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Bose System Big Red at 4:57pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1048 Our factory installed Bose System recently started having issues with DVDs. They would freeze about
West Marine Aborts Price Match... mostly ggrizzard at 4:15pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 25/6086 Went to Daytona Beach store yesterday and tried to do a price match with Defender prices. I was tol
Looking for cushions TomCT at 2:51pm 03.03.19 Catalina 22 8/934 Hello all, i'm looking for some interior cushions for my 81 Catalina 22' - figured i'd throw it out
My baby's new berth - Calling Lake Martin Sailors (2) rgranger at 1:55pm 03.03.19 Ask All Sailors 2/362 Just moved from Virginia to Alabama six weeks ago and I reserved a slip for the season at Lake Marti
cabin top winch for 1977, 30ft pelicanj45 at 12:55pm 03.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/783 recently acquired a 1977, 30ft Hunter and I intend to lead main halyard aft. Need info on winch siz
Help - Cracks 9.2 (2) John G12775 at 11:21am 03.03.19 S2 18/3107 New owner question. There are cracks originating from the area where the compression post meets the
Instrument panel mmiles at 10:01am 03.03.19 Parts Search 3/1072 I have a 2005 Beneteau 373 and am in need of a new instrument panel due to an unfortunate storage bu
H376 lithium and new inverter aaronaxvig at 7:41am 03.03.19 Big Boats 2/758 When we acquired our boat a few months ago it had a Xantrex Freedom charger/inverter, a large house
Masthead Photo H34 (1) TacticalHeat197 at 7:13am 03.03.19 Big Boats 9/1027 Hello Everyone, This is my first post to the forum, so I will ask for forgiveness of my sailing igno
Chain plate installation ideas? SVMOONDANCE at 9:18pm 03.02.19 Catalina 22 14/1678 Since I've redecked my boat I need to cut new holes for the chain plates. Any ideas on how to go ab
North Idaho Snow (1) uralite at 8:22pm 03.02.19 Catalina 30 4/879 The joys of a North Idaho winter, it was so mild all year, then we got the polar vortex and the year
Installing a roller furler hoosierdoc at 8:06pm 03.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/762
Sound advice for guests cb32863 at 2:16pm 03.02.19 Ask All Sailors 97/6790 A good read with sound advice for any guests. Anyone ever have "One of those"? https://www.townandc
? Blister on Rudder 34 (1) daviddp at 11:15am 03.02.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/704 I stopped to check on my boat this am and saw this on the rudder. Its about 1.2 " across. How do I
Genoa furler Legend 40.5 fero at 10:58am 03.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/719 Hello, Can anyone advise the make and model of the furler. Thanks
MacGregor 26C: main control lines and boon vang nickl1218 at 9:25am 03.02.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3106 Recently bought a 1995 "26C". The hardware was missing from the "main control lines set up", but h
Motor recommendations for 170 mark2 at 6:59am 03.02.19 Day Sailers 23/3600 Been sailing our 170 on inland lakes for years, never even considered putting a motor on it. This ye
Portlight Replacement Fail need suggestions CYQK at 3:49am 03.02.19 Ask All Sailors 11/2596 Replaced the portlights on the boat late last summer. The dimensions are 8" x 7 feet long 1/4 thick
Rocna anchor size h41 leemarkadams at 12:56am 03.02.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/980 Hello all and can anyone confirm what size rocna anchor I need for a h41ac as looking at the sizing
Securing Cheek block mounts Willie G at 5:11pm 03.01.19 Ask All Sailors 27/2191

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Salvaging Sunken Boat garymalmgren at 5:00am 06.18.24 Re : It is just one of many sad stories about old boats and folks looking for a place to live. The
Battens dlochner at 4:33am 06.18.24 Where is a good place to store battens when not in use? Are there any clever ways to store them bel
Companionway leaks? Timm R Oday25 at 4:13am 06.18.24 When I removed the myriad of 10/24 nuts and bolts , I wondered how in the hell I was going to get th
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues dmkey at 3:50am 06.18.24
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack dlochner at 3:20am 06.18.24 The post is a compression post to carry the load from the mast down to the keel. Inspect the bottom
Salvaging Sunken Boat dlochner at 3:02am 06.18.24 This is a troll, right? The guy doesn't know where the boat is, but he is going to dive and remove
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack rgranger at 2:46am 06.18.24
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 2:37am 06.18.24 That looks good! And getting a backing plate in there will be much easier.
Battens kappykaplan at 2:11am 06.18.24 Battens like a place, out of the way and flat. What about under the mattress in the V Berth? :plus
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed spadaforaj at 11:16pm 06.17.24 Hi all - judging from the pictures, woudl you recommend I build that surface up using gelcoat or res
Battens Project_Mayhem at 10:15pm 06.17.24 Battens like a place, out of the way and flat. What about under the mattress in the V Berth? :plus
Salvaging Sunken Boat Project_Mayhem at 10:11pm 06.17.24 Salvage is the primary reason I got full coverage on my old boat
Engine Overheating jssailem at 9:58pm 06.17.24 when I went to drain the coolant from the two drain points, I only had a few ounces drain out That
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 9:54pm 06.17.24 After way too long , I finally tracked down a very elusive leak to the traveller . It was a replace
Reconditioning circuit breakers jssailem at 9:54pm 06.17.24 Look'n like I'll be biting the bullet.. That is the safest approach. You might want to trace all o
Advice on repairing spreader bracket torn bolt hole jssailem at 9:50pm 06.17.24 I would take the mast down. Have a welder that knows aluminum come and patch the hole.
Battens jssailem at 9:45pm 06.17.24 Battens like a place, out of the way and flat. What about under the mattress in the V Berth?
Salvaging Sunken Boat Ralph Johnstone at 9:27pm 06.17.24 This is a troll, right? I kind of thought this from the start. Either a troll or mental black h
Salvaging Sunken Boat garymalmgren at 9:00pm 06.17.24 This is a troll, right? The guy doesn't know where the boat is, but he is going to dive and remove t
Salvaging Sunken Boat ggrizzard at 7:37pm 06.17.24 Hmmm. I guess I'll have to be very careful transiting Star Island on my next trip south. :frown:

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