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Thanks for the book Peggie Hall (1) zinahewitt at 10:31am 12.16.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/779 Hi Peggie Hall, Thanks for the book, after reading it I was able to replace my old bladder with a n
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 7:25am 12.16.24 Engines and Propulsion 25/2725 I'm a new diesel engine owner. I've heard and seen many people with bad injectors and plan on buying
Tracks location Seaway 25 (3) miro at 10:05pm 12.15.24 Trailer Sailors 13/1708 Hi everyone, I just bought a Seaway 25. The previous owner was mounting the Jib and Genoa with diffe
Propane locker replacement Richardwm at 11:57am 12.15.24 Bigger Boats 17/3031 Has anyone replace the liner of the propane locker on the 1984 34' sloop?? If so where did you find
For the Monday Mail - Sharing Holiday Traditions (1) Tiffany at 10:16am 12.15.24 Ask All Sailors 0/456
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Chuck_FLA at 4:17am 12.15.24 Ask All Sailors 35/3363 I feel like this may be a stupid question that will get me burned! But, my Venture 21 came on a trai
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive (2) Mike Oldak at 8:19am 12.14.24 Big Boats 18/2079 We upgraded our boat to the Axiom system and later found out that our old autopilot with a wheel dri
Ice Box Conversion katestevens at 3:46am 12.14.24 Ask All Sailors 4/795 Hi all, We have a Crealock 40 with an approximately 11cf icebox that we want to convert to a fridge.
Is there a sequence for tightening keel bolts? BAD ORCA at 8:28pm 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 3/486 I'm about to put my new keel bolt nuts back on. Re-bedded, new backing plates etc.... Is there a p
HELP: Tabernackle question for a Javelin 14 (5) SirNewblet at 4:10pm 12.13.24 Trailer Sailors 4/971 Ahoy mateys!! I recently purchased a 1970s Javelin 14 so that when summer comes around I can get on
Upgrading Thru-Hulls & Valves on a (Beneteau) Production Boat? (4) jbmia at 1:48pm 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 1/643 I have a 2005 Beneteau 323 with original thru-hulls and valves over here and I've read all the detai
Water system keep or remove (1) yelkenli at 11:22am 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1059 I sail on a lake and do not see the need for the water system on my boat. I am thinking of removing
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access (1) DHembree at 8:34am 12.13.24 Mid-Size Boats 10/1269 How in the world does one get access to the area behind where this instrument is mounted? I thought
Marine Surveyor Curry at 6:33am 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 1/359 I'm looking for a marine surveyor with sailboat experience (preferably trailerable sailboats) in the
max prop and universal m25 question. john2 at 1:13am 12.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/791 I found a brand new 2 blade 14 inch maxprop classic. This was a non finish prop (no taper and no ke
How much would you pay after survey? ric3 at 11:11pm 12.12.24 Ask All Sailors 33/2343 Greetings all! I am trying to purchase a used sailboat in a slip a lake in Arizona. Seller and I in
What boat is this? (1) JBP-PA at 5:02pm 12.12.24 Ask All Sailors 2/479 228891
Look inside 1979, 25 Catalina Captain-Will at 12:18pm 12.12.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 9/2447 Hi all have owned this boat for a few months now, I love it shes my first sail boat. 1979 25, Catali
Inside Port Light Frame Removal (2) SV Temenos at 10:08am 12.12.24 Big Boats 5/823 I have a Hunter 39. The port light in the head is leaking. I want to pull it out and re-bed it. I
Name that Connector! (2) dlochner at 9:18am 12.12.24 Ask All Sailors 4/624 Anyone have a name for the type of connector pictured below? It comes from a Yanmar Tachometer which

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Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed thinwater at 10:41am 10.17.25 The most likely reason a joker valve distorts is over-tightening the fitting. That causes the joke
C350 Steve_Catalina at 10:15am 10.17.25 I'm going to have a survey done on an 06 C350. Does anyone have any first hand experience with this
Solar Cycle 25. Update Don S/V ILLusion at 10:01am 10.17.25 The SFI affects us ham radio people who operate on the HF spectrum more than it seems to affect my w
C350 kappykaplan at 9:16am 10.17.25 De nada. :beer:
C350 Howard Jones at 9:15am 10.17.25 Kappy, thanks so much. Those are very helpful. I appreciate the help sir.
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 ...3TacksontheWater at 9:10am 10.17.25 Carl Wonderrl Wonderful: The more I read your posts, the more concerned I become. Mismatched Turnbuc
C350 kappykaplan at 8:33am 10.17.25 Some owner reviews are here: https://catalina.sailboatowners.com/reviews.php?mid=116&model=350
V Berth Hatch Window twodzusfittings at 7:58am 10.17.25 Or is that DC 795 ? yup that!
New to b&r rig lots of prebend on furling mast SteveHughessails at 7:22am 10.17.25
New O'Day owner. eherlihy at 7:04am 10.17.25 I was not gainfully employed when I first bought my O'day 35. I therefore spent the first winter reb
Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle? JimHansen77 at 6:27am 10.17.25 Can you bend or move the bimini frame? Definitely. Just don't want to :)
New to b&r rig lots of prebend on furling mast JimHansen77 at 6:26am 10.17.25 The day the rigger came the wind picked up and we ran out of daylight so he was only able to comple
Before and after Hayden Watson at 4:16am 10.17.25 She looked pretty down in the bow in the before. Was there water inside?
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 sailme88 at 3:32am 10.17.25 That step looks bastardized....AND potentially UNSAFE....
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 Carl Wonderful at 9:43pm 10.16.25 @Carl Wonderful Thats a jury rig mast raising system. Looks to me like the solid pin your holding
Before and after Project_Mayhem at 8:38pm 10.16.25 @SailingLoto makes many of us green with envy because of how quickly he can make an abandoned boat l
Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle? Project_Mayhem at 8:33pm 10.16.25 Can you bend or move the bimini frame?
Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:03pm 10.16.25 There are none I am aware of. Not helpful I know. Given the reduction in torque you would experience
Short but sweet.. Ken13559 at 7:43pm 10.16.25 Eventually, you'll find that the familly will again feedback to you that having their ears numbed f
Before and after Ken13559 at 7:41pm 10.16.25 Just waiting to get her home to clean the rest and get her rigged. The before and after looks fant

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