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raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot skob1014 at 5:06am 04.29.23 Ask All Sailors 37/7443 I'm trying to decide between these two autopilot systems. CPT is considerably more expensive and se
Looking for a strut (1) Avi at 4:41am 04.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/666 Does anybody know where can I find a strut for a 1979 S2 9.2C? Thanks
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 7:03pm 04.28.23 Catalina 22 26/2439 I need your guidance. Just bought a nice condition 1981. C22. I haven't put the mast up yet and have
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (1) shank at 1:43pm 04.28.23 Engines and Propulsion 47/4894 I have trouble tightening the engine belt on this engine. The belt is adjusted by the highlighted bo
The very best memories Lostgirl69 at 11:02am 04.28.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/778 Hello. I don't have any questions. I wanted to share my experience with you all. I have a story. Se
Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 (4) bonkle at 10:02am 04.28.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/2102 I'm getting around to fixing the head. I figure all the seals are shot and am not going to bother wi
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? jssailem at 9:35am 04.28.23 Ask All Sailors 39/2750 It is spring time. The sun is starting to cause the itch. We got to get the boat in the water. D
Solo Sailing ... for your enjoyment (or not) Joe at 11:59pm 04.27.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1031 HI folks, I stumbled across this Norwegian sailor (in a very cool boat, I might add) who has no qual
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? mcarter024 at 9:11pm 04.27.23 Ask All Sailors 18/2196 Hi All, Novice sailor here. I am working on installing a bilge pump for my Catalina 25. I bought
Waste Tank Level Indication Hunter 33 2004 MichaelStacy at 7:47pm 04.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1550 My waste tank level indicator has not worked for years. I rely on using a flashlight at top of tank
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? LouisMK at 7:46pm 04.27.23 Bigger Boats 14/3515
Advice on interior paneling repair (2) Monheganlover at 12:08pm 04.27.23 Catalina 310 8/1684 I am in the process of re-bedding all the chainplates and stanchion bases on my 2002 Catalina 310. I
St. Lucia brockangelo at 11:45am 04.27.23 Catalina 22 5/918 Just snagged round trip tickets to St. Lucia for a crazy good price, so now we're considering doing
Glue to attach handle to hatch (1) sunlover at 9:06am 04.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3478 what would be the best glue to reattach the handle to the hatch? JD Weld epoxy lasted for a few d
Abandoned and Derelict Boats--Redux Dave at 6:43am 04.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/523 Abandoned and derelict boats, sail and power, are a problem. Fiberglass boats don't decay like wood
How close is too close to shore? bonkle at 5:27am 04.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 22/5465 Distances are incredibly hard to approximate but I'll try. I've taken the boat out a couple afternoo
De-winterization xavpil at 7:03pm 04.26.23 Ask All Sailors 23/2110 De-winterization: First time getting my 1980 Cat 27 into the water after having been winterized (Mul
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? (1) deminimis at 10:09am 04.26.23 Destinations 15/2259 Howdy!! Planning a trip next Spring (April) to the Gulf. We'll likely launch at BSL, MS and go as f
Slippery floorboards (1) Trent Tidmore at 8:16am 04.26.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1054 Our floorboards are a plastic laminate type material and pretty old. Is there a durable spray you re
Captains Log and Maintenance Log Templates Captain Larry-DH at 4:56am 04.26.23 Ask All Sailors 0/1830 I came across some very good templates for MS-Excel or G-Sheets created by someone else, and wanted

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Adding a boom vang justsomeguy at 6:36am 05.24.25 When the boom goes up it changes the shape of the sail. And the boom can hit the backstay. Not goo
Anyone familiar with the Edel 540s ? C22BC at 6:26am 05.24.25 Yeah i noticed that before I bought it . According to someone on the facebook forum , there were som
Anyone familiar with the Edel 540s ? sailme88 at 6:20am 05.24.25 Just looked up this boat on SPECs... Beamy little boat.. However, according to SPECs, they were last
Replacing V-berth platform Tally Ho at 5:53am 05.24.25 I would use your cutouts and glue/screw some backing strips under the deck to keep the lids from fal
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? Tally Ho at 5:48am 05.24.25 Would you consider a linear drive instead of the hydraulic unit? That would provide a below-deck s
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 5:31am 05.24.25 I think it was Willie Nelson who said: "The next time I think I want to get Married, I'll just find
Catalina 23 Swing Keel P0intnHold at 5:00am 05.24.25 I believe all of the glass in that area is solid -- I've filled old holes in mine (compass, depth a
Compass Glare Hood colemj at 4:57am 05.24.25 I've had compasses with both red and white lights, but not green. The light level when on was so lo
Catalina 23 Swing Keel P0intnHold at 4:51am 05.24.25 It looks to me that the most likely cause of the damage is because the heavy swing kill was allowed
Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets colemj at 4:43am 05.24.25 Assumed "Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets" was a bluegrass band. If it isn't, it should be!
Sail is close to furler Max Luff colemj at 4:40am 05.24.25 I can't believe a sailmaker proposed cutting a sail for this purpose. Are you sure they know what t
Recognize this gearbox for Legend 37 1988? (1) Clutch Cargo at 4:29am 05.24.25 Karl Hurth GmbH of Munich Germany developed the original small sailboat gear back in the late 1970s
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise cymeyer at 4:25am 05.24.25
Russian Sailing Terms twodzusfittings at 4:07am 05.24.25 There an App for that!
Catalina 310 Polars rpwillia at 3:46am 05.24.25 I asked the AI at work :clap: for a 310 polar and it gave me on. It seems reasonable and I matched i
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. Davidasailor26 at 2:04am 05.24.25 Diesel, which does have me wondering why there is a "blower" but on some of the other pages here fo
Russian Sailing Terms Foswick at 10:38pm 05.23.25 In case anyone stumbles across this thread and cares, in the video, he uses: Ready about!: ???????
Russian Sailing Terms Foswick at 10:01pm 05.23.25 These are brilliant, Duncan! Thank you. This is a wealth of terminology. He gets into commands at ar
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RedGreen2025 at 9:05pm 05.23.25 Yes, my mistake. You are correct. 3 % not 3 volt.
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) fox9988 at 9:04pm 05.23.25 Understood. Worst case, run it. It'll go for years.

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