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Swing Keel Pivot Bolt and Insert Corrosion - Disaster Averted (1) VFR750 at 6:54pm 03.23.22 Catalina 22 8/1382 I just removed the threaded inserts from my 2008 Sport. Saltwater ' galvanic corrosion has eaten awa
Fiberglass repair (3) HandHFarms at 4:36pm 03.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1594 Ok guys, for those of you who may be saying "wait, didn't he just post" let me explain I am breaking
No clue (1) All U Get at 1:44pm 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1743 Hi all, Every sailor must have one of these but I have no clue what it could be.
Hunter 35.5 bilge FDICsailing at 10:40am 03.23.22 Big Boats 2/679 Does anyone know where the emergency bilge pump is on 35.5? 92 model
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? fox9988 at 10:25am 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2086 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling of the head, probably 20" square. That's not feasible.
How to use the shower without getting wood wet? fox9988 at 10:20am 03.23.22 Catalina 30 0/22 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling, probably 20" square. That's not feasible. What do you
Vernazza, Italy (4) Will Gilmore at 10:05am 03.23.22 Destinations 25/4212 Part of the five villages, "Cinque Terre" park on the Ligurian coast of the Liguarian Sea. We are v
Hunter 30T masthead (2) fbcoache at 9:19am 03.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/665
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! Chase Hartzell at 8:06am 03.23.22 Catalina 22 13/2450 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 8/2919 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 10/2352
Scared myself - broken forestay (1) Valerieflyer at 9:26pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 16/1995 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 13/1859 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 12/3195 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 4/693 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 10/4564 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 14/2197 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 2/839 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 0/1201 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 3/2792 Big blow pulled bolts from cleat. Must access space between underside of deck and upper side of head

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Trouble in the Aft Compartment - Cherubini 30 Access + Rudder Stuffing Work (4) testingthewaters91 at 6:05pm 07.23.25 I went to check on the boat and discovered something surprising: that aft panel was barely secured i
Trouble in the Aft Compartment - Cherubini 30 Access + Rudder Stuffing Work Dalliance at 5:48pm 07.23.25 My skeg looks like this. I can take a closer look tonight. I'll try to inspect the stuffing box hos
Catalina 22 refurbishing dlochner at 5:47pm 07.23.25 If you have access to a sewing machine, make your own. They will be a lot less expensive than commer
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok dlochner at 5:44pm 07.23.25 The sails look a little tired and stretched. The lower section of the main looks pretty baggy and th
Hunter 23 help dlochner at 5:37pm 07.23.25 Thanks for the detail.. Has anyone here replaced one of these arched knees before? Is there anoth
Intermittent Aternator Light Don S/V ILLusion at 5:22pm 07.23.25 no it's a volvo penta tmd22a. I looked at the battery history in the renogy app and the minimum vol
New LFP House Battery heritage at 4:59pm 07.23.25 Greg, I would go through the pages of both battery apps and see if there are any settings that are
Hunter 23 help D.Courtney at 4:56pm 07.23.25 Thanks for the detail.. Has anyone here replaced one of these arched knees before? Is there anothe
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok kappykaplan at 4:41pm 07.23.25 You could try Bacon Sails to see if they have a used sail for your boat. Home - Bacon Sails
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 4:34pm 07.23.25 No such thing here. :-(
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 4:24pm 07.23.25 no it's a volvo penta tmd22a. I looked at the battery history in the renogy app and the minimum volt
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (5) Michael Davis at 4:14pm 07.23.25 233170 233171 Rumble Beach Marina 233172
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok kappykaplan at 4:12pm 07.23.25 Take the sail to your local sail loft.
Where is the fuel shut off valve on my 1984 Newport Mark iii?? (Universal M25 xp engine) Tally Ho at 3:21pm 07.23.25 I did look there, although I didnt crawl over the tank to check the aft end. Is that where it is? O
Survey of a 331 novodka44 at 3:04pm 07.23.25 Understood. I am very happy with my inspection. The surveyor will look at it tomorrow. The agreed p
Survey of a 331 BigEasy at 2:37pm 07.23.25 Thanks from hopefully a future owner of a Beneteau. Walt Note, I should mention that the ite
Cockpit shower part number jackhart at 2:35pm 07.23.25 Unless it's a different size cutout, it appears to be exactly the shower on the three rv's I have o
Hunter 23 help dlochner at 1:43pm 07.23.25 Yeah, the knee is pretty important. It transfers the forces from the shrouds down into the hull. If
Hunter 23 help D.Courtney at 1:39pm 07.23.25 Thank you. Is the knee a critical structural piece? I figured that plate was leaking and caused it
Hunter 23 help shemandr at 1:17pm 07.23.25 I'd spend some time learning how that knee attaches to the hull and underside of the deck. I would

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