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Sticking Weatherboard BarryBershad at 9:58am 09.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/984 I have a 2000 Beneteau 331. The lower plexiglass weatherboard sticks when installing and removing. A
Stern Rail 42 Passage Finally Free at 9:46am 09.12.13 Big Boats 8/1722 I need some help from a fellow 42 Passage owner please. The bolts that hold the stern rail on are m
BVI nosnebjim at 6:04am 09.12.13 Destinations 7/3354 Looking for advice on booking a bareboat in BVI. I sail a 25 in land lakes and an planning a trip fo
Upgraded Engine Panel hathawayr@theleeco.com at 5:14am 09.12.13 Catalina 30 1/1225 Folks, My yard is repowering our 1985 Catalina 30 with a new M25XPB and they must use the factory p
New Hunter 31 owner morich at 4:22am 09.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2697 Hello all. I recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 31 and have a few issues I could use some assistance
Cutting a sender hole in my water tank? bugbitten at 3:47am 09.12.13 S2 12/2023 I just got one of those fancy-schmanzy Blue Sea gauges that measures battery state, bilge operations
What weight oil? Spindrift NH at 3:04am 09.12.13 Catalina 30 2/1201 I will be hauling out for the winter this weekend and would like to change the oil on my M25XP, can
boat paint for other uses syoun10 at 7:34pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 20/6967 Please excuse that this post is not entirely about my sailboat! My house is on a steep hill, and
Solar Panel through Isenglass? syoun10 at 7:14pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1538 Got a boat with a solar panel atop the bimini. But seagulls are a REAL problem and always seem to c
Mast step (solid or cored) BrokeNotBroken at 6:48pm 09.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1251 Does anyone know if the fiberglass under the mast step is solid or cored? I have a mast plate and
Getting mast down on 1986 272 ODay tmeissner at 6:22pm 09.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2285 I recently purchased a 1986 ODay 272. The mast is currently up. I want to take the mast down and tra
stove kgindling at 5:54pm 09.11.13 Catalina 22 2/1229 Hi again Also looking for ideas for mounting a stove out side and types of stoves recomended. Just s
Simple answer about paint Bill sanders at 5:29pm 09.11.13 Trailer Sailors 29/8419 Before you say it,yes I have look at other threads talking about bottom paint,but there were way to
reefing Finz08 at 5:23pm 09.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2761 What would you guys suggest for reefing and what wind speeds for a mac 26D? thanks
reefing kgindling at 5:11pm 09.11.13 Catalina 22 11/1899 After sailing our 1984 catalina 22 for the 6th time. a few questions arose. When the wind picks up.
sling advice Coco at 5:11pm 09.11.13 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 4/9704 what are the best places to attach straps on top of a Ranger 20 for lifting with a hoist by 'picking
advice on launching and retrieving a cat 250 wing keel to tr Chief RA at 3:30pm 09.11.13 Smaller Boats 8/5199 Just got back from a 3 week trip up to Washington where I bought a 1998 Catalina tall rig, wing kee
So your in a late night boating accident..... (1) Maine Sail at 1:54pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 38/6956 So your in a late night boating accident and the boat you collide with just happens to have a US Rep
Catalina 30 Muffler from CD hathawayr@theleeco.com at 1:11pm 09.11.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/2537 Anyone want a Catalina Direct muffler in good condition for free? We used this one for nine yea
Help ID sail maker please. (1) Roadking Larry at 1:03pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2652 I've drawn a blank trying to ID the maker of my mylar genoa. Anyone know who this is/was? http:/

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Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 2:58pm 06.16.23
Newbie Tally Ho at 2:44pm 06.16.23 Thank you. Makes sense, will definitely take everyone's advice here to heart. I want the smaller bo
Wood stain or varnish zinahewitt at 2:42pm 06.16.23 tradition and design: the raised teak slates are for traction. they also help remove sand from you
Wood stain or varnish jon hansen at 2:36pm 06.16.23 tradition and design: the raised teak slates are for traction. they also help remove sand from your
Engine raw water thru hole location BigEasy at 2:28pm 06.16.23 I've seen pics on some very early C30s where Catalina just glassed in pipe nipples with no sea cock
Newbie BigEasy at 2:25pm 06.16.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Dave96734 at 2:09pm 06.16.23 Dave, have you pulled your dip stick? If any water made it into the engine it would find it's way
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 sailme88 at 2:06pm 06.16.23 Thanks for all the great comments and discussion! I tried starting with the raw water seacock clos
Recommendations for a new head (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:58pm 06.16.23
Recommendations for a new head 2 OLD PIRATES at 1:37pm 06.16.23 Peggie ..... thanks for the heads up and feed back. I'll continue to use my 1litre bucket. Water fro
Leaving the dock Don S/V ILLusion at 1:31pm 06.16.23
Leaving the dock kappykaplan at 1:18pm 06.16.23 Any photos or drawings of the setup?
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 1:10pm 06.16.23 Art ... I will say it explains their thinking and why it's wired the way it is ... but I still find
Wood stain or varnish (1) zinahewitt at 12:58pm 06.16.23 Sand it all off. Multiple coats of de-waxed blonde shellac then varnish. Make sure to use de-waxe
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose WesternTraveler at 12:24pm 06.16.23 This from your owners manual. boat water level. Hopefully the thru hull valve is reachable under
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose JamesG161 at 12:19pm 06.16.23 If you are really ambitious, you can remove the fresh water jug under the sink, and hand pump it fre
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service (1) Dantheman at 12:13pm 06.16.23 Thanks all. I feel pretty good about what I'll need moving forward, and am also consulting an acquai
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose (1) JamesG161 at 12:12pm 06.16.23 Im open to ideas on how i can pull fresh water up onto the boat This from your owners manual. sin
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.16.23 Any other thru hulls on the boat ? Inboard engine, flushing head, something I haven't thought of ?
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose WesternTraveler at 11:28am 06.16.23 On further looking at your post, I see it's a transducer thru hull. If it's by any chance it's pla

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