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Any ideas what these little translucent plastic buttons are, or are for? Each is about the size of
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Picking up a late 60's daysailer Friday and I need 2 pins for the tabernacle. I know I can enter the
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Any ideal of a price for a decent 75% mid 90s oday 25 on trailer
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Hello, I previously had regular masts on my boats and had no probles taking them down. But now I
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Hello all, I am looking for any sailors with experience on trimarans. My wife and I have spent th
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Just below spreaders, vertical hoop
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I have an old (circa 2002) Humminbird hand-held VHF radio, model VHF5. The radio still works well
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Has anyone replaced the hose that goes from the holding tank to the deck pump out fitting? I can not
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Hi, I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 326 which had its hot water heater removed before purchase, a
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Does anybody know for sure the diameter of the stainless steel tubing used for the stock stern board
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I am buying a 1989 C'C 44. It does not have an A/C or a Generator. Are there any C'C 44 owners who h
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Hello I have just purchased a Catalina 30 Mk3. I would like to add a starting battery and make the
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I currently use Pettit Hydrocoat Ablative Antifouling 1240 Blue bottom paint mainly because that is
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Last weekend, while sailing the Great South Bay, Long Island, NY, the Wantagh Parkway Bridge operato
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Looking for owner's manual for my newly purchased 1993 DS1. 1992 thru 1994 manuals would be good. Th
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Rebuilding this margregor I don't know anything about sail boat I'm bringing him back to life is loo

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Simple Anchor rode markings
thinwater at 10:09pm 03.13.24
The OP has a rope rode. Paint does not wear off of rope unless the rope is chafing hard on the botto
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Rich Stidger at 8:27pm 03.13.24
Thanks - this sounds good if you have some photos it woudl be great Here are pictures of my dingh
Found a 2003 C310
JRT at 8:25pm 03.13.24
I'm thinking AGM, do you have some info on that build? Saving weight on the port side would help wi
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina?
tfox2069 at 8:15pm 03.13.24
I'll offer one other thought. Of all the motors I've had on boats, the most reliable have been well
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
ggrizzard at 8:03pm 03.13.24
You also need to soap down the deck so that escaping air will show bubbles.
Wall carpet cleaning
ggrizzard at 8:01pm 03.13.24
If it's original, you may need to replace it. I had to on my 79H30C. You could try "Renuzit" spray-
Found a 2003 C310   (1)
Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 03.13.24
I also swapped out AGM for LFP. Two years ago I built a DIY 560Ah pack which fits in the space of t
Changing batteries
artboas at 7:10pm 03.13.24
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shemandr at 7:00pm 03.13.24
By definition buying an older sailboat is buying someone else's problem. Do your best diligence to
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue
Captain Larry-DH at 6:39pm 03.13.24
Does it have a sail drive? If so does it use one of those gate valves that take 22 half-turns to ope
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina?
Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 03.13.24
I was a Catalina dealer too. The owner of Catalina yachts, Frank Butler and I were close friends. Ye
Finding cabin leaks with pressure?
azambella at 6:28pm 03.13.24
Thanks. I am going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. Thanks all....
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue
MitchM at 6:15pm 03.13.24
when was the last time your turbo was serviced ? boat diesel.com (50$/year ) has a numbe
Battery combiner, is this best?
MitchM at 6:08pm 03.13.24
on Mainesail's advice on this board 4 years ago, I got the ProCharge Ultra , a 3 stage c
Hunter 170
quiggers at 5:50pm 03.13.24
Yes, I really am stoked to find such a perfect combination of sedate afternoons with the family and
Simple Anchor rode markings
Terry Cox at 5:28pm 03.13.24
Our boat has 50' of chain, which has no marks and 150' of 5/8" nylon three strand rope. Found and sa
Simple Anchor rode markings
PaulK at 5:18pm 03.13.24
Thanks for the ideas!
Mattress for aft cabin
artboas at 5:17pm 03.13.24
Mattress for aft cabin
artboas at 5:14pm 03.13.24
I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago

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