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1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel Operation John & Dawn at 7:24am 05.06.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1374 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 24/2868 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 0/774 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 18/2344 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 12/2397 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 3/1772 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) 3/613 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 7/932 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 3/1202 Did some hole filling. 5 total. 2 were from speakers. It took a few days only because I only spend a
Mast Plate (1) RolfSail at 6:22pm 05.05.20 Smaller Boats 4/1231 Anyone seen a mast base like this? It is on my new to me 99 260. Also no hole in the mast to put the
Big Stink... jaysweet at 5:53pm 05.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1545 Not really asking a question here: just a story. I've been working on our 2005 Hunter 306 most days
Shout Out for Chicago Yacht Rigging Inc (1) DayDreamer41 at 5:24pm 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 1/512 Big Shout Out to Kristian Martincic of Chicago Yacht Rigging Inc, in my search for some Selden In Ma
Standing on the spreaders murrayabbott at 5:02pm 05.05.20 Big Boats 7/3358 Hi Everyone I have always wondered this and never got a definitive answer. I have a hunter 45DS and
h260 centerboard line gudiss at 4:01pm 05.05.20 Smaller Boats 4/792 how is the center board line connected to the centerboard once it passes the lower sheave on the cb
mppt controller on h41, were to Valerio at 3:08pm 05.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/453 I am istalling a Victron 30A mppt controller on my h41, i read the instructions and they encourage t
Owner's manual for a MacGregor 65 anyone? rsementi at 1:40pm 05.05.20 Parts Search 0/18 Hi folks, I am searching for a hard (or preferably soft) copy of a MacGregor 65 sailboat. I might bu
Owner's Manual for a MacGregor 65? rsementi at 1:39pm 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2430 Hi folks, I am searching for a hard (or preferably soft) copy of a MacGregor 65 sailboat. I might bu
Best product to clean Vinyl Bumpers look4judy at 1:28pm 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1196 We have several White Vinyl Bumpers that are in need do a good cleaning. Any suggestions on what pro
What to mount on the bulkhead? (1) Dr. D at 1:00pm 05.05.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3522 We have done a few modest changes to our 2018 35.1. One part we have not yet changed is mounting any
+1 For Weems & Plath shemandr at 11:14am 05.05.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1406 I bought a hand held compass from this company about 30 years ago. I took it out of storage early t

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Source for bulk ring terminals? Jim Legere at 5:15am 03.19.25 You get what you pay for. On a bluewater boat, I would use nothing but the best. I spent 17 years on
Keel holes dlochner at 5:06am 03.19.25 I am guessing the holes were made to drain some water I did something similar on the bottom of my k
Keel holes fred1diver at 4:59am 03.19.25 I am guessing the holes were made to drain some water I did something similar on the bottom of my ke
Keel holes dlochner at 4:53am 03.19.25 I can think of no good reason for that many holes in that location. That area is a high stress area
Keel holes Joe at 4:46am 03.19.25 The portion above the seam where you see the grinding looks like solid metal, lead perhaps. You can
Source for bulk ring terminals? Hayden Watson at 4:34am 03.19.25 I got this pack and have been very happy with it. I do not use any insulated terminals because too
Keel holes Captain Larry-DH at 4:28am 03.19.25
adding electrical stove mermike at 8:16pm 03.18.25 2 burners + the oven = 4100 w as tested, so probably not a good idea. The spec says 3700W, but that'
Keel holes Tally Ho at 7:51pm 03.18.25
Source for bulk ring terminals? mermike at 5:11pm 03.18.25 Crimpsupply.com and Fisheries Supply both are good sources. CS sources from China. FS has both Ancor
Astronauts to Return in good weather. (1) JamesG161 at 4:04pm 03.18.25 Even the Dolphins welcomed them home !
Outhaul modifications Tally Ho at 3:57pm 03.18.25
Astronauts to Return in good weather. (1) JamesG161 at 3:53pm 03.18.25 Nick Hauge aves
Astronauts to Return in good weather. JamesG161 at 3:25pm 03.18.25 Good video here https://x.com/NASA/status/1902117081044189237 Jim...
Astronauts to Return in good weather. (2) JamesG161 at 3:20pm 03.18.25 They landed Safely in the Gulf of America. Right on their Schedule. ap: Jim...
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 2:38pm 03.18.25 I would love to get pictures, but at the moment the boat is still tarped up. the sail will be held
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 1:54pm 03.18.25 David is almost certainly right about getting a survey. So, this is not a counterpoint, really. But
Outhaul modifications jssailem at 1:34pm 03.18.25 Fred, Pictures of your current rig will help us understand what you are facing. The discussion will
Outhaul modifications Foswick at 1:26pm 03.18.25 Just want to suggest that, while an internal outhaul is better (in general). They weren't very commo
Hunter 340 refrigerator JamesG161 at 12:39pm 03.18.25 What is your refrigerator model number? On my H430 is much bigger size. but... I used non - expan

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