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HELP (2) Jamesiv1 at 8:18am 09.24.22 Catalina 22 21/2313
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 6:44am 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1500 Interested in a Boat located in Summerside PEI. I am 90% the way to sending a check but would love t
vagabond/holder/hobie one 14 mast step rph3 at 6:23am 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1529 I suffered a stay failure that also caused my mast step to bend. Looking for suggestions on replaci
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:35pm 09.23.22 Ask All Sailors 25/3335 Hi again... Things I could do to my 1985 Pearson 303 to make it safer for Bahamas/Caribbean journey
Two Holder/Hobie 12s (6) HenryHester at 10:20pm 09.23.22 Trailer Sailors 3/1321 After just one outing on my landlords sunfish she bought for $400, I got the bug back. I wanted a sm
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 6:06pm 09.23.22 Catalina 310 15/2856 To save money over having my yard to it, I am contemplating rebedding the chainplates on my 2002 Cat
halyard wrap Mike8193 at 11:20am 09.23.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1062 I was taking my sails off today. Ran into a problem taking the genoa down. It was a little windy(bo
More 26S vs 25: Height above the waterline? (2) HeelBoy at 5:14am 09.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1937 I'm about a month away from pulling the trigger on a Mac, unless some other epic deal presents itsel
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? MitchM at 7:18pm 09.22.22 Engines and Propulsion 14/2506 brand new 1 GM 10. Mechanic said 'it ran fine after install in late April. '
H34 Companionway Doors (2) AndyB at 6:57pm 09.22.22 Big Boats 7/1674 Almost finished upgrading the companionway on my H34. I built the doors from reclaimed teak as a p
Hunter 260 rudder shaft lower bearing kapitangreg at 4:48pm 09.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/538 I am replacing the lower bearing piece on my Hunter 260, it cracked. Ordered a new piece from the h
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size Ilanortho at 4:41pm 09.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1019 My boat yard replaced my furling line 2 years ago (they lost the original line when unstepping the m
where to add a second halyard Ingram at 3:09pm 09.22.22 Smaller Boats 10/1474 Where is the best place to mount a second halyard to rise and lower the mast on H26 1996. Need to ad
Invest 98L --> TD 9 -->TS Ian --> Hurricane Ian (3) JamesG161 at 10:16am 09.22.22 Weather and Forecasting 67/10815 Not looking good this morning. We been watching this Tropical Wave since 9/20/22. Let's start out w
MK1 interior rearrangment. pete c at 7:42am 09.22.22 Catalina 30 9/1597 I am considering buying a 1980 C30. I really like the interior layout on these, but also love the m
Hunter 240 Rudder Pull up line (2) travorgeron at 4:31am 09.22.22 Trailer Sailors 5/1383 Today when I got my boat back in storage, I noticed that the rudder pull up line pulled straight thr
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 10:41pm 09.21.22 Ask All Sailors 36/4234
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 12:22pm 09.21.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 26/5400 In case you missed my posting over on another forum, there is a CNG filling station located in Fife,
05 H36 Non-technical question on B&R rig (1) Banooma at 11:10am 09.21.22 Big Boats 15/1404 I'm coming from a different experience with traditional Catalina rigging, yet something seems off. T
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Tim2022 at 10:36am 09.21.22 Ask All Sailors 35/3160 Hello, I have an intermittent fresh water leak. It is detected by my bilge pump cycle counter. S

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AEDs Foswick at 9:02pm 04.30.25 I did invest in AIS and DSC Really solid point. DSC is probably the single most useful piece of equ
Replacing hot water heater marcham at 8:40pm 04.30.25 You can use a dinghy air pump to get the most of the coolant out of the hoses.... good time to do a
AEDs BigEasy at 6:57pm 04.30.25 Big difference in a myocardial infarction "heart attack "(MI) vs cardiac arrest and resultant outco
Replacing hot water heater JoeWhite at 6:46pm 04.30.25 I am not sure what your water heater looks like, but if it is the 6 gallon type visit my website for
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process BigEasy at 6:03pm 04.30.25 Gotta use common sense; don't direct pressure washer stream at bedded hardware, seals, portlights,
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (3) SailingCal21 at 5:52pm 04.30.25 Was able to glass the core as well. I learned the hard way to cover the core ASAP to prevent moist
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process jssailem at 5:49pm 04.30.25
Adler Barbour Freezer - Over Freezing - Help/Advice Terry Cox at 5:46pm 04.30.25 eryone else doing with their freezer? Hi Steve. We have two AB units, fridge and freezer that oper
Starter switch sporadically engages starter jssailem at 5:09pm 04.30.25 I would look at the starter ground first. Then the battery charge state potentially low. Taking wit
Replace or repair O'Day, Daysailer 3 boom jssailem at 5:04pm 04.30.25 New boom in the future. Alternatively you could get a sleeve and have the sleeve welded in place.
AEDs TimFromLI at 4:53pm 04.30.25 I have a some heart issues, I don't plan on getting an AED. I did invest in AIS and DSC after heari
AEDs Foswick at 4:31pm 04.30.25 I used the AED on half a dozen patients and none had a shockable rhythm until after the medics arriv
AEDs Calif. Ted at 4:14pm 04.30.25 When my brother had an MI he thought he could "just walk it off" so he walked to work and didn't go
boat weather... finally Gene Neill at 4:14pm 04.30.25 Love the gazebo!!
Boat aground in Queensland Australia (3) garymalmgren at 3:47pm 04.30.25 From Cmd James Cook's log May 16 1770. Surprised in finding our selves farther to the southward than
Beneteau general wiring on alway hot feed to Nav Panel? kappykaplan at 3:46pm 04.30.25 You mentioned switche(s) do you have two? and I assume it's on you Pearson? Are they right at the b
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 3:21pm 04.30.25 Thanks again uncleboom for the measurements. Comparing against the template I was putting together
Looking for W58 fuel return line Foswick at 2:56pm 04.30.25 The thing is, somebody, somewhere has one sitting on their shelf collecting dust, but it has been in
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock dLj at 2:45pm 04.30.25 I prefer KISS systems. I'd rather have an emergency back-up high volume pump that can be deployed if
Starter switch sporadically engages starter (1) skunther at 2:44pm 04.30.25

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