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Selden IMF on H38 - How to remove main halyard pin? flightlead404 at 3:26pm 05.11.21 Big Boats 3/666 The last line on my H38 to be replaced is the main sail halyard (did you know blow boats are made of
Sailboat Deck Paint (1) npaulay at 2:58pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 8/3487 Hello - I'm looking for some words of wisdom when it comes to repainting the deck of my 27' sailboat
1979 H37C Stuffing box hose ID size? (1) Richard McDonald at 12:52pm 05.11.21 The Cherubini Hunters 2/689 Would anyone know the stuffing box hose ID size on the 1979 H37C? OD measured at 1" 15/16 Length mea
Electrical Panel Key epk at 12:39pm 05.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1391 New partner to a 88' or 89' Catalina 30 and the current owners are not sure what key is used to acce
Raw water pump seal seating question (1) AndyL at 12:01pm 05.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/667 Hello, I am installing a new seal on an old Johnson raw water pump from my 3GM30. The seal is an E
Bad Situation with Great Circle Sails gn4478 at 10:48am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1987
Our 315 Arrived senechals at 10:41am 05.11.21 Catalina 310 14/2324 Our new 315 arrived in San Diego on April Fool's day. Luckily, it was not an April Fool's joke and
Rig tuning glaufman at 10:13am 05.11.21 Racing 10/2081 Trying to help a friend with a Catalina 22, wing keel... When tuning the rig to suggested starting t
Spreader light on/off switch Hunter 49? (1) ScottySailor at 9:54am 05.11.21 Big Boats 2/492
old and new batteries connection Guan at 8:52am 05.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1717 Please kindly express opinions re connecting old and new batteries. my electrician connected one ne
Universal M25XP not starting...air in system? smosh at 8:23am 05.11.21 Engines and Propulsion 9/2708 Hello all - I'm crossposting from Another Forum...but I'm hoping one of you can help.... ------- I
I have an O'day 22. Hugthecruzer at 8:04am 05.11.21 Racing 2/1042 I have an O'day 22 and I got a spinaker from a Catalina 22. What length of spinaker pole do I need?
Keel Bolt Replacement (1) obsessed at 7:25am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 15/3768 Has anyone here ever replaced keel bolts? Below is a cross section of the keel construction of my P
Cleaning with TSP SailingLoto at 5:01am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/3807 I just got my butt chewed on a FB page for using this to clean mold from my decks. What are your a
Charging issue (2) Bogart at 3:28am 05.11.21 Big Boats 2/671 G'day all Bogart is a 2007 Hunter 45CC equipped with generator. I have 1 AGM starter battery (which
Battery isolator issue (2) Bogart at 3:26am 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/4419 G'day all Bogart is a 2007 Hunter 45CC equipped with generator. I have 1 AGM starter battery (which
Have you ordered your superyacht? Drinky Crow at 11:39pm 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 3/686 Tsk tsk....you're too late... o hot! Mixing, soooooo passe. The pandemic put new value on so-called
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? pclarksurf at 11:39pm 05.10.21 Catalina 22 10/1833 Looking for feedback if you have actually attempted and succeeded in replacing the stock traveler ba
H260 Centerboard Lift Line/ Rigging (1) philiefay at 6:21pm 05.10.21 Smaller Boats 5/1259 I recently replaced the lift line to the centerboard. I found the most difficult part of the whole p
Nasty Surprise YVRguy at 4:04pm 05.10.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/2133 For a while now I've suspected we have something wrong with our head system. When someone uses the

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Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? SteveHughessails at 8:19am 04.07.25
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel SteveHughessails at 8:06am 04.07.25 Nicely done sail22capri22, this is what I would do too.
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (1) Sail22Capri22 at 7:46am 04.07.25 Nice Capri! I was having the same trouble with my Capri 22. I have a similar trailer with the extend
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 04.07.25 You probably have either a Precision or Road King trailer as I used to be a dealer for Catalina.
Galley sink project Scott T-Bird at 6:32am 04.07.25 Maybe you could shape a pedestal out of a piece of black Star Board. I think I already have some l
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? Ward H at 5:12am 04.07.25
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? dlochner at 5:00am 04.07.25 The only issue you run into is your control handle is reversed. Usually this can be fixed by rota
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? dlochner at 4:55am 04.07.25 The hub looks like cast stainless, but I don't know the prop. Mark It does look like cast SS, h
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? colemj at 4:38am 04.07.25 The hub is bronze. The hub looks like cast stainless, but I don't know the prop. Mark
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? colemj at 4:37am 04.07.25 It is a feathering prop, not a folding prop. I flicked through the photos looking for corrosion, an
Cockpit hatch slides? SailingCal21 at 4:37am 04.07.25
Down the (New Design) Hatch! Gene Neill at 4:29am 04.07.25
Galley sink project (2) john2 at 2:54am 04.07.25 We had the same issue in our 310.
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? peterbud at 7:44pm 04.06.25 Jamie i installed the beta Tmc 40 this past fall. All in all it was an easy install. it is a direct
Cliffside sails SailingLoto at 6:37pm 04.06.25 @SailingLoto A meeting of all the folks that were involved in helping you connect with your sail m
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? dlochner at 6:00pm 04.06.25 It looks like Kiwi used 304 or 18-8 hardware, these are less corrosion resistant then 316. You could
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? thinwater at 5:46pm 04.06.25 Depending on the non-skid pattern, a rotary scrubber can be very effective. Use with a cleaner, not
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? jssailem at 5:11pm 04.06.25 Looks like rust. Stainless screws are probably 314 stainless or something else. Paint would help but
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Rick Webb at 5:09pm 04.06.25 I don't know how eager you are to get all the nuts tightened down. Because of a possible weird menta
Engine Start Key jssailem at 5:04pm 04.06.25 Also can remove the key altogether. Install push buttons. Control start by control of power switch i

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