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C30 Mark II windlass Diybrad at 12:14pm 08.15.16 Catalina 30 2/951 I keep reading posts and seeing 1986+ C30s posted for sale that state they have electric windlass bu
Replacement of soles in a 1983 H31 (4) SFS at 11:00am 08.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 52/7044 126859 (Exactly! There wasn't one.) Here is the new one, installed: 126860 Material was 3/4" exter
Be Aware of welding flaws - aluminum masts with welded pad eyes. (3) Mitch Witt at 10:56am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2131 I am seeing an increasing number of aluminum masts on catamarans that have one or more welding probl
Boats been dry five years. Re-bed the transducer and speed sensors? travelingjerryb at 10:55am 08.15.16 Smaller Boats 15/699 So, boats been dry five years. Would you re-bed the only two thru hulls? Depth transducer and speed
Pearson HAWK 16' Cody Stewart at 10:52am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1056 Hello, I just picked up a Pearson HAWK 16'. The boat is in good sailing condition equipped with all
Person HAWK 16' Cody Stewart at 10:39am 08.15.16 Pearson 0/747 Hello, I just bought a fully functional Pearson HAWK 16'. It's in fairly good sailing condition and
Hunter 39 Aft Cabin locker doors Knotty Dog at 10:17am 08.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/362 Hello, Does anyone know if doors for the aft cabin lockers are available for a 2012 H39? If so, whe
Businesses Dying in the Gulf Islands? druid at 9:27am 08.15.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 13/1471 I found out last trip that Silva Bay no longer has a grocery store (used to have 2!). There's still
Outboard Motor help (2) kclancy at 9:09am 08.15.16 Catalina 22 17/1729 Hi All! It looks like I might be able to get my boat wet for the first time possible this weekend. M
true vs. apparent wind Justin_NSA at 8:41am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 54/3817 I've never had this luxury before. My instrumentation allows me to see true or apparent wind. I also
Mystery Bolt in Bilge (2) Domingo630 at 8:39am 08.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 17/2089 I discovered a bolt in the pan underneath the engine of my 2009 H33 after a recent trip. I assumed
Electric head? capt_clyde at 8:31am 08.15.16 Catalina 310 7/1498 I am considering replacing the manual head on my 2001, C-310 with an electric unit. Has anyone done
Replacing refer compressor capt_clyde at 8:28am 08.15.16 Catalina 310 4/1186 The compressor for my refrigerator has died and prices for a professional replacement are over $2000
Is my mainsail really helping? capt_clyde at 8:20am 08.15.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/8801 Recently I've been singlehanding my Catalina 310 alot and I've noticed that in similar wind conditio
Another drone video! gettinthere at 8:07am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1060 Haters gonna hate. The rest of you may enjoy this ... xQgcY9EeEic
Hi I just bought a Sirius 21, (2) Sirius Fun at 7:22am 08.15.16 Sirius 21/22 3/2164 first day I found water on the storage port side V berth, it seems to come under the gasket of the t
New rudder/tiller assembly this site Jean at 7:01am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 6/916 Hello Everyone. Does anyone have any experience with buying a new high performance kick-up rudder/ti
Mast foot h 34 year 1984 hunter healer at 6:51am 08.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/237 anyone have a pic of the mast step for the h34 I have to make one mine broke whe Someone de masted
Hunter 260 rudder post lower bracket Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 08.15.16 Smaller Boats 9/1377 I need some help here folks. I had an inquiry about the three stainless steel bolts holding the low
Milwaukee sailors sailnewbie at 5:56am 08.15.16 Sails Call Lounge 17/1770 Any of you worried about your boats or had to move your boats due to the ignorant people that sleep

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Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway Mark Maulden at 9:10pm 09.23.23 The fuel tank/pickup could be root of your problem. You can clean lines, screens, replace filters,
Its funny Friday! (1) RSHunter27 at 8:59pm 09.23.23 We are not spring chickens any more. https://media.tenor.com/BvxBxc0vbBUAAAAM/duck.gif ome muscle
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Mark Maulden at 8:54pm 09.23.23 What shipping companies? UPS and Fed Ex.
Its funny Friday! RSHunter27 at 8:47pm 09.23.23 Well he said he was a sailor, which would not make him a soldier and if he were in boot camp, he wo
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland jssailem at 8:41pm 09.23.23
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 8:39pm 09.23.23 Boat cancer? Someone speculated that it might be the (steel plate?) washer, covered in the last fib
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 09.23.23 Do you have any idea what this crap is : ilge : 220216 Does it appear under all of the keel bolt
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 8:23pm 09.23.23 We are not spring chickens any more. https://media.tenor.com/BvxBxc0vbBUAAAAM/duck.gif
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? flightlead404 at 7:57pm 09.23.23 The cables from the panel to the controller should be as short as possible, so keep this in mind wh
keel bolts Don S/V ILLusion at 7:57pm 09.23.23 You seem to already know what to try and the order in which they should be done. Ensuring the keel
Universal M-18 not starting (2) Better_Angel at 7:56pm 09.23.23 Later M25s (and XPs) switch to the knob and return the bled fuel to the return line. Like this, ye
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Kelsa at 7:50pm 09.23.23 Use USPS priority mail is 2 days and costs less
keel bolts drewlamparello at 7:39pm 09.23.23 what model boat and year are we taking about?
keel bolts Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 09.23.23 picture two is haul out 6 years ago with a known crack around keel/hull connection The most impor
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 7:01pm 09.23.23 I also have a Kenmore 158-1251 which has all metal gears and is mostly metal. Some external pieces a
23.5 unsinkable??? dlochner at 6:41pm 09.23.23 The issue is not weight, it is displacement and density. This is best illustrated with a PFD example
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 6:25pm 09.23.23 The shipping companies quoted me shipping to MA from WA of $100.00. What shipping companies?
Catalina 27 Universal M-18 random not starting issue Ward H at 5:05pm 09.23.23 I agree with Kappy. Clean the electrical connections, including the ground connections at the motor
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging (4) SV Maverick at 5:01pm 09.23.23 The refrigerator (8 cubic feet) and freezer (5 cubic feet) are pretty big. The front and top opening
23.5 unsinkable??? Johann at 4:59pm 09.23.23

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