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Catalina 38 chainplate failure Mark@SLIDER at 4:30pm 05.24.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/689 1986 Catalina 38 upper shourds through deck to cabinetry bulkhead starboard side. Is this common? C
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Bluesmoods at 3:21pm 05.24.21 Big Boats 34/7525 Hi Folks and thank you in advance for your attention. I am very seriously considering the purchase
Which Sail to Get Ran-Dee9229 at 3:18pm 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 3/747 I see sails on Sunfish Direct. One is more than the standard 75 SF yet says it is class legal. Is t
Capri 18 Reefing Assistance Sought - Any pictures? JonnyEp at 2:19pm 05.24.21 Smaller Boats 3/1975 Not sure if I am suffering from a mental block, or if there are pieces missing from my standing rigg
Shore water feed (1) MFD at 1:44pm 05.24.21 Big Boats 10/1473 Hi All, I finally decided to hook up what I call the 'shore water' feed on my Hunter 41DS after not
Traveler Don Guillette at 1:39pm 05.24.21 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/4574 It sure has been a tough year for every aspect of our lives, including sailing - remember how some o
O'day 22 Upper Sidestay is SHORT (1) mmuldoon at 1:29pm 05.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/699 I've been sailing (but mostly updating) my O'day 22 over the past 7 years. I haven't had it in the w
Sherwood Raw Water Pump Leak shank at 1:17pm 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 3/2045 My later model Sherwood raw water pump on my Universal 5411 started leaking after I replaced the imp
Help with lost Beneteau swing keel (2) Eleven at 1:08pm 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1965 The swing/lift part of my Beneteau 311 keel has been lost. It was there and operational during the s
Length of stock winch handle Larry O at 11:27am 05.24.21 Smaller Boats 16/2558 How long is the stock winch handle for a Hunter 26? I'm wanting to purchase a little longer handle
Full size porta potty? NINEv2 at 10:57am 05.24.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2683 Howdy all. One of the many projects for the new boat is the loo. We currently have a new porta pot
Oday 20 - Mast Base (2) flstanleyii at 9:59am 05.24.21 Day Sailers 0/817 I just bought a 1974 Oday 20 and discovered the mast insert supporting the lower halyard pulleys is
How to calibrate Raymarine i60 wind instrument markwbird at 9:20am 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 6/5955 I installed the Raymarine i60 awhile back and the apparent/true windspeeds are off. When tied to th
326- replace light in aft cabin with fan Peter Garver at 8:56am 05.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/693 Hi, I'd like to replace one of the lights in the aft cabin and also in the main cabin with a fan; a
Odd Discharge (1) AwwShucks at 7:48am 05.24.21 Catalina 310 32/5591 I noticed the discharge in the photo the other day. I had seen something similar a few weeks back a
Behavior of marine batteries Fredct at 6:58am 05.24.21 Ask All Sailors 51/6754 Newish sailor. ODay 28 with 2X 27M batteries. No solar. Background: We are the habit of turning on
Buying a Hunter 41 DS sailtheworld79 at 6:37am 05.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/5978
Beneteau Oceanis 281 Xstream at 5:44am 05.24.21 Racing 1/2558 Has anyone in this forum ever raced one of these? What tips can you share with me as far as upgrade
Designed Xstream at 5:14am 05.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1154 Not being a boat designer, I wonder about fresh water tanks and whether they are supposed to be full
C25 keel lock bolt. SailingLoto at 4:44am 05.24.21 Smaller Boats 1/989 Is there a keel lock down bolt on a swing keel 25? All my other little boats had one. I wasn't sure

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Cockpit table leg ideas fred1diver at 11:15am 06.10.25
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter fred1diver at 11:13am 06.10.25 I assume your existing guages cover that ? It's just a location problem ? Yes it is a location pro
Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle bzano at 11:03am 06.10.25
Cockpit table leg ideas dmax at 9:21am 06.10.25 If possible, think about an angled support from the pedestal, leaves more legroom, something like th
Is this a real company? BigEasy at 9:05am 06.10.25 Attempted to purchase a Baldor alternator & external controller at a very attractive price, from a s
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch FastOlson at 8:57am 06.10.25 If only.... if only...... you had bought two new Lewmar ST winches when the annual WM BOGO sale was
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch Claude L.-Auger at 7:38am 06.10.25 Claude, Looking at one of those documents, you are correct that the non-ST 24 can be converted to
Suggestions for outboard for H260 PNWE36 at 7:37am 06.10.25 All good choices. Mercury in that size is made by Tohatsu. There might be minor feature differences
Chart Plotter Leeward Rail at 7:36am 06.10.25 A few years ago I found a screen from a San Diego company designed for outdoor marine use. Interfac
Chart Plotter jssailem at 7:29am 06.10.25 A few years ago I found a screen from a San Diego company designed for outdoor marine use. Interface
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter Leeward Rail at 7:25am 06.10.25 Fwiw, when I was looking into adding engine monitoring, I found this post on the panbo site (the pla
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter Leeward Rail at 7:09am 06.10.25 If I could get temp sensor and oil pressure, that would be great as well. I assume your existing g
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter Leeward Rail at 7:01am 06.10.25 Is it really that simple.... and inexpensive? cool Yes. :biggrin:;) Sorta. You need to calibrate
Air Conditioner colemj at 6:53am 06.10.25 A 2400W genset should easily run a 16,000 BTU A/C even without a soft start. What size and brand is
Chart Plotter colemj at 6:46am 06.10.25 Onwa is a common brand in Australia and SE Asia, so not just a small fly-by-night. One problem they
Chart Plotter colemj at 6:32am 06.10.25 The more-known brands (Garmin, Raymarine, etc.) are way overpriced when looked at in terms of the v
Running Rigging Specs for 1987 Hunter Legend 40? jssailem at 6:12am 06.10.25 I like the approach suggested by @shemandr . It suggests defining the requirements of use, then loo
Is this a real company? SV Temenos at 6:00am 06.10.25 It is a good idea to have a healthy dose of skepticism with these non main stream websites. Last ye
Cockpit table leg ideas PaulK at 5:53am 06.10.25 We have a removable SS tube with a rubber foot for the outer end of our table. It fits into a hole i
Running Rigging Specs for 1987 Hunter Legend 40? shemandr at 5:49am 06.10.25 A lot has change in cordage since that manual was published. And boat builders didn't/don't equip th

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