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Just needs a little TLC (1) Gene Neill at 5:36am 07.10.20 Catalina 22 11/806 Guys, please don't fight over this one: FREE Catalina 22 sailboat - boats - by owner - marine sale
Replacing bulb on aqua signal bow light with led issue CYQK at 5:34am 07.10.20 Ask All Sailors 5/523 So am replacing with led on my bow light and of course did the voltage testing before re-mounting th
26S & Minn Kota 48 LB thrust trolling motor (1) George_NJ at 3:19am 07.10.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2007 I just wanted to put this out there for anyone wondering what such a motor would do with a 26S. On a
New San Diego Sailor needs mentor! Hungryfroggy at 8:25pm 07.09.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1381 Hi all! My wife and I bought a Catalina 30. We've spent the last 2 months cleaning it up, complete
almost vacation time fred1diver at 4:31pm 07.09.20 Ask All Sailors 14/793 only one day to go and I'm on a week long vacation, going to be spending that time to work on the bo
What adhesive did Hunter use to glue windows to the boat, the big windows on the sides of the deck. (1) ChampagneBoatingonaBeerBudget at 1:07pm 07.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1378 I've got a 1993 Hunter 19-2. The top seal on the big side windows has come loose in several places a
Mainsheet traveler on H23.5 travelingjerryb at 12:18pm 07.09.20 Smaller Boats 9/750
High or Low for CO? Kings Gambit at 9:21am 07.09.20 Ask All Sailors 28/1324
Stern light replacement and wiring moldycheese13 at 8:07am 07.09.20 Catalina 30 6/1661 I have a 1979 Catalina 30. The stern light broke off (crossed stern dock lines somehow did it) and I
Tranny lever adventure Clydo at 7:25am 07.09.20 Catalina 310 6/1142 Procedure before leaving dock and still tied eng warmed push tranny lever fwd, back to neutral, reve
Sun Images during a Solar Eclipse. (2) jssailem at 7:06am 07.09.20 Weather and Forecasting 2/483 The sun has fascinated life on this planet since the first ooze emerged from the swamp. Solar eclips
Stuck Stove Valve jviss at 5:16am 07.09.20 Ask All Sailors 6/533 Force 10 Gourmet Four Burner Range You know how the range valves push in to light and spring back e
Folding wheel for Catalina 36 Cat36Amoore at 4:26am 07.09.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1682 I'm looking at replacing my current wheel on my 36 Catalina with a 40" Lewmar folding wheel. Will t
Keel Bolt proper torque. BillGr at 7:55pm 07.08.20 Ask All Sailors 2/422 What stud torque is recommended for a Hunter 27' fixed keel ? I have a 26' Grampian that is very si
O'Day 322 backing plates Tally Ho at 7:31pm 07.08.20 Bigger Boats 2/529
Beneteau First 35s5 downwind TButler at 6:59pm 07.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2917 Hi - I am new to sailing and the 1993 Beneteau First 35s5. Upwind sailing came more naturally to me
Autohelm recommendations Unremarcable at 4:28pm 07.08.20 Day Sailers 12/1306 Hi all, thinking of adding an autohelm to my O'Day 222 with the goal of opening up more single-hande
LiFePO4 conversion (1) Tim22 at 3:23pm 07.08.20 Musings With Maine Sail 29/5985 I am planning on upgrading my batteries to LiFePO4 and would be grateful of comments on the attached
1984 Hunter 31 Thru Hull sizes thelilnauti at 2:51pm 07.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/701 Hello everyone, I am getting ready to pull our 1984 Hunter 31 out for a much-needed bottom job. The
Sailing Backwards: splash day finally.... (3) pclarksurf at 2:39pm 07.08.20 Catalina 22 3/542 I had an aggressive regatta between me and the rock-- I battled hard-- clawed back some time at the

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Sailing down the channel kappykaplan at 3:07pm 04.05.24 Looks great! :beer:
Topping lift dlochner at 2:57pm 04.05.24 Thx for that. But what is the tension I should have? Right now it is litterally lifting / carrying
Topping lift Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 04.05.24 I presume you have a rigid vang? If so that can basically carry the weight of the boom. I keep my TL
Gennaker Halyard Lead for Oceanis 37. Fractional or Masthead? Davidasailor26 at 2:29pm 04.05.24
Topping lift xavpil at 2:00pm 04.05.24 It doesn't need to run back to the cockpit. If it is in the cockpit that is one more line drifting
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Calif. Ted at 1:59pm 04.05.24 Wire is 3/16 coated to 5/16, threaded studs are 5/16-24. The pelican hook is shorter than the lifeli
Topping lift dlochner at 1:54pm 04.05.24 It doesn't need to run back to the cockpit. If it is in the cockpit that is one more line drifting a
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Claude L.-Auger at 1:37pm 04.05.24 thanks, that is similar to mine, my upper backstay has a fork instead of an eye, do you have a pic
Hunter 34 rudder (4) Claude L.-Auger at 1:28pm 04.05.24 Hi Dan and welcome I have had an 84 since 2000 and for all I know it has the newer rudder Foss Foam
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dlochner at 12:59pm 04.05.24
2009 Bavaria Vision 40 fuel gauge not working elink at 12:01pm 04.05.24 Update -- I installed a RUPSE brand matched pair, sender and gauge. It's early days but it appears t
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed elink at 11:49am 04.05.24 I am no expert but I do have both an electrical and electronic background. 1. Soldering and then hea
What's on the underside of the stanchions on my 23-2? Project_Mayhem at 11:24am 04.05.24 My 25' has teak backing plates below the headliner. Can you take a few pics?
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed Don S/V ILLusion at 10:49am 04.05.24
170 cracked warranty hull stickinthemud57 at 10:45am 04.05.24 LOTS of threads at this forum dealing with cracks in the H170 hulls. I used to have one and had to d
Solar / lithium question Johann at 10:03am 04.05.24 Victron monitors have a setting called 'discharge floor'. If its set to 50% (which is default i th
Ruined mast or not a big deal? DArcy at 10:00am 04.05.24 If there is a dent in the mast then it may not be safe to use. The bend in the photo may just be fro
Bent wing keels (1) JamesG161 at 9:31am 04.05.24 I recently looked at a Hunter Passage 42. The Boat Yard repaired my Bent Wing on my Lead/Antimony
Solar / lithium question BAD ORCA at 9:28am 04.05.24 hi all I have 2x 200Ah Dakota litium batteries. The solar panel leave me at the beginning of the ev
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM (1) JamesG161 at 9:13am 04.05.24 If you have space to install one of these parts from Groco... atory sink and Engine.

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