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Unknown source of seawater ingress 2004 Catalina 350 Saltysailors at 2:14pm 09.20.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2368 Help! IN the past month I started to detect a small amount of sea water ingress (1/2 cup per day) in
storage box under companion way tom.p.brown at 12:55pm 09.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/396 does anyone know the name of the parts that holds the cover (varnished teak) onto the storage box un
Fellow liveaboards - any tips for winter insulation? limbodog at 12:46pm 09.20.19 Ask All Sailors 58/13352 Hi all. I've got a hunter 40. I made it through my first winter, but the interior of my boat was of
Beneteau Model...? apittman at 11:23am 09.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2674 Hi All, What's the simplest way to determine the model of a Beneteau absent any obvious hull identi
Starboard cockpit locker removal? edgarcia2002 at 9:49am 09.20.19 Catalina 30 2/916 Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to remove the starboard locker tub on my Catalina 30. I'm insta
Leaky Retracting Keel Box Larry K Laughlin at 7:20am 09.20.19 Ask All Sailors 4/832 I have recently begun taking on water on my 75' MacGregor Venture 22'. I suspect the water is pumpin
Wash your food before eating... Brian D at 6:45am 09.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 11/1160 rfbb4yRBH64
Mounting Platismo Mini Contest Compass cb32863 at 6:38am 09.20.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1027 I am moving my compass to the other side if the boat as my i50/i60 screens are going there. The PO "
where to mount GPS/Chartplotter on 1995 Hunter 336 impfuel at 3:39am 09.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2372 Trying to figure out how and where to mount GPS at helm without it being in way and getting wacked a
Go big, then keep going? Or save the primary 'goal' for later? SoSound at 9:56pm 09.19.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 17/1573 We got a late start to our sailing season this year, but came on strong in August, when we made it f
How to "part out" old Catalina 22? polarbear at 8:46pm 09.19.19 Catalina 22 8/1751 I have an old 1974 Catalina 22 which I will never sail again taking up too much room on my barn. I c
OH DEAR! (5) twodzusfittings at 6:11pm 09.19.19 Bigger Boats 20/2544 169896 I cleaned it all out carefully 169898 Once it was all cleared out, 169905 I ground down
Bimini hinmo1 at 5:55pm 09.19.19 Smaller Boats 5/1652 Anyone have a bimini on there C18? My new (to me) C18 has one....I am wondering if there will be iss
Steaming Light Replacement Question pumpkinpie at 5:52pm 09.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2114 Anyone have a 2009 Hunter 38 that knows what replacement bulb is necessary for the steaming light? I
New ramp issues (2) Joe Blizzard at 9:57am 09.19.19 Trailer Sailors 7/1655 They just finished building a new launching ramp a short distance from my house this summer, and nat
NEW OWNER NEEDS A/C ADVICE Steve760 at 9:27am 09.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1257 Hello all. I recently purchased my first boat and am currently in the middle of my huge learning cur
Share your Storage Mods (2) rgranger at 8:56am 09.19.19 Smaller Boats 9/1751 I did not want to hijack the other recent thread that was specific to the 23.5 so I started a new th
Jaws off Cape cod (1) uralite at 8:03am 09.19.19 Catalina 30 11/1964 169878 Just thought it was cool to have a Cat 30 in background. Any of you guys need to go over the
TS Imelda raising hell east of Houston- I-10 corridor Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:21am 09.19.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1100 Just got a call from my daughter- they are flooded. Almost as much as Hurricane Harvey. Not in her t
Green slime growing below rub rail JH10920 at 7:03am 09.19.19 Big Boats 7/1123 On a new to me H38 from 2005 I noticed green slime growing on the underside of the rub rail to hull

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New main sail too tall. Now what? colemj at 5:46am 11.13.24 As for the troubles with furling, that old sail has a lot of positive roach and what looks like remo
New main sail too tall. Now what? colemj at 5:39am 11.13.24 One can't just put an old sail on top of a new one and get any information out of that. For measure
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit colemj at 5:23am 11.13.24 We have had 4 Raritan Marine Elegance heads over the past 12yrs. There is no vacuum flush on them -
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail Crazy Dave Condon at 5:20am 11.13.24 Call Edson and request engineering
Today I said goodbye to an old friend Indysailor at 3:01am 11.13.24 An O'Day is to be remembered as an especially fine boat. I had the 27. It's wonderful to keep the
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat Indysailor at 2:54am 11.13.24 Thank you all kindly for the thoughtful input. Very much appreciated. It's a Bayfield (Gozzard), n
Atomic A4 Head Studs question Indysailor at 2:44am 11.13.24 Thinking about this a little more, I wonder if the stud design is so that they will stop turning at
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit max_sailing at 12:48am 11.13.24 I hadn't considered a composting toilet. I've now started reading up on those too...
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle (1) john2 at 12:41am 11.13.24 I agree, small pads can not take load / weight . Just for stability. Best to make custom pads which
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit max_sailing at 12:33am 11.13.24 I have Peggie's book on order! I am excited to study up on oder reduction, realizing that it is unli
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? paulheth at 11:31pm 11.12.24 Update: (Chatting mostly with myself at this point, but hopefully this is helpful to someone). Lea
New main sail too tall. Now what? thinwater at 8:36pm 11.12.24 If North used the non-furling length ... Was the boat available with a traditional sail? If yes, di
The correct mast length for 1996 Hunter 26 captandave at 8:24pm 11.12.24 Thank you, I just sold a MacGregor 26x and there is so much info about that boat. I do like a lot o
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk (1) albakers at 7:27pm 11.12.24 It took me a while to grab a picture, but here it is. We've had a lot of rain for a few days, and
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Tally Ho at 6:55pm 11.12.24 Does the boat not have a propane locker? Or do you need more capacity? As you probably know, the
New main sail too tall. Now what? Tally Ho at 6:47pm 11.12.24 I had a problem with my North Sail main, which interfered with the backstay and topping lift way up
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail DHembree at 6:27pm 11.12.24 While I do plan to fabricate a table similar to the one shown in the picture, there is another suppo
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 6:19pm 11.12.24 On positive note, my phone provider says my issue should be resolved by the 20th. Seriously? If it
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 6:14pm 11.12.24 Yup, got it. The first two owners had trouble and you still wanted a roller furling main? Hmm. --
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat jssailem at 6:06pm 11.12.24 OK. I found a reference to the Bayfield. Built in Ontario CA. It is reported to be a 30/32, dependin

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