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Seaward Hot Water Tank Tucson Sailor at 4:21pm 01.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1474 The pressure, fresh water system on our 1996 Cat 30 MKIII has slowly lost pressure over the last few
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H26 auction Chiriqui at 2:27pm 01.02.23 Smaller Boats 0/827 I was helping a friend today to tey and find a salvaged fishing boat from m the hurricane in FL and
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck deanM at 5:57am 01.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/513 Just purchased this boat and My gooseneck is broken were the lines pull the mainsail out. Looking to
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating Andiamo1 at 6:13pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/460 We have a 2006 Catalina 387. A question regarding the laminated timber floor infill pieces that cove
1984 C22. Questions and best websites Salty Jack at 3:45pm 01.01.23 Smaller Boats 6/1869 I'm looking at a 1984 C22 this weekend and welcome your recommendations: 1. There are a few minor l
Towing a dinghy circa1971la at 2:18pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 14/4286
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking BigEasy at 1:13pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2248 Happy New Year to all! Appears that my first project for 2023 will involve repairing a Lewmar forwa
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? SailKozy at 8:17pm 12.31.22 Day Sailers 6/1786 Hello, I was just given a ~12.5 ft O'Day boat with HIN XDY A5221 G4 85 that also has a 25 year O'Day
My C30 YouTube Channel (SailingSole) SailingSole at 5:37pm 12.31.22 Catalina 30 7/1966 Hello sailors and sister ships! I purchased my 1978 Catalina 30 roughly two years ago (Aug 2020) fo
Jabsco Bilge pump on 373 JDW at 3:24pm 12.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/729 I have a Jabsco Par Jabsco Shower/Bilge pump that was not drawing water out of the bilge. Seemed lik
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? SV_Gonromin at 1:23pm 12.31.22 Big Boats 10/1915 We recently purchased this boat and the surveyor was very excited that the boat has all the ductwork
Hunter 41AC/41DS spinnaker tack location MFD at 12:55pm 12.31.22 Big Boats 6/1419 Hi All, This topic came up again for me on another forum where a gentleman is considering installing
Com-Pac 16 general questions shine at 10:26am 12.31.22 Com-Pac 9/5445 Does anyone know the pulling weight of these boats on the trailer? Which year models are best and wh
Happy new year to all fred1diver at 7:49am 12.31.22 Ask All Sailors 7/457
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? rgranger at 9:21pm 12.30.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2088
Older sailers higgs at 8:46pm 12.30.22 Ask All Sailors 65/6899 I am wondering how many senior citizens are still sailing. I am going to turn 74 this summer and st
Pesky Otters shanker at 6:22pm 12.30.22 Ask All Sailors 14/3360 What are some of the tactics that everyone uses to keep those darn otters off your boats while moore
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease alison.davey at 5:12pm 12.30.22 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1340 Hello! We have a 91' Alden 44 with water leaking while underway from the rudder post after some cold

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Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:38pm 04.11.25 Have you purchased these mast steps already? Looking at their web site, I don't see how long the su
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 1:25pm 04.11.25 They did but i feel like they are a bit too long. I certainly could buy shorter ones if i have to.
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:22pm 04.11.25 Those are nice looking steps. I see they come with M6-10 screws. I might be tempted to just go wit
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 1:20pm 04.11.25 Hello, The step you posted looks like a work of art. It's beautiful. My boat came with these: htt
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 1:16pm 04.11.25 I didn't have that experience with 3Di. North Sails was the most expensive of my options at the ti
B&R rig tuning take 1 (1) SteveHughessails at 12:50pm 04.11.25 I checked all of the rigging tension. I was almost on the scale lol. I started with the forestay. I
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 12:47pm 04.11.25 milled aluminum. 6061 https://www.lunarmarine.com/product/maststep Have you purchased these mast
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? Richard19068 at 12:46pm 04.11.25 Those are nice looking steps. I see they come with M6-10 screws. I might be tempted to just go wit
B&R rig tuning take 1 (1) SteveHughessails at 12:38pm 04.11.25 OK, attached some open end wrenches to my halyards and was shocked to see them swing out a foot past
Cabin Ventilation Foswick at 12:33pm 04.11.25 I believe it is more than just that. Have you read it? There is an entire section that explains t
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BarryL at 12:28pm 04.11.25 Hello, The step you posted looks like a work of art. It's beautiful. My boat came with these: http
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 12:22pm 04.11.25 Hi, Generally I prefer machine screws because you can remove them. Last I checked, a rivet WOULD p
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BAD ORCA at 12:18pm 04.11.25 What are the mast steps made from? dj milled aluminum. 6061 https://www.lunarmarine.com/product
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? BarryL at 12:15pm 04.11.25 Hi, Generally I prefer machine screws because you can remove them. Last I checked, a rivet WOULD pr
Replacing interior mast extension Hunter 426 smokey73 at 11:50am 04.11.25 Why would you need to replace the interior compression post? Pics of the reason if available please
Daysailer 3 roller furling marke14 at 11:46am 04.11.25 This is a "luff-wire" style furler, no foil. Same furler was used on the 192 (and some 222s), only
Cabin Ventilation Benny17441 at 10:15am 04.11.25 Ventilation is 90% environment and 10% mechanical aids. Ventilation is nothing more than air flow
Rivets or machine screws for mast steps? dLj at 9:51am 04.11.25 My mast is about 5/32" wall thickness. My mast steps came with stainless machine screws, but am wo
Cabin Ventilation Stu Jackson at 9:35am 04.11.25 But, I am not going to bother responding to marketing literature. I believe it is more than just t
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (3) SailingCal21 at 9:32am 04.11.25 The saga continues. Last section of the portside masked off and ready to apply the SoftSand non-ski

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