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New boot stripe? Captn Scotty at 7:56am 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1412 I am painting a new boot stripe on my Islander 32, any restrictions on how big it should be? I was t
Failed Garmin chart plotter gregorybross at 7:47am 06.14.13 Catalina 30 26/3661 I have a Garmin 2006 chart plotter that suddenly quit working . I contacted Garmin for help and all
H376/380 V-Berth shelves rfrye1 at 6:08am 06.14.13 Big Boats 3/1228 Has anyone added upper shelves/stowage to their V-berth? A lot of wasted space up there. A 6-8" shel
Norcold Icebox tray? (1) Euphoria2011 at 5:55am 06.14.13 Bigger Boats 1/868 It is hard to keep food and drinks situated in any kind of order within these deep iceboxes and I no
Trailer or shipping options for fin keel sailboat JALaman at 5:22am 06.14.13 Trailer Sailors 4/8362 All -- I am new to this forum and searched for trailer info, but am unable to find anything. I am p
installing a bracket for a small engine on an oday 17 buzzy at 5:21am 06.14.13 Day Sailers 1/3194 Please help us with suggestions as to how to install a bracket for a propane fueled 2.5 H trolling m
Stern Rail Wt Capability vmaks at 4:57am 06.14.13 Ask All Sailors 15/5741 Rec'd a 65 lb outboard with my dinghy. Blogs in the past indicated that it is imperative to NOT tra
Spreader Covers Hamsandwich at 1:37am 06.14.13 Catalina 22 6/1339 Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't these the spreader covers that are no longer available on Catal
Keel pin (1) Hamsandwich at 9:15pm 06.13.13 Catalina 22 2/725 Should I bother to sleeve this or is it good in Ya'll's opinions. It's not really any bigger than t
Yanmar 3YM30 Alternator problem syoun10 at 8:51pm 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/5711 I'm sorry to post another question asking for help, but I'm having electrical problems on my 2006 Hu
main sail h26 jweber1961 at 7:28pm 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 1/752 am wondering if i can use a main sail that is 5 inches bigger on the luff and 5 inches bigger on the
Water in bilge when on the hard slysailor at 6:24pm 06.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/2017 I have water in the bilge when the boat is on the hard, but not when in the water with the mast up.
Homeland Security Roger Long at 5:56pm 06.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 29/14234 Since trading our privacy for security is currently such a hot issue, a homeland security story shou
new halyard Jwhy at 5:22pm 06.13.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/931 How difficult is it to replace the halyard on a furling jib on a Catalina 30?
mbaker mbaker at 4:40pm 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1548 I recently purchased a '93 Passage 42. Has anyone come up with a solution for the anchor locker prob
New to sailing Donman at 3:27pm 06.13.13 Com-Pac 2/11968 I just have a question, with a ComPac16 will a 2.5hp Yamaha be enough? I plan on using it in a lake
Beneteau 36.7 Sail Plans Norm House at 2:47pm 06.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3886 I have recently taken delivery of a 2004 model Beneteau, 36.7. I require extra sails, but cannot fin
Transmission Linkage Concerto at 1:41pm 06.13.13 Catalina 310 9/3402 While motoring out to our Wednesday race when I pulled the shift control back to neutral, it moved f
Mini Main 25yearslater at 1:15pm 06.13.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5697 So as I continue with the fine points of sail trim, the wind is howling with gusts to 30. This has
Hatch Screens Mike H. at 12:56pm 06.13.13 Big Boats 4/895 Does anyone have a resource for hatch screens for 1994 Lewmar flush mount hatches? I need (3) 15 1/

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Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:01pm 05.22.23 @ChrisHunter I think you want to place your question on Ask A Hunter Owner. A photo would help to
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? mermike at 2:57pm 05.22.23 We all know that chainplates are an integral part of every sailboat standing rigging. One of the be
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Stu Jackson at 2:51pm 05.22.23 Does anyone have a bilge pump counter? Have you ever taken any action based on the count? I alway
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 05.22.23 Does anyone have a bilge pump counter? Have you ever taken any action based on the count? I alway
mast stickinthemud57 at 2:38pm 05.22.23 Welcome to the forum, In my limited experience, the mast extrusion (just the raw extrusion with no
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition FastOlson at 2:17pm 05.22.23 Are we over-thinking/analyzing this? Well, this IS a forum on the internet..... so, yeah... perhap
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Rick486 at 1:34pm 05.22.23 Are we over-thinking/analyzing this? Every boat I've ever owned had a bilge pump with a float switch
2004 Raymarine C80 Display MichaelStacy at 1:06pm 05.22.23 A lot to think about, indeed. Thank you for input
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem odaydokay at 12:35pm 05.22.23 Well, maybe others can benefit. I got tripped up with that one.......
New Fuel Sending Unit Rich Stidger at 12:32pm 05.22.23 After replacing the float on an arm type of sender a couple times, I tried the KUS rod-type sender.
New Fuel Sending Unit Dave at 12:28pm 05.22.23 Just noticed that what used to be WEMA's US branch split off is now KUS USA, so should presumably b
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak Hello Below at 12:18pm 05.22.23 I didn't know Kuuma is that much inferior. I am going to dip my toe in the water just to balance t
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 ChrisHunter at 12:17pm 05.22.23 I have a flat section on the bottom of my boat under the head. When I contacted Hunter, they said i
Swing Keel Rebuild pclarksurf at 12:15pm 05.22.23 sexy: love the chain hoist-- beats the heck out of my come a-long version :)
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 12:12pm 05.22.23 Does anyone have a bilge pump counter? Have you ever taken any action based on the count? I always
New Fuel Sending Unit FourPoints at 12:05pm 05.22.23 Just noticed that what used to be WEMA's US branch split off is now KUS USA, so should presumably be
mast Crazy Dave Condon at 11:54am 05.22.23 You need to advise boat and mast mfg. .
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 11:47am 05.22.23 Aw, c'mon, you have the bot so who is in the best position to know if 5/8" will make a difference.
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 11:44am 05.22.23 I 100% agree , I do not plan on leaving the bay until I get the gooseneck straight, reinforced and
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 11:44am 05.22.23 Looking at the first question, the mast in the images looks normal. The mast falling down is not re

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