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Jib blocks krantala at 6:34pm 09.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/852 Does anyone know if the jib blocks located along the deck of a 25 are of any real value, or is their
Battery charger electric wiring Slipin Away at 6:24pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/1014 A while back my Xantrex Freedom 25 charger/inverter died. I am in a very remote area and it took se
M25 oil seal question Sefuller at 6:06pm 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1667 I noticed this question had been posed previously by Deke with no replies - I am hoping someone has
Rope Clutches for '93 Hunter 375 Lander at 3:36pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/954 Currently, my 1993 Hunter 375 has 4 Gerhaur rope clutches on each side, and is eating up halyards.
anchor roller from catalina with roller furling allen-deckard at 2:36pm 09.17.15 Catalina 22 26/5131 Has anyone bought an anchor roller from catalina direct that has a cdi roller furling? I haven't
Plastic trim for H26 salon table? CHSN WND at 12:45pm 09.17.15 Smaller Boats 8/1106 I re-beded the fore and aft wood pieces on my plexi top yesterday (thanks Crazy Dave and Fred for th
Winterizing thaeni at 11:35am 09.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2937 I have a 3GM30F and was wondering if I could use the antifreeze used for water systems in my engine
Tightening Cap Shrouds Davidasailor26 at 10:42am 09.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1352 The cap shrouds on our 2014 Oceanis 37 are very loose above the lower spreaders. The section below
hydrofoil plates on outboard cavitation plate fortunare at 9:43am 09.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1304 I used them on my Mac 19 to get on a plane faster and reduce cavitation but noticed in 26M manual th
Selden GX Top Down Furler (4) seadaddler at 5:18am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 1/536 Here is how I installed the ring for selden pole,one mistake I first made is the spinnaker halyard
Washing sail sock. hewebb at 4:24am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/985 I just acquired a asymmetrical spinnaker with a dousing sock that needs cleaning. I am thinking abo
What is this thing? (3) brett_howard at 1:46am 09.17.15 Catalina 22 12/1627 I recently bought a 1986 C22. I've only sailed a handfull of times with friends so I'm really new..
Maine Sail Newport Bob at 8:12pm 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2220 Will you be in town for the Newport Boat Show this weekend!
Replacing mainsail halyard Kratm31 at 7:19pm 09.16.15 Pearson 7/3061 I need to replace the rope/wire mainsail halyard on my 1987 31-2 ' I want to replace it with an all-
Learning about anchor, gear & locker (4) H3newdog at 6:38pm 09.16.15 Big Boats 24/6180 As I need to learn just about everything about my 1983 H34 I thought I'd start at the bow. The boat
Trying to find the screw ! sgaby at 6:08pm 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1067 Hi everyone I have a 28 Catalina 1998 The port window, the one that open is leaking by the handle
Boom Vang for Spirit 23 Lodi47 at 5:28pm 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4344 I just purchased a Spirit 23 with very basic rigging. There is no boom vang and I am wondering if an
Down by the head herbwitt at 2:05pm 09.16.15 Catalina 30 4/1300 I have a C-30 for about 4 months. It sits in the water about 4 inches down by the head. I've tried
Newbie electrical question ChristopherHurst at 11:07am 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4554 I am new to sailing, but really love it! Bought a very nice 2000 Hunter 290 that was almost unused,
What To Look For, P34-2 Survey? colderwater at 10:39am 09.16.15 Pearson 2/1046 I will be having a survey done on a 1990 Pearson 34-2 next week. Any owners or past owners have any

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The Show Must Go On dLj at 10:22pm 01.28.24 I've been going to the Annapolis boat show for several decades. It has changed over time, but still
The Show Must Go On (1) Project_Mayhem at 9:02pm 01.28.24 I went to the Chicago boat show the first year after the pandemic. There were no sailboats. It was a
What the heck is this? Project_Mayhem at 8:55pm 01.28.24 That is what I was going to say.... I see red mold around spigouts (faucets and shower heads) often
Keel bolts obxjeff at 6:59pm 01.28.24 The picture looks a lot worse than just a smile which a piece of paper can fit in, my thumb could fi
Keel bolts Best of Times at 6:58pm 01.28.24 Prior owner just contacted me and said it was just a seam with sloppy caulking that makes it look ba
Gear Ratio dlochner at 6:46pm 01.28.24 For every one ton (2000lbs) the rule of thumb is 4 hp. This is how marine engineers get a rough est
The Show Must Go On dlochner at 6:37pm 01.28.24 Over the past few years I've been going to the Annapolis Boat Show. The first time with a shopping l
Keel bolts dlochner at 6:26pm 01.28.24 Wondering if I should torque at 90vs 132#? I would unless someone can find documentation from Hun
AC CONTROLLER dlochner at 6:24pm 01.28.24 hi thanks for the tip but i cannot find it on the Marvair page Click on the International Sales b
Remote oil filter for M25XP Mark Maulden at 6:14pm 01.28.24
Keel bolts Best of Times at 5:59pm 01.28.24
AC CONTROLLER Valerio at 4:47pm 01.28.24 Any idea were i can buy a Polar Bay head controller for my Marvair air? It would help to know whe
AC CONTROLLER Crazy Dave Condon at 4:13pm 01.28.24
Hunter 34 no 12 volt power after winter haul and rgranger at 3:36pm 01.28.24
What the heck is this? rgranger at 3:34pm 01.28.24 I've seem mold that was red in a boat that had flooded with rain water. I think dLj has the right i
Remote oil filter for M25XP Stu Jackson at 3:20pm 01.28.24 Hayden, I've had my M25 engine for 25+ years and have never had that problem. Put some rags down.
Gear Ratio twodzusfittings at 2:35pm 01.28.24
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:05pm 01.28.24 12-14' is about double the distance that most marine toilets, manual or electric can move bowl conte
Looking to buy a Catalina 310 Tom J at 1:06pm 01.28.24 Good luck on your search. I, too, had checked out the C310's at boat shows, and, after checking out
Catalina 310 Air Conditioner Installation Deleted member 117556 at 12:53pm 01.28.24 Thanks for the photo. Seems like a waste of valuable space in the salon which is already undersized.

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