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O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 12:52pm 08.04.24 Bigger Boats 16/3000 My original compass has had it after 39 years so need to replace. Ritchie makes a ton of different
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Crusty Ol Salt at 12:17pm 08.04.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1127 I was just told that the rub rail all hunter sailboats submerges at the sugar scoop (swim Deck) whil
Bulkhead Strengthening (2) petecasey at 11:44am 08.04.24 Ask All Sailors 5/1515
Rudder Removal james2034 at 10:56am 08.04.24 Big Boats 31/5357 I have a 2005 Hunter 41AC. I am having a new rudder built with stainless post. Does anyone have expe
O'day 22 (1) drgbanks at 10:47am 08.04.24 Day Sailers 4/1199 can anyone help me identify this. Whatever it is, it seems to be broken.
O'day 22 Bilge (1) drgbanks at 9:18am 08.04.24 Day Sailers 11/2001 Hello all, new sailor upgraded from DS3 to Oday 22'. I'm in a whole new category now and I need you
Mariner Owners 1975 and newer M32 Ketch Boatyarddog at 9:13am 08.04.24 Ask All Sailors 0/289 Looking for Other Mariner Ketch owners to share comments on The Mariner Builds and what they have fo
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 9:01am 08.04.24 Ask All Sailors 50/4022 Took my Hunter 285 out for the first time last night. Ran fine for several miles. I pushed the thro
New Tiller Install Catalina 27 (6) BTC1984 at 8:46am 08.04.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/771 Got a new tiller. 4 questions. Notice the 1/8 inch gaps around the sides. Do I need to address th
Legend 35.5 1989 what holds my Rudder up vertically? acboudrMN at 8:42am 08.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/905 Hey gang, I am replacing my radial wheel drive that failed. I am concerned, after looking at a pict
Winch Turning/Grinding drgbanks at 8:30am 08.04.24 Day Sailers 2/795 New sailor upgrading from DS3 to Oday 22. I used a winch in class on a Catalina 22', but that was 2
Mast Tabernacle (4) drgbanks at 7:56am 08.04.24 Day Sailers 8/2655 Hello all. New sailor upgrading from DS3 to O'day 22'. I only upgraded because we moved for work
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Captain Larry-DH at 6:15am 08.04.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/3489
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations (6) rcoleman67 at 9:24pm 08.03.24 Ask All Sailors 21/2972 Just picked up new to me 1988 Catalina 25 on a trailer. I'm believe I'm the 4th owner. The PO didn't
As H26 floor sags does this decrease ballast tanks so boat rides higher? Davenport at 12:47pm 08.03.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/825 As H26 floor sags does this decrease ballast tanks so boat rides higher? I notice my h260 floor sag
30-2/30T - rudder bearing removal and replacement? (4) soopad00pa at 4:39am 08.03.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/583 Rudder failed tolerance test, so I dropped it. Need to pull the bearings but aside from cutting them
Wood refinishing final passes fred1diver at 3:02pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1273 Hey everyone I am currently working on a cockpit table for my Pearson 30, I did a nice sanding with
Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 12:29pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1341 Hunter 35.5, large main, tough grind. Any advice or lubricant suggestions.
Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 12:03pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 0/1 Hunter 35.5, big main, hard work to raise, any suggestions or advice on lubricants?
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits anelso29 at 11:06am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 32/4308 Hello All, I'm looking for recommendations on all-in-one kits or a series of components to set up a

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Spring Launch Checklists for through hulls Claude L.-Auger at 4:59am 11.11.25 What specific product (s) would you recommend? Since I generally have olive oil in the galley that
How to rebed the bow pulpit on a 1987 (3) Gene Neill at 4:48am 11.11.25 I installed ports on each side to rebed (and reinforce!) the cleats, as well as give more access to
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument StuartSailor at 4:32am 11.11.25 The wind transducer is the same for ST as for StNG. The change from analog to digital takes place at
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 kappykaplan at 4:22am 11.11.25 And what problems will I have with a worn out Main sail...other than it looking a little ragged. B
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument Captain Larry-DH at 4:17am 11.11.25 I have an old Seatalk-1 backbone (wind/depth/speed/autopilot) with a newer standalone Axiom 9. I'm
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 3:30am 11.11.25 Sounds like a successful activity. When will the mast be completed? I'm leaving it with the riggin
Rigging Quote jssailem at 3:21am 11.11.25 Sounds like a successful activity. When will the mast be completed?
Yamaha 30 - have you done a Beta engine re-power install in the vberth? jssailem at 3:17am 11.11.25 You are well along towards your goal of cruising reliability. I followed a similar path with a dif
Rigging Quote jaysweet at 3:15am 11.11.25 So the mast came down yesterday in Annapolis. Everything went smoothly and I was happy with the deci
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument jaysweet at 2:50am 11.11.25 I may not be understanding your entire electronic package but it sounds like you have a NMEA 2000 b
Yamaha 30 - have you done a Beta engine re-power install in the vberth? Blue Horizon at 12:47am 11.11.25 There is nothing sensible about owning boats. Which makes them so much fun! :) I rebuilt my YSM12 f
Raise the mast single handed How? Joe at 11:10pm 11.10.25 If you use any type of mechanical device. I recommend leaving the boat strapped to the trailer and
Fuel range for C30 with M25-XP jonelli at 8:10pm 11.10.25 I regularly "motor-sail" for various reasons. I run my M25XP around 2300RPM on average. I get anywh
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area Steve_Catalina at 8:00pm 11.10.25 Catalina22.org the international group site for your boat. Good luck
How to rebed the bow pulpit on a 1987 Project_Mayhem at 7:34pm 11.10.25 Sea Flo doesn't have a 3" but they do list exact dimensions listed for the 4" including ID, OD cutou
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Whitespeed at 7:23pm 11.10.25 You are correct - Neutral and ground only get tied together at the power source. Unless you have an
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises dlochner at 6:39pm 11.10.25 How old are the batteries? What type of batteries are they, flooded lead acid, AGM, Gel? How long ha
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? (3) Paceship.org at 6:34pm 11.10.25 1st, thanks for the reply and the good repost and answering the questions....and for the reaffirming
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics dlochner at 6:29pm 11.10.25 It is best to host videos on a dedicated video site like YouTube or Vimeo and post a link. Posting j
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area dlochner at 6:25pm 11.10.25 What you are thinking is delamination is the tabbing separating and cracking. This is not as serious

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