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Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover colin59 at 7:34am 10.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/721 Hi has anyone found a supplier for the origional attatched sail cover? thanks Colin
Hunter 290 leak in aft berth stern corners (2) colin59 at 7:21am 10.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 13/1161 Hi Have found a leak where h2o concentrates in the aft corners of aft berth causing wood paneling to
Marine AC Unit Cat 310 #1 in GA at 6:07am 10.28.23 Catalina 310 6/1148 We replaced the original Dometic AC/heat unit with the same about 5 or 6 years ago. Went with a new
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA twodzusfittings at 5:16pm 10.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/649 Hi all, thought I might just mention to the forum some information. I need to remove and replace my
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access visser07 at 10:04am 10.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/799 The refrigerator drain line on my Oceanis 331 fell off the drain fitting. I have crawled around the
Winter Project (4) Bents at 9:29am 10.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/799 Just seeing my new to me Cat 27's underside for the first time. Looks like I know what my winter pro
Fuel lift pump feels hot question (1) mforum at 8:10am 10.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 11/873 I have a Universal M-18 diesel engine in a Catalina 27. I changed the oil recently and noted that w
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) sabbatical88 at 10:08pm 10.26.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 46/4008 Aloha good sailors, In my 2003 hunter 456, I am finding that the macerator for the fowrard holding t
20 year old furlex roller furller track jams when hoisting jib Capt Robbie at 5:15pm 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 3/473 Never had this issue before, last year when hoisting the jib into the track the sail start to get di
20 year old furlex roller fuller track jams up when hoisting the jim Capt Robbie at 4:46pm 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 1/22 ol
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track VFR750 at 2:37pm 10.26.23 Catalina 310 8/1250 What brand and type of adjustable spring cleats are are people using on C315 Genoa tracks?
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) (3) Huntersippi at 10:25am 10.26.23 Mid-Size Boats 8/849 My '07 H27 is missing the horizontal bimini support tube on the port side. Fell into the water benea
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement Southern Crux at 8:46am 10.26.23 Trailer Sailors 8/1026
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? (2) Ranzo at 7:44am 10.26.23 Catalina 22 17/1780 Hello friends! New member here! I just brought home a 1974 Catalina 22 in pretty good shape, but th
Chafe guards (4) sailcapt340 at 6:20am 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 10/715 What chafe guards do you use? This season I had severe chafing of my bow lines. More than usual.
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 5:06pm 10.25.23 Big Boats 16/1104 At the headliner below the mast base, I can see where the mast head VHF cable enters a conduit but
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 4:27pm 10.25.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1567 I had my high pressure fuel pump checked out as there was a small leak coming from it, and the shop
H310 Propane Tank Gerry17155 at 4:20pm 10.25.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/865 I purchased a 1998 H310 and it has propane setup and locker. I do not know what size tanks should b
C&C 27 MKV anchor locker MHauser at 3:50pm 10.25.23 C&C 1/459 Anyone with a C'C 27 know what is under the bottom panel in the anchor locker? Trying to run down w
MaxProp prop LydieBP at 12:02pm 10.25.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1521 Hello sailors , I am considering converting the original two blade prop on a 1980 Westerly Conway to

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Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard (1) Ward H at 6:44am 10.07.24 Here is the Keel Stub Repair document from Catalina Yachts for those interested. I also have it in
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:11am 10.07.24 @Project_Mayhem When transporting my zero turn lawn mower, it is stored as forward on the trailer
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 5:44am 10.07.24 I used your tutorial many times. It was invaluable. Thanks Happy that we helped!
Asymmetrical Spinnaker rigging Dave Groshong at 5:02am 10.07.24 Maybe ask these people, they look like they've got it down! Flying the Asymmetrical spinnaker fro
Online Resources east coaster at 4:50am 10.07.24 There is also Boat US for hurricane prep if you don't have time to read all four volumes of the abov
Lazarette clasp ? jssailem at 4:43am 10.07.24 If you have been a small (20 ft or less), powered boat owner you may have heard there is a CG requir
Deck Core Repair east coaster at 4:43am 10.07.24 Agree with Shawnl check boatworks today. His latest video covers these issues and your concerns. He
Bow Eye pcharn01 at 4:30am 10.07.24 Trailer was deep enough. There was a slight incline between the boat and trailer which has been the
Bow Eye ...3TacksontheWater at 4:08am 10.07.24 Well, it's absolutely something you need to do plus it's a good upgrade that everyone should do even
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 4:01am 10.07.24 Thank you @gnetwerker for the in person update. I am aways south at the moment. We had a beautiful d
TD 14 (2) kappykaplan at 2:20am 10.07.24 Milton is definitely getting stronger . . . urricane comes ashore. 227909 Stay safe, y'all.
O'Day 25 Boat Stands David W at 11:12pm 10.06.24 The Brownell site has a stand calculator.
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 8:50pm 10.06.24 The switch to all-glass keel stubs occurred around 1988. I was very active on the Catalina 30 list
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW gnetwerker at 7:21pm 10.06.24 It was a pretty nice day in Nanaimo today -- broken clouds, some sun, dry during the day. Wind yest
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Richard19068 at 6:40pm 10.06.24 It has been way over a decade, and I do not recall the exact model. The story was either here or th
O'Day 25 Boat Stands FDL S2 at 6:33pm 10.06.24 I have an S2 7.3 (24ft) that draws 4ft and I use 4ft stands.
Lazarette clasp ? shemandr at 5:44pm 10.06.24 I've personally seen a boat sink because the lazarette lid opened in a knockdown allowing a massive
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 5:36pm 10.06.24 If you mean 'no reports', you might want to change the wording to "very seldom" ... as there was a*
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 5:32pm 10.06.24 The C30's, and if I'm not mistaken, other Catalinas, used wood until 86 or 87 when the Mark II came
Lazarette clasp ? jssailem at 5:16pm 10.06.24 There are some boats that have access to the lazarette lid from the inside. In that case the tie do

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