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Replacing Catalina 310 rubrail Monheganlover at 8:40pm 09.12.21 Catalina 310 2/809 I need to replace the rubrail on both the port and starboard sides as well as some damaged sections
Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? Capt Robbie at 7:49pm 09.12.21 Ask All Sailors 20/4556 so my fellow power boat neighbor fist time boater went to the fuel dock with his girlfriend to fuel
1987 Catalina 27 cabin bilge pump? (3) SeaDogRun at 5:18pm 09.12.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1421 I recently acquired a 1987 Catalina 27. It is a project. Pulled up the carpet and wood plank that co
Jabsco Toilet 29090 Handle Nichole340 at 12:44pm 09.12.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3371
Corrosion of brass nipple (1) Slider at 11:32am 09.12.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1224 I sail a 2011 B37. The feed for the stern tube water is on the back of the heat exchanger. The ext
H240 Cabinet Project (6) patbratton at 11:21am 09.12.21 Smaller Boats 3/810 I decided to set a cabinet where the burner sets on the galley top next to the sink. I had seen a pi
Swing crane info Paddlincanuk at 9:56am 09.12.21 Ask All Sailors 4/545 I have recently purchased a 1980's sandpiper 565. I will be mooring it in a dry sail area requiring
Refrigerator Siphoning water M7e at 9:02am 09.12.21 Catalina 30 3/703
Gasket for refrigerator lid buddybear at 7:18am 09.12.21 Catalina 310 4/1296 I have the combo refrigerator with the top loading lid and the side door. I am changing the top lid
Bringing dogs aboard Captain W at 6:52am 09.12.21 Ask All Sailors 41/4332 So the admiral is interested in bringing our 6-month old golden retriever aboard. It would likely o
Synthetic oil for a M-35B robbjd at 6:27am 09.12.21 Big Boats 20/3651 Does anyone use synthetic oil in their Universals? Big sale on oil this week and I'm thinking of swi
H26 from lake to sea CaptainRan at 10:02pm 09.11.21 Smaller Boats 15/2087 I'm moving from Las Vegas to Puget Sound and I am planning to take my H26. I'm wondering what issues
Sailrite Sail Kits (1) MikeHoncho at 9:48pm 09.11.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2286
Finishing Etiquette (1) Davidasailor26 at 8:12pm 09.11.21 Racing 18/2931 After this week's Thursday Night race I got some, let's say, constructive criticism, and it got me t
it's cooling off Orbweaver at 6:36pm 09.11.21 Ask All Sailors 7/792 it's cooling off, but we still got 4 hours in today, with good winds. tomorrow is supposed to be a l
B&G Autopilot commissioning in rough water Bhighley at 3:15pm 09.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/649 Does anyone know what would cause the "Needs commissioning" alarm to go off on our NAC-3 autopilot f
Hunter 22 (1981) kickup rudder question (1) newsailor130 at 3:02pm 09.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/786 Hello All, I have a 1981 Hunter 22 and I can't figure out how to rig it. There's obviously a downhau
cat22 woe's Seascoutship501 at 2:19pm 09.11.21 Catalina 22 5/1286 so I am an adult leader for my local sea scout we have a catalina 22 that we just finally got into t
What kind of paint for port holes? (1) sunlover at 2:05pm 09.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/496 198173. I'll have to talk to my sander about the sloppy job, but what kind of paint? I think it's
Jabsco macerator (2) Rjm st.petersburg at 12:45pm 09.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1647 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 DS. My forward head has a Jabsco macerator #37045-7001, my aft head has a Ja

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PREVENTERS jssailem at 8:21am 12.24.24 These wet, cold days, I'm not on the boat, so I'm rereading old magazine articles and drinking cups
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations CapitalistSailor at 8:07am 12.24.24
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel CapitalistSailor at 7:42am 12.24.24 cdnmurse, I replaced the upper swivel with the one I got from a friend of a friend of a friend that
Automatic bilge pump question dlochner at 7:31am 12.24.24 If the pump operates, it is not a fuse. Thus the problem is either a failed switch or bad connection
Automatic bilge pump question Tally Ho at 7:29am 12.24.24 Oh yeah. Plenty of water in the bilge after a water tank hose failed. The pump was covered, as we
Vendee Globe 2024! jssailem at 6:23am 12.24.24 Nice review
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring jssailem at 6:16am 12.24.24 I have not disassembled a furler100s. The manual looks to be similar to others as in the ProFurler (
Vendee Globe 2024! shemandr at 6:08am 12.24.24 Interesting routing decision at hand: First, the leaders Richomme and Dalin have done a horizon jo
Replacing Furlex Tack Ring Joe at 5:42am 12.24.24 Hi ken, I took a look at the Furlex 100S manual to compare it to my 20 year old ProFurl and the d
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel cdnmurse at 4:00am 12.24.24 I have this exact issue and have been muscling up the jib in the spring with the winch, fearful i'm
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Jim Legere at 3:56am 12.24.24 Merry Christmas and Best Wishes from Nova Scotia!
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Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 colemj at 3:32am 12.24.24 I think that is the same price starlink is being offered in the US right now too. Or at least is wa
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Davidasailor26 at 8:31pm 12.23.24 He picked up a Starling Gen 3 I prefer pigeons for my avian communications needs.:poke: But beca
Santa Cruz pier dLj at 8:23pm 12.23.24 Wow - lucky no one got hurt! dj
Automatic bilge pump question DaveWants2Sail at 8:21pm 12.23.24 Not trying to dumb this down, but do you have enough water in the bilge to trip the float? The On
Fresh Water Tank Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:30pm 12.23.24 +1 for the suggestion to explore a Ronco Plastics rigid tank. They're top quality, reasonably priced
Santa Cruz pier kappykaplan at 4:51pm 12.23.24 Saw this on the national news tonight. Stay safe, JoeWhite.
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