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23-2. I think there's (two) leaks in my keel - is this a big deal? AndrewJillings at 1:37pm 01.18.25 Ask An Oday Owner 3/391 This is my second winter with 'Shark Bait' (yes, I let my daughter name her, small price to pay for
Issue resolved. Benny17441 at 11:58am 01.17.25 Ask All Sailors 12/600 Issue resolved.
windlass installation need your suggestions (1) kknddandy at 9:52am 01.17.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/782
Lithium battery question Bob S at 6:46am 01.17.25 Musings With Maine Sail 26/2148
Wiring Diagram Question. (1) BAD ORCA at 10:41pm 01.16.25 Ask All Sailors 33/1259 One of my AC chargers recently began having problems, so instead of buying another one, I was consid
Larger genoa for B323 Barnabas at 6:46pm 01.16.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/752 I have a 2007 B323 with the standard 116% genoa and would like to get something bigger. I see some p
Traveler Urban Hermit at 1:24pm 01.16.25 Com-Pac 12/1861 Has anyone rigged a traveler on their 16?
Who designed the 23.5? massnspace at 11:14am 01.16.25 Smaller Boats 5/582 I have a question about modifying what I believe is a design flaw in my 23.5 hull. I know the origi
Spotlight Recommendation spadaforaj at 9:27am 01.16.25 Ask All Sailors 9/395 Well - spring replacement gear season upon us - anyone have any recommendations for a basic/cheap sp
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 3:27am 01.16.25 Ask All Sailors 101/5776 I want to pose a crazy question: What are your thoughts and/or experience with rebuilding a sunken s
Private ir marina Slips for rent The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:33pm 01.15.25 Ask All Sailors 1/247 Hello again Well i must stay local in the ruskin/Apollo Beach /Riverview area and seem not to be ab
A couple PVC tricks -- on request. Urban Hermit at 11:06am 01.15.25 Ask All Sailors 17/908 1. To splice a new piece into a line, the gap must be the length of the splice plus a hair more tha
Unknown water infiltration Urban Hermit at 3:10am 01.15.25 Com-Pac 5/388 Trailered a just-bought 16 home from Sarasota to Pensacola. Drove through a brief period of light r
New Malabar IV Build dlochner at 7:57pm 01.14.25 Alden General Chat 2/1820 YouTube in its infinite wisdom thought I might like to watch a video on a new build of a wooden sail
Ross jackhart at 7:08pm 01.14.25 Ask All Sailors 2/650 Hi folks, I haven't been here for about 5 years. I have a question that I'm afraid of the answer.
PNW Summer Cruise 2024 Terry Cox at 12:00pm 01.14.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/520 Just published my latest cruising video on YouTube sailing around the SanJuan Islands this past summ
Ice Box Replacement on 373 Beneteau (9) Lfarquhar at 7:45am 01.14.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/549 Does anyone know how to dismantle the cabinetry without destroying the wood? This ice box cannot ge
Navigation lights Urban Hermit at 5:49am 01.14.25 Com-Pac 0/226 I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's installed navigation lights. How did you run/secure the wi
Forestay size for H26 dinosound at 1:22pm 01.13.25 Smaller Boats 3/483 Hi guys, I need to get a new forestay for my H26 with a CDI furler. The rigger was thinking, that c
Dorade covers? fred1diver at 10:08am 01.13.25 Ask All Sailors 5/462 Hello everyone, quick question, has anyone seen a dorade end cover? I have a customer who wants a co

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No in-water hull scrubbers available? patrickkidd at 6:43am 05.31.25 Looks like Scrubbis are still made. I think maybe Davis Instrument just doesn't distribute them any
Deformed bottom of the hull Spindrift NH at 6:25am 05.31.25 There appears to be some flaking of paint at the aft end of the keel trunk, especially on port side
Catalina sold? Davidasailor26 at 6:07am 05.31.25 The news is true, but it was discussed here - New Owner for Catalina Yachts
Deformed bottom of the hull walt at 6:04am 05.31.25 I dont know that boat.. but to echo the post just above, thought I heard at one time that the keel
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part dlochner at 4:53am 05.31.25 Stoppers are used to keep the sail from dropping out of the track when reefing or flaking the sail o
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! kappykaplan at 4:08am 05.31.25 Of course having a professional do it is easier but if we relied on professionals to do everything
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! jssailem at 4:04am 05.31.25 Debating replacing with a new heat exchanger or having it professionally cleaned and pressure teste
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part east coaster at 4:01am 05.31.25 As the mast it would provide more grip and contact to prevent/reduce slipping. Double entry here due
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part east coaster at 3:56am 05.31.25 Perhaps if you bent the washer into the same curvature aa
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? east coaster at 3:46am 05.31.25 I have three blue seas clamshell fittings on my 310 just aft of the port winch where the deck curved
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? Foswick at 1:57am 05.31.25 That doesn't look like more curve than the gasket could handle on its own, but I would lay just a th
No in-water hull scrubbers available? Foswick at 1:38am 05.31.25 Looks like Scrubbis are still made. I think maybe Davis Instrument just doesn't distribute them anym
new water heater Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 05.30.25 and developed an airlock in the water heater! Thanks for your input. You're welcome. Next time, bu
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? dLj at 8:22pm 05.30.25 Depends on the amount of curvature. The first photo doesn't look like a lot of curvature, but I can'
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Hayden Watson at 7:48pm 05.30.25 Your heat exchanger is completely plugged based on the photos you sent. It is a 4-pass design so th
Hello again Straycat22296 at 7:37pm 05.30.25 Try - https://www.formularus-verlag.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/B9_NOAA_Chart-Symbols.pdf" While n
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part Straycat22296 at 7:32pm 05.30.25 Maybe try a big washer, lock washer and a wing nut?
Diy cable tray??? (4) garymalmgren at 6:42pm 05.30.25 Yep, Fred you need cable management of some sort! As for high temp resistance, anything will give yo
Diy cable tray??? dlochner at 6:39pm 05.30.25 Cleaning the wiring up is a good idea. I'd use Spiral Wrap to contain the wires and then zip ties to
Diy cable tray??? (1) fred1diver at 6:09pm 05.30.25 231813I would like to instal it on the forward edge of the fibreglass panel on top

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