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Keel bolt concern cloydmilton at 7:54pm 02.21.15 Smaller Boats 4/1457 On a swing keel Catalina 25 does anyone know of a keel that has fallen off due to corrosion as the b
Outboard advice Slogfish at 5:38pm 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 65/8706 Hello sailors. I am looking to upgrade my outboard motor on my Sirius21. I currently have a Tohatsu
Cradle Pictures and Measurements MetricMountie at 4:10pm 02.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/796 I'm now the proud owner of a 1995, 40.5 after loosing our 1992, 35.5 Legend to a hurricane last July
Awesome Video Bene 10R overhauled by Andrews 77 JRacer at 4:09pm 02.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1940 Here is a cool video, about half way down the page, of a Beneteau 10R getting passed by an Andrews 7
Beneteau First 285 Electronics SPCSail at 3:33pm 02.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1267 I'm in the process of upgrading the original electronics that came with my 1988 Beneteau First 285.
Removal of set screw (1) FlimFlamII at 2:52pm 02.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 20/3140 Any ideas on how to remove this set screw? The head broke off and I can't get a drill bit that will
Tiller Bracket Removal (2) FlimFlamII at 2:43pm 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1085 Boat - Aphrodite 101 I am trying to remove the pin on the back of the rudder mounting bracket. Some
No berths under the cockpit? epiceric at 12:39pm 02.21.15 Catalina 22 10/1420 I'm about to buy a Catalina 22, but was surprised by the fact that there are no berths under the coc
BWCA/Quetico wilderness adventures (26) srust58 at 10:56am 02.21.15 Sails Call Lounge 6/3178 Some of my other boating activity. Since my first trip into the BWCA in 1978 I have returned 16 tim
Forstay Hunter 26 bmorr at 8:58am 02.21.15 Smaller Boats 12/1950 The roller furring on my Hunter 26 does not attach to the flange that the forestay would normally at
Boarding Handle (1) Dan D at 8:15am 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 17/3719 The Captain and Rear Admiral of our boat each have a new hip, but we still have one old one. It wo
Should You Lock Your Prop Or Let It Spin (2) Genesis V at 8:00am 02.21.15 Big Boats 12/2886
Boating etiquette Rick J B at 7:47am 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 41/5651 Hi friends! Could you please share a polite way of communicating( specifically - what wording to wr
How to remove the ceiling lights? forte at 6:21am 02.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1268 Hi, Anyone any tips on how to remove the ceiling lights ? ( B3612002) . I can see ( and fee
Beneteau PHRF ratings sailordel at 5:30am 02.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/12046 The US Sailiing PHRF rating handbook lists a multitude of Beneteau models. From what little I know
Lightning EmeraldBay at 1:34am 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3874 Advice on Lightening, apart from avoid it. Has anyone been struck and what was the damage? Any b
Replacing Oil Sending Unit On Hunter 49 RHUMB RUNNER at 8:09pm 02.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1080 Has anyone replaced the oil sending unit on the Hunter 49. It's at the back of the engine, can it be
shower system confussion trainmanjess at 4:45pm 02.20.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2973 hello all I just purchased a 1979 Dufour 12000ct 45ft sailboat..... I have a few systems I need t
Installing a 2nd set of genoa tracks (5) daleyellin at 4:20pm 02.20.15 Day Sailers 6/2948 We had a week of sunny skies and temps in the mid-60's that have started the "spring boat project" j
How to inspect keel pin Jacomo Sailor at 3:53pm 02.20.15 Catalina 22 15/3018 I found a brand new keel pin, lifting eye and turning ball inside my new to me boat. I was hoping

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Newbie Tally Ho at 2:44pm 06.16.23 Thank you. Makes sense, will definitely take everyone's advice here to heart. I want the smaller bo
Wood stain or varnish zinahewitt at 2:42pm 06.16.23 tradition and design: the raised teak slates are for traction. they also help remove sand from you
Wood stain or varnish jon hansen at 2:36pm 06.16.23 tradition and design: the raised teak slates are for traction. they also help remove sand from your
Engine raw water thru hole location BigEasy at 2:28pm 06.16.23 I've seen pics on some very early C30s where Catalina just glassed in pipe nipples with no sea cock
Newbie BigEasy at 2:25pm 06.16.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Dave96734 at 2:09pm 06.16.23 Dave, have you pulled your dip stick? If any water made it into the engine it would find it's way
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 sailme88 at 2:06pm 06.16.23 Thanks for all the great comments and discussion! I tried starting with the raw water seacock clos
Recommendations for a new head (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:58pm 06.16.23
Recommendations for a new head 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:37pm 06.16.23 Peggie ..... thanks for the heads up and feed back. I'll continue to use my 1litre bucket. Water fro
Leaving the dock Don S/V ILLusion at 1:31pm 06.16.23
Leaving the dock kappykaplan at 1:18pm 06.16.23 Any photos or drawings of the setup?
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 1:10pm 06.16.23 Art ... I will say it explains their thinking and why it's wired the way it is ... but I still find
Wood stain or varnish (1) zinahewitt at 12:58pm 06.16.23 Sand it all off. Multiple coats of de-waxed blonde shellac then varnish. Make sure to use de-waxe
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose WesternTraveler at 12:24pm 06.16.23 This from your owners manual. boat water level. Hopefully the thru hull valve is reachable under
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose JamesG161 at 12:19pm 06.16.23 If you are really ambitious, you can remove the fresh water jug under the sink, and hand pump it fre
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service (1) Dantheman at 12:13pm 06.16.23 Thanks all. I feel pretty good about what I'll need moving forward, and am also consulting an acquai
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose (1) JamesG161 at 12:12pm 06.16.23 Im open to ideas on how i can pull fresh water up onto the boat This from your owners manual. sin
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.16.23 Any other thru hulls on the boat ? Inboard engine, flushing head, something I haven't thought of ?
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose WesternTraveler at 11:28am 06.16.23 On further looking at your post, I see it's a transducer thru hull. If it's by any chance it's pla
Dock and Go Override How-to (2) brockfromwa at 11:09am 06.16.23 Amazing detective work @brockfromwa. It looks like I might be suffering the exact same issue. Coul

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