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Transducer question Cmccoy843 at 6:58pm 10.06.22 Catalina 22 6/1480 Hey was just curious if anyone has a pic or 2 of where they mounted a transducer on the transom. se
Issues Sailing Upwind Harrit at 5:36pm 10.06.22 Catalina 22 17/2613 Hello All, Looking for any Catalina22 owners that struggle to get their boats upwind. I have used
Rudder Direct Drive Setup knappytime at 2:05pm 10.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1173 I reviewed "Tom Hadoulias" install from 2008 and was wondering if anyone had any updated experience
Keel Bolts for a 1999 Oceanis 461 Michael Atkinson at 1:37pm 10.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1439 Good afternoon to all ..... I have had my 1999 Oceanis 461 for about 2 years now and wanted to check
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Lee Hadjiosif at 1:33pm 10.06.22 Ask All Sailors 9/2225 I'm in need of a new main and I'm exploring ways to eliminate luffing but still keep the furling opt
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level rbroad9 at 8:38am 10.06.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/1950 I have recently purchased a Hunter 38 with a Yanmar 3JH4E with the Kanzaki KM35P gearbox. The dipsti
Water Heater Plumbing fhujber at 1:06pm 10.05.22 Catalina 30 7/1473 I'm a recent owner of a 1988 Cat-30, and when I bought the boat, I was advised that the water heater
Hoisting the Headsail fhujber at 11:59am 10.05.22 Catalina 30 9/1758 Hi folks! New Cat-30 tall-rig/bowsprit/wing keel here. When recovering from Ian, I was hoisting the
Through holes and prop (4) PK123 at 9:44am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 42/5381 Hello to all, My first post here. I am in the process of buying an old boat and it was hauled out of
Random photo from our first regatta (1) chriscampbell at 9:30am 10.05.22 Smaller Boats 15/1646 That's us in the middle. We came in 4th of 8 boats and had a lot of fun.
40 ft O Day winterizing water system captcrly at 7:56am 10.05.22 Bigger Boats 6/1750 40 ft O Day How do you winterize water system? I presently use a lot of antifreeze after flushing wa
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? (2) HeelBoy at 7:55am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2389 209769 Have any of you worked with these lovely things? Nuts and studs of various sizes, 316 stainle
Precision 185K Advice Sawyers Island at 5:25am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 13/3475 Hi-I'm new to this forum and looking for some input on a sailboat with the following criteria: Days
Merit 22 trailer Smitty99 at 4:19am 10.05.22 Ask All Sailors 6/815 I am looking for a trailer for this boat. Since it has a retractable keel can a regular boat trailer
Trailer Woes AEarnshaw at 10:00pm 10.04.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/1092 Live in rural British Columbia and am having a devilish time finding a trailer to beg/borrow/rent/st
No Backstay? dmdiehl64 at 5:43pm 10.04.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2854
Buy now or wait for recession? Nunami at 12:44pm 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/3279 I've been shopping for C-25 or similar for about two months in California. The prices seem a bit h
Cruising Water and Land (4) JamesG161 at 11:11am 10.04.22 Sails Call Lounge 17/2421 This is the weekend we finally finished our 1961 Bentley and will participate.:clap: As a reminder
I need to make a mooring. nothingventured at 10:08am 10.04.22 Ask All Sailors 26/3695 So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enoug
Invest 91L ---> T S Julia --> Hurricane Julia (2) JamesG161 at 7:39am 10.04.22 Weather and Forecasting 10/2186 A new Tropical Wave is destined for the HEAT full Caribbean. gle is best model for next 96 hours 2

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what's this bronze fitting with a screw (1) LydieBP at 9:40am 05.02.25 231275
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 9:39am 05.02.25 I also believe it is a strainer, for engine cooling or the head. And assuming it is below the wat
what's this bronze fitting with a screw dLj at 9:03am 05.02.25 Yes, sound advice . But since this needs to bd cleaned from time to time , i am searching for the s
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? wpatch at 8:54am 05.02.25 Mine had a slight bow in it. We bent it back in place just on mast. Wasn't that severe. Both of ours
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line kloudie1 at 8:50am 05.02.25 Not a fan of the check valve, but my experience is that the hose from the centrifugal pump to overbo
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 8:48am 05.02.25 Is that copper lamp wire being used, I see? :banghead: yes, it's household wiring. The previous owne
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 8:43am 05.02.25 IF it actually is a strainer or some other fitting that goes directly overboard then reinforced clea
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 8:40am 05.02.25 Dave alluded to it, but I'm putting it more directly - whatever it is don't take the top off if you
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process thinwater at 8:38am 05.02.25 Indeed. Important to remember. Just don't want it to look like a shanty town on water! In fact, I
Starter switch sporadically engages starter jssailem at 8:29am 05.02.25 You confirmed that the ground connections are not the problem. (That would have been too easy a solu
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line thinwater at 8:18am 05.02.25 I was actually on friends boat with the diaphragm second pump to get the last bit of water out of h
Sail Shape jssailem at 8:17am 05.02.25 Those swept spreaders would indicate the 192 was not designed to run dead down wind on the main It
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line thinwater at 8:15am 05.02.25 I tend to keep a relatively clean bilge. But there can be junk that gets down there. At the moment
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (3) dLj at 8:15am 05.02.25 Here's a photo of part of my stairs. Note the curve up on both sides. It's very nice when sailing an
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line thinwater at 8:14am 05.02.25 Ok, I thought there had been some discussions on the pro's and con's of putting a one-way or check
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process flyingwaspsailing at 8:08am 05.02.25 a. rotary scrub brushes (cheap on amazon) for your drill are great for non-skid. b. Re. the alcoho
Looking for ideas on galley remodel BigEasy at 8:05am 05.02.25 Formica laminate is usually installed using contact cement on both surfaces. Evidently contact ceme
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (4) jssailem at 7:53am 05.02.25 After 7 years of cruising, the last 30 months of solving the repower problem gave me time to conside
Shipping 373 Beneteau BigEasy at 7:42am 05.02.25 Make sure the truck has a mast rack that enables the mast to be carried off the boat and use 2 x 4s
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 7:40am 05.02.25 Using the Jib halyard, I pulled it to one side and marked it, then pulled it over to the other side

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