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Parts Thread jviss at 6:44am 09.10.17 Tartan 2/1068 Generic service, maintenance and replacement parts
Florida seadaddler at 5:53am 09.10.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1385 I am up safe in NY and had decided not to head back to our home in SW Florida and so glad we are sta
Florida Catalina owners hurricane plans? SVMOONDANCE at 9:46pm 09.09.17 Catalina 22 36/2408 Just curious what my fellow owners in Florida are doing to secure and safeguard their vessels from t
Summer Photo Contest! Phil Herring at 5:13pm 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 179/17912 UPDATE: Entries are closed, voting for the winner is open! Go here to vote The winning entry will
26S rub rail restauration? Bfranchini at 1:58pm 09.09.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3392 after a real lousy summer here in the Montreal area, we are just about ready to bring Egret home for
No fuel shutoff at fuel tank? (1) Suncatcher at 12:26pm 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3770 I recently purchased a new-to-me boat with a Yanmar 2GM and got brave enough (never touched a diesel
West Marine/Caframo air dryer (2) Skipper at 10:23am 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 20/5376 West marine air dryer, made by Caframo of Ontario, CN. First note is that it says, "Made in Canada"
Documentation uncledom at 8:10am 09.09.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1371 I just received the letter from U.S. Vessel Documentation which hopefully we all know is a scam. Ju
Sail Storage David Digby at 8:48pm 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1562 I have a new sail pack for the main. After the boat comes out of the lake the boom gets stored in my
Why do some Mac 26M's have a Blue Hull and others are White? Darin Stubbs at 8:27pm 09.08.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1213 New to Macgregors. Just wondering why some have Blue Hulls and others don't?
To Kill a Hurricane (3) rgranger at 3:34pm 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 32/2682 Yesterday at lunch, I was musing with some of my colleagues on the feasibility of using liquid nitro
San Pedro (Southern California) sailors - head pump out stations? marke14 at 1:42pm 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 6/902 Greetings SBO friends, those of you in the San Pedro marinas in particular! I am gearing up - menta
Mooring preparation in the event of a hurricane Plymouth Sailor at 10:16am 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1295 I don't believe the area I'm located in (North East) is in any threat of experiencing a hurricane at
Radio 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:14am 09.08.17 Catalina 310 4/873 I have a Catalina 310 (2003). I'm trying to find what model the radio is. The best I can find is thi
Propellor, speed dpearce at 6:06am 09.08.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1319 i have a beneteau Oceanis400 1993 with a Perkins prima 50 and 17in max prop (3 blade feathering). A
Post Labor Day Cruising jssailem at 6:05am 09.08.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 26/1658 I am two days in on a 95 mile cruise around Whidbey Island. So far it has been light on boat traffi
Mixing metal in a mooring Adam D at 1:30am 09.08.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3369 For my mooring I have galvanized chain and a stainless swivel shackle attached to it just under the
Battery Hold-Down Material jviss at 6:59pm 09.07.17 Musings With Maine Sail 43/4141 Hey RC< My new boat has what appears to be soft wood hold downs for the batteries, made post-factor
Boat Electrical Outlets jviss at 5:42pm 09.07.17 Ask All Sailors 28/2626 My C36 and my new boat, a T3800, both have 120V AC outlets all over the boat. This is great if you'
O'day 26 Icebox drainage Howard Jones at 5:27pm 09.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 20/3008 Has anyone ever converted the icebox drainage on an O'day 26 to some place other than the bilge? I'm

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Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? SandCat at 5:36am 03.09.24 If she's a day sailor, and you want hassle free, just go electric! Thundersruck Motors has some stra
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 5:17am 03.09.24
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 03.09.24
Cockpit table - how to secure it JRT at 5:12am 03.09.24 I use these on my boat by attacking the loop to the pedestal legs each side then put the ball togeth
Large Frame alternator in M25XP jssailem at 4:59am 03.09.24 Looks like it could go Varooooommmm!:yikes:
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month YankeeViking at 4:28am 03.09.24 Hello, I hope this message finds all the Beneteau sailors out there well, I am considering purchas
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Captain Larry-DH at 4:25am 03.09.24 I agree with the other posts that say a 20 year old diesel engine is not anywhere near end of life,
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? sailme88 at 3:52am 03.09.24 You might want to consult your insurance carrier... that boat was designed to be powered by a certai
Hunter Legend 240 Ian Robinson at 2:05am 03.09.24 Here are the photos as promised, I have removed the silicone sealant that was in the gap and ran rou
Hunter Legend 240 (7) Ian Robinson at 2:01am 03.09.24 223416
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket NYSail at 12:31am 03.09.24
Hunter Legend 240 Ian Robinson at 11:21pm 03.08.24 Hi Dave, I did send a reply saying I would get some photos of the problem area ( apologies if you di
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 11:20pm 03.08.24 that is interesting. If I just lean on the boat when it is at the dock it moves away from the dock s
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? higgs at 9:26pm 03.08.24 Yanmars are just getting broken in at 4000 hours. It should be good for more than twice that if mai
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white Project_Mayhem at 8:35pm 03.08.24 To quote myself...
Painting the Boat Project_Mayhem at 8:31pm 03.08.24 I bought a boat that was painted from top to bottom with Brightside. The paint was solid on the deck
Beat way to fix this interior wall Project_Mayhem at 8:21pm 03.08.24 Take a look at BedIT, especially for the chain plates. It will outlast the boat unlike most caulk li
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 8:15pm 03.08.24 The motor won't have enough power to easily control the boat. I have a 9.9 outboard and a 15hp inboa
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 8:08pm 03.08.24 that is a reassuring story. Thanks!
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? PaulK at 7:39pm 03.08.24 The '83 Yanmar in our J/36 was working fine when we sold the boat 3 years ago. And it was salt-water

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