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New Owner for Catalina Yachts dlochner at 6:06am 05.22.25 Sails Call Lounge 3/989 Catalina Yachts has been sold to a NC boat builder. https://www.bwsailing.com/cc/2025/05/catalina-y
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 (2) miraculix at 6:12pm 05.21.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/1813 Hi all, I am struggling to replace the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet. Not only is th
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run Scott T-Bird at 3:26pm 05.21.25 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/5742 I was having a leisurely sail yesterday evening in about 10 to 12 knots wind (very small whitecaps -
7+ years without bottomcoat PaulDaniel at 2:18pm 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 13/823
1985 Hunter hull Grumps at 7:14am 05.21.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1527 Ok, hope you all know the answer this: I just ran a Hull ID search and what I was thinking was a 198
Rubber Bottom Flap Buckets Joanne Knopfler at 7:04am 05.21.25 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/576 A fella was looking to replace his since deceased flap bucket and could not locate any. He's in luck
C&C 24 bow hatch deck repair (4) darmyvt at 6:27am 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 6/387 I've searched the web far and wide, including C'C forum on this site, and can't find anything regard
How bad is this heeling? (1) duncan14 at 5:36am 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1090 Hi All! Yesterday I decided to check mast rigging (first time in my life) and found that my boat has
Reefing lines missing but unclear how to install them - Precision 23 (3) flyingwaspsailing at 5:35am 05.21.25 Ask All Sailors 11/757 Ahoy, matey's! Trying to figure out how to run the lines for my main reef. The boat is a Precision
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 (1) mermike at 8:08pm 05.20.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/1145 We spent all day at the gardens, including High Tea. Pinkies out! improve my Photoshop skills. We s
Spring Cruise - San Juans (10) mermike at 8:01pm 05.20.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/402 We've been enjoying the full gamut of sun and rain, wind and clouds since leaving Port Ludlow on May
Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet Foot switch alternative msin99 at 2:42pm 05.20.25 Ask All Sailors 8/588 Hi all ... I just took possession of a boat that has a Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet with a foot
Sail is close to furler Max Luff Mitchin at 10:48am 05.20.25 Ask All Sailors 12/652 Is there a problem with halyard wrap if sail luff is 1" under max luff on MKIV Unit 2 Furler? Max L
Catalina 23 Swing Keel (2) P0intnHold at 8:01am 05.20.25 Ask All Sailors 14/779 I just purchased this Catalina 22 and found that the base of the entrance to the companionway is buc
Thermostat Part Number BJN at 6:12am 05.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/500 I have a 2001 Catalina 310 with a Universal M25XPBX. I would like to know the Kubota model number f
Vanguard Volant 18 cptdondo at 3:08pm 05.19.25 Trailer Sailors 5/702 I have a line on a Vanguard Volant 18. I know little to nothing about this boat; apparently it has s
Hunter 410 Mast Wiring stackwalker at 1:45pm 05.19.25 Big Boats 5/676 Hey All, Having the standing rigging replaced in 2 days. The rigger told me to have the boom off,
Adding a boom vang SteveHughessails at 10:21am 05.19.25 Ask All Sailors 15/850
1984 H31 Bilge Pump Setup pham at 10:20am 05.19.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/444 Good day, everyone! I have a 1984 Hunter 31 that was given to me by a friend. It has been sitting
Hunter 260 Electric Conduit in Ceiling rs1sensen at 8:11am 05.19.25 Smaller Boats 5/509

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How thick should the steel or aluminum be. Tally Ho at 11:31am 09.21.25
How do I join the owners directory? (1) dlochner at 11:21am 09.21.25 Still can't figure this out? I did the preferences thing as recommended. I want to add our boat t
How do I join the owners directory? azambella at 11:01am 09.21.25 Still can't figure this out? I did the preferences thing as recommended. I want to add our boat th
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? (1) Mike Oldak at 10:23am 09.21.25 I upgraded my H34 also. Had to add a double set of deck organizer sheaves for the lines. My 84 H34
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. dlochner at 10:11am 09.21.25 Well if nobody here does there own repairs then your right this definitely isn't the place for me.
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. Cohl at 9:43am 09.21.25 Are you building a metal boat to existing plans? If so, they should tell you which metal, how thic
Talk like a Pirate Day! (1) BigEasy at 9:24am 09.21.25 234465234465
Downwind angles Stu Jackson at 8:32am 09.21.25 Lots of interesting comments for me to mull over. thank you! I wasn't aware that some of the more
Downwind angles Stu Jackson at 8:23am 09.21.25 A former poster on this forum who is very knowledgeable about racing stated unequivocally that the
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. colemj at 8:20am 09.21.25 Are you building a metal boat to existing plans? If so, they should tell you which metal, how thick
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. dlochner at 8:16am 09.21.25 Thanks so you think the deck should be 3mm and the hull 6mm just to confirm? I'm not a Naval Arch
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. Cohl at 8:11am 09.21.25 It depends on where the steel is being used. Different areas of the hull will require different pla
How thick should the steel or aluminum be. dlochner at 8:03am 09.21.25 How thick should the metal be (both) for a 24 and a 30 ft ship? I searched on Google it tells me 8
Rudder pivot degradation OD 23 rgranger at 5:45am 09.21.25 search for bushing https://www.mcmaster.com/products/bushing-stock/?s=3%2f8%22+bushing+stock
Downwind angles Joe at 5:01am 09.21.25 Lots of interesting comments for me to mull over. thank you! I wasn't aware that some of the more
Beneteau 411 Helm seat discontinued BigEasy at 9:34pm 09.20.25 Do you need the entire seat or salvage yards in US & Caribbean to determine if they might have one.
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. Boog at 8:57pm 09.20.25 Six years back I was having both shaft zincs disintegrate in about 3 months. I got a corrosion Refe
Roller Furling Line Replacement and Reinstallation Boog at 8:07pm 09.20.25 Jssailem I have the same metal brace with the cotter pin in it as shown in your picture on my furler
Hull patchwork repair dlochner at 7:38pm 09.20.25 Until all the patch is completely removed. On the West System website there is a manual on how to d
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 7:33pm 09.20.25 How far do I grind it down?

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