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Extending Table Leafs (1) laitm001 at 8:12am 10.15.23 Big Boats 7/800 Just bought a hunter 49 and wondered if anyone could help explain how to extend the table. Mine has
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 7:25am 10.15.23 Ask All Sailors 75/9442 Hey everyone - I've been sailing about 25 years, almost all trailer boats. I've owned three - sold
Invest 94L --> TS Tammy --> Hurricane Tammy (1) JamesG161 at 6:08am 10.15.23 Weather and Forecasting 18/2486 over the East USA should stop the normal tracking into the Caribbean . Jim...
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 (1) Anomymous 163294 at 7:11pm 10.14.23 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2339 is this a major job or is it minor? it came to me this way. and i just noticed it today as i was loo
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Nichole340 at 2:45pm 10.14.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1571 I want to buy a new battery charger for the garage and use it maintain my boat batteries over the wi
Running lines aft on Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 8:27am 10.14.23 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1949 Hi, I've seen many posts on this, but still not quite settled in one particular part of the plan. I
C&C 25 cabin/cockpit table CliffA at 6:37am 10.14.23 C&C 1/1028
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 10:11am 10.13.23 Sails Call Lounge 33/4254 I haven't been on in a while. I retired and don't have much time lately. I'll never do that again. ;
Man the Boats... jssailem at 9:21am 10.13.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/1684 It is time for that last cruise. The weather patterns are aligning for a chance as an Indian Summer
Wilcox Crittenden Replacement for Catalina 27 (5) shank at 8:14am 10.13.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/775 Hi Peggy (and others) I have an old WC Headmate on my Catalina 27. I'm looking at the Raritan PH Su
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? Captain Larry-DH at 4:08am 10.13.23 Ask All Sailors 4/2751
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support (1) argentum at 8:37pm 10.12.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/784 Hello, I am looking for a part that is missing from my Beneteau 331 2004. It's a plastic thing that
Tiller cover for clutch tailboom at 8:22am 10.12.23 Catalina 22 3/843
Water tank leak (1) Bogart at 11:45pm 10.11.23 Big Boats 14/1194 Hi All Bogart is a 45CC 2007 model. We have discovered a slight crack in the top of the aft starboa
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 10:24pm 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 31/8567 After the flurry of posts in the thread about Navionics Price Increasing, relaying positive experien
Catalina 30 Survey jofro at 5:01pm 10.11.23 Catalina 30 7/2189 I have an offer accepted on an 1985 30' Catalina pending Survey and Inspection in 2 weeks. After to
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats (3) Crazy Dave Condon at 10:10am 10.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/676 @FreedomCrawler @Monsterfish @patbratton This application applies to trailerable sailboat topping l
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 9:10am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 2/493 looking for any information on how to remove the engine block from the transmission housing on a Yan
Columbia keel question James River Sailor at 8:40am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/839 Would anyone happen to know what Columbia used for their keel material; lead or cast iron? Specifi
Simrad/Navico WP 100 Wheelpilot (1) ESampsel at 7:13am 10.11.23 Parts Search 2/989 Hi, Does anyone know where I can purchase spare parts for an old Navico WP 100 Autopilot? Specifical

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (2) SailingCal21 at 3:56pm 08.02.25 Cleaned up the starboard jib track. Most of the underside as well as the screw holes are painted bla
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space Boiler at 3:46pm 08.02.25 I do not know the interior layout of the 41 AC, but it looks pre-wired. Could it possibly be for th
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? Alan Gomes at 3:45pm 08.02.25 My mistake -- I had the 965. I think the 550 has bracket issues? Yeah, completely different pump.
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? Project_Mayhem at 3:43pm 08.02.25 Did you have the 550P? As far as I know, it does not use a bellows pump. My mistake -- I had the 9
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! Scott T-Bird at 3:26pm 08.02.25 Earlier this year my sister was at the bow and lost her hat. Somebody else was at the helm and we a
Teak upkeep (2) Foswick at 2:42pm 08.02.25 I have been systematically getting rid of varnished surfaces on our boat. It looks good when pristin
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space dkinzer at 2:36pm 08.02.25 Is that dirt or a crack on the left side? Dirt, I think. Shortly after getting this boat I discove
Teak upkeep pilot1995 at 2:27pm 08.02.25 I recently tool home the companion way doors and refinished them followed by 3 coats Cetol. I got mo
Do i feel ssttuuiippiidd! Foswick at 2:00pm 08.02.25 I don't know if the original post was a typo or if the intent was to refer to an actual place that I
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? Alan Gomes at 1:34pm 08.02.25 I had the Thetford. It had issues flushing the bowl (uneven water distribution) and the bellow leak
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space Davidasailor26 at 1:30pm 08.02.25
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space Project_Mayhem at 1:12pm 08.02.25 Is that dirt or a crack on the left side?
Pumps Ralph Johnstone at 12:56pm 08.02.25 Hello, I am having trouble with all of my plumbing pimps. I didn't know they did plumbing as well
Pumps Don S/V ILLusion at 12:55pm 08.02.25
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! Project_Mayhem at 12:52pm 08.02.25 Greg, You ran your friend over! In all seriousness, there were reports of 8' waves. I've been workin
Need Help: Prop Shaft Jam Nut Won't Budge dLj at 12:44pm 08.02.25 AS far as I know the propeller and shaft are functional and seem in decent condition. Is there any
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! Will Gilmore at 12:33pm 08.02.25 I've been witness to a number of lost hats, but the sailors I have known would not even think of cha
Pumps Project_Mayhem at 12:32pm 08.02.25 I am having trouble with all of my plumbing pimps. They just don't turn on. Pimps need to be paid.
Pumps thinwater at 12:20pm 08.02.25 Actually, the first thing to do is to read a book on 12V wiring. Cover to cover. Calder wrote a goo
Non Skid; Black Spots JoeWhite at 11:21am 08.02.25 I used plastic tooth picks

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