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Bed-It Tape is back! (1) Phil Herring at 9:51am 05.24.22 Ask All Sailors 24/6510 Almost. :thumbup: Thanks to the efforts of Maine Sail and his firm Compass Marine, we're very proud
Stuffing Box & Cutlass Bearing Plymouth Sailor at 8:12am 05.24.22 Ask All Sailors 3/509 Does anyone know how to perform a simple test to ensure all is well with the prop assembly, i e sig
looking for a salvaged Catalina 22 keel Jim Eller at 6:33am 05.24.22 Catalina 22 4/619 A friend's 1998 Catalina Sport lost her keel. It was her second time out on a boat she had just pur
Rudder Packing (2) RoyS at 5:35am 05.24.22 Ask All Sailors 0/319 One job I hate is to adjust the rudder shaft packing. It is difficult to access and there is only ro
Air conditioner water pump not working TimFromLI at 8:32pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2701 At the end of last season, I noticed that one of my AC water hoses looked like it needed to be retir
Hunter 45 cc - Sliding Companionway Door - Tape Springs Miss JibSea at 7:56pm 05.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/577 Anyone having to routinely replace the tape springs for the sliding companion way door? They break
Captain to Hire for Columbia Bar Crossing Training dkinzer at 7:33pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1753 Our boat is slipped in Portland, OR but we would like to develop the skills to cross the Columbia Ba
Lake Cruise II-May 2022 ShotgunSlim at 6:52pm 05.23.22 Catalina 22 0/325 The first trip up to the lake was so good I just had to return another time and stay an extra day ou
Catalina 30 Depth Finder Problem jim.m at 2:59pm 05.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/2461 Hi All, Last season I purchased and installed a Raymarine DST-800 transducer to replace original kno
Help on Replacing rubber T-Track Endstop (1) antoineH336 at 1:22pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 2/527 205598 Hello all ! Looking to replace the end teack bumper pads on my 1997 H336. But before tryin
Dirty Fuel Rasselas36 at 1:20pm 05.23.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1254
Navigation Question - Long Island Amityville to Atlantic Ocean (1) EdWard3 at 10:35am 05.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/414 Heading out to NJ Southern coast from Amityville, NY. Does anyone have a suggestion on which channe
Flush thru-hulls flange/head size on Catalina 42. (2) BourbonS at 9:34am 05.23.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1146 Dear Forum, Could you please kindly help me with this: I've got my Catalina 42 1992 last November.
2003 Catalina 36 Propane Tank (1) sdwardforblue at 7:53am 05.23.22 Big Boats 4/2019 I would like to purchase an extra propane tank for our 2003 Catalina 36 MKII - tall rig. It has a H
2004 Hunter 33 - Need a windlass fix or replacement psjacob at 7:53am 05.23.22 Parts Search 5/1021 The original windlass is no longer available. Is there anyones here who have a suggestion of a repla
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Dustin7 at 4:32am 05.23.22 Destinations 30/5794 Hello all. I recently purchased a Hunter 27 roughly 450 nautical miles from where her future home is
Hunter 466 - how to unmount the armchair module SailingSelkie at 3:39am 05.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/308 We bought a Hunter 466 2002 in october last year. We are busy upgrading the electric system and as p
swing keel spacer bearing (1) snick at 6:57pm 05.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1117 I am repairing a swing keel centerboard on a P14 Paceship. The original had a plastic spacer in the
H280 - Pulling a New Outhull Crusty Ol Salt at 5:59pm 05.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 13/1605 After reviewing the drawings (below) for my boom, I figured I could pull it just like a halyard. h
Alternators mikeracca at 2:48pm 05.22.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2792 Ok so my starter issue is solved. I found a brand new for a buck and some change. Good to go, hopefu

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Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:18am 06.04.25 Anyone ever do a follow-up of the precision of these seasonal forecasts after the season ended to
New to this! DArcy at 10:12am 06.04.25 My boat had a bad odor problem when I bought it. I replaced all the hoses to and from the holding ta
Backing plate material dLj at 9:56am 06.04.25 The thru hull inquestion is a 3/4" brass unit that allows draining of the galley sink and the ice b
Backing plate material Timm R Oday25 at 9:03am 06.04.25 The thru hull inquestion is a 3/4" brass unit that allows draining of the galley sink and the ice bo
I have many questions about how to go about repairs, should I create a thread per question? ... LLoyd B at 9:02am 06.04.25 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/widgeon-center-board-question.142584/post-943324
Backing plate material Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 06.04.25 While installing new hoses ,I noticed the original plywood backing for the through hull was rotted
Sailboats vs Motorboats shemandr at 8:47am 06.04.25 Having made a video about a sailing trip I appreciate the skill it takes to create and edit a video.
I FINALY DID IT..... BigEasy at 8:28am 06.04.25 I did the same ( VHB + 795) on a deck sky light. Still good after three years !
Hatch covers for hunter 34 Dzzz at 8:14am 06.04.25 Thanks
Hatch covers for hunter 34 (1) kloudie1 at 8:06am 06.04.25 I bought the Outland covers for my H-34 and I am pretty happy with them. They are a bit pricy, but t
sail number on brochure matches my boat but.... Gene Neill at 7:53am 06.04.25 The absence of blue paint/gel coat is a head scratcher. I would claim my boat was the one in the
Has Anyone Installed the CD Heavy Duty Gate Stanchion on their New Design? (1) Gene Neill at 7:38am 06.04.25 Hard pass, if you ask me. CD describes this as a "routine problem"? I've never heard of that stanchi
I FINALY DID IT..... kloudie1 at 7:32am 06.04.25 I did my ports the same way 4 years ago and they are still really fine and leak free. The VHB tape i
I FINALY DID IT..... degas at 7:28am 06.04.25 Nice work! Mine are overdue, too. Thanks for the inspiration.
Backing plate material (1) thinwater at 7:26am 06.04.25 I've seen fully sealed plywood rot into mulch in 20 years and much less. One crack in the coating, t
Problems stickinthemud57 at 7:19am 06.04.25 The simple response is "however/wherever works best for you". 1. Where should I store the hatch whe
New to this! dmax at 7:04am 06.04.25 @dmax im less afraid of $$ than of time. the first thing we are doing with the new boat is a 400 mi
New Boat! jb cruzan at 6:55am 06.04.25 .
'Force 10' Oven valve replace Rich Stidger at 6:26am 06.04.25 If it is an oven control that you need, I had to replacement last year. My control and many others a
I FINALY DID IT..... twodzusfittings at 6:23am 06.04.25 What are you using to seal the perimeter of the lens? I am going to tape up the surrounding areas

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