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2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator Suri at 9:35am 06.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2131 Hi Everyone. I have not been able to find the right 2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator. I have tried an
1987 Hunter 23': which grease gun for trailer? CoralRose at 9:02am 06.15.22 Smaller Boats 4/550 Hello, I have original wheels on my 1987 Hunter 23' trailer. I got great recommendations earlier to
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma (1) LRsunnyB at 8:00am 06.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1000 I am fixing a Scanstrut dual cale seal on the coach roof to pass wiring from a solar panel installed
Replacing engine instrument panel (4) Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3777 I can't seem to find a good solution ... I don't like the instrument panel. It's large, ugly and in
Said goodbye to an old friend (6) Maine Sail at 6:01am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1507 So a chapter in our life is over. My wife and I have been sailing together for 32 years and since 20
Mystery wheel (1) jimshipsky at 5:26am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1216 My son recently saw this boat in Gdansk, Poland. I noticed the wheel is half below decks. I wonder w
Looking for pictures of 87 Hunter 23' trailer wheels CoralRose at 11:00pm 06.14.22 Smaller Boats 3/434 Hello, I have original wheels on my 1987 Hunter 23' trailer. Can anyone send/post pictures of close
Emergency Monty 17 (pretty rough shape!) need guidance. Epic1969 at 10:56pm 06.14.22 Trailer Sailors 16/2050
Honda fuel line disconnect (4) ctrout at 4:21pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1180 I have a Honda BF75 7.5hp four stroke CDI motor from the 80s on my Catalina 22. The 3 gallon fuel ta
BOAT INSURANCE/BOAT RELOCATION The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:01pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 7/861 Ok, new situation. I'm about to insure the boat prior to relocation to FL from ME. Should I inform t
delay relay for when bilge pump on sunlover at 2:55pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/715 I'm trying to work out an alarm (hopefully never used) that will go off when the bilge pump switch i
C320 Refrigerator Don Martens at 11:35am 06.14.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/1737 We have Hull 283. Refrigerator ran last season. This Spring after recommission, refrigerator is no
Instrument Package Recommendation C22-Promise at 11:00am 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2770 Hi All Sailors, I recently purchased a Catalina 22. Its a MKII and is pretty bare bones right now.
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft (3) jmcdowel at 8:15am 06.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3556 Hi All, Long time listener, first time poster. I'm currently looking at purchasing a 1985 Beneteau F
Vintage Yachts Leopotter at 7:13am 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 2/448 Does anyone know of a forum for boats from the 1950? I have a 1959 Van Dam Nordia, built as one of n
Got a tan while sailing? (1) Brian D at 8:55pm 06.13.22 Sails Call Lounge 0/549 206220
Catalina 30 with a tangerine orange hull - have you seen it? Gus The Impaler at 6:58pm 06.13.22 Catalina 30 0/460 Hello Catalina Owners. I've never owned a Catalina, but I've spend time sailing on a 30 and a 36 t
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question (1) SwanSong at 2:44pm 06.13.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/764 Just purchased our 13th boat, a 2000 model year Cat310, (a Dock Condo for our aging years), after fo
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon Larry Pierce at 12:36pm 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1335 I have heard conflicting answers to the following question. Can I get my 2006 Hunter 45cc, with in
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Kingjus at 12:28pm 06.13.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/759 I currently have a 2 blade maxi feathering blade on my 37c the old owner said it was great for racin

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Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding (10) MachZ at 7:57pm 02.12.25 229758229759229760229761229762229763229764229765
inspecting a Catalina 30 DArcy at 7:48pm 02.12.25 I bought a 38 year old boat. I looked at quite a few boats over a couple of years, some were newer,
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 6:37pm 02.12.25
Illinois Sailing catsails8 at 6:03pm 02.12.25 I'm a few harbors north of you and would be happy to lend a hand here and there. I'll be splashing
Keeping warm for winter boat work dlochner at 5:51pm 02.12.25 Sure it does! I wonder if the exhaust is cool enough to vent out through my engine vent hose. Doub
Keeping warm for winter boat work Davidasailor26 at 5:38pm 02.12.25 If going the Chinese diesel heater route do be careful of the muffler though - vNFx-BxDhcs
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Richard19068 at 5:37pm 02.12.25 ' I'm not trying to stir the pot but was reading an interesting article about this in "Marine System
Sailing courses in Thailand (9) Will Gilmore at 5:31pm 02.12.25 229730 This time in the Gulf of Thailand. Even more touristy. It is nice, but the beaches suffer a
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 5:27pm 02.12.25 By "plastic", I meant glass filled polymer like Forespar and Trudesign uses. They have a track his
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Project_Mayhem at 5:25pm 02.12.25 I would imagine adding some handholds, a cleat or two and possibly davits to the stern would be the
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 5:17pm 02.12.25
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 4:59pm 02.12.25
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:33pm 02.12.25 o the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailor courtesy of @Richard19068 : 229749 It exceeds t
Keeping warm for winter boat work Tally Ho at 4:30pm 02.12.25 I will be very busy with work come spring time so I'm trying to knock stuff out now. Fiberglass wor
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? colemj at 4:17pm 02.12.25 We could have a long conversation about bronze vs plastic thru-hulls. I personally would never use
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 3:48pm 02.12.25 229751 This is taken from the above link referring to the responce from Beneteau to Practical Sailo
H34 Mast: Need More Halyards clublunasea at 3:42pm 02.12.25 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and was thinking of dropping the mast this offseason and replacing my 20 yea
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:27pm 02.12.25 Someone posted a response by Beneteau saying they are duplex brass - which DZR is one. But even wi
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas DuxDweller at 3:26pm 02.12.25 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dLj at 3:26pm 02.12.25 For a long time I agreed with that and defended the use of DZR brass for this application. However

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