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Damaged gel coat (2) BTC1984 at 6:00pm 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 6/606 Anyone have suggestions how I should fix this ?
Raymarine GPX File Editing Monterey385 at 11:03am 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 5/1122 I just archived my entire Raymarine database of waypoints, routes, and tracks. The archive file is
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? (1) adamv at 8:52pm 07.12.24 Engines and Propulsion 9/816 So I have a very very corroded transmission coupling on my universal m 18 with hurth transmission -
charging problem with new batterie richk at 1:40pm 07.12.24 Big Boats 23/1558 I just upgraded my house band to 3000 AH. After first doing this I didn't detect a problem. A few
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation weh5748 at 12:13pm 07.12.24 Day Sailers 4/1790 I just launched a new Catalina 16.5 and am wondering if that mast floats or if anyone has experience
SEAFLO Dry Bilge System - anyone have/use one of these? jviss at 10:35am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 3/990 I'm thinking of buying and installing this. Mixed reviews on Amazon. Anyone here using one? Seafl
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (6) SoSound at 10:15am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1123 Driven, yet again, by compulsive DIY frugality (aka, too cheap to buy one), I am almost finished wit
Moody Deck Saloon 48 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 1/457 Curious about this boat. It represents the next gen in boats. It looks amazingly comfortable, more
T3800 Depth of Plastic Waste and Water Tanks? jviss at 9:03am 07.12.24 Tartan 1/474 I know, it's a long shot, but does anyone - for a Tartan 3800 - know the depth of the waste tank, an
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge (2) Rick D at 6:40pm 07.11.24 Big Boats 5/702 My 1994 40.5 broke a through hull. It's the bilge discharge. It appears the access is behind the ang
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 5:23pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 13/693 Hunter Passage 456 whit Lock Steering System pulls to starboard strongly about engine 2000 rpm. No
Mainsheet wood family at 2:56pm 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 6/986 What thickness and how long of a sheet do we need to buy for our O'Day 23 foot? Need to replace wha
Sailboat manual wood family at 2:54pm 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/434 Does anyone know where we can get a manual for a 1981 O'Day 23 foot? Digital copy is fine. Thanks
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 2:43pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1386 Any direct experience on these products regarding longevity? I like the idea of TotalBoat Lust sinc
O'day 20 Centerboard SerenityO'day20 at 2:04pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 6/514 I have a 1974 O'day 20. I've just removed the nylon pin and centerboard. The pin is 1" (25.30 mm)
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Richie50 at 12:25pm 07.11.24 Catalina 22 12/1946 Thoughts on towing 1976 Catalina 22 swing keel a short 5 miles twice a year. Roads are local and no
Are These Davit Mounts? (1) Foswick at 10:51am 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 8/809 Our new boat has these posts on the transom. They are quite sturdy but their original purpose is no
Anyone know what's up at D&R Marine? odaydokay at 7:31am 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/635 3 tries to order a part online on two different PC's and each met with: 500 - Internal Server Error"
Dogs Onboard Forum? (4) ethanknox at 7:29am 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 6/728 It seems like this topic would get its own space, but I don't see one anywhere yet. My dog Bash li
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue (1) 3GGG at 7:24am 07.11.24 Engines and Propulsion 17/1231 The kill switch does not work. If it is pulled and attached to fuel kill lever it does not pull. If

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Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Hayden Watson at 3:47pm 07.02.25 Hi all I am about to start looking into my steering gear on my new to me '94 Cat 30 Tall Rig. I am
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement kappykaplan at 3:10pm 07.02.25 De nada
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement DPotter at 3:10pm 07.02.25 Thank you!
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement kappykaplan at 2:52pm 07.02.25 In other word, if I have to replace the radial I will need to support the rudder so it doesn't fall
Urgent Hood furler question Hayden Watson at 2:50pm 07.02.25 When I did it, I would tie a halyard around the base of the drum so that I could use it to support t
Urgent Hood furler question (1) Hayden Watson at 2:47pm 07.02.25 Yep, several times. See attached diagram.
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement DPotter at 2:24pm 07.02.25 Hi all I am about to start looking into my steering gear on my new to me '94 Cat 30 Tall Rig. I am
Shower Sump Pump Woes (2) Rich Stidger at 2:21pm 07.02.25 My final solution: All of you were correct. The Whale Gulper 220 pump is the way to go. I opted fo
Unreliable shore power BAD ORCA at 2:01pm 07.02.25 The 50 amp breaker that I'm refering to is in a sup panel the feeds my dock. There are 3 50 amp bre
Small draw on starter battery Don S/V ILLusion at 1:43pm 07.02.25 Probably some parasitic load which is always on but will draw more current as voltage decreases beca
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Daze at 12:44pm 07.02.25 I've run my preventer on our 49 for the last 7 years whilst circumnavigating from the forward mid c
Small draw on starter battery JoeWhite at 12:02pm 07.02.25 Could you show where you are noticing this current? Do you have a separate battery monitor for the s
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 11:44am 07.02.25 I'm confused...one 50 amp breaker serves several pedestals? Is that top breaker the one thats trip
Update on Mercury 5 Hp Propane outboard jackhart at 11:39am 07.02.25 A lot of folks learned with the new Blackstone griddles that if you turn the propane tank on very sl
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 11:37am 07.02.25 An electrician came out this morning, he is also a club member. He didn't really want to replace th
Deck scupper size PaulK at 11:25am 07.02.25 Maybe you should try to not get so much water on deck? 3/4" should be plenty for clearing spray. He
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question Zencra at 11:24am 07.02.25 yes I have done this and it's no where near 1/4"
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Zencra at 11:21am 07.02.25 I've run my preventer on our 49 for the last 7 years whilst circumnavigating from the forward mid cl
Solar controller overcharging batteries FastOlson at 11:08am 07.02.25 Maybe the problem is not that new electronic parts can fail initially, but that the vendor is basica
Unreliable shore power BAD ORCA at 10:50am 07.02.25 I think I stepped on some toes today when I got into the main breaker panel. Apparently I spoke to

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