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Mooring in GA/SC? shaun12345 at 4:24pm 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 8/5040
New Fuel tank - '91 30t ErikHunter30T at 3:43pm 03.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/840
Worth a look...or just run away (2) Blowboat at 3:08pm 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2160 OK, so my wife and I are in the early stages of looking for a boat. It is likely a couple of years
Anti Corrosion Tape Blitz at 10:49am 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 7/992 Does anyone have a recommendation for the anti-corrosion tape that you would put between stainless s
Android app Blitz at 10:46am 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 3/526 Is anyone else getting an error when you try to use the Android app for sailboat owners? I am gettin
Volvo Penta MD 30 filters & more 31seahorse at 10:38am 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 3/645 We are considering the purchase of a 1995 sailboat that has a Volvo MD 30 diesel engine in it now.
Accessing swim ladder nuts DWLMan at 9:44am 03.06.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/614 I have a 25 swing keel stored on a trailer. I'm getting a fair amount of water in the bilge after ra
Blinds DLLawrence at 6:31am 03.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/550 Anyone have a source for the original accordion blinds for a 35.5? Thanks!
Spinnaker versus asymmetrical MikeyJ at 6:20am 03.06.21 Smaller Boats 1/1016 Hunter 23.5 owner's manual says you can fly a Spinnaker. Wondering if there's more stress on the r
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING cdells at 6:16am 03.06.21 Big Boats 10/1724 Hello everyone. I am trying to figure out where the wiring goes once it leaves the bilge pump on my
Gel coat scoring and rough spots (3) J_Conte at 5:33am 03.06.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1667 My new Catalina 14.2 has scoring from the bow to the transom on port and starboard along with two ot
Gelcoat scratches & indentations (3) J_Conte at 7:00pm 03.05.21 Smaller Boats 3/1270 My new 14.2 has scoring from the bow to the transom on port and starboard along with two others that
Mounting Electrical Components Tim22 at 6:12pm 03.05.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1036 Just curious as to what backing people use when mounting electrical equipment such as chargers, sola
now free to watch jon hansen at 3:40pm 03.05.21 Sails Call Lounge 10/1253 JY0UX1FQz6E
C&c mega 30 cowboy sailor at 3:22pm 03.05.21 Trailer Sailors 11/2856 Hello all. I have just joined this site but have read forum posts from here for a long time. I am lo
C&C Mega 30 cowboy sailor at 3:20pm 03.05.21 Trailer Sailors 2/1131 Hello all. I have just joined this site but have read forum posts from here for a long time. I am lo
Resealing transom seam? (1) BOSSailor at 2:56pm 03.05.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/593 Hello all, I went to the yard to work on my 1990 30-2 yesterday and noticed that the sealant around
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed MHauser at 11:19am 03.05.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2086 Anybody done a rebed of their chainplate cover on a C'C 27 MKV. My port side is leaking a bit and I
Length of extrusion for a SR 1983 C25? Faraway at 7:27am 03.05.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/482 Bought a used '83 SR FK Cat25 a couple years ago. Still in the process of refitting, and now I'm at
Fresh water filtration - is it safe? jcmacd29 at 5:35am 03.05.21 Ask All Sailors 19/2734 I've been told by many that drinking water directly from the fresh water tank isn't a great idea unl

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Ok to Remove Inner Forestay? DianaOfBurlington at 6:01am 03.25.25 Along with Windpilot I added an inner forestay to the H25. I have used both inner and outer jibs but
H33 Cherubini: total number built and manufacture sequence (1) DianaOfBurlington at 5:33am 03.25.25 Between 1973 and 1979 Hunter had FIVE production lines at Vandenburg Road in Marlboro: 25, 25, 27, 3
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode geoffschultz at 5:32am 03.25.25 Mast head light used when under power (steaming) Is different than an anchor light and located on t
Rudder flaps DianaOfBurlington at 5:18am 03.25.25 ... I suspect the flaps are worthwhile, otherwise John Cherubini wouldn't have specified them in th
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode (1) jssailem at 5:11am 03.25.25 Mast head light used when under power (steaming) Is different than an anchor light and located on th
Bowsprit Protection from Chain colemj at 4:52am 03.25.25 Windlasses usually have an adjustable clutch that will slip at a certain load. You can adjust your
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS colemj at 4:35am 03.25.25 Is it a straight USB connection, or are you using a serial-USB cable?
Anyone have experience with New Glass or NuFinish? Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 03.25.25
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? Indysailor at 3:21am 03.25.25 I advised a friend on purchasing one a few years back. With a newish Loadmaster trailer, this very c
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 3:13am 03.25.25 I was referring to the built-in extension on the trailer. My extension is less than 4 feet, giving
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast LloydB at 1:39am 03.25.25 Hunter 376 rain boot
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 11:07pm 03.24.25 Now, is that any particular part or the whole damn mess ? :doh:< Isn't there suppose to be a 'shru
7 Years no haul out marcham at 9:33pm 03.24.25 Hopefully we haven't scared OP away.... boats are awesome. the boating community is awesome. Just be
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions azambella at 9:20pm 03.24.25 The original vang trim line never went back to the cockpit. I can send photos but, need to wait ti
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? jssailem at 9:18pm 03.24.25 Ps Welcome to the forum and welcome to Everett. Are you out near the river? I can understand your d
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? jssailem at 9:17pm 03.24.25 I think 30-40% up the mast (to the low spreader is fine. You need a decent triangle formed by the ja
Sunken Treasure azambella at 9:14pm 03.24.25 There is no way this is a GOOD DEAL. If you have time and money go for it but, the suggestions brou
Mixing fresh and stored diesel? Kings Gambit at 8:57pm 03.24.25 I just put the last couple of gallons of the old diesel fuel in my tank after having burned the rest
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 8:56pm 03.24.25 Thanks! Yeah, that whole circuit is a bit of a mystery to me. Not that the circuit design is confusi
Bowsprit Protection from Chain (1) jssailem at 8:06pm 03.24.25 Here is a simple diagram of a windlass circuit. The solenoid is sometimes referred to as a contactor

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