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Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips morbidfollower at 8:49am 06.04.23 Catalina 22 8/1806 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 12/2074 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 9/1119 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 3/1118 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 0/1228 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 16/3176 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 10/1673 When I got back to my mooring today It looked like I was leaking oil. I popped the hood off the engi
Screens for Windows (3) DaveJ at 9:23am 06.03.23 Catalina 310 11/1822
V25 Rudder and castle fabrication (1) Mike25 at 7:56am 06.03.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/901 Like the proud papa of an ugly baby I finally finished the rudder and castle fabrication. I started
Does anyone own a Widgeon??? mellowyellow at 7:38am 06.03.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/649 Does anyone own a Widgeon?
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing drgbanks at 4:54am 06.03.23 Ask All Sailors 36/5301 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me about sailing the ICW?
Recommendations for a new head Afraal at 4:12am 06.03.23 Catalina 310 23/5477 Hi everyone! I believe the head in our boat is on its last leg. The supreme leaded (aka the wife) as
Jabsco volume per stroke robinrjellis at 2:30am 06.03.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1760 Does anyone know the volume per stroke on a Jabsco manual head? Trying to figure out how many to cle
Check my wiring diagram? (1) Beth G at 7:57pm 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 41/7377 Hi there! New boat owner here...we inherited our sailboat, and are redoing the wiring. I have made a
First Time in the Water sbrogden at 5:50pm 06.02.23 Trailer Sailors 1/629 Took the Vagabond 14 to a nearby lake for a couple of hours this afternoon. Winds were against the l
dock line for Beneteau 323 1/2" or 5/8? LynnM at 1:51pm 06.02.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1222 what size?
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 WesternTraveler at 1:50pm 06.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1323 I just purchased a 1996 Hunter 26 and I will be mooring quite a bit. I thought I would add two bow c
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 1:36pm 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 37/3714 Greetings, My Heart Interface Ideal Regulator Output Module has apparently bitten the dust. It's p
Addicted to Sailing (1) Hayden Watson at 1:30pm 06.02.23 Ask All Sailors 2/505 216400
Catalina 320 Diesel deck port davidwkenn at 9:35am 06.02.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/819 Does anyone have one of these from an old boat? Ours went glug glug and I know that the original st

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AM I crazy to sail in the Delaware Bay shemandr at 11:53am 08.19.25 Text for above image from above screenshot of Open Captain: It looks like plenty of water to sail a
AM I crazy to sail in the Delaware Bay (1) shemandr at 11:47am 08.19.25 233874
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper kappykaplan at 11:45am 08.19.25 What you propose seems like a lot of work and expense for something that can be adjusted after the
Galley table bhr10950 at 11:41am 08.19.25 Thats one of the issues. I believe it's a laminate on wood, but the finish is deep, like a bar top.
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper rgranger at 11:26am 08.19.25 Maybe we are not talking about the same thing. You are talking about the lift-line... right? What
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper SteveHughessails at 10:48am 08.19.25 I think I may have thought of an idea that will help. I found the blue print drawing of the bracket.
Installing a cleat in the anchor locker thinwater at 10:43am 08.19.25 I assume the boat has bow cleats suitable for anchoring. The anchor point in the locker is typical
Raritan CP vs Vinegar Project_Mayhem at 10:32am 08.19.25 Here's the MSD sheet for CP. It seems fairly mild compared to the one for muriatic acid. No hazard s
Replacing injectors follow-up - Racor filter upgrade? Stu Jackson at 10:07am 08.19.25 Also, I have read the posts (there even was a recent post where somebody cleaned the "Racor check b
Galley table Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 08.19.25 Photos? And what is the material ?
Installing a cleat in the anchor locker rgranger at 9:32am 08.19.25 If you have access.... I would add a backing plate. If you can create access... I would make the e
Rigger in Dallas - Fort Worth area? stickinthemud57 at 9:22am 08.19.25
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:12am 08.19.25 t does meter CP into the intake line. But only right at the pump...the intake line would have to r
Galley table kappykaplan at 8:11am 08.19.25 The galley table top on our 49 looks like someone had tried to clean it with an abrasive chemical.
Raritan CP vs Vinegar Don S/V ILLusion at 8:06am 08.19.25 Raritan only markets CP as a bowl cleaner...but it's actually the best sump and sink drain cleaner
Outhaul and traveler basic help please (3) morbidfollower at 7:55am 08.19.25 Thanks. You have a high post on the trailer for the winch at the bow? no, so the winch is mounte
Raritan CP vs Vinegar Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:52am 08.19.25 Raritan only markets CP as a bowl cleaner...but it's actually the best sump and sink drain cleaner o
Electronics..... so many options dLj at 7:49am 08.19.25 All good information, thanks all! This has helped me get some ideas of what I might like to do. I
Electronics..... so many options moe_1200 at 7:37am 08.19.25 All good information, thanks all! This has helped me get some ideas of what I might like to do. I
Raritan CP vs Vinegar Rich Stidger at 7:01am 08.19.25 I use the CP. It does do a good job and leaves the toilet pleasant. It is pricey, but I don't use a

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