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Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose artboas at 11:09am 10.29.23 Big Boats 22/3603
Bottom Paint HomeyD at 9:25am 10.29.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1266 I am new to having work done at a marina. Up till now I did most of the work myself. I just had the
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 4:29pm 10.28.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1443 Does my shower drain directly into the main bilge? The shower drain pump (located opposite side of b
Need help with a 1980 Snipe boat built by McGaughlin regarding rigging of traveler. rwflyboy at 3:06pm 10.28.23 Trailer Sailors 2/1512 I had a friend give me a 1980 Snipe sailboat I was able to find the proper boom for the cobra two ma
Trim and angle under assymetric. danstanford at 9:34am 10.28.23 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/2153 Recently watching a TouTube video of a J/111 racing downwind and they had someone on the mid-bow tri
Online source for acrylic window supply? JBP-PA at 7:45am 10.28.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1154 It's time to replace my windows. Big box hardware stores don't seem to carry 3/8 cast tinted acryli
Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover colin59 at 7:34am 10.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/1157 Hi has anyone found a supplier for the origional attatched sail cover? thanks Colin
Hunter 290 leak in aft berth stern corners (2) colin59 at 7:21am 10.28.23 Mid-Size Boats 13/1877 Hi Have found a leak where h2o concentrates in the aft corners of aft berth causing wood paneling to
Marine AC Unit Deleted member 117556 at 6:07am 10.28.23 Catalina 310 6/1603 We replaced the original Dometic AC/heat unit with the same about 5 or 6 years ago. Went with a new
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA twodzusfittings at 5:16pm 10.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/1273 Hi all, thought I might just mention to the forum some information. I need to remove and replace my
2004 331 - Refrigerator drain hose access visser07 at 10:04am 10.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1322 The refrigerator drain line on my Oceanis 331 fell off the drain fitting. I have crawled around the
Winter Project (4) Bents at 9:29am 10.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1222 Just seeing my new to me Cat 27's underside for the first time. Looks like I know what my winter pro
Fuel lift pump feels hot question (1) mforum at 8:10am 10.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 11/1533 I have a Universal M-18 diesel engine in a Catalina 27. I changed the oil recently and noted that w
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) sabbatical88 at 10:08pm 10.26.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 46/6929 Aloha good sailors, In my 2003 hunter 456, I am finding that the macerator for the fowrard holding t
20 year old furlex roller furller track jams when hoisting jib Capt Robbie at 5:15pm 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 3/592 Never had this issue before, last year when hoisting the jib into the track the sail start to get di
20 year old furlex roller fuller track jams up when hoisting the jim Capt Robbie at 4:46pm 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 1/22 ol
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track VFR750 at 2:37pm 10.26.23 Catalina 310 8/2305 What brand and type of adjustable spring cleats are are people using on C315 Genoa tracks?
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) (3) Huntersippi at 10:25am 10.26.23 Mid-Size Boats 8/1511 My '07 H27 is missing the horizontal bimini support tube on the port side. Fell into the water benea
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement Southern Crux at 8:46am 10.26.23 Trailer Sailors 8/1805
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? (2) Ranzo at 7:44am 10.26.23 Catalina 22 17/3212 Hello friends! New member here! I just brought home a 1974 Catalina 22 in pretty good shape, but th

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Terminal connectors Project_Mayhem at 4:24pm 10.07.25 Here's another good source for brand name connectors at excellent prices Lake View Electronics
Deck light fixture missing? Project_Mayhem at 4:21pm 10.07.25 My guess is that someone didn't care about the deck light and put the first fixture they could find
Bottom Barrier Project_Mayhem at 4:10pm 10.07.25 In the Southern part of Lake Michigan most people use VC17 and IP2000
Surfed our '72 yesterday ShawnL at 3:59pm 10.07.25 I've considered something like a 75% jib a couple of times, but for the number of times we go out i
Reefing lines jamming JBP-PA at 2:57pm 10.07.25 Which blocks are those? Do you have a link? https://hardware.schaefermarine.com/collections/blocks
Tropical Storm Jerry JamesG161 at 2:55pm 10.07.25 One day soon @jssailem and will explain the reasons for the 2025 season. For now it is the HIGH pre
OUTHAUL ACCESS Doug on Long Island Sound at 2:26pm 10.07.25 What type of screw is holding the pin. I am able to feel an edge inside the hole, and tried a coup
Bottom Barrier Tally Ho at 1:38pm 10.07.25
Tropical Storm Jerry kappykaplan at 1:12pm 10.07.25
Reefing lines jamming BrianQ at 12:29pm 10.07.25 The only time the reefing lines are tensioned is when the sail is reefed. When the sail is down the
Deck light fixture missing? dlochner at 12:19pm 10.07.25 Good chance the bulb is burned out. It is a halogen bulb, it has 2 wire prongs. I believe it is an o
Seasonal change BigEasy at 12:03pm 10.07.25 Good news is @jssailem and Lyn are back home. Bad News is FULL Identity Thief is causing major issu
Tropical Storm Jerry Davidasailor26 at 12:00pm 10.07.25 nd. That system Windy is showing is a coastal low, separate from anything tropical. For now Thursd
Deck light fixture missing? (1) skunther at 11:50am 10.07.25 This is the best picture I can get of the lower facing part. I suppose this must be the deck light c
Reefing lines jamming skunther at 11:41am 10.07.25 It looks like a PO made some changes at the base of the mast. This is how the reefing lines are run
Deck light fixture missing? BrianQ at 11:40am 10.07.25 This fixture looks like mine. Is this an example of the running light/deck light combo fixture, but
Deck light fixture missing? skunther at 11:37am 10.07.25 You can get a combination fixture with the steaming light on top and deck light on the bottom. Of c
Tropical Storm Jerry (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 11:37am 10.07.25 234783When is the boat show in MD?
Deck light fixture missing? skunther at 11:35am 10.07.25 It appears you're missing the lens and bulb. light combo fixture, but missing the deck light lens
Terminal connectors (2) skunther at 11:29am 10.07.25

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