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Black grim around the gas compartment on a Catalina 25 Knot A Clew at 12:32pm 11.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1011 The gas tank compartment in the cockpit of my Catalina 25 has a blackish type of grime around the co
Gel battery Question cb32863 at 9:00am 11.19.14 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1742 A boat I am interested in has a gel battery. The issue being, everything has been sitting for about
Full Enclosure jwieneck at 8:11am 11.19.14 Big Boats 12/3433 I have a 2005 41 DS. Right now we have a dodger, binimi, and side panels for each side back to wher
Jib bag slowdog at 8:01am 11.19.14 Parts Search 1/1228 Looking for a jib bag or pattern
Webasto Heater Problem YVRguy at 6:06am 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 21/13396 I posted this question once before and got crickets so trying once more. Our Webasto diesel heater
Is there a list available online of stolen boats? kito at 6:03am 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 40/7248 I am hoping to get my H30 project boat splashed by next Spring and thought I would start now and try
Greece charter PKFK at 5:35am 11.19.14 Destinations 1/3343 Hi - we are considering a Greece bareboat charter likely in the Ionian area. Any experience with t
Catalina 30 below deck auto helm George Da Porge at 4:35am 11.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3655 Has anyone installed a below deck auto helm on a Catalina 30? We need to replace our Raymarine ST400
PVC gate valve doesn't seem to close eugenesdream24 at 9:47pm 11.18.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3527 In my head under the sink I have a Braham 1" PVC gate valve that is a waste drain out. I removed th
Broughton Archipelago Cruise Log Terry Cox at 8:28pm 11.18.14 Destinations 3/2396 June 23 was a gorgeous warm sunny day with a light breeze and a 2.5 foot minus tide forecast. I dep
AC unit install... stern bunk (4) mytime at 5:54pm 11.18.14 Catalina 30 6/3245 Stern bunk location of unit: I made my decision to locate unit under stern bunk based on pros and
Hunter 34, 1984 Rain Leaks hunter healer at 5:07pm 11.18.14 Big Boats 11/2613 Hi, My V berth has leaks coming in from the left front that soaks the bottom edge of the material on
Hatch Repair (9) Hooks at 2:06pm 11.18.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3364 My front hatch is in bad shape and is leaking so it needs repair. I took pics and sent it to a few
Plumbing question Bob 04 H260 at 1:41pm 11.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1819 I am not on the boat. I'm looking at installing a water filter in the galley fresh water. I think th
Soft spot yleegato at 1:34pm 11.18.14 S2 23/3027 It a soft spot in my ceiling any suggestions
ODAY 272 Spreader Bar MaritimeTees at 10:35am 11.18.14 Bigger Boats 0/1011 I purchased a 272 1989 a few months back and really love it. Owned several boats in the Ericson line
a Macgregor goes to Honduras (4) MrBill_FLL at 9:58am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/949 another Macgregor in Central America... kinda surprised the mast was left up for shipping....
Rudder replacement Sailor_Jeff at 9:55am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/7293 About to replace the aging and rattling rudder on my Mac 22. So, I looked around and rudder craft s
Boring on Strider Roger Long at 8:05am 11.18.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 6/7558
Stanchion Base type Blitz at 7:00am 11.18.14 Seidelmann 1/3084 I'm looking to replace some of my Life line Stanchions this winter. I see similar ones on the Rigrit

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Manufacturer's Sail LOGO jviss at 5:36am 09.11.23 It's usually an option, and costs a little. All sailmakers I've dealt with are using CAD and automa
bulge water RoyS at 5:22am 09.11.23 Rudder shaft may have a leaking seal fitting.
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO dlochner at 5:21am 09.11.23 If you are ordering from SBO, contact them and ask. https://cs.sailboatowners.com
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole shemandr at 4:30am 09.11.23 Does this help? This is for a spinnaker but the search on WM returns pretty much the same results fo
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO kappykaplan at 4:18am 09.11.23 When you order a new mainsail, does the provider automatically put the boat model logo on the sail?
bulge water Tom Fritz at 4:12am 09.11.23 Thanks, I'll check the anchor locker, water tank and cockpit drain hoses.
bulge water jibes138 at 3:46am 09.11.23 The drains for the cockpit may have hoses that deteriorated and cracked allowing rainwater in. Also
bulge water kappykaplan at 3:35am 09.11.23 The water is coming from somewhere - keep looking! Have you checked the water tanks? Is the bilge
Hunter 310 1999 Squeezie at 2:16am 09.11.23 Trying to figure out where to begin with a couple of Gremlins that hopefully will be easy to fix be
Halyards and Such Will Gilmore at 11:15pm 09.10.23 I am wondering if there is maintenance and lubrication that needs to be don on the battcar system.
Hunter 320 Steering Issue (6) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05pm 09.10.23 I was working on my boat today (because we never get wind in the summer) and came upon the above pos
How do you prove you can sail a boat? RobertLangdirect at 9:25pm 09.10.23 Ask your original certificate provider to send you a replacement. An alternate method is to name dr
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas (2) garymalmgren at 8:22pm 09.10.23 A frame with a rebate that fits neatly over the present panel will do the job. Either Starboard or 3
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Sailor Sue at 7:37pm 09.10.23 Instead of trying to replace the whole panel you could consider making a frame for the outside of th
calling all oday 20 owners. Anomymous 163294 at 7:28pm 09.10.23 alrighty then been a few days since i posted this . so i am assuming that its not doable. and thank
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 09.10.23 How do I know if it's epoxy or gelcoat? The gel coat on the bottom of the hull flows into the gel
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:54pm 09.10.23 Is that the wear from the packing that we can see ? orn area is nowhere near the new shaft seal.
Spontaneous combustion MikeHoncho at 6:53pm 09.10.23 I do not know about coal and how that happens but combustion from catylizing oils is from the breaki
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:49pm 09.10.23 Is that the wear from the packing that we can see ? ing unless the water was loaded with silt. I h
Galley Foot Pumps: What's what? SycloneDriver at 6:46pm 09.10.23 It might pump out the ice chest. That's how both of my Beneteau boats were plumbed.

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