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Outboard tilt bracket (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 02.15.24 Ask All Sailors 0/251 I was wondering if anyone knows if a longer version of the bracket outlined below is available for a
Outboard Transom Mount w4swk at 10:25am 02.15.24 Catalina 22 5/1343 Hi Guys I am looking to replace the outboard mount on my 22...over time, the old one has just gotten
Dial-a-buoy about to be killed off. captain69 at 1:03am 02.15.24 Weather and Forecasting 6/2174 Effective Sunday, March 17, 2024, the National Weather Service National Data Buoy Center will discon
removing trailer from boat in driveway tim burke at 1:55pm 02.14.24 Trailer Sailors 9/2327 can any one point me in the right direction. i have a precision 18 and want to work on trailer
H41DS black foam boxes in ceiling? (1) Nachismo at 12:26pm 02.14.24 Big Boats 5/901 What are these black foam boxes that foil my attempts to remove the hard plastic headliners to acces
Question for where cap shrouds pass through spreaders iamwhatiam at 10:06am 02.14.24 Ask All Sailors 0/16 Delete post
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar twodzusfittings at 9:16am 02.14.24 Ask All Sailors 14/3218 I'm contemplating purchasing a large unit for my boat. I have a good spot for it with good air circu
Boating with osteoporosis buddybear at 9:14am 02.14.24 Catalina 310 5/1982 Recently I fractured the L2 in my back a compression fracture. It was determined that I have osteopo
2001 Beneteau 381 (1) dnimigon at 9:13am 02.14.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1172 Looking at this 2001. I researched Beneteau site and only could find the 381 was the Oceanis series,
Hunter 30 Skeg assessment (3) QChunter at 6:47am 02.14.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1442 Hi group, first time poster. I bought a hunter 30 1979 last year and everyday is a new discovery! wi
Solar powered vents Pagan Baby at 3:12pm 02.13.24 Ask All Sailors 4/722
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? captain69 at 3:08am 02.13.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1386
Vee Berth plywood -'99 Hunter 380 dchipley at 3:46pm 02.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/402 Had a leak from the wiring through deck to the pulpit prior to us acquiring the boat. Now I have a s
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 (2) smokey73 at 3:16pm 02.12.24 Ask All Sailors 4/849 I think I have the pre-bend correct on my 1994 Hunter 40.5. Do any of you fellow 40.5 owners have a
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? (1) elink at 2:56pm 02.12.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1380 I bought a sailboat with a retractable bow sprit for using a genaker. Unfortunately I am not 100% su
Hunter 320 in mast furling fbcoache at 11:03am 02.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/903 Looking to purchase a Hunter 320 that has in mast furling Never have had this set up before. Ca
Water Leaks laitm001 at 9:58am 02.12.24 Big Boats 7/1462 Anyone ever had to replace a water tank on a 49. Might have a leak under the galley and it looks lik
stripping cetol from teak domer94 at 7:33am 02.11.24 Ask All Sailors 16/2804 hi all , does anybody have the best technique for stripping that stuff? does it react to heat gun a
Free chafe guard rgranger at 5:08am 02.11.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 5/2366 Hey all I ran across a Craigslist FREE ad for decommissioned fire hose. If you are in the area an
New Main Sail PhilaSailor at 6:01pm 02.10.24 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1613 Any thoughts on the main sail for the 37 cutter ? I'm buying a new main sail and considering the op

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Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle? Joe at 6:50am 10.18.25 My dodger frame gets in the way of my cabin top, halyard winches. No biggie... that's why winches a
Before and after BigEasy at 6:45am 10.18.25
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions Joe at 6:41am 10.18.25 I crewed for a couple seasons on a Cal 29 and I can tell you that every skipper will dial his boat i
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Benny17441 at 6:19am 10.18.25 Just a weird idea, contact a metal recycler to see if they would be interested in a large chunk of a
Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle? Benny17441 at 6:08am 10.18.25 Take it to a machine shop and I am sure they can cut, weld and drill it into a 7" winch handle.
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 dlochner at 4:42am 10.18.25 A new mast costs thousands of dollars. New rigging costs tens of dollars. Shortening the mast will r
Placement of engine cover cable eyestrap east coaster at 3:45am 10.18.25 I have the same setup and will post a photo once I get to the boat later this morning, so hang in th
Before and after kappykaplan at 3:14am 10.18.25 Nice lookin' boat, SailingLoto. You do good work!! :beer:
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. kappykaplan at 3:09am 10.18.25 building a boat hinge. Took me a couple of days, but I think you mean boat henge, as in Stonehenge
The keel... is done unclejack3 at 2:51am 10.18.25 Hi. So you cut a chunk out of the keel where the hole was and made a new piece to fit. Was it cast i
Before and after (5) SailingLoto at 2:32am 10.18.25 Here she is with her mast on the dock roof getting a new main halyard, topping lift, masthead light
Before and after SailingLoto at 2:21am 10.18.25 @SailingLoto makes many of us green with envy because of how quickly he can make an abandoned boat
Before and after SailingLoto at 2:18am 10.18.25 She looked pretty down in the bow in the before. Was there water inside? Anchor locker drain hos
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions dLj at 12:45am 10.18.25 Hardly a friendly intro as your first post on a boating forum implying everyone who owns a boat is
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Woodworks1 at 12:01am 10.18.25
Replacing starboard rope clutch (3) BC Bernie at 11:15pm 10.17.25 I had the exact problem recently - clutch would not stay open. I asked a pro rigger and he confirmed
Help putting in a simple solar setup for my C-22 Project_Mayhem at 10:58pm 10.17.25 Appreciate the advice. I'm a big "mood lighting" guy and gotta have the lighting right. But I like
Help putting in a simple solar setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 10:10pm 10.17.25 Hi Carl. I sail a 25 footer with an ancient inboard diesel. I have two (cheap) lead acid batteries.
Catalina Yachts sold ! BigEasy at 10:08pm 10.17.25 If the company is indeed having financial problems, perhaps they want to temporarily shut down & re
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 Carl Wonderful at 10:07pm 10.17.25 That step looks bastardized....AND potentially UNSAFE.... Yeah its definitely not great and far fr

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