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V25 Rudder and castle fabrication (1) Mike25 at 7:56am 06.03.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/675 Like the proud papa of an ugly baby I finally finished the rudder and castle fabrication. I started
Does anyone own a Widgeon??? mellowyellow at 7:38am 06.03.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/438 Does anyone own a Widgeon?
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 4:54am 06.03.23 Ask All Sailors 36/2108 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me about sailing the ICW?
Recommendations for a new head Afraal at 4:12am 06.03.23 Catalina 310 23/2761 Hi everyone! I believe the head in our boat is on its last leg. The supreme leaded (aka the wife) as
Jabsco volume per stroke robinrjellis at 2:30am 06.03.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1034 Does anyone know the volume per stroke on a Jabsco manual head? Trying to figure out how many to cle
Check my wiring diagram? (1) Beth G at 7:57pm 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 41/2731 Hi there! New boat owner here...we inherited our sailboat, and are redoing the wiring. I have made a
First Time in the Water sbrogden at 5:50pm 06.02.23 Trailer Sailors 1/423 Took the Vagabond 14 to a nearby lake for a couple of hours this afternoon. Winds were against the l
dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? LynnM at 1:51pm 06.02.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/646 what size?
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 WesternTraveler at 1:50pm 06.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/604 I just purchased a 1996 Hunter 26 and I will be mooring quite a bit. I thought I would add two bow c
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 1:36pm 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 37/1793 Greetings, My Heart Interface Ideal Regulator Output Module has apparently bitten the dust. It's p
Addicted to Sailing (1) Hayden Watson at 1:30pm 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 2/369 216400
Catalina 320 Diesel deck port davidwkenn at 9:35am 06.02.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/498 Does anyone have one of these from an old boat? Ours went glug glug and I know that the original st
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing davidwkenn at 9:12am 06.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 21/2668 Does anyone have experience with modifying a Catalina 320 for easier solo sailing? At minimum, I th
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump (1) Screen Saver at 6:58am 06.02.23 Big Boats 10/1924 Im looking for someone who has or knows for sure, or better still can check, whether the manual prim
TD 2 ---> Tropical Storm Arlene and more (2) JamesG161 at 5:32am 06.02.23 Weather and Forecasting 12/1038 The Tropical Season 2023 starts. TD1 was subtropical. _________ of least resistance or LOW pressure
Marine diesel engine classes? xavpil at 4:18am 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1870 MOrning friends, I have seen a few offers online for weekend long classes but I am not sure what is
new steering seat /helm seat (4) john2 at 2:29am 06.02.23 Catalina 310 1/512 hello , just to keep of the topic from #23 here a new topic this winter i made this. A seat for
Advice before I buy C30 (8) G4rs at 8:21pm 06.01.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/2060
bulb number Yanmar tach chp at 7:28pm 06.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/449 Does anyone know what the bulb size or number is for a 1996 yanmar tach. Can't find anything on sear
Sail Trim Forum (Screen Saver) Don Guillette at 4:07pm 06.01.23 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/679 I didn't want this topic to get lost in the reefing topic so I started a new one. I only know that

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Moving the traveller questions FastOlson at 11:08am 06.06.24 Note also that moving a mainsheet connection forward on the boom may likely required changing to a m
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 10:26am 06.06.24 The deck is very strong and I would add backing plates. I looked into getting a Bimini but the driv
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 10:04am 06.06.24 I would think you should have been able to get higher RPM's towards the end if indeed your rings wer
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:50am 06.06.24
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:48am 06.06.24
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 06.06.24 Among the considerations here is the structure where you intend to move and support it as the load o
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 9:20am 06.06.24
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 9:14am 06.06.24 My main application is for a fore and aft spring line whilst in a slip with a secondary use for con
Curiosity might be making me overthink dmax at 9:04am 06.06.24 As has been said, a difficult project. Though not as convenient, a much simpler way would be to add
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:02am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj I ran it for ~4 hours at WOT (3250rpm),
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (1) Skycap92 at 8:47am 06.06.24 Thanks for the advice on the glue residue. It's coming off easier than I expected. Next major questi
Curiosity might be making me overthink Project_Mayhem at 8:43am 06.06.24 I think the most complex part of this project would be the water drainage channels in/around the lid
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Project_Mayhem at 8:41am 06.06.24 Tape works very well to hold in epoxy. It also minimizes sanding. With a bit of practice you wont ne
Color-matching gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 8:37am 06.06.24 I use a RAL color swatch to find the closest match and then have a local gelcoat supplier mix it for
Small Outboard Motor Stands FDL S2 at 8:16am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Min
Curiosity might be making me overthink dLj at 7:36am 06.06.24 I think I'd be more inclined to develop systems to allow better access to that area from the inside.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 7:36am 06.06.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:34am 06.06.24 For those of you finding this in a search some day, here is our official answer posed in the origina
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch Johann at 7:25am 06.06.24 Picking this back up. I picked up the Whale IC with manifold. While the manual states to use smooth
Curiosity might be making me overthink dlochner at 7:23am 06.06.24 Interesting idea, a lot of work, and some essential small details to consider. The first issue is

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