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Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement BKParks at 2:03pm 04.23.24 Ask An Oday Owner 4/677 Hello, I want to replace my starter. I believe my brushes are starting to go. I bought a new one re
Gooseneck Pin (1) Brianstanis at 12:04pm 04.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1309 Hello everyone. I went to my Hunter the other day to begin Spring prep work to get it ready for laun
Just say NO to Prop Speed (1) Drinky Crow at 10:13am 04.23.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1916 Hows about this? Or? Or? https://www.rustoleum.ca/-/media/DigitalEncyclopedia/Product/RustoleumCA/Pr
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open Ringydingydo at 9:32am 04.23.24 Big Boats 3/634 On my 1989 Hunter Legend 37, the main halyard is likely 1/2 inch, maybe a little thicker and well wo
Access to windlass marchem at 8:32am 04.23.24 Catalina 310 23/3317
Windlass and thruster Battery question xavpil at 5:49am 04.23.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1445
Hand held Radio ? BTC1984 at 6:40pm 04.22.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 29/3600
Water coming into cockpit through cockpit drains Commodore Billy at 4:21pm 04.22.24 Com-Pac 2/2701 This happens on my 17 Sunday Cat in a brisk breeze even with only two POB. Is this normal?
Beneteau Oceanis 46 owners manual needed 63dajo at 3:14pm 04.22.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/528 Does anyone know where I can find a Beneteau Oceanis 46 owners manual? (in english)
Want to buy a hunter 420 or 450 passage Simple Life at 3:08pm 04.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/423 We are ready to pay cash after a survey for a hunter 420 or 450 passage. 2000 to 2006 price range or
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage Simple Life at 3:04pm 04.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/696 We are looking at a hunter 450 passage on a lake. We would have to step theast down and then step i
San Juan 24 traveler pulley ironbob at 10:52am 04.22.24 San Juan Sailboats 0/1690 The San Juan 24 traveler pulleys are badly worn and need replacement. I see that they are riveted o
Self tacking jib (2) KayakUpgrade at 10:35am 04.22.24 Ask All Sailors 13/2030
Mast Lowering Major Mistake! ArcticFarx at 10:18am 04.22.24 Smaller Boats 2/912 After 12 years with my H260 I have finally made the stupid... rookie... mistake of lowering the mast
Lost Forestay Pin! ArcticFarx at 10:17am 04.22.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/30 After 12 years with my H260 I have finally made the stupid... rookie... mistake of lowering the mast
Metal lathe in the pacific northwest Hayden Watson at 6:19am 04.22.24 Ask All Sailors 21/2505 Anyone in the western Washington area have a metal lathe I could use for 5 minutes? I need to remove
The Wild Magnet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:02pm 04.21.24 Sails Call Lounge 0/917 The wild magnet Submitted by Peter Roach of Atlanta in 2013 I bought a 150 lb magnet (that
Trailer options for swing keel c22 mjp83 at 6:40pm 04.21.24 Catalina 22 1/709 Looking for a specific powerboat trailer to convert to fit a classic 1981 swing keel. Main reason t
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 (1) dkinzer at 5:43pm 04.21.24 Big Boats 4/980 About a week ago, I spent the morning washing a winter's worth of grime off of the deck of our 2007
Keel getting corrosion (3) Eagle2man at 3:43pm 04.21.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1020 Has anybody seen this before, getting corrosion of tan on keel. The boat is only in salt water for 5

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Advice on selling our 1994 Hunter Passage 42 marcham at 9:01am 10.28.25 For a selling price below 100k, I'm not sure a broker makes sense. I'd list it on Facebook marketpla
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 8:35am 10.28.25 The news tonight said being at elevation would be worse in this storm. For winds yes, but Storm Su
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement PMK at 7:05am 10.28.25 I removed the anode in my saildrive 5 years ago. It looked fine, with no notable metal loss, so I p
More Woes for Catalina and Tartan Yachts Leeward Rail at 6:51am 10.28.25 , I would venture to say that there were more Catalina sailboats sold in US than any other brand. T
Rigging Quote shemandr at 6:14am 10.28.25 The boatyard will charge for the unstepping and re-stepping the mast and the usual stowage of the bo
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. mermike at 6:00am 10.28.25 As others have said, get as much sailing experience as you can before trying such a thing. You have
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 jssailem at 5:56am 10.28.25 The Marina service manager says this is an oversize mast. During the long production run of this b
basic battery connections question mermike at 5:46am 10.28.25 LiFePO4 prices are not as high as quoted unless you insist on name brand - which from what I can se
Need help identifying a part from my vent hose BigEasy at 5:40am 10.28.25 Not identical but could be used/something like this? Claude, I like the Groco stainles
Hull preparation colemj at 5:33am 10.28.25 The width, position, and straight edges of the white makes it look like it was a boot stripe at one
Rudder fiberglass repair colemj at 5:26am 10.28.25 Rudder are usually made in a 2-part mold, where the two halves are brought together after glassing,
gelcoat colemj at 5:18am 10.28.25 Gelcoat is not only polyester based. There are vinylester and epoxy gelcoats. "Gelcoat" is just a
gelcoat dlochner at 4:37am 10.28.25 To add to @Davidasailor26 comments. While polyester resin, gelcoat, and epoxy are all resin based th
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 (1) Woodworks1 at 4:26am 10.28.25 You are right normal they are not that heavy. The Marina service manager says this is an oversize m
Need help identifying a part from my vent hose kloudie1 at 4:21am 10.28.25 Not identical but could be used/something like this? Groco Stainless Steel Thru-Hull Fittings Boat T
gelcoat Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 10.28.25 Gelcoat and epoxy are two different compounds. Gelcoat is polyester based; epoxy is, well, epoxy bas
gelcoat Indysailor at 3:23am 10.28.25 Others with more expertise will surely provide details, but generally epoxy should be considered str
H26 Mast not sitting flush BobSail at 12:18am 10.28.25 It almost looks as if the mast step on the deck is sitting atop another plate or previous step mount
Rigging Quote jssailem at 11:23pm 10.27.25 The price sounds pretty good if you are talking complete re rig. In 2017 I hade a complete refit. Ne
H26 Mast not sitting flush JoeWhite at 8:05pm 10.27.25 Can you loosen and take it out? There may be debris under the head. Or you may shave off a little at

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