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Carrying extra fuel for longer trips Rltgold at 1:39pm 03.23.18 Catalina 22 53/8490 My Catalina 22 has a 6hp Tohatsu outboard that uses 1/2 gallon per half hours. Currently I have 2 3
80's hunter 22 cockpit drain tinysailboat at 1:25pm 03.23.18 Smaller Boats 4/502 to get to the hoses...wow. So, I am sealing off the cockpit drains and using thru hull drains on th
Condition of Swing Keel (5) ScubaGuy2 at 1:19pm 03.23.18 Catalina 22 9/951 Hi, We have been looking for a Catalina 22 with a swing keel for the past 6 months. We found a 198
New Home Port for No Worries Apex at 12:29pm 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 27/1781 Just got word my 2yr wait is over after only 1 yr: New Home Port: Edward C. Grace Memorial Harbor. h
Sailor party tonight! (1) Jackdaw at 11:54am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 8/712
Flooring Ideas jssailem at 11:04am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 58/7485 I am considering addressing the interior flooring of my boat. When I bought it the owner had painted
2001 Beneteau 361 Gelcoat richpinto72 at 10:10am 03.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/572 Hi all, I needed some gelcoat for my 361. Wanted a good match so I had custom mix made by Spectrum
Spring Loaded Flush Hatch Pull (1) Velero49 at 9:18am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 0/306 I have a couple of these to open vertical fridge. I purchased seadog and seachoice versions but the
Look What Will Gilmore made for me.... !!!!! rgranger at 9:07am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 0/7 Hey All I commissioned this piece from @Will Gilmore. It showed up yesterday. Will took a few pi
Look What Will Gilmore made for me.... !!!!! (1) rgranger at 9:05am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1909 Hey All I commissioned this piece from @Will Gilmore. It showed up yesterday. Will took a few pi
Hunter 460 Throttle Question Brigadoon460 at 8:01am 03.23.18 Big Boats 16/2695 Hello, I have a 2001 Hunter 460 with the flex-o-fold prop, previously my WOT was around 3600rpms. Th
Which whisker pole Ben4195 at 6:51am 03.23.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2981 Hi folks, I've never learned the proper, legal way to use a whisker pole. On my old Catalina 25 an
White Marelon - UV stable? Expected life? Captain Larry-DH at 5:00am 03.23.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2254 My boat was built in 2001 and it has white Marelon thru-hulls above the waterline (for drains and sc
Bimini 23.5 again.... jbreland at 4:15am 03.23.18 Smaller Boats 10/1075 Pouring through the forum on bimini's for the 23.5. Crazy Daves response is always in favor of the
Cockpit shower please!!!! dakno at 7:58pm 03.22.18 Big Boats 4/869 I am the very happy owner of a 08 H41DS for 2.5 years. One thing I haven't figured out is what is wr
Replace H23.5 cabin bulbs with LEDs? GGordonWoody at 7:55pm 03.22.18 Smaller Boats 11/1135 Not at boat for a few weeks. Does anyone know if there is a 12v LED solution for the H23.5 cabin li
Ride a motorcycle? Brian D at 4:24pm 03.22.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/665
Chrysler 26 Keel Material tcbpearl at 3:22pm 03.22.18 Ask All Sailors 4/971 was wondering what the keel is made of ? Lead or iron ? Ser. # CBC54135M78H Model # 343AJ54135
Hunter 25 vs Catalina 250 wing keel - 2000+ models jeangeorg at 2:00pm 03.22.18 Smaller Boats 14/4175 Hello, in my quest to acquire a small sailboat for the family, weekend sailing in local lakes. I hav
WOW- Spend a month in the hospital with back surgery Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 1:26pm 03.22.18 Ask All Sailors 3/487 with no internet, and can't even find me :) wearing a back brace, can't drive yet (maybe a few wee

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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
Moving the traveller questions dlochner at 10:17am 06.10.24 Harken has several load calculators on their website. You might find them interesting. The Max main
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 9:55am 06.10.24 I wasn't going to comment any further on this topic but I can't help myself. The traveler car you're
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 9:55am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:12am 06.10.24 Well, I was reading that he finally achieved 3500 rpm under load and that is where it should be.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz dLj at 9:02am 06.10.24 How do you feel about the state of the recreational Sailboat market? Do you think it's gaining in p
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:40am 06.10.24
Failed Traveler Part Jan11 at 8:21am 06.10.24 Take it to a machine shop and ask them to make a piece. A simple piece of scrap stainless bent arou

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