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Notes on White Cove, and Yesterday's Channel Crossing Kings Gambit at 5:43pm 06.04.20 Destinations 5/2140 Hi. This thread follows one I began a few weeks ago on a pending cruise to Santa Barbara Island, but
Need mast and swing keel for Venture 24 Lemont at 5:06pm 06.04.20 Trailer Sailors 5/1134 Trailer collapsed on the way to the lake, dropping our well loved Venture 24 on the highway. Swing k
Smelly "fresh" water GWG at 4:40pm 06.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/7032
Ignition wiring (1) danm1 at 3:02pm 06.04.20 Big Boats 5/951 So, I did it again. Fixed one problem and created another. My stop cable was stuck so I pulled a new
Hunter 260 Faucet Replacement (2) rk1sails at 2:29pm 06.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2594 I am slowly fixing up a 2003 Hunter 260 and both the galley and vanity cold water faucets are badly
What is the proper maintenance routine for a 76 C22 in salt water. Richie50 at 2:07pm 06.04.20 Catalina 22 8/692 I own a 1976 C22 swing keel. In October 2010 I purchased the boat, removed the keel, sanded all surf
Awww Snap! It leaked! Project_Mayhem at 1:16pm 06.04.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1053 I charged a battery a couple of days ago. Took it off the charger yesterday morning. I came back thi
Alarm and warning light not coming on shawanaga at 12:51pm 06.04.20 Big Boats 3/704 Recently I turn the key and I am not getting the buzzer or light coming on. We played with it a bit
Macgregor 19 battery set up Tottoch at 12:17pm 06.04.20 Trailer Sailors 1/908 I would like to see any Macgregor 19 battery set ups. Location, 2nd battery options, solor addition,
Hunter 46 AC Raw Water Pickup (1) sail sfbay at 11:46am 06.04.20 Ask All Sailors 6/675 Boat does not have AC raw water pick up thru hull #8. Can the forward head raw water pick up thru h
Locating a H37C owner (newly purchased) luketsp at 11:29am 06.04.20 The Cherubini Hunters 0/571 Hi folks, this is a bit of an odd post, but hoping someone might be able to connect some dots. I'm h
2000 Hunter 340 - Heat Exchangers Service? Yachtsman1686 at 10:47am 06.04.20 Big Boats 1/503 Hi All, I put my 2000 Hunter 340 on the market (San Diego). The broker is asking me when the last
Rain under the sliding hatch while trailering ... SOLVED! (1) Gene Neill at 9:08am 06.04.20 Catalina 22 3/1092 This was a happy accident, just a raggedy old scrap of Sunbrella I found in the shed. I don't even k
Leak in P 42 forward bathroom ceiling. BBC16385 at 8:56am 06.04.20 Big Boats 2/461 My 1997 P42 has developed a leak in the forward head. Water will drop down from the headliner above
Bilge paint colour h41ac leemarkadams at 7:43am 06.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/581 Hi all, Want to repaint the bilges on out H41ac (year 2004) and does anyone know what the actual c
Floor flooding. (2) Scott T-Bird at 7:02am 06.04.20 Ask All Sailors 34/5351 Trying to piece together some clues based on what we (me and surveyor) have seen on this 20 year-old
I'm considering buying a NewPort 30 Hillbillybuddha at 7:52pm 06.03.20 Newport 23/12889 I sailed a lot when I was younger. Haven't sailed much since the 90s. But my wife and I want to spen
O'Day 25 Main Cabin Windows Project_Mayhem at 7:29pm 06.03.20 Parts Search 2/453 I'm looking for some fixed main cabin windows for an O'Day 25 - Primarily the starboard aft window.
Non-Drying Gasket Sealant Project_Mayhem at 7:15pm 06.03.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2340 I was happy to discover that #2 sealer didnt dry... or so I thought. I pulled my power head off this
More Alternator questions (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:50pm 06.03.20 Ask All Sailors 24/5467 I had a Catalina 320 surveyed with Yanmar 3GM30F engine with a supposed alternator upgrade. The sta

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Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 7:47pm 03.30.25 Hi Bobbi Since 1993, fantastic. So many memories. We unwrapped our 240 today. Thanks for sharing.
End Stops for the self tacking jib traveller (1) Mike8074 at 7:45pm 03.30.25 Hi Team, After a few months of research, several calls to Harken and Catalina, I have finally solved
Cliffside sails (1) garymalmgren at 7:39pm 03.30.25 I just sent an email to Cliffside sails giving a link to this page. Let's see what happens.
Cliffside sails garymalmgren at 7:28pm 03.30.25 Do write it off just yet. When did you last hear from them? They must have given you an estimated de
Microwave BigEasy at 6:53pm 03.30.25 I have replaced mine a couple of times. Never had one keep running on its own though. Could
Cliffside sails SailingLoto at 6:13pm 03.30.25 Admittedly having Zip experience with the named vendor, I can say that back when I was rep-ing for
VHF SWR results... (1) BAD ORCA at 6:09pm 03.30.25 :D Thanks for all the help with this. New crimp connectors made it much easier. Everything work fa
Refresh teak - exterior Foswick at 5:36pm 03.30.25 Also, does anyone have any recommendations on how to repair stripped holes in some of the slats? Wo
Sailing Season(spring) Terry Cox at 5:33pm 03.30.25 Nice of the locals to mow your lawn for you, Michael. Could use then down here ya know.
Towing through OR around Atlanta? heritage at 5:32pm 03.30.25 I have done the loop and gone straight through Atlanta for many years. There is no good choice. We
Hunter 240 owners here? Bobbi Ullinger at 5:03pm 03.30.25 We've owned our 23.5 (basically the same boat) since new, in 1993. Our 5 kids grew up on her. As h
Refresh teak - exterior BigEasy at 4:32pm 03.30.25 Not looking for recommendations on which oil/sealer to use, just on if/how to treat the wood prior
Main Rigging Upgrades pgandw at 4:27pm 03.30.25 I heave to to reef, and you power head to wind to reef. Makes a huge difference in the amount of ma
ODay 40 Windlass Setup (2) DonEvans at 4:19pm 03.30.25 Latest on the windlass install. I stuck with Anchorlift Dolphin after contacting the company for spa
Main Rigging Upgrades LloydB at 4:13pm 03.30.25 does a inside jbe
Refresh teak - exterior skunther at 3:40pm 03.30.25 Also, does anyone have any recommendations on how to repair stripped holes in some of the slats? Woo
Main Rigging Upgrades Hayden Watson at 3:20pm 03.30.25 FWIW, I do not want the topping lift to take the weight of the boom off the sail. Back before singl
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:01pm 03.30.25 Thanks, but we don't use our holding tank, so don't have the issue. Aerators are a good solution f
Refresh teak - exterior Foswick at 2:43pm 03.30.25 As far as sanding goes, it is probably worth taking a few minutes to cut a strip of plastic sheet, t
Emergency Manual Foswick at 2:36pm 03.30.25 For me, this comes down to this: Regardless of preparation or briefing, there is a non-zero chance

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