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Salt water foot pump/faucet- what do you use it for? ArkadiyS at 5:34pm 11.14.15 Catalina 30 5/2312 Our boat came without the actual foot pump and faucet assembly. It was there at one time, but was r
It's just not done? justsomeguy at 5:02pm 11.14.15 Ask All Sailors 66/5292 I've got that Challenger ketch back in my sights, and received an in-the-water infomal survey from a
Campbell sailor propellers Robert1224 at 4:54pm 11.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 21/11582 Ahoy, Anyone here have experience with Campbell Sailor propellers? I have read a bit about them and
Repower a 70's hunter 30 with universal diesel. Robert1224 at 4:46pm 11.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1237 Hello, Has anyone re-powered their 70's vintage Hunter 30 with a Universal diesel engine? I may hav
One step closer to the next shannon - trailer questions SailShannon at 3:19pm 11.14.15 Catalina 22 34/2709 Hi all, This is a follow on to my thread 'Trailer mods?' now in the pre-purchase step on an 89 wing
Your survey input. Great stuff. (1) Phil Herring at 12:38pm 11.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 12/1111 Thanks so much for the survey input! We got a nice response and some general trends quickly emerged
Slip for hunter 216 south florida George Franssen at 8:07am 11.14.15 Trailer Sailors 0/992 my Hunter 216 is in my yard next to my home close to Fort Lauderdale. Rigging and de-rigging it for
How do i change my profile name?? Maureen and Steve at 6:40am 11.14.15 Catalina 22 15/1538 We purchased our Cat 22 in July, and someone told me back then how to change my profile name, but I
Changes woodster at 5:27am 11.14.15 Ask All Sailors 10/794 well i see the gremlins have been here over night again :biggrin:when i loaded the site it appeared
Mold and mildew during storage Rodd at 4:07am 11.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 28/11594 What has the group had success with to prevent mold/mildew inside the boat during winter storage?
79 l25 stern mast crutch (1) Steve22116 at 8:02pm 11.13.15 Lancer 1/1285 Working on a new stern mast crutch idea and cut a template this afternoon. I also plan on stepping t
On the hard, no power outlet access njl at 7:07pm 11.13.15 Ask All Sailors 48/3843 My boat was just pulled out of the water for the winter, but I'm in an area of the boatyard that doe
Genoa halyard (1) pneirik at 5:16pm 11.13.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2134 I have a Beneteau 323. Main Halyard and Jib Halyard are good. Its my Spinnaker / Genoa Halyard.
Stack pack (2) paulj at 4:08pm 11.13.15 Catalina 310 25/9863 Paul, Not looking to hijack the post - but :yikes: As we are getting older were looking for ways to
Anyone ever used this this or something like it? allen-deckard at 12:28pm 11.13.15 Catalina 22 11/915 Ok I was bored. Sitting in the house and was messing with this. http://www.ipass.net/sailboat/cal
Painted stripe below mast (1) Bracketboy at 11:00am 11.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/2221 Anyone one know what the painted stripe just below masthead represents? I'm thinking it may be ethe
Looking for a t fitting Jerry21707 at 10:42am 11.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/598 I am looking for a brass T fitting with barbs and a hose thread much like found on an automobile coo
Anode installation - best practices (8) Maine Sail at 10:04am 11.13.15 Musings With Maine Sail 54/21571 I just came from a customers boat doing a winterizing and noticed the anode (zinc in this case) on
Print something Meriachee at 9:07am 11.13.15 Ask All Sailors 0/349 It would appear that the carbon boundary has been breached in the 3D printer world. While it's still
Charlotte nc area Cuirassier at 8:08am 11.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/458 Would like to make contact with Capri 14.2 (or other boats close to this class) sailors in the Charl

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Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:37pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replace
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 8:21pm 02.29.24 For an outside "stop fill" indicator, I think you could use a whistling device that is sold for fue
Sigma drive flex coupler American_Mainsail at 7:53pm 02.29.24 I can't recommend it enough. Everything about the Sigmadrive is extremely well thought out and it is
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 7:19pm 02.29.24 I thought the "standing on a comfortable surface" seemed like a good workout. -Will
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A twalker H260 at 7:18pm 02.29.24 From a parts listing it looks like you might be looking for part number 838061? Found this place i
Water maker baycloud at 5:45pm 02.29.24 It's been reported to not work, but I T'd into my vent line. However, I have had the water premature
Keel repair captcoho at 5:31pm 02.29.24 What year is your boat? Your keel is in very sad shape. My approach would be to try and find a us
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. (1) jssailem at 3:37pm 02.29.24 If you keep track of your current filled capacity, then you could use a tool like this to roughly me
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 02.29.24 For an Arduino compatible display that you can read in bright light you can consider E-Ink displays
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Rich Stidger at 2:45pm 02.29.24 For an outside "stop fill" indicator, I think you could use a whistling device that is sold for fuel
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:27pm 02.29.24 223252
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replacem
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint LakeShark at 12:36pm 02.29.24 Hello, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 22 a couple of years ago and need to spot finish the keel. It ha
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 12:16pm 02.29.24 Not clear what you are looking for. Here is a review from 2006. https://www.boats.com/reviews/grand-
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 10:59am 02.29.24 Second that, they are excellent to work with - I think just business wise at the time they didn't wa
Midship spring line cleat on 315 jssailem at 9:36am 02.29.24 @Bill Russell I would encourage you to install a midship cleat on both Port and Starboard sides of
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 9:19am 02.29.24 Not sure of the history of what they did in 2007 or why. I had mine rebuilt in 2022 and I talked to
Midship spring line cleat on 315 Bill Russell at 8:53am 02.29.24 Sorry - just noticed the posts from October 2023 on this very topic. Don't mean to waste people's t
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:10am 02.29.24 Sorry but I am not a fan of bronze seacocks. I have seen too many of them that turn to dust from
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A Mark Maulden at 8:06am 02.29.24 Im parting out an MD-17 and a guy in Scandanavia bought some new coppers I had on hand. They are (a

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