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Want to crew in Jacksonville, FL. area dmiller at 5:32pm 09.25.14 Catalina 22 1/698 If any skippers are needing a good crew member in the Jacksonville/ Fernandina Beach area in the gre
32' vs 36'? jimm22n at 5:32pm 09.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/4277 All, If you had to do it over again would you buy a bigger 36' older boat or a smaller 32' newer
Glassing in an old thru hull hole. kito at 4:11pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/6455 I have done some searching on this topic and really haven't seen a definitive way to do this. I will
Misalignment of shaft in shaft tube (5) Guts1236 at 3:50pm 09.25.14 Catalina 30 1/1162 When I purchased my Catalina 30 the engine and transmission have been removed. The shaft had a drip
Ray Marine Linear drive rubber bellows/boot ice breaker at 2:10pm 09.25.14 Big Boats 2/993 Does any body know where to source the rubber Bellows/boot for the ray marine auto pilot? It goes ar
Replace vent hose doctorbill at 2:06pm 09.25.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2266 I am getting the foul stench with flush problem and after doing some research and have decided to ta
Windlass for beneteau 321 gmayell at 12:57pm 09.25.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/6131 I am looking for ideas on how to install an electric windlass on a 1999 Beneteau 321. A picture of t
water in bilge archimedes at 12:13pm 09.25.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1006 I'm looking a purchasing a Catalina 22. The boat is in pretty good shape. Does not seem to have
Stainless Canvas Snap Tool (3) philwsailz at 12:09pm 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4058 Working on one of the boats over the last two weeks, I find that the Dretz-brand snap tool available
'89 33.5 Ballast keel HORROR mlacasse1 at 11:40am 09.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1062 Friend's boat went aground and layed on the stbd side. When we hauled the boat I put my foot on the
sandable bottom paint Panta Rei at 9:38am 09.25.14 Bigger Boats 5/1189 As you may recall from my refurb project Panta Rhei was originally sold into the Caribbean charter f
Prep work for repainting hull of my boat? HillbillyWanderer at 9:30am 09.25.14 Ask All Sailors 27/5689 Lots on this but really did not see answer I was looking for. I am planning on painting the entire h
Help!.....boat leaking? polarbear at 9:23am 09.25.14 Catalina 22 14/2272 I am new to sailing monohulls. Am sailing an old 70's Catalina 22. Have kept it in a freshwater sl
Winterizing A4 Gobsmacked at 7:53am 09.25.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/2084 The Ericson 29 we bought this summer has an Atomic 4 engine, with which I have no experience ( our p
Best Way to Run Wires Behind Headliner? braol at 5:44am 09.25.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1205 Any tips for running wire behind the overhead part of the headliner? I have a load of 18ga duplex c
Don't Stretch Bilge Hose... braol at 5:40am 09.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/714 Lesson learned: When installing hose of any kind do not attempt to minimize the amount of hose
Oday322 rounding up curtisac at 3:16am 09.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1000 Do any oday322 owners have any info on the rounding up into the wind in a blow instead of being knoc
Sail twist (1) Daveinet at 7:02pm 09.24.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 48/14738 I bought a new to me boat this summer, and while I'm fairly happy with the performance, I'm not sati
Need info on a Montego 20 texoma22x at 6:56pm 09.24.14 Trailer Sailors 12/6422 Looking for a trailer sailer. No swing keel, funny rigs or fin keels. The Montego rec'vd good revi
Check valves vs vented loops David Popken at 6:50pm 09.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/9572 Practical Sailor in a recent article on heads and marine plumbing, described a sanitation system des

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Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? Joe at 7:25am 05.22.23 We need to get the chain plates replaced on our 1987 Island Packet 31. Does anyone have any recomm
1964 islander 32 MikeHoncho at 6:51am 05.22.23 @MikeHoncho Love the expression "driveway engineering"! Yes, that looks like it is poorly designed
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 6:48am 05.22.23 I just dealt with two loose lag screws. PO repowerd and installed angle aluminum ontop of he stringe
1964 islander 32 JBP-PA at 6:28am 05.22.23 One more thing. The vertical pin attaching the boom to the gooseneck looks like it is upside down. T
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:16am 05.22.23 but before chasing that down, I'm interested in thoughts on the wiring. I'm interested in your tho
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:13am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:53am 05.22.23 From your picture on your post#4. It appears the Upper strip or bar is Negative The Lower Strip or
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:50am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea.
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full jviss at 4:52am 05.22.23 I have a 2022 Bavaria CR34. Last week the black water tank was reading 75% full so we pumped it ou
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump davidjpio at 4:48am 05.22.23
1964 islander 32 dLj at 4:46am 05.22.23
Swing Keel Rebuild Gene Neill at 4:30am 05.22.23 I worship you.
Reefing lines jamming RobAL at 1:50am 05.22.23 Thank you, it looks like my issues are illustrated by the middle diagram. I'm not sure about the ful
Santana 21 design info needed rgranger at 10:06pm 05.21.23
1964 islander 32 MikeHoncho at 10:05pm 05.21.23
Finding ignition Wire: 1993 40.5 (1) Ken13559 at 9:07pm 05.21.23 This Yellow arrowed wire should be the "ignition wire". If the cylinder to right is the solenoid and
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51pm 05.21.23 I didn't think any new quality boats still used interior holding tank sensors. If yours has an inte
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 05.21.23 In no particular order : Epoxy has little strength as a plug. I could also tap in a wooden dowel
1964 islander 32 Leeward Rail at 8:17pm 05.21.23 While a few questions about your boat (like the mast step) may be model specific My boat specific
It followed me home Leeward Rail at 7:58pm 05.21.23 At the moment it's very water logged That's totally normal. They usually take leaks everywhere unt

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