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interesting, innovative video... rpludwig at 8:55am 12.14.19 Catalina 22 8/1209 RkVJBw7Vgyk certainly not recommending such an extreme project, but this video illustrates (to me a
Raymarine masthead -wind vane -cups seadaddler at 8:43am 12.14.19 Ask All Sailors 5/533 Lost the top pointer on my masthead wind vane transducer and was going to order a new one but was to
Coolant where it shouldn't be (3) ontherocks83 at 5:34am 12.14.19 Engines and Propulsion 7/1500 I posted this on CF last night but wanted to post it here also, as the knowledge base here may be a
Rudder position on mac26 sbcwolff at 8:44pm 12.13.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2361 Sorry I don't have a picture (boat is under a tarp for winter) but our rudder has two bolt holes in
Converting from dual to single engine control Derek at 1:27pm 12.13.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/4821 Hi all Not sure if this has been covered or not. I have a Catalina 28MKII (which I love) but I do h
Aging plumbing needs attention (2) lunasea6 at 1:18pm 12.13.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/3050 I need to do some winter maintenance on my plumbing and replacing it all is low on the list...what d
Wheel or tiller? Which rolls best? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 12.23.19 Ask All Sailors 47/8690 Wheel or tiller? Which do you prefer to keep you on the straight and narrow? Wheels are convenient,
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? Kings Gambit at 8:25am 12.13.19 Ask All Sailors 64/9190
Remove one thing & break another (3) ontherocks83 at 7:40pm 12.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/3280 172940 :banghead:While removing the exhaust manifold off of my Universal M25, I broke the pipe that
Not Happy with this Forum seadaddler at 6:33pm 12.12.19 Big Boats 9/1923 Is it me but I am not understanding what is happening here on this forum and maybe I am doing some t
New battery bank size, charging mods... AGM or Carbon Foam Good Vibes at 6:12pm 12.12.19 Catalina 310 53/10245 First off thank you all for the help making last season (our first with our 2001 310 #63) a huge suc
Speedseal joker460 at 4:55pm 12.12.19 Ask All Sailors 41/7236 It looks like SpeedSeal is up for sale according to website. Any takers. It would be nice if Yanmar
Attachment points for hoisting off trailer tahoe4dave at 1:19pm 12.12.19 Catalina 22 13/3500 I just bought a 1978 Catalina 22 project boat. The trailer bunk boards are rotten. The aft end of th
Hunter 326 Autopilot OCSailor at 12:27pm 12.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1415 I'm looking at a 2004 H326 without an autopilot and basic electronics (Raymarine depth and speed and
Isolation transformers, and ELCI for DC stray current? ErnestV at 11:27am 12.12.19 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2611 As I am slowly approching the time when it comes to buy my own boat, and because I care about the bo
Catalina 30 vs Catalina 30MKi SSchneck at 8:46am 12.12.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/4297 Good morning, I was wondering what the difference is between a Catalina 30 and a Catalina 30 MKi. Do
Pumping oil out of Yanmar 3YM30 from dip stick without removing oil filler cap LVGS at 11:33pm 12.11.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/5237 In attempting to remove some excess oil from our Yanmar 3YM30 through the dip stick hole, I was unab
Yahoo deleting our archives? Clydo at 10:35pm 12.11.19 Catalina 310 9/1262 Did anyone else get email from Yahoo that were restricting our forum and if want to save past info h
hunter 37c prop size Tback1000 at 6:38pm 12.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1575 I recently purchased a hunter 37c. I would like to get a Feathering prop for it, but I need to know
RIP Mary Plant (1) Jackdaw at 4:43pm 12.11.19 Racing 2/1035

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Taking the mast down sailme88 at 3:20am 10.03.24 I like your boat's name. THANKS !!
Metric this and Metric that.... Where are my "Imperial Measurements"? JamesG161 at 1:45am 10.03.24 How about Pressure? 1) feet of head 2) dyne/ cm^2 3) inches of Mercury 4) bars 5) Flight Level 6) p
What's the story on the 280? (2) Tally Ho at 7:55pm 10.02.24 I owned a Hunter 280 as my first boat. Pros - solid boat, Yanmar 2GM20F diesel pushed the boat fine
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light artboas at 7:33pm 10.02.24
What's the story on the 280? Brian M H23 at 6:38pm 10.02.24 Looks like the expert on all things Hunter @Crazy Dave Condon is still putting around. Wow!
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? Richard19068 at 5:36pm 10.02.24 Maybe look at West Wight Potter 14, 15 or 19. https://www.potter-yachters.org/oldsite/specification
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 5:00pm 10.02.24
Metric this and Metric that.... Where are my "Imperial Measurements"? mermike at 4:07pm 10.02.24 My boat was built with all metric fasterners but that didn't stop previous owners, or me for that ma
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? shemandr at 3:24pm 10.02.24
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Clay W at 3:20pm 10.02.24 Please advise where that inspection port is exactly. Include me on your response @Clay W Dave I
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Crazy Dave Condon at 3:17pm 10.02.24 Answer my pm since this is a timer to talk
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? william24424 at 3:11pm 10.02.24 Ranger 26 sailboat, I believe will suit all your needs.
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Clay W at 3:00pm 10.02.24 Rick Thank you for helping. I wonder if his boat was damaged by the hurricane as he is in Florid
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Clay W at 2:53pm 10.02.24 Please advise where that inspection port is exactly. Include me on your response @Clay W Dave T
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Clay W at 2:52pm 10.02.24 What is the inspection port for and where is the tank located? Welcome to the forum! :beer: This
Backstay length shemandr at 2:52pm 10.02.24 It might be a good time to install an adjustable backstay. For several reasons: One is that you wo
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. David W at 2:48pm 10.02.24 Wow that looks amazing!
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Crazy Dave Condon at 1:42pm 10.02.24 Rick Thank you for helping. I wonder if his boat was damaged by the hurricane as he is in Florid
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Rick Webb at 1:09pm 10.02.24 3&4 - sink drains/fresh water supply to head and galley sinks. One more We were on a floating doc
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Crazy Dave Condon at 12:50pm 10.02.24 Transom hull to deck plate, lower pintel/gudgeon and ballast tank lid are other thing to consider.

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