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Rotten locker floor (1) LittleMurph at 4:40pm 08.25.25 Ask All Sailors 5/672 I have an 84 Starwind 22 that was leaking from the pry out hatch in the anchor locker. knows how l
Selene needs a new piston. FOLLOWING SEAS at 4:03pm 08.25.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1025 Hello, I have 1999 Hunter 310. GREAT BOAT. I need to replace the piston on the Selden Rodkicker. It
Refinishing Wooden Wheel (1) Foswick at 3:24pm 08.25.25 Ask All Sailors 12/965 I dig our old-style wooden wheel, but it is time to refinish (this winter). Trying to sand it as-is
Electrical diagram for Catalina 34 my 1.5 1990 duanelorenz at 2:54pm 08.25.25 Ask All Sailors 1/473 Electrical diagram for Catalina 34 my 1.5 1990
Deck top clutches, organizers, winches (1) dmmlyons at 12:58pm 08.25.25 The Cherubini Hunters 3/812 I have an 1980 hunter 33 which does not have any clutches, organizers or winches mounted on the cabi
Beneteau First 345 Keel Width trevorharris at 11:15am 08.25.25 Ask All Sailors 3/539 Hey all, I'm building a cradle for my Beneteau First 345 (1985, deep keel) but it's currently in th
First Day out on the Hunter 240 SteveHughessails at 10:08am 08.25.25 Smaller Boats 11/1548 Towing the 240 is ok. It is on the wider side but you get used to it. Keep the left wheel close to t
Hunter 340 compass interference. MARK340 at 9:50am 08.25.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/887 We have a 1999 Hunter 340 and have a problem with the Ritchie compass having magnetic interference.
41DS Window Replacement (1) gfrazzle at 8:57am 08.25.25 Big Boats 8/1339 The forward windows are leaking on my 41 DS. The plexiglass has a rubber gasket attached to the edge
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? (1) 4lane at 7:46am 08.25.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1441
Hunter 376 mast sail track (2) jcrewser at 4:09pm 08.24.25 Big Boats 4/457 My track is coming apart. The plastic extrusion is separating between the outside track that the sai
Monark M1 14 Buoyancy sokotd12 at 4:04pm 08.24.25 Ask All Sailors 6/593 Hi All. Hoping I can get some help on my Monark M1 14' daysailer. Yes, I said MonArk...note a lot
Yanmar 3GM30F: Wiring Harness & Aftermarket Panel Clutch Cargo at 7:32am 08.24.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/1517 I have DOM 1993 Yanmar 3GM30F in my boat and the engine runs fine with the exception of the ubiquito
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash (2) BTC1984 at 6:37am 08.24.25 Mid-Size Boats 29/2430 This crack goes all the way through to the bilge and leaks water. On the hard, before getting the b
Help with Diesel Tank Cap dimension Afraal at 4:54am 08.24.25 Catalina 310 8/863 Hello! the chain on my Diesel cap broke and the cap fell in the water. I was wondering if anyone he
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? DakineRobotics at 10:53pm 08.23.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1986 Hey everyone! My name is Lyle and I've been sailing for 5 years now. Two years on a Catalina 22 and
Hunter 40-1 Refit - Will the Engine Start? Canuck Sailorguy at 10:36pm 08.23.25 Big Boats 2/487 Update on Hunter 40-1 Refit. Today was the BIG day - starting the engine. I have been living in fear
Short but sweet.. Occasional Heeler at 6:18pm 08.23.25 Mid-Size Boats 6/965 I wasn't on this forum very long and now I'm signing off. Due to family feedback and to better acco
Bent mast step sarahmbb at 5:13pm 08.23.25 Smaller Boats 4/637 Looking to buy a Catalina 18 and the current owner said they bent the mast step. He claims it will b
Adding Air Conditioning to a 98 Catalina 42 MkII rajhnsn at 4:59pm 08.23.25 Ask All Sailors 2/469 Has anyone installed Air Conditioning on a 98 Catalina 42. I expect to be installing two units a 16

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Holding tank vent fitting keithonElan at 5:03am 11.12.25
Holding tank vent fitting keithonElan at 4:57am 11.12.25 I'd use a 90 degree sweep instead of a 90 elbow on a vent line 'cuz ideally vent lines should be as
Cracked gel coat below the waterline Davidasailor26 at 4:24am 11.12.25 In my experience, when there is displacement of the gel coat (ie, you can feel the crack when dragg
Solar Flares may bring Northern Lights into view jssailem at 4:08am 11.12.25
FYI for anyone with mast support struts and cold winters sailme88 at 2:57am 11.12.25 Are these deck stepped masts? This struts are so low that I can't imagine they'd do anything but sup
FYI for anyone with mast support struts and cold winters Neil Spooner at 1:47am 11.12.25 The struts are there to support the mast from sailing loads. There should be no load on the struts n
Rigging Quote Windpilot at 9:33pm 11.11.25 I did similar to my 99 410, Tides track, all instruments and cables, radar etc, don't forget the amp
Solar Flares may bring Northern Lights into view MikeHoncho at 8:25pm 11.11.25 My daughter is sending me pictures of them in Pullman. Looks like the episode we had a couple years
Restoring An Oxidized Hull MikeHoncho at 8:19pm 11.11.25 If the polish or wax is a little difficult to buff off you still have oxidation and the products are
Cracked gel coat below the waterline marcham at 8:02pm 11.11.25 In my experience, when there is displacement of the gel coat (ie, you can feel the crack when draggi
FYI for anyone with mast support struts and cold winters marcham at 7:44pm 11.11.25 Same goes for the mast! There is a drain hole at the bottom, overtime crud builds up and can cause t
Decorating a boat for Christmas Project_Mayhem at 7:21pm 11.11.25 Search craigslist for some used ones to stretch your budget a bit further. I would also consider som
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area dlochner at 6:12pm 11.11.25 didn't realize there was "tabbing"..I get it now, makes sense. Also got some good books that tell m
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area shemandr at 5:59pm 11.11.25 Bulkheads stiffen the structure of the hull. Forgive me if I am repeating what you already know. B
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area Carl Wonderful at 4:57pm 11.11.25 What you are thinking is delamination is the tabbing separating and cracking. This is not as seriou
Decorating a boat for Christmas marcham at 4:48pm 11.11.25 We do this at our docks .... Like others have said, use a halyard. I zip tie the lights to a rope,
Alternative to Split Rings jssailem at 3:59pm 11.11.25 At one time, I used snap shackles. That was until I saw a guy on the foredeck take one to the side o
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? Paceship.org at 1:44pm 11.11.25 Mine were 1/2" and they failed spectacularly. Did you report to RC? It would be a bummer if they
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? Gene Neill at 1:41pm 11.11.25 I won't speak for RC on the 3/8 pintle issue (the explanation they gave me seemed reasonable) and s
How to rebed the bow pulpit on a 1987 Project_Mayhem at 1:40pm 11.11.25 Embedded plates are known to seize due to corrosion. I guess that's why Catalina switched to lag bol

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