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Suggestions for new Catalina 30 owner...??? 4sandybutts at 4:06pm 11.27.16 Catalina 30 24/10393 I am the proud new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 tall rig.I want to upgrade many things on the boat as
What to do with an older VHF? jssailem at 1:32pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1903 Do you keep old (1999 vintage) VHF radios on board when you replace it with one of the new AIS/GPS m
Removing the boom (2) Randall Schmidt at 1:26pm 11.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4212 I have a 1984 Oday 28. I'll be taking the standing rigging down for inspection and to install an ant
Replacing opening ports/windows Randall Schmidt at 1:20pm 11.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 20/3983 I have a 1984 Oday 28 and am thinking of replacing the 4 opening windows. Here is what I found on D
How to fix hull crack (1) MaryEllaRose at 12:10pm 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 51/9802 Tell me this is an easy fix?
mast upgrades to do (1) BlueTequila at 11:30am 11.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1584 I am pulling my aluminum mast to fix a deck leak. And while it is down, I'd like to do some maintena
Replace Fuel Lift Pump on 3GM30F dkerphunter at 11:07am 11.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3689 I plan to replace the fuel lift pump on a Yanmar 3GM30F powering a 1995 Hunter 336. I wondered if t
Hunter 336 Fuel Tank Questions dkerphunter at 11:02am 11.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/564 I need to replace the fuel pickup fitting and tube on a 1995 Hunter 336. Does anyone know: The dept
catilina 22 swing keel won't fully detract overeasy at 10:02am 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3200 Hey every one newbie sailer new to forum with major project boat score. If you want to skip brief ba
custom mast crutch question Lafayette Mike at 9:31am 11.27.16 Catalina 22 7/1966 Just bought a 1986 C22 and have had it in the water a couple of times already. Put it away for the
Repair/replace Xantrex Inverter/Charger for 600amp/hr AGM battery bank (1) Eric Dalessio at 6:49am 11.27.16 Ask All Sailors 11/3059 Hi Folks, I'm the second owner of a 2007 Hunter 410 -- The Xantrex Freedom Marine 20 charger/inver
Pelican Bay (2) seadaddler at 6:27am 11.27.16 Big Boats 5/653 130574 We are at Pelican Bay with many other boats from Punta Gorda Sailing Club Nick
Need Pearson 26 Rudder - Used Jim Fink at 6:26am 11.27.16 Pearson 6/1528 Hi all, we bent our aluminum rudder shaft, and the outer sleeve broke away from the inner sleeve. Ho
Sealant Bill and Kathy McDonald at 5:17pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 4/724 I am installing a louvered teak insert in the companionway. Is 3M sealant or butyl tape the best w
Should these keel bolts.... MaryEllaRose at 4:57pm 11.26.16 Pearson 5/1277 ...be replaced? I have no experience with keel bolts (technically, keel studs and nuts). Are these c
Drogue or Sea Anchor? Kiwi Puddle Jumper at 4:03pm 11.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3930 Hi I am new to the forum and would like to seek some advice from Beneteau 473 owners on their prefer
Tiller tamer piedpiperIII at 3:51pm 11.26.16 Catalina 22 20/8277 I'm looking into installing some kind of tiller tamer. What do you have ? How do you like it? I d
Balmar Smart Gauge CYQK at 3:45pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/579 For folks out there that use one of these Are they still the cats meow? Considering a purchase for
Keel rebed or 5200 fix? davidkahn53 at 3:39pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 8/3847 Just hauled my new (to me) 1987 Pearson 33-2 for winter. On haulout, observed keel separation/crack
Compression post - Replace or not? (2) Charlie98117 at 3:38pm 11.26.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2768 I have a Hunter 34, they have a known issue with water intrusion below the mast step that leads to a

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Stem Fitting Tom J at 11:29am 03.27.24 Good find. It appears that the angle of the fitting doesn't match the angle of the forestay, so tha
Welding Flaw? (1) thinwater at 10:36am 03.27.24 Not that unusual. That white is at the edge of the heat affected zone. It was probably many colors b
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS jssailem at 10:08am 03.27.24 It is an oldie but I thought goodie.
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS kappykaplan at 9:39am 03.27.24 Nice read, John. Tks for sharing. :beer:
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 9:09am 03.27.24 223804
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Alan Gomes at 8:25am 03.27.24 Aw man, that's rough. I guess I'm lucky, my ST2000+ is over 10 years old and still rocking. The ST
Backstay Connection to Mast Joe at 8:16am 03.27.24 Wow those pics are confusing. One pick looks like it has twin backstays.. perhaps the problem is wi
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Joe at 7:57am 03.27.24 I have had the Simrad TP22 as a replacement for my old Autohelm 1000, which was the Raymarine's "dad
Boom (4) rgranger at 7:39am 03.27.24 A longer boom can be cut back with a hacksaw and the end cap reattached with a rivet gun. Salvage
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 rgranger at 7:27am 03.27.24 Just make sure you get one that has a break. If (when) your hand leaves the handle while under load
Fridge: 12V or DC FastOlson at 7:24am 03.27.24 When set just right, the beer has an ice sludge on it. :beer: Just kidding you a little bit.... bu
Boom shemandr at 6:41am 03.27.24 Yup! When a Capri 22 went up on the causeway rocks I was talking with the Sea Tow guys who were try
Boom JamesG161 at 6:22am 03.27.24 Call SeaTow. They run a salvage business too. Jim...
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM JamesG161 at 6:18am 03.27.24 vinegar combine to make chlorine gas. Chlorine Gas will disinfect your nose. :laugh: Jim...
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine JBP-PA at 5:23am 03.27.24 Aw man, that's rough. I guess I'm lucky, my ST2000+ is over 10 years old and still rocking. The ST2
Fridge: 12V or DC Timm R Oday25 at 5:09am 03.27.24 By "off grid " I think the poster is on a mooring at McKinley Marina
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 mashmaster at 9:34pm 03.26.24 Need to replace keel winch???? Northen tool carries them it is a Dutton Lainson 800# brake winch f
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . MitchM at 9:03pm 03.26.24 Later reports say this cargo ship had questions raised about sufficiency of its engine mainten
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel PaulK at 7:25pm 03.26.24 While the drawing shows the paths of the two boats it does not indicate where each one was at differ
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel DArcy at 7:23pm 03.26.24 I'm guessing in your situation the power boater had no idea you had a keel, or had any sort of issu

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