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Centerboard trunk. mendota1 at 1:25pm 08.20.13 Catalina 22 0/1016 I am working on a 2006 centerboard Catalina 22 which just encountered a "near catastrophic" failure.
Beneteau first class 8 water in cockpit MichaelF at 12:45pm 08.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1456 I have bought a First Class 8. Did the design originally include an insert to slot in the cockpit to
Recessed Lights (in my case on a 2002 H306) Bedouin at 12:45pm 08.20.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/1974 Hello! I recently acquired a 2002 306 and would like to swap out the cabin lights for LEDs. Apparen
Main and Jib Halyards keep getting stuck! (1) shan0220 at 12:03pm 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 9/6204 Hi! I have a 1978 Catalina 27' that I have had for a year now. Last year the jib halyard got stuck a
How fast is the O'day 240? LoveTwoSail at 11:46am 08.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/7459 This is our first year sailing the O'day 240, and we sail on a small Pennsylvania lake with limited
Dinette conversion Percy at 11:41am 08.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1561 I'm looking at a solid 1985 Hunter 31, but the current owner doesn't know how to convert the dinette
We made the news! (again) Video inside Jared1048 at 11:15am 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1019 We are the last scene putting the duck on the mast as we took 3rd place in our start :) http://v
Leaking forward water tank Chuck Reynolds at 10:41am 08.20.13 Big Boats 0/1245 My forward water tank leaks...losing about 1/3 of my tank. Is the tank easily removal and repairabl
alternatives to thru hull fittings smprincipal at 10:17am 08.20.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/3613 Ok so I have a Catalina 25 1985 the previous owner removed the thru hull fittings for the original s
Mast step for Oday 22 jdgnjp at 8:12am 08.20.13 Day Sailers 3/2320 We recently purchased a 1973 Oday 22 with a replacement mast, bronze color, bendy. It rests in a ma
Fried battery (1) IanJ at 7:30am 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 30/3681 :cussing:Heres one for you electric experts. I have a 1984 Hunter 31. I have two battery banks, with
MicroWave Oven 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:00am 08.20.13 Catalina 310 7/3211 Well I have another Puzzler for you all. We have a center section on the starboarded side that they
Population of US Sailors LaColla at 6:55am 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 27/4240 Does anyone have any idea what the population of US based sailors is? Perhaps measured by number of
Cracks in gel coat. Aesthetics question. (1) jfschena at 6:39am 08.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/918 I have some cracks in the gel coat of my 84 oday 26. Some extend from the flat surface into the non
Theta GERT at 6:23am 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 0/654 does anyone have knowledge about the Theta racer rigging layout. ive searched in SA but can find lit
Dehumidifiers. peltier vs. compressor. Chris Patterson at 6:04am 08.20.13 Ask All Sailors 3/9544 I have got to do something different. The dehumidifier seems to be the way to go. Here in East Cambo
1981 H33 bow roller frankiedogs at 5:46am 08.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 13/4828 Anyone know if a bow roller will fit without doing the bowsprit mods? If so, which one? And a pick o
Has anyone ever had a lime down their scupper? (1) holdech at 5:27am 08.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2244 Friends brought over a handful of key limes (for our beer). Dropped one and watched it roll to the e
Larger headsail for a 41DS bart at 4:24am 08.20.13 Big Boats 17/2809 I am hoping to get better light wind performance from my boat which has the standard B+R rig with a
new member longtime owner (7) srust58 at 11:07pm 08.19.13 Sirius 21/22 4/16300 new member longtime owner with photos I am the original owner of my 1985 Sirius 22 #16 named Tardis

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 7:55pm 06.03.23
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) (1) Tally Ho at 7:42pm 06.03.23 Note that the video discusses rebuild of the Raymarine 4000 wheel pilot, not the 4000+. The 4000 m
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:35pm 06.03.23 She don't look fast, but she'll get you there. The only question is, how to provision for a voyage
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing FastOlson at 6:33pm 06.03.23 The boat builder is still in business. It seems like they could provide a drawing of he parts and so
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 5:48pm 06.03.23 Here's to hoping for the Varoom!
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Joe at 5:32pm 06.03.23 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me about sailing the ICW? In what context? Are you wanting to mak
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (2) Tb0n3 at 5:22pm 06.03.23 I pulled lightly on the chain locker drain and look what I got. I'm sure the plastic thru hulls are
Continupus mainsail furling (1) kbgunn at 5:19pm 06.03.23 @Seahawk345 Your owners manual can be found here: https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Ow
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump jssailem at 5:04pm 06.03.23 Sucking it down implies a vacuum is being created. Since you say the high pressure pump has a low pr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 5:01pm 06.03.23 Test start set for Monday afternoon. Cross fingers, toes, and anything else that you can. :biggrin:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 4:59pm 06.03.23 Test start set for Monday afternoon. Cross fingers, toes, and anything else that you can. :biggrin
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 4:55pm 06.03.23 Hi Thetone, I used 2" x 1/4" steel bar stock and 3/4" threaded rod, large washers and bolts (Home D
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) BigEasy at 4:39pm 06.03.23 Note that the video discusses rebuild of the Raymarine 4000 wheel pilot, not the 4000+. The 4000 mo
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump Screen Saver at 3:57pm 06.03.23 Yea this particular model Yanmar engine is not supposed to need and external pump of any sort and th
Dissimilar Metals dlochner at 3:47pm 06.03.23 Tef-Gel (amazon link) on the threads. Buy a tub, you'll never run out and it is not that much more m
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Ward H at 3:44pm 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing (1) dlochner at 3:44pm 06.03.23 Also, from that brief moment you took your eyes off the channel and ran aground, Were you watchin
Dissimilar Metals Rick Webb at 3:31pm 06.03.23 Or use rivets either SS or aluminum
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 3:25pm 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing stickinthemud57 at 3:23pm 06.03.23 What kind of boat? Draft and bridge clearance height? What time of year? Heading north or south?

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