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Father's Day came early. (2) Texas Gun-Man at 4:11pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 36/1944 My kids got me a cooler for my boat. I shouldn't have opened it early but now I can use it this week
Anchor Bridle and Snubber (DIY Project) (1) rgranger at 3:08pm 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 18/6539 Hey All Wanted to share a few pics of my new DIY snubber set up. I wanted a bridle so I can anc
Ballast Tank Gasket (DIY Project) (3) rgranger at 3:02pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1256 Hey All I had a very successful two days working on my new-2-me Hunter 26 and wanted to share somet
1976 Catalina 22 Cleaning and Refurbishing to Sail (10) C22-Daydreamer at 1:54pm 06.15.16 Catalina 22 166/20350 Starting on the the new to me sailboat. Found it on Craig's List the PO had started on fixing it up
OEM shaft stuffing box for 1989 Hunter 33.5 RichW9603 at 12:05pm 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3810 Hi all, Will likely want to replace the packing in my shaft stuffing box for my new (to me) 1989 H33
Leasing 96 Catalina 36 JohnVTX at 11:26am 06.15.16 Ask All Sailors 9/790 Boat pulls hard left when you let go of wheel, both under power or sail. Any ideas. It is a shoal dr
Where can I find Merriman blocks for my Hunter 31 (1) Vee at 10:48am 06.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2128 I have a 1983 Hunter 31 and need to replace the merriman blocks on my boom. I have searched all over
H22 help finding floor boards (3) lakesailer22 at 8:09am 06.15.16 Smaller Boats 15/1838 I have an H22 that needs floor boards and the wall panel on the port side that divides the v- berth
Kinda like being on the cover of Sports Illustrated... (1) Jackdaw at 6:38am 06.15.16 Racing 11/1193 OK not really! But for the 2nd time in 4 years, Kestrel graces the design of the Bayfield Race Week
Beneteau lifting keel stuck in up position JPetersen at 5:17am 06.15.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1635 We have a 2007 Beneteau 323. The other day when I was out instead of letting the keel down, counter
First month in the water (2) Texas Gun-Man at 10:34pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 4/560 So she's been in the (fresh) water for a month now. It's been an eventful month of dating with "Boa
Yanmar parts in Seattle / Washington State stevemitchell at 9:53pm 06.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/5111 Does anyone have a good supplier of spare Yanmar parts in Seattle or Washington State? Many of the o
Starting from scratch, what would you do first? (7) jdub tn at 9:18pm 06.14.16 Catalina 22 33/2059 I have just bought my first sailboat, hull number 14437, wing keel '88 model. It is in very good co
Galley Shelf lpbosch at 8:39pm 06.14.16 Catalina 30 8/3903 does anyone have a plan or detailed description of purchasing or building an above the sink galley s
Method Used for Repair of Fatigue Cracks Centerline FWD of Keel Moxie - Bill Egan at 7:47pm 06.14.16 Big Boats 0/1053 Hello everyone - My name is Bill. I am a new member here. I recently purchased Moxie, a fairly we
Yanmar 2GM20F overheating. kcscoop at 6:11pm 06.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 23/6280 I have a 1987 Hunter 31....Had a problem one weekend when I was running under power......I heard a c
Sealing rubrail to hull (1) Capri at 6:11pm 06.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4540 Hi. See pic attached. Where the two piece rubrail meets the hull I cleaned up some awful caulking fr
Hunter 49 Glossy Laminate Floor Repair tkwhalen at 5:54pm 06.14.16 Big Boats 12/2323 I have the glossy laminate floor in my 49 and in several places there are discolored areas that look
Chafed halyard O'day 22 (1) Capri at 5:54pm 06.14.16 Day Sailers 5/1096 This weekend my main halyard got wedged in the mast channel at the top and as I was frantically tryi
Flush Lever on Older Raritan Head abinoone at 4:24pm 06.14.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/4649 I sail a 40 year old Bristol 32 with a Raritan II manual flush head. Today I discovered my cabin awa

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does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 7:08am 04.02.24 The photo looks like a reverse image of the aft section on the port side. The heat exchanger in th
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 6:56am 04.02.24 For just the materials, mooring block, chain, ball, and pendant, the $3,000 range is probably prett
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 6:53am 04.02.24 Its a fabulous harbor and yes the view and access to great sailing grounds would be perfect. Didn't
Mooring setup cost.... dlochner at 6:52am 04.02.24 So have just got approved for a mooring in a new harbor. Town fee is very reasonable at $100 but th
Mooring setup cost.... jssailem at 6:31am 04.02.24 I hope that includes installation and insurance. That price is about 2 years of slip fees in Seattle
Starting Engine on pallet jssailem at 6:25am 04.02.24
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Scott T-Bird at 6:21am 04.02.24 The photo looks like a reverse image of the aft section on the port side. The heat exchanger in the
Water-ballast funny story massnspace at 6:02am 04.02.24 No. This is not 5200. I have seen and examined dried 5200 many times. This is a very lightweigh
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware justsomeguy at 5:49am 04.02.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Yes, I do. It look
Trailer sailer = beach launch? bonkle at 5:48am 04.02.24 So far, it looks like catamarans are the only beach launch boats out there. It looks like any monohu
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39am 04.02.24 I gave the original plan for the 23.5 to Hunter worked closely with the engineers to bring out the 2
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:30am 04.02.24 @MKennon if you ever have any questions about the 23.5, trailer or mast raising system, feel free
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain danb2k at 5:27am 04.02.24 Thanks for the great insights, folks. Yes, I'd like to use the windlass as intended, so I will prob
Trailer sailer = beach launch? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:23am 04.02.24 The key is for a small boat with a cabin that has a swing keel/swing centerboard. The Catalina 18
Starting Engine on pallet cdells at 5:15am 04.02.24 Well...it didn't go well. Lots of sparking when I tried to connect the negative terminal to the bat
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware JRacer at 11:53pm 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Stem Fitting john2 at 11:30pm 04.01.24 John, You have the "new & improved" fitting. Notice how the thickness of your fitting does not vary
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 10:46pm 04.01.24
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 9:41pm 04.01.24 Hi Dan, I am a little late in the chat but thought I would pass on some information anyways. I hav
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 9:34pm 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wi

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