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Hunter 26 Battery Placement Chiriqui at 6:36pm 02.10.21 Smaller Boats 17/2672 Has anyone consider relocating the batteries? The placement behind that wall below the cockpit is en
Retro Windows from Cruising Concepts bacfooter at 4:36pm 02.10.21 Catalina 30 1/887 I don't do this kind of posting at all. But, I must say Mike Powell at Cruising Concepts produces a
Masthead real estate (1) fred1diver at 3:54pm 02.10.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1256
interesting history of the Americas Cup and it's trophy RussC at 10:04am 02.10.21 Ask All Sailors 3/417 https://fb.watch/3zS24b-5Zq
Video of cargo ship launchings... rgranger at 9:46am 02.10.21 Sails Call Lounge 9/872 w4TdvOYuefg
Bowsprit Advice Please Jskosmo at 9:20pm 02.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2963 New-to-me Beneteau 361 - am going to install the pole-type bowsprit for an Asymetric Spinnaker with
Managing the Mal de Mer? Kings Gambit at 8:25pm 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 38/3711
Basic Fuse rating question Ilanortho at 6:14pm 02.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/548 Hi; I often find fuses rated for a different voltage than 12 volts (ie 24volts or 32 volts.) Does th
New Hunter 19-2 update (2) Panotaker at 5:16pm 02.09.21 Smaller Boats 48/8495 A couple of weeks ago I bought this old Hunter 19-2. I never even heard of Hunter. Then in my search
Best orbital sander? (I've got 11 bottoms to paint!) SV_IdleHour at 4:16pm 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 41/7181 Hey all! Something with enough power, but not too heavy. Any recommendations? Thanks!
3GM30F runs rough when starting karellen at 3:29pm 02.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1629 My Yanmar is running very rough for about 5 seconds after starting then smooths out: T426adFRJQw It
Inflatable boat trailers? azambella at 1:36pm 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1544 We are looking for a trailer for our inflatable dinghy. needs to be saltwater launch worthy. Lookin
Wheel removal. NasKeeper at 12:08pm 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 1/540 Hi , I have been trying to get information on the removal of the wheel on our Beneteau 343. It has a
Advice on Getting a Boat lvjkuhn at 10:14am 02.09.21 Trailer Sailors 11/1818 Owned a Rhodes22 on the Chesapeake. Moved inland and had to sell her. Found a small lake within dr
Wandering wires Jeffinjax at 10:00am 02.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/765 I have a 2004 Beneteau 423 (third owner +) and recently was tidying up some wiring in the aft cabin
Photo Contest voting error yesterday Phil Herring at 9:49am 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 1/464 Some of you may have been blocked from voting yesterday, getting an error message that said you alre
Cooler/Fridge Cover Replacement for 29.5 kjdoyle1 at 9:30am 02.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/589 Is there anywhere to get a cover for the cooler? I don't see one on the Hunter Parts site. Ours is m
1989 Catalina 22 "New Design" Bulkhead Templates? (2) Aeolos at 8:56am 02.09.21 Catalina 22 17/2707 Hi everyone, I am getting Aeolos ready for the season, I think it's time to redo the mid cabin bulkh
Shakleton Expedition (4) william24424 at 8:39am 02.09.21 Ask All Sailors 14/989 And so we set off across a frozen sea...(at least a mile and a half across a cold Cape Cod bay to Wa
Stut Kaput on O'day 31, Looking for Replacement (1) Mild53 at 8:24am 02.09.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/737 HI all. The propeller strut on my O'day 31 loosened six years ago and after an extensive repair,

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Launching/Recovering Sailboat Stu Jackson at 1:38pm 03.20.25 A great resource for you would be the Catalina 25 User Group. A Google search of Catalina 25 Nation
P42 engine sump Boog at 1:30pm 03.20.25 My P42 has the same holes Jim_H42 described. Looks like they were sloppily drilled or punched. I d
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 1:30pm 03.20.25 I've helped people launch with a chain rather than an extension, which works just as well. The thing
Keel holes PaulK at 12:39pm 03.20.25 Tell him your online friends have warned you about polyestermites. They obviously made those holes
7 Years no haul out Bob1992 at 12:36pm 03.20.25 Others have offered good advice. The part of your plan I copied in red is something that should als
7 Years no haul out Bob1992 at 12:31pm 03.20.25 I apricate all the advice. I will definitely post some pics when I get there and send updates
O'Day 27 Prop Mark15231 at 11:44am 03.20.25 Hi RMintle, did you figure out your "idle" issue? Sorry just stumbled on this.
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Ben4195 at 11:18am 03.20.25 I owned a Catalina 25 WK for many years, loved that boat. Only sold it so I could get a bigger boat
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? JRT at 10:31am 03.20.25 On my 310, the fuel filter was relocated below the aft bunk section next to the cooling water intake
Launching/Recovering Sailboat JBP-PA at 10:20am 03.20.25 How did the previous owner launch it? Yes, with that wing keel you will need an extension or a launc
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Project_Mayhem at 10:19am 03.20.25 My O'Day 25 was a struggle to launch without an extension. My Starwind 19 wasn't an issue except for
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Tedd at 9:44am 03.20.25 That's part of the biggest differance in sailing and powerboating. The setting up to launch a sailbo
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 03.20.25 I've had to use a trailer extension on both of our sailboats . The extension for our 22' Catalina wo
7 Years no haul out Captain Larry-DH at 9:21am 03.20.25 If the boat appears to be in good condition, I will keep her on the hard and do whatever work needs
Ramps for Trailer Sailers Along Mississippi Gulf Coast? Rick Webb at 9:06am 03.20.25 If your trailer is not galvanized it is a real bad idea to put it into salt or brackish water. Unles
Launching/Recovering Sailboat JoeWhite at 8:59am 03.20.25 Teddy has a good idea. On my 1984 H25, I used a 13' extension with a 10" rorating wheel near the tra
Launching/Recovering Sailboat (2) Tedd at 8:24am 03.20.25 First, a caveat: I have never launched a sailboat that didn't have a swing keel, so everything I say
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Stu Jackson at 8:09am 03.20.25 Hi, I owned a C25 from 1987 to 1998, loved that boat, 1981. But it was a FKSR. I suggest you get t
7 Years no haul out (4) william24424 at 7:58am 03.20.25 Good luck. Post some photos, even though we can all look up a 1979 Hunter 33, it helps to have your
Mast step adhesive Project_Mayhem at 5:38am 03.20.25 Use Bed IT if possible followed by 4000 (has UV inhibititors, assuming this part is outside), 4200 o

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