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Bomar hatch lens. KingAirDriver at 12:18pm 10.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/7866 I have the 10 inch square Bomar hatches on the top of the deck, just about on either side of the mas
H26.5 Marine head Worldwalker88 at 11:23am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1645 Ok, at the risk of sounding stupid... :redface: I am winterizing my new (to me) H26.5. Trying to be
Haul it home or leave it at the marina? Ward H at 9:08am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2901 Last spring was my first season prepping, repairing and basically getting my O'day 25 ready for our
Running new cable down a mast Bill5155 at 8:36am 10.29.13 Big Boats 3/1423 Got a 34 Catalina, 1989 model. Need to put on a new wind instrument. Can a new cable be dropped down
Vhf Ch 83a Stretch at 7:23am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1754 I monitor 16 all the time and have noticed that since the Vancouver coast guard station closed, Vict
Jack lines for H34 YVRguy at 7:21am 10.29.13 Big Boats 15/2541 I recently posted a thread on single handing and one of the themes that came out of it was the need
Discuss... IH82BL8 at 6:57am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1267 http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/hero-next-door/video/hero-next-door-hiker-saves-bullet-wounded-dog
kittiwake (8) trainmanjess at 5:59am 10.29.13 Kittiewake 14/20423 hello all I got my kittiwake home now... she is a beautiful boat with beautiful lines... the kitti
Last Voyage of the Bounty Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 10.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1290 The Tampa Bay Times newspaper started a 3-part special by Michael Kruze. Part one was in the Su
Watermaker (5) ELMAX at 2:27am 10.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/896 Hello friend, after a fantastic summer in Greece, here I am, the restoration of CALYPSO continues...
Anyone Else Feel the Need To "Soft Shackle" with Amsteel? (1) rardiH36 at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 14/5989 Over the last several years, for various reasons, I've sometimes opted to attach rigging hardware wi
On-board fresh water plumbing questions ArkadiyS at 9:38pm 10.28.13 Catalina 30 15/4409 We have just purchased a Cat 30 (1985), and in the process of getting her home (over 3 days) we used
oxidation on keel hunter 306 (1) brinky at 8:15pm 10.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1872 i just hauled my hunter 306 (built 2005) and applied a new coat of bottom paint. the connection b
ODay 19 lp_gilbert at 7:28pm 10.28.13 Day Sailers 1/891 I have a 19 footer that I bought a couple of yrs ago and the bottom paint ends below the water line.
fullt time cruisers, average monthly budgets? centerline at 6:45pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1611 based up on a couple that has a capable boat that is in good repair,... and that they were budget mi
e-mail wanted Spence at 6:11pm 10.28.13 Parts Search 3/2295 Does anyone have an e-mail contact for Rig-Rite company below? Fax is all I can find at the site.
Canvas coloring BobnCamie at 4:33pm 10.28.13 S2 12/2350 Greetings all. I am new here, having finally bought our "dream boat". Been waiting a long time. Firs
Cracking Lead Keel Old C&C Owner at 4:00pm 10.28.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1353 I am the owner of an old (1974) C'C 30 which I am interested in restoring. I have just begun the pro
Installing an Electric Windlass macalla at 3:37pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1191 Any tips for retro-fitting an electric windlass on an Oceanis 390? The original windlass was manual
Davitts for an Oceanis 390 macalla at 3:29pm 10.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2261 I'm thinking of installing davitts on our Oceanis 390, so that we can use a 3m RIB with the outboard

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Boat hook Sailor Sue at 9:01am 03.04.23 I fixed the boat hook with a shoulder bolt, (AKA many names for the bolt).
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement juznip at 8:53am 03.04.23 What have you done to solve your situation? Right now a tarp. I see there is a product on the hunt
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.04.23
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question David in Sandusky at 8:51am 03.04.23 What Peggy said. (For newcomers, Peggy is the wonderful expert on all such questions - truly our Hea
In search of the driest bilge possible (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:45am 03.04.23 $13 and no noise.
In search of the driest bilge possible Davidasailor26 at 8:38am 03.04.23 If the AC unit were high enough, is it possible to install a small 3/8" thru hull below the floor b
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. jssailem at 8:33am 03.04.23 Nice followup Douglas.
Leveling a boat on land jssailem at 8:32am 03.04.23 I raised and lowered the mast on my Montgomery 15 trailer boat all the time when at the house. Perf
In search of the driest bilge possible (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:28am 03.04.23 My source of moisture in the bilge is air conditioning condensate. Never had or seen an AC unit o
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:26am 03.04.23 The "water tank" is the flush water reservoir in the potty. Odorlos Odorlos --available from RV s
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Alan Gomes at 8:23am 03.04.23 Thanks for the reply! When I mean fresh water I mean the tank that supplies water when you pump bef
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement Terry Cox at 8:18am 03.04.23 Trying to source replacement gasket for the 2 small hatches in the salon/kitchen. What have you do
Boat hook shemandr at 8:07am 03.04.23 And a whisker pole!
DIY leather steering wheel cover project jssailem at 8:07am 03.04.23 @Caboteur how much cord did it take to cover a given distance of the wheel.. Say 1 meter. What kno
Hunter 240 cover Crusty Ol Salt at 8:05am 03.04.23 Rats, they have a 260 pattern; no 240. The search goes on. Ospreys return this month! Woodyvv Giv
Longitudinal prop crack jssailem at 7:49am 03.04.23 He PK123 Sure looks like you are having your challenges with your old new to you boat. The first pic
In search of the driest bilge possible Tally Ho at 7:43am 03.04.23
DIY leather steering wheel cover project Justin_NSA at 7:35am 03.04.23 I like both methods and my leather needs replacement soon. What to do....:what:
Boat hook (1) All U Get at 7:35am 03.04.23 I fixed the boat hook with a shoulder bolt, (AKA many names for the bolt).
Leveling a boat on land Siamese at 7:34am 03.04.23 I wouldn't trust the mast plate. Seems like it could easily be off a couple degrees. Ditto for the

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