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new head brad minda at 7:47pm 10.23.25 Catalina 30 7/532 just received a new marine head but ordered the marine size rather than the home size. Anyone use t
Statue of limitations on DPO ? (3) Timm R Oday25 at 4:00pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1150 We've owned our 25 Oday 20 years by now . Perhaps a bit petty of me , I've driven myself close to t
Testers Needed: Boat Management Platform (7) paultech at 2:33pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 9/644 TL;DR: I've built a free web app to help organize all the chaos of boat ownership - projects, mainte
basic battery connections question George Braun at 2:05pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 11/700 2008 Hunter 36 here. Not interested in the expense and work of converting to lithium batteries. Cu
Need to fix or rewire bow light on a 1986 RKenSailor at 12:16pm 10.23.25 Catalina 22 1/324 So far all my lights are working except for the bow light. I have 3 wires that go to the bow; white
S2 8.5 or 8.6 information sproption at 5:25am 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 1/207 Good morning to all Are there any owners groups or forums for S2 sailboats? I am looking into purc
Jammed pole topping lift (1) skunther at 2:19pm 10.22.25 Ask All Sailors 8/486 I was hoisting my Dinghy on the fore deck using the pole topping lift as my attachment point, and th
Mast Down Inspection (2) john6206 at 6:29am 10.22.25 Ask All Sailors 16/735 In the records of my new-to-me 30 year old Catalina 320, there was no mention of standing rigging ev
Windlass on a Yamaha 30? Blue Horizon at 10:29pm 10.21.25 Yamaha 2/240 I'm keeping fit pulling up my anchor by hand, but I'm beginning to think a windlass is something to
keel box repaint unclejack3 at 1:08pm 10.21.25 Catalina 22 2/351 Hi. Any tricks on how to clean and repaint the inside of the keel box. I am currently using a wide
Catalina 22 swing keel Petes Cat at 11:33am 10.21.25 Smaller Boats 5/501 I have recently acquired a 95 Cat 22 swing keel version. I have it docked at my house on a lake and
Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! RussC at 9:35am 10.21.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/431 https://youtube.com/shorts/NkBpXBz7vM4?feature=share
What Whisker Pole are you using on a 315 or 310? VFR750 at 11:27am 10.20.25 Catalina 310 4/620 What size and brand of whisker pole are you using on a 315, or 310? Looking for your experience an
Soft Cabin Top H30refit at 11:21am 10.20.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/468 Hello, I recently purchased a 1978 hunter 30'. I have a moisture reader and pretty much the entire c
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F (1) eelwik at 9:58am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/518 Hello! I'm reinstalling cables on my Yanmar and currently troubleshooting my engine shutoff lever.
Replacing single rusty keelboat (1) dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/1537 Hi, all. I'm the new owner of a 1991 Oceanis 370. One of the keelboats--an easily accessible one, wi
Axle fell out (1) Dr. D at 7:48am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/598 My anchor locker has two hinges. The axle in one of them (lower one in picture) fell out. Anyone kno
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 (1) Hunter 36 Dave at 6:47am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/773 I have been having some exhaust leakage problems (possible cracked exhaust elbow) after an engine ba
Genset capacitor NYSail at 1:15pm 10.19.25 Ask All Sailors 4/264
Catalina ceases production. dlochner at 11:18am 10.19.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/372 https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/hmmm-catalina-shuts-down-factory?r=ca4tx'utm_campaign=po

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Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 9:19am 12.04.25 I found the 8.
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair (1) jssailem at 9:14am 12.04.25 how the bottom paint comes into the equation It appears that in your signup description, you are s
Hunter 212 Mast Step Replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 8:56am 12.04.25 The 212 is a plastic bost while the 22 is a fiberglass boat. Big difference!
H26 Mast not sitting flush Crazy Dave Condon at 8:44am 12.04.25 @ dinosound can you look on you mast or boom who the manufacturer is and advise. The mast step has
Replacing AC wiring to outlets max_sailing at 8:44am 12.04.25 I wish the fork terminal method was required in household stuff too, and tined multi strand wire for
C350 hatch rebedding Project_Mayhem at 8:14am 12.04.25 Butyl can take patience. In some cases you must tighten the device to a reasonable level, let the bu
Water under cabin sole Crazy Dave Condon at 7:21am 12.04.25 I spoke with the poster. The boat was out of the water being covered for the winter. First I caut
C350 hatch rebedding Howard Jones at 6:58am 12.04.25 Good To know. Thank you.
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 12.04.25 Syringes are also very handy for filling in small gaps. TotalBoat has them for about $1 each with fr
C350 hatch rebedding Tally Ho at 6:48am 12.04.25 I would use butyl tape (Bed- It) ONLY if the hatch is tru-bolted. You need a lot of clamping force
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair mermike at 6:31am 12.04.25 A trick I saw on the Off Center Harbor site for doing fillets was to make a "Tool" to form the curv
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 6:20am 12.04.25 I think the boy's eyes are opened just slightly wider in the one where she's not.:oops: -Will I
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 6:20am 12.04.25
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair dlochner at 6:07am 12.04.25 Can you expand on how the bottom paint comes into the equation...Is it totally necessary and do you
Replacing AC wiring to outlets mermike at 5:18am 12.04.25 I'll add my $0.02 cents and remind the OP that ABYC standards require positive engagement with the w
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 4:25am 12.04.25 Winches and lines can be dangerous with or without electric motors if you add in wind pressure on s
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 4:16am 12.04.25 Good points, but I'm pretty sure this is quite wrong. 2600 pounds plus a sawing and twisting motion
Replacing AC wiring to outlets colemj at 4:00am 12.04.25
old man sailor Terry Cox at 3:56am 12.04.25 Welcome aboard, Captain Jimmy. Lots of good advice here. Hope to see you around the Islands this co
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? capta at 11:20pm 12.03.25 It truly has been a grand adventure. I'm hoping to get some pictures of a few of the highlights post

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