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How to repair the captive pin on a boom gooseneck. Wayne Steinhour at 6:21pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2883 While checking over my old 23 to get ready for our first outing of the year, I noticed that the capt
Jamming Furling Main Sail Viktor Eysselein at 4:52pm 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2017 i have major issues with my furling mainsail - it folds over when furling in and out and jams. I ha
Trailer for Beneteau First 285 fuzzy at 4:19pm 06.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1087 I need assistance finding a trailer for my Beneteau First 285, wing keel. I sail out of Lake Tahoe a
can some tell me the manufacture of a grill pcjrusso at 4:01pm 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1037 Yes I should have taken picture. Its a rectangular stainless grill which uses 1 lb propane tank. It
Close hauled in a 30 colinhulse at 3:57pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/11198 I spent the day on lake St.Clair trying everything to get closer to the east wind that was blowing a
raymarine C80....M92650S Navicula at 3:56pm 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1810 I have a raymarine C80 and I also have a Raymarine Radar (model 92650s)....I need a cable to connect
Turnbuckles and Cotter Pins Roger Long at 1:08pm 06.09.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5254 I would have posted this here if I had thought of it. Just in case you missed it in the other forum
Anyone replace the steaming light on O'day 25? Ward H at 12:29pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/66908 Looking for a replacement steaming light for my O'day 25. LED preferred. Any suggestions?
Lewmar Opening Ports Beneteau 321 at 11:45am 06.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2203 We have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanus 321 (new to us) Does anyone know the size or where to acquire the "O
Removing unneeded cleats YVRguy at 11:29am 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1488 My H34 has cleats on both sides of the cockpit that are unnecessary as far as I can tell. They are
Need advice from 26X owners Kermit at 11:13am 06.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2938 I am going to look at a 2000 MacGregor 26X this coming Tuesday. My first mate and I own a 1986 Hunte
Trash Can for hunter 33, 33.5 (1) meirgerner at 9:49am 06.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1478 I need a new Trash Bin for our Hunter 33.5. Any idea/recommendation where I can buy one? Sizes of t
H34 Galley Redesign (2) zds at 7:28am 06.09.13 Big Boats 3/2397 Attached is a photo from a 1980s-era Hunter 34 where the owner did a pretty incredible redesign of t
controls cherub78 at 7:19am 06.09.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/821 Hi everyone. Another inquiry. On my 78hunter27 my throttle and trans control are on the bottom an
h25 sink faucet Db421 at 6:56am 06.09.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1233 I have two original faucets for the h25, both have a small rubber ball inside that serve as a check
In need of 2 replacement stanchions (2) Winward_Saylor at 6:52am 06.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1300 Two of our stanchions were damaged over the past winter. I have heard that they are no longer made.
Crittenden Skipper II issue vtsailguy at 6:50am 06.09.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/10613 I love this head. If you ever get a chance, buy one. Never seems to clog, I swear it would pump a sm
Honda BF5 Prop Pitch Dougo at 6:44am 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 6/5570 I'm running a Honda 5hp 4-stroke with the stock prop (7 1/2 pitch) on my h23. Toying with the idea
47 Ocean eckenroth at 6:16am 06.09.13 Bavaria 15/11233 Would like to share info with other 47 Ocean owners. I've had mine 8 yrs.
fuel cap replacement SBinNSB at 5:49am 06.09.13 Catalina 310 8/3042 After a great 8 day sail here in NW FL our final stop before returning to the slip was the fuel dock

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Old bilge: water in keel capta at 9:40am 05.05.23
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 Ward H at 9:36am 05.05.23 @xavpil Fiberglass and gelcoat. Ours does have non skid molded in but it does look aged. We're h
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 9:26am 05.05.23 what the forum administration does by tacitly approving advice. Forums all over. Many hosted in th
Life's Most Infuriating Moments jssailem at 9:17am 05.05.23 Depends....
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 05.05.23 if you want, try a bicycle pump, to inflate your good diaphragm or bladder. That will verify no lea
Old bilge: water in keel Ward H at 8:55am 05.05.23 Hey friends. the Surveyor mentioned traces of water in the keel. Not enough to justify the cost of
Beneteau Questions Davidasailor26 at 8:53am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick486 at 8:49am 05.05.23 My oil pressure alarm went off and I instantly shut the engine off. After anchoring and subsequent
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Mark15231 at 8:49am 05.05.23 "Now that the mystery has unfolded, I think it's a big plus to be able to lower the mast of a 30 foo
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:45am 05.05.23 If you really feels that way please elaborate. What @capta is referring to: The concern with a boa
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:28am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:15am 05.05.23 But regular bricks makes no sense. Agreed. Apparently it was to reduce the weight of the keel whil
Old bilge: water in keel rgranger at 8:09am 05.05.23 https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/catalina-27-keel.167932 Post #7 okay now... that is wei
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour JoeWhite at 8:03am 05.05.23 Yes, mine failed with oil everywhere. The pressure switch requires a special deep socket to be inst
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 8:01am 05.05.23 .... and when you have Iron-Male (i.e FeMale)
What sealant to use? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 05.05.23 Yeah. If that is the risk..then all forums should close. Have you seen the ignorance of some p
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:58am 05.05.23 Edit: Here's the links to the Sailing Anarchy thread and Catalina 27 Owners thread: https://forums
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:53am 05.05.23 Do a web search for Catalina owners' groups, too. I linked one in my comment about bricks. The inf
Old bilge: water in keel FastOlson at 7:47am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 7:45am 05.05.23 My advice was to seal the leak from the outside, and not re-bed. And someone else then posts some

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