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Instrument Package Recommendation C22-Promise at 11:00am 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2870 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 15/3681 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 2/462 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 0/573 206220
Catalina 30 with a tangerine orange hull - have you seen it? Gus The Impaler at 6:58pm 06.13.22 Catalina 30 0/468 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 2/774 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 7/1395 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 6/769 I currently have a 2 blade maxi feathering blade on my 37c the old owner said it was great for racin
Oday 28 Centerboard rigging FireWarrior423 at 11:32am 06.13.22 Bigger Boats 2/819 Two years ago, I picked up a 1982 Oday 28 with a centerboard. I sail in relatively shallow water an
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work zephyr070 at 10:16am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/707 A series of POs have left the wiring on both the AC and DC sides of my distribution panel a bit a me
Scary thought for all solo sailors! Scott T-Bird at 7:36am 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1466 https://www.ladbible.com/news/sailor-swims-17km-sharkinfested-waters-in-pitch-black-panama-sea-20220
Hunter legend 37.5 gary keating at 7:31am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/464 Looking for an electric diagram for a 1999 37.5 hunter legend Thank you
Mast bend Shaw_2112 at 7:12am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/671 I just finished new standing rigging on the mast and the mfr specs for initial tuning on the rigging
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS NCBrew at 7:04am 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2405 I HAVE WHITE CIRCULAR LINE HOLDERS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM
Hiring a skipper The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:07pm 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2320 Well, looks like I need to contemplate other options since it seems the average price to move my Pea
35.5 seems to tick the boxes jonas (Sueco) at 6:01pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/388 Having sold all our boats 4-5 years ago, we are getting the itch. Another hole in the water . We liv
Water Line Fitting (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 3:58pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/728 From my 1986 H34. Is there a common name for this 90 degree fitting? Are they still available. Th
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 1:27pm 06.12.22 Catalina 22 8/700 I have a '72 Catalina 22 that I've had for just over a year. One of my projects last year before sp
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? jssailem at 11:21am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1921 As the various Chart Plotter manufactures buy up the providers of custom chart systems (i.e Navionic
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement (2) Blue Horizon at 10:04am 06.12.22 Yamaha 8/2401 I seem to have some bearing noise coming from the prop shaft thrust bearing. I'd like to put a new

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Help me think this through (new boat purchase) shemandr at 7:54am 03.13.25 Don't worry about making a mistake. Buying a boat is a mistake already. You should try to buy the
What is this adhesive/caulk/sealant? Joe at 7:40am 03.13.25 The hoses on my MSD system are so tight no sealant was considered. Heat, in the form of hot water o
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) dmax at 7:34am 03.13.25 Determining what boat to buy is a difficult decision. If you really think you will use the boat prop
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (3) Shorinsean at 7:23am 03.13.25
Diesel Leak Injection Pump buddybear at 7:16am 03.13.25 Do you mean to remove the pump from the engine? If so, that is easy with only three points to be a
Headliner replacement (4) william24424 at 7:01am 03.13.25 I replaced my vinyl wrapped masonite with wainscoting (bead board) panels painted white & solid teak
adding electrical stove colemj at 6:58am 03.13.25 You could power a 220V range off of a single Multiplus or Quattro with an Autotransformer, dependin
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main colemj at 6:50am 03.13.25 Loose footed mains work wonderfully, stack packs seem to work well for those who like them but IMO
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main colemj at 6:44am 03.13.25 Our single line reefing for two reefs is just like the diagram @Hayden Watson posted, with the excep
Source for replacement sheaves colemj at 6:35am 03.13.25 Add me in with zephyrwerks.com. We've used them several times and he custom makes them almost overn
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. colemj at 6:29am 03.13.25 Someone in my marina said that after the you put on your Prop Speed or whatever you are using, to t
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. colemj at 6:22am 03.13.25 Zinc spray has never worked for us, but perhaps it is more of a location thing, as many people do sa
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. dlochner at 6:17am 03.13.25 A small zip tie on either side will keep it from slipping. If you are worried about it opening, then
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. colemj at 6:11am 03.13.25 It might be difficult to heat shrink them to the cable give their large size difference. Mark
Diesel Leak Injection Pump colemj at 6:01am 03.13.25 It doesn't look that difficult to remove it. Anything I need to know before I try. Basically, is th
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. (1) sailcapt340 at 5:36am 03.13.25 As Don described, I wanted to loop the cable through the core twice and pull the ends, which would h
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. kappykaplan at 5:24am 03.13.25 It is somewhat cyclic as in there are worse years and not so worse years. :plus:
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Tally Ho at 5:23am 03.13.25
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. Rick Webb at 5:22am 03.13.25 thought the flat tip was a much better idea that the regular Philips The Philips screws were desi
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. dLj at 4:40am 03.13.25 I'm not without the same issue. I wonder if it's a cyclical natural wonder for the Chesapeake Bay?

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