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A day at the beach (4) bzano at 5:37pm 11.15.25 Ask All Sailors 5/445
Outboard transom mount repair (2) Landfall88 at 5:09pm 11.15.25 Ask All Sailors 12/571 Going to put a new outboard on a 26.5 hunter. This is the state of the mount from both sides of the
MarineMaster Pro - Free Route Planner (1) sea_zone at 11:26am 11.15.25 Ask All Sailors 6/410 Hello everyone! I am the developer of an application for planning water/sea routes. The application
Propane line to hanging locker morem61 at 11:37pm 11.14.25 C&C 3/552 My 1978 C'C 34 has a factory propane line running to the hanging locker. The end by the propane lock
Winch maintenance questions (5) yelkenli at 7:41pm 11.14.25 Ask All Sailors 3/683 In a few of the gears on two Lewmar 40s, I found a two piece sleeve bearing. Do I grease or oil thes
Hunter 1987 26.5 chainplate fix (1) Landfall88 at 3:53pm 11.14.25 Ask All Sailors 7/652 Recently bought our first sailboat a hunter 26.5. After some research on common repairs the chain pl
Looking at new sails Biggin at 2:20pm 11.14.25 Ask All Sailors 7/527 Has anyone dealt with or purchased sails from South East Asian Sails out of Thailand? Wondering abou
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 6:41am 11.14.25 Ask All Sailors 53/3384 Hi, Trying to learn and would like to ask a few simple questions wrt eventually upgrading the batter
Has anyone the caulked the black rub rail that covers the top/bottom hull seam Rs97Mac26X at 5:29pm 11.13.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/600 Have read where some on here believe that may be where they are getting some rain water entering. If
Shelf life of impellers Project_Mayhem at 1:09pm 11.13.25 Engines and Propulsion 17/1181 My boat came with a new raw water impeller in a box. Age is unknown. Does the rubber dry out over t
Re-adhering gasket to Bomar Hatch Project_Mayhem at 5:57am 11.13.25 Ask All Sailors 7/362 The gasket on my forward hatch has come loose in the corner. On Hatchmaster's website they list the
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 3:51am 11.13.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1279 We topped up our two starboard tanks a day ago and this morning noticed that the bilge pump had come
Extendable Mast Crutch drgbanks at 10:35am 11.12.25 Ask An Oday Owner 2/313 I've seen a lot of DIY Mast crutches and raising systems. I've created a crutch for my ODay 22 that
Mast Stays chainplate? (1) drgbanks at 8:41am 11.12.25 Ask An Oday Owner 3/427 So, this happened! I'm calling it a chainplate, but maybe there's a better term for this square u-b
Hunter 41 DS - Any Known Issues? Look-Fors? Mtmaksim at 7:54am 11.12.25 Big Boats 7/704 My wife, Anne, and I are interested in purchasing a 1998 Hunter 41 Deck Salon that we recently had t
AI and the SBO Forums--Part 1 Dave at 6:06am 11.12.25 Ask All Sailors 76/6903 In recent weeks I have noticed an increase in what appear to be responses generated by AI in the for
Sailing in Stockholm's Archipelago -- The Best Vacation Alternative for 2026 (3) saltwaterlakey at 4:25am 11.11.25 Destinations 0/71
Happy Veterans Day kappykaplan at 3:37am 11.11.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/509 Tks to all who have served and are serving.
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area (4) Carl Wonderful at 6:02pm 11.10.25 Catalina 22 18/1326 Hello all. 1971 Cataline 22 I'm worried that some of this might be a really bad sign or tell me so
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics (5) Lothar4550 at 8:09am 11.10.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 15/852 Not certain if the actual sailing one will load, due to the size. Giving it a try, though. The squ

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Fixed Window Replacement RussC at 9:12pm 01.09.26 And if for some reason it is necessary to use screws or through bolts, drill oversized holes. Acryl
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Richard19068 at 7:59pm 01.09.26 This is Ohm's Law in action. As the SOC increases so does the internal resistance of the battery. I
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? Lazy1 at 7:50pm 01.09.26 Ok but only if you sail it to Puerto Rico Sail with the trailer attached? might be slow
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? Project_Mayhem at 7:48pm 01.09.26 I have a fresh water only '86 new design in PA I would sell you for $4500 with trailer Ok but only
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? Lazy1 at 7:47pm 01.09.26 I have a fresh water only '86 new design in PA I would sell you for $4500 with trailer
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? dlochner at 7:30pm 01.09.26 $10K is a lot for a 40 year old Catalina 22. How many Catalina 22s are there in PR? Are there many s
CLEANERS dlochner at 7:25pm 01.09.26 Fiberglass Stain remover works well on a lot of stains. It won't hurt the fiberglass. BarKeepers Fri
Fixed Window Replacement dlochner at 7:21pm 01.09.26 Oh yeah, try to avoid screw holes if possible. Very easy to overtighten and create cracks down the
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 dlochner at 7:19pm 01.09.26 This priority setting is ideal for systems with two equal-sized battery banks that require simultan
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Richard19068 at 7:01pm 01.09.26 There's only one place it can go if there's only one battery. I'm guessing that this unit will prio
CLEANERS JoeWhite at 6:30pm 01.09.26 Not an expert, but I would try Comet or Barkeepers Friend. Needs to be lightly abrasive
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Project_Mayhem at 6:27pm 01.09.26 The priority switch is either 90/10 or 50/50. They say " If one battery bank reaches full charge be
Fixed Window Replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:15pm 01.09.26 Oh yeah, try to avoid screw holes if possible. Very easy to overtighten and create cracks down the l
CLEANERS Project_Mayhem at 6:12pm 01.09.26 I've read that dawn works well but havent tried it. Following this thread to see what the experts sa
Replacing V-berth platform Project_Mayhem at 6:03pm 01.09.26 So this is taking way longer than it should, but it's getting close to being done. I'll have some b
Fixed Window Replacement dLj at 5:48pm 01.09.26 I use my jig saw with T101A blades. They cut acrylic and polycarbonate like butter and leave a reall
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 jssailem at 5:45pm 01.09.26 If you can find one, I would look for an Aerial lift or floor sweeper battery. I found mine at Dyno
Replacing V-berth platform dLj at 5:44pm 01.09.26 Well, the obvious answer is "just try using what you've got", which I'll probably do. If it were 2
Merit 22 owners jssailem at 5:40pm 01.09.26 I did sail in Howard Prairie once. I did several of the Cascade Lakes and Lake Billy Chinook. In the
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? danooxnard at 5:34pm 01.09.26 I agree with Gene Neill, I would walk away, lots of worries on this one. One of them is the keel an

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