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How to use the shower without getting wood wet? fox9988 at 10:20am 03.23.22 Catalina 30 0/22 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling, probably 20" square. That's not feasible. What do you
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Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! Chase Hartzell at 8:06am 03.23.22 Catalina 22 13/1145 I just placed an order for NER Sta-Set on WM and was pleasantly surprised to discover it was 30% off
Replacement Zinc for Yanmar Saildrive AwwShucks at 7:19am 03.23.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1408 I could not find the replacement zinc information for the engine on my boat - SailDrive Yanmar 4JH45
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Scared myself - broken forestay (1) Valerieflyer at 9:26pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 16/1242 This past Sunday I wnt up to the lake with my first mate Wiley (brown dog) and intended to just put
1985 Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:28pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1219 Ok, same boat of previous thread... This is part of the ad: Mechanical "Yanmar marine diesel engine
Black rubber stuff in bilge? (2) CaptnPorter at 6:23pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1630 Hi all, I recently bought a balboa 26 and I was assessing how much work it would be to clean up some
Starting over from scratch (3) HandHFarms at 5:13pm 03.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/458 Ok guys, so some of you know our boat got struck by lightning 2 years ago and has been on the hard e
Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos (5) brockangelo at 3:29pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 10/2121 Got recommended the Semco Teak Sealer on this forum, so thought I'd post progress photos. I used Sem
Do You Know A Good Broker? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 12:45pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1244 I am looking to buy a 32' - 40' sailboat most likely on the Pacific Ocean side of Canada. I MIGHT co
Lake Michigan brockangelo at 9:57am 03.22.22 Catalina 22 2/697 Getting antsy for the season to start, so daydreaming a bit... Does anyone here ever sail Lake Mich
Pearson 36.2 Jib track question Jon Elliott at 9:16am 03.22.22 Pearson 0/957 I know this may have a lot of answers but does anyone with an original jib track know the actual wid
Bow cleat mounting repair. JH Barker at 7:50am 03.22.22 Seaward 3/2115 Big blow pulled bolts from cleat. Must access space between underside of deck and upper side of head
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? flightlead404 at 7:07am 03.22.22 Big Boats 6/910 I have the original Norcold fridge and freezer on board my H38. The freezer is starting to loose th
Leave the refrigerator on or off? (1) sf34dtw at 6:36am 03.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4261 Like many other weekend sailors my boat tends to sit a few weeks between sails. I might average a sa
Touch up interior wood (3) sf34dtw at 5:56am 03.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1245 I have a 2002 331. the interior wood is pretty good but needs a little touch up in a few places. I k
Catalina 30 Table/hardware (2) mikeracca at 12:15am 03.22.22 Parts Search 5/775
Hatch handle Halvern at 9:21pm 03.21.22 S2 13/991 S2 11A : Original handle on lexan sliding main hatch is long gone. There are four screws going thru

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Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 SFS at 5:30pm 04.07.24 Google is your friend: https://shop.inflatableboatparts.com/product-category/walker-bay-boat-parts
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:29pm 04.07.24 My dock is to starboard and I have fenders on my starboard bow. I first attach my starboard stern
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:26pm 04.07.24 I have docked my boat in a 15+ kt crosswind more than once using the spring lines first. If the wi
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: shemandr at 5:23pm 04.07.24 I'm not sure how anyone can have meaningful suggestions without some more information about the conf
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: arf145 at 4:47pm 04.07.24 My dock is to starboard and I have fenders on my starboard bow. I first attach my starboard stern l
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 4:39pm 04.07.24 Seems almost like cheating. It's not! You have to figure out what works for you. I assure you th
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 4:37pm 04.07.24 question has nothing to do with which lines to attach first but rather how you attach lines in high
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 4:37pm 04.07.24 My forward spring is on a hook on the outer piling - easy to grab with a boat hook. The after spri
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 4:17pm 04.07.24 When you are turning in the same direction that the wind is pushing your bow, you will be making mu
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 4:08pm 04.07.24 My forward spring is on a hook on the outer piling - easy to grab with a boat hook. The after spri
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 4:03pm 04.07.24 The key to all good docking is a midship aft spring line. See the video below. The goal is to stop
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 4:00pm 04.07.24 how to you secure lines without jumping off boat to dock? My forward spring is on a hook on the ou
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 3:56pm 04.07.24 Is this a dock you usually stay at? If so leave the lines on the dock, and grab them with a boat ho
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? Project_Mayhem at 3:54pm 04.07.24 He also said he was contemplating a long road trip this summer. A yard trailer is totally different
ghost striping / lettering residue Project_Mayhem at 3:53pm 04.07.24 I mentioned acetone as it should remove the residue. Goo gone itself works well but leaves a residue
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 3:51pm 04.07.24 The key to all good docking is a midship aft spring line. See the video below. The goal is to stop
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 3:46pm 04.07.24 You should never jump off the boat to attach dock lines. I have two spring lines that are ALWAYS t
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: JoeWhite at 3:38pm 04.07.24 When you are turning in the same direction that the wind is pushing your bow, you will be making muc
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 3:37pm 04.07.24 Is this a dock you usually stay at? If so leave the lines on the dock, and grab them with a boat hoo
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 3:33pm 04.07.24 You should never jump off the boat to attach dock lines. I have two spring lines that are ALWAYS th

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