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Catalina 310 owners on Lake Michigan Paul Ducham at 8:07am 04.06.19 Catalina 310 8/1622 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 14/3263 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 0/441 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 13/2491 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 4/489 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 7/1094 Taking a survey of those who may have had the same issue as I. Painted with oil based enamel, rolle
Catalina 310 Mattress Replacement Jacksail at 1:53pm 04.05.19 Catalina 310 12/3836 Has anyone replaced the original forward berth mattress on a 310? If you didn't buy the same kind, w
Yanmar YSM8 Transmission FlimFlamII at 1:33pm 04.05.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/1623 The last few times out I've had difficulty shifting into reverse. It will go in but I have to use a
ANL Fuses 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:09pm 04.05.19 Catalina 310 29/6159 IZTOSS 2PCS 250A In-Line ANL Fuse Holder with Fuse. Install Bay ANL250-10 - 250 Amp ANL Fuses Has
Furler line location Flip Rutledge at 11:06am 04.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/846 I am adding a jib furler to my Hunter 31 (1986). I am debating the best location for the furling lin
2001 Catalina 310 Outhaul replacement Jacksail at 8:12am 04.05.19 Catalina 310 3/1347 I am making changes to my boat and I am trying to avoid serious issues by changing out older lines a
WM 40% bulk rope sale... rpludwig at 4:38am 04.05.19 Catalina 22 10/860 as usual this time 'o year, WM's 40% off bulk rope sale has begun, just a heads up if in need and no
Yanmar 4JHE Anodes? Nodak7 at 6:48pm 04.04.19 Big Boats 4/5625 Are there anodes to replace in my Yanmar 4JHE engine. Cannot seem to find any reference to them in t
Wind direction fail in old Autohelm ST 50 plus Chuck Cohen at 4:45pm 04.04.19 Ask All Sailors 5/615 We have a Hunter 450 Passsge 1997 Model. We bought it new. The original Autohelm ST 50 PLUS wind ins
jib size on h 41 rfm Valerio at 4:27pm 04.04.19 Big Boats 8/643 my jib dimension are luff 48.3 leech 45.6 foot 16.4 do i have a 100% jib 135% or 150% also my foot i
Transmission trouble justsomeguy at 4:26pm 04.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/2222 I've got a Kanzaki-Carl Hurth tranny model KBW10E on my Yanmar 3HM35F with what appears to be worn c
transducer change... water spout.... SVPardonMyFrench at 3:25pm 04.04.19 Big Boats 9/2024 my airmar DST joined the fate of many others... I thought some would enjoy 25 seconds of action repl
Catalina 27 Bulkhead Replacement (1) Baldwin221 at 1:21pm 04.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/2292 Good day. I want to apologize in advance if my terminology is wrong or I don't completely understand
What should i expect of a 34' 35 year old $25k boat? hawk232 at 12:55pm 04.04.19 Ask All Sailors 59/4238 I have found a boat that I like but there are some things about it which im not sure on. The boat is
Floating Genoa/Jib leads letlmt at 11:33am 04.04.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/9064 I have floating genoa and jib leads on my boat. I cannot find anything online about how to actually

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Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen (1) Ward H at 4:05am 12.11.24 @Project_Mayhem Here is a photo showing where it is mounted on my boat. As @Hayden Watson mentione
Loose wires in mast ok? colemj at 3:26am 12.11.24 How was your old conduit attached? Some mast extrusions have a "track" running through them that a
Loose wires in mast ok? dlochner at 3:14am 12.11.24 Install a new conduit. Remove the old conduit and the fasteners, look for rivets on the mast where t
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 12:52am 12.11.24 It is easy to find the waterline on your boat. Get a short length of clear hose sized to your thru-
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 12:45am 12.11.24 Just a little update on this project... @Blitz was kind enough to give me a killer deal on a brand
Loose wires in mast ok? capta at 10:51pm 12.10.24 Over the last couple of decades I've found myself anchored near (not even next to) a few boats that
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 7:07pm 12.10.24 @Ward H states that the water line is lower than I thought so that could shorten the run to a couple
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts Davidasailor26 at 6:40pm 12.10.24
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts shemandr at 6:07pm 12.10.24 This Luddite will miss them. I did download a bunch in the run up to the discontinuation so I at le
Grey Enterprises opening ports for 1981 Hunter Cherubini 33 Dalliance at 5:18pm 12.10.24 Does anyone know the two Grey Enterprises the window sizes for the Hunter 33 (Cherubini). I know it
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Dalliance at 5:04pm 12.10.24 Just a little update on this project... @Blitz was kind enough to give me a killer deal on a brand
S2 9.2 Owners Manual and Ships Log 1980 wawawayne at 4:59pm 12.10.24 This is great! Where did you ever find it? Thanks for posting.
S2 9.2a new owner (2) wawawayne at 4:45pm 12.10.24 Hi there. I'm currently in the process of buying an S2 9.2C (center cockpit) berthed in Maine. My tr
Winterizing the Air Conditioner - 2005 Beneteau 323 TimFromLI at 4:30pm 12.10.24 Be careful there. The condensate line might drain to the bilge but there is a heat exchanger in the
Yanmar Engine mounts. Brian Hofferth at 3:43pm 12.10.24 OK 100 in front and 75 in rear.....thank you Claude BTW I have bought the Oceanic Innovations mounts
Route & weather planning jssailem at 2:26pm 12.10.24 I understand the focus on computer systems. Over the last 4 years, I have moved from 40 years of mai
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts dLj at 2:25pm 12.10.24 They aren't very costly through o-charts on OpenCPN. It's a bit of a pain with the license and such.
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts DArcy at 1:47pm 12.10.24 Yes, it is in the Canadian charts, and in the Garmin Boating (Navionics) app. I used to use Navionic
Yanmar Engine mounts. Claude L.-Auger at 1:06pm 12.10.24 Thanks to all for the input. I emailed Aitor Ellebogen at Ellebogen in Spain. Very helpful and I ord
Need some search tips for Hunter site dlochner at 1:05pm 12.10.24 Are you using the advanced search option? You can also try the Boolean operators, and, or, not ( +

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