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Oceanis 36cc Line Information aehlert at 7:42am 04.25.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1602 Hello! We just took on a big project with a Oceanis 36 that has been sitting for 10-15 years. We n
1993 Catalina 18" Battery? Monsterfish at 7:39am 04.25.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1092 Hello Does anyone out there with Catalina Capri 18" know what dimensions (LxWxH) as well as power
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing (2) My 2nd Wind at 7:29am 04.25.23 Big Boats 14/1561 Hello all. I've been sailing a 2004 H-466 for the last couple of years. I've read threads from time
WINCH DRUM twodzusfittings at 6:46am 04.25.23 Bigger Boats 19/3459 Is there a way to restore the abrasive part on a winch drum? I am starting to find that even with fo
Mounting a solar panel on the stern pulpit rail Tom Okey at 8:14pm 04.24.23 Catalina 30 5/3696 Hey'all, I'm aiming to mount my new Renogy 100 w solar panel on my starboard side stern pulpit rail
Overloaded our electric system. Les356 at 7:12pm 04.24.23 Mid-Size Boats 21/3097 We overloaded our electric system while on shore power. Used a/c in hot weather and then turned on h
Racor filters on months and year plus backorder? JRT at 6:14pm 04.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/878 So I did my annual maintenance and changed my Racor Snapp 10 micron filter only to find out these ar
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube (1) sydneybadger at 3:55pm 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1450 I noticed that the diptube fitting to my holding tank is not tight on the threads, I can turn it sli
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips (1) bonkle at 12:48pm 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 17/4661 How are my searches yielding so little on this topic? It seems like rotten floors would be rampant o
Lewmar window gaskets (2) NYSail at 12:32pm 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2569 Hello all, Have a window with a gasket that is coming undone in one corner. Picture does not do it
Hunter 295 1996 model (2) sailaketch at 11:04am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1084 214978214979e on my boat never came with the boat. (long story) so im looking for pictures of 295 o
Keel material mhbelser at 10:40am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1412
Leaking galley faucet chriscampbell at 8:37am 04.24.23 Smaller Boats 5/1590 My manual pump galley faucet is leaking at the arm. Does anyone have a link or specific brand they k
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 5:03am 04.24.23 Musings With Maine Sail 35/6225 I want to go to LiFePO4, but life got in the way lately. I'm wondering if any folks here have recen
Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? skob1014 at 3:10am 04.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1230 I just bought a 1991 Hunter 28 and the only seacock I can find is at the starboard side of the stern
Irwin 33.1 SailingLoto at 1:54am 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 6/936 Any knowledge on these old boats? It's a freshwater boat with an atomic 4 that is getting water in t
Towing a Portland Pudgy? SailorElliot at 5:28pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1444 Hey, I'm looking for a dinghy for a Flicka 20 and I've stumbled across the controversial Portland P
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED (1) Matt DV at 3:16pm 04.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1179 Going on the visual alone, I evidently have to replace this piece. Any suggestions on parts supplier
Problems with early 310s paulducham at 2:52pm 04.23.23 Catalina 310 14/2937 I thought I remembered reading here that there were some design flaws in the first couple of years o
Crew finder Coboaters at 1:43pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1648 Hello Sailors, How do you find crew when you need to deliver your boat or want to sail more?

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Rudder repair brhoads at 1:01pm 09.10.25 Thanks so much for all of the help. After taking the pintleoff, I discovered that a chunk of the rud
Autopilot for O'Day 39 jssailem at 11:22am 09.10.25 The suggested CPT autopilot by @Stu Jackson is a solid unit. For day sailing on a boat where the ski
Keel bolt damage on lead keel rgranger at 11:15am 09.10.25 You are not too far from Annapolis. There should be many yards that deal with sailboats there.
Rudder repair jssailem at 11:14am 09.10.25 Agree with @shemandr. Replace the pintle. Remove the galvanized strap, as it is rusting. You likely
Rudder repair rgranger at 11:11am 09.10.25 Bending the pintle back could work harden the SS. A new pintal should be available and not that ex
Autopilot for O'Day 39 kappykaplan at 11:10am 09.10.25 I bit the $4000 below deck type 1 linear drive bullet many years ago. A very wonderful thing!
Keel bolt damage on lead keel jssailem at 11:08am 09.10.25 I feel for your challenge. What you describe as solutions is consistent with what I have read about
Rigging Arrgh at 11:00am 09.10.25 What you both said is what I was thinking. Thanks for the info!!!
Battery box mount. JBP-PA at 10:56am 09.10.25 It's really easy. Here's how I'd go about this: 1. Assemble your box outside of the boat. Standard
Rigging dlochner at 10:55am 09.10.25 That price seems a little high, unless it includes labor to install the rigging. Is it wire or rod?
Rigging jssailem at 10:54am 09.10.25 Your rigger is inspecting your 19-year-old boat. Safety thinking suggests it is about time to change
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 pgandw at 10:51am 09.10.25 The later 19ft ODay/Stuart Mariners that use mast support pole instead of a cabin arch under the mas
Rudder repair shemandr at 10:26am 09.10.25 Bending the pintle back could work harden the SS. A new pintal should be available and not that exp
Keel bolt damage on lead keel dlochner at 10:25am 09.10.25 With an impact so strong that the keel moved, it is quite likely there is more damage to the boat th
Lithium Batteries Hayden Watson at 10:22am 09.10.25 Now why would I want to do that? :) However, if the discussion should go south and the comments be
Rudder repair dLj at 10:18am 09.10.25 Hard to give much advice based on the picture. First observation is the pintal appears to be upside
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? Hayden Watson at 10:17am 09.10.25
Lithium Batteries Dave at 10:13am 09.10.25 How long before admins lock down this thread ? ?? LOL Now why would I want to do that? :) Howeve
Lithium Batteries Hayden Watson at 10:10am 09.10.25 Greg, I also bought a no-name (Techcella, which is no longer available on Amazon) LiFePO battery.
Lithium Batteries dlochner at 10:09am 09.10.25 Under the right conditions, scientific research shows that LifePo4 can produce combustible gases. h

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