is terrific to see you active in your brilliant life and sharing your k
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? jssailem at 9:34am 05.11.24 Would you say that is because of the ease of deployment and dowse if it is a furler? I would say,
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 9:32am 05.11.24 As others have pointed out, use of an inverter adds inefficiencies by converting DC to AC. More inv
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 05.11.24 Turns out that the previous owner had removed the key between the coupler and the shaft 8 years ago
1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging jssailem at 9:25am 05.11.24 no record from previous owners as to when the rigging was last replaced. You post a great question
Refrigerator/Solar Plymouth Sailor at 9:23am 05.11.24 I also have a basic converter which attaches to a battery and then has a standard three prong plug I
Refrigerator/Solar Plymouth Sailor at 9:20am 05.11.24 Do you have any photos of the refrigerator and where it plugs in? It has a standard 3 prong plug t
1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging Stu Jackson at 8:01am 05.11.24 I, too, have an '86 Catalina. I replaced my standing rigging in 2000, having bought the boat in 199
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. twodzusfittings at 7:42am 05.11.24 Paint thinner. Just to make sure it works, I went down to my workshop and used a paper towel with so
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 PaulK at 7:41am 05.11.24 If they smeared epoxy into the slots on the screw heads, they probably smeared it all over the threa
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (4) Hamish_s at 7:14am 05.11.24 For anyone still following this thread, my recent event may provide new stories. Immediately post-l
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 7:10am 05.11.24 Do you have any photos of the refrigerator and where it plugs in?
Northern Light Show - Possible (4) jssailem at 7:03am 05.11.24 These sightings posted by my daughter from south of the 45th Parallel. Bend OR 23:06PDT own RWR race
Refrigerator/Solar Plymouth Sailor at 6:59am 05.11.24 At least not easily and inexpensively. Another idea possibly: I have a converter of sorts that at

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