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In search of the driest bilge possible Timm R Oday25 at 6:42pm 03.03.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1458 It irrtitates me to no end to see even the smallest amount amount of water in our bilge . While clea
Longitudinal prop crack (2) PK123 at 5:34pm 03.03.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1123 Just thought Id share a couple of photo of a 12rh9 two blade prop with a longitudinal crack full dep
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Sail22Capri22 at 4:49pm 03.03.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1212 I just installed a Thetford 550p Porta Potti with MSD hoses in my Capri 22. When the time comes to l
Regulateur d'allure sur hunter 33 michel06440 at 3:35pm 03.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/692 Bonjour je voudrais savoir si quelqu'un a deja installe un regulateur d'allure sur un hunter 33 (200
Bow roller replacement Beneteau First 325 AndrewCX at 3:09pm 03.03.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1292 Does anyone know where I can find a replacement bow roller for a Beneteau First 325? The original ca
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 12:29pm 03.03.23 Catalina 310 36/4344 Hello, tomorrow I'm tackling the installation of two 100W flex panels. I've looked around and canno
Boom Vang bnolen at 10:49am 03.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2821 Just purchased my first sailboat, 1983 Hunter 25, the blockhouse edition. There is no boom vang. Is
Salish Sea... Anchoring ideas jssailem at 9:35am 03.03.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/1967 Found this SV Panope video from a 2022 cruise by the Steve - Anchoring Wizard of Port Townsend. Th
Hunter 240 cover Woodyvv at 8:42am 03.03.23 Smaller Boats 7/1404 Does anyone have a source and/or plan for a fairly easy to remove cover for a Hunter 240? My vessel
BOGO FREE on Select EVO and Ocean Series Winches ...3TacksontheWater at 6:40am 03.03.23 Catalina 22 1/763 West Marine's BOGO winch sale just dropped yesterday. I confess that based on the pictures, I do pre
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 michel06440 at 3:06am 03.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 18/1808
I just completed full refit of my 41S5 georgetheleo at 4:40pm 03.02.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1140 Dear Sailing Group It took 2 years part time . Every possible known weakness was address. Direct
Coolant reservoir possibly clogged (2) buddybear at 12:29pm 03.02.23 Catalina 310 7/1427 This is a Universal 25XPB engine. Had a problem with the overflow tank not working properly. The coo
Danfort Corsair compass bulb replacing (3) herrern52 at 9:32am 03.02.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1794 Good evening. Can anybody explain me how to replace the bulb of my compass? I attach some images of
Masthead sheaves and axle specs Kilo72 at 4:09pm 03.01.23 S2 0/807 I will go up mast for wind transducer install and maintenance, inspection... I'd prefer to have pa
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 2:13pm 03.01.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/3698 Hello, if any of you fellow mac owners have any experience with changing out their stainless standin
Window replacement Lizzies Teau at 12:49pm 03.01.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1563
Insurance Claim Georgedoyle at 9:39pm 02.28.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1056 My boat was damaged recently by a boat that broke free from its mooring. There is extensive gel coat
Another Winter Movie... '94-'95 BOC Challenge, Singlehanded Round the World. Leeward Rail at 3:37pm 02.28.23 Sails Call Lounge 9/1241 BOC Challenge : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
US Sailing re-do for 2024 Olympics PaulK at 2:42pm 02.28.23 Racing 3/1149 Seems that with one year to go, US Sailing is reorganizing the US Olympic effort. Paul Cayard and o

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Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? LakeOntario270 at 2:20pm 03.24.25 You have to be careful judging the price of a 1994 270. There was the bare bone 270 and the more de
Main Rigging Upgrades Foswick at 2:19pm 03.24.25 For the outhaul, I think I might end up just attaching that wire rope to a low-profile fiddle block.
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 1:51pm 03.24.25 Thanks. Took a look, no dice.
Main Rigging Upgrades Foswick at 1:34pm 03.24.25 If you fit two cheek blocks as indicated to the boom, it will not make a purchase. for a purchase
Tips on acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270 PaulDaniel at 12:48pm 03.24.25 The place that was previously $5700 is now $6150 (base price). When you add a keel guide and launch
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? PaulDaniel at 12:43pm 03.24.25 The one that I saw that sold recently for $20k with a trailer was a 1994.
Tips on acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270 Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 03.24.25 These guys gave me a really reasonable rate when I called them about six years ago Welcome to Custom
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Project_Mayhem at 12:27pm 03.24.25 Worst case scenario the brakes will seize up the first time they are used and then the pads will fry
Outhaul modifications (1) stickinthemud57 at 12:15pm 03.24.25 Sorry, got distracted. Here's a photo with callouts for my rig before installing inside the boom. I
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast Rich Stidger at 12:12pm 03.24.25 Thank you Rich for the help. Would you like some pix?
Tips on acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270 dmax at 12:02pm 03.24.25 That's a good size boat to be trailering - the C250 trailer might not be up to it, you would need to
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question Daze at 11:59am 03.24.25 @T J Furstenau As I thought there were no holes anywhere on my Hunter factory davits.
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) (4) NYSail at 11:37am 03.24.25 When you pull the boat you will also see separation of the stern tube where it exits the boat. I had
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? JoeWhite at 11:24am 03.24.25 What year is the vessel?
Lithium cold storage question Stu Jackson at 11:03am 03.24.25 Have you read Maine Sail's guides to LFP? www.marinehowto.com He lives in Maine and has had LFP f
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast NProvost at 10:23am 03.24.25 Thank you Rich for the help.
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast Rich Stidger at 9:32am 03.24.25 Ii have a 1997 40.5- a sister ship. I can't help with the companion way steps, but the mast leak is
Lithium cold storage question jssailem at 8:58am 03.24.25 I am trying to make my life easier not harder. I want the benefits of Lithium batteries. I, theref
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.24.25 if I'm wrong there please correct me. Yes, that is correct. Or maybe just to remove all doubt, di
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat (1) Dorfl68 at 8:38am 03.24.25 Follow up with the result

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