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Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 6:44am 09.24.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1635 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 3/1689 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 25/3874 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 3/1764 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 15/3307 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 6/1124 I was taking my sails off today. Ran into a problem taking the genoa down. It was a little windy(bo
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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 14/2851 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 7/1903 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 1/578 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 9/1188 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 10/1654 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 67/12256 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 9/1894 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 5/1545 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 36/5194
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 12:22pm 09.21.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 27/6647 In case you missed my posting over on another forum, there is a CNG filling station located in Fife,

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What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 08.18.25 A PVC cap or solo cup fiberglassed in, will provide additional protection without a haul out and can
Fiberglass rudder from Catalina Direct morbidfollower at 8:09am 08.18.25 Well, that blows. Our rudder has been kept in the "up" position for nine years now, with no warping
Thoughts sundae_vacay at 7:53am 08.18.25 Okay. Some of the wood is rotted, and some looks water-stained and may not be rotted. The image of
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification jssailem at 7:42am 08.18.25 Glad you located the part. At 3000 hours, the engine is just getting broken in. In Seattle, I use
Are you aware of this ABYC Update Johann at 7:30am 08.18.25 They don't even have to be paralleled batteries. A single 1000Ah 12V battery constructed from 4 10
Generator Overhaul (1) jssailem at 7:28am 08.18.25 Nice work. Boom lifting is a great solution. It was easier on my boat as I was in the slip and did
Any thoughts on why this is corroding? jssailem at 7:13am 08.18.25 A cotter pin is super easy to remove Too many owners want to save and reuse the cotter pin, which
Thoughts jssailem at 7:08am 08.18.25 Okay. Some of the wood is rotted, and some looks water-stained and may not be rotted. The image of t
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? captcoho at 7:03am 08.18.25 Yes, I can trace the wiring but I was hoping someone could tell me how catalina wired this from the
Thoughts jssailem at 6:58am 08.18.25 Rotting is a painful word to use about a boat, especially when discussing a bulkhead.
Thoughts (6) sundae_vacay at 6:58am 08.18.25 If the forward bulkhead is rotted out, I'd suspect other places are rotted as well. Also if the bu
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? jssailem at 6:56am 08.18.25 "Hmm like a half haul-out?" Ask the Marina if you can be pulled as the last boat hauled. Left in the
Thoughts JBP-PA at 6:46am 08.18.25 So I've examined the boat and the bulkhead is rotted all the way around. Looks like it came in from
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? JBP-PA at 6:27am 08.18.25 Hmm like a half haul-out? Lots of marinas have boat stands they can put your boat on so it doesn't
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? Joe at 5:54am 08.18.25 Hmm how do you mean bracing it? I'm hesitant to touch the inside parts at all, I feel like not touc
Are you aware of this ABYC Update dlochner at 5:44am 08.18.25
Any thoughts on why this is corroding? Joe at 5:28am 08.18.25 The boat had cotter pins originally. It was a PITA to get them removed (for boat hauling). They ben
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? Captain Larry-DH at 5:04am 08.18.25 Hmm how do you mean bracing it? I'm hesitant to touch the inside parts at all, I feel like not touc
Transmission ratio dlochner at 4:46am 08.18.25 There isn't much room, however, you might try a "gravestone rubbing" on the model number. There is a
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? Tally Ho at 8:19pm 08.17.25

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