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Adding a pod the Helm (2) FOLLOWING SEAS at 6:34am 11.12.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1218 Hello, looking for some advice on how to add a pod the the helm of a 1999 H 310. any pictures of suc
Replacing/Upgrading the Manual head to Electric. FOLLOWING SEAS at 6:31am 11.12.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/1423 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 6/1174 221342 Jim...
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 (3) twodzusfittings at 3:19am 11.12.23 Bigger Boats 13/3792 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 8/1924 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 4/1362 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 14/3358 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 9/2449 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 8/1888
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 10/1302 Help me ID this old sailboat please.
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 inkunzi at 3:36pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2274
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 27/6221 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 7/2221

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Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run Mac Smith at 2:58pm 10.27.25 The tell-tales don't work well on the point of sail you are talking about because your sail is being
Rigging Quote dlochner at 2:37pm 10.27.25
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? rgranger at 2:25pm 10.27.25
basic battery connections question pgandw at 1:59pm 10.27.25 Op has about 180-200 Ah, of which about 100ah is usable. (Agm or flooded?) A 280Ah .lithium pack c
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? Scott T-Bird at 1:55pm 10.27.25 If your old sail won't fit when you cut some of that end off, you can always have a new sail made to
Invest 98L (2) JamesG161 at 1:50pm 10.27.25 235179 I went to Jamaica once. Best spot to be was high in the Mountains. All weather forecasters
Hull preparation unclejack3 at 1:15pm 10.27.25 It's difficult to say what's going on there. Are you sure it is gelcoat and not two different pain
Where can I buy a bumper section for a Hunter 23.5 ? kappykaplan at 12:09pm 10.27.25 Check with the forum store on this site.
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 11:28am 10.27.25 Some quick thoughts/questions to spur some ideas for you..... as I lay awake in the middle of the n
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. FastOlson at 11:20am 10.27.25 I hope the OP does some searching for info at the main owners' site, ericsonyachts.org. Registering
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 dlochner at 11:15am 10.27.25 Data sheets will typically list the designed displacement, that is the displacement the naval archit
Rudder packing gland FastOlson at 11:07am 10.27.25 Should the bottom half be affixed to the boat better? It looks like there may have been some 4200 o
Columbia 26 Maui owners manual colemj at 10:57am 10.27.25 The wiring was rather simple as there weren't a lot of systems on the boat. One problem is the wire
Columbia 26 Maui owners manual overshield at 10:51am 10.27.25 Columbia built the 26MkII into the 70's. I owned a 1973 one. I can't imagine there is anything in
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 RKenSailor at 10:49am 10.27.25 Has anyone tried using 2 claw gear pullers to straighten deck plates? Seems like it would work.
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:46am 10.27.25 I don't have the maintenace history on the 275 (hull #18) I recently purchased, What year is your
Rudder packing gland (1) bob45 at 10:35am 10.27.25 There are usually 2-4 packing rings in there. Pull them out, clean area, put new rings in - stagge
OLYC Online Yacht Club members roll call... Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 10.27.25 Ooh interesting. Was this the yachting site on the dark web :facepalm: ?
Rudder packing gland Morgan donor at 9:54am 10.27.25 There are usually 2-4 packing rings in there. Pull them out, clean area, put new rings in - stagger
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement Souellette at 9:35am 10.27.25 I'll try to remove the retainer nut this weekend when I go do my winterizing. I'd be curious to know

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