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looking for forward hatch hardware for 83 laguna 26 Lagunaman at 1:00pm 04.07.19 Parts Search 0/436 i need the screw down latch for the forward hatch in the v-birth
G10 fiberglass board online resource. (1) daviddp at 11:10am 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 15/2191 163377 I need a piece of g10 to fix an uneven surface inside the hull. The surface where the transd
Repowered with a "V" drive Mike H. at 10:31am 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 4/496 I'm going to look at an 86 Catalina 36 for sale that was repowered with a Yanmar 3jh with a "V" driv
Yanmar 4jh3e impeller removal leemarkadams at 10:10am 04.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1311 Hello all and what is the best and easiest way to remove the impeller from my yanmar 4jh3e engine as
C&C 24 Manual mhinnc at 9:33am 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 3/2444 Hi all. I recently bought a 1980 C'C 24. I'm looking for a manual and info about certain aspects o
Masthead light repair Irishmike at 8:57am 04.07.19 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1172 my masthead light and steaming light are not lighting. Besides replacing the bulbs is there a way to
Draining H260 Water Tank Chuck C. at 8:50am 04.07.19 Smaller Boats 18/2233 Does anyone have a good system to drain/flushout the water tank? I'm pumping (and pumping) all the
Changing antifreeze marchem at 8:13am 04.07.19 Catalina 310 22/3601
Adding a second reef to H260 Chuck C. at 7:21am 04.07.19 Smaller Boats 28/3776 As anybody added a second reef point to their mainsail? Just wondering if its worth the effort and
110 power situation. NYSail at 3:50am 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 15/875 so last weekend I was changing an outlet. When I put the power back on to test I inadvertently hit t
Gravity discharge holding tank (2) NYSail at 3:31am 04.07.19 Ask All Sailors 18/3967 Hello all, So completed holding tank co version. Beneteau has such a tight under the sink area plus
First 235 Drinky Crow at 2:45pm 04.06.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1215 I see poking around web there was one boat w/a deeper lead keel designed by Lief Bailey. Mars was to
Anybody have a winch to sell (3) Jacomo Sailor at 12:42pm 04.06.19 Catalina 22 10/2218 I'm looking for a winch to match this one. It was installed on the port side of the mast on my 84 C2
Dinghy Electric Outboard sail sfbay at 11:04am 04.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/612 I have a Achilles Inflatable LEX96 (9'6") 74 lb dinghy and considering replacing my 3.5 hp Tohatsu
Catalina 310 owners on Lake Michigan Paul Ducham at 8:07am 04.06.19 Catalina 310 8/1523 The 310 is on my next boat short-list. I'd value opinions about the boat's motion comfort from any o
The Canvas Store GoingTwice at 6:45pm 04.05.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2952 Anyone ever used The Canvas Store in NY area for re-skining Bimini and dodger? Price is right, but
Backing plate for outboard - no room to install ZackB at 6:28pm 04.05.19 Engines and Propulsion 0/422 Irwin 28.5". No room to work to install backing plate in transom. Was thinking of putting backing pl
Volve D2-55 wont circulate raw water Pacata at 4:58pm 04.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2289 I started the boat and noticed the exhaust was not discharging water as it should, eventually it sto
Getting close to launch (1) cb32863 at 3:46pm 04.05.19 Ask All Sailors 4/457 Well, for most of us up here but, the U of MN sailing team is out practicing. They sail out of the s
Failed Paint Job Survey (1) Plymouth Sailor at 1:59pm 04.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1037 Taking a survey of those who may have had the same issue as I. Painted with oil based enamel, rolle

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Standup blocks dlochner at 2:49pm 09.24.24 If you use stand up block with a base you will have to drill holes in the deck, which can lead to we
Purchase questions 38 (3) ldd at 2:47pm 09.24.24 The boat is a 2005. below are a couple pictures of interior. Shows well. thanks
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Rich Stidger at 2:44pm 09.24.24 My pump-out port is tee'd with the macerator , and I have never had this problem. And I have rebuil
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Richard19068 at 2:37pm 09.24.24 Wow. What a tragic outcome. So frustrating. Assuming this is the boat in the attached listing at Wes
Purchase questions 38 Tally Ho at 2:36pm 09.24.24 I am interested in a 38. It has some issues that I am sure have been addressed?. 1. The headliner l
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Tally Ho at 2:35pm 09.24.24
injector hole size needed Ralph Johnstone at 2:31pm 09.24.24 I need the diameter of the hole where the injector goes Those of us with bad memories would pull
Purchase questions 38 Ralph Johnstone at 2:22pm 09.24.24 2. their is a leak at one of the Bose speakers. I assume it's from a window? What is the proper fix
Protection for Tailing Well Edges Ralph Johnstone at 2:09pm 09.24.24 some sort of Edge Guard to see the Tailing Well edges from getting beat up? Just had to ask ....
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 1:57pm 09.24.24 Nothing is creating pressure, it's all suction. The pumpout is pulling in air via the vent. There's
Purchase questions 38 ldd at 1:49pm 09.24.24 thanks Shemandr, it was pee. Notified selling broker. We did not want to be accused. the rest of t
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine BigEasy at 1:39pm 09.24.24 I feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to around Hudson
Purchase questions 38 shemandr at 1:33pm 09.24.24 5). It's likely that someone didn't "Forget" to flush the toilet. They didn't want to pay for a pum
Extra line from boom...what is it? dlochner at 12:29pm 09.24.24 I just need to learn a bit more about how the different blocks work. For this application you'll
Starter motor burned up? KCofKC at 12:14pm 09.24.24 You can also go to the technical section in Catalina Direct and they have technical articles on it a
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard dmax at 12:12pm 09.24.24 Can you part it out yourself before giving it to the scrapyard? You should at least get some money f
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 12:10pm 09.24.24 What a shame. When I had my Crown 34, the surveyor said there were blisters and then my insurance co
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:07pm 09.24.24 I'm just a little surprised that the vent wouldn't compensate for this and prevent pressure from goi
Lubricating outhaul car/track stickinthemud57 at 11:59am 09.24.24 Sailkote and McLube are both excellent products. Sailkote for the slug tracks and McLube for travele
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 10:54am 09.24.24 Thank you to everyone for your help. I think its time for me to throw in the towel. I bought the

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