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Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat teacherspet at 2:36pm 10.25.24 Ask All Sailors 23/2517 I have a boat for sale and was contacted by a gentleman who wants to open up an Escrow account to ha
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions Dorfl68 at 10:30am 10.25.24 Big Boats 8/1366 I am really close to buying a Catalina 42 MK 2. One item from the survey is the strut - as you push
Varnishing difficulties. (2) BAD ORCA at 9:33pm 10.24.24 Ask All Sailors 36/2520 I'm trying to teach myself how to varnish. I have a lot of teak on my boat exterior i want to varni
Engine scratching sound Universal 25 baycloud at 8:19pm 10.24.24 Engines and Propulsion 0/377 Hey all I'm looking at a Catalina for a local bay boat and the engine - a rebuilt universal 5411 sou
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped (1) Surfside at 2:35pm 10.24.24 Ask All Sailors 10/646 One of the stanchions snapped at the base where the through the hull stainless bolt is welded to the
1991 Pearson 31-2 aluminum fuel tank leaks. Replace with plastic??? Looking for advice. Will cost $300 to repair inkunzi at 2:14pm 10.24.24 Ask All Sailors 5/504 Original capacity 16 gal. Can live with 10 or 12 gallons. Diesel engine requires a return to tank
Centerboard pin cover plug? (1) JBP-PA at 9:17am 10.24.24 Ask All Sailors 4/315 The plug that covers my centerboard pin has gone missing last haul out. What are the usual and cust
C310-315 IA WebSite Status SawyerCurt at 6:30am 10.24.24 Catalina 310 0/775 Good morning! Currently, the C310-315 website is redirecting to the Sailboat Owners Store page. Th
Sail boat blocks and load factors (3) jssailem at 6:21am 10.24.24 Ask All Sailors 1/795 Is bigger always better? know without a block, sheave or low friction ring the line will rub on the
Hood Swivel arelic1949 at 6:07pm 10.23.24 Parts Search 0/11
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Dyneema Double Eye (2) FlimFlamII at 5:31pm 10.23.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1007
30 amp Circuit breaker Sanfelice at 4:28pm 10.23.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/612 FYI - Catalina used a 30 amp circuit breaker on late 80s and early 90s cat 30s . Perhaps other model
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 (1) KGarvey at 2:20pm 10.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1214 Hello All, I was wondering if anyone has experienced their propeller shaft bracket dropping down as
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Hello Below at 10:53am 10.23.24 Musings With Maine Sail 13/1696 I have not done any research into this device with the exception of clicking on a Home Page news sto
What is this stuff on my hull? (1) illusion1024 at 10:39am 10.23.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1251 After haulout and power washing, a number of black deposits (see photo) remain on the hull below the
@nd fuel tank in Hunter 50AC betsyderek at 9:37am 10.23.24 Ask All Sailors 3/324 Hello, From the factory in our 2012 Hunter 50AC there was a 2nd fuel tank under the galley floor. It
35.5 running rigging jeanmarc109 at 9:35am 10.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/409
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes V&J at 8:32am 10.22.24 Engines and Propulsion 19/3452 On our 1991 Catalina 30, the Universal M25XP engine has been stopping shortly after it reaches opera

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Replacement plastic logo nameplate for ODay Rhodes 19 Foswick at 5:39pm 09.03.25 Yeah, or just DM me what you want. I'll print and send it to you.
Tether Pocket (1) thinwater at 5:38pm 09.03.25 I was just getting ready to make one, but I figure they must already exist, somewhere ... When wea
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 Project_Mayhem at 5:33pm 09.03.25 I've done this exact repair and rewire on my O'day 25. I'll try to write up some info tomorrow. Dont
Replacement plastic logo nameplate for ODay Rhodes 19 Project_Mayhem at 5:32pm 09.03.25 It should be pretty reasonable to have one printed online. The cost far outweighs the time it takes
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:02pm 09.03.25
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 danooxnard at 4:58pm 09.03.25 It sounds like a good plan, but I would not us balsa to recore. I would use g10 a type of fiberglass
Replacement plastic logo nameplate for ODay Rhodes 19 rgranger at 4:26pm 09.03.25 but do not have access to a 3D printer. do a search in your area for a maker space. Or a public
Sanitary hoses dlochner at 3:12pm 09.03.25 3ffvhyMo9e4 1 or 2 mil plastic sheeting can also be used.
Universal M25xpb Engine Mount BlueberryHill at 2:28pm 09.03.25 I used these on my O'Day 35, same as the originals: DF-2205-2 Series Dual-Flex Marine and Industria
Universal M25xpb Engine Mount dmax at 2:26pm 09.03.25 I used these on my O'Day 35, same as the originals: DF-2205-2 Series Dual-Flex Marine and Industrial
Tether Pocket jssailem at 2:19pm 09.03.25 I think they call it a Fanny Pack... BumBag.. or Pochette.:biggrin:
Help, terrible smelling boat fred1diver at 1:54pm 09.03.25 Our foams were wrapped in foam, so just need to clean the covers (so lucky) more and more we are t
Universal M25xpb Engine Mount Michael Davis at 1:20pm 09.03.25 Know a millwright, welder or fabricator? Before I retired that looked like something we would do on
Help, terrible smelling boat Scott T-Bird at 12:24pm 09.03.25 Since you can't identify a source of the smell, it's likely that the smell permeates just about ever
Not sure what to make of this or how the damage occurred Project_Mayhem at 12:07pm 09.03.25 You can verify the color by applying some matched gelcoat without MEKP directly on your boat. It wil
Marine grade wire ferrules Project_Mayhem at 12:03pm 09.03.25 I've been using connectors from the T-Conn brand the last few years. Get yourself a pro grade crimpe
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? JBP-PA at 11:49am 09.03.25
Rusted Trailer Extension JBP-PA at 11:38am 09.03.25 That's a wing keel right? So an extension might be needed on shallow ramps. Steeper ramps might be
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? JBP-PA at 11:23am 09.03.25 In addition to the good tips above, also keep your fuel obsessively clean. The tiniest bit of dirt
New Harbor 20 Owner GaryT at 11:10am 09.03.25 Sorry, Steve, I just discovered you had emailed me at the time you posted on this forum, so you alre

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