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Adding a new battery sailortex at 11:46am 09.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1574 Hey guys, I have a '05 33 which currently has two batteries and a xantrex inverter. One battery is
Trailer needed - Ericson 26 Eclifford at 10:55am 09.24.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1821 Hi all, I need to purchase or rent a trailer made for or that would work on an 1987 Ericson 26.
Pensacola All U Get at 9:41am 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1276 Hi all, Anyone see the article of the sailor who tried to ride out Sally aboard his sailboat? He s
Windlass options Jose Nunez at 8:53am 09.24.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1310 Trying to figure out best configuration to install windlass on my 2007 309. My has just the front l
Help, I can't input "0" for my mmsi into my vhs George_NJ at 6:49am 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1847 I bought a new Standard Horizon GX1300 and finally got an mmsi number. I go to input my number and t
37 Cutter Portlights sandpiper10471 at 6:18am 09.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2310 Three times I have replaced the lense of the portlight over the galley stove. This particular openin
Hunter 42 Stephen M at 4:57am 09.24.20 Big Boats 7/1116 h
If you're familiar with a coffee roast named, Lobster Butter Love, odds are good that you're from Michigan or you've been to Frenchboro Maine lately. (2) TomY at 4:21am 09.24.20 Destinations 4/995 We've never seen so many people at Lunt's Dockside Deli in Frenchboro as we did in season 2020. We h
Sea Cork FlimFlamII at 9:19pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 0/329 I have to replace some teak decking on the benches in the cockpit. anyone have any experience with
Smith Island, MD to Crisfield jaysweet at 7:08pm 09.23.20 Destinations 5/1686 I'm planning to sail roughly 90 miles from White Rocks Marina MD, down to Smith Island MD. But I'll
"Sad Coincidence" but Inexcusable Hello Below at 5:23pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 3/678
She's creaking at 40 Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 22/1867 I'm starting to get a bit of delamination in a couple of high traffic areas. Would adding a teak ste
Lazy jacks diameter fred1diver at 2:39pm 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 19/3653 Hey everyone, still working hard on the boat, today I replaced a halyard ( main) And I removed the o
Time to replace standing rigging (1) karellen at 2:02pm 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1038 I have a 2003 356 with the original standing rigging. I've never gone through replacing standing rig
H26 bow Hatch port hardware Chiriqui at 11:17am 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/379 Its been 8 months since I replaced this plexiglass but I didn't get the hardware installed before th
Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries Charlie98117 at 10:25am 09.23.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1528 I'd like to expand and relocate my house bank batteries. Currently I have 2 batteries, and the stan
Free Catalina 22 mark 1 overbored at 8:09am 09.23.20 Trailer Sailors 8/3043 Hi all cat 22 owners, This is my first post. I have the opportunity to acquire a Catalina 22, hull n
Windlass Seized Clutch (3) HandsOnTech at 7:17am 09.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3517 The windlass motor is running, and it will pull rode just fine. The problem is that the clutch mecha
C&C 44 pole topping lift astegall11 at 7:05am 09.23.20 C&C 0/520 At some point the pole topping lift got pulled all the way down on my 44 and I just though ok, later
1991 - 28: Bulkhead Delamination? dmdiehl64 at 6:20am 09.23.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/772 Hello, I'm looking into a 1991 28' TR which appears, at least over photos, to be in decent shape (h

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Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control dlochner at 7:19am 10.07.24 Start with the simplest cheapest solution. Inspect the cables and linkage. An example, recently in
O'Day 25 Boat Stands dlochner at 7:10am 10.07.24 Brownell stands are the best. My old yard used another brand of stands and ~$15K later the boat was
TD 14 (1) jssailem at 6:55am 10.07.24 Today's Windy Report for Hurricane Milton. he North coast of the Yucatan peninsula tomorrow. This a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (1) Ward H at 6:44am 10.07.24 Here is the Keel Stub Repair document from Catalina Yachts for those interested. I also have it in
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:11am 10.07.24 @Project_Mayhem When transporting my zero turn lawn mower, it is stored as forward on the trailer
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 5:44am 10.07.24 I used your tutorial many times. It was invaluable. Thanks Happy that we helped!
Asymmetrical Spinnaker rigging Dave Groshong at 5:02am 10.07.24 Maybe ask these people, they look like they've got it down! Flying the Asymmetrical spinnaker fro
Online Resources east coaster at 4:50am 10.07.24 There is also Boat US for hurricane prep if you don't have time to read all four volumes of the abov
Lazarette clasp ? jssailem at 4:43am 10.07.24 If you have been a small (20 ft or less), powered boat owner you may have heard there is a CG requir
Deck Core Repair east coaster at 4:43am 10.07.24 Agree with Shawnl check boatworks today. His latest video covers these issues and your concerns. He
Bow Eye pcharn01 at 4:30am 10.07.24 Trailer was deep enough. There was a slight incline between the boat and trailer which has been the
Bow Eye ...3TacksontheWater at 4:08am 10.07.24 Well, it's absolutely something you need to do plus it's a good upgrade that everyone should do even
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 4:01am 10.07.24 Thank you @gnetwerker for the in person update. I am aways south at the moment. We had a beautiful d
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 2:20am 10.07.24 Milton is definitely getting stronger . . . urricane comes ashore. 227909 Stay safe, y'all.
O'Day 25 Boat Stands David W at 11:12pm 10.06.24 The Brownell site has a stand calculator.
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 8:50pm 10.06.24 The switch to all-glass keel stubs occurred around 1988. I was very active on the Catalina 30 list
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW gnetwerker at 7:21pm 10.06.24 It was a pretty nice day in Nanaimo today -- broken clouds, some sun, dry during the day. Wind yest
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Richard19068 at 6:40pm 10.06.24 It has been way over a decade, and I do not recall the exact model. The story was either here or th
O'Day 25 Boat Stands FDL S2 at 6:33pm 10.06.24 I have an S2 7.3 (24ft) that draws 4ft and I use 4ft stands.
Lazarette clasp ? shemandr at 5:44pm 10.06.24 I've personally seen a boat sink because the lazarette lid opened in a knockdown allowing a massive

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