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Lectrosan install oday 35 allen lofland at 6:39pm 06.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 1/437 Looking for been there done that advice. need to install lectrasan in our 35. will it fit in bow ?
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark (1) Sailor_Al at 6:11pm 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 8/807
Bimini mount solar panel install advice Juice6576 at 4:22pm 06.15.22 Big Boats 11/2147 I purchased solar panels to install on my Bimini of my Marlow Hunter 37. My plan is to run the wirin
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 (3) StDilbert at 3:36pm 06.15.22 Smaller Boats 8/2265 Dropping in to say hello and to dig thru rigging pictures of old Capri 18's...So far the old boat ha
Vented Hatch Covers (1) patagoniadave at 12:05pm 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1494 During my RV life, we installed Max Air vent covers on the roof hatches. These allowed the hatches t
Trouble removing prop shaft (6) vidalia at 10:26am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1340 I have an S2 11 with Volvo penta MD 17C, Walter v-drive. I need to replace the propeller shaft bea
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 10:01am 06.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 37/3253 Last weekend I pulled up the cabin sole it the aft cabin for routine maintenance and cleaning and fo
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator Suri at 9:35am 06.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1663 Hi Everyone. I have not been able to find the right 2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator. I have tried an
1987 Hunter 23': which grease gun for trailer? CoralRose at 9:02am 06.15.22 Smaller Boats 4/469 Hello, I have original wheels on my 1987 Hunter 23' trailer. I got great recommendations earlier to
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma (1) LRsunnyB at 8:00am 06.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/802 I am fixing a Scanstrut dual cale seal on the coach roof to pass wiring from a solar panel installed
Replacing engine instrument panel (4) Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 27/2889 I can't seem to find a good solution ... I don't like the instrument panel. It's large, ugly and in
Said goodbye to an old friend (6) Maine Sail at 6:01am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1339 So a chapter in our life is over. My wife and I have been sailing together for 32 years and since 20
Mystery wheel (1) jimshipsky at 5:26am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1064 My son recently saw this boat in Gdansk, Poland. I noticed the wheel is half below decks. I wonder w
Looking for pictures of 87 Hunter 23' trailer wheels CoralRose at 11:00pm 06.14.22 Smaller Boats 3/392 Hello, I have original wheels on my 1987 Hunter 23' trailer. Can anyone send/post pictures of close
Emergency Monty 17 (pretty rough shape!) need guidance. Epic1969 at 10:56pm 06.14.22 Trailer Sailors 16/1594
Honda fuel line disconnect (4) ctrout at 4:21pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/945 I have a Honda BF75 7.5hp four stroke CDI motor from the 80s on my Catalina 22. The 3 gallon fuel ta
BOAT INSURANCE/BOAT RELOCATION The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:01pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 7/725 Ok, new situation. I'm about to insure the boat prior to relocation to FL from ME. Should I inform t
delay relay for when bilge pump on sunlover at 2:55pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/604 I'm trying to work out an alarm (hopefully never used) that will go off when the bilge pump switch i
C320 Refrigerator Don Martens at 11:35am 06.14.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/1478 We have Hull 283. Refrigerator ran last season. This Spring after recommission, refrigerator is no
Instrument Package Recommendation C22-Promise at 11:00am 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2127 Hi All Sailors, I recently purchased a Catalina 22. Its a MKII and is pretty bare bones right now.

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Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 08.05.24 Good grief, sometimes you just emit such blather that it's hard to know where to even begin to resp
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25pm 08.05.24 Harsh, but useful in my continuing search for perfection on this old boat. Yes, somewhat like tha
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 8:38pm 08.05.24 Not a word anywhere with Interprotect 2000E about life expectancy. Maybe other products offer an op
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak Bullseye!!! at 8:28pm 08.05.24 I have had the mast down on my Catalina 387 (Sail #150) and it seems like a really well-designed, wa
Refrigerator thermostat wiring Hayden Watson at 8:05pm 08.05.24 I know this is an old thread, but it's one of my favorite topics. Regarding where to get the 12V f
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 08.05.24 but if you read all the documentation provided by manufacturers of barrier coats - they will tell y
Yanmar 2gm engine died Davidasailor26 at 7:28pm 08.05.24 There is generally no need to baby a diesel engine. If it was running well before you brought the RP
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 6:20pm 08.05.24 Thanks all. I'm planning on leaving the boat in the water mostly. Probably 9 - 10 months a year. If
Using the aft stay (4) Allan12210 at 5:42pm 08.05.24 How to attach a Flag & Pendant to the Aft Stay and be able to raise or lower it from the cockpit of
Sea-Fire system Dan_Y at 5:35pm 08.05.24
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . BigEasy at 5:34pm 08.05.24 Had the same problem with my clock. Instead of shipping it back to W&P, paying for service, & retur
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 5:21pm 08.05.24 I'm moving it into saltwater, so won't I need to replace the existing barrier coating even if it's
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 5:18pm 08.05.24 Thanks all, really wanting to learn to sail and teach/mentor my four daughters as well. We'll only
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . jviss at 5:12pm 08.05.24 As regards the Weems and Plath quartz ships clocks that just stop, I have some comments. I had an E
Using the aft stay shemandr at 4:55pm 08.05.24 There all lots of boats I've sailed on that had a topping lift spliced into the backstay. I don't r
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 4:50pm 08.05.24 Worth looking into anyway. Many thanks!
Refrigerator thermostat wiring jviss at 4:32pm 08.05.24 I know this is an old thread, but it's one of my favorite topics. Regarding where to get the 12V f
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 08.05.24 2. Engine still off - measured voltage across alternator terminals: 13.2V, 3. Started engine -- mea
Legend 35.5 1989 what holds my Rudder up vertically? kappykaplan at 3:55pm 08.05.24 I just confirmed.. reading an older post. It does indeed hold the rudder up. Project just got a b
Legend 35.5 1989 what holds my Rudder up vertically? acboudrMN at 3:40pm 08.05.24 I just confirmed.. reading an older post. It does indeed hold the rudder up. Project just got a bi

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