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Hunter 410 in North Texas? TexanAV8R at 10:17am 06.07.20 Big Boats 1/504 Hey all, refining my boat search and am trying to see if anyone knows the 410 owner here in North Te
Good mechanic in the Long Beach, CA area? Kelldog58 at 9:56am 06.07.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1210 Hello Everyone, Hope you are all staying safe with your families. I haven't been on here for a bit b
Mast mounted winch IASailor at 8:09am 06.07.20 Catalina 22 17/2697 Forgive my ignorance here but what is the purpose of the mast mounted winch?
Another bottom paint question! john6206 at 5:48am 06.07.20 Smaller Boats 7/2152 Hi everyone, Ive read many threads about bottom painting, i my be over thinking this, but I want t
Anybody Replace original HVAC unit? Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 5:39am 06.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/439 Appears my original 2003 MarineAirr (now Dometic) heat pump has bit the dust. I had some intermitte
Cristobal Wind Info kloudie1 at 4:20am 06.07.20 Weather and Forecasting 23/2068 Mid Lake Pontchartrain web cams .. always interesting to see the waves and check out the wind speed
B323: Adding a house battery S/Y Obelix at 4:03am 06.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1440 Has anyone added a house battery to their Beneteau 323? I am planning to add Solar, and with that
C&C 25 V-bIerth Hatch (1) ch0ba at 8:02pm 06.06.20 C&C 4/1155 I've got a broken hatch lens that leaks. Does anyone know that what make hatch are on these models?
Tiller delaminating now cracked IASailor at 7:31pm 06.06.20 Catalina 22 11/2141 I was sailing today at Lake mcbride in Iowa. It was a beautiful day great sun and great wind. I stil
Hunter 26 rotten wood? Chrismck at 7:21pm 06.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1337 I looked at a 26 today. It's been sitting on the trailer for the past 5 years. The rear hatch leaked
Day sailer II bailer restoration Tipster1947 at 6:49pm 06.06.20 Day Sailers 4/2250 The Persea Cockpit bailer in my 1975 DSII has been temperamental. I finally got the stopper out to s
Seeking used B&G 496 masthead wind speed/direction transducer with or without cable Evankeel at 5:30pm 06.06.20 Parts Search 2/1030 Need replacement for B'G 496 masthead wind Instrument with or without cable.
What is this? (1) dmmlyons at 3:14pm 06.06.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2775 I bought a 1980 hunter 33 last year and it came with tons of equipment. Most of it I could figure ou
Hunter Legend 37 Deso25 at 2:46pm 06.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/624 Hello, I'm looking to by a Hunter Legend 37 and I'm wondering is any well known issues that i have
Spacer for Transducer? (1) SVCeviche at 2:03pm 06.06.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1386 Hey all - I'm working up the courage to install my new Airmar B619 through hull transducer, and tryi
Attaching furler CharlesWood at 12:51pm 06.06.20 Trailer Sailors 7/1035 New sailor here. I have a Harken furler and am missing the part that connects it to the stem head.
Propeller Beneteau at 8:59am 06.06.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1128 We have a Beneteau 321 with a 3GM30F yanmar ,looking to upgrade to a folding/ feathering prop questi
Shift handles jwn3rd at 8:47am 06.06.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/977 The shift handle on my Catalina 30 is almost impossible to move. I broke the holding screw off the
Flex Products Ron20324 at 7:28am 06.06.20 Ask All Sailors 22/1874 On TV I see commercials for Flex Tape, Flex Seal and a few other items from that product line. Has a
P42 starter battery discharges when off; why? BBC16385 at 7:20am 06.06.20 Big Boats 3/482 I have a 1997 P42. I close up the boat on a Sunday. Starter is showing 12.8 or higher. Come down

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Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Ward H at 5:23am 07.19.24 I can tell you know the area very well @Ward H lol! That's exactly what happened and at around 6pm
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Dave at 3:52am 07.19.24 @Davidasailor26's post seems a little out of place, let me add some context. Early this morning, @Y
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? Davidasailor26 at 3:15am 07.19.24 Congratulations on a resourceful, albeit short term, fix. That was a clever way of addressing the im
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 3:11am 07.19.24 Interesting. Thanks for following up. Do you find you have more weather helm with the proper forest
I just don't get this Timm R Oday25 at 2:50am 07.19.24 Thank you for supplying a more complere understanding to wht most certainly was a cause.
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? YankeeGirl at 11:58pm 07.18.24 Hey sorry for the late response I've been too busy out sailing. Thanks for the input. I did not end
Looking for block shackles BAD ORCA at 10:26pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck I was just going to r
What wood to use for motor mount? SFS at 10:12pm 07.18.24 Excellent points, and I completely forgot G10. OP, you might want to spec out the cost of laying tha
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question jssailem at 9:37pm 07.18.24 I find it to be a good safety device as well. It keeps me from going on deck in waves. I can under
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 8:45pm 07.18.24 For those cross bolts you will be drilling holes. Plywood is laminated wood with each layer glued. E
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips dLj at 7:58pm 07.18.24 Nice boat! dj
Hunter vision 32 mast Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 07.18.24
Looking for block shackles Steve_Catalina at 7:12pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips (1) ricardodacosta at 6:24pm 07.18.24 Cut it short and you'll be in 2' of water. I have the T shirt. In that area there are large expan
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Ward H at 5:37pm 07.18.24 Thanks Kappy, @ricardodacosta You mention Berkley Island. Do you mean the county park at Berkeley?
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) (1) dLj at 5:24pm 07.18.24 Aw for heaven's sake guys... It's a boating book, not a college text. I'm skimming through it and
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Crazy Dave Condon at 5:12pm 07.18.24 as a prior dealer, I sold many Hobie bobs at cost for the specific reason @Rick Webb stated. Thi
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice (2) heritage at 4:59pm 07.18.24 Post some pictures of your boom and mainsheet blocks. Here is a pic of my mainsheet setup before I
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice kappykaplan at 4:49pm 07.18.24 De nada . . .
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice givlucas at 4:48pm 07.18.24 Thank you!

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