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Raritan PHII dry flush limbodog at 11:58am 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2395 Hi all, I replaced my head somewhere between a year or two ago. Put in a Raritan PHII P102 "Superfl
leaky boat (4) acudavid at 9:46am 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1341 Hi, I've had my 1977 Lancer 30 since September. Before I ran its motor, there was very little in th
Finish on Chart Table Ladydi@CabrilloIsle at 9:46am 11.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/942 On my Hunter 320, the chart table wood was damaged by a battery leaking on it so I sanded the top an
Sikaflex 291 curing confusion. BAD ORCA at 8:38am 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 5/6331 Posted this on another website as well but not getting any replies so will try here also since time
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 (10) SailingLoto at 6:34am 11.28.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/914 I picked her up last spring . she's came a long way. 1984 c25 swing keel #3559. "Louise" We bough
Connecticut yards..... bottom job NYSail at 5:45am 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/876 Good morning.... So I am in need to have my bottom (boat) completely redone which includes stripping
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. CaptainRan at 11:15pm 11.27.21 Smaller Boats 11/1113 When I step the mast, the t-connectors continually fall out and don't seat right without monkeying w
Traveler Change ... mkraybill at 9:15pm 11.27.21 Catalina 30 16/2156 I'm changing my traveler from the curved original to a 66" straight Garhauer. (It is part of a compl
Limber Hole Too High Up dkinzer at 7:20pm 11.27.21 Big Boats 3/642 Today I cleaned out the raw water strainer and replaced the impeller (last changed in 2018, we bough
Catalina 30 Tall rig conversion. Rocky Coast at 2:39pm 11.27.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/870 New to forum. I have 2 Catalina 30s (long story). 1 1981 tall rig in good condition with bow sprite.
Port hatch repair (3) Billleathen at 9:52am 11.27.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/653
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Bill Russell at 9:43am 11.27.21 Trailer Sailors 21/3706 I've followed the thread for bottom paint, but didn't see any post that speaks to my situation. I w
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger (1) luisglezi at 4:02am 11.27.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1096 Hi all I am adding a LFP4 battery to increase the battery house capacity of my boat (Dufour, 38ft,
IRWIN 25 Bluenose at 3:57am 11.27.21 Irwin 6/2851 Hello all, I am looking at an Irwin 25. I am not familiar with this boat. Can you please tell me any
Deck repair (1) Rob Archer at 5:50pm 11.26.21 Catalina 30 0/510 Currently repairing wet decks on 1978 Catalina 30. Started on side decks. How far under the toe rai
boat steers backwards??? SailingFree44 at 4:06pm 11.26.21 Catalina 30 22/2500 Evening y'all, So long story short, had my transmission cable swapped out and now the boat steers
Re-configuring lifelines on the MacGregor 26S (1) stickinthemud57 at 12:50pm 11.26.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1922 For a long time I have disliked the way the lifelines on my 26S have interfered with getting in and
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom (4) chichiflys at 12:04pm 11.26.21 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2019 Happy Thanksgiving, So last summer I "built" a soft boom vang for our '82 H36. I attached it to th
Porta Pot on 23.5 waterman30 at 11:49am 11.26.21 Smaller Boats 5/766 I am thinking of buying one of these boats. Looks from pics like there is a hinged cover in vberth a
C-36 salon table Mscheurich at 9:17am 11.26.21 Ask All Sailors 3/640 Hey folks, Looking for replacement salon table for my 1993 C-36. Any thoughts on vendors or other so

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Toyota Rav 4 for towing morbidfollower at 8:10am 07.12.24 I towed my 88 wing keel fully loaded with a 2018 Toyota 4runner quite a bit. Longest trip about 240
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project dmax at 7:38am 07.12.24 Your U-bolt chainplates look like they're in decent shape - I couldn't get mine out of the aluminum
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (5) SailingCal21 at 7:16am 07.12.24 Got 2 of the shroud u-bolts off and have started to research getting replacements. The two that I h
O'day 20 Centerboard SerenityO'day20 at 6:53am 07.12.24 Thanks for the replies, the information and pictures were helpful!
Mainsheet jssailem at 6:40am 07.12.24
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Davidasailor26 at 6:28am 07.12.24
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Don S/V ILLusion at 6:10am 07.12.24 Need help trying to diagnose and name of someone to fix it. Located near Annapolis, Maryland. m
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Richie50 at 6:05am 07.12.24 Thanks all. Great insight! Looks like the new vehicle will be the larger Highlander, no downsizing
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin firebird13 at 6:03am 07.12.24 Thank You @quadrille38
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:00am 07.12.24 This has been bothering me, so I checked on what I have on my current boat, which is a Westerbeke 38
Mainsheet Joe at 5:58am 07.12.24 On a 23 foot boat, I would keep it 5/16 or smaller. On my 27 footer I use 5/16 Samson Trophy Braid.
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 5:34am 07.12.24 As Dave says, the SS wire in the casing is most likely seized. Pull it out from the casing and lub
Pearson Wanderer dLj at 4:11am 07.12.24 I think you posted this in the wrong forum - try putting it in the "Parts Search". dj
Mainsheet shemandr at 3:49am 07.12.24 You need to look at the blocks the sheet will go thru. Sheets that are too thick will not run smoot
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. kappykaplan at 2:39am 07.12.24 I figured out the mainsail issue (Mainsheet and Boom Vang too tight). Yes, mainsheet and boom vang
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 2:36am 07.12.24 Thank you for all the replies/advice. I finally had a chance to get back to the boat. I figured o
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Leeward Rail at 9:31pm 07.11.24 Five coats of System 3 epoxy and three coats of varnish. I have often considered that method. Any
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge Rich Stidger at 9:16pm 07.11.24 That's nasty. I've never been in there. Sorry. Maybe you can get to it by removing the seat plywood
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Ralph Johnstone at 9:04pm 07.11.24 You sold the boat ? The boat burned/sank ? Always the eternal optimist. Five coats of System 3 e
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Leeward Rail at 6:53pm 07.11.24 And this hasn't been touched in 15 years. And never will be again. ?

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