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Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 (4) Simon Sexton at 7:04am 10.04.22 Racing 10/2269 Hey Y'all, Greetings from Galveston, TX, where we're finally getting some cooler weather
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 3:48pm 10.03.22 Trailer Sailors 18/2585 On my old boat, the tie down straps when the boat was on the trailer didn't touch the sides of the h
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. (4) brien rahilly at 2:18pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/2156 just purchased this boat.. it came in a pile.. it appears that everything is mostly here.. however
port light lock Rick.johnson at 12:59pm 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/643 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the windows t
Floor Separated From Dinghy - Inflatible Plymouth Sailor at 12:20pm 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 9/2168 Dear Fellow Sailors, Can I use 5200 to glue an inflatable dinghy? Does anyone have a better idea?
Torx bit size for selden bow sprit HD74 at 11:16am 10.03.22 Ask All Sailors 1/441 Does anyone know the size torx bit that is used to tighten the bolt that holds the ring on a selden
PORT AN STARBOARD WINDOWS TURN LATCHES Rick.johnson at 8:46am 10.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/810 Hi Guy I have a 87 model 40 ft hunter legend an am looking for the black turn lock for the window
Weather Forecast is depressing me! john6206 at 7:58am 10.03.22 Smaller Boats 5/1742 It's been a long summer of lots of work and not much sailing. I took a personal day from work this
Rebedding Catalina 310 Starboard Gate Stanchion - No way to reach bolts as it is behind galley cabinets - Deck plate mount? Monheganlover at 9:24pm 10.02.22 Catalina 310 8/2633 I am planning to rebed my stanchions in addition to my chainplates when on the hard at the end of th
Aqua Lift Muffler water leak (5) tym2 at 7:29pm 10.02.22 Catalina 30 4/1601 I have found water pooling by the port aft corner of my aqua lift muffler. The water is not coming f
Broken Outhaul ? pdxjohnny at 5:56pm 10.02.22 Catalina 22 4/978 Hey all, while sailing today the clew of the mainsail came loose. There is a wire that runs inside t
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 5:41pm 10.02.22 Ask All Sailors 41/5256 Want to confirm / simplify my plan! I just purchased and installed a B'G Zeus 3S chartplotter and I
New Galley Faucet Water Connections (2) planoron at 9:47am 10.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1520 Wife wanted an updated faucet on our 380 so I started looking into it today I see the connections ar
Turn-Around Destinations in One Day's Travel Kings Gambit at 9:23am 10.02.22 Destinations 11/2465 Long Beach is a convenient location in California from which to depart for outbound destinations dep
Loos gauge questions (1) SailingLoto at 6:25am 10.02.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2263 I acquired this Loos gauge to help tune my catalina 25 awhile back. What am I looking for numberwise
Shaky Tiller (1) shank at 4:41pm 10.01.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1108 Hello, I took my 82 Catalina 27 out for her last sail of the season today and there was a very noti
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping John_F at 1:23pm 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 38/6567 I tested my bilge pump today. I took off the hose and placed the pump in water. The pump works; howe
How well does a C-270 trailer? capt_paul at 10:15am 10.01.22 Trailer Sailors 4/1533 Hey friends! I wanted to know how folks are trailering their Catlina 270's? I read a forum back in 2
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? HeelBoy at 6:32am 10.01.22 Ask All Sailors 26/4591 Wondering if anyone has tried adding a few hundred pounds of hard stuff, low in the boat. The goal b
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 5:39am 10.01.22 Catalina 22 16/2291 Where is the best place to put the battery? And how do you guys secure it? I accidentally drilled a

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Looking for ideas on galley remodel dLj at 7:30am 05.02.25 I think I'd epoxy it on instead of the glue you're using. dh
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 7:22am 05.02.25 Now on to the next weird problem:huh: I cut the laminate for the sliding counter and the fridge doo
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 7:20am 05.02.25 Ok thank you so much
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dLj at 7:09am 05.02.25 16 wide should be fine. My steps are 5 1/2" deep. I don't know if I'd want to go much narrower on th
what's this bronze fitting with a screw twodzusfittings at 6:27am 05.02.25 Is that copper lamp wire being used, I see? :banghead:
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 5:56am 05.02.25 Getting ready for a full weekend of work on the boat my question now is this, what size stair steps
what's this bronze fitting with a screw Tally Ho at 5:50am 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 smokey73 at 5:21am 05.02.25 IF it actually is a strainer or some other fitting that goes directly overboard then reinforced clea
Sail Shape EnamrdSalr21 at 4:40am 05.02.25
what's this bronze fitting with a screw dLj at 4:33am 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
Sail Shape Indysailor at 4:09am 05.02.25 Is your boom fixed to the mast? If sliding, you should have a downhaul to pull the tack down.
what's this bronze fitting with a screw dlochner at 4:06am 05.02.25 If that's a strainer, sure looks small for the application. But one never know, do one? Depends o
what's this bronze fitting with a screw Bluescruiser at 4:02am 05.02.25 If that's a strainer, sure looks small for the application. But one never know, do one?
what's this bronze fitting with a screw Foswick at 9:44pm 05.01.25 That would be my guess - a raw water strainer. As Dave said, the destination for that reinforced cle
what's this bronze fitting with a screw dlochner at 6:42pm 05.01.25 Where does the hose lead? That will give you a good clue. If you are on the hard, take off the top a
Starter switch sporadically engages starter marcham at 6:26pm 05.01.25 The reason to change both: is one wire is intermittent and weak so are the other 30 year old wires..
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 6:20pm 05.01.25
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 6:13pm 05.01.25 Well I have confirmed I have 13.25v from the start button (we are plugged into shore power and float
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 6:02pm 05.01.25 If placed in close proximity to minimize length of the hose, it will definitely help minimize water
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 5:40pm 05.01.25 While I agree that a check valve is problematic, and an anti-siphon loop is good to have, the anti-

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