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Catalina pole-based table? DaveNC at 8:27am 05.10.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2297 Anyone have experience with the Catalina table that is built on the pile and slides up and down? We
Hunter 45 DS refrigirator Boby_Hunter33 at 6:04am 05.10.18 Big Boats 0/363 Hi All, My hunter 45 DS 2010 refrigerator was replaced by the previous owner to an isotherm. Can som
Through-hull failed.... OdayGeorge at 5:00am 05.10.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1166 I just wanted to share an experience which may be helpful to someone in the future, as this site has
'81 Yamaha 30 Stuffing Box LVGS at 9:25pm 05.09.18 Yamaha 34/6812
Closed seacock bsbrown at 9:19pm 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/623 Forgot to open 1986 Hunter 28.5 seacock. Engine sounds funky. Is the problem most likely the impelle
Epoxy deck hatch on cracked H212? Tsawyer at 5:55pm 05.09.18 Smaller Boats 7/616 I have one of the plastic 212s from 2001. Three Mighty cracks end at the corners of the hatch openi
I'm going to do some biggish jobs tomorrow; how should I not die while doing this? - RESOLVED HanBan at 5:13pm 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 49/3562 Hi Guys! OK, so I have a couple of days off and I'm going to jump in and try a couple of jobs tomor
New coaming boxes for my boat (2) HukilauMike at 1:53pm 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 3/3106 I've drilled holes in my boat before to install new hardware and the like, but before this past week
Islander 36 propane tank location. BobHorn at 12:40pm 05.09.18 Islander 0/1152 Looking to buy a 36 and wondering where the propane locker might be. Thanks, Bob
Islander 36 water tanks BobHorn at 12:10pm 05.09.18 Islander 4/2262 Looking at an Islander 36. It has two water deckfills. Does that mean it has two water tanks? Capaci
Hunter 34, or C&C 34? (2) Simon Sexton at 10:22am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 17/5684 A Little Competition, Which one would you pick, and why? Hunter 34
Rudder tube shims ChrisCall at 9:44am 05.09.18 Catalina 30 3/1952 I have another question related to my rudder shaft on my 1989 catalina wing keel . I've got some sid
First 36.7 zinc confusion jarcher at 9:33am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1818 I bought my 2004 First 36.7 last September, and it spent the winter in the water. I hauled Monday an
80A alternator for Yanmar 3YM in the UK Rob Heath at 9:11am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/622 Hi Has anyone recently purchased an 80A alternator for a Yanmar 3YM in the UK? If so where from, an
3rd leisure battery for Oceanis 37: where? Rob Heath at 9:09am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/792 Hi I would like to put a 3rd leisure/domestic battery on my 3 cabin Oceanis 37. I am not looking fo
H34 Muffler Fast Ed at 8:53am 05.09.18 Big Boats 8/1388 Hey Y'all, I ran my boat today and I found some drops of water next to the sea cock. So I decided t
Battery Life DAVA390 at 8:29am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 23/2587 In May 2013 I bought a deep cycle battery ( I think group 24, will confirm tonight when I see it. Po
Windlass unhinged schoolboy at 8:04am 05.09.18 S2 6/1415 I was itching to spend 3 nights on the boat, sailing about and finding nice coves...BBQ. I opted to
Starter woes PotomacDaysailer at 7:58am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 36/1859 I went to take my still-new-to-me Seafarer 29 "Blue Moon" out the other day and the ignition failed
Looking for delivery crew. Expenses paid. Cross 34 trimaran. Port Lavaca to Lake Ontario Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:23am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 9/901 Boat belongs to a Canadian neighbor, who is trying to get it back home. Was damaged in Hurricane Ike

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Set your watch back 20 years Stu Jackson at 10:06am 07.28.24 I wonder if that was his problem. Couldn't be, naw...I'm sure the Second Narrows Bridge piling jus
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Stu Jackson at 10:03am 07.28.24 www.marinebeam.com should tell you all you need to know, a great resource.
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 07.28.24 "I am a sailor, not a gadget geek," I replied. Now that you mention it, that pretty well describe
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast ShawnL at 10:00am 07.28.24 The main halyard goes all the way to the top, and the vang and main sheet are loose. I'll see if I
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral Don S/V ILLusion at 10:00am 07.28.24 Motor mounts?
Anchor deployment (1) Stu Jackson at 9:52am 07.28.24 Put a cleat on the pulpit and tie the anchor hoop to the cleat. Problem solved.
Set your watch back 20 years Stu Jackson at 9:50am 07.28.24 Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx and Autohelm ST3000 is the limit of my electronics (beyond radio and the basics).
Navigation repeater Calif. Ted at 9:36am 07.28.24 Try searching for a Raymarine ST60 Repeater, there's a few on Ebay. If you have NEMA2000 or Raymarin
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast morbidfollower at 9:33am 07.28.24 Tie a line to the main halyard long enough so that you can pull up only the main halyard without th
Navigation repeater dlochner at 9:29am 07.28.24 Depends, we really need to know the brand and model of the instruments. Electronics evolve constantl
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 9:28am 07.28.24 I go sailing to enjoy "sailing" and see the scenery. Not to play with electronics. Garmin GPSMAP 2
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 07.28.24 Just do it. No big deal. I think most LED's for lighting today are warm white. You can match tungs
Set your watch back 20 years ggrizzard at 9:13am 07.28.24 YES! ;)
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 9:04am 07.28.24 An 0600 start the next morning hoping to catch the slack to ebb at Dodd Narrows. Motored down Barnes
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 8:53am 07.28.24 Looks good! There is a reason fairing compound was developed, it is near impossible to get the glas
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (3) Clutch Cargo at 8:51am 07.28.24 Completely forgot to post these. While not perfect or perfectly flush, it came out pretty good. As
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast JoeWhite at 8:45am 07.28.24 Tie a line to the main halyard long enough so that you can pull up only the main halyard without the
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast Davidasailor26 at 8:44am 07.28.24
davits Rich Stidger at 8:38am 07.28.24 This is not a straight-forward question. First, what size dinghy and style do you need? How many p
Outboard motor parts. danooxnard at 8:33am 07.28.24 I have had good luck with boats.net. https://www.boats.net/catalog/johnson/outboard dano

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