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jabsco marine head dissatisfaction brad minda at 5:14pm 09.23.25 Catalina 30 8/926 have a jabsco marine head with the electric flush retrofit. All pipes and hoses are clear and pump
Prop damage. (1) RECESS at 2:56pm 09.23.25 Ask All Sailors 7/821 I bought a Catalina 27 and need to move it 42 miles. The Universal M18 engine runs great. The diver
Dinghy advise Taylor1618 at 10:28am 09.23.25 Ask All Sailors 10/770 Hey all. Would you rather have a 2012 Merc dinghy with a 15hp merc (4 stroke) OR a 2011 Zodiac with
Lewmar Winch Identification (3) Schwarz633 at 9:56am 09.23.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1108 I've had this 1982 Tartan 33R for a couple of years now and winch maintenance is on my to do list. T
s2 6.9 drop keel bgabow at 5:36am 09.23.25 Ask All Sailors 6/751 I had a lot of trouble raising my drop keel with my winch. Any ideas how to make it easier?
Seasonal change jssailem at 9:05pm 09.22.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 23/2366 We are traveling and exploring Spain's food, wines, and sights. We have had a pleasant summer crui
Expert classic boat Surveyor in the Great Lakes area? Lilian M at 3:11pm 09.22.25 Ask All Sailors 11/933 Hi everyone. We have made an offer on a 1988 Bristol 56.6 that is located in Sarnia, ON, CA and i
Electronics john6206 at 2:59pm 09.22.25 Ask All Sailors 43/3256 Hey everyone, Ive read some threads on this topic, including one from earlier this year. I thought
Expert Surveyor for a Bristol 56.6 purchase? Lilian M at 2:43pm 09.22.25 Bristol 0/29 Hi! We have an offer in on a 1988 Bristol 56.6. We have owned other classic New England boats (e.
Any tips on re-drilling wood plug holes. BAD ORCA at 10:30am 09.22.25 Ask All Sailors 12/941 I have taken some teak molding pieces off around the floor in the hallway/head. The wood plug/bung
Main traveller on the dodger? (1) JohnnyP at 9:08am 09.22.25 Ask All Sailors 6/813 I am looking to buy a 1978 Ontario 32. The boat is in excellent shape and appeals to me. It has a fi
Connecticut marinas Dave Satter at 6:06am 09.22.25 Destinations 23/2864 I wish there was a way to search marinas by price. If I was looking for a cheap/inexpensive marina i
1972 Grampian 30 currently cruising East Coast (1) Jay Chase at 1:35am 09.22.25 Grampian 0/1203 Just looking to connect with any other Grampian 30 owners. Been from Portland, Maine to the Bahamas
prop shaft in Cutlass bearing. rssmith1965 at 7:09pm 09.21.25 The Cherubini Hunters 2/542
Yanmar 1GM10 engine tuning rssmith1965 at 7:03pm 09.21.25 The Cherubini Hunters 4/790 How do you tune a simple 1gm10( specifically fuel adjustments on the engine itself. If anyone has ex
Raw Water Pump Leaking Advice (3) dhandzy at 6:03pm 09.21.25 Catalina 310 9/1591 Hi -- this weekend, I found that the raw water pump has a slow leak (less than 1 drop/second) but it
Significant play and high friction in H216 VARA rudder (3) Subzero at 1:39pm 09.21.25 Smaller Boats 0/478 I am troubleshooting issues with the VARA rudder on my new to me 2008 Hunter 216. I disassembled the
Recaulk RolfSail at 12:25pm 09.21.25 Smaller Boats 4/1051 Anyone recaulk the hull to deck joint on a H260. Looks like quite a job. What were the challenges?
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. Cohl at 7:50am 09.21.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1795 How thick should the metal be (both) for a 24 and a 30 ft ship? I searched on Google it tells me 8m
Rudder pivot degradation OD 23 (1) brhoads at 5:00am 09.21.25 Ask All Sailors 5/743

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9.2C - Running Rigging and Other Mods fred1diver at 11:02am 12.28.25 We use a boom kicker instead of a rigid vang on our Pearson 30, works really well
Funny Friday!!! (1) sailme88 at 10:42am 12.28.25 235998
9.2C - Running Rigging and Other Mods (1) Tally Ho at 10:42am 12.28.25 Maybe I don't understand, likely, but I have no why do people spend a fortune on a aluminum boom va
Self-tailing Winches sailme88 at 10:41am 12.28.25 West Marine runs a winch BOGO in the late winter early spring. Once you settle on a size you might
Cabin light wiring - 1980 Cat 30 Stu Jackson at 10:17am 12.28.25 Catalina's wire connections has long been documented a questionable. IIRC, they used blue connector
How to install your floor on your wall. dLj at 9:47am 12.28.25 Those are pretty cool. Its just so hard to throw away all that amazing wood on our boats right?.
Cabin light wiring - 1980 Cat 30 Project_Mayhem at 9:36am 12.28.25 If any recent work has been done in the vicinity or the lights, check the connections. Something is
Boxing Day in Australia. dLj at 9:31am 12.28.25 It was a tough race this year... dj p.s. I think its more than 33 have retired at this point but I
Boxing Day in Australia. PaulK at 9:24am 12.28.25 Having to beat for 24 hours into 3 meter swells along with whatever forms up on top of them from a 2
How to install your floor on your wall. (1) PaulK at 9:02am 12.28.25 Not as fancy as you guys. I had some 2x framing left over from adding on to the house.
C&C39 Re-engine help/advice dlochner at 8:50am 12.28.25 What's in there now? 40 hp seems about right, my 36' Sabre has a 33 (or 35 depending on how it is ra
Oil for MD2B sailme88 at 8:14am 12.28.25 The weight is totally dependent on your location and operating temps.. Choose your brand from any o
How to install your floor on your wall. Will Gilmore at 5:36am 12.28.25 Most of my projects are from reclaimed wood, but none has come from a boat, and very little of it lo
Capri 18 shemandr at 5:33am 12.28.25 I'm assuming you have a 110 or smaller jib. if you route the jib sheets outside the shrouds you will
Cabin light wiring - 1980 Cat 30 CurtisC at 5:22am 12.28.25 Looking only at the schematic and not speaking from actual C 30 wiring detective work, there's a cab
C&C39 Re-engine help/advice Davidasailor26 at 4:31am 12.28.25
Cabin light wiring - 1980 Cat 30 Davidasailor26 at 4:26am 12.28.25 I do have voltage off the volt meter in the head, but still no lights on from the head or forward b
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