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Newbie muzik311 at 5:37pm 06.05.23 Ask All Sailors 45/3578 Hello ! Seeking honest advice for a newbie with zero experience sailing. What size boat is good sta
2023 Catalina Rendezvous at Telegraph Harbour Marina - July 7-9 Stu Jackson at 2:34pm 06.05.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1167 2023 Catalina Rendezvous at Telegraph Harbour Marina - July 7-9 --- CANADA Bruce Grayson and I
Xanbus System Control Panel Freezing tfox2069 at 12:48pm 06.05.23 Ask All Sailors 5/829 I have a Xantrex Freedom 2012 charger/inverter connected to a Xanbus System Control Panel (SCP). Th
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod (1) Shagdance at 10:41am 06.05.23 Catalina 310 9/1135 Need to replace the back side of the Nav Pod that houses the engine guages. Seem Ocean Equipment is
I am still hove-to in the marina jssailem at 10:10am 06.05.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 6/1223 Yes while my heart yearns to be out cruising, SV Hadley is resting in her slip - engine less. Today
Perkins md22 coolant resevoir (1) TimFromLI at 9:55am 06.05.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/983 My perkins TMD22 does not have a coolant overflow reservoir. I just replaced all the hoses, flushed
June 2023 As Cruising season gets under way... jssailem at 9:54am 06.05.23 Weather and Forecasting 0/678 The next couple of weeks look to be nice for those who seek early summer cruising adventures. Nice d
LED lighting. (3) LaDonaMina at 9:16pm 06.04.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/1340 Recently I upgraded all my old incandescent fixtures to LED and added some under cabinet LED light b
looking for water level sensor hunter 310 CharlieAnn at 7:02pm 06.04.23 Ask All Sailors 8/590 level
Anchor light..... NYSail at 6:44pm 06.04.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1472 Hell all, So anchor light is original 18 years old with an aftermarket LED bulb plugged in. Going u
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C Avi at 5:04pm 06.04.23 Ask All Sailors 5/693 Does anyone know which shroud is longer on a 1979 S2 9.2C, the forward or the aft shroud? I failed t
Daysailer 3 roller furling drgbanks at 3:16pm 06.04.23 Day Sailers 11/1886 I'm raising the jib for the first time. The boat has a two piece Schafer marine roller furling. On
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 (2) Sands Riddle at 1:05pm 06.04.23 Parts Search 5/1165 The part that attaches the boom to the mast for an in mast furler cracked. It is not repairable and
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips morbidfollower at 8:49am 06.04.23 Catalina 22 8/1546 So my primary dilemma is I'm always taking wife/child out with me on the boat while trying to get be
Engine Control (5) xavpil at 6:45am 06.04.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/1867 Hi friends. I have Morse control engine on my 1980 Cat 27: one shifter for speed and one for gear. I
Need some help to get my 87 finished enough to get my mast up - All Hands On Deck! (6) reefsider at 9:06pm 06.03.23 Catalina 22 9/1041 Hi, I Started this boat 6 or so years ago. Did a ton of work and had it in the water for 2 seasons
Hunter 38 Fixed Portlight Shade jemill at 7:30pm 06.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1009 Hello All, While opening my 2006 Hunter 38 for the season, my well meaning daughter washed one of th
Omega Capri Mast Step (boot) (2) philiefay at 7:24pm 06.03.23 Smaller Boats 0/1175 This is a long shot but somehow the foot of the mast on my Capri (1982 Mod 1) has gone missing. I h
Dissimilar Metals Captain W at 2:09pm 06.03.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2588 I am considering putting a jam cleat to my aluminum boom. My concern is attaching it with stainless
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 (2) lsavocchi at 11:57am 06.03.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1481 When I got back to my mooring today It looked like I was leaking oil. I popped the hood off the engi

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Deformed bottom of the hull shemandr at 7:19am 05.30.25
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. Rich Stidger at 7:17am 05.30.25 On my 1997 h40.5 I discovered slight play side to side in 2003. I checked with the local Hunter deal
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. shemandr at 7:06am 05.30.25 There are bushings or bearings, I'm not sure of the correct term. Typically there are an upper and
Deformed bottom of the hull Crazy Dave Condon at 6:28am 05.30.25 As a former MacGregor dealer , I will chime in. It appears that the trailer could be the original
Hunter 290 throttle/ transmission cable colin59 at 6:15am 05.30.25 Thanks, retro fit went well, just time conssumming threading them thru and the cables were available
Deformed bottom of the hull Joe at 6:05am 05.30.25 Honestly, it looks like the trailer's design does not fit the boat's... That style boat will have
Deformed bottom of the hull JBP-PA at 5:57am 05.30.25 A 1984 Macgregor 25S has a swing keel, and it is definitely a sailboat. Later they built the sailb
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 5:56am 05.30.25 Looks good. Be sure to use High Temp pipe dope when assembling the pipes. Thanks. I used X-Pando
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:18am 05.30.25 The Hunter legend indicates it was built in England. Unless someone can identify the issue, the p
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. dLj at 4:22am 05.30.25 Got a video? Pictures?
Deformed bottom of the hull dLj at 4:04am 05.30.25 The beauty of the internet - lots of opinions.... I'm going to take a different tack. ( See what I
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point sailme88 at 3:39am 05.30.25 With the block, It works great. Yup, the block is the best. Seeing what was in place, I thought th
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 DaveJ at 1:52am 05.30.25 My Catalina 310 has this, as do most boats in our yard. It is a garboard fitting as mentioned above.
Deformed bottom of the hull DStegs49 at 1:13am 05.30.25
HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) jonelli at 10:44pm 05.29.25 Sorry for the stupid video, but this is exactly what I need to get done and why I need to find the r
HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) (1) jonelli at 10:08pm 05.29.25 Here's a video with a DIY installation with a home made jig. As Tally Ho implied, it might be simp
HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) Richard19068 at 9:28pm 05.29.25 Here's a video with a DIY installation with a home made jig. As Tally Ho implied, it might be simp
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! (1) Richard19068 at 9:05pm 05.29.25 Hi there: I recently saw when I started my engine that there was no water being expelled from the
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 05.29.25 Raw water pump faceplate must be smooth. I had my Oberdorfer faceplate refaced. I had the old reall
new water heater Stu Jackson at 8:36pm 05.29.25 You could also disconnect the hoses at the engine end to avoid draining the coolant in the engine to

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