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Center board line tension Frodoflaco at 5:02pm 05.06.20 Smaller Boats 27/3637 I need to use the winch and all my strength on the crank to pull up the center board on my Hunter 26
Fridge Draw Mhamm at 4:18pm 05.06.20 Smaller Boats 7/993 I have a 78 Hunter 25 and I'm in the process of getting it ready for weekends on the lake. I'm going
What is this? (1) Hungryfroggy at 3:15pm 05.06.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1265 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 26/5524 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 32/2795 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 10/2062 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 27/2817 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 3/859 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 11/2306 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 10/1707 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 1/524 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 10/1795 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 7/1352 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 24/2725 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 0/740 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 18/2277 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 12/2328 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 3/1710 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) 3/588 Phil, As of tonight about 10:30 EDT, I am getting a "License Expired" message when I open the app.

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Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 12:16pm 02.12.25
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Keeping warm for winter boat work (2) Tally Ho at 12:12pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work (1) Tally Ho at 12:04pm 02.12.25
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 12:02pm 02.12.25
inspecting a Catalina 30 Scott T-Bird at 11:44am 02.12.25 Hi @john6206, Just my opinion but I think you are looking at boats that are much too old. If you w
O'day 272 parts (1) Richard19068 at 11:19am 02.12.25 The caps on my 1985 O'Day 31 seem to be an odd size. I couldn't find properly fitting replacemant ca
Keeping warm for winter boat work kappykaplan at 10:52am 02.12.25 It will be a bit longer but Mother Nature will come around. :)
Keeping warm for winter boat work jssailem at 10:51am 02.12.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Richard19068 at 10:36am 02.12.25 ..... I'm going to have to see some authentification from the manufacturer of the boat before I'm g
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 02.12.25 Beneteau explicitly states these seacocks have a 5 year lifespan. The CE certificate it is built to
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Hello Below at 9:01am 02.12.25 Thanks. Concentrate? Do you mix 50/50? Every 2 years I flush and use the pre-diluted thus yes 50/5
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Evorbach at 8:39am 02.12.25 The are many but here are a couple of suggestions: Shell Rotella ELC Prestone Command Thanks. Conc
Safety Tether jssailem at 8:16am 02.12.25 Whatever you find or construct, test the item out before you venture to the big water of Dana Point.
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding (1) MachZ at 8:07am 02.12.25 If your boat has an extruded stair rail, this might work for you... I modified a cheap step ladder.
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Hello Below at 7:40am 02.12.25 The are many but here are a couple of suggestions: Shell Rotella ELC Prestone Command
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Davidasailor26 at 7:37am 02.12.25 I Gonna change the coolant on my 3ym20 this spring as well. But ya know the hard thing is finding
O'day 272 parts FastOlson at 7:33am 02.12.25 We changed from the OEM (winch handle removal style cap) to an SS version with a keyless cap many ye
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 7:19am 02.12.25 They are DZR brass. Mark This is a good alloy for that use. Not all brasses are "bad". Not all br
Yanmar 3YM20 coolant change Evorbach at 7:12am 02.12.25 I have a yanmar 3ym20 (2007) and I want to change the coolant. On the port side of the engine near

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