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Sailmakers fred1diver at 4:20pm 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 37/5754 Hey everyone, started looking at a replacement main sail, so far I have a quote from precision sails
Neglected boat meets shore! (1) shemandr at 1:47pm 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2410 I've been monitoring this boat for almost a year. It was moored on the North West side of the Jense
S2 7.0 Rudder (1977) George1 at 1:37pm 09.21.20 Parts Search 1/516 I am looking for a replacement rudder for my 1977 S2 7.0 which got busted while being trailered rece
1984 Hunter Legend 40 black tank replacement Old Parrothead at 1:09pm 09.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 Hello everyone. I am looking at purchasing a 1984 Hunter Legend 40 and doing a total refit. I unde
Reinforcement areas HD74 at 10:06am 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1166 I am adding 2 winches on my 1999 340 for asymmetrical sail. Also would like to add wider spinlock cl
Pressure wash after haulout Phil Mac at 10:01am 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1261 Hello All, For those of us up here in more northern climates, the time to haul out the boat is fast
Motor Bracket LazurusLong at 9:10am 09.21.20 Bigger Boats 1/617 Hi All, Jean and I bought 1986 O'Day272 with a new 9.9 Yamaha outboard. The motor works fine, but r
Stink Boat markwbird at 8:33am 09.21.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2075 So I am in process of replacing my holding tank and all the hoses, etc. This is due to stink boat.
Bristol 35.5 (1979) engine mount help jsgrover at 8:18am 09.21.20 Bristol 2/1457 I am seeking some guidance locating the proper engine mount part number or model (and hopefully a ve
Solar powered cabin vent fan whudatt at 7:32am 09.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1249 Good morning folks, I am looking for advice/ experience information from fellow sailors regarding so
Dining Table Refurbishment or Replacement Nodak7 at 6:26am 09.21.20 Big Boats 3/1079 The dining table top in our H41DS is in need of refurbishment or replacement. I was looking for idea
Jeep grand Cherokee diesel as towing vehicle. (or similar SUV) alllrite at 9:02pm 09.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1685 my dodge ram 2500 was stolen this summer so I need a new tow vehicle. I'm looking at a Jeep grand c
Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 7:13pm 09.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 36/3554 Help! Our Genset has about 450 hours of use. Always starts and runs well. Two weeks ago when I start
Peter's+Bey 410 Nav Lights FlimFlamII at 6:47pm 09.20.20 Ask All Sailors 1/672 does anyone know where I can purchase the light sockets?
Searching for hunter 19-1 manual scottco at 6:08pm 09.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1518 New boat owner here....just "acquired " a hunterv19-1 (83) and need help! Im thinking starting wit
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? LouisMK at 6:08pm 09.20.20 Bigger Boats 19/3102
Davit Selection Cat36Amoore at 5:56pm 09.20.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2324 Ahoy, Having just recently purchased our 1998 Catalina 36 MKII we are going to install a davit for o
Hunter 260 Hull Crack Below the Water Line (3) rs1sensen at 4:04pm 09.20.20 Smaller Boats 29/3312 Just bought and refurbished a 2000 Hunter 260 over the course of a month and a half refit. Took our
Electric wire common ground question kpgraci at 3:43pm 09.20.20 Ask All Sailors 4/727 Since I'm rewiring the battery/solar charger 'panel' on my O'day 22 (in the locker) I thought I wou
Old propane tank safety-guy at 1:14pm 09.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1579 I bought a boat with the original 1983 propane tank in it. I bought the Worthington replacement but

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Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Ward H at 10:16am 10.06.24 The C30's, and if I'm not mistaken, other Catalinas, used wood until 86 or 87 when the Mark II came
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control Ralph Johnstone at 9:52am 10.06.24 Same advice as @kappykaplan. Start with the simple (cheapest stuff first). First of all, unfortuna
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 10.06.24 I've worked in there as well, looking for an elusive leak that I've chased for 24 years. Sometimes
What's the story on the 280? Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 10.06.24 Also the prop turbulence can really be felt on the helm. Do you have a two bladed prop ?
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control Don S/V ILLusion at 9:25am 10.06.24 There are two ways questions like this typically go- well-meaning people will offer guesses based o
HELP! with outhaul line replacement Calif. Ted at 9:21am 10.06.24 My rigging plan looked like yours with the bitter end at the fixed block, when I discovered the movi
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Project_Mayhem at 9:06am 10.06.24 If you mean 'no reports', you might want to change the wording to "very seldom" ... as there was a*
HELP! with outhaul line replacement shemandr at 8:45am 10.06.24 Since the outhaul line exits the boom at the mast end of the boom, and likely runs down to a turning
TD 14 (1) JamesG161 at 7:58am 10.06.24 Just in for TS Milton... ...
What's the story on the 280? chp at 7:46am 10.06.24 I'm a 280 owner and really like mine. Its just my wife and I so it works great. Also I single hand a
Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control kappykaplan at 7:35am 10.06.24 My first guess would be to check the mixing elbow. Was there a black sheen on the water? What spec
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (3) jdrutten at 7:32am 10.06.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard FastOlson at 6:51am 10.06.24 There have been no reports of keels falling off C30's due the smile. If you mean 'no reports', you
Deck Core Repair dmax at 6:45am 10.06.24 As LLoydB says, if there's any way you can do this from the bottom vs. cutting your deck, you will s
TD 14 (1) jssailem at 6:28am 10.06.24 Sorry Greg. With the two storm Kirk and Leslie off in the Atlantic, I shut down the computer and wen
HELP! with outhaul line replacement jssailem at 6:05am 10.06.24 If they had just dead ended the line at the boom end block then it would be a simple task to use th
TD 14 sailme88 at 3:46am 10.06.24 Dammit Jim, I'm a sailor not a meteorologist......relax Bones.... you're neither......
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 3:29am 10.06.24 Milton now forecast to come ashore as a Cat 3 and will bring a lot of rain with it.
Insulation Project_Mayhem at 9:47pm 10.05.24 A lot of RVers use foil lined bubble wrap. I believe @Timm R Oday25 insulated his boat with another
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Project_Mayhem at 9:43pm 10.05.24 She looks beautiful! There have been no reports of keels falling off C30's due the smile. Water see

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