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Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (3) majorkong1 at 6:51am 04.02.25 Trailer Sailors 19/1538 I recently purchased a Catalina Capri 18 wing keel. When I went to launch at my local ramp, even wit
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame colin.w at 5:50am 04.02.25 Ask All Sailors 6/372 Hey all, has anyone had any luck replacing the fragile interior ivory frames for the old standard ha
Hunter 23 cloth color (1) Andrew125i at 9:39pm 04.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/413
Sailbrite Teak Oil Sealer - second coat? (3) skunther at 5:56pm 04.01.25 Ask All Sailors 4/388
Great Deal on Antifouling (1) Foswick at 4:37pm 04.01.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/749 230700
H310 Shoal Keel Bent KenK13623 at 2:42pm 04.01.25 Mid-Size Boats 16/1385 I have a H310 with a winged shoal keel. The previous owner must have run it aground or bounced off
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry something! (1) Project_Mayhem at 9:32am 04.01.25 Musings With Maine Sail 14/1427 Can anyone tell me which terminal is tach, positive output and if needed, sense? This is going to be
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:51am 04.01.25 Catalina 310 21/2364 Has anyone with C310 had occasion to drain their water lift muffler? Like many I use aft under cockp
1974 Sabre 28 for sale PRICED TO SELL! (1) DLee DVM at 8:01am 04.01.25 Sabre Sailboats 0/29 Hi Everyone, I have a much-loved, well cared for Sabre 28 that is in need of a good home, as we have
Glow Plugs for M25XPB in Catalina 310 (1) max_sailing at 7:47pm 03.31.25 Catalina 310 2/629 Hey All, I recently decided to replace my glow plugs after noticing that how long I ran the glow pl
The Little Engine story continues (1) jssailem at 6:23pm 03.31.25 Engines and Propulsion 19/1379 Bling for the boat has arrived. New Furuno Radar and Plotter. short as I prepare for my first cruis
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (3) 4lane at 1:30pm 03.31.25 Ask All Sailors 30/1653 I'm installing a gimballed 2 burner cooktop with this one. It's a Force 10, model 60100. Does anyone
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 sailermania at 1:24pm 03.31.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/768 I replaced the alternator and the replacement came with a charge sensing wire to connect to the posi
Rope clutch replacement (4) yelkenli at 1:17pm 03.31.25 Ask All Sailors 12/908 My C27 has the Sophus Berendsen EasyLock clutches that need replacement or repair. One of the handle
Bow Eye patrickfarley at 11:34am 03.31.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/710 I need to replace the bow eye. It pulled through the first layer of fiberglass and into the wood. T
EPIRBS Cptd at 9:15am 03.31.25 Ask All Sailors 4/373 Does anyone have a recommendation for EPIRB Cat1 or Cat 2 for offshore ?
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 8:57am 03.31.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 32/2140 We have the usual setup on our Beneteau 323; there are 2 banks, one a house bank of 2x 80Ah group 24
Pearson keel PaulM317 at 7:57am 03.31.25 Ask All Sailors 6/474 Are there any owners of a Pearson 303 that have experience a crack on the aft end of the keel where
Y33 bimini and dodger Riptide33 at 5:17am 03.31.25 Yamaha 4/323 Hi all, getting ready to start the season in a few weeks. One project i would like to do this year i
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback (2) paulstraw at 1:20am 03.31.25 Musings With Maine Sail 8/526 Hi there, new to the forum and sailing. I didn't see a dedicated electrical/networking forum, but it

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Intermittent Aternator Light Tally Ho at 5:53am 07.24.25 For me, I am on a dock and the batteries were on a charger pretty much every day. However, my charg
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 5:42am 07.24.25 I am on a mooring most of the time. One 165 watt solar panel keeps them topped off I add another 175
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:16am 07.24.25 233186 She really did want to be evil. -Will
Hunter 23 help Crazy Dave Condon at 4:39am 07.24.25 @D.Courtney I was a Hunter dealer who introduced the wing keel 23 Wing keel it forgot how that pic
Intermittent Aternator Light dLj at 4:11am 07.24.25 @TimFromLI and @Tally Ho - seems like awfully short time periods for your batteries to go south. Ho
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 4:05am 07.24.25 I am going to replace them with LifPo. For the difference in price it's not worth going with fla aga
New to the forum ShawnL at 3:37am 07.24.25 I was actually thinking of making one of those for my boat.
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) garymalmgren at 11:49pm 07.23.25 Hi Seb I have a few points to clear up before coming to an answer to your questions. RE Black smoke
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 10:50pm 07.23.25 Thanks everyone, really appreciate the feedback. No downhaul, this is new to me. My reference to the
Weather forecast for the PNW jssailem at 9:16pm 07.23.25 Non permanent moorage boaters are considered transient visitors. You are able to stop and visit the
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok rgranger at 9:05pm 07.23.25 You mentioned The, halyard and The out Hall. Do you have a downhaul? If not, you should attach som
Hunter 23 help D.Courtney at 8:22pm 07.23.25 Thank you!
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok RussC at 8:14pm 07.23.25 The bolt rope had shrunk causing the wrinkles but fixing that that won't help the belly much. looks
Intermittent Aternator Light Tally Ho at 7:46pm 07.23.25 I can remove the alternator and have it bench tested but it is more likely than not that the batter
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 7:38pm 07.23.25 I can remove the alternator and have it bench tested but it is more likely than not that the batteri
New LFP House Battery Tally Ho at 7:35pm 07.23.25 Greg, I would go through the pages of both battery apps and see if there are any settings that are
Trouble in the Aft Compartment - Cherubini 30 Access + Rudder Stuffing Work testingthewaters91 at 6:47pm 07.23.25 Keep the removable panel. It will help contain items stored in the starboard lazarette. That fuel
Current Predictions Several Weeks Out Michael Davis at 6:47pm 07.23.25
Current Predictions Several Weeks Out dLj at 6:45pm 07.23.25 Essentially, the computer models cover a short time frame. The are pretty good three days out, a bit
From a Catalina 22 to a 310 JRT at 6:44pm 07.23.25 Congratulations, the 310 is a great boat that I really did enjoy owning. Our lack of use the past

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