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Jib Height Off the Deck (1) shank at 5:15pm 08.02.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2571 I have an 82 Catalina 27 and I believe one of the headsails is original to the boat which is a hank-
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') Qorgyle at 5:15pm 08.02.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2266 I'm attempting to broaden my available market by including Seattle results for my boat search (coast
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 4:43pm 08.02.22 Ask All Sailors 49/7105
Hunter 170: Hull cracks repair, rudder mount rebuild, motor mount build, trolling motor electrical solution, inspection holes, hull painting (10) nmanoilov at 2:33pm 08.02.22 Day Sailers 12/3131 Hi fellow sailors, This forum is absolutely amazing. And special thanks to @stickinthemud57 for grea
Alternator temperatures (2) mermike at 11:14am 08.02.22 Musings With Maine Sail 22/5333 I recently replaced my 2 Firefly Oasis 100 AH batteries with a pair of Battleborn 100 A batteries. T
Rope lengths for Boom Outhaul and Cunningham led to cockpit brockangelo at 9:18am 08.02.22 Catalina 22 7/706 Hey all - in my efforts to get everything led to the cockpit, I'd like to add controls for the Cunni
Catalina 320 the puffin at 8:52am 08.02.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1522 Looking for design for a cradle Catalina 320 WK
Washer Dryer vent on 49/50 artboas at 8:46am 08.02.22 Big Boats 0/582 When using the washer dryer, the air exhaust pipes into a small air filter box under the port aft ca
East River (1) All U Get at 3:48am 08.02.22 Ask All Sailors 37/4222 This is how you do not travel the East River in NYC.
C310 remove bulkhead in front of water tank under V berth. Clydo at 10:43pm 08.01.22 Catalina 310 3/998 Have leak from water tank and was wondering how to remove bulkhead. Looks ;like three screws at eac
Catalina 30 winter storage Erbardy at 8:26pm 08.01.22 Catalina 30 7/2243 We are new owners of a 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig. We have owned a 26 foot trailer sailor for the las
Replacing 1992 H28 Shifter and Throttle Cables. Do I have to drop the binnacle? Dave4983 at 6:40pm 08.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/455 I've recently replaced my throttle and shifter cables that were ordered from this web site. We had
Manual for Ample Power alternator Hayden Watson at 5:51pm 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 0/263 I was looking through my boat documents and I cannot find the manual for my old Ample Power Co 105A
Question - Cushion for the galley tale to make a bed gmiller131 at 5:50pm 08.01.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/687 Hi all, Just purchased a Catalina 387 and have a question about storage. The cushion that you use w
Doyle stack pack NCBrew at 5:34pm 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 2/598 I have a Doyle stack pack and it is difficult to stuff the mainsail down into it, I would have thoug
Sail measurements 11a Halvern at 5:24pm 08.01.22 S2 2/1138 I am trying to find standard dimensions for both the Main and the Furling Jib. I have a 130 genny bu
2005 Hunter 33 Shower Sump Pump (2) 4Winds at 3:02pm 08.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1916 Am I correct that water from the galley and head sinks drain directly to the ocean via a throughfitt
The Verdict w4swk at 2:27pm 08.01.22 Catalina 22 14/1426
tohatsu on a p18 scottscotty at 1:17pm 08.01.22 Trailer Sailors 6/912 finally got to make a sail with everything working! We left the dock going into a head wind so I lef
Diesel Inboard RPMs Plymouth Sailor at 12:59pm 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 17/4320 Dear Fellow Sailors, I have a new-to-me Irwin 28 with a 25hp Kubota diesel engine. Wondering if an

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Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 1:58pm 04.26.25 The sensor itself is just a LM235, which costs $0.50. I might just stick one on the batt sens term
Laclede chain colemj at 1:48pm 04.26.25 An interesting observation on the Peerless ACCO chain. But what concerns me is that both Peerless A
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? dLj at 1:40pm 04.26.25 That is the funkiest looking thru-hull installation I've ever seen... I'm with Greg on this one, the
Sunken Treasure azambella at 1:27pm 04.26.25 I am curious.. How deep is the water where this boat is down? Do you intend to bring her up on you
The Little Engine story continues Tally Ho at 12:49pm 04.26.25 I hope I am turning a new chapter in the story of SV Hadley. Congratulations John! Greg
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Tally Ho at 12:46pm 04.26.25
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail Dalliance at 11:53am 04.26.25 Instead of drilling new holes in the deck or toe rail, look at replacing one bolt at each stanchion
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? dlochner at 11:19am 04.26.25 My original thought was to use an oscillating tool and to cut away the pile of fiberglass and then
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 04.26.25 My original thought was to use an oscillating tool and to cut away the pile of fiberglass and then
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 04.26.25 Many years ago I had problems with the factory installed lift pump on my 2GM20F and decided to go wi
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F jssailem at 10:22am 04.26.25 Check the flow rates required in the engine manual and compare them to the pump's flow rate. It lo
The Little Engine story continues (7) jssailem at 10:17am 04.26.25 Follow up. The next morning, the engine fired up on command. I left Port Ludlow at 0800. I avoided t
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 10:11am 04.26.25 One caveat: The price will be only accurate from the actual vendor, seldom from a competitor. :) V
Laclede chain Hayden Watson at 10:00am 04.26.25 Hi Hayden. No Laclede experience, but bought new ACCO brand hot dipped galvanized G4 chain in 2015
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail jssailem at 9:27am 04.26.25 I am normally not as averse to putting a new hole in my boat as many people are. That is a fair st
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Will Gilmore at 8:46am 04.26.25 Call these people and ask what they do with their salvaged sailboats. Boat Salvage Services in Pana
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions FastOlson at 8:32am 04.26.25 We talked about lots of options including 3Di and he said that would be 3X the price of the above.
decided against dripless but.... jssailem at 7:45am 04.26.25 Looking at the experience, others can sometimes be helpful. MaineSail, a member here, has a website
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 7:30am 04.26.25 Thanks. Very simple looking pump. Would this work on the 3GM30F?
Laclede chain Terry Cox at 7:27am 04.26.25 Hi Hayden. No Laclede experience, but bought new ACCO brand hot dipped galvanized G4 chain in 2015 w

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