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3m 4000 higgs at 10:35am 03.10.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1595 Practical Sailor is reporting 3m 4000 is failing after several years. 3m say the product was reform
Anyone using a wireless fishfinder azsailing at 9:44am 03.10.22 Ask All Sailors 1/616 Hi All, Time to replace the fish finder on my mac 26. I am intrigued by wireless transducers to red
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 8:44am 03.10.22 Catalina 30 17/2867 I may be purchasing this boat and curious to hear some feedback on it. What is the advantage or dis
Sailboat donation CCOLATL at 5:27am 03.10.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1246 Received a sailboat with house that I purchased on Lake Lanier. Hove no need for it and would like
Cockpit Cushions patbratton at 3:27am 03.10.22 Smaller Boats 11/1546 We priced cockpit cushions for a Hunter 240 last summer and their were $750.00. I went to order them
Hunter 26.5 sailingsoon at 10:39pm 03.09.22 Smaller Boats 6/1077 I'm contemplating the idea of buying a 1987 Hunter 26.5... Is this boat capable of a crossing(under
What are these... (2) mikeracca at 10:35pm 03.09.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/780 Ok in the pics there is some beading made out of a vinyl material and foam or sponge Inside. I have
refrigeration for a s2 11a Halvern at 7:43pm 03.09.22 S2 10/1305 I am being model specific, my boat does not have a frig system. I don't know if it was an option but
Docking queries fred1diver at 5:49pm 03.09.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2218
I got new crew (3) pclarksurf at 5:15pm 03.09.22 Catalina 22 6/785
centerboard rope replace werpy at 4:00pm 03.09.22 Ask All Sailors 1/315 how to replace the centerboard rope on a hunter 240
In hull transducer and wax Light air at 2:16pm 03.09.22 Ask All Sailors 18/3087 I have to install my Garmin Striker plus 4 and want to use the transducer as an in hull rather than
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C Md80max at 12:41pm 03.09.22 S2 7/957 I really don't know much about this brand of boat other than the people that own them, love them. M
Standing Rigging brockangelo at 11:01am 03.09.22 Catalina 22 11/1547 Well, I got my mast stepper in today and took it over to storage to see about raising the mast, but
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 9:57am 03.09.22 Catalina 30 11/1458 I'm interested in a Rocna/Manson/Mantus style anchor ~30lbs. ~100 feet of 5/16" G4 chain. ~200 feet
Hunter Legend 41 - Raymarine Linear Drive Autopilot KeokiV at 9:39am 03.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/960 Hi, My HL41 has never had an autopilot. How the previous owner managed without one for 15 years is
Shifting issue on my '96 Evinrude 8hp. Light air at 4:23am 03.09.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/453 I finally gave up on the 7.5 Mercury motor that came with my '82 Catalina C22. I traded for a 1996
Restoring electrical panel JPonHudson at 1:45am 03.09.22 Ask An Oday Owner 2/674 Where can I find switches and breakers to restore the original Oday panel? I would like to keep the
Inner forestay to O'day 23? JPonHudson at 1:41am 03.09.22 Ask An Oday Owner 2/457 Did anyone considered adding removable inner forestay on Oday 23 or similar boat. It would be great
Hunter 240 rudder Chucktown Charger at 6:27pm 03.08.22 Smaller Boats 8/1098

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Electric Winch on a 42 Passage capta at 2:41pm 07.23.24 12 years ago I would have blown off the idea of an electric winch on any sailboat but the big ones.
H26 Roller Furler issues JoeWhite at 2:37pm 07.23.24 No lubrication is used. Flush with fresh water. You do not have to lower the mast if you can climb t
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 2:35pm 07.23.24 Loose objects on a sailboat easily become projectiles on a day of salty sailing. This thing has ab
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 2:33pm 07.23.24 You should find the transducer in a small compartment just above the end of the flooring forward. M
Fresh Water Leak jviss at 2:27pm 07.23.24 To repeat what I've asked before, in posst #2: . If you decide to re-do all of the potable water p
Fresh Water Leak Rick D at 2:18pm 07.23.24 My 41DS has developed a leak in the pressurized water system and I am at a loss as to how to identi
O'day 20 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 1:23pm 07.23.24 Use new screws and seal them with 4200. This should make them removable in the future. @twodzusfitti
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage Nauti Laopo at 1:06pm 07.23.24 I'd like to have at least one electric winch on the boat. A drill motor would just be in the way in
Fresh Water Leak Rich Stidger at 1:03pm 07.23.24 I will throw in my 2 cents...... You began with the premise that you had a fresh water leak. Have y
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 12:57pm 07.23.24 Thanks for the follow up.
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base (1) dlochner at 12:50pm 07.23.24 Here's the photo with a reference line added. There appears to be a subtle but definite curve to the
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base dlochner at 12:47pm 07.23.24 What caught my eye was the silicone sealant around the mast step. It suggests a Prior Owner had a le
Compartment under bow berth on 285 dlochner at 12:40pm 07.23.24 I noticed there is a compartment under the bow berth that has multiple screws holding it down and a
Fresh Water Leak dlochner at 12:38pm 07.23.24 The only way you will find the leak is to start at the water pump and follow the plumbing inspecting
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? dlochner at 12:33pm 07.23.24 I might not be understanding the problem completely, but do know that old master switches can fail.
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? FastOlson at 12:29pm 07.23.24 I might not be understanding the problem completely, but do know that old master switches can fail.
Fresh Water Leak Project_Mayhem at 12:22pm 07.23.24 They make UV dye for leak testing in houses. It's available at most hardware stores and is safe for
Compartment under bow berth on 285 GGTaylor at 12:06pm 07.23.24 You should find the transducer in a small compartment just above the end of the flooring forward. Mi
My boat stinks! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:54am 07.23.24 I used the word "extreme" as it would kill off both good and bad bacteria I may be wrong (yes, it
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Scott T-Bird at 11:43am 07.23.24 We still don't know what kind of switches you have. Right now, I'm assuming that you have ON-OFF sw

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