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Catalina 25 swing keel weight and wobble EricCBohn at 11:09am 06.26.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1364 I have a 1983 Catalina 25. Does anyone know what the swing keel by itself weighs? After hauling it
Rudder Bearing Lawrence14 at 10:57am 06.26.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/911 Has anyone replaced their aluminum rudder bearing successfully? I replaced it two years ago and the
Yanmar fuel filter/pump question Tartan 30 at 10:13am 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1760 Hello, I am changing out the ancient fuel filter on my Yanmar 2gm with a Racor 120 screw-on type f
Spreader repair kit hunter 23.5 or 26 jbreland at 9:36am 06.26.19 Smaller Boats 15/2306 Has anyone installed the spreader repair kit offered by the forum store (sold by US Spars) It comes
Head mirror (1) marchem at 9:33am 06.26.19 Catalina 310 14/3001 166438 Any thoughts on where to get a replacement mirror for the head? Ours is starting to corrode
Porta-potties & pump-out stations Rltgold at 9:29am 06.26.19 Catalina 22 33/7912 Does anyone have any experience using a pump=out station to empty their porta-potty?
Porta-potties & pump-out stations Rltgold at 9:29am 06.26.19 Catalina 22 0/410 Does anyone have any experience using a pump=out station to empty their porta-potty?
Towing with outboard H26 Jimmy at 8:38am 06.26.19 Smaller Boats 12/813
Windlass alternative danm1 at 8:20am 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 13/3099 I will state up front that I know this is probably wrong. I have a rope rode with only about 6 feet
New tiller stick? sbcwolff at 7:05am 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 16/3084 We broke our old tiller stick and want to craft a new one. Stick with wood? Or has anyone made one o
Companionway Glass change out planoron at 6:17am 06.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/601 I have a H380 with the smoked .375 plexiglass slide for the companionway. I am considering changing
Reefing lines led aft: organizer, blocks, or low friction rings? agprice22 at 3:45am 06.26.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1606 I am preparing to remove the rats-nest of lines at the base of my mast and reduce the stress on my w
Installing Cable Covers??? SirMichael at 8:36pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2634 The cable covers on the lifelines of my '88 Hunter 28.5 have seen better days, so I ordered some Dav
Am I Jinxed? topcat0399 at 8:06pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2405 3 Experiances buying sails, new and used from 3 vendors. All three customer service fails. New mai
Replacing Keel Window (1) Kelseyking13 at 7:59pm 06.25.19 San Juan Sailboats 0/1681 I recently replaced the keel cable and winch on a 21 San Juan. When I purchased it the window was op
Electronics overheating? (2) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:45pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 1/356 3 weekends ago my both wind displays showing wind speed and direction (ST60 ' ST70) stopped working
Windlass on a Hunter 28. Deparlocean at 5:18pm 06.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/654 I have a Hunter 28, and I want to install a manual windlass just behind the anchor chain hatch. I n
Grohe galley faucet o-rings and washer for 1990's Hunters (1) Rich Stidger at 4:37pm 06.25.19 Big Boats 8/1089 Grohe no longer supports the old faucets used in the mid-90's larger Hunter boats. My galley faucet
Hunter 260 replacing mainsail slides and shackles (1) dfos at 4:32pm 06.25.19 Smaller Boats 5/917 We have a 1999 H260 and one of the plastic shackles broke this weekend... We are going to replace t
Broken sail guide clip (2) DFD at 2:55pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 3/406 Not sure what to call this but any suggestions on how to fix it? I don't sew. Pictures attached. Bo

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electric windlass BigEasy at 3:43pm 07.12.24
electric windlass BigEasy at 3:28pm 07.12.24 DO YOUR HOMEWORK and run the numbers for a properly sized cable from your house bank to the windlas
Unusual stuffing box Tally Ho at 3:05pm 07.12.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confiden
charging problem with new batterie jviss at 2:24pm 07.12.24 Wow, do you really mean 3000 Ah?
charging problem with new batterie Davidasailor26 at 1:56pm 07.12.24 Tell us more - What kind of batteries? (What chemistry, sizes, etc.) When you say you upgraded the b
charging problem with new batterie JamesG161 at 1:52pm 07.12.24 What battery charging System do you have? Jim...
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 1:36pm 07.12.24 Will take the advice
Moody Deck Saloon 48 shemandr at 1:09pm 07.12.24 Traditionalist blue water sailors might baulk at the large windows in the salon for blue water passa
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) twodzusfittings at 12:42pm 07.12.24 225979 Put them underneath the center section of the table in line with the pedestal guard tubes.
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Don S/V ILLusion at 11:26am 07.12.24 Thank you. I am going to ask to replace the rudder. $7,000 for rudder & shipping, $3,000 for yard
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol thinwater at 11:10am 07.12.24 I'm also curious about the differences between Lust and Gleem. I've used Gleem and like it, but not
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 10:49am 07.12.24 Thank you. I am going to ask to replace the rudder. $7,000 for rudder & shipping, $3,000 for yard
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Davidasailor26 at 10:47am 07.12.24 Bushing or bearing wear could lead to difficulty turning but not really a pull. If there were soft s
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 10:46am 07.12.24 Too many factors to give a definitive answer, really depends on the application and the application
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol dlochner at 10:44am 07.12.24 Too many factors to give a definitive answer, really depends on the application and the application
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (1) jviss at 10:33am 07.12.24 Here's what Edson uses - the admitted champion of cockpit tables, but also the most expensive! They
What are these screw things called jviss at 10:28am 07.12.24 If a supplier told me differently, I'd have to ask for more detailed data justifying that claim - s
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 10:14am 07.12.24 Thank you, I feel it's the rudder. The Surveyor noted large dead spots and softness in the rudder.
What are these screw things called dLj at 10:08am 07.12.24 No, both things I said are true, and not logically inconsistent or contradictory. Find me a Monel
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 10:06am 07.12.24 It was hauled amd there was minimal spray washing needed to clean hull and rudder. The 3 blade prop

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