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Vent hose choice beerlover at 9:01am 05.22.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/558 Does the holding tank vent hose need to be sanitation hose or will hardware store tubing suffice?
New Owner for Catalina Yachts dlochner at 6:06am 05.22.25 Sails Call Lounge 3/624 Catalina Yachts has been sold to a NC boat builder. https://www.bwsailing.com/cc/2025/05/catalina-y
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 (2) miraculix at 6:12pm 05.21.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/1472 Hi all, I am struggling to replace the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet. Not only is th
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run Scott T-Bird at 3:26pm 05.21.25 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2696 I was having a leisurely sail yesterday evening in about 10 to 12 knots wind (very small whitecaps -
7+ years without bottomcoat PaulDaniel at 2:18pm 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 13/679
1985 Hunter hull Grumps at 7:14am 05.21.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1208 Ok, hope you all know the answer this: I just ran a Hull ID search and what I was thinking was a 198
Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets Joanne Knopfler at 7:04am 05.21.25 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/465 A fella was looking to replace his since deceased flap bucket and could not locate any. He's in luck
C&C 24 bow hatch deck repair (4) darmyvt at 6:27am 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 6/293 I've searched the web far and wide, including C'C forum on this site, and can't find anything regard
How bad is this heeling? (1) duncan14 at 5:36am 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 17/875 Hi All! Yesterday I decided to check mast rigging (first time in my life) and found that my boat has
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 (3) flyingwaspsailing at 5:35am 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 11/546 Ahoy, matey's! Trying to figure out how to run the lines for my main reef. The boat is a Precision
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 (1) mermike at 8:08pm 05.20.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/907 We spent all day at the gardens, including High Tea. Pinkies out! improve my Photoshop skills. We s
Spring Cruise - San Juans (10) mermike at 8:01pm 05.20.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/270 We've been enjoying the full gamut of sun and rain, wind and clouds since leaving Port Ludlow on May
Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet Foot switch alternative msin99 at 2:42pm 05.20.25 Ask All Sailors 8/426 Hi all ... I just took possession of a boat that has a Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet with a foot
Sail is close to furler Max Luff Mitchin at 10:48am 05.20.25 Ask All Sailors 12/475 Is there a problem with halyard wrap if sail luff is 1" under max luff on MKIV Unit 2 Furler? Max L
Catalina 23 Swing Keel (2) P0intnHold at 8:01am 05.20.25 Ask All Sailors 14/604 I just purchased this Catalina 22 and found that the base of the entrance to the companionway is buc
Thermostat Part Number BJN at 6:12am 05.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/458 I have a 2001 Catalina 310 with a Universal M25XPBX. I would like to know the Kubota model number f
Vanguard Volant 18 cptdondo at 3:08pm 05.19.25 Trailer Sailors 5/586 I have a line on a Vanguard Volant 18. I know little to nothing about this boat; apparently it has s
Hunter 410 Mast Wiring stackwalker at 1:45pm 05.19.25 Big Boats 5/595 Hey All, Having the standing rigging replaced in 2 days. The rigger told me to have the boom off,
Adding a boom vang SteveHughessails at 10:21am 05.19.25 Ask All Sailors 15/663
1984 H31 Bilge Pump Setup pham at 10:20am 05.19.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/348 Good day, everyone! I have a 1984 Hunter 31 that was given to me by a friend. It has been sitting

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News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? Rick Webb at 6:49am 07.29.25 Foolish? Perhaps. Silly? Depends. I could see me as a teen being right in the middle of something li
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? Scott T-Bird at 6:20am 07.29.25 Earlier, I didn't notice that there seemingly was no main sail ready to go. I've come up with a the
Hull number vs. sail number ...3TacksontheWater at 6:17am 07.29.25 I'm not sure what your sail number has to do with conversing at the dock but if you want your hull
Atomic 4 strange behaviour kappykaplan at 6:07am 07.29.25 Did the bottom and prop get cleaned while y'all were working on the engine?
Mud dauber wasp idea Hello Below at 6:06am 07.29.25 There are yellow jackets in the August/September time frame. And when they come out, they come out
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? thinwater at 3:27am 07.29.25 Was the anchor ready to run (there was enough room)? Why not? Engines do fail between jetties (it's
Fuel Tank leak Oday 30 Davidasailor26 at 2:32am 07.29.25 We had a leak in the tank of our 28 which is a pretty similar boat. In our case there was a copper b
Lake of the Woods Project_Mayhem at 10:02pm 07.28.25 Look out for idiot motor boaters
Fuel Tank leak Oday 30 Project_Mayhem at 9:48pm 07.28.25 Im sure there's a dye tracer for diesel to confirm that's the source
Mud dauber wasp idea jssailem at 9:24pm 07.28.25 It is true we have but a few insects to disturb our lives. There are yellow jackets in the August/Se
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? Tim Murphy at 8:36pm 07.28.25 After looking at your post I realized I could go up and over the Bimini and lead wires through a hol
All Storm Action is currently in the Pacific jssailem at 8:23pm 07.28.25 Thanks for sharing.
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? Project_Mayhem at 8:06pm 07.28.25 I honestly don't know how you'd run that between the skins of the deck and headliner without turning
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 7:51pm 07.28.25 I guess we were poor but we didn't realize it. All true. Now people can likely pay big bucks for t
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? dlochner at 7:45pm 07.28.25 And why did they not drop the anchor? There is no anchor locker on a J24, the anchor, if they had
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? JoeWhite at 7:35pm 07.28.25 Yes, just as mentioned above, why at least the main sail was not put up before they went out to the
Mud dauber wasp idea thinwater at 6:49pm 07.28.25 This actually works! I do the same thing. Mothballs also repel spiders, and the chemical (naphthale
Mud dauber wasp idea Foswick at 6:46pm 07.28.25 Fortunately, we do not need to worry about this. We do not have insects or spiders of any variety an
Mud dauber wasp idea (1) twodzusfittings at 5:22pm 07.28.25 My interior cabin walls are cedar lined. Twice a year I freshen them up with cedar oil. I haven't se
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? FastOlson at 5:12pm 07.28.25 Odd that no sails seen rigged up in the video. I wonder whether they could have quickly deployed an

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