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California Trailer Plates SantaCruzin at 11:51am 06.29.23 Trailer Sailors 6/1158 Has anyone been able to make heads or tails out of the trailer plate situation in California these d
336 thru hulls curtdo at 9:26am 06.29.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/304
Oday 19 Repair (3) boardmanlake at 7:57am 06.29.23 Day Sailers 2/953 Purchased an ODAY 19 that has a big crack on the top of the cabin where the starboard stays attach.
Is this prop cavitation damage? (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44am 06.29.23 Ask All Sailors 13/781 Sorry but had time for only one picture. Anyone seen cavitation damage similar to this?
Your experience with propane outboards? MySong at 4:07am 06.29.23 Smaller Boats 17/1746 Considering a propane outboard and looking for thoughts specifically from people that have owned/use
Lake Champlain to the Thousand Islands Baydog at 7:17pm 06.28.23 Destinations 2/1201 Hi all, I am on the verge of buying a Tanzer 22 (swing keel) in great shape located on Lake Champlai
H34 Windlass Installation - Looking for how others have done it SabreToothedEngineer at 6:31pm 06.28.23 Big Boats 7/877 We have an '83 Hunter 34. We anchored in Pendrell Sound in the Desolation Sound area this last week,
Removing Ritchie Compass and Mount (2) arcadiahunter28 at 3:52pm 06.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/795
In-mast furling Boomtown at 3:05pm 06.28.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/864
2016 seaward 26 rk keel control solosailorwem at 2:56pm 06.28.23 Seaward 1/616 Where is the keel up/down control for a 2016 seaward 26rk ?
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 2:08pm 06.28.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 32/2808 No sailing yet, we just got our mast stepped last night (our crane guy blew the engine in the truck)
P42 Strut replacement Puesta del sol at 1:34pm 06.28.23 Big Boats 11/574
Spring lines (2) nitrogenase at 12:51pm 06.28.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1037 Our Beneteau 323 has no deck cleat midship for spring lines, despite there being a gap in the toerai
Hours on Transmission 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:01pm 06.28.23 Catalina 310 4/647 I have 4450 logged in Nautical miles but for the life of me where I can find out the hours on my eng
Catalina 18 overhaul (2) RRG at 9:20am 06.28.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/929 Hi All. I recently purchased an 1999 Catalina 18 which has not been in the water in 8 Years. It had
ST4000 auto pilot LouBegue at 8:22am 06.28.23 Catalina 310 15/1237 I have a 2016 Catalina 310 with a ST4000 autopilot. When the autopilot is in Auto mode, it occasio
Which Bomar Gaskets ? spadaforaj at 12:44am 06.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1285 2004 Hunter 41 - hatch above forward cabin leaks very badly - even worse now that I paid someone to
Oil/Trans Oil Types for 2002 Westerbeke 44A with JS Trans sdunton393 at 6:50pm 06.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/452 Hello, I just bought a 2002 Beneteau 393 and it has a Westerbeke engine with a JS transmission. Ca
hose clamps on macerating pump discharge hose/nipple Richard19068 at 6:45pm 06.27.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/623 The 1" OD discharge nipple on the Jabsco macerating pump I got for my holding tank pumpout is just l
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update Simon Sexton at 6:22pm 06.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/1388 Ahoy from Galveston, TX! A while back, I made an update post saying I'd adopted a 1987 Hunter 28.5

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A Sobering but Not Unexpected Incident in the PNW Hello Below at 2:25pm 06.10.24 I've seen too many close calls like this involving power boats while running around the Sea Wall.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (1) skunther at 2:14pm 06.10.24 Finally got the hoses on. Now, regarding power, can I just connect to this bus which powers the fri
Catalina 34 MkII Log clivewmwalker at 2:12pm 06.10.24 Thanks!
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Scott T-Bird at 1:59pm 06.10.24 Housing & grocery prices have risen so drastically that young people are having a hard time being ab
Catalina 34 MkII Log JoeWhite at 1:42pm 06.10.24 On my C36, I pull out the bottom drawer of the V-berth to see the depth sounder and the paddlewheel.
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 1:39pm 06.10.24 If you are going into the original holes, then the threads on the inserts probably not match the sel
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 1:20pm 06.10.24 The biggest task is to find the stainless steel insert. I recently bought a bag of these just bec
Dish storage fred1diver at 1:12pm 06.10.24 Already on top of that, those dishes have a deep lip on the bottom, they are hard to get out, and th
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz kappykaplan at 1:05pm 06.10.24 I think the bigger obstacle is the amount of time sailing takes.. It's the journey, not the destin
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Rick Webb at 1:04pm 06.10.24 Dispute the charge on your credit card, that'll get them moving.
Catalina 34 MkII Log kappykaplan at 1:03pm 06.10.24 Should be a through hull forward of the keel. Look under the v-berth. Welcome to the forum! :beer
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? clivewmwalker at 12:51pm 06.10.24 OK. Thanks. I'll take a look next time I'm on-board.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Timm R Oday25 at 12:36pm 06.10.24 A quick scan of the empty slips and winter mooring sticks still in place tell me otherwise. Both mar
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? Calif. Ted at 12:31pm 06.10.24 Usually in the forepeak under a center section of the sole, probably a finger pull on the section ov
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 12:25pm 06.10.24
Dish storage dLj at 12:04pm 06.10.24 Beautiful work! My only concern would be how to close the top sections. But if you are just coasta
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation fred1diver at 11:47am 06.10.24 I found some nice 1 inch xps foam What do you all recommend to fasten it to the underside of the cou
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 11:46am 06.10.24 It quite finished, still needs to be sanded and varnished, but it does add some nice storage space
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
Failed Traveler Part kloudie1 at 11:13am 06.10.24 @Jan11 has a great idea .. find what holds the "roller saddles" to that block and remove it and copy

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