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Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! RussC at 9:35am 10.21.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/428 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 4/604 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 4/462 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 6/509 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 23/1508 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 9/590 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 9/763 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 0/361 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 1/459 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 7/811 I'm starting on a project to restore a Trinka 10 I bought. The rudder blade had a small Crack that g
Considering buying a Beneteau Oceanis 37 (or 373) shday8 at 9:20am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/326 Hello, I'm planning to visit a few 3 cabin versions and was wondering if there are any potential pr
FRESH WATER FLUSH (1) Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:03am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 0/198 Here's an easy mod to eliminate salt water in the holding tank. It only takes one 'T', one straight
TRAVELER UPGRADE (2) Doug on Long Island Sound at 8:44am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 4/276 I wanted to eliminate the friction that was being caused by the part of the cam cleat that captures
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 2:39am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/606 Hello, could anyone help me with the lines. My boat has a Selden 304S Furler and in mast main shee
Hull preparation (4) unclejack3 at 10:21pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1049 Hi. Need to repaint hull so am sanding it down with 40 grit,,quite hard to get paint off, is the bla
Sleeping offshore capta at 6:27pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1843 It is very difficult to say this nicely to cruisers and other distance sailors. Why in the fracking
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:38pm 10.18.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/18 Have a boomaroo 22 (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There seems to be
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:26pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 6/496 Have a boomaroo 22 Australia (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There se
Potential damage to alternator diodes (1) Scott T-Bird at 1:19pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 9/579 Yesterday, I was pushing my boat along at WOT for about a 5-minute spell and I detected slightly dif

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Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area dlochner at 5:30am 12.02.25 Thanks for all the help everyone..I'm getting much closer to feeling confident to get this job done
C350 hatch rebedding Project_Mayhem at 5:12am 12.02.25 Use BedIT butyl tape. It's a synthetic blend made specifically for deck hardware. It's also a lot le
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 5:09am 12.02.25 For a beginner I would recommend West Systems or TotalBoat epoxy. I've used both and I can't tell th
Cleaning a Diesel Tank Cap'n Deke at 4:06am 12.02.25 No getting around this is an unpleasant chore. It sounds like you have a pretty good grasp on what's
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 2:49am 12.02.25 This is two different types of repairs and probably best to use two different products. For the keel
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area Carl Wonderful at 12:03am 12.02.25 Thanks for all the help everyone..I'm getting much closer to feeling confident to get this job done.
Replacing AC wiring to outlets Leeward Rail at 11:22pm 12.01.25 Stranded marine 3 wire cable is tougher than tough and incredibly resistant to abrasion. That's as
Replacing AC wiring to outlets Ralph Johnstone at 9:42pm 12.01.25 It is not uncommon for a wire to chafe and get shorted on a protruding screw on a boat. I'd be wi
Replacing AC wiring to outlets Ralph Johnstone at 9:20pm 12.01.25 @Ralph Johnstone and @colemj - you're absolutely right about the parallel vs. serial. I was using t
O'Day 19 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 9:10pm 12.01.25 That sounds about the same weight as the one for the O'Day 25. 2.5' draft with it up and 5' with it
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes JoeWhite at 9:09pm 12.01.25 Another way to determine the existence of a backing plate without removing anything is to conduct th
TV Options Rich Stidger at 8:12pm 12.01.25 I have a Majestic UFO X antenna about 52' off the water on my mast. It does a good job for stations
Whisker pole questions Gene Neill at 7:39pm 12.01.25 I'll get a picture of it tomorrow :thumbup:
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes Paul Cossman at 7:38pm 12.01.25 Thanks to all for your replies. I'm really after whether anyone actually knows whether or not there
O'Day 19 Centerboard Will Gilmore at 6:12pm 12.01.25 From Wikipedia O'day 19
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? jssailem at 6:10pm 12.01.25 Not a minimalist sailor, Are ye. :biggrin::beer:
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? capta at 5:49pm 12.01.25 Most of the Mini Transat boats are keelboats (they're required to be self-righting) with about 5' o
C350 hatch rebedding Howard Jones at 5:14pm 12.01.25 That's all great info. Thank you for making me aware of those options. I've got new hatch dogs in go
C350 hatch rebedding jssailem at 5:07pm 12.01.25 Howard, unless you are the original buyer of the boat from Catalina, there is no way to know that a
TV Options (2) jssailem at 5:04pm 12.01.25 I opted for tv and streaming via my Cell phone or Starlink. Both have proven excellent for my usage.

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