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Shower head for B361 Bob Grove at 9:46am 06.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1967 My wife requested a new shower head for the shower in our 2000 B361. I looked for the part on the
Another Shoot thru Transducer Question Squidd at 9:02am 06.01.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1565 I have a 27' Keel Stepped boat that I dry dock (mast up storage during week, launch on weekends) I h
Camping and Sailing-May 2016 ShotgunSlim at 6:36am 06.01.16 Catalina 22 12/2914 It's looooooonger than it needed to be, but it sure is hard leaving good sailing video out when you
1979 Hunter 27 Cherubini Owen at 9:35pm 05.31.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1217 I recently bought a 1979 Hunter 27 Cherubini. I wanted to see if anyone knows how the inside of the
Hunter 216 Keel Eye Repair (5) Professional Nomad at 8:19pm 05.31.16 Smaller Boats 9/3098 About midway through the sailing season last year the keel eye on my rudder gave out leaving me scra
Water System (7) Doug J at 7:37pm 05.31.16 Smaller Boats 3/1218 The PO of my boat installed a 25 gallon portable water bladder. At first I wasn't sure I liked it.
in need of info please (1) shane1974 at 7:25pm 05.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1377 Hello I'm Shane, I am new to the entire sail boat thing and not even sure of what I have my uncle p
Sailing on Sardis Lake, MS, USA williamtl at 7:21pm 05.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2635 Hey All, Taking the Mac 26D down to Mississippi June 20-24 and maybe a little earlier. Would love
Update to lose rigging post Piotr at 7:08pm 05.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/768 So I did what I was told and after removing the backstay, tightening the jib halyard to the forward
Clamshell vent covers--PVC Retiring type at 4:51pm 05.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2958 I lost the clamshell vent cover for the anchor well drain hole on my 2006 Beneteau 343 on one side o
Catalina 380 water tank question kimelmore at 4:40pm 05.31.16 Big Boats 13/6014 My question is this; My boat has 3 water tanks, One under the vee berth, one under the port settee a
Portable radio All U Get at 4:35pm 05.31.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2201 Hi all, We have a West Marine VHF 250 portable radio that has a antenna that is in need of repair.
Replacement transom unit spring (2) fireone at 4:22pm 05.31.16 Parts Search 1/645 I am looking for replacement spring for my 23' oday this goes on the transom engine mount unit(not s
Propane grill All U Get at 4:21pm 05.31.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1889 Hi all, Our rail mounted propane grill has been getting harder to start because of the lack of gas
just bought a 222 have concerns with past owners modifactions (1) mark west at 1:50pm 05.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1064 the mast is my first project , see picture . the back stay has small pulley for main sail I assume
Cruisair Carryon Air Conditioner Hatch Bag? (2) pateco at 1:27pm 05.31.16 Ask All Sailors 18/14684 124106 A friend gave me this Cruisair Carryon for free, but it is missing the hatchbag to seal the h
Boat Hit While At Anchor!! Don Guillette at 12:46pm 05.31.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 37/10862 Stu: I received the Catalina owners magazine and noticed your article regarding another boat ramming
Broken Main sheet/ vang hunter240 at 12:41pm 05.31.16 Smaller Boats 9/1226 Well it happened again. The pin that attaches the snap shackle to the main sheet(which is really a b
Securing the boom with Bimini open CHSN WND at 11:39am 05.31.16 Smaller Boats 30/4632 I recently installed a 6 foot Ameriseam Bimini (stern rail seat model) on my H26. To prevent interfe
'83 31' Hunter Water Tank leakage 1mcarlson at 11:36am 05.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/605 I read a previous thread on here about the leaky rear water tank yet cannot ask for further informat

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2005 Catalina C36 MK2 - Shaft and Strut parts Info Sanfelice at 5:04pm 04.10.24 Have you tried Catalina Direct? https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-36/engine/prop
Electric Windlass jbmia at 4:19pm 04.10.24 I'm not a windlass expert, but I just rebuilt a Maxwell RC10 and it's a pretty simple and solid piec
Electric Windlass Tally Ho at 4:05pm 04.10.24 Dave, (@dlochner), Op is looking for recommendations on a windlass, not an electric winch. Greg
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer Sailor Sue at 3:42pm 04.10.24 I am in a pickle right now so please read and send viable suggestions. I bought a boat 3 1/2 hours
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer shemandr at 3:00pm 04.10.24 I'm assuming there isn't a crane or travel lift available. I'm trying to imagine how the boat was
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer dlochner at 2:57pm 04.10.24 How are the boats being launched at this marina? If this is a dry sailed boat with a hoist, pick it
Small Wood sailboat Will Gilmore at 2:52pm 04.10.24 Paint is more traditional than full varnished hull. All that wood looks good, but unless the boat w
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (6) SV Maverick at 2:26pm 04.10.24 Ok so the holding tank is out. I was afraid that I was not going to be able to pull 1 1/2" off of th
Electric Windlass dlochner at 2:21pm 04.10.24 We have a 1999 Beneteau 352 with a manual windlass. We would like to replace the manual with an el
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: (1) Tally Ho at 2:21pm 04.10.24 As a last resort @Ted10028, get a wife, girlfriend, SO or a friend to sail with you and act as the
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jdrutten at 2:20pm 04.10.24 What happened the other times you tried it or is it something thats not spoken of? :biggrin: No o
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon smokey73 at 2:06pm 04.10.24 Thanks all. I'll look at some of the Sunbrella options. I don't want anything that will scratch th
Name Change stickinthemud57 at 12:58pm 04.10.24 Sink boat, rebirth it by bringing it back up, give it a naming ceremony of your choice, chastise in
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Project_Mayhem at 12:47pm 04.10.24 Have you seen the stern bridle technique? It worked for me once or twice. Stern bridle (link is to
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Project_Mayhem at 12:46pm 04.10.24 I leave my dock lines attached to the dock. I go forward a few feet, lean over the gunwale and grab
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: shemandr at 11:44am 04.10.24 I used something like this except in SS to hold my spring line (Boat Stopper) while I was away from
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 11:34am 04.10.24
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar Laid-back at 11:16am 04.10.24 Three months later and the display is blank again. Time to hook the readouts up to the chart plotte
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Tally Ho at 11:15am 04.10.24
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon Ward H at 10:56am 04.10.24 Sailrite carries several materials that can be used. Some will have a layer of soft material on the

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