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Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 3:54pm 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1339 Hello guys, I am restoring a 2008 Hunter 36. I have realized that the Hunter 36 has lots of 'constru
Another anchor (rode) thread Mark Maulden at 2:38pm 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1271 I need to procure a second rode as a spare and also for use with a second anchor if necessary. So,
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners akulsp at 11:31am 02.24.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2614 I'm researching a new outboard and am wondering....What size outboard do other owners use? Will it p
Mounted vhf radio q's fred1diver at 9:27am 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 25/2514 Hello everyone, I have a few questions regarding vhf radios. I have a mounted vhf but no antenna for
Mast stepping a cat22 compassrose11221122 at 6:17am 02.24.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1006 Is it possible to raise and lower a mast single handed? Without a gin pole?
Oday 23-2 mast lights Sethic at 6:11am 02.24.23 Bigger Boats 3/1281 Looking for the bulbs for mast lights on my 23-2. Mast is up so if anyone knows where/what to get wh
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail compassrose11221122 at 5:56am 02.24.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1282 Ok so please forgive my lack of terminology I hope it will get better with time. I bought a 1979, ca
Crazy thought... Orbweaver at 7:23pm 02.23.23 Smaller Boats 12/1840 How crazy of an idea is it to think about sailing my 23.5 to Catalina? Even more crazy...anyone wann
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 6:49pm 02.23.23 Ask All Sailors 40/4621 Hi everyone. We are going to be launching our new to us catalina 30 that we are currently doing upg
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 8:08am 02.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 50/7075 I saw this on the attached video. Instantly, my mind wondered. How it might be used in a sailboat.
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (2) Brians Mast at 3:39pm 02.22.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6834 We have a Beneteau 34, 2009 which we bought at the end of the 2021 season. This boat has a Siemens V
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question CaptBob at 1:53pm 02.22.23 Catalina 310 18/2087 Hi Folks, I took delivery of my new Cat 315 in Sept 2022. Winds didn't cooperate this fall so didn'
A lesson on winches (2) brockangelo at 9:26am 02.22.23 Catalina 22 23/3150 As with most of my posts, I humbly present the mistakes that I have made so that others don't have t
M25xpb Dipstick buddybear at 8:05am 02.22.23 Catalina 310 14/2313 The dipstick in my engine does not fit tightly and has to be wire tied to keep it in. I purchased th
4jh-e yanmar 1987 Rick.johnson at 5:46am 02.22.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/616 Hi Guys i have a 1987 4 cylinder yanmar engine that i think is the 4jh-e model haven't found an t
Bed-IT Tape is back. For real. Right now. Phil Herring at 7:39pm 02.21.23 Ask All Sailors 2/749 First, please know that a pallet of Bed-IT is sitting inside our Florida warehouse as I type this.
Inflatable PVC Dinghy Cleaning Plymouth Sailor at 7:25pm 02.21.23 Ask All Sailors 3/2224 Taking a poll for the best way to clean a PVC inflatable dinghy. What type of sponge, or scotch bri
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 5:34pm 02.21.23 Catalina 22 9/2040
Control-throttle & shift Slider at 4:12pm 02.21.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/3610 Our Beneteau 37 has a Yanmar 30. Just started to have more play between gears. Brackets all seem f
EV -100 to old system seatalk seadaddler at 3:18pm 02.21.23 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1919 I am adding EV 100 to my C-80 system with seatalk to NG backbone. Just need advice how to make this

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Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. PaulK at 11:28am 07.05.25 Glad to hear it was smooth sailing and you made it safely. Did you not research options for where to
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question artboas at 11:13am 07.05.25 I remember there were drawings and pictures of the davits located on this site. I can't seem to fi
Replacement LED anchor bulb (and deck light bulb) capta at 10:44am 07.05.25 I would suggest you change the fixture rather than just the bulb. I have had much better service fro
Tropical Depression 3 (3) JamesG161 at 10:35am 07.05.25 TS Chantal will stay a weak storm. :clap: stal waters. Note time on chart is 18 hrs forecast on th
Solar controller overcharging batteries Johann at 10:31am 07.05.25 If the controller is dual voltage auto select 12 or 24 volt, the batteries need to be connected fir
Electric Furler capta at 10:27am 07.05.25 I sailed with a Hood electric RF mainsail. I loved it, but it did require a bit of maintenance and r
Solar controller overcharging batteries SycloneDriver at 10:20am 07.05.25 I only skimmed most of this thread because it drifted so much. Solar is a favorite topic of mine so
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine JamesG161 at 10:20am 07.05.25 Raymarine a98 "Lighthouse" by Raymarine. Jim...
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 10:06am 07.05.25 Hello everyone!! We made it down east river and onto the Hudson without a single problem! Got an awe
Electric Furler colemj at 9:44am 07.05.25 For us, it is really about MOB response when only one crew member is on board. I missed this part
Electric Furler jssailem at 9:29am 07.05.25 it isn't really a practical addition. For us, it is really about MOB response when only one crew me
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 9:24am 07.05.25 Thanks but no desire to do that.
Electric Furler Captain Larry-DH at 9:23am 07.05.25 but they're all accomplished sailors with decades of experience. Well and good. Now they have eve
Electric Furler PaulK at 8:48am 07.05.25 Perhaps it is the friends - but they're all accomplished sailors with decades of experience. ( One-d
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine dlochner at 8:28am 07.05.25 We use C-Map. It also comes on a micro-SD card. I have not tried their support. C-Map is part of the
Electric Furler colemj at 8:09am 07.05.25 We've had different friends with electric winches & systems have lots of fun with their boats. The
Happy 4th of July kloudie1 at 7:46am 07.05.25 Did not sail this Fourth..My old body doesn't tolerate the heat so well any more.. I do have fond me
What Model Laguna? (1) Percival at 7:45am 07.05.25 232645
What Model Laguna? Percival at 7:38am 07.05.25 I do. It's actually a swing keel. A unique feature to this boat is that it has some sort of pop-top
Replacement LED anchor bulb (and deck light bulb) LLoyd B at 7:24am 07.05.25 If you have a stern light that was provided at the same time the boat was built there is a good chan

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