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Catalina 25 floor access panels Delta21 at 9:36pm 08.11.22 Smaller Boats 6/2228 Hello, I have a "new to me" 1982 C25. What are the wooden access panels for in the floor of the ca
Perkins M30 Heat Exchanger salt water intrusion into sealed side of system (1) nsailscal334 at 6:52pm 08.11.22 Engines and Propulsion 9/1726 Trying to figure out why we are getting salt water appearing in our anti-freeze on our M30. We pull
Clock and barometer installation advice nitrogenase at 6:34pm 08.11.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1557 Picked up a matching vintage brass Schatz clock/barometer set - they're mint and beautiful. Each has
Hatches Micky W. at 5:56pm 08.11.22 Sabre Sailboats 7/1199 I have a 1983 Sabre 34 MKI. Does anyone know what brand of hatches they used? They look like Lewmar.
New Prop: paint or? mjsb at 5:34pm 08.11.22 Ask All Sailors 14/2062
What kind of mainsail furler is on a 97 Oceanis 400? Rattlenebang at 3:44pm 08.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/676 I want to clean and lube and want to make sure I do it properly.
37C Deck flexing from stanchions o0o0o0o0o at 2:54pm 08.11.22 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2011
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 1:52pm 08.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1018 on my Hunter 19, would I tension the shrouds the same as the forestry?
41DS Refrigerator Problem gfrazzle at 11:51am 08.11.22 Big Boats 0/332 Original 2007 Nova Kool. Compressor runs and cools slightly but not cold and compressor runs continu
Is this dinghy salvageable? (3) colb218 at 9:50am 08.11.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1314 The dinghy is a Bombard AX3 which I understand to be a pretty basic/budget friendly dinghy. The tube
Turnbuckle "locks"? (1) Cranky Yankee at 9:21am 08.11.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1066 208235 Anybody know where I can source the springy-looking turnbuckle locks in the photo? I have a
Outhaul rigging on 29.5 JHS at 7:35am 08.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/373 Circular cam no longer working to hold outhaul. Any suggestion on rigging it another way? I've tho
Porta Pottie has very little flush water coming out Project_Mayhem at 7:33am 08.11.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/780 My three year old Dometic SaniPottie 975MSD has always had good water pressure when the flush water
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( ------ [EDIT] She's Awesome!!!!!! (1) Jamesiv1 at 7:25am 08.11.22 Catalina 22 21/2100 With the garden hose I put some water in the cockpit and it came flooding out just behind the keel.
Rub rail or deck joint pics for 23.5? waterman30 at 5:58am 08.11.22 Smaller Boats 5/843 Hi - I'm just wondering if anyone that has fixed rub rail or hull to deck joint has any pics or vide
Chart plotter orientation NYSail at 11:46pm 08.10.22 Ask All Sailors 9/925
Going bigger? john6206 at 5:30pm 08.10.22 Ask All Sailors 25/1556
Seldon In-Mast Furling Main - Halyard Swivel (2) spadaforaj at 5:12pm 08.10.22 Ask All Sailors 3/698 Hi - I just spent 700 with a rigger in Oriental NC to service this and try to get it to work more sm
Does this mean I have hull #127? The PO said it is a 1976. (1) Jamesiv1 at 3:02pm 08.10.22 Catalina 22 10/757 208219
CNG find/convert DanMaine at 2:55pm 08.10.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/597 I have a very nice compressed natural gas stove on my boat. I'm having a terrible time finding a pla

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Catalina 320 Aft Cabin Ventilation Scott T-Bird at 6:28am 08.15.24 This boat is definitely built for sailors who want to use the aft cabin for sleeping rather than the
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 6:13am 08.15.24 Doesn't matter if they are racing or not. As a vessel under power, you are the give way vessel. If
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks dlochner at 6:09am 08.15.24 Doesn't matter if they are racing or not. As a vessel under power, you are the give way vessel. If t
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks degas at 6:02am 08.15.24 Yeah, not the most considerate use of navigation buoys. I couldn't find anything specific to racin
I need to access the centerboard trunk on an Oday 19 Project_Mayhem at 5:18am 08.15.24 I wouldn't suggest putting a boat of this size and weight on it's side. Perhaps a snake or boroscope
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. kappykaplan at 4:56am 08.15.24 Looks like Ernesto will hammer Bermuda.
Catalina 310 cradle pads east coaster at 3:38am 08.15.24 Most if not all of the weight should be on the structure under the keel. The pads are there to stabi
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:00pm 08.14.24 Given the engine is on rubber mounts and that the engine moves/vibrates, the idea of working to ach
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment MikeHoncho at 8:59pm 08.14.24 Where did you see the notice for the voluntary restriction? I didn't notice it on my chart when we
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 capta at 8:23pm 08.14.24 He's on lake Superior, I think. Oops, my bad.
Alternator heat - how serious? (1) Scott T-Bird at 7:03pm 08.14.24 So I got back to the boat yesterday and found the brown ignition input wire connected with a male sp
Ranger 29 Project_Mayhem at 6:58pm 08.14.24 D&R Marine might be able to help you out. O'Day has very similar windows. Probably the same manufact
Ranger 29 jssailem at 6:57pm 08.14.24 One possible source is a guy in So Cal. I called him a couple of years ago.. I remember him sayin th
What's happening on the Indian River ...? (1) jssailem at 6:43pm 08.14.24 WOW...There sure are a lot of Nav Aids laid waste. Structure/Destroyed warnings. I was interested in
Putting a hole in the transom ShawnL at 3:54pm 08.14.24 I have a '72 Catalina 22 (so what do I know) but when we are sailing, we throw the fuel tank on the
Ranger 29 shemandr at 2:40pm 08.14.24 I'm a former R29 owner but I didn't have leaking windows. I'd probably go with the rebed option. If
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 2:34pm 08.14.24 We got tired of restiching all our outdoor sunbrella projects at least two times before the fabric n
Large Rectangle Hatches dLj at 1:53pm 08.14.24 The opening is still 18"x24", the current hatch is about 21"x27". Neat idea making a Plexi lid a
What's happening on the Indian River ...? Davidasailor26 at 1:42pm 08.14.24 It looks like the damage has been spread out over the course of about a year, so probably not the re
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment nightowle at 12:24pm 08.14.24 I got a bit off track my first time coming into Mystery Bay. Luckily I was going slow and a fellow

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