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Recommendations for MFD and Instruments Upgrade in Hunter 30T (1) vabchbrewer at 2:35pm 12.04.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/658 I want to update my Garmin MFD as it is very old (GPSmap 182C). The number of products and informati
Solar power systems xavpil at 1:08pm 12.04.23 Ask All Sailors 25/1581 I have a sailboat and 1200w of solar panels. I will be living off grid in the bahamas I was going
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 11:17am 12.04.23 Trailer Sailors 8/952 I live just north of the BC-WA border. For the trailer sailors in this area, if you were going to, s
MacGregor 27 trailer (1) Paceship.org at 7:23am 12.04.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/508 Not mine but could be a great find for $250 for someone with a 27' swing keel MacGregor Unfortunat
CONFIRMATION PLEASE twodzusfittings at 6:50am 12.04.23 Bigger Boats 8/943 I am assuming that due to the mast being keel stepped that water will always enter into the bilge, d
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker (3) Kupe at 3:03pm 12.03.23 Big Boats 12/1513 Hey gang- You all have been amazing since we bought our 2004 H36 this summer. This is actually ou
Hydronic heater installation DinghySailor at 1:03pm 12.03.23 Ask All Sailors 2/531 Hey coolant experts... Soon after we purchased our boat in 2020, I dove into the list of chores iden
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit (4) Rick at 11:22am 12.03.23 Ask All Sailors 23/1684 Hi all Well first a lesson learned. When you store your floaty toys, wash buckets, etc and you noti
Slow Leak (1) Keith-T at 11:04am 12.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/1290 Hello all. I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 27. It seems to have developed a slow leak from a sm
drive shaft length on a 30 ft. Catalina 1983 model Goffriller at 10:56am 12.03.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/862 I'm preparing to change out the strut bearing on my 30 ft. Catalina 1983 model year and I'll change
Storage cover for Catalina 320 Ted10028 at 5:44pm 12.02.23 Ask All Sailors 6/624 I see a few boats in the marina with reusable covers while many have white or clear shrink wrap.
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 12:02pm 12.02.23 Big Boats 11/972 I have seen quite few threads on cutlass bearing replacement but was wondering if anyone has done it
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink fero at 8:47am 12.02.23 Big Boats 17/1145 Hello again, The light above sink suddenly stopped working, all others work fine. Checked the switch
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (4) ekmar1991 at 8:35am 12.02.23 Ask All Sailors 7/815 I recently purchased a 1978 Cape Dory 25 and during the previous owners last final haul out some dam
Shaft Diameter, T3800 plbryant82 at 3:14pm 12.01.23 Tartan 4/628 I bought a Tartan 3800 (named Sanguine) 1998, deep keel. I need to replace the prop but need to kno
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Ted10028 at 1:47pm 12.01.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/3259 It's always in the back of my mind; I'd be more comfortable knowing.
How to winterize macerator pump Ted10028 at 1:14pm 12.01.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/802 I assume you have to pump some anti freeze through it thus dumping some waste and some anti-freeze i
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 11:26am 12.01.23 Big Boats 14/976 My 4JH3E temp is reading high. The reading on the gauge has always been high really, but earlier in
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? (2) SailingDan at 11:08am 12.01.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/948 I've had a hank-on jib on my 1996 MacGregor 26x since I bought her new. Now, approaching 70, I'm lo
2013 Oceanis 48 with termites vcirelli at 11:05am 12.01.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/705 Can anyone tell me if the bulkheads and stringers are entirely fiberglass in this make and model? I

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Hunter 310 Paceship at 6:33am 10.11.24 This is my concern, if it comes in at 10000lbs the crane we use wont be able to pick it, there is no
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware PlaneTom at 6:30am 10.11.24 OP here. I just realized that Catalina Yachts is in Largo, Florida, in the Tampa Bay area. Given the
Hunter 310 Tally Ho at 6:19am 10.11.24
O'Day 25 Boat Stands Tally Ho at 6:14am 10.11.24 @Tally Ho Is this the one you're referring to? Yup.
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware PlaneTom at 5:13am 10.11.24 Call Catalina factory in Florida and ask for Warren in Customer service. He is very helpful. Clyd
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware john2 at 1:12am 10.11.24 On many places there are metal plates imbedded. if there were nuts under the deck , you would't be
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware Clydo at 10:56pm 10.10.24 Greetings, A question on the mounting of a lifeline stanchion. Catalina 310 #73 The forward stanchi
Tiller Clutch awesome ! Project_Mayhem at 9:40pm 10.10.24 I love the tiller clutch. Hands down the best upgrade I ever made to my boat and one of the cheapest
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware (1) PlaneTom at 8:21pm 10.10.24 Use a pick and poke it into the holes of the fiberglass skin deck. You should be able to feel the m
Hurricane aftermath WayneH at 8:01pm 10.10.24 Ron White says "It's not that the wind is blowing, it's WHAT the wind is blowing."
TD 14 JRacer at 7:57pm 10.10.24 Another rescue by USCG :clap::clap: https://x.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1844466002584842667 Jim..
O'Day 25 Boat Stands (3) Project_Mayhem at 7:56pm 10.10.24 @Tally Ho Is this the one you're referring to?
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? shemandr at 5:49pm 10.10.24 ... no blame was assigned or even implied... Agreed. I have a history of posts poking fun at crit
Hurricane aftermath Don S/V ILLusion at 5:42pm 10.10.24 Time line video for Sarsota FL https://x.com/MatthewCappucci/status/1844422991259762744 WOW!!! N
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Dirk62 at 5:25pm 10.10.24 Thanks for all the replies, folks. Shemandr, I fear you might be right and I'll have to do some hard
TD 14 shemandr at 4:16pm 10.10.24 God bless those personal.
TD 14 JamesG161 at 4:00pm 10.10.24 Another rescue by USCG :clap::clap: https://x.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1844466002584842667 Jim...
Hunter 33 genoa track leak Scott B at 3:43pm 10.10.24 There's an access panel in the head just above the mirror. Remove that and will most likely see und
Hurricane aftermath JamesG161 at 3:33pm 10.10.24 Time line video for Sarsota FL https://x.com/MatthewCappucci/status/1844422991259762744 WOW!!!
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware jssailem at 3:23pm 10.10.24 Use a pick and poke it into the holes of the fiberglass skin deck. You should be able to feel the me

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