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Getting on the track - questions about my tracks and jib cars (1) zinahewitt at 2:42pm 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1839 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34 1975. I had a few questions if you have time. I have attached a photo. T
FTZ Cool Seal Terminals vs Clear Seal Terminals V&J at 2:02pm 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 0/277 Maine Sail has recommended FTZ heat shrink terminals. On the FTZ site there are Clear Seal terminals
Bimini Top BulldogTim62 at 12:30pm 07.19.23 Catalina 22 2/679 Any suggestions for a quality Bimini top to install on my '92 Cat22? I wonder if any of you have fou
Jacklines and Tethers jssailem at 8:01am 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 14/4358 Over the past few years we have had several discussions about Jacklines and Tethers. Some have been
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer flightlead404 at 7:26am 07.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2037 A couple weeks ago I fell down the companionway steps carrying my bike. Not to worry the bike is fi
Packing Nut/Shaft Log Drip (2) duck21 at 6:51am 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1098 Hi all, It's been project week on the boat, and included on that list was tightening up the packing
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? xavpil at 6:04am 07.19.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2314
Mainsail foot mod question (3) Backwaterdog at 5:10am 07.19.23 Cal 11/1270 I have a mainsail from a 1971 Cal t4 1/4 ton and it seems to have a sewn in addition just above the
AC Refrigerator and loading henri at 12:33am 07.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/717 Hello, I do not understand quite well the way AC and DC works on my Hunter 45CC. Am I correct sayi
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 (4) catalinasailing at 8:19pm 07.18.23 Catalina 30 5/747 Hello, I would like to get your opinion if you have any prior experience with a crack in the bilge
Need Help with my Spaghetti! (4) Plymouth Sailor at 5:14pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 3/467 217925217926217927217928Dear Fellow Sailors, I removed my diesel engine to fix my leaky oil pan and
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? stickinthemud57 at 2:27pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1898 I purchased a self-inflating life vest from Amazon. Not the cheapest, but inexpensive. I was surpris
1989 Hunter 28 manual bilge pump captain_verwey at 1:28pm 07.18.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/738 Greetings, I just bought a 1989 Hunter 28 and the manual bilge pump does not have an inlet or outlet
Smoking St. Louis Ribs jviss at 12:58pm 07.18.23 Sails Call Lounge 3/959 Anyone have a recipe for the rub? What do you use for sauce? I have made traditional Texas, Kansas
Water tank fill fitting (1) bhr10950 at 12:43pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 0/306
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs jviss at 12:01pm 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1616 So, I'm confused. First, the LED replacement bulb I bought for my anchor light, a Dr. LED Polar S
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. chriscampbell at 8:59am 07.18.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 25/4291 I'm sure this has been answered here, but I've searched and not coming up with answers yet. I have
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement BTC1984 at 7:28am 07.18.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 34/5108
Oday 19 Rudder (3) boardmanlake at 6:43am 07.18.23 Day Sailers 3/1306 I am restoring the tiller handle and rudder for my Oday 19 that I recently purchased and ran into a
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 12:19am 07.18.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1074 Hi All, I recently replaced my water heater because it was old and I had a coolant leak which turned

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Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Don S/V ILLusion at 2:54pm 07.24.25 Surprised no one suggested looking at the area from inside the anchor locker before simply assuming
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 2:46pm 07.24.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Ward H at 2:37pm 07.24.25 I went with a poor man's step wrench when installing my thru hulls. Turns out a brake adjuster to
New to the forum ...3TacksontheWater at 2:10pm 07.24.25 That's a great boat you got, and rare! Congratulations, and welcome aboard! That boat has clearly b
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 2:05pm 07.24.25 Rich makes a fair suggestion about just covering it up and dealing with it later. However, I wouldn'
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok Davidasailor26 at 1:31pm 07.24.25
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 (2) ToddL214 at 1:29pm 07.24.25 Here's the link to the "C34 Tech Wiki" I mentioned. Catalina 34 - c34.org Just in case you didn
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Rich Stidger at 1:25pm 07.24.25 This doesn't look like a big deal. What I would do is this- It's the middle of the season, and I w
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat (1) dlochner at 1:19pm 07.24.25 This will be easier to work on when the boat is out of the water, in the meantime get one of these:
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:09pm 07.24.25
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 1:07pm 07.24.25 The good news is that I think you are correct that there is no structural damage. What I would do i
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Davidasailor26 at 1:04pm 07.24.25
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 1:03pm 07.24.25 Hi Mark There are no battens, no batten pockets. That logo is black felt pen. :-)
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 ToddL214 at 1:02pm 07.24.25 Congratulations on the C 310 acquisition; you'll love it. I made the trip to the C 310 from a C 22
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. David in Sandusky at 12:55pm 07.24.25 Well done! A great first cruise! David
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification danclawson at 12:49pm 07.24.25 Another option is to find exactly where the leak is, remove the "leak-off" manifold and take it to
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 shemandr at 12:47pm 07.24.25 I moved up several times i.e. 2 footitis. I was worried at some point about handling the larger boa
Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm colemj at 12:29pm 07.24.25 The MS200 was an analog to NMEA2000 converter. I don't know much about it, but these devices are co
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok colemj at 12:13pm 07.24.25 Given that the M25 logo is on the sail, and it is old and faded, my bet is it is a M25 sail, because
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 11:40am 07.24.25 So far the only sails I have found are almost at par with the cost of the vessel. Lol

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