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Replacing nuts on keel bolts (5) Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 6/41 My Catalina has 1" studs and the torque is specified to be 235 ft-lb. There are 9 of them. My bilg
Starting battery MattA at 9:40pm 04.03.25 Engines and Propulsion 4/60
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 6:03pm 04.03.25 Catalina 22 2/84 On the old "to do list" for Waffle House was to replace the lens on the fore-hatch. Why replace? It
Cracks in the bilge (1) HermanHunter at 5:58pm 04.03.25 The Cherubini Hunters 6/74 Hello, I've bought my first sailboat, Hunter 33 1980 Cherubini. She was sitting on the ground for a
How to fix weeping keel bolts? shaant01 at 5:45pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 0/51 I own a Siren 17 (trailerable sailboat) and find that the bolts on the retractable centerboard tend
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA (2) Sneed at 4:37pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 1/53 I was replacing the centerboard uphaul on my h240 and this is the condition of the bracket. I reali
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? MarcinS at 11:17am 04.03.25 Big Boats 3/69 Hello, I'm starting to repair the gelcoat spiders/stars on my boat. I can't find the gelcoat color n
Wiring a combo deck/steaming light jcockrell at 10:21am 04.03.25 Catalina 22 2/60
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:27am 04.03.25 Ask All Sailors 19/232 Our 2021 Honda 5hp outboard has developed an annoying habit, it likes to take afternoon siestas afte
Sailing Tender Foswick at 7:51pm 04.02.25 Ask All Sailors 15/256 Recent discussions on another thread got me thinking about revisiting my tender situation, this year
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution (3) EnamrdSalr21 at 4:48pm 04.02.25 Ask An Oday Owner 6/107 Hey all! I'm looking into buying a new to me 1982 O'day 192. It's not in perfect condition, but I t
Bolt for pop top support strut dyelaine at 9:30am 04.02.25 Catalina 22 2/96 My new (to me) Catalina 22 is missing a bolt for one of the struts (starboard) that hold up the pop
SPRING BREAK - Weather jssailem at 7:33am 04.02.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/246 In the Northwest, it is good to remember that Spring is the time of rain showers that bring April fl
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (3) majorkong1 at 6:51am 04.02.25 Trailer Sailors 11/220 I recently purchased a Catalina Capri 18 wing keel. When I went to launch at my local ramp, even wit
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame colin.w at 5:50am 04.02.25 Ask All Sailors 4/129 Hey all, has anyone had any luck replacing the fragile interior ivory frames for the old standard ha
Hunter 23 cloth color (1) Andrew125i at 9:39pm 04.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/97
Sailbrite Teak Oil Sealer - second coat? (3) skunther at 5:56pm 04.01.25 Ask All Sailors 4/133
Great Deal on Antifouling (1) Foswick at 4:37pm 04.01.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/152 230700
H310 Shoal Keel Bent KenK13623 at 2:42pm 04.01.25 Mid-Size Boats 4/148 I have a H310 with a winged shoal keel. The previous owner must have run it aground or bounced off
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry something! (1) Project_Mayhem at 9:32am 04.01.25 Musings With Maine Sail 12/256 Can anyone tell me which terminal is tach, positive output and if needed, sense? This is going to be

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Starting battery Davidasailor26 at 8:38am 04.04.25 Yeah, maybe. Engineers are pretty conservative to begin with. Adding another safety factor on top o
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dLj at 8:35am 04.04.25 Another option might be a deep-offset box wrench. But I'm not sure you have the clearance on those n
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:31am 04.04.25 Forgive me for starting with the obvious: Is the engine getting fuel, air, and spark? Make sure the
Starting battery mermike at 8:26am 04.04.25 And a pinch of reserve.:biggrin: Yeah, maybe. Engineers are pretty conservative to begin with. Add
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:18am 04.04.25 From what can be seen in the picture, nothing looks alarming. Those bolt look brand new. It does
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:12am 04.04.25
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? marcham at 8:07am 04.04.25 In that case, since you have a big repair area, it would be best if your contractor were to do a co
fresh water flush jssailem at 8:05am 04.04.25 Whatever resolves your need makes sense. :biggrin:
Cracks in the bilge HermanHunter at 8:05am 04.04.25 To me, that just looks like what happens to really thick gelcoat if there is the tiniest amount of
fresh water flush Arrgh at 8:03am 04.04.25 Wow! I didn't think this would gain so much attention. Interesting to read everyone's solution. I
Replacing nuts on keel bolts MFD at 7:58am 04.04.25 If you know what a crews foot wrench is, looks like you could get one of those in to tighten those
Replacing nuts on keel bolts MFD at 7:56am 04.04.25 First of all, congratulations on doing this, it is inspirational and on the backlog of maintenance t
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dLj at 7:50am 04.04.25 If you know what a crews foot wrench is, looks like you could get one of those in to tighten those n
Replacing nuts on keel bolts dmax at 7:44am 04.04.25 That's a lot of keel bolt - my O'Day 35 had 7 that were 3/4" for a 4600 lb. keel. The most forward o
Cracks in the bilge (1) Dalliance at 7:41am 04.04.25
Cracks in the bilge Will Gilmore at 7:38am 04.04.25 From what can be seen in the picture, nothing looks alarming. Those bolt look brand new. It does l
Engine compartment ventilation jssailem at 7:27am 04.04.25 Dorades, scoops, and fans are all active methods of creating ventilation for the engine space. The e
Replacing nuts on keel bolts jssailem at 7:17am 04.04.25 Interesting discovery. Yeoman's work on the polishing. Well done!:) Your information leads me to wo
Engine compartment ventilation Csw1742 at 7:11am 04.04.25 On my 1990 P 42, the starboard "scoup" is for the galley ventilator, port is unknown. I dont see a
Starting battery jssailem at 7:05am 04.04.25 And a pinch of reserve.:biggrin:

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