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Bow light Wiring through pulpit leaking dchipley at 12:47pm 10.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1090 Hunter did not install a fitting at the point where the Bow light wiring passes through the deck and
Walker Bay Inflatables bobtigar at 12:42pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 2/844 What I have attached below is a portion of a letter I recently sent To the President of Walker Bay.
Pearson 530 strut attachment capta at 12:30pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1390 I have been searching for any interior nuts or threaded plate that the strut on our Pearson may hav
Instrument blanks The Garbone at 11:45am 10.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/999 Both of the Catalinas I have possess non functioning wind and speed instruments installed in the co
Need some basic info... Steps at 9:00am 10.23.13 Catalina 30 4/1417 We have just moved from O'Day 272 to 1985 Cat 30 Tall Rig... And are very eager to spend time on her
'85 h22 max wind Chasemixon at 8:12am 10.23.13 Smaller Boats 30/3304 Ok I'm still a newbie, last week we had some really good wind on my lake, and my wife got a little n
main sail slug bail ss with rocker size rvazquez2 at 8:11am 10.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1202 hi if any one know the measument of the main sail slug bail ss with rocker size? Rafael
Bow slamming Philip_Oceanis 361 at 12:53am 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3548
Ericson 35 Brentpd at 10:33pm 10.22.13 Ericson 2/24897 Hello forum world! I'm looking at an Ericson 35 mkII that was built in 1972. I'm wondering if anyone
Waterline Beam on 45' CC bevbo1 at 10:24pm 10.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1031
A Wonderful Evening in the Fog Les at 8:06pm 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1491 I am sure many of you have done what we did this evening on your own boat. After a foggy morning th
Pedestal mount compass rsotomayor at 7:44pm 10.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1048 Need to change the pedestal mount compass on a Benetau 32- it is a Plastimo 135, it has a bubble a
New Battery Storage Fred Villiard at 6:16pm 10.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 14/5223 Hi Maine, Friday I bought 4 GC2 batteries from Sam's, was going to install them on Sunday. Satur
Genoa - repair or replace? scmartin257 at 5:05pm 10.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1764 We have a new-to-us 2000 C320 with in mast furling and a 135 genoa on a Schaefer roller furler. We
Penetrating Oil Study John T1594 at 4:45pm 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 19/6875 A friend sent this to me and I have no way to verify it but I thought I would pass it along for comm
Bulkhead replacement fitting problems Ritdog at 4:42pm 10.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1553 I'm in the process of refurbing an Oday 25- I pulled the bulkheads out because they were getting old
core klif at 4:36pm 10.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1255 Does the 29.5 1994 hunter have a core center hull?
Rudder bearings Replacement bobcat30 at 4:23pm 10.22.13 Catalina 30 1/1376 I have a 1995 30. My rudder has a slight give to it when I shake it (on the hard) My zinc on the sh
Cradle construction question Sefuller at 2:31pm 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3564 I need to have a storage cradle built this year, and have been working with a local welder, but woul
vibration in rudder under sail? puddlejockey at 2:19pm 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4451 Hi guys; I'm getting a vibration...more like a throbbing, in the rudder of my H27 while under sail,

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Need a captain for a survey ggrizzard at 10:36am 06.20.23 Another issue is do you have written authorization to move the boat for a sea trial?
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 06.20.23 Now, we've almost solved the problem. Attached is the latest manual on everything from V1 to V6 wit
Mast rewire SailorShaggy at 10:28am 06.20.23 After mast was removed it was very evident the roller furler is bent/dented. lower spreaders broke o
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? mhessick at 10:26am 06.20.23 BigEasy...Thanks. I bought the muffs but the trash can might be easier. Amazon makes it easy to re
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? rgranger at 10:25am 06.20.23 A little arm-chair surveying .... On older boats you usually see some water stains (at the least) wh
Need a captain for a survey Don S/V ILLusion at 10:25am 06.20.23
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? BigEasy at 10:08am 06.20.23 I was given a 1989 22 Catalina with an outboard motor. I would like to make sure that it runs. W
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 DPW at 10:01am 06.20.23 Its a Lewmar windless. The hand-held is cabled and does not have enough length to reach thru the hat
V-Berth headliner replacement 1993 Passage '42 aas1110 at 9:59am 06.20.23 Thank you, Terry! I will give it a go this weekend and hope it makes an improvement. Will keep you
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 BigEasy at 9:59am 06.20.23 Well I kinda walked right into that;-( I have used the RTFM acronym myself over the years and while
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 Ralph Johnstone at 9:58am 06.20.23 need to get someone topside to operate the hand-held whilst I measure the voltage. Is the handhel
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 9:54am 06.20.23
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? (1) Dnea at 9:53am 06.20.23 217066
Need a captain for a survey BigEasy at 9:49am 06.20.23 Hi, my Catalina 38 is under contract. I just learned my broker doesn't sail and I can't attend. I
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? (1) Dnea at 9:48am 06.20.23 217065
V-Berth headliner replacement 1993 Passage '42 Terry Cox at 9:48am 06.20.23 Before replacing the wall liner, that is if it remains in good condition (no tears or rips), I would
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? (3) Dnea at 9:47am 06.20.23 217064for reference
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 DPW at 9:46am 06.20.23 Well I kinda walked right into that;-( I have used the RTFM acronym myself over the years and while
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 9:33am 06.20.23 Scott I think I will bite the bullet and spring for the survey (it would be $600 plus haul out $300
Portable Generator Richard19068 at 9:28am 06.20.23 I assume you have considered solar panels?

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