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Ditching the Salon Table (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:04am 04.15.13 Catalina 310 13/3661 We are ditching our salon table. The area just feels so much bigger with the table gone. For now
Battery Isolation Nrmlspeed at 7:26am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 20/2719 I may be overdoing it but my technique for putting the boat away is to disconnect the battery. Is th
Commissioning my first time. Stormydog at 6:01am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1199 Hello all, this will be our first time commissioning our boat. Our boat is a 28' Catalina MKII. We d
swing keel removal (3) ancbob at 5:48am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 28/9436 Ok, so I have the sled built and under the boat. 3 of the 4 keel bolts loosened just fine. For the f
Fitting a life raft on a Hunter 33 Bertus at 5:29am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/998 Does anyone know where a life raft is supposed to be fitted on a Hunter 33?
Electric Head seadaddler at 4:13am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1971 Anyone put a electric head on a 2007 H-36,my wife talking to our friends with a raritan electric hea
Aircon & Genset Ken13559 at 4:11am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1739 I've a 12000BTU Cruiseair Zephyr ZF12K aircon. Borrowed a friend's Elemax SHX2000 genset just for tr
Deck Recore Ajay73 at 3:14am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/3564 Last week I cut into my deck under a turning block because of some wet plywood when drilling out one
Need to buy sail(s) airshac at 8:45pm 04.14.13 Trailer Sailors 11/2965 I just bought a Mac 22 and need sails for it. Looking mostly for the main sail to get started, I'm
need some help identifying Nosidamt at 7:42pm 04.14.13 Balboa 1/1267 I just purchased a Balboa Sailboat. It measures 24' LOA. I am not able to find a hull plate on it
Hull make up Tom Joad at 6:21pm 04.14.13 Newport 3/2876 Can anyone tell me about the makeup of the hull of a 1974 newport 27? Specifically thickness, mat
Asymetrical Spinnaker halyard on 35.5 Barquito at 5:45pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 0/814 Has anyone run a new spinnaker halyard in a 35.5. We are now the proud new owners of a 1992 Hunter L
What's the 1st thing you should do... (4) rgranger at 5:24pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2350 ... when you buy a 35+ year old sailboat? :troll: Remove the 10 layers of bottom paint to see w
Water supply pump dmwais305 at 5:16pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/792 We purchased a Hunter 50C/C with a/c and have concern that the water supply pump may not have enough
O'Day 25, helm support Isla-Mae at 5:13pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/958 I am in the final stages of rebuilding my '77 P'Day 25. There are cracks in the gel coat at the lowe
Where/How do you attach fender lines? Ward H at 4:54pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 25/7651 I ordered new fenders and I am learning to splice by using some extra Trophy Braid to make 6 foot fe
Life of bottom paint out of water mdsdurango at 4:52pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1333 Second post from new member searching for a great sailboat up to 30'. I'm looking at a boat that has
Cockpit and Courtesy lights always on PDReynolds at 4:50pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4340 This may be real easy to answer. I have just purchased my 2006 Beneteau 423 and I am still getting t
above the waterline hull paint kpgraci at 3:14pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1254 looking for hull paint, got the bottom paint and i see lots of 'topside' marine paint, is there a sp
Midship cleats simi1947 at 3:07pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/916 If anybody, like me on my 2009 Beneteau Oceanis 31, was thinking of fitting the Barton 32mm track cl

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Checking shaft alignment BigEasy at 9:56pm 04.17.23 I recently acquired a 1990 Catalina 34 at auction and am in the process of getting her ready for la
Checking shaft alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 04.17.23 For radial alignment, I didn't see an obvious mechanism to move the engine side to side. But it als
Yanmar in '79 37c rardiH36 at 8:38pm 04.17.23 Same engine as in my 1980 Cherubini Hunter 36. Many years ago I made several posts about my mainten
Free Beneteau! BigEasy at 8:23pm 04.17.23 I have seen several photos of this boat. Not bad at all. Main concern is did the boat take on wate
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 (5) dano2022 at 8:14pm 04.17.23 It appears to be a totally legit winch. Nor does it look all that old. It looks to be the same as th
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Gene Neill at 8:11pm 04.17.23 I just pulled the trigger on a 965 MSD since my last post. :laugh: Gonna say buh bye to that 550P
Seaward 25 mast raising system catalanc at 7:35pm 04.17.23 Hey Gmeyer. Did you ever find the info you need? I have a 1988 S24 and did not know there was a fa
Autohelm st50 speed mixed with Seatalkng network (3) Splendid Isolation at 7:20pm 04.17.23 Hi Everyone, So when I was at the boat this weekend, I was able to take the back off of my ST4000
Folding Prop dlochner at 7:20pm 04.17.23 Prop walk in reverse is about half - enough to still be able to use it when we want to but not over
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 04.17.23 As I had previously posted , the tbridge mounted traveller leaks the most . Good thing there are sp
Folding Prop quadrille38 at 7:16pm 04.17.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
Sourcing leks Project_Mayhem at 7:15pm 04.17.23 The traveller shouldn't be too bad . I'm thinking of using the traveller to make a template . The t
Spring Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 7:15pm 04.17.23 Had a very nice spring cruise with not much sail time...boo. Spent a day in Eagle Harbor; only boat
Instrument and Transducer Upgrade for 2005 Hunter 33 McPhee at 7:14pm 04.17.23 I read the ITC-5 manual: iTC-5 Manuals \| Raymarine. Turns out those are Seatalk backbone and spur co
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 7:12pm 04.17.23 I distrust the way you are supposed to pump air pressure into it, and then push a button to flush i
Folding Prop Davidasailor26 at 7:11pm 04.17.23 I agree with previous comments. I can add that my boat steers much better while sailing. It takes a
Folding Prop Georgedoyle at 6:55pm 04.17.23 I agree with previous comments. I can add that my boat steers much better while sailing. It takes a
H34 keel smile shemandr at 6:49pm 04.17.23 Oy. That's not a smile. It's a shark mouth. Yeah, keel off the boat, taken down to clean metal a
Furling Line Options Captain Larry-DH at 6:47pm 04.17.23 Scrolling through this thread it looks as though the assumption is that Dyneema is the go-to choice
Free Beneteau! dlochner at 6:45pm 04.17.23

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