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New galley MartinLanglois at 10:56am 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1457 Hello everyone. Just before putting my boat in the water for the summer, I want to make a new gall
what brand of water proof grease kenb at 8:49am 05.09.09 Catalina 22 2/1247 new owner of a 1977 22 catalina/what brand of grease do people use on the keel locking pin/ I read s
When is it time to change the Cutlass Bearing Michel16055 at 8:27am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1663 I simply would like to know when you know it's time to change the cutlass bearing. Are there specifi
Gas off at the tank tsmwebb at 8:08am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2492 I'm drinking cold coffee as I type this. I staggered up to the LPG locker to turn on the gas this m
Raising the mast on a 1974 Hunter 25 Heelamonster at 7:30am 05.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/4799 Another head scratcher for me. The mast on our Hunter 25 is attached to the mast (tabernacle?) (base
lost rudder lakefront louie at 7:00am 05.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1301 the rudder from my 1980 hunter 27 broke off while sailing 20 knot east wind in lake pontchartain las
Multiple Questions DanCurilla at 3:49am 05.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1251 Just bought a Hunter 31. My last boat had an atomic 4 and I did my own engine work. This boat has a
Oversized cutlass bearing Attalia32 at 1:13am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2287 Now that we have successfully replaced the coupling, stuffing box, and shaft from metric to imperial
Transducer location Tom Waliczek at 8:36pm 05.08.09 Seafarer 1/3069 Hello, I have a qujestion about tranducer location. I have a seafarer 26 1979 w/w outboard. I am pl
Trying to find a rim for my dinghy? MacWind19 at 8:02pm 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1604 HI, I have an old fiberglass dinghy I use to row out to my mooring. The dinghy has an inner and out
Coaxial and mast light cable thru deck MacWind19 at 7:51pm 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2394 Hi, I am attaching an antenna to the top of my mast. I am having a hard time finding a good connect
Under the Liner gr8_2_av8 at 7:36pm 05.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1170 I am looking for drawings or of the layout of stringers and chain plates on the 83 to 87 Hunter 31.
30' Albin Scampi MK IV wantanewboat at 7:29pm 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/18783 Going to look at a 1976 Albin Scampi MK IV tomorrow. Does ANYONE know ANYTHING about this boat. My
Is this the speed sensor? should i barrier coat? (2) JimGeddes at 6:55pm 05.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1799 I'm assuming this first picture is telling me that my autohelm depth and speed sensor is now just a
Guy Steven's Watermaker RECESS at 6:36pm 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/5601 Has anyone read the January 2003 issue of Good Old Boat with the article from Guy Stevens about buil
More work on Oh Joy (6) CharlieCobra at 6:24pm 05.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1337 We were stripping varnish again today and I hooked the canvas on the foredeck, ripping it. After pul
Lazy Jacks on an S2 27 Scup at 6:10pm 05.08.09 S2 0/1244 Any 27 owners out there with lazy jacks? I just purchased the Harken variety, and was wondering how
Some Engine Tweaks (4) Maine Sail at 4:33pm 05.08.09 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3585 While I was working on my engine I made a few tweaks that will make things a little simpler and clea
Taking on Water capitolamike at 4:28pm 05.08.09 Big Boats 2/1773 I have a 2003 Catalina 34 MkII, and I can't locate from where we're taking on a fairly small amount
Interior Lighting hughtad at 4:12pm 05.08.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2882 Does anyone have a good website to go to to replace the interior lights on their boat? Also, has an

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Docking queries jssailem at 4:33am 03.10.22 Congrats Fred, on the new to you boat acquisition. This is going to be an exciting summer for you an
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C shemandr at 4:17am 03.10.22 Congratulations on the purchase of your new boat.
New Catalina 30 Owner landhort at 4:11am 03.10.22 I got a few pics of the interior when I was out cleaning her up today. Yes there is water in my bil
Cockpit Cushions kappykaplan at 4:03am 03.10.22 Go for it!
Cockpit Cushions patbratton at 3:55am 03.10.22 I can buy Seachoice Emergency Marine Foam Flotation cushions from Amazon for $19.99 each in white. F
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV jssailem at 3:52am 03.10.22 Certainly the dock to boat access path you use is a consideration. I suggest also consider the side
Cockpit Cushions kappykaplan at 3:45am 03.10.22 57% increase - definitely outpacing inflation!
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 3:41am 03.10.22 That rag tied to the clean out is a nasty. Someone did do some good work on the Y valve install. The
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 3:32am 03.10.22 Great job of discovery and documentation. You are on your way to solving your plumbing challenge. Yo
What are these... Apex at 3:25am 03.10.22 yes factory. It is trim to cover gaps. I had the same on my Catalina 25. You can create your own
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL Will Gilmore at 2:36am 03.10.22 No, "feet dry" policy for Haitians. I've always wondered if it had to do with their color. For som
I got new crew (1) pclarksurf at 11:03pm 03.09.22 Based on the painting..looks like you had a previous crew member too. :beer: Indeed-- 13.5 years,
New Catalina 30 Owner (10) mikeracca at 9:43pm 03.09.22 So this is for @Peggie Hall HeadMistress Clean out going to the deck level. 203278 Vent hose exiti
New Catalina 30 Owner (6) mikeracca at 9:17pm 03.09.22 Well today was a good day! I got more cleaned up inside and out on Luna. First off I took a scrap
In hull transducer and wax (1) Hayden Watson at 9:15pm 03.09.22 I am in the process of installing my third "In the hull" transducer. I have been using the techniqu
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 9:00pm 03.09.22 Update: I spent some time yesterday evening trying the block and eyelet in nearly every position su
11.0a Halvern at 8:42pm 03.09.22 Mark, Can you give me an assist with my frig questions, please. Hal
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 8:39pm 03.09.22 Alternators have been rated in current output for over a hundred years. It makes little difference
In hull transducer and wax arf145 at 8:14pm 03.09.22 I had the same experience as @brazenarticle--it worked fine. I didn't have any problem with heat eit
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 8:13pm 03.09.22 What is an alternator rating, after all? What does it mean to have a 125A alternator? Where does

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