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Box over Thru Hull topcat0399 at 6:09am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 28/2178 Recently I read about a boat that sank due to a speedo paddle wheel thru hull failure. This is the o
Water leak in aft berth chp at 6:06am 04.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/691 Once in a while I get water running down the back wall of the aft berth. This is the only leak. It s
First launch. (1) TomY at 4:10am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 23/2055 IRIAN (photo by my boatyard), was launched yesterday, and has a few more inches of snow on her decks
Upgrade cleats Beneteau at 3:02am 04.10.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/943 Has anyone added midship cleats on a Beneteau 321 .Thanks
Fixed Dodger for Hunter Legend 37.5 1995 destiny12 at 2:04am 04.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/450 Dear Guys and Gals, I have a 37.5 Legend in Malaysia and am looking to install a permenant dodger an
Headroom Bugzy at 10:23pm 04.09.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/5811 Hello all. I am looking at purchasing a Mac 26 in the near future, and one came up for sale here tha
How Do I Know Which Production Number My 83 O'Day 30 CB is? twodzusfittings at 6:38pm 04.09.19 Bigger Boats 6/1262 So after a month of frantic work on my precious days off from my full time job, I finally splashed m
Heater hoses maneframe at 6:29pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1152 1987 Legend 37 I need to replace the hoses between the engine and the water heater (they have defini
Engine ground question Avi at 6:07pm 04.09.19 S2 5/1410 Hello everyone. I have a 1979 S2 9.2 C with Yanmar 2QM15. I am connecting a piece of Zinc hanging fr
Hunter 26 outboard motor bracket upgrades Crazy Dave Condon at 4:57pm 04.09.19 Smaller Boats 1/535 I am trying to help someone but need assistance. Has anyone ever removed the wood bracket on a Hunt
C320 mk2 Refrigerator Brahmany at 2:22pm 04.09.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/706 Hi, We have a Waeco refrigerator in our 320. Any here know what model/ capacity Catalina have fitted
What is "Ocean" worthy? Will Gilmore at 1:16pm 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 47/12297 In a recent post about sailing trailersailers to big destinations, I mentioned the MORC certificatio
Two small lines coming out of the head of the main boom... Yeah I know technical terms right!? HarrisOutdoors at 1:11pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/793 This is a 1980 Hunter H27 that was basically derelict when I saved it. After cleaning it up a bit, I
1980 H27 Freshwater Plumbing Questions HarrisOutdoors at 12:54pm 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/694 My H27 has a large rectangular tank under the V-berth. (looks like about 30 gallons) It looks nothin
Catalina 14.2 vs. flying Scot cstrub at 10:33am 04.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/5225 Hello. I'm brand new to the forum. I've been sailing a Laser on an inland lake and am looking for
Chartplotter with dementia Calif. Ted at 7:51am 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 11/672 My slightly obsolete Garmin GPSMap 441 has been displaying a little memory loss similar to myself. W
Transducers for depth For Sail at 6:30am 04.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2266 I want to use a glue down transducer in my 25.5. They are limited by hull thickness. Does any know
Rode the Gulf Stream All U Get at 1:21am 04.09.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1440
Accent lights (easy project) (3) SVPardonMyFrench at 10:23pm 04.08.19 Big Boats 13/1305 This must have been the easiest project I've done... added LED ribbon lights port and starboard in t
Balmar SG-200 Question Ward H at 8:03pm 04.08.19 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1159 I recently installed a Balmar SG-200 battery monitor. I understand the monitor readings will gain in

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Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 5:22am 12.12.24
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 5:16am 12.12.24 A production boat designed for coastal cruising has undeniable design choices that make it imposibl
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 5:07am 12.12.24 Here is an in depth discussion of your question. It includes Henk Meuzelaar's description of modifi
S2 9.2 Owners Manual and Ships Log 1980 LeeandRick at 9:27pm 12.11.24 There are many manuals and other things posted under files on the S2 Sailboats Facebook page.
Where to find hull number H49 sabbatical88 at 9:16pm 12.11.24 Thanks for the help guys. I did find it finally. The letters were smaller than I expected and it up
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 7:40pm 12.11.24 It would be reasonable to assume the unloaded water level is about 2 inches below the edge of the b
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 7:02pm 12.11.24 I bought the boat on the hard It would be reasonable to assume the unloaded water level is about 2
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? FDL S2 at 6:53pm 12.11.24 About those self tailing winches? Not needed for a small boat like a mac 26d? Even $400 for a pai
Moisture prevention.... shemandr at 6:17pm 12.11.24 Also, on our 356 we had the Frolie system which allowed some air circulation under the mattress. It
Moisture prevention.... Ralph Johnstone at 5:56pm 12.11.24 The source of moisture in cushions and particularly mattresses is your big old sweaty body. Sweat i
Moisture prevention.... shemandr at 5:26pm 12.11.24 My wife recovered our saloon cushions and she used a water impervious vinyl on the bottom of the cus
Moisture prevention.... Cest La Vie at 5:23pm 12.11.24 +1 for DampRid. My boat is in a hot, humid environment- have used the large bucket with DampRid cry
Moisture prevention.... stephen_i_w at 5:09pm 12.11.24 I use DampRid I hang 4 of them when I cover my boat for the season.
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Von Clipper at 4:54pm 12.11.24 On a Mac 26d, self tailing winches would be more trouble than they are worth. Ideally, I would put
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. pgandw at 4:39pm 12.11.24 I also have an EPropulsion Spirit 1.0 Plus on my 19ft Mariner that replaced a Honda 5hp that would n
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? pgandw at 4:19pm 12.11.24 On a Mac 26d, self tailing winches would be more trouble than they are worth. Ideally, I would put
Loose wires in mast ok? capta at 4:08pm 12.11.24 Yeah i hear ya. I suspect some of my wires had broken free because my boat was a hell of a racket
Acrylic to replace wood pgandw at 4:04pm 12.11.24 My main hatch on my 19ft Mariner has 1/4" plexiglass (perhaps a different smoked clear material) pan
Moisture prevention.... nightowle at 3:18pm 12.11.24 You can use a small dehumidifier in the cabin. It can run the accumulated water out through a tube i
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? (1) Hello Below at 2:16pm 12.11.24 John, in comparison to other years, this year I have been a complete angel.

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