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My Corona Year (2) Lisp Lisp at 10:44am 06.10.21 Ask All Sailors 0/441 My Corona Year Have a Mac26S and got a new T***u SailPro (a china girl?) 6hp which broke in
New owner of 1985 Hunter 28.5 frfaris at 9:56am 06.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1281 Hello all, I am a new owner of a 1985 Hunter 28.5 in Wilmington, CA. The boat is in pretty good sha
Stanchions for Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 7:10am 06.10.21 Parts Search 5/1070
reefing blocks for oday 322 jibmayhem at 7:02am 06.10.21 Ask An Oday Owner 24/2277 Can anyone tell me a reefing block that works well on an oday322. also i believe i need four of the
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Install Closing Time at 5:05am 06.10.21 Catalina 310 45/5709 On 2004, Hull #281, I have a triple instrument pod with Raymarine T 60(I think) speed, wind and dept
Schaffer Snapfurl 700 ( or smaller 500) - thoughts by owners ricksoth at 10:37pm 06.09.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2848 If you own one of these Snap Furler units I would love to get your thoughts on the unit. Plus, if
Keel questions Lakeskiier at 9:55pm 06.09.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1408 I am seeking help addressing cracks on the forward tip of a keel of a 1983 Hunter 31.
Replacing wheel nut, C&C 30 Mk1 pmdarrow at 8:44pm 06.09.21 C&C 7/1085 I recently bought a 1973 C'C 30 Mk 1, but the wheel nut has been lost during transport. Does anyone
2 battery switches? dreadpiratk at 5:44pm 06.09.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1004
PFD auto inflating ambler at 4:45pm 06.09.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1050 Four years ago I got 2 West Marine inshore autoinflator PFDs. Since then on 2 occasions I have found
O'Day 322 gjward63 at 3:11pm 06.09.21 Bigger Boats 4/1070 I lost a deal on an O'day 322 in the Chesapeake Bay area.....is there anyone thinking of selling the
Where to get an overhaul in Kelowna/Vancouver trevor1955 at 2:40pm 06.09.21 Ask All Sailors 3/435 I have decided life is too short for me to continue spending most of my time working on my 1988 Cata
Fresh water tankage on a 34 MKII robbjd at 2:35pm 06.09.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1251 Does the 34 MKII have multiple tanks? If so what are their capacities?
non-slip Gelcoat pattern Rafael8008 at 1:34pm 06.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/571 I have Hunter 376 from 1998. after considerable procrastination, I've decided to patch up some sma
H170 versus H18 experience (3) mark2 at 1:18pm 06.09.21 Day Sailers 9/2075 Hi all, as someone that has now owned and spent time with both the H170 and H18 I thought I would wr
Mast/Anchor light Chiriqui at 12:33pm 06.09.21 Smaller Boats 11/927 1996 Hunter 26 I bought a Peco combo light but my marina owner told me I should have bought a differ
Looking for black rubber oarlock mounts on a Puffer sailboat. Anyone know where I might find some? Thank you! (1) nikki at 11:00am 06.09.21 Parts Search 3/591 Looking for black rubber oarlock mounts for a Puffer sailboat. Does anyone know where I might find s
1987 Catalina 22 Canvas Source John Marrone at 10:38am 06.09.21 Smaller Boats 8/781 About to purchase a 1987 Catalina 22 and finding other sources for these products and other items mu
1976 O'Day 20 rig tuning CHris F at 6:37am 06.09.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/920
Catalina 30 starboard water tank barnstormer at 5:41am 06.09.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1553 Looking to fix starboard water tank leak, how can you access discharge fitting on tank? PO put a ref

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Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels jdrutten at 8:13am 06.12.24 (1) I don't have lights or speakers on the arch (yet), That surprises me and could potentially be
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 8:08am 06.12.24 Sure makes sense. I am at my boat or a couple days. Pleased that it started on the second attempt. T
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 7:54am 06.12.24 Thanks for all that. I will review the links provided. Long story short, after some work done in the
rigging tension shemandr at 7:53am 06.12.24 There's a point in tightening the standing rigging where further tightening doesn't increase the rig
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 7:48am 06.12.24 Is it leaking around the edge that's sealed to the deck, or around the gasket under the removeable
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz shemandr at 7:47am 06.12.24 It is an enigma to me that sailboats and sailboating are depicted in numerous commercial ads as the
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 7:43am 06.12.24 That hatch is used over the emergency tiller head on my boat so the helmsman stands on it. Replaced
Main Cross Traveler ... SnowSurfer at 7:42am 06.12.24 Not sure I'd want anything other than a fiddle block. Side by side would cause the lines entering t
Auto Pilot fixable? LloydB at 7:42am 06.12.24 I think it would be helpful to know the voltage at the failing device when it is troublesome before
Leaking deck plate replacement (1) skunther at 7:39am 06.12.24 It appears to be leaking through the latch itself - there is rust stain on the bottom side of the la
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels rmerl1223 at 7:37am 06.12.24 Thank you very much jdrutten, but: (1) I don't have lights or speakers on the arch (yet), though I c
NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 7:34am 06.12.24 Yep trailer boaters used to travel from all over for it , sponsored heavily by natl cruise folks. No
Main Cross Traveler ... isaksp00 at 7:31am 06.12.24 Not sure I'd want anything other than a fiddle block. Side by side would cause the lines entering th
Leaking deck plate replacement Calif. Ted at 7:28am 06.12.24 That hatch is used over the emergency tiller head on my boat so the helmsman stands on it. Replaced
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 7:20am 06.12.24 At the price shown on the Super Start battery, it would be worth the money and trouble to buy the b
rigging tension justsomeguy at 7:16am 06.12.24 20% of breaking makes me a bit nervouse. Should be 10-15%, and I'd err more towards 10.
Main Cross Traveler ... SnowSurfer at 7:15am 06.12.24 I'm not aware of any "efficiency" benefit between the two. The side by side style can be more comp
Main Cross Traveler ... Joe at 7:12am 06.12.24 I'm not aware of any "efficiency" benefit between the two. The side by side style can be more compa
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels (1) jdrutten at 7:10am 06.12.24 Very nice! Sounds like you're getting ready to do some proper cruising. Shore power comes in at the
Group 24 starter battery jdrutten at 6:50am 06.12.24 A dedicated starter battery will last much longer as a starter battery than a hybrid battery will w

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