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Northwest - Puget Sound Storm LeslieTroyer at 8:35am 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 75/4830 with the storm coming tonight thru the weekend are folks doing anything to prep their boats. I'm pl
Recommend a microwae freeheelbillie at 8:29am 10.13.16 Catalina 30 4/913 Looking for a good microwave to fit to the left of the ice box in the galley. 12v obviously. 1992 Ca
Huricane Mathew prep critique wanted (5) pateco at 8:15am 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1867 We were lucky, and survived Mathew with no damage, but this was our first time prepping the Stargaze
Passage 42 original mainsail furling / outhaul line sizes and sheave sizes Wanderwind at 7:30am 10.13.16 Big Boats 0/688 This is on my new-to-me '94 passage with Z-SPARS in-mast furling rig. The owner's manual seems to s
H 34 Ball Valves hunter healer at 4:33am 10.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/747 Hi there, Im in the middle of replacing thru hulls and I was wondering if I could get some feedback
Bought a cheap PVC dinghy, can I reinforce the bottom? mz4wheeler at 5:14pm 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 3/709 OK, bought a brand new PVC Silver Marine 8ft dinghy, 5HP, 660lbs capacity. I bought it for it's lig
Looking for an O'Day 31 SS Bow Pulpit and Anchor Roller SeaDogBoating at 2:32pm 10.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/830 Hi folks, My name is Steve and I am looking for an O'Day 31 Stainless Steel Bow Pulpit and Anchor Ro
S2 23 hull #2 1975 (3) Alex D at 2:15pm 10.12.16 S2 0/883 Hi guys, I found this S2 down in South Florida looks good ' solid everything is there all original l
Any site dedicated to C28 Richie50 at 2:13pm 10.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/689 Just looking for information, forward thinking as I love my C22.
Deck support for a Hunter 170 John Edward at 12:17pm 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2857 Does anyone have any experience with supporting the deck or firming up the deck of a Hunter 170? A f
S2 9.2A cockpit cushions indimini at 11:22am 10.12.16 S2 1/1334 Hi all, we are in the process of moving to a new boat. We will be donating our S2 to a local non-pr
Water in motor gfroch at 11:11am 10.12.16 Catalina 30 11/1592 My Universal M25XP seems to have gotten water into the third cylinder, which was discovered when it
Added to the Hunter 39 Owners page Fortyeighter at 11:07am 10.12.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/414 Hello, Trying to figure out how I get added to the H39 "Owners Page". Thanks in advance!
Engine Oil Drain (1) marchem at 11:00am 10.12.16 Catalina 310 23/2411 I feel a little silly asking this, but is draining the engine oil on the M25XPB really as easy as un
T-105 or Sams Duracell seadaddler at 8:38am 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 5/580 So checking prices found a real good price on T-105 . Duracell 6 volt sam's club Duracell is $84.00
Splitter Gone Bad. Suspicious Behavior at 8:05am 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1221 This is my first Boat and I'm learning as I go. All things Electrical worked fine at 2 Marinas in T
Throttle / shift cable broken 2013 Hunter (1) RuddyDuck at 6:45am 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/926 Throttle / shift cable broke inside shift pedestal where it enters shift housing. This plastic piece
Mains halyard Ken13559 at 1:17am 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1732 I'm planning to replace my Mains halyard but isn't sure what size I've after measring it with a veni
General observations Ned Ludd at 9:48pm 10.11.16 Newport 1/1062 OK, I purchased a 1976 Newport 28 on Sept 11th in Portland OR. Kind of ironic since my current boat
#2130 one nice thing (6) Sacto Dave at 9:16pm 10.11.16 Catalina 22 5/914 As I saw KClancy's first post, http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/new-cat-22-owner.1

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Mosquitoes and Other bugs (2) JamesG161 at 6:12am 05.21.24 More fun tips on spider webs. 1) Spiders make webs, generally, North/South facing 2) Night time
inline blower question Project_Mayhem at 5:54am 05.21.24 I'd try calling Catalina Direct or Catalina for a fast answer. Otherwise, there's a C30 group availa
Fabric search Project_Mayhem at 5:48am 05.21.24 I'm not sure if these guys have an exact match but they do have excellent pricing DLT Upholstery Sup
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 05.21.24 Spider away got good reviews from Practical Sailor. I just started using it. Does anyone know if it
How to keep open sika flax? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 05.21.24 I take a rubber glove or the corner of a plastic bag, put it over the nozzle and squeeze a bunch of
Porta pottie leaks when flush valve is open Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 05.21.24 I believe its the top o-ring (346549) as there was one report of it leaking with the valve closed. I
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? AndyL at 5:08am 05.21.24 Thanks - sounds like a good next step. I'll give it a try.
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 NoReverse at 4:50am 05.21.24 My friends 37.5 has an interesting 3 cylinder Yanmar engine on it. It is a 3H xxxx i just need some
Mosquitoes and Other bugs dlochner at 4:27am 05.21.24 A fan is an effective mosquito detergent. Mosquitos like still air, an oscillating fan blowing air a
How to keep open sika flax? danooxnard at 4:10am 05.21.24 I keep all my open caulks and glues super glue etc in the freezer inside a plastic bag.. they last
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon (9) PepperW at 11:13pm 05.20.24 POST 3/3 We started to approach Clinton after 1030pm. With Hayden at the helm, winds started to gro
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon (6) PepperW at 11:07pm 05.20.24 POST 2/3 As the spinnakers filled, the fleet took their chosen paths, determined to get the best wi
Merit 22 owners Drinky Crow at 11:06pm 05.20.24 I was once interested in Merit 25's and read somewheres that to make those boats fast they wound up
Rodeo anchoring marcham at 10:36pm 05.20.24 Anchored just outside Edartown (MA) one night, caught the tail end of a hurricane near midnight. Win
How to keep open sika flax? thinwater at 9:41pm 05.20.24 I was installing a trellis on our back deck today. I needed to seals some fasteners to the roof and
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. azambella at 9:09pm 05.20.24 I thought I would give an update on this..... Yes, Pulley rust (not so obvious) and Gates belts were
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 8:35pm 05.20.24 Thank you all for some great responses! I will try a few of these.. it will probably be a combinatio
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 8:32pm 05.20.24 Spiders are a fact of life in a freshwater marina. After 40 years of Great Lakes boating and a deca
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 8:29pm 05.20.24 Welcome !! Inside the cabin, I use No Pest Strips. (big box or Amazon or Ace) They pretty much kill
Rodeo anchoring PaulK at 7:46pm 05.20.24 We had an exciting anchoring event that we didn't know was so exciting until we woke up the next mor

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