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Replacing/Upgrading the Manual head to Electric. FOLLOWING SEAS at 6:31am 11.12.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/1421 Hello, looking to upgrade the head from Jabsco manual to and electric any brand. Has anyone taken on
End of Season Storms --> Update (2) JamesG161 at 6:23am 11.12.23 Weather and Forecasting 6/1171 221342 Jim...
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 (3) twodzusfittings at 3:19am 11.12.23 Bigger Boats 13/3783 I could use your help if you have a Universal 5416 otherwise known as an M-20 diesel engine. I am in
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white SabreToothedEngineer at 6:05pm 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1923 I need to paint some sections of the deck and cockpit of my '83 Hunter 34. I did one small section w
How to create a brand-specific forum geoffschultz at 4:15pm 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1109 I want to create a Knysna brand-specific forum. How does one go about doing that? -- Geoff
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport (7) Robert D at 11:08am 11.11.23 Smaller Boats 4/1360 Hello All, I have a 2006 Catalina 22 Sport. I had a man come look at it because he was interested
Tiller rise C27? Indysailor at 6:40am 11.11.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1522 The current tiller on our Catalina 27, which appears to be original, has about a 5 inch drop. I'm wo
Harken Electric Winch 46/E (3) Lee Hadjiosif at 6:05am 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 1/481 I have two of these and one stoped working electrically. Manually is OK. I bypassed the relay/contac
Fischer Panda impeller change artboas at 1:10am 11.11.23 Big Boats 9/1299 Ok,, This make no sense (to me) The screws holding one the FP pump late are M4, very short, and (ga
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dinghy and Davit lift points spadaforaj at 7:39pm 11.10.23 Ask All Sailors 14/3354 Just purchased a new one with a good deal - anyone mount davit lift points on one of these ? Looki
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 1:59pm 11.10.23 Catalina 310 9/2446 I am going to add a solar arch on my 315; specifically looking at the Atlantic Tower brand Can some
Bimini window.... NYSail at 11:07am 11.10.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1887
Oday 25 cabin roof tcbailey67 at 4:29am 11.10.23 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1517 Hi, I'm rebedding some things on my Oday 25, toe rails, cheek blocks, etc, was planning on the mast
Pearson electra? SailingLoto at 5:22pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1301 Help me ID this old sailboat please.
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 inkunzi at 3:36pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2269
Does anyone have, or had, a Belmar 120 diesel heater on board? advgaia at 2:32pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 2/650 Recently, I've acquired a Pearson 323 and am going thru the boat. The is a Belmar 120 diesel heater
Stanchion Support for 2001 Beneteau 361 bfrey0003 at 7:17am 11.09.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/644 The deck around my stanchions has starburst and other cracks, which I want to repair. Naturally, th
MARINE GROWTH twodzusfittings at 7:08am 11.09.23 Bigger Boats 27/6220 This year, I am amazed at how much barnacles and growth I have on the bottom of my boat. I'm located
Vented Loop (2) MaryEllaRose at 6:49pm 11.08.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2219
H450 Grunert fridge/freezer AKlight at 5:00pm 11.08.23 Big Boats 9/1302 Am thinking about replacing my grunert ac fridge with something more efficient. I was figuring on no

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Spin-Tech Furler (1) jssailem at 8:04am 10.27.25 Good idea. I have a feeling the Pacific NW and Canada will soon be sending you some winter weather.
Hunter 39 Furlex Line Project_Mayhem at 7:58am 10.27.25 I also switched to a low stretch line to prevent the line from getting caught in the previous layer.
Running light corrosion jssailem at 7:53am 10.27.25 Yes I agree it is pricey, but it seems to work better than the other products I have used. Better th
Spin-Tech Furler cokomo at 7:45am 10.27.25 Do you have any pics of the car and/or the sheeves for the halyards? It is hard to suggest a solut
Running light corrosion (1) rgranger at 7:26am 10.27.25 I have used a product called Corrosion Block made by Lear Chemical. Good stuff and does the job b
Rudder packing gland bob45 at 7:20am 10.27.25 while the rudder is out try to pump some (way overdue?) grease into that factory 'zerk'. Hope it w
Older Z SPARS UK Genoa Furler parts rgranger at 7:11am 10.27.25 I assume you have been here already but if not... https://zsparsuk.com And since it is older and (
Rudder packing gland FastOlson at 7:08am 10.27.25 while the rudder is out try to pump some (way overdue?) grease into that factory 'zerk'. Hope it wo
Spin-Tech Furler rgranger at 7:07am 10.27.25 We have had trouble from the start in both lowering and raising the sail to and from the catch hoo
Hull preparation dlochner at 6:31am 10.27.25 Painting would be the best bet. There is still a lot of gelcoat and pain on the boat. The only place
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement dlochner at 6:19am 10.27.25
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 Gene Neill at 5:27am 10.27.25 What Dremel attachment did you find works best for fiberglass in these small spaces? A cutoff whe
Rudder packing gland Morgan donor at 5:22am 10.27.25 It would be a false economy to not replace the packing and clamps while the rudder is out. Its 40 ye
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. dLj at 4:58am 10.27.25 Thank you! I'm not sure about the hours on the engine unfortunately, as the previous owner didn't c
The Sewing Machine Thread Leeward Rail at 4:34am 10.27.25 Does anyone here have a Sailrite Fabricator? I hear the predecessor to that one is the Tacsew T111
TRAVELER UPGRADE Souellette at 4:16am 10.27.25 When you have a chance, can you share the part number (or link) for that block?
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement Souellette at 4:11am 10.27.25 First of all, it's good to see this thread getting some new attention. Regarding your question, I th
Looking at a Catalina 36 MKII La Diosa Mar at 4:02am 10.27.25 I just purchase my 2001 36 MkII two days ago! I am about to make the seven day trip from NC to VA s
Hull preparation colemj at 3:52am 10.27.25 It's difficult to say what's going on there. Are you sure it is gelcoat and not two different paint
Thinking about getting a smaller wheel for our 36 mk ii. La Diosa Mar at 3:33am 10.27.25 I just purchased my boat and also find navigating around the wheel troublesome. I'm not sure I need

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