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2021 Photo Contest -- Winners Announced Monday Phil Herring at 12:24pm 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 137/11717 The time for voting has passed, but watch for the winners to be announced Monday, February 15th.
Solar Panel Mounting Roy 845 at 10:42am 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1838 The past 3 seasons here in Connecticut I've had a standard 100 watt Solar panel lashed to my Starboa
Deck paint Member 131497 at 10:06am 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 13/2882 Hi again After 2 days of painting the non skid i came back to peel off the blue duck tape and while
MOB System Heads Up Rick486 at 9:28am 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 31/3052 Hi all: Well, I had a very unpleasant surprise today that I thought you might benefit from, particul
More on Red Tide shemandr at 7:17am 01.28.21 Ask All Sailors 1/427 I letter from my Congressman, Brian Mast, led to look online regarding toxins from algae blooms. In
Replacing The centerboard line on a Hunter 19-2 Panotaker at 6:05am 01.28.21 Smaller Boats 6/956 I bought a used Hunter 19-2. All the lines where dry rotted. Especially the line going to the center
Mast Height and Rigging Letta at 7:35pm 01.27.21 Sirius 21/22 6/2540 Hey guys! Soon to be joining the Sirius 21 club! The issue is that the not have no mast and no ri
Hunter 34 parts Randy Church at 4:39pm 01.27.21 Big Boats 1/652 All, I own a 1984 Hunter 34, hull #610. 2020 was active year for things breaking and need the follo
Hunter 49 Staysail T J Furstenau at 4:35pm 01.27.21 Big Boats 21/3475 Curious whether any of the H49 owners here have a staysail rigged on their boats? I know it was an
Universal M-25XP Question cstats at 11:12am 01.27.21 Catalina 30 13/3678 So when I start my engine, I turn on the key, hold the glo-plug button down for about 30 sec. (for a
Are you Bi? rgranger at 10:50am 01.27.21 Ask All Sailors 57/3545 Bi-boater I mean....(Okay that was click bait... ) :biggrin: I am wondering how many of us on this
Catalina 22 bottom paint dilemma langfordja at 8:38am 01.27.21 Catalina 22 7/2388 Background : I have a decades old 22, currently trailered in my garage. I want to move it to a wet s
Sanitation question Steve760 at 7:36am 01.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/3175 Hello all. It's time for me to do the job we all love of replacing my sanitation lines on my 450. I
Xantrex Freedom Marine Charger/Inverter issue Captain Mateo at 7:28am 01.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/821 I currently have a Xantrex Freedom Marine charger/inverter on my Hunter 460. Periodically when AC po
Looking for a C250 for sale NINEv2 at 12:30am 01.27.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2365 Good morning all. I've been kicking around on the site here for a few months now, mostly lurking, tr
Wallas Diesel Heater help westcoastjack at 7:39pm 01.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3515 I had a nice working Wallas Heater (think a 3000d) that all of a sudden packed it in. Keeps blowing
Forum List Question Ward H at 6:58pm 01.26.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/725 Hi Phil, I use the Recent Activity button to bring up threads to read and I also use the "Forum List
A good first sailboat? knightinnc at 5:32pm 01.26.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/2442 I am going to look at a 1993 Hunter 23.5 this weekend. It is currently docked at a lake here in NC.
C350 in mast wiring re & re Bob&Cherie&CM at 4:54pm 01.26.21 Big Boats 7/1634 Hello, I am undergoing a number of replacements and improvements on our new to us Catalina 350. Not
American Magic dLj at 3:22pm 01.26.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1116 is back in the water! they are looking to sea trial it now. dj

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Catalina 28 Roller Furler sailme88 at 3:01am 01.07.25 Evening all, I have a 1993 28 hull number 337. I am trying to identify the Roller Furler so I can g
Catalina 28 Roller Furler William Weeks at 2:40am 01.07.25 As they are a production boat, I thought that I would receive a reply from a 28 owner, I am Australi
Catalina 28 Roller Furler justsomeguy at 2:02am 01.07.25 Regards Pictures, dadgummit.
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation (4) Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 01.06.25 The alternator has a small screw on the bottom that hits the oil filter preventing it from going do
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 6:57pm 01.06.25 @Indysailor i got $5 on baldy.
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation dlochner at 6:44pm 01.06.25 As Greg notes, there is a lot of belt dust, could be an alignment or tension issue. Are you certain
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 (1) jssailem at 5:43pm 01.06.25 Haydens idea is a viable option. The carbon fiber design is strong enough. The bob stay is adjustabl
Fischer Panda Gen 6kw Georgedoyle at 5:19pm 01.06.25 We had a faulty temp sensor that would shut down our Mastervolt generator. Replaced it, and all is w
Estimate?? JoeWhite at 5:10pm 01.06.25 Rxwoman, yes it is messy. Wear latex gloves from Harbor Freight, use bearing grease for the axcel.
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 (1) Hayden Watson at 4:43pm 01.06.25 I have also seen one make to be pinned to each side of the bow with a bob-stay to hold it down. Her
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 Hayden Watson at 4:36pm 01.06.25 Yes thanks for this tip - but it won't work and allow access to our anchor locker In the installat
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 stormh37 at 4:34pm 01.06.25 Yes thanks for this tip - but it won't work and allow access to our anchor locker
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 Hayden Watson at 4:32pm 01.06.25
Florida Marlow Hunter 37 help needed jssailem at 3:45pm 01.06.25 cruising spinnaker Hi @stormh37. Welcome to the forum. Kappy is wise to suggest that you start yo
Florida Marlow Hunter 37 help needed kappykaplan at 3:36pm 01.06.25 stormh37, welcome to the forum! :beer: The OP hasn't been seen since 12 Jul 2024. You may get a bet
Florida Marlow Hunter 37 help needed stormh37 at 3:23pm 01.06.25 Hi there! We are looking at installing a cruising spinnaker on our Marlow Hunter 37 and looking for
Chesapeake and Central Atlantic coast kappykaplan at 3:17pm 01.06.25 I forgot to mention the 11-14 kt wind with gusts to 27ish kts through Weds night. Gonna feel real c
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 2:57pm 01.06.25 Thanks @DArcy good advice.
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? DArcy at 2:47pm 01.06.25 Some great advice here about the route and moving up to a bigger boat. I sailed with a fellow that b
Rigging - When do you decide to refit your rigging? BAD ORCA at 2:18pm 01.06.25 You may be overestimating what you can get done in the "wild". Anywhere you find appropriate riggi

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