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Name and hailing port. SVMOONDANCE at 9:04pm 07.12.18 Catalina 22 12/2021 This might be an odd question but I'm having no luck finding information on adding a name and hailin
Is it possible to install a deck hatch in a '72? Coppertone at 6:09pm 07.12.18 Catalina 22 7/764 Has anyone successfully installed a hatch in an old style Catalina 22 (1972) that did not have one?
H34 Masthead Assembly - Corrosion (2) mnmpizza at 5:05pm 07.12.18 Big Boats 6/858 Greetings sailors! I removed my mast on the H34 yesterday. Not too many surprises, however I'm se
H170 Crack Repair Marie T. Murphy at 4:56pm 07.12.18 Day Sailers 8/1378 Please, What do y'all think of leaving the drilling dust in the crack prep when placing the Plexigus
Re-connecting Holding tank in my 1984 H31 Reg M at 3:52pm 07.12.18 Mid-Size Boats 7/1383 At some point prior to the boat coming into my possession someone isolated the head from the holding
A throttle closed question...before I experiment. (1) BlowMeAway at 2:53pm 07.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1314 I ran into a potential concern when installing our new to us pedestal guard on the original H30 setu
Bow sitting low in the water (2) Marrigoround at 12:20pm 07.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3283 1987 Hunter Legend 37 I got a call from someone on the dock yesterday saying that my bow was sittin
Boom Vang SUMB44 at 10:48am 07.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1147 Did the stock/original O'day 20s come with a boom vang, Cunningham, or outhaul?
Boat maintenance is a step forward followed by a series of steps backward jssailem at 9:46am 07.12.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1418 So I got 2 of the 4 screws to release on my Raw Water Pump. YEAH! Two more to go for PB Blaster and
Raymarine E80 Classic software update Lee Hadjiosif at 9:12am 07.12.18 Ask All Sailors 6/2651 My E80 uses the old CF card (Compact Flash) which is hard to find a card reader outside the unit. Ho
Title SUMB44 at 5:42am 07.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/855 So we got the new title for the boat and there is seemingly innacurate information in it. The HIN is
CP19 OUTBOARD PREFERENCE hunterb4 at 4:47am 07.12.18 Com-Pac 3/3644 Of all the outboards available today what has been your preference for a Com-Pac 19? When I started
PARASAILOR ice breaker at 8:02pm 07.11.18 Big Boats 5/1350 I asked for a quote for a parasailor spinaker for my AC41 last week. $9000. Of course it is made i
Arrows on sails??? (1) Manny at 5:21pm 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2465 So my new to me 37 Cutter has red arrows on all three sails... I've never seen this before. Here's a
Cowl Vents on 37C Manny at 5:07pm 07.11.18 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1314 Anyone know who made the cowl vents for the 37C? I am assuming mine are original and I finally lost
Gray Enterprises port holes (1) Fred at 4:37pm 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1376 this started with the simple task of replacing the gaskets on theGray 715 style opening ports on my
Raymarine RF Base Unit for SmartController Remote (2) Romagic at 4:08pm 07.11.18 Big Boats 15/5872 I am having problems with my Raymarine Smartcontroller remote. Raymarine wants me to send in the RF
Shore Power Cord Strain Reliever (2) Terry Cox at 3:59pm 07.11.18 Ask All Sailors 10/638 Awhile ago boat movement placed a strain on the shore power cord for our boat, which caused it to wo
To EQ or not to EQ? gettinthere at 3:21pm 07.11.18 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1309 It's been about 6 months since I've been on shore power. Charging systems have kept the house bank a
Oberdorfer impeller replacement kbgunn at 2:45pm 07.11.18 Catalina 30 2/1092 I shredded my first impeller on the Universal M-18 with an Oberdofer raw water pump. What a pain to

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My last boat - probably higgs at 9:28pm 03.17.24 On second thought, I like "Last Call" like at your favorite watering hole. For some reason I thoug
Hull damage mac twenty five justsomeguy at 8:58pm 03.17.24 Launch it, then check for the problem.
Hull damage mac twenty five justsomeguy at 8:55pm 03.17.24 I am gonna have to learn how to do some serious fiberglass. See what it looks like after you launc
Hull damage mac twenty five (4) 1954 willys at 8:40pm 03.17.24 223566I bought this boat which looks like there is hall damage behind the swing Keel, where it goes
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? atlanticbrew at 7:52pm 03.17.24 Hello Captain Rob, I have the exact same error message coming from my S2 Raymarine auto pilot. Mot P
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:47pm 03.17.24 thanks for the help. The meter on the central circuit panel says it is charging at about 13.6 V. Do
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Ted10028 at 7:43pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:37pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Painting the Boat PaulK at 6:35pm 03.17.24 As BB outlines above, the process is a lot of work. It takes hours to do the cleaning right.(Don't f
Lewmar winch #40 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 03.17.24 The EVo series use plastic stripper ring rather than aluminum. Not sure if that is a negative
Roller Furler quirky ? BTC1984 at 5:51pm 03.17.24 The issue was halyard wrap. Eventually the halyard snapped and needed to be replaced. Planning to
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 5:44pm 03.17.24 BTC, nice job! What did you use to fill in the cracks? I plan to redo my teak soon but have some ga
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Barnacle Bill at 5:38pm 03.17.24 The major purpose of having a sprit is to push the asymmetrical spinnaker out away from the bow of t
Hull color ronshara1 at 4:56pm 03.17.24 Beige.. that sounds like a good place to start
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:47pm 03.17.24 That looks like a nice unit. There are a number of products on the market for marine use that offer
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:44pm 03.17.24 That is a very nice unit. No matter route you choose, you need to figure out how much each one of t
Hull damage mac twenty five Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 03.17.24 Welcome to the forum, and sorry to hear of the troubles. What kind of damage? Do you have pictures
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Barnacle Bill at 4:39pm 03.17.24 It might be easier to pick the paint you want to use and ask that manufacturer if it will be compati
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Davidasailor26 at 4:34pm 03.17.24
Painting the Boat Barnacle Bill at 4:32pm 03.17.24 First of all, Brightside or any 2-part polyurethane paint like Awlgrip (Brightside is one part), wil

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