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Varnish for companionway stairs on Cat 320 Tenedos at 8:52pm 03.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1319 I am trying to refinish the companionway stairs on my Cat 320. I sanded them, requires a bit more sa
H34 - reinforcing the rudder tube (3) Guillaume C. at 8:38pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 3/1188 While preparing the boat I inspected the rudder tube and did not like to have the grid structure com
H34 - missing fiberglass tabing between grid and hull (2) Guillaume C. at 8:21pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 4/1259 On my H34 the grid structure is tabbed to the hull along it's upper edge everywhere that I could see
Help Repairing damage to Inner Skin of Boat from Core Repair (1) Monheganlover at 8:12pm 03.23.14 Catalina 22 1/797 I have a 1976 Catalina 22 with a soft deck around the mast step. I began repairs of it this weekend
Let me pay you to sail your Hunter Aaron Kiss at 7:56pm 03.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 41/7186 If you've seen new Hunters sailing the major harbors of world with big, colorful sails advertising b
EV-100 Wheel autopilot and Garmin 740S Audrius at 7:31pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1191 Anybody have an experience connecting EV-100 Wheel autopilot to Garmin 740S, would it be possible t
An air cleaner you can make cheaply (3) alexco38 at 6:33pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1071 Bored with the winter, so in November I made a charcoal air filter for the cabin. Been running it fo
26S front hatch lock vizwhiz at 5:23pm 03.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2205 Having impaled myself several times on the front cabin hatch bolt, and now having the admiral do so
26S mainsheet attachment options vizwhiz at 4:45pm 03.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1493 So...admiral and I are working on the boat and she notices how the mainsheet attachment is a padeye
best new mainsheet recs Alvorada at 4:36pm 03.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1369 Any recommendations for the best line to use for a mainsheet. Looking for something that's soft on
Advice On Dripless Stuffing Box & Shaft Savers MetricMountie at 3:57pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 3/1370 I need some advice on the purchase and installation of a set of Shaft Savers and a Dripless Stuffing
Source for replacement cup holders c130king at 3:01pm 03.23.14 Catalina 310 9/1952 Have lost 2 of those white cup holder inserts for the stern rail seats on my 310. Have "borrowed" 2
ST4000 plus compass missing Lost Parent at 2:51pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/824 Just purchased a used st4000plus missing the fluxgate compass What fluxgate compass should I be lo
bleeding a Westerbeke M25XP obsailor at 2:50pm 03.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3638 Spring in NY and time to change the fuel filters. I changed the Racor and engine fuel filters on my
Alternator 220amp on 1gm engine? need advice wesleysherman at 1:14pm 03.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/958 I am looking for a higher output alternator for my h27 1gm engine. I ran across this on eBay and on
Bottom Paint Ckoerken at 12:31pm 03.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1030 I have a Hunter 25, just picked up bottom paint from WestMarine. The can says it's not compatible w
C22 Rudder blade lightkeeper at 11:57am 03.23.14 Catalina 22 17/1720 I have a 1980 Catalina 22. Was working on the rudder blade and left it in the boat. Someone stole it
Would these items be deal breakers when buying a boat? Bigjer40 at 10:35am 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 30/7240 This seems like a great buy on this boat. We have been on it and the interior is gorgeous and the o
Replacement of centerboard cable Paul T Davies at 9:55am 03.23.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2887 I have a 1972 Mariner O'day (19') with a centerboard. The cable needs to be replaced. I was wonder
Mast Stepping problem Mick at 9:52am 03.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1441 I have a venture 21 . Bought it late last year. It is in my back yard ,doing a lot of little odds '

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Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? Tally Ho at 7:58pm 07.12.23 You might have to DIY a temp gauge and mount it where convenient to read. or you could buy something
3D printing fun chuckwayne at 7:20pm 07.12.23 Please keep us informed! Sovol had a primeday special on PLA so I plan to learn with that, then add
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Johann at 7:19pm 07.12.23
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 07.12.23 Thanks! just ordered my printer - I know I'll need to make this part for my Kanzaki soon Have fun
3D printing fun chuckwayne at 6:53pm 07.12.23 Thanks! just ordered my printer - I know I'll need to make this part for my Kanzaki soon
Potential new Hunter owner jaysweet at 5:59pm 07.12.23 I would not characterize the 23 as a trailer sailor. The mast is heavy enough that I would only wan
Your experience with propane outboards? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32pm 07.12.23 @MikeHoncho not familiar with propane
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 4:55pm 07.12.23 John and I have been helping on the next leg of Dave Jones route From Nova Scotia to the Azores.
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 4:53pm 07.12.23 I should clarify - when I was typing I was thinking about the pawls failing to pop out due to sprin
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) dLj at 4:43pm 07.12.23 Sunset happening right now as I sit here....
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 4:42pm 07.12.23 Lunenbueg is a delight! What a beautiful port! Very sailor friendly, you don't have to pay for dingh
Winch handle safe use Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 07.12.23
Blisters inside of water ballast tanks? Stu Jackson at 4:32pm 07.12.23 and the Catalina 25s It wasn't the C25s, it was the Catalina 250 that had water ballast. You coul
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 4:31pm 07.12.23 There are several take-aways from this thread, but I feel the most important is safety. IMHO, the t
Sahara Dust shemandr at 4:15pm 07.12.23 I did not note that.
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Stu Jackson at 4:13pm 07.12.23
Potential new Hunter owner shemandr at 4:13pm 07.12.23 There are pictures and then reality. Sounds like the decision made itself. And it is a lesson for
Winch handle safe use Joe at 3:56pm 07.12.23 An oft repeated fallacy of how they should be used. Joe & I have had this discussion before, I lik
Potential new Hunter owner 60bubba at 3:55pm 07.12.23 Photos would imply to me the sails are likely trash, running and standing rigging, ... This was m
Potential new Hunter owner kappykaplan at 3:51pm 07.12.23

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