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More Woes for Catalina and Tartan Yachts dlochner at 9:15am 10.24.25 Sails Call Lounge 20/1584 It's not looking good for Catalina and Tartan. https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/catalina
Shaefer 1-inch traveler car HELP! (1) sidw at 9:04am 10.24.25 Parts Search 2/275 If you have or had any boat from 1985-89 and replaced your Shaefer traveler (or even if you replaced
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 1/326 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 8/487 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 16/736 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 2/353 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 5/502 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 4/469 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 6/519 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 9/599 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 9/775 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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