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Testers Needed: Boat Management Platform (7) paultech at 2:33pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 9/641 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 1/323 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 1/206 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 8/485 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 16/733 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 2/350 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 5/500 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 2/430 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 4/618 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 4/465 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 6/517 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 23/1531 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 9/597 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 9/769 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 0/371 https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/hmmm-catalina-shuts-down-factory?r=ca4tx'utm_campaign=po
Hunter Owners Store Response tfatland at 11:05am 10.19.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/463 Good morning. I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with the Hunter owners store respondin
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (2) JBP-PA at 9:21am 10.19.25 Damage Repair 7/833 I'm starting on a project to restore a Trinka 10 I bought. The rudder blade had a small Crack that g

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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
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 11:14pm 12.03.25 That brings back memories! I can find 7. Not seeing the eighth though. The last one I found was t
ST 4000 problems higgs at 8:52pm 12.03.25 After a lightning strike no electronics can be considered reliable. They all need to be replaced.
Funny Friday!!! Richard19068 at 8:33pm 12.03.25 have a sailing problem!
Replacing AC wiring to outlets max_sailing at 8:17pm 12.03.25
Replacing AC wiring to outlets max_sailing at 8:09pm 12.03.25
What type of hoses last the longest? Project_Mayhem at 8:08pm 12.03.25 I'll change the question to: which hoses should you replace really quickly? On the top of that list
Replacing AC wiring to outlets max_sailing at 8:05pm 12.03.25 Having a GFCI outlet protect downstream (parallel) outlets is an optional cost saving approach to GF
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 7:58pm 12.03.25
What type of hoses last the longest? dLj at 7:51pm 12.03.25 Based on what? The variability is so high here, this blanket statement doesn't hold water. (Couldn'
Funny Friday!!! Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 12.03.25 That's my childhood reading Highlights magazine coming through ther That brings back memories! I
Converting Analog diesel engine instruments to digital Davidasailor26 at 7:03pm 12.03.25 I played around with Bluetooth at the boat .... I did not find the signal consistent enough for mea
Has anyone changed the pull rope on a Tohatsu 6? Rick Webb at 6:30pm 12.03.25 "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence"
Converting Analog diesel engine instruments to digital marcham at 6:17pm 12.03.25
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:54pm 12.03.25 I was looking for the differences between those two pictures. But, if there are any, they're subtle
Volvo Penta MD2B refurbishing - removing rust (3) Rich Stidger at 5:53pm 12.03.25 OK, here is the deal. You need to buy three products. First get a liquid rust remover that is name
Funny Friday!!! DaveJ at 5:26pm 12.03.25
What type of hoses last the longest? Foswick at 5:10pm 12.03.25 Do bear in mind, that 10 year life span represents the time span where a hose can be relied upon to

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