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Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 9:40am 03.25.21 Ask All Sailors 56/16332 I'm a newbie sailor who just finished the ASA 101, but I would like to make my first voyage. I own a
Boat Transportation Service Recommendation Fleet at 7:45am 03.25.21 Catalina 310 11/2372 Catalina 310 #108 is now mine. Now I need to get it from Texas to Alabama. Any recommendations on
Outboard Tilt Release Issue (2) MikeMikeMike at 7:25am 03.25.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/2277 Take a look at this picture: mage is from before we bought it -- the boat is now clean) My concern
Toe rail replacement strategy geek_guy at 7:22am 03.25.21 Big Boats 1/787 Morning all, I would like to replace the toe rail on a Passage 42. I found new rail but they can o
1984 Hunter 37c conversion to sloop Mikem at 10:29pm 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1293 My daughter has a 1984 Hunter 37c. What is involved to convert it to a sloop? If the baby stay is r
Hatchway slides - teflon UHMW tape miketcook at 6:09pm 03.24.21 Catalina 30 0/915 Catalina 30 - 1989 Only a few pieces of the original teflon tape that the hatch slides on were left
H34 Keel Work (1) WasabiRush at 5:49pm 03.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1392 I'm looking at an H34 to purchase and the owner mentioned some special keel work that was done by a
Bow Water Ballast (1) sail sfbay at 5:28pm 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1573 Ever seen a sailboat like this? Came across this boat in Port San Luis, California in the middle of
Installing new fuel tank Medusa at 3:30pm 03.24.21 Catalina 30 12/2702 Howdy! Just bought a 1987 Catalina 30 and before i could even begin the fun projects I found a leak
masthead sheave O-28 wmacken at 12:25pm 03.24.21 Bigger Boats 2/936 Does anyone know how many sheaves are in the masthead of a O-28? Mine is setup with one forward haly
Hull Cleaning IN the water? EbbTide27 at 11:56am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 21/10340 Hello, family! This is my first post here. I am the owner of a 1982 Catalina 27....and have been r
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations drm1 at 9:26am 03.24.21 Big Boats 18/4816 Hi everyone, we have a 2005 Hunter 36 sailboat (bought last summer). We sail on the Great Lakes, pri
You Tube Channels Bolander at 9:17am 03.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 1/922 I imagine like a lot of you, I peruse YouTube for sailing videos. I stumbled upon 2 great channels l
M26swing: where mount a shoot through the hull depth transducer? (newest project) Grace Note at 9:08am 03.24.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2023 Probably won't work to shoot thru the bottom water tank as an air pocket will disrupt it. The PO m
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' Hayden Watson at 8:54am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 20/3455 I saw this today and wonder how many sailors on boats under 26' use a kill switch? kill switch requi
Teignmouth Electron Jimbeaux at 8:07am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 2/490 I know she was on Cayman Brac and time and souvenir hunters have not been kind to her. Does anybody
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port (4) SV/Journey at 7:16am 03.24.21 Ask All Sailors 32/5995 We could really use some good advice! We have recently installed a new bronze rudder port on our Cal
Sail cover insignia (1) Jacomo Sailor at 8:25pm 03.23.21 Catalina 22 10/1820 Anyone here have the sail cover insignias that CD sells? I'm making new canvas this season and want
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 7:04pm 03.23.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 38/4826 In the planning stages of a San Juan Island spring cruise the week of April 4. Long dry spell coming
Hunter 260 Ballast Modifications John Marrone at 3:08pm 03.23.21 Smaller Boats 10/1944 There is a 2003 Hunter 260 w/ Trailer ( I am not a Trailer Sailor) available in our area for sale (

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Replacing V-berth platform dLj at 11:50am 05.27.25 I did some research already about waterproofing, and plan to use regular resin plus the 207 special
communication question about listed boats for sale on this website whudatt at 11:50am 05.27.25 THey should appear in your upper right corner . Do you mean under my name in the upper right corne
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? BigEasy at 11:49am 05.27.25 And thanks for the description of the linear drive. I'd rather spend $500-$600 on a new drive t
rookie mistakes suck degas at 11:47am 05.27.25 And yet we still keep going out there, right? btw, nice work on the new anchors.
communication question about listed boats for sale on this website whudatt at 11:45am 05.27.25 Thank you for the reply but I am asking where to look for the reply coming back to me. Does it comes
water pressure issue Don S/V ILLusion at 11:20am 05.27.25 Do you have an accumulator tank in your system?
Is this gelcoat on the bottom Captain Larry-DH at 11:08am 05.27.25 reason i need to put it in water now is because it needs to be inspected and measured by the marina
Hunter 29.5 - Loose footed? jssailem at 11:04am 05.27.25 it was like the rope was too small. Stuff happens. The rope may have been swollen from moisture la
communication question about listed boats for sale on this website jssailem at 10:56am 05.27.25 In some cases, the boat may have been listed, and then plans change or someone buys it and no one ed
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? jssailem at 10:52am 05.27.25 Sorry to dredge up bad memories. I solo sail a lot. The AP has proven its worth. No arguments for
overheating 1985 oday 35 Richard19068 at 10:44am 05.27.25 Great! Thank you for the advise and support. By "blue hose" do you mean black exhaust hose with
overheating 1985 oday 35 (1) jssailem at 10:39am 05.27.25 By "blue hose" do you mean black exhaust hose with the blue stripe? No. Look back at the @Stu Jac
overheating 1985 oday 35 (1) jssailem at 10:31am 05.27.25 I would agree. The location of that straight bit of hose is suspect. On my engine, different from y
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 10:29am 05.27.25 Oh yeah, that's wrong. And it is probably not original. Water needs... Thanks for the supporting
rookie mistakes suck Tom J at 10:28am 05.27.25 It's a boat, who looks up when the wind's not blowing? :facepalm: Exactly. I had a crick in my
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? JavaMan at 10:27am 05.27.25 @jssailem - To take your last comment first.... Well, at the moment I don't have any crew. Was suppo
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 10:26am 05.27.25 Oh yeah, that's wrong. And it is probably not original. Water needs to be injected before the rubb
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 10:23am 05.27.25 Great! Thank you for the advise and support. By "blue hose" do you mean black exhaust hose with
overheating 1985 oday 35 Richard19068 at 10:20am 05.27.25 Good find. That section between the elbows should be iron pipe, not rubber. If the rest of the metal
overheating 1985 oday 35 Stu Jackson at 10:00am 05.27.25 1. As of right now I haven't found a replacement for sale online. 2. is flow-wise beyond the 1-5

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