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Frozen locknut on Stuffing box Canonshooternb at 8:36pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 39/5286 The locking nut on my bronze stuffing box is frozen. I have brushed away all of the green oxidizat
Which autopilot to install? Larry737 at 7:59pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1926 I am in the process of purchasing a Hunter 40.5 with Raymarine ST60 instruments but no autopilot. An
272 Salon Convertible Queen Berth (4) agprice22 at 7:19pm 05.29.16 Bigger Boats 5/668 my wife and I decided we wanted to sleep in the salon. We replaced the teak rails on the faces of th
Painting headliner (2) FlimFlamII at 6:14pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 1/957 Does anyone have a suggestion for the type of paint to use to cover/seal and old headliner? This is
irwin 37' centercockpit arelic1949 at 4:49pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 2/382 made in march 1980:does anyone know is it a Mark IV, or Mark V
Precision 21 Centerboard Problem Tom on P21 at 4:02pm 05.29.16 Precision 2/3527 Hi, Looking for guidance on repairing a centerboard failure on a Precision 21. The centerboard on
Mast winch? gjordan at 3:19pm 05.29.16 Catalina 22 12/2214 Another question. What size halyard winch and base would be correct for mast mounting on a cat 22? I
Jib Hanks??? gjordan at 3:10pm 05.29.16 Catalina 22 4/858 What size jib hanks do we use on our Cat 22s? I want to order 4 or 5 to put on my drifter, since a f
Crossed over to the dark side (3) dgreen1991 at 2:17pm 05.29.16 Catalina 22 30/1998 124023 124024
Hunter 29.5 Advice Henrique at 1:10pm 05.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2363 Hi, I'm planning to change my good and old Maxi 77 for something more "familiar friendly", and recen
Leather Wheel Cover EJWash at 12:19pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 15/3311 Hi All, Wanting to install a leather wheel cover on my Catalina C-30 (28" helm). I'd like to hear
Flag �tiquette or rules on a US documented vessel NiceBeny at 11:17am 05.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5182 I know the US flag needs to be flown in other countries correct? but what about in the US? and can o
Galley/Cabin Trim Advice Needed (1) hdhr289 at 9:47am 05.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/530 I am considering building a shelf that extends over the galley counter/sink area on my 2012 Hunter 3
Tuning my hunter 386 magicmist at 9:13am 05.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/333 I just got my 2004 Hunter 386 and her mast was derigged to transport her. Can anyone give me some gu
Keel J Bolts Hop at 8:49am 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 5/561 Does anyone know of J bolts pulling from a lead keel? My '86 Pearson 33 for the first time showed a
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND (3) seadaddler at 7:09am 05.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/335 Have over 30 boats from PGSC at Pelican Bay Charlotte Harbor great weather for our pot luck and
Need CDI Furler help. Ed Schenck at 6:57am 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 5/553 My friend's new to her boat has a CDI Furler which I believe is an FF3. But it does not exactly loo
Need help with sourcing a sliding companionway hatch Hobopacket at 6:42am 05.29.16 Catalina 22 7/839 So my sliding hatch fell off doing 65mph down the freeway. Talk about a bad day on the way to the la
HQST FLEXIBLE SOLAR, VICTRON MPPT CONTROLLER, BALMAR MC-614 REGULATOR AND INEXEPENSIVE AMP CLAMP NICK1951 at 6:11am 05.29.16 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3513 HQST FLEXIBLE SOLAR, VICTRON MPPT CONTROLLER, BALMAR MC-614 REGULATOR AND INEXEPENSIVE AMP CLAMP He
Memorial weekend sail with the family Slartibartfass at 5:52am 05.29.16 Catalina 22 7/1097 UNCUT: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly..... Got a little bit exciting while getting out the harbor..

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Schenker Zen 30 watermakee Ralph Johnstone at 12:31pm 04.08.23 It is making very good water (35 parts per million), but just not making very much. With that sta
Long distance boat ownership Johann at 12:28pm 04.08.23
Adding midship gates on a 1996 H336 Benny17441 at 10:50am 04.08.23 Function or Esthetics usually dictate the complexity of the project. An eye fitting, a clasp fitti
Keel rebedding or engineered fix for this catalina smile on Catalina 36? (1) High Current at 10:49am 04.08.23 I've spent more time than I care to admit researching keel integrity, mostly because I'm paranoid.
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach smokey73 at 10:49am 04.08.23 @kloudie1 Thanks, I appreciate the info. Just an extra wire.
Long distance boat ownership Joe at 10:47am 04.08.23 I see your situation much differently now that you have told us you are experienced boat owners. I
Zinc on strut? (1) Dalliance at 10:42am 04.08.23
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Crusty Ol Salt at 10:32am 04.08.23 lots of great responses. I found this on the sailrite site. It looks cool. https://www.sailrite.co
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals (2) baycloud at 10:24am 04.08.23 fwiw my 1993 40.5 has 2 Adler Barbour dcm-12 units. My serial number is lower than yours and the sti
Adding midship gates on a 1996 H336 Joe at 10:23am 04.08.23 You need to do more research. Post some pictures of your boat... NOT close up.. Show us where you
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment ShotgunSlim at 10:20am 04.08.23 Great job saving and restoring this boat! I have a 1974 trail rite trailer under my 1986 model and
Corrosion on boomkicker Davidasailor26 at 10:11am 04.08.23
Long distance boat ownership High Current at 10:08am 04.08.23 If you already have a Catalina 27 you know what goes into upkeep, winterizing, commissioning, etc.
Bow Roller for an Anchor on 275 drewlamparello at 10:05am 04.08.23 I'd have to say your concern is well founded
Corrosion on boomkicker Joe at 9:53am 04.08.23 Is it working? Does the tube slide easily. It looks upside down, small tube on top where water can
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 9:36am 04.08.23 B+ is only connected to the + side of the rectifier there is no connection to the stator. While the
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2010 jssailem at 8:50am 04.08.23 Two days away from kicking the dock aside and cruising down the Ditch to open water. There will be
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Will Gilmore at 8:39am 04.08.23 How do you close the Velcro on the outside rim when you are on the inside? I know this seems like
Corrosion on boomkicker dlochner at 8:36am 04.08.23 There appears to be a slight bulge in the tube at the upper most point of the corrosion. I wonder i
Corrosion on boomkicker Ted at 8:29am 04.08.23 There appears to be a slight bulge in the tube at the upper most point of the corrosion. I wonder it

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