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US Spars mast parts SteveandMaryAnn at 5:25pm 10.11.22 Parts Search 1/890 I am looking for a halyard swivel on a US Spars z300 mast from 2005.
Transom seat in sugar scoop 1997 340 (paint?) TRS80sailor at 1:53pm 10.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1663 What would you use to paint the underside of the seat (that you flip when you access the sugar scoop
Advice on instruments (1) Cederholm at 1:13pm 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 33/3319 Hi all, I'm refurbishing a 1980 Catalina 30 for coastal cruising in and around Long Island sound.
I bought it, now for the cribs... (1) HeelBoy at 12:21pm 10.11.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1559
IN Boom Main Sail Furling Albern at 10:19am 10.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/2188 Anyone have experience installing in boom furling on their catalina 315 Mine has in mast furling n
Invest 93L --> Tropical Storm Karl (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 10.11.22 Weather and Forecasting 1/1389 Popped up this morning in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Looking like a Rain event since a lot of V
Beneteau 311 swing, center board version comments beny235 at 6:45am 10.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/702 We are very interested to hear your comments on the sailing performance of this boat, on all points
Where can I find taller stanchions ? xavpil at 5:05am 10.11.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1128
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? adamv at 8:36pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 7/996 Through an unfortunate combination of maintanence failures (leaky stuffing box + corroded off altern
Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 7:43pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 25/2392 i just bought a used Catalina 27 and the dual engine controllers confuses me. I get that the longest
Sea water filling holding tank tadd5181 at 6:50pm 10.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/881 I own a 2000 Hunter 420. Recently the rear holding tank guage has show full when it should not be f
Hunter 23.5 Trailer Fender Source Tom L at 6:46pm 10.10.22 Smaller Boats 2/758 The fenders on my trailer for my Hunter 23.5 have rusted out and are starting to crumble. The trail
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 2:39pm 10.10.22 Big Boats 12/1239 On my 2004 Hunter 36 the steering gear cover just behind the helm is held down by coarse threaded sc
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 1:42pm 10.10.22 Catalina 30 24/3369 Hi all, excited to join the group here. After restoring and enjoying a Catalina 27 for many years I
Boat damaged by IAN (3) dave_and_dd at 1:08pm 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1986 Well, in spite of damage, we were VERY lucky in IAN. I'm in Port Charlotte and were pretty much hit
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 9:30am 10.10.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 60/11820 My Dometic 975 MSD no longer pumps water into the bowl and has sprung a leak between the bowl and th
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy cryptotech at 7:18am 10.10.22 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1379
maybe a dumb water heater question.... Banooma at 6:44am 10.10.22 Ask All Sailors 5/622 I am planning to drain the water heater tank and bypass it for winterizing before the boat is hauled
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? smo10018 at 4:44am 10.10.22 Engines and Propulsion 20/3073 Am in the process of selling a smaller sailboat and looking for a larger (38 to 40 foot) boat. For
Hole in Keel Hunter 25 2008 (2) Richardd at 4:28am 10.10.22 Smaller Boats 5/897 Hi All, I have noticed hole in my keel of Hunter 25 2008 ( Shoal Keel) pictures attached, is that

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Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 3:38am 05.03.25 This sounds like a great idea. I was wondering about using gravity to my advantage. Thanks!
boat weather... finally morbidfollower at 9:40pm 05.02.25 Ya man. I've been thinking of what sort of adventures to plan for this year. Definitely gonna get ou
Catalina 22 Carpet morbidfollower at 9:38pm 05.02.25 I bought some of this off of amazon a couple years back. Worked great. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? morbidfollower at 9:36pm 05.02.25 If you don't get it worked out I can make a cardboard template from mine. I have the original table.
Looking for ideas on galley remodel UpperPintle at 9:09pm 05.02.25 ...the glue just rolls off. Did you sand the epoxied surface before applying the contact adhesive
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling duck21 at 7:49pm 05.02.25 The white part is the flexible coupling I'm trying to add. My original setup did not include it, but
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling Jan_H at 7:13pm 05.02.25 A Volvo dripless shaft seal would solve the problem. Easy to install since you already have the spli
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling JoeWhite at 6:40pm 05.02.25 Is the white part a damper plate? If so , will it work without it? It appears that you could shorten
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 6:38pm 05.02.25 I had a Westerly 36 center cockpit with the Mercedes 636 engine. Very few problems with the engine
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what's this bronze fitting with a screw heritage at 5:07pm 05.02.25 I had a Westerly 36 center cockpit with the Mercedes 636 engine. Very few problems with the engine
Point No-Point Marina (1) jssailem at 4:56pm 05.02.25 The water is deep up to near the beach. A strong eddy circles through the bay on the south side. It
1985 Catalina 40 Standard Rig - What furler to use with Hayn Hi-Mod fittings jssailem at 4:46pm 05.02.25 My Mark IV Harken Furler is above my HiMod fitting on my headstay. Is that what you are trying to fi
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 4:30pm 05.02.25 Regardless of one's gender identity, bathrooms are designed for either Penis, or No Penis. No bea
what's this bronze fitting with a screw (1) LydieBP at 3:04pm 05.02.25 The two black wires that have been disconnected and held by their terminals with a zip tie in wait o
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 3:00pm 05.02.25 I have used the traditional jack lines that run from stem to stern along the boat's sides. We tried
Brass Shaft Log repair Foswick at 2:10pm 05.02.25 I'm rarely reluctant to give an opinion, but this is one of those times. There is just no way to giv

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