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Adding second Cabin Top Winch fbcoache at 3:22pm 04.15.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/410 Anyone out there with a 30-T add a second winch to the cabin top? Looking to increase my sail inven
1998 Catalina 42 Mk2 Exhaust elbow glaufman at 2:05pm 04.15.19 Big Boats 9/1604 Hi- In the process of buying a 1998 Catalina 42... survey is done, of the items brought up, the exha
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. (10) TomY at 12:02pm 04.15.19 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 12/3534 163691 This is the worst Challenger backing plate failure I've seen: It was behind the head furnitur
Hand rails on coach top y/n? Jimski at 11:45am 04.15.19 Racing 7/922 My boat is a Catalina 30, but my question is more generic. The C-30 has teak hand rails on coach top
July 1. Canada Day... How do you celebrate? jssailem at 10:22am 04.15.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 23/1293 Here is an idea for your Summer enjoyment, the Saturna Island Lamb BBQ. https://waggonerguide.com/la
3M Perfect - It Ex Paint Finishing System Plymouth Sailor at 10:15am 04.15.19 Ask All Sailors 1/320 Anybody ever used this system on paint (not a gelcoat product)?
Overboard y-valve on Beneteau 40? PaulGinger at 9:40am 04.15.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1191 I recently purchased an 07 Beneteau 40. The head does not have a macerator and/or an overboeard y-v
Buffing Oil Based EnamelBoat Paint Plymouth Sailor at 9:39am 04.15.19 Ask All Sailors 4/604 Recently a member here suggested I "buff-out" my boat paint to perfection. I thought one could only
Hull structural problem Tom7219 at 8:49am 04.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1223 My boat is an 85 Mac25. The current problem is an indentation in the hull where the rear, starboard
Hunter 36 remove bottom stair for impeller and belt changes tfox2069 at 7:56am 04.15.19 Big Boats 5/1174 So I've seen another closed thread on this subject, which never solved this problem beyond angled to
H49 inmast furling (2) miguelgdelrey at 7:47am 04.15.19 Big Boats 10/1255 Hello, does anyone know what model is the Selden inmast furling for the H49 2009? RA MK III, RB MKII
Saw this odd duck... (2) rgranger at 7:26am 04.15.19 Ask All Sailors 29/3639 I was sailing at Martin Lake AL this weekend and saw this odd customized sailboat...
Centerboard Repair - Which method would you use? Project_Mayhem at 7:14am 04.15.19 Ask All Sailors 9/919 I managed to convince the yard to move the blocks that were preventing me from dropping my c/b witho
Beneteau 343 Battery Wiring (3) Northstar1014 at 7:04am 04.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3701 Hi all, I recently bought a 2005 Beneteau 343 and am excited to have found this community. I am goi
Keel structure question (1) Ron Toivonen at 6:23am 04.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1018 I have a 1987 Beneteau First-305 on both sides of the keel near the bottom is a U shaped depression.
boats drag anchor in titusville fl svchickadee at 5:38am 04.15.19 Ask All Sailors 3/607 Can anyone provide detailed information of boats that recently dragged anchor on the Indian River ou
H41 cockpit speakers placement and fitting leemarkadams at 5:28am 04.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/525 Hello all, Looking to fit some cockpit speakers to our H41AC and looking for the best place to fit
taking the mast down vidalia at 12:30am 04.15.19 Ask All Sailors 36/6431 We recently bought a Hunter 26.5 but want to move it closer to home. It was stored all winter in th
Floor in head 1977 33 drcov at 7:31pm 04.14.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/500 The PO tried removing the old head and seems to have ton a hole in the base floor. Does this boat ha
Bow Light Replacement Ward H at 6:29pm 04.14.19 Ask All Sailors 6/435 My C30 has the original Aqua Signal 25 bow light which needs to be replaced. I chose to go with and

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Harken Furler Halyard broke captcoho at 9:20am 09.04.23 But as mentioned adding a short pendant at the bottom so the jib is allowed to be fully hoisted. A h
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 09.04.23 @Terry Cox
lines (2) jviss at 9:13am 09.04.23 I will be able to swap the ends around at some point in the future Indeed, I'm a big fan of a haly
Harken Furler Halyard broke (1) PSR at 9:04am 09.04.23
Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please danooxnard at 9:02am 09.04.23 RoyS has a good point. Oil alone would not make a square pattern. Dano
Blown exhast Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 09.04.23 Here is one unfinished. Looks like it's casted. Interesting little beast. If it's stainless stee
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:56am 09.04.23 I am guestimating the run at no more than 15 ft Most marine toilets can only move bowl contents up
lines Tally Ho at 8:48am 09.04.23 XLS is a Samson cordage used for halyards. It is low stretch and has a shinier finish. TRO is sho
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:26am 09.04.23 There's a reason why marine toilets aren't designed to hold water in the bowl: heeling and rough wa
New to the forum shemandr at 8:12am 09.04.23 For starters - weight. If the weight were in the cabin it would be insignificant. But hanging off
Rope to anchor chain attachment thinwater at 8:09am 09.04.23 I should have clarified (post 10). I prefer the rope-to-chain splice, even in the absence of a windl
Lewmar 3500XXXXX Portlights source? dlochner at 7:47am 09.04.23 That looks like a Lewmar Standard Portlight. There have been a number of variations over the years,
Harken Furler Halyard broke Capn Bill at 7:44am 09.04.23 You risk damage to the upper end of the furler. Best solution is to fix the problem. jssailem reso
Lewmar 3500XXXXX Portlights source? jviss at 7:41am 09.04.23 Good question; I get no hits on that P/N. I have gotten excellent prices and delivery on Lewmar stu
New to the forum Anomymous 163294 at 7:36am 09.04.23
Rope to anchor chain attachment jviss at 7:36am 09.04.23 FWIW, I think the chain splice is perfect for this: simple, elegant, strong, slim. You might check
Car Accident jviss at 7:33am 09.04.23 The older drivers have dementia, the younger drivers are stoned, the police have given up, you basi
raising and lowering mast (1) PJL at 7:28am 09.04.23 Used to do this when I had a Catalina 27. Its mast step hinged forward. So, the first thing one ne
Tax Number Crusty Ol Salt at 7:27am 09.04.23 You are applying for you to conduct trade between a point of exit in the USA and a point of entry in
P42 motor mounts juznip at 7:24am 09.04.23 The YouTube Sailing channel Sailing Jib Sea has a video of them doing it. I have to agree it looks i

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