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Mooring ball pickup - single handed ricksoth at 9:00am 04.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/3138 Hey all cruising experts, I need some guidance on technique or gadgets to help me secure my sailboat
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Banooma at 4:45am 04.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1633 I'm looking at purchasing a 2001 C34. I'm sure there is a term for this, but I've not used it. The d
Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 8:08pm 04.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/4546
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? (2) Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 28/3967 I need to build a new wood mast step for our C'C. The original is a rectangular solid piece of oak a
O'day 222 manual kbetzy at 5:08pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1104 Does any one have a manual for an O'day 222? Or location of printed information for purchase? Than
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 3:38pm 04.23.22 Catalina 22 31/5889
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? P12nash at 2:44pm 04.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2319 I'm in the midst of replacing all of my sanitation hoses with Raritan Saniflex and installing a Rari
Potable Water Fittings (2) sailcapt340 at 1:13pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1039
Trans oil chuck stas at 6:06am 04.23.22 Pearson 10/1855 Good morning, I'm getting set to change the oil in the transmission It's a 1983 p303 with a 13hp mot
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 WasabiRush at 5:52am 04.23.22 Big Boats 7/1173 I'm about to tackle replacing the engine mounts on my 3GM30F. As fellow H34 owners know, that area i
St Marys Boat Services The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:49pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1176 Anyone knows about this place in St. Marys, GA? How deep is that St. Marys river, any overhead bridg
Clock is against me... Wet slip The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:21pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 1/373 Ok so I must find a wet slip in Florida no matter which coast for my Pearson 30 footer. It's 4.33 dr
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge Skipper John at 6:05pm 04.22.22 Catalina 310 6/1504 Greetings, sailors! On our six-week old 315, the fuel gauge is not well calibrated and I wonder if
Hunter 280 steering wheel mainsheet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:22pm 04.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/672 Looking for a little information tonight. Specifically the length and size of the steering wheel m
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 23/5365 There was a recent thread talking about docking methods, and I commented on my loop method of dockin
Replacement LED lights mikeracca at 3:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 4/711
Have You Ever Wondered What Your Rudder Looked Like On Your 40.5 (9) MetricMountie at 2:51pm 04.22.22 Big Boats 4/963 Last season (2021) just prior to the boat going in the water the yard found some play in my lower ru
Catalina 22 Portable 120V AC John Marrone at 1:31pm 04.22.22 Catalina 22 3/707 Starting to get hot here in Florida. Plan to dock locally (Caladesi Island Marina) and looking for s
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Jay Farbman at 1:20pm 04.22.22 Catalina 22 8/1889 I have had a 2 stroke... and old 4 stroke and currently a Lehr Propane. (Can't find anyone who work
Wooden interior steps (2) jrisenmay at 11:32am 04.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1114 I am looking to upgrade my regular fiberglass interior steps to the wooden ones that were on some mo

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No in-water hull scrubbers available? jssailem at 7:22am 05.30.25 I have seen ones on the dock made using PVC schedule 40 pipe and a piece of carpet for the scrubber.
Deformed bottom of the hull shemandr at 7:19am 05.30.25
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. Rich Stidger at 7:17am 05.30.25 On my 1997 h40.5 I discovered slight play side to side in 2003. I checked with the local Hunter deal
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. shemandr at 7:06am 05.30.25 There are bushings or bearings, I'm not sure of the correct term. Typically there are an upper and
Deformed bottom of the hull Crazy Dave Condon at 6:28am 05.30.25 As a former MacGregor dealer , I will chime in. It appears that the trailer could be the original
Hunter 290 throttle/ transmission cable colin59 at 6:15am 05.30.25 Thanks, retro fit went well, just time conssumming threading them thru and the cables were available
Deformed bottom of the hull Joe at 6:05am 05.30.25 Honestly, it looks like the trailer's design does not fit the boat's... That style boat will have
Deformed bottom of the hull JBP-PA at 5:57am 05.30.25 A 1984 Macgregor 25S has a swing keel, and it is definitely a sailboat. Later they built the sailb
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 5:56am 05.30.25 Looks good. Be sure to use High Temp pipe dope when assembling the pipes. Thanks. I used X-Pando
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:18am 05.30.25 The Hunter legend indicates it was built in England. Unless someone can identify the issue, the p
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. dLj at 4:22am 05.30.25 Got a video? Pictures?
Deformed bottom of the hull dLj at 4:04am 05.30.25 The beauty of the internet - lots of opinions.... I'm going to take a different tack. ( See what I
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point sailme88 at 3:39am 05.30.25 With the block, It works great. Yup, the block is the best. Seeing what was in place, I thought th
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 DaveJ at 1:52am 05.30.25 My Catalina 310 has this, as do most boats in our yard. It is a garboard fitting as mentioned above.
Deformed bottom of the hull DStegs49 at 1:13am 05.30.25
HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) jonelli at 10:44pm 05.29.25 Sorry for the stupid video, but this is exactly what I need to get done and why I need to find the r
HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) (1) jonelli at 10:08pm 05.29.25 Here's a video with a DIY installation with a home made jig. As Tally Ho implied, it might be simp
HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) Richard19068 at 9:28pm 05.29.25 Here's a video with a DIY installation with a home made jig. As Tally Ho implied, it might be simp
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! (1) Richard19068 at 9:05pm 05.29.25 Hi there: I recently saw when I started my engine that there was no water being expelled from the
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 05.29.25 Raw water pump faceplate must be smooth. I had my Oberdorfer faceplate refaced. I had the old reall

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