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Newbie muzik311 at 5:37pm 06.05.23 Ask All Sailors 45/3848 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 2/1251 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 5/897 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 9/1208 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 6/1314 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 8/1036 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 0/702 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 7/1405 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 8/627 level
Anchor light..... NYSail at 6:44pm 06.04.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1695 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 5/729 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 11/2109 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 5/1230 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 8/1699 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 12/1993 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 9/1071 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 3/1064 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 0/1198 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 16/2934 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 10/1577 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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Catalina 22 Step bolt ...3TacksontheWater at 3:06pm 07.19.25
Catalina 22 Step bolt danooxnard at 2:43pm 07.19.25 I would not drill it larger. There is not a lot of extra metal around the hole. Pictures would help.
SHROUD PLACEMENT Doug on Long Island Sound at 2:29pm 07.19.25 Lower shroud is forward and upper shroud is aft. Thank you.
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 12:21pm 07.19.25 Sail handling and dock lines likely will stay with PolyDB. Dock lines should probably be nylonDB
Block Island July 3rd 2025. (1) Michael Davis at 12:04pm 07.19.25 233048 I much prefer anchorages like this!
Strange grumbling noise behind engine DaveJ at 11:58am 07.19.25 Not sure if your boat has a damper plate, if this is faulty it is more of a chattering noise. It is
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Clutch Cargo at 11:44am 07.19.25
Trolling motor for backup? patbratton at 11:38am 07.19.25 I went straight to an electric outboard to get rid of my starting anxiety with the previous Honda 5
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 10:49am 07.19.25 I too replaced my OEM isolators w/ Ellebogen units and am very pleased with the product and the res
DC to DC charger size dlochner at 10:22am 07.19.25 The point is to understand the PS mode and realize that it is not a constant voltage. The selected
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? jssailem at 10:11am 07.19.25 For me first there was Braided Nylon, then Polyester Double Braid. As the boat increased in size t
Trolling motor for backup? Project_Mayhem at 10:04am 07.19.25 It'll work in ideal conditions. Sail into the harbor and use it to dock if conditions pick up
Trolling motor for backup? SteveHughessails at 8:57am 07.19.25
Rhodes 19, Stuart built, water coming through centerboard trunk pgandw at 8:40am 07.19.25 I have a Stuart Mariner. The only time I have water coming in via the CB trunk is when I get up on
Block Island July 3rd 2025. shemandr at 8:36am 07.19.25 We dragged our mooring in a particularly bad T-storm. Harbormaster's team had to move many moorings
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? shemandr at 8:29am 07.19.25 To me the decision to upgrade to low stretch halyards isn't about straight line speed. It's about t
2012 Hunter 41DS Water tank valve location rad1492 at 7:27am 07.19.25 Under the sink - there is the distribution manifold for the plumbing. My 41DS has an intake line fr
Survey of a 331 BigEasy at 7:21am 07.19.25 I spent approximately 40 non consecutive charter days on a 331 when I was A member of a charter club
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Clutch Cargo at 6:51am 07.19.25 ....installed new Ellebogen engine mounts and replaced the seised engine anodes, which will now be
DC to DC charger size Johann at 6:47am 07.19.25 A couple of points. First and foremost, LFP batteries have a very low self-discharge rate, much low

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