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Reef Ties Tobydaisy at 6:58am 03.31.16 Catalina 22 6/5383 Just got a new loose footed main from CD. My old main had a bolt rope in the boom and had short leng
2009 B37 shower bilge pump Vegas at 6:53am 03.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/826 Mine spits water up an inch or two, like a fountain, when I run it. Although it does pump away the w
Masthead All Round Light Tsatzsue at 5:25am 03.31.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1032 Hi all, I am looking to replace the bulb in my existing Sea Choice 05851 masthead light with an LED
Yamaha 33 Keel bolts Rick B at 12:59am 03.31.16 Yamaha 4/3868 Surveyor said today that I should torque my keel bolts in our Yamaha 33 with lead keel. There is no
H376 Jabsco to Raritan Sea era change rfrye1 at 9:40pm 03.30.16 Big Boats 3/762 Considering the change to the electric flush Raritan. For those who have done this on a DIY, is it a
Reefing the main help (3) Chris Reisinger at 8:00pm 03.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1890 Hello Sailors, I am curious as how to reef my main. I do not have the standard reefing hook at th
Sailboat fuel (1) Kermit at 6:35pm 03.30.16 Sails Call Lounge 36/4630 121297
Bomar Hatch supports Sailorjack at 5:42pm 03.30.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1140 Hi Everyone On my 37c the forward Bomar hatch (22"x22") has one support but has provision for two. D
I need a hunter part. ( help) (1) rgranger at 4:27pm 03.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/716 hey all I had a great sail today. But... The spacer between the two sheeves on the deck halyard or
ODAY 272LE hatch brand StanleyJ at 3:24pm 03.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/998 Has anyone replaced the main hatch over the V berth lately? Do you know if it is a Bowmar brand hat
C&C Vire7. Replacement options Thomas CnC26FSS at 3:06pm 03.30.16 C&C 0/995 Acquired a C'C 26. Has vire7. Trashed from previous owner neglect due to illness, options try to re
Recommendations on changing cutlass bearing Mark48 at 2:45pm 03.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5069 It is time to replace my cutlass bearing on my 1985 H 34 as it has slight movement (hard to define
ACTIVE CAPTAIN - warning mrducks at 11:33am 03.30.16 Ask All Sailors 0/22 Sorry if this seems OT, but nav ware is important, as is support from the developers. As a registere
Books for cruising. (1) doug oudin at 10:51am 03.30.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/24 Former harbormaster Doug Oudin has published a memoir of his 32 years serving as harbormaster on Cat
Halyard Restrainers captcoho at 10:00am 03.30.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/5355 I have searched previous posts, and have found a lot of interesting information. Finally going to re
Lifting batteries gettinthere at 9:24am 03.30.16 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3105 Time to remove one of my house bank batteries. T-1275 weighs 100 lbs. Luckily, my battery box is dir
Help: I need a part (Idler pulley assembly) Whirlygirl at 8:16am 03.30.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1178 Hello everyone, My friend is currently located in the US Virgin Islands (Saint Thomas) and trying t
Replace Hot Water Heater Witzend at 6:13am 03.30.16 Catalina 310 67/11981 Hi guys, Been sometime since I was on the forums. Hope all is well with the usual suspects. So... l
Western Edge of Gulf Stream All U Get at 5:39am 03.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2448 Hi All, Sitting at a Vero Beach bus stop we were talking with another cruiser about Gulf Stream cro
Battery's in bed sailnewbie at 7:19pm 03.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/903 Ok, so I'm a mechanic for 20+ years and have seen battery's leak and even blow up twice(due to overc

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Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 JamesG161 at 8:46am 02.23.24 All odors are a vapor in the Air. To get into the Air, the source must Vaporize a chemical. Test
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. lunarschooner at 8:38am 02.23.24 Speaking of cover for motorsailing, sun, bugs and rain. I have a 10ft ladder and will mount it to a
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:35am 02.23.24 @rgranger diid you do that on yours? Do you need to prepare before laying it? Is it custom cut or do
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (1) rgranger at 8:31am 02.23.24 this path would be the least amount of work f options come up
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 02.23.24 I love the boat, so I'd be happy to share any of my experiences. Mine is a 1999 model that we bough
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole hunter240 at 8:19am 02.23.24 Any 23.5 owners use a track and wisker pole set up? I have and H240. Mounted wisker pole to mast,
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Hello Below at 8:16am 02.23.24 While changing the sanitation hoses, also change the water intake hose, it can harbor smells from d
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:09am 02.23.24 You can use Test Strip for Salt water intrusion in your boat, versus Fresh water tank leak. https:
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 7:51am 02.23.24 Gelcoat cracks and crazing typical do not extend into the fiberglass, so it is unlikely the core in
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 dlochner at 7:39am 02.23.24 Buy the best hoses, though ... you don't want to be doing this again soon. I even found that the to
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Project_Mayhem at 7:28am 02.23.24 There should be some reinforcement on the starboard side of the transom if you look at the transom f
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. American_Mainsail at 7:24am 02.23.24 There's two approaches to bonding. I know that Nigel tends to lean toward the "bond everything toget
Boat registration Jacktar at 7:12am 02.23.24 Florida does have a antique boat registration program, based on 25 years old and with original propu
Boat registration Leeward Rail at 7:08am 02.23.24 As noted above, the devil is in the details. Are you importing the boat from out of country ? Which
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Ted10028 at 7:02am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can'
Boat registration rgranger at 7:01am 02.23.24 Registration -- yes Taxes -- maybe. In VA I had a 30 year-old boat and my tax was something like $
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. Davidasailor26 at 7:01am 02.23.24 I think this is a big part of the problem in addition to the windlass problem. The lightning protec
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 02.23.24 Your boat is 20 years old now and most likely the hoses have never been exchanged. You simply can't
Boat registration jssailem at 6:45am 02.23.24
B331 switchboard rail terminal block (1) jssailem at 6:16am 02.23.24

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