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Plexiglass hatches Dan DeNeal at 5:07am 03.15.15 S2 15/5220 My 7.3 hatches are in need of replacement, the one on the fore deck is severely crazed and the curve
Exhaust Muffler Jtacqua at 8:40pm 03.14.15 Catalina 310 7/1538 Hello all, Starting the spring clean up and servicing for 2015. The service technician at the mari
Battery setup on a 23.5 SFKjeld at 8:28pm 03.14.15 Smaller Boats 7/1236 Got my first real look at my new to me 23.5. Batteries were my first concern. A marine battery for t
Spinaker for Catalina 22 ? polarbear at 6:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 5/1008 Wondering if Catalina 22 can use a spinaker. Tried to check search but found nothing for the 22.
14133 Clean up! (4) T_Cat at 5:12pm 03.14.15 Catalina 22 56/5754 Ok I actually got to spend a couple of hours cleaning up my girl. First a light pressure wash to get
Truedesign through hulls and seacocks MWybo at 5:01pm 03.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2158 Hi. Does anyone have experience with the Truedesign through hulls and seacocks from New Zealand?.
Pox (2) FlimFlamII at 4:51pm 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6997 My boat has a serious issue with pox. It was pulled three years ago and the pox dealt with at that
PVC board used on the head walls on my Catalina 30 MKIII (12) pmirenda at 4:36pm 03.14.15 Catalina 30 21/7737 PVC used on the walls in the head on my Catalina 30 MKIII Due to some deck leaks I had to cover the
M 25 Decal for main sail raycraft99 at 4:19pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/987 Hi there, I have a 1985 and the main sail is faded to white, you can see the decals were there at
Removing bottom paint from boat (1) ris at 3:56pm 03.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1904 Testing different ways to remove bottom paint on 26x. Tried sanding, it is very dusty and really nee
Hunter 290 -Table modifications?? SteveH290 at 2:26pm 03.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/993 I have a Hunter 290. The main cabin table is very awkward and takes up a huge amount of space. We re
Pointing ability of H40 shoal draft v Deep draft (1) kenackerman at 2:16pm 03.14.15 Big Boats 16/2717 I've searched and read previous posts on this forum but haven't found any direct comparisons of poin
The End of the Cruise (4) Roger Long at 1:52pm 03.14.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 0/1937 The end of cruising sometimes sneaks up on you. Little by little, the sense of timeless freedom lea
back at it Redbeard33 at 12:41pm 03.14.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1473 After a long period of inactivty both on the forum and on the boat (don't make the mistake of thinki
Jammed roller furler, Jib in pieces Chiriqui at 10:35am 03.14.15 Smaller Boats 2/874 Well almost pieces. Beyond repair here at least in the Rep of Panama. A small roller on the line tha
Y valve Replacement procedure? 1 Salty Dog at 8:46am 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 4/3685 So I have to ask as I've never attempted this before and don't want to wind up with a huge mess "lit
Winter Cover Removal, Chicago helmfam at 8:45am 03.14.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1380 This is our first recommissioning after winter in the Chicago area (31st St Harbor). When do other
National Pi Day JohnnyMac at 8:38am 03.14.15 Sails Call Lounge 5/2437 For those of you who missed celebrating this morning you will have another chance tonight. 3/14/1
oday 28 shower shozbot at 8:32am 03.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1644 I'm not the original owner of this boat and am trying to get the shower up and running again. Need s
Lehr propane outboard maintence KenKindrick at 6:53am 03.14.15 Big Boats 2/966 Will an outboard motor service facility service a propane powered outboard motor? I will ask mine, a

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Does anyone recognise this windlass? Terry Cox at 4:11am 11.19.23 Hi Johan. What a beast of a windlass. Perhaps if you were to access the motor/gear assembly below de
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) BitsPerSecond at 1:59am 11.19.23 So not gonna lie, I suck at remembering this and I just kinda forgot this existed. So I'm gonna necr
Rudder slack (1) colin59 at 9:08pm 11.18.23 Thanks everyone. the surveyor said it could be a bushing. On another forum there is a thread about r
Passage 42 port salon bench top removal advice. Terry Cox at 9:01pm 11.18.23 Need to remove the port salon bench top and replace. Why does it need replacing? I've not do so, b
Best place to sell a boat quickly? dlochner at 8:42pm 11.18.23 You can also list here on SBO. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/classified2/adsmanager.php Or on Goo
Best place to sell a boat quickly? dkinzer at 8:37pm 11.18.23 There is also yachtx.com. I've browsed but haven't used them.
Best place to sell a boat quickly? rgranger at 8:15pm 11.18.23 Sailboatlistings.com
Removing old paint rgranger at 8:11pm 11.18.23
315 Backstay Adjuster Calif. Ted at 7:50pm 11.18.23 Would a backstay adjuster be advisable on an in mast mainsail furler like I believe your boat has ?
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary lacoursmarc at 6:48pm 11.18.23 I mounted a 12V 36# Minnkota on a H260 and it was great for inching up to a dock and as an emergency
315 Backstay Adjuster (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:20pm 11.18.23 Dufour has an interesting solution for that. They have an adjuster inserted in the backstays with bl
Best place to sell a boat quickly? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:16pm 11.18.23 Yacht world. Via broker. Especially if speed is more important than price.
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Scott T-Bird at 4:43pm 11.18.23 Check the bra drawer .... When Sue and I went to St. Augustine last spring, the first morning after
Remove Prop (1) fstbttms at 4:32pm 11.18.23
Remove Prop Tally Ho at 4:26pm 11.18.23 An 18" pipe wrench is my entry level prop nut removal tool -incher would help! I did bring a pipe
Remove Prop (1) fstbttms at 4:14pm 11.18.23
Deck Plate Organizer Sheave Replacement (1) SoSound at 4:11pm 11.18.23 Different years, or model runs, may have different methods of attaching the organizer, and access ma
315 Backstay Adjuster Stu Jackson at 3:49pm 11.18.23 Ask Garhauer, they made all the stuff on you boat, they'll know. Good luck.
Odd Yanmar issue Tally Ho at 3:46pm 11.18.23 in original equipment from Hunter, most of their larger boats have one. Actually connected yesterd
Convert partial battens to full battens Tally Ho at 3:42pm 11.18.23 True Greg. The image of your full battened wing clarifies the information. Your boat is charging a

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