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Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 1:59pm 11.10.23 Catalina 310 9/2440 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 8/1885
Oday 25 cabin roof tcbailey67 at 4:29am 11.10.23 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1514 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 10/1300 Help me ID this old sailboat please.
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 inkunzi at 3:36pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2261
Does anyone have, or had, a Belmar 120 diesel heater on board? advgaia at 2:32pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 2/648 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 0/639 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 27/6175 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 7/2206
H450 Grunert fridge/freezer AKlight at 5:00pm 11.08.23 Big Boats 9/1301 Am thinking about replacing my grunert ac fridge with something more efficient. I was figuring on no
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. BlowMeAway at 3:29pm 11.08.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1839 What should we call it on a sailboat? Dock line windlass? Millennial Grabber? Flip flop eater? Big b
Setting Tack on Dipping Lug Sail (8) dovey2500 at 2:57pm 11.08.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1983
hunter hull # Rick.johnson at 11:51am 11.08.23 Big Boats 5/1157 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft Hunter Legend is there a way to tell by the hull number what keel
Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 11:05am 11.08.23 Big Boats 8/1529 I am looking at a Hunter 40.5 is there a moister drain on the refrigeration or freezer?
Replacing standing rigging Berkeley 30 at 9:35am 11.08.23 Catalina 30 8/5104 We've got a 1985 Catalina 30 with standard rig and the standing rigging needs to be replaced. It has
Coolant flush Sutric at 10:19am 11.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1650 We have a 1993 33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. I'm in the process of winterizing the boat and want
Winterize Wilcox Crittenden Toilet Ted10028 at 6:00pm 11.06.23 Ask All Sailors 4/468 Can anyone tell me how to do this? I assume holding tank must be empty? Not sure how to drain water
C&C 37/40 Holding Tank steve92106 at 3:47pm 11.06.23 C&C 2/1810 Hello, I recently bought a 37/40 with a tiny, smelly bladder holding tank located under the vanity i
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 12:59pm 11.06.23 Engines and Propulsion 35/4500 2008 Hunter 36 with a Yanmar 3YM30. Boat is fairly new to us, became ours late last season. Last y
FAREWELL Skippers 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:36am 11.06.23 Catalina 310 7/1778 I'm off to other adventures. Sold the boat to a really great couple who LOVED the boat and will have

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Mast Down Inspection (3) Scott T-Bird at 9:07am 10.22.25 That weld is common on Catalinas with double spreader rig, I think. It's on my boat. The double sp
Mast Down Inspection (1) Rich Stidger at 9:06am 10.22.25 You have a UFO-III TV antenna that will receive and amplify both VHF (analog) and UHF (analog & digi
Catalina 22 swing keel BigEasy at 8:54am 10.22.25 Thanks, but that would be obvious.. I don't have a trailer or access to one. Might be a good
Mast Down Inspection dlochner at 8:52am 10.22.25 If the standing rig is over 2 decades old, even in fresh water, replace it. Immediately. Freshwat
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 8:46am 10.22.25
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 8:40am 10.22.25
Mast Down Inspection FastOlson at 8:14am 10.22.25 If the standing rig is over 2 decades old, even in fresh water, replace it. Immediately. This is def
Mast Down Inspection frenzy13 at 8:04am 10.22.25 I think the weld is there to taper the extrusion. They cut a little out of each side of the mast be
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance boris2point0 at 8:00am 10.22.25 Hi No I have not Ive been crawling through the door and it really hurts! any pictures would be lovel
Mast Down Inspection john6206 at 7:36am 10.22.25 @dlochner Thanks!
Mast Down Inspection dlochner at 7:06am 10.22.25 I do sometimes wonder if I bought the right boat. Sometimes known as buyer's remorse. A common re
Catalina 22 swing keel dlochner at 6:28am 10.22.25 If the bottom is soft, there shouldn't be an issue. If it is hard, rock or gravel, the dangerous ti
Catalina 22 swing keel ...3TacksontheWater at 5:38am 10.22.25 Thanks, but that would be obvious.. I don't have a trailer or access to one. The question remains c
Sleeping offshore Will Gilmore at 3:51am 10.22.25 Why in the fracking hell do you sleep at NIGHT, at sea?? and ? again ? Wouldn't it make more sense
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 NYSail at 12:24am 10.22.25 Throw them out and you will soon after realize what they were.
1984 30-2 questions (1) Blue Horizon at 10:13pm 10.21.25 I came across a copy of a more recent manual from 1982 , that may cover some of the updates since 19
Yamaha 30 - Replace Ignition switch Blue Horizon at 9:54pm 10.21.25 I replaced mine as well last year.. it kind of crumbled. As some have said, the solenoid relay (lit
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Blue Horizon at 9:51pm 10.21.25 Hi Boris, I think you've figured it out already, but the wooden panel at the back of the port stern
Rudder packing Gland failing Blue Horizon at 9:45pm 10.21.25 Hello - I too had a rudder issue, and my style was the same as Gouldx, where there was a fibreglass
keel box repaint unclejack3 at 7:34pm 10.21.25 Hi. It's a trailer sailer so no need of antifoul. Catalina 22, ..I made a device from poly styrene w

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