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Taking the mast down john2 at 11:31pm 10.01.24 Catalina 310 37/6187 This winter it's gonna happen, the boat out of the water and the mast stepped. checking the riggin
2004 Hunter 33 Battery Charger location MichaelStacy at 3:34pm 10.01.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/715 Where is the physical location of the battery charger on the 2004 Hunter 33? Not at my boat and was
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port (1) Clay W at 1:42pm 10.01.24 Smaller Boats 12/3895 227841
Aluminum mast/boom sections coat or leave unfinished? (1) BAD ORCA at 8:56am 10.01.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1082 I removed both the forward section of my boom that connects to the gooseneck and the aft piece that
Mild weather is the start to October for the PacificNW jssailem at 8:04am 10.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/350 I follow a local weather forecaster that many friends believe has magical connections. Rufus has vol
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 7:55am 10.01.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1570 Maybe. It is looking like the next 18 or so days will be a mild sunny time. Who knows what lies beyo
Metric this and Metric that.... Where are my "Imperial Measurements"? jssailem at 7:28am 10.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 5/735 The U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) may take a small step toward the metric system. NWS has rece
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light (1) mcconkd at 6:51am 10.01.24 Big Boats 9/1437 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 and am wanting to change my anchor light with a dusk to dawn LED lamp. My qu
Insurance for boats on the hard - Non-hurricane Project_Mayhem at 5:05am 10.01.24 Ask All Sailors 23/2176 My new boat is on the hard on the southern tip of Lake Michigan. I currently have Progressive who st
Online Resources (1) dlochner at 4:48am 10.01.24 Hurricane and Storm Preparation 1/2714 Yes, even us Great Lakes Sailors worry about hurricanes and their effects. While we don't receive th
Advice on replacing standing rigging yelkenli at 6:30pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1672 I am planning to replace the standing rigging on a new to me Catalina 27 that has lived on a lake fo
New Catalina 25 Sailer - Need some help with basic marine plumbing (1) rcoleman67 at 5:32pm 09.30.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1513 I've been a bass fisherman all my life running 21 foot fiberglass hulls, 200 HP outboards, 110lb thr
New Forum Dave at 12:58pm 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 1/419 With hurricane season upon us, a new forum has been launched, Hurricane Season. Questions about how
Removing VC17: Sanding vs Solvent Project_Mayhem at 8:57am 09.30.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1292 The VC17 on my new boat has some raised and missing areas and it's believed that there's no barrier
Pearson 31-2 1991 with wing keel inkunzi at 12:52pm 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 4/938 Any and all comments welcome
Took out zephyr sail drive motor leela at 11:07am 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 8/728 My problem now is where do I connect the negative battery cable. It was connected to the starter mo
2999 Hunter 310 rudder Willemvan at 8:23am 09.29.24 Big Boats 4/591 My friends boat broke off its mooring during a storm and the rudder shaft broke off. Any ideas on w
DLB800 Keel winch SteveHughessails at 11:39pm 09.28.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/482 Looks like an issue, the 1st issue with our Mac 25. While attached to the buoy the keel winch let go
CNG Refill or Exchange? Brooksiej24 at 7:47pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1073 Hello All, I see an old forum from 2019 regarding CNG refill but wanted to get an updated thought. A
Catalina 27 Deck ends (2) Dazmainian at 3:43pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 6/688 Hi, I recently took owneship of a catalina 27, 1978. At some point she seems to have suffered an is

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Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. Muttondressedaslamb at 4:37am 10.10.25 How do you know the starter is burned out if there is no power anywhere on the boat??? See my answ
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. Muttondressedaslamb at 4:33am 10.10.25 Not sure of the arrangement of the batteries on your boat, but the fuse on the + side of the batter
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 dlochner at 4:14am 10.10.25 If the shrouds are the correct length and both sides are of equal length the turnbuckles should have
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 10:02pm 10.09.25 Aluminum would be from the piston... I think you know where this is going..... Do you strain your
Engine Rod Knock marcham at 9:58pm 10.09.25 Aluminum would be from the piston... I think you know where this is going..... Do you strain your
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 9:45pm 10.09.25 Based on your response (you know your engine very well ! :) ), I'd do a compression test. After t
Engine Rod Knock marcham at 9:32pm 10.09.25 Based on your response (you know your engine very well ! :) ), I'd do a compression test. After th
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 9:07pm 10.09.25 Which diesel engine make and model? ?? Universal 5432 / Kubota V-1501 How many hours? Do you have
Broken prong on shore power cord Allowishish at 9:03pm 10.09.25
Hunter stern and bow seats Ralph Johnstone at 8:16pm 10.09.25 Hello hello, Exactly what I'm searching for. Think I'll go for the Amazony after I ask a few quest
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 8:15pm 10.09.25 This Yanmar had a very unusual ticking noise. prqTizapFpY thanks, watched that one. i need to sto
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? marcham at 8:00pm 10.09.25 Any recommendations on which ablative type paint to use? I was looking at the "Total Boat Krypton"
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? marcham at 7:53pm 10.09.25 HI, First post :) I'm about to look at my first sailboat (to buy) in a couple of days. I have zer
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. marcham at 7:47pm 10.09.25 How do you know the starter is burned out if there is no power anywhere on the boat???
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 Carl Wonderful at 7:42pm 10.09.25 Thanks so much for the reply's! I have also talked to (and sent pics to) Catalina Direct about it
Engine Rod Knock (1) marcham at 7:25pm 10.09.25 Which diesel engine make and model? ?? How many hours? Do you have the previous owner's maintenance
Waterlogged kloudie1 at 7:17pm 10.09.25 Since there is no access from the front side, I suspect the rudder plate is held on by lag bolts int
Engine Rod Knock Hayden Watson at 7:04pm 10.09.25 This Yanmar had a very unusual ticking noise. prqTizapFpY
Precision 280 Oriondriver at 6:33pm 10.09.25
Catalina 310 shirts (2) captain_cor at 6:28pm 10.09.25 I started making these shirts, I looked around online and didn't see any designs I liked. I now sell

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