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What is this? (1) Hungryfroggy at 3:15pm 05.06.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1046 Located under the starboard seating area in a Catalina 30, seems to attach to the hull. The thing s
Irwin 28 on a trailer (1) tmleadr03 at 1:54pm 05.06.20 Trailer Sailors 26/3665 I have come across an Irwin 28 on a trailer. Inboard motor and centerboard. I have read some good
Wrong Boat in MD bawlmer at 11:12am 05.06.20 Sails Call Lounge 32/1718 Forgive my rant. So in the great state of Maryland, our governor has decreed that no boats are to le
27ft Catalina water tank Nando at 10:25am 05.06.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1282 I have a leaking water tank that I need to remove. the openings in the hull are not big enough it se
Going up to masthead on Hunter 356 TomS218 at 10:09am 05.06.20 Ask All Sailors 27/1933 I need to go up to the top of my Hunter 356 mast to replace the wind instrument transducer. I have a
How to access the headliner in the salon amitchell64 at 9:38am 05.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/626 I am having my running rigging replaced. The rigger needs to remove the triple spinlock clutches on
Capabilities of the Hunter 28.5 Red_Dog at 8:46am 05.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1705 I'd like to read some anecdotal "data" on the capabilities of the Hunter 28.5. While the knowledge a
Choosing Between Two Transom Ladders For O'Day 23-1 (2) sreidvt at 8:08am 05.06.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1179 178651 Do any of you have one of these types or the other? Your thoughts welcome. I just heard fr
Accidental Double Post: Mod please delete sreidvt at 8:07am 05.06.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/8 Sorry, accidental double posting.
Fresh water tank Hunter 356, 2003 mod. John Lyng at 7:59am 05.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/396 My freshwater tank has been empty for the last two years, I am a new owner as of this spring. Planni
New Catalina owner, many questions! (4) SailingFree44 at 7:34am 05.06.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/1396 Good morning yall, Just purchased a 1980 catalina 30 yesterday and I have many questions! 1. I j
1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel Operation John & Dawn at 7:24am 05.06.20 Ask All Sailors 7/896 Hi folks, I recently purchased a 1980 Catalina 25 with mechanical swing keel. I started to crank up
Trailering Advise Needed Sledge62 at 6:41am 05.06.20 Trailer Sailors 24/2017 No boating experience. Found an 87 Catalina 22 needing love. Have a new Tohatsu 4 hp. Have the usual
Pamlico River to Bogue Sound portajon at 6:22am 05.06.20 Destinations 0/512 Video footage of our trip along the Carolina Coast from Washington, NC to Peletier Creek on the Bogu
23.5 Mast Raising Pole? (3) Undertow at 5:56am 05.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1713 Hi everyone, I'm assuming these are the bridal wires for stepping the mast, but is this the right p
2002 - 2004 Hunter 356 genoa winch location Hunter Fan at 5:43am 05.06.20 Big Boats 12/1580 I'm considering the purchase of a Hunter 356. The boat has beautiful lines; however there is one thi
Glow plugs leaking (4) pathfndr at 8:28pm 05.05.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/1237 Some of y'all were helpful enough to offer me some advice on rebuilding my m25xp. Last night I fire
Android App issue Rich Stidger at 8:27pm 05.05.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/409 Phil, As of tonight about 10:30 EDT, I am getting a "License Expired" message when I open the app.
Clampetts go Sailing (1) rgranger at 7:44pm 05.05.20 Sails Call Lounge 7/653 178622 Well let me tell you a story 'bout a man named Jed... Poor mariner barley kept his family fe
Little glass work (5) Maz413 at 7:26pm 05.05.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/782 Did some hole filling. 5 total. 2 were from speakers. It took a few days only because I only spend a

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What's the cabin roof made of? Ranzo at 3:54pm 11.07.23 Thanks to everyone for their input and help! I appreciate everyone! Looks like a recore job is in o
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Scott T-Bird at 3:29pm 11.07.23 Lynn and the late Larry Pardey would disagree, but I would not. They did two circumnavigations with
Odd Yanmar issue jdrutten at 2:59pm 11.07.23 Was it cold? Did you warm up the glow plugs first? On my 2gm20f with no glow plugs, I have to open t
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 2:35pm 11.07.23 There's a funny story about the Pardies coming into a port on the East Coast of Africa. It was up a
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 2:10pm 11.07.23 I'll suggest you can't go without auxiliary power of some sort. Lynn and the late Larry Pardey wou
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:57pm 11.07.23 Look at again as I see the word, single
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 1:35pm 11.07.23 Regardless of what name we give the corrosion, the cause of crevice corrosion and this shaft corros
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 1:23pm 11.07.23 With all due respect, it does not look like crevice corrosion, it looks like general corrosion. It'
Coolant flush (2) sailcapt340 at 12:50pm 11.07.23 Do you have one (maybe 2) of this type of fitting anywhere along the heater water lines? My 3GM30F
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 12:46pm 11.07.23 That is serious crevice corrosion. Time for a new shaft and wings. With all due respect, it does n
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Scott T-Bird at 12:39pm 11.07.23 I was curious ... how are you going to go engineless? I don't blame you for disposing a diesel that
26 vs 260 weight? (1) rgranger at 12:36pm 11.07.23 @h2o_snow Never accepted a sing cent ...
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 12:36pm 11.07.23 I've attached some close up photos of the shaft. The part never inside the rudder looks great, but
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 12:33pm 11.07.23
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:09pm 11.07.23 @h2o_snow The 260 wheel steering was an option that I recommended to Hunter when it was being desi
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 12:07pm 11.07.23 I've attached some close up photos of the shaft. The part never inside the rudder looks great, but
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 11:52am 11.07.23 We were it in the Pacific on a fishing boat when one our group headed for the head. He was down for
Coolant flush Apex at 11:39am 11.07.23 Delos has a video....barnacle buster
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 11:09am 11.07.23
Odd Yanmar issue ggrizzard at 10:52am 11.07.23 If the engine turns over but will not start, it's not an electrical issue. Compression, Fuel and air

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