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exhaust system on 1997 Hunter 310 CharlieAnn at 7:21pm 07.17.23 Ask All Sailors 5/544 muffler seam to leak water into bilge, where should I look to find where leak is coming from.
Let's Buy A Sailboat Don Guillette at 4:37pm 07.17.23 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/3818 I've had some interesting phone conversations over the years and this one was high on the interestin
Macerator thru hull not in use Jason and Dina at 2:18pm 07.17.23 Catalina 30 3/701
Topside paint McPhee at 11:12am 07.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 13/1677 Hey everyone, I'm searching for the white paint I should put on my cockpit/deck to roughly match. T
Water proofing zippers.... NYSail at 7:15am 07.17.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1508 So new bimini zippers leak. What product do people use to waterproof them. thanks Greg
Vent Hose Project_Mayhem at 6:11am 07.17.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1059 I'm about replace an MSD porta pottie. The current vent hose is old and barely reached the last time
two questions - 2008 H36 George Braun at 4:56am 07.17.23 Big Boats 6/984 1 - anyone know the AWG of main battery connection cables offhand? I forgot to measure this weekend.
Marine air unit will exhibit a loud buzzing noise after it reaches temp and fan stops discovery at 4:39am 07.17.23 Big Boats 0/5 Unit runs fine for days but then after a cycle it makes a loud buzzing noise after cycle and it grow
Marine aire 16 k btu unit will make loud buzzing sound after shut down discovery at 4:33am 07.17.23 Ask All Sailors 4/682 My aft air conditioner unit will operate normally for days then after a cycle and fan is off exhibit
Catalina 27 shore power vs battery BTC1984 at 6:25pm 07.16.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1990 When I'm connected to shore power I turn off my batteries switch. My cabin lights work fine if the
Why is there not a specific forum for Catalina 27 ? BTC1984 at 6:16pm 07.16.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1162 Cat 27
Clean main sail cover (3) zinahewitt at 5:57pm 07.16.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1223 Hi All, I hope your week is going well, not too hot, not too rainy. I have a main sail cover. Look
Ground isolated from water (1) PK123 at 3:28pm 07.16.23 Ask All Sailors 2/451 I posted previously about the short life of my zincs and am thinking that this is perhaps something
skylight replacement turk397 at 2:30pm 07.16.23 Big Boats 0/496 Hunter 33.5, has anyone replaced the center skylight with a hatch?
Sky light replacement turk397 at 2:16pm 07.16.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/575 Fellow 33.5 members, has anyone replaced the center skylight with a hatch?
Bus B - no output Cap_Barb at 2:06pm 07.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/577 Where do I find the schematics for the electrical panel used by the H380? All was well then I lost t
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Perry Welch at 10:42pm 07.15.23 Day Sailers 32/4286 I spent a good amount of time the summer of 2021 replacing all the standing rigging with Dyneema, an
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming discovery at 8:37pm 07.15.23 Big Boats 8/662 Recently started to have my bowl seals fall after just a few months...the Teflon bottom seal gets a
More Boatwork on 1975 C&C 33 Mk1 (10) Traveler7 at 8:13pm 07.15.23 C&C 1/1068 I was in Portland again for 6 days with my brother and I got my electric motor aligned and installed
Port side cleat ElJ at 3:05pm 07.15.23 Catalina 30 3/958 I am a newby trying to learn my boat. The PO on my 78 Cat 30 TR removed the reefing lines and ran t

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Hurricane Season 2025 Davidasailor26 at 2:13pm 06.05.25 Improvement in short term forecast accuracy has definitely improved largely because the models whic
Has Anyone Installed the CD Heavy Duty Gate Stanchion on their New Design? ...3TacksontheWater at 1:54pm 06.05.25 Gene: Just in case, I ordered up the big boy cable cutters and I still expect it to be a bit more fu
Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:44pm 06.05.25 I believe there is an argument to be made that funding is precisely why there is a concerted effort
Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:41pm 06.05.25 I found this pretty good analysis, though it dates to 2010 - https://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/1
Mac 22 rigging questions JBP-PA at 1:14pm 06.05.25 Sailboat rigging is almost always stainless steel. You can get DIY "swageless" terminals that are
Shelf pins? john6206 at 1:09pm 06.05.25 Thanks @Project_Mayhem Exactly what I was thinking, 3/8 or 1/2. I just made a set of each. john
310 aft bulhead madmac at 12:46pm 06.05.25 Thanks Ward. More of the type input I was looking for. My concern was that it may be structural an
Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM Project_Mayhem at 12:24pm 06.05.25 When I saw this I though @Crazy Dave Condon might be in the hospital. Glad to hear it's only the dog
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini fred1diver at 12:02pm 06.05.25 Third year now, still as strong as ever
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini skunther at 11:52am 06.05.25 They are far enough to not affect anything I ordered some for general delivery, picking them up to
Hurricane Season 2025 Davidasailor26 at 11:42am 06.05.25
Hurricane Season 2025 Davidasailor26 at 11:34am 06.05.25 The number of storms that actually occur is irrelevant. If there is only one storm in any particula
310 aft bulhead Ward H at 11:32am 06.05.25
310 aft bulhead madmac at 11:10am 06.05.25 Thanks for your comments
Hurricane Season 2025 Rick Webb at 10:35am 06.05.25 I believe there is an argument to be made that funding is precisely why there is a concerted effort
310 aft bulhead Stu Jackson at 10:22am 06.05.25 Find out how it is built and just glue it back together. I believe you are over reacting to issues
Has Anyone Installed the CD Heavy Duty Gate Stanchion on their New Design? Gene Neill at 10:04am 06.05.25 FWIW, I also bought their standard lifeline kit. It fit just fine, no issues, had it a couple years
Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM jssailem at 10:03am 06.05.25 :biggrin:Tis the season @Crazy Dave Condon.
Reefing point? PaulK at 9:51am 06.05.25 P.S. we hardly ever bother tying off the reefing points. The tack and clew cringles are what reef th
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy PNWE36 at 9:45am 06.05.25 I have a 356 (same setup) and usually just run the line from the mooring to one side. Recently boug

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