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Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 2:48pm 10.15.23 Big Boats 4/801 Has anyone replaced the lazarette hatches on the sugar scoop? Ours are rotten. Anyone have a source?
Extending Table Leafs (1) laitm001 at 8:12am 10.15.23 Big Boats 7/859 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 75/10797 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 18/2737 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 22/2622 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 17/1716 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 15/2189 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 1/1085
Engineering Help Needed Tater at 10:11am 10.13.23 Sails Call Lounge 33/4578 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 11/1831 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 2/824 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 4/3210
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support (1) argentum at 8:37pm 10.12.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/848 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 3/886
Water tank leak (1) Bogart at 11:45pm 10.11.23 Big Boats 14/1368 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 31/10164 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 7/2399 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 2/751 @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 2/543 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 5/890 Would anyone happen to know what Columbia used for their keel material; lead or cast iron? Specifi

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Dinghy advise Project_Mayhem at 11:33am 09.23.25 Buying and mixing oil gets old. Guests and others around you will not appreciate the smell and smoke
Hull patchwork repair Project_Mayhem at 11:32am 09.23.25 You'll need to grind this. Angle grinder is the best tool but doing this in a confined space sucks.
Dinghy advise Taylor1618 at 11:29am 09.23.25 Four stroke engine for sure. I've had many two strokes and still own one How come?
Dinghy advise Project_Mayhem at 11:25am 09.23.25 Four stroke engine for sure. I've had many two strokes and still own one
Electronics dLj at 11:01am 09.23.25
Electronics john6206 at 10:22am 09.23.25
Hull patchwork repair degas at 10:15am 09.23.25 I wish I could offer a different second opinion, but I love a good night's sleep. Indeed, I also re
Lewmar Winch Identification Calif. Ted at 10:13am 09.23.25 All but the 30 are Ocean Series and can be disassembled (usually) by hand without tools. You will ne
s2 6.9 drop keel LLoyd B at 10:09am 09.23.25 Does the keel blade have barnacles on it that's scraping against the boat as it's lifted or is there
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project eherlihy at 9:23am 09.23.25 I suspect that O'day used a polysulfide sealant, similar to 4200 throughout the boat. There are sign
Recaulk Crazy Dave Condon at 9:20am 09.23.25 @RolfSail pictures pleas to include rub rail
Recaulk Crazy Dave Condon at 9:15am 09.23.25 Sent you a private message
Any tips on re-drilling wood plug holes. BAD ORCA at 9:00am 09.23.25 Keeping the sawdust from prior woodworking projects is a good practice to get into. More so in the
Electronics Johann at 8:53am 09.23.25 AIS Sender: Unfortunately, you are lost in the clutter to other rec boats. And the big steel thi
Electronics dLj at 8:47am 09.23.25 I agree, we are not here to discuss chart plotter pros and cons. For the OP - the takeaway may be
Any tips on re-drilling wood plug holes. (1) sailcapt340 at 8:36am 09.23.25 Keeping the sawdust from prior woodworking projects is a good practice to get into. More so in the
s2 6.9 drop keel Don S/V ILLusion at 8:34am 09.23.25 There is a line from the winch to the top of the keel and it's pulled straight up. No pivot , no ca
Electronics marcham at 8:29am 09.23.25 It's not about weight savings.... it's about having the right information, in the right place, at th
s2 6.9 drop keel bgabow at 8:06am 09.23.25 There is a line from the winch to the top of the keel and it's pulled straight up. No pivot , no cab
s2 6.9 drop keel rgranger at 7:55am 09.23.25 We need more information. Was the cable binding? Was the keel pivot binding? Etc.

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