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Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 shank at 10:25am 05.01.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2171 I have an 82 model 27' and the main is becoming increasingly hard to raise. I can hear some squealin
Hunter140 port stay & gunwale problem & cracks in hull Brent Franklin at 10:21am 05.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/405 Sailing in Chesapeake Bay last August I had the port stay pull the gunwale up about 6" when I came a
Beneteau 12VDC Panel indicator lights BigEasy at 9:25am 05.01.23 Ask All Sailors 3/713 Anyone know the source ' part number for OEM indicator lights for a DC panel of 2006 Oceanis vintage
How to drain hot water tank with anode installed skunther at 6:42pm 04.30.23 Ask All Sailors 2/349 My tank has no anode (Seaward s600), so I purchased one as it seemed cheaper than a new hot water ta
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings (5) Avi at 5:53pm 04.30.23 Ask All Sailors 28/4650 What are the risks of replacing all standing riggings to a compression fittings or swageless , with
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? skunther at 5:23pm 04.30.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2612 Has anyone successfully lubricated their PHII pump piston cylinder from the top instead of removing
Hunter vs. Catalina 22 schog at 3:57pm 04.30.23 Trailer Sailors 9/1763
Yamaha 33 MAINSHEET traveler (1) sailmandan at 3:24pm 04.30.23 Yamaha 3/834 Hey Yami owners My main traveler car is ready for replacement. Anybody ever replaced this? Any id
Sailing Movies? jviss at 2:50pm 04.30.23 Sails Call Lounge 28/3790 Any recommendations for sailing movies? Now that I'm in my own I could use some entertainment. Not
Fortress anchor CJB220 at 12:46pm 04.30.23 Big Boats 18/2703 I am considering purchasing a Fortress FX-23 anchor for my Hunter 36. I sail the Chesapeake Bay and
Mcgregor 25 at sea vs lake Penntrails1 at 12:31pm 04.30.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2167 I am considering the purchase of a 1983 Mac 25. I have sailed similar boats in lakes, but not saile
New Rug (1) patbratton at 11:39am 04.30.23 Smaller Boats 5/1227 I finally found a rug that my wife liked to put in the Wet Dog. To paraphrase the Dude,"It really ti
1985 Hunter 34 Holding Tank Question (1) c07chrisjohnson at 9:42am 04.30.23 Big Boats 3/928 Hello, I needed to move my holding tank slightly in order to run some new electrical wiring to my m
1990 Catalina 28 tall rig reefing line length? KitG at 9:28am 04.30.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/534 Hi all, my reefing lines need replacing -- can someone tell me the length of the two lines, please?
Alternative to bimini skob1014 at 6:12am 04.30.23 Ask All Sailors 34/3708 I want temporary shade/rain protection in the cockpit but don't want a bimini. Looking for somethin
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm baycloud at 10:08pm 04.29.23 Big Boats 10/1933 Hey all, I feel like there was some thread that I read with hunter legend who brought back the main
Furler IF (1) tailboom at 5:29pm 04.29.23 Catalina 22 2/655 anyone have insight on the type of furler in this photo. Recent 1984 C22 purchase. thanks
New Hunter arch panel jaysweet at 4:39pm 04.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1009 My 2005 Hunter 306 came with a plastic console that screws to the underside of the rather substantia
Soft spot in cockpit seating area SiriusCanada at 2:48pm 04.29.23 Sirius 21/22 0/767 Hi all, Has anyone repaired soft spots on their Sirius without doing the whole cut the fiberglass ou
head sink faucet and hose Cat 28 Bill Greenberg at 11:31am 04.29.23 Mid-Size Boats 2/938 Anyone with experience replacing faucet , handles and sink/shower nozzle hose for Cat 28 head ? Need

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Sailing Season(spring) Hello Below at 7:35am 03.31.25 Nice of the locals to mow your lawn for you, Michael. Could use then down here ya know. Terry you
Microwave lapetinaa at 7:29am 03.31.25 Thanks
New Sails BillFred at 7:23am 03.31.25 TY, will look at it!
Main Rigging Upgrades Captain Larry-DH at 7:10am 03.31.25
Microwave SteveHughessails at 7:06am 03.31.25 Your yacht is nicer than my home lol. Very nice :-)
Microwave lapetinaa at 6:39am 03.31.25 Be aware of the switch configuration. some are configured to work in a normally open configuration
Microwave BigEasy at 6:22am 03.31.25 Thanks for info will try that Be aware of the switch configuration. some are configured to
Microwave lapetinaa at 6:11am 03.31.25 Could be one or all three of the door switches. Can get a set of new switches for under $10 From A
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback Foswick at 6:08am 03.31.25 If you haven't seen it, this could be of interest, as it gives you some information about the origin
Main Rigging Upgrades colemj at 6:01am 03.31.25 FWIW, I do not want the topping lift to take the weight of the boom off the sail. Back before sing
VHF SWR results... mermike at 5:39am 03.31.25 Can you share any details of the crimp connectors?
Y33 bimini and dodger (2) mermike at 5:29am 03.31.25 230628
Y33 bimini and dodger (3) mermike at 5:26am 03.31.25 The boom on Tosca was raised (7", I think) by the PO so I had a lot more room underneath to work wit
New Sails RickKane at 5:19am 03.31.25 I'm biased towards finding a US source. I make sails with Sailcrafters in Minneapolis sailcrafters.c
Emergency Manual twodzusfittings at 5:15am 03.31.25 I think a flash card idea on emergency steps to take, should the Captain be incapacitated, is a grea
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 4:29am 03.31.25 Hi Greg, This is the alteration I made to my existing system although I didn't bother to install t
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback dlochner at 4:11am 03.31.25 If you running windows, Marathon has a free N2K design program. It is geared towards Marathon produc
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together (1) cdnmurse at 3:29am 03.31.25 I did confirm the profurl p155029 were the correct bushing replacment for the b29l. I plan on doing
Emergency Manual sailme88 at 3:15am 03.31.25 On a slightly different tack...( pun intended), I've created a video and written description of wher
Emergency Manual dLj at 3:03am 03.31.25 This makes me think about another point. Not every emergency will require split-second decision ma

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