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Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! Chase Hartzell at 8:06am 03.23.22 Catalina 22 13/2070 I just placed an order for NER Sta-Set on WM and was pleasantly surprised to discover it was 30% off
Replacement Zinc for Yanmar Saildrive AwwShucks at 7:19am 03.23.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2427 I could not find the replacement zinc information for the engine on my boat - SailDrive Yanmar 4JH45
Icom m802 All U Get at 5:53am 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1975
Scared myself - broken forestay (1) Valerieflyer at 9:26pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 16/1827 This past Sunday I wnt up to the lake with my first mate Wiley (brown dog) and intended to just put
1985 Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:28pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1724 Ok, same boat of previous thread... This is part of the ad: Mechanical "Yanmar marine diesel engine
Black rubber stuff in bilge? (2) CaptnPorter at 6:23pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2755 Hi all, I recently bought a balboa 26 and I was assessing how much work it would be to clean up some
Starting over from scratch (3) HandHFarms at 5:13pm 03.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/625 Ok guys, so some of you know our boat got struck by lightning 2 years ago and has been on the hard e
Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos (5) brockangelo at 3:29pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 10/3562 Got recommended the Semco Teak Sealer on this forum, so thought I'd post progress photos. I used Sem
Do You Know A Good Broker? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 12:45pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1808 I am looking to buy a 32' - 40' sailboat most likely on the Pacific Ocean side of Canada. I MIGHT co
Lake Michigan brockangelo at 9:57am 03.22.22 Catalina 22 2/778 Getting antsy for the season to start, so daydreaming a bit... Does anyone here ever sail Lake Mich
Pearson 36.2 Jib track question Jon Elliott at 9:16am 03.22.22 Pearson 0/1123 I know this may have a lot of answers but does anyone with an original jib track know the actual wid
Bow cleat mounting repair. JH Barker at 7:50am 03.22.22 Seaward 3/2638 Big blow pulled bolts from cleat. Must access space between underside of deck and upper side of head
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? flightlead404 at 7:07am 03.22.22 Big Boats 6/1436 I have the original Norcold fridge and freezer on board my H38. The freezer is starting to loose th
Leave the refrigerator on or off? (1) sf34dtw at 6:36am 03.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/6033 Like many other weekend sailors my boat tends to sit a few weeks between sails. I might average a sa
Touch up interior wood (3) sf34dtw at 5:56am 03.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1917 I have a 2002 331. the interior wood is pretty good but needs a little touch up in a few places. I k
Catalina 30 Table/hardware (2) mikeracca at 12:15am 03.22.22 Parts Search 5/1045
Hatch handle Halvern at 9:21pm 03.21.22 S2 13/1500 S2 11A : Original handle on lexan sliding main hatch is long gone. There are four screws going thru
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ken13559 at 7:51pm 03.21.22 Ask All Sailors 24/2958 Any idea what type of wood should I use for Stern Rail Seats wood strips? I couldn't find it in SBO
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:32pm 03.21.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3069 Hi I'm considering moving myself a 1985 Pearson 303 from South Portland ME down to the Fl east coast
Paceship p14 swing keel snick at 6:23pm 03.21.22 Ask All Sailors 0/318 Hi, Im a newbie sailer. Can anyone point me to a diagram of a swing keel on a Paceship p14 ? My

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Hatch boards vents Foswick at 12:50pm 04.05.25 Why the bottom hatch board and not the top? I will say this about cabin ventilation, in general: Mo
Replacing nuts on keel bolts smokey73 at 12:47pm 04.05.25 Good thought, but not being a mechanic ... how do i apply counter-torque? I do think I have a sho
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' dlochner at 12:43pm 04.05.25 I have been deep into the bowels of my 1983 hunter 34 to install a new Raymarine Autopilot with the
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 BigEasy at 12:26pm 04.05.25 I used the Sika bonding system which is much stronger than the Dow 795UV system - but it depends u
Sailing Tender Foswick at 12:23pm 04.05.25 No, that is called an "aspirational rig" and is a high-performance mastless design. Lighter than car
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 BigEasy at 12:13pm 04.05.25 I replaced the four lenses on my deck hatches using modern polycarbonate that is UV and scratch res
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' (1) Mike Oldak at 11:59am 04.05.25 Hi Folks, Recently purchased down here in Aus a 1999 Hunter 340 (which having owned for only 3 week
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 11:40am 04.05.25 Being Saturday afternoon and all, the Missus and I went to town (marina) to clean up. Tied up to the
The holy grail of all questions nautical dlochner at 11:35am 04.05.25 If you feel that guilty about it, why not switch over to corn cobs ? They were the big craze back
The holy grail of all questions nautical dLj at 11:17am 04.05.25 Or, just take to open-water swimming and forego toilet paper altogether. Not sure how well that on
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 (1) dLj at 11:12am 04.05.25 I replaced the four lenses on my deck hatches using modern polycarbonate that is UV and scratch resi
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material dLj at 10:57am 04.05.25 I think that a stainless steel cotter would work just fine. Check stock at a hardware or boat supp
Catalina 22 Carpet Leeward Rail at 10:44am 04.05.25 Carpet ? Our 1987 didn't come with a carpet. I assume Catalina didn't supply one with the 1988 mode
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 BigEasy at 10:43am 04.05.25 Both of the skylights on my 2002 Hunter 356 are needing to be replaced. so does anyone know how to
Water fill replacement cap azambella at 10:41am 04.05.25 Please disregard this post. Found info I needed from Peggy Hall post. Thanks........
The holy grail of all questions nautical Ralph Johnstone at 10:11am 04.05.25 Now I can't sleep thinking of all that paper I could have saved if i have used it 3 or 4 times. I
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 10:06am 04.05.25 No, I didn't. Started work on cardboard template. Tricky part is the port edge but I think I've go
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit LloydB at 9:45am 04.05.25 had a bad O ring in the fuel line(supply) caused similar problem don't recall how to find out as I a
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material Rich Stidger at 9:39am 04.05.25 I think that a stainless steel cotter would work just fine. Check stock at a hardware or boat suppl
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Scott T-Bird at 9:36am 04.05.25 Just a caution to those who may be inclined to use your feet to try to apply torque as shown in Pos

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