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Bristol 29 Mast Support (2) petecasey at 10:48pm 09.19.22 Ask All Sailors 5/907
Westerbeke idle adjustment Syversens at 8:36pm 09.19.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2309 Hey all, I felt my westerbeke 42b on a 381 was shifting hard into gear, out is fine, and noticed rpm
H376 squeaks and scratchy sounds from the headboard area of the master cabin. Diablito at 7:09pm 09.19.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/425 Has anyone removed the headboard cushions from an H376, vintage 1997? I get nasty sounds, at anchor
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way Jamesiv1 at 6:25pm 09.19.22 Catalina 22 19/2665 Is there a mod for this? The traveler is in the way so you can't raise the tiller but a few inches.
First 405 Rudder Parts (1) Adam Marvin at 6:16pm 09.19.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1556 Hello, I'm looking for some advise on an issue I am having with my rudder. I noticed some play (abou
1975 C22 Poptop Restoration C_Level at 5:21pm 09.19.22 Catalina 22 2/969 I have been restoring this C22 and am closing in on the finish line. I am trying to figure out how
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) Clarizio at 12:44pm 09.19.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/1549 I have a 1980 Catalina 30 with an Atomic 4 gas engine and I'm finding a lot of oil in the bilge. Has
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Bill Russell at 8:51am 09.19.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1883 I've noticed large horizontal "Vs" on the luff of some asymmetric spinnakers. What is their purpose
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? HeelBoy at 7:06am 09.19.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1411 Hey all, I'm a manufacturing engineer in the aerospace industry, who can't shut that part of my brai
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet (1) Captain Larry-DH at 4:47am 09.19.22 Ask All Sailors 13/3360 I have a slow back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush electric toilet model 37245-1092. I replac
Regional crops rgranger at 8:02pm 09.18.22 Sails Call Lounge 3/868
2 mm halyard leader - Canada nitrogenase at 2:11pm 09.18.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2463 Watched a video showing how to replace halyards for winter dryland storage and they showed how to sp
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? john6206 at 1:44pm 09.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1634 I have a gel battery on my 18' sailboat. It's a house battery (only battery) on a boat that has a pr
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! ...3TacksontheWater at 7:20am 09.18.22 Catalina 22 10/1519 Good morning everyone! This will be my second Catalina 22 and the first sailboat I've had in far too
Outhaul line replacement for furling main nitrogenase at 6:35am 09.18.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2432 Hello all, my Beneteau 323 inhaul line for in-mast furling is stiff and frayed but the marina owner
How to Clean Webasto flame sensor Air Top 3500 skunther at 11:38pm 09.17.22 Ask All Sailors 7/3497
New home for Andante Tom J at 7:16pm 09.17.22 Catalina 310 6/2012 I sold Andante last week to a very excited new owner from Warwick, Rhode Island. He is looking forw
Sail to power conversion... (1) Han Solo at 5:24pm 09.17.22 Ask All Sailors 0/22 Hello everyone, Can't find introduction section, so I am posting it here(Mod can move it). My name
WWP 19 converted to power boat. (1) Han Solo at 5:06pm 09.17.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1740 Hello everyone, Couldn't find the introduction section so I do it here(Mod can move it). My name is
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery BBC16385 at 2:41pm 09.17.22 Big Boats 16/1889 I have a 1997 P 42. The FM/CD radio is connected to the starter battery in a way that will prevent

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Survey of a 331 BigEasy at 3:40pm 07.24.25 Understood. I am very happy with my inspection. The surveyor will look at it tomorrow. I do b
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 3:38pm 07.24.25 I ended up ordering the thru hull wrench on Amazon. It should arrive next week. It was about 80 doll
Hunter 23 help D.Courtney at 3:15pm 07.24.25 Thank you. I'm not sure how big or small of a project it is. I think it will be manageable with so
Looking for a used / new mast for a 1991 MacGregor 26C rumfordmarston at 3:15pm 07.24.25
Looking for a used / new mast for a 1991 MacGregor 26C Tally Ho at 3:02pm 07.24.25 Can it be sleeved? Or did you really destroy it ? :banghead: Greg
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Tally Ho at 2:55pm 07.24.25
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Don S/V ILLusion at 2:54pm 07.24.25 Surprised no one suggested looking at the area from inside the anchor locker before simply assuming
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 2:46pm 07.24.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Ward H at 2:37pm 07.24.25 I went with a poor man's step wrench when installing my thru hulls. Turns out a brake adjuster to
New to the forum ...3TacksontheWater at 2:10pm 07.24.25 That's a great boat you got, and rare! Congratulations, and welcome aboard! That boat has clearly b
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 2:05pm 07.24.25 Rich makes a fair suggestion about just covering it up and dealing with it later. However, I wouldn'
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok Davidasailor26 at 1:31pm 07.24.25
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 (2) ToddL214 at 1:29pm 07.24.25 Here's the link to the "C34 Tech Wiki" I mentioned. Catalina 34 - c34.org Just in case you didn
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Rich Stidger at 1:25pm 07.24.25 This doesn't look like a big deal. What I would do is this- It's the middle of the season, and I w
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat (1) dlochner at 1:19pm 07.24.25 This will be easier to work on when the boat is out of the water, in the meantime get one of these:
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:09pm 07.24.25
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 1:07pm 07.24.25 The good news is that I think you are correct that there is no structural damage. What I would do i
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Davidasailor26 at 1:04pm 07.24.25
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 1:03pm 07.24.25 Hi Mark There are no battens, no batten pockets. That logo is black felt pen. :-)
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 ToddL214 at 1:02pm 07.24.25 Congratulations on the C 310 acquisition; you'll love it. I made the trip to the C 310 from a C 22

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