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uneven strut anode wear Richard19068 at 4:50pm 11.18.21 Ask All Sailors 3/650 I have disk zincs on either side of my prop shaft strut. They are connected together and fastened to
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller Claude L.-Auger at 11:56am 11.18.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2443 I have a friend who had the misfortune of hitting a dock severely last summer. The head-on impact wa
Advice on how to replace damaged fixed portlight on my 2002 Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 10:48am 11.18.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/556 I have a crazed and cracked forward portside fixed portlight on my 2002 Catalina 310 that I hope to
Open Cell or Closed Cell Cockpit Cushions? EdWard3 at 10:15am 11.18.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2746 I want to replace the cockpit cushions in my new to me 2003 Catalina 36 mkII. Catalina Yacht Store
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat fred1diver at 8:24pm 11.17.21 Ask All Sailors 37/3215 hey everyone, I'm starting to plan for my retirement, still about 10 years to go, and I want a blue
seacock corrosion (2) chaves188 at 2:25pm 11.17.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1030 I need some advice with the holding tank seacock, it has some corrosion. Is the boat at danger? is u
Seacock Corrosion chaves188 at 2:15pm 11.17.21 Bavaria 0/17 I need some advice with the holding tank seacock, it has some corrosion. Is the boat at danger? is u
Universal M 25 fuel lines cdsailor at 10:45am 11.17.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/891 I have a universal M 25. For a long time I have had a problem starting the engine when it is cold.
Removing v-berth bow wood panel on a Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 10:37am 11.17.21 Big Boats 8/1408 Has any one removed the bow wood panels at the front of the v-berth on a Hunter 38 or similar setup?
Dinghy floor replacement sailcapt340 at 7:56am 11.17.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1198 Last year I repaired my Achilles Dinghy plywood floor. The repair held up great, but now and why wo
WTB 23.5 or 240 in PNW PNWSailing at 7:39am 11.17.21 Smaller Boats 5/619 Not sure if this is right place. Did not see a wanted section in classifieds. I am looking for a cle
door kit for 1996 bennetau oceanis 400 bwagner187 at 6:24am 11.17.21 Parts Search 5/810 Ahoy, I just purchased my first sail boat . It is a beautiful one owner bennetau oceanis 400 and I
Looking for advice. Crusair supply valve (1) Justin_NSA at 6:05am 11.17.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1083 Looking for issues I ought to be fixing in the off season. I'm already flipping my fresh water press
Catalina 30 Terminal block? (1) Joe Perez at 8:17pm 11.16.21 Catalina 30 14/2658
Catalina 30 Terminal Block? Joe Perez at 8:12pm 11.16.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/563
PNW flooding, terrible.. DAVA390 at 3:29pm 11.16.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1795 Been seeing news reports of your storms, hope you guys are o.k. ..
C30 MKII main shaft pulley and v belt clearance with the M25XP (3) Captain.Olives at 3:18pm 11.16.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/976 Before I go and start cutting out a notch into the lip of the cabin sole/cabin settee, thought it pr
Surfing Cat DayDreamer41 at 11:51am 11.16.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1147 ETir8OEdDrc
Winter Season & Project Plans (1) DayDreamer41 at 11:22am 11.16.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1121 So the off season for many of us is here, :wahwah: and we see our vessels sitting in cradles or on s
Blister on Rudder (1) WasabiRush at 10:47am 11.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1148 My boat was hauled out last week for the winter. Upon inspection, I detected a blister about 3/4 up

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Keel holes Captain Larry-DH at 4:28am 03.19.25
adding electrical stove mermike at 8:16pm 03.18.25 2 burners + the oven = 4100 w as tested, so probably not a good idea. The spec says 3700W, but that'
Keel holes Tally Ho at 7:51pm 03.18.25
Source for bulk ring terminals? mermike at 5:11pm 03.18.25 Crimpsupply.com and Fisheries Supply both are good sources. CS sources from China. FS has both Ancor
Astronauts to Return in good weather. (1) JamesG161 at 4:04pm 03.18.25 Even the Dolphins welcomed them home !
Outhaul modifications Tally Ho at 3:57pm 03.18.25
Astronauts to Return in good weather. (1) JamesG161 at 3:53pm 03.18.25 Nick Hauge aves
Astronauts to Return in good weather. JamesG161 at 3:25pm 03.18.25 Good video here https://x.com/NASA/status/1902117081044189237 Jim...
Astronauts to Return in good weather. (2) JamesG161 at 3:20pm 03.18.25 They landed Safely in the Gulf of America. Right on their Schedule. ap: Jim...
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 2:38pm 03.18.25 I would love to get pictures, but at the moment the boat is still tarped up. the sail will be held
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 1:54pm 03.18.25 David is almost certainly right about getting a survey. So, this is not a counterpoint, really. But
Outhaul modifications jssailem at 1:34pm 03.18.25 Fred, Pictures of your current rig will help us understand what you are facing. The discussion will
Outhaul modifications Foswick at 1:26pm 03.18.25 Just want to suggest that, while an internal outhaul is better (in general). They weren't very commo
Hunter 340 refrigerator JamesG161 at 12:39pm 03.18.25 What is your refrigerator model number? On my H430 is much bigger size. but... I used non - expan
Outhaul modifications smokey73 at 11:05am 03.18.25 If you can get the forward end cap off the boom you could mount a cascading block and tackle system
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? PNWE36 at 11:02am 03.18.25 This conversation reminded me contact the person who bought our boat to see if they changed fittings
7 Years no haul out David in Sandusky at 10:23am 03.18.25 Get a survey first. Our survey on our '77 Cherubini 27 footer clearly outlined our maintenance plan
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 9:38am 03.18.25 @Foswick I'm going to walk through your post and give you my opinion on the points you've raised. Th
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:35am 03.18.25
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf sailcapt340 at 9:11am 03.18.25

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