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dlochner at 9:15am 10.24.25
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It's not looking good for Catalina and Tartan. https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/catalina
sidw at 9:04am 10.24.25
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If you have or had any boat from 1985-89 and replaced your Shaefer traveler (or even if you replaced
brad minda at 7:47pm 10.23.25
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just received a new marine head but ordered the marine size rather than the home size. Anyone use t
Timm R Oday25 at 4:00pm 10.23.25
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We've owned our 25 Oday 20 years by now . Perhaps a bit petty of me , I've driven myself close to t
paultech at 2:33pm 10.23.25
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TL;DR: I've built a free web app to help organize all the chaos of boat ownership - projects, mainte
George Braun at 2:05pm 10.23.25
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2008 Hunter 36 here. Not interested in the expense and work of converting to lithium batteries. Cu
RKenSailor at 12:16pm 10.23.25
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So far all my lights are working except for the bow light. I have 3 wires that go to the bow; white
sproption at 5:25am 10.23.25
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Good morning to all Are there any owners groups or forums for S2 sailboats? I am looking into purc
skunther at 2:19pm 10.22.25
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I was hoisting my Dinghy on the fore deck using the pole topping lift as my attachment point, and th
john6206 at 6:29am 10.22.25
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In the records of my new-to-me 30 year old Catalina 320, there was no mention of standing rigging ev
Blue Horizon at 10:29pm 10.21.25
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I'm keeping fit pulling up my anchor by hand, but I'm beginning to think a windlass is something to
unclejack3 at 1:08pm 10.21.25
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Hi. Any tricks on how to clean and repaint the inside of the keel box. I am currently using a wide
Petes Cat at 11:33am 10.21.25
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I have recently acquired a 95 Cat 22 swing keel version. I have it docked at my house on a lake and
RussC at 9:35am 10.21.25
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VFR750 at 11:27am 10.20.25
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What size and brand of whisker pole are you using on a 315, or 310? Looking for your experience an
H30refit at 11:21am 10.20.25
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Hello, I recently purchased a 1978 hunter 30'. I have a moisture reader and pretty much the entire c
eelwik at 9:58am 10.20.25
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Hello! I'm reinstalling cables on my Yanmar and currently troubleshooting my engine shutoff lever.
dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25
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Hi, all. I'm the new owner of a 1991 Oceanis 370. One of the keelboats--an easily accessible one, wi
Dr. D at 7:48am 10.20.25
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My anchor locker has two hinges. The axle in one of them (lower one in picture) fell out. Anyone kno
Hunter 36 Dave at 6:47am 10.20.25
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I have been having some exhaust leakage problems (possible cracked exhaust elbow) after an engine ba

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Funny Friday!!!
Tally Ho at 7:00am 12.05.25
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair
dlochner at 4:29am 12.05.25
So after I get all rust off, apply a quick barrier coat (Total protect) right away, then fairing (T
old man sailor
kappykaplan at 2:54am 12.05.25
if someone will tell me in 20 words or less how to update it with my "new" Peason pic I'll do it st
What type of hoses last the longest?
Project_Mayhem at 11:30pm 12.04.25
My suggestion in post #7 was to use flexible waste hose mainly because it's typically easier to ins
old man sailor
jmczzz at 10:41pm 12.04.25
Reply to all above: Boat log: Dec 4, 2025, I have been offline for a week or so, moving my inet conn
old man sailor
jmczzz at 9:59pm 12.04.25
James, The Pearson line was a decent boat. They tend to sail pretty well. The 27 doesn't have a lo
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair
jssailem at 9:23pm 12.04.25
In your area I would seek local support as to what is being used that is successful. The folks at To
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair
Carl Wonderful at 9:14pm 12.04.25
This is two different types of repairs and probably best to use two different products. For the kee
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair
Carl Wonderful at 9:10pm 12.04.25
It appears that in your signup description, you are sailing on Lake Arthur. I do not know where tha
What type of hoses last the longest?
dLj at 8:14pm 12.04.25
It's not a troll post but I'm glad to see the interesting views and debate that it's sparked. The h
What type of hoses last the longest?
Project_Mayhem at 7:04pm 12.04.25
is this just a troll post? @Project_Mayhem - where do the ends of the current hose go? Like one en
What type of hoses last the longest?
MFD at 6:10pm 12.04.25
is this just a troll post? @Project_Mayhem - where do the ends of the current hose go? Like one end
Whisker pole questions
Richard19068 at 6:10pm 12.04.25
There are definitely no pins or rivets in this whisker pole. I kept looking for them for years. h
WP10 Simrad autopilot parts
Richard19068 at 4:47pm 12.04.25
Unfortunately it is not a belt he is looking for. The V-grove is a proprietary part that Simrad hasn
Whisker pole questions
Hello Below at 4:44pm 12.04.25
on a related note, I would like to find a really good way to store a boat hook on the lifelines/sta
Whisker pole questions
Gene Neill at 3:53pm 12.04.25
I too have the same pole and my issue is usually it collapsing while under load. That's one probl
WP10 Simrad autopilot parts
kappykaplan at 3:44pm 12.04.25
A quick Google search on "simrad wp10 belt" revealed several potential sources. https://www.google.c
WP10 Simrad autopilot parts
dandelang at 3:21pm 12.04.25
am I not posting this correctly? NO responses? Anybody out there?
What type of hoses last the longest?
dLj at 2:44pm 12.04.25
OK, I'm just asking where one would find the evidence you mentioned. That isn't me calling you out.
Converting Analog diesel engine instruments to digital
SV Temenos at 2:26pm 12.04.25
That is great. Thank you for sharing with us. This is on my list for this winter so thank you! I

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