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Fraying Fiberglass on rudder... what to do now? (1) PGIJon at 8:08am 01.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/746 Hi all... After pulling my h34 out the other day I noticed (see picture) that the fiberglass is fray
Bilge Pump Comparison Rule vs Jabsco DayDreamer41 at 7:31am 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 32/4316 My current main bilge pump is a Rule 1500 which claims to pump 1500 gallon per hour at an open flow
Singing, Sailing, and some Drinking Richard Bryer at 6:33am 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 3/530 A video that makes you count the days to launch: 8SH3ugegujw The National is a great club-good singe
The truth about Kermit (1) Brian D at 5:50am 01.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 12/1157 145789
DC System Upgrade Questions (2) Ward H at 4:48am 01.24.18 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2544 Planning my wiring upgrades for my 93 C30, which includes battery fusing, ACR and a new charger next
Updating grounding braided cable question CYQK at 3:14am 01.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/360 Our boat has a braided cable connecting the chain plate to the keel. Along the run is a cartridge s
Looking to buy a Hunter 450 / 456 Blackacre at 9:52pm 01.23.18 Big Boats 1/772 My wife and I are looking to buy a Hunter Passage 450/456 CC. There are only a few on Yacht World a
sheets for 29-1 SV Vertigo at 9:44pm 01.23.18 C&C 10/1244 I won an auction but have not been able to leave where the boat was stored. The person who would hel
Spreaders & Compression Post Idiocy (2) Trent Lindsey at 8:23pm 01.23.18 Catalina 22 21/4063 Working on Merganser's refit some today and wanted some input on these photos. The first is of the
H26 Anchor Roller (5) Doug J at 5:13pm 01.23.18 Smaller Boats 14/1070 I love my H26 but have been wishing it had an anchor roller. I've been envious of the anchor roller
How difficult to load M25? kolkmeyer at 3:04pm 01.23.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/734 I am considering the purchase of an M25 on a trailer. My immediate plans would be to leave it at th
Proper introduction (4) Big Chief Whitestack at 2:34pm 01.23.18 Catalina 22 23/1728 Hello all! New to the forum and new to my Catalina. She's a 1975 22 #5338. She's my first venture
Fridge Thermostat Improvement project (1) Jim_H42 at 12:11pm 01.23.18 Big Boats 9/4857 The freezer and fridge thermostats never did a good job at keeping the temperatures steady in my Pas
straightening a bent plastic jib spar fortunare at 9:35am 01.23.18 Ask All Sailors 5/600 I have several minor bends in my spar which makes furling difficult. Can I heat the plastic jib spa
Putting in a dripless seal on a 1986 28 footer KSC at 9:11am 01.23.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/469 Anybody have experience with converting from the original stuffing box to a dripless seal? What drip
Size outboard on 23.5 travelingjerryb at 7:45am 01.23.18 Smaller Boats 61/6042
Mast question newtome at 11:23pm 01.22.18 Day Sailers 14/1653 I am about to purchase a Catalina 22 with a drop keel.This boat however doesn't have a quick release
Shroud lengths? (1) nlmasopust at 8:28pm 01.22.18 Day Sailers 20/2391 Looks like there is still some activity on this forum, so I'll try it out. Just bought a H170. My
U channel for Endeavor Cat Fred & Patti at 5:16pm 01.22.18 Parts Search 0/378 Looking for u channel for splash guards for my Endevevor cat.
Ericson 27 - Galley Sink Issue (2) Tyler Donley at 4:30pm 01.22.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1046 Hi everybody, I was wondering if anybody has ever tried to get the galley sink out of an Ericson 2

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Remote oil filter for M25XP (1) Alan Gomes at 10:59am 01.30.24 It would be fantasticil filter and need to spin it off while trying to hold the hot oil slick baggy
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 10:59am 01.30.24 My PO installed a spinnaker pole downhaul point just forward of the front hatch. He also had a lig
Leaking Chain Plates Calif. Ted at 10:29am 01.30.24 I once heard Gerry Douglas tell a bunch of owners at a rendezvous that "You should just plan to rebe
Rub rail leak Ed.S at 10:11am 01.30.24 Thank You Ralph Johnstone for the reply. That's what I expected. I think I will try to isolate the
Android phone app connection issue DArcy at 10:02am 01.30.24 I don't use the app on my android devices. I find it much better to use the web browser. Try just un
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig (2) kloudie1 at 10:02am 01.30.24 My PO installed a spinnaker pole downhaul point just forward of the front hatch. He also had a ligh
Android phone app connection issue Davidasailor26 at 9:53am 01.30.24 Try uninstalling the app and reinstalling it? Other than that my next suggestion would be to just us
Engine Vent Fan tfox2069 at 9:39am 01.30.24 Sounds like the fan is hard wired to the ignition circuit. There is no safety issue with putting i
Engine Vent Fan Calif. Ted at 9:38am 01.30.24 Most are on the ignition circuit so run while switch is on, Catalinas have a switch on bottom of eng
Engine Vent Fan ggrizzard at 9:28am 01.30.24 Sounds like the fan is hard wired to the ignition circuit. There is no safety issue with putting i
320 dink Scott T-Bird at 9:28am 01.30.24 We have a Zodiac 270 aero floor. It is 8'10" and fits on the bow, but I can't say that I've ever go
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 9:24am 01.30.24 Pretty lucky with my solar day nite vent running it keeps the interior around 95 max and locations o
Android phone app connection issue Rich Stidger at 9:23am 01.30.24 No VPN, and I'm using the same wifi network. And it failed to connect on a different wifi network a
321 prop anodw/nut and 2 25mm shaft anodes kappykaplan at 9:23am 01.30.24 Wesleymi, you should post this in Digital Dumpster Dive -- Free Gear: https://forums.sailboatowners.
Mast Support Bracket "Event" kloudie1 at 9:16am 01.30.24 I agree that a rigger or someone who is familiar with that mast support structure should be consulte
Remote oil filter for M25XP Hello Below at 8:39am 01.30.24 Then let's give this a try. From my research on this forum, Fred Ficarra (R.I.P.) on Epitome was a
Leaking Chain Plates dmax at 7:48am 01.30.24 Once you get a moisture reading you'll know what your up against - where it shows greater than 20% m
Remote oil filter for M25XP Hayden Watson at 7:09am 01.30.24 The best answer might be to either do some carpentry on your model to enlarge engine access, or to
Remote oil filter for M25XP FastOlson at 7:07am 01.30.24 The best answer might be to either do some carpentry on your model to enlarge engine access, or to g
Mast Support Bracket "Event" dlochner at 7:04am 01.30.24 Looking at the photos I was struck by several anomalies. All of the hardware is different, there is

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