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Raritan PH powerflush retrofit valcour at 3:23pm 12.02.21 Catalina 310 4/1460 My supply of parts for the Wilcox Crittenden headmate on 2003 hull #218 are exhausted so I decided t
Hunter 33.5 parts ChrisHunter at 3:11pm 12.02.21 Mid-Size Boats 4/1419 I may have an opportunity to purchase a 94 Hunter 33.5 for little dollars, as it was damaged in a st
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? AndyL at 12:24pm 12.02.21 Big Boats 7/1352 I don't see this is in manual - how thick is the metal in the lower section of the mast on a 2004 Hu
H38: Blower Quit, Where is it? Tips? flightlead404 at 11:26am 12.02.21 Big Boats 2/838 Currently hauled in Ft. Pierce. Blower quit on the drive down from Hilton Head. Where is the blowe
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! (4) PSR at 8:21am 12.02.21 Mid-Size Boats 12/7186 So sad that on Tuesday I started to address the soft areas on the foredeck. First discovered this pr
Roller Furling Main Issue c130king at 4:22am 12.02.21 Catalina 310 7/1493 Hello All, Does anyone have info or experience related to in-mast roller furling main on C310. I h
Outboard internal fuel tank Udi at 4:21am 12.02.21 Ask All Sailors 9/4616 Hi All! Does anybody have an idea here can I find internal fuel tank fo a Mercury 4 HP 4 stroke 7# p
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 5:03pm 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 67/7276 Now the sellers do not respond. they are both up in the north US near Canada. I live on a boat in a
Score of the day! (1) SailingLoto at 4:53pm 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1115 Local tech school shut down their marine mechanics class a couple years ago due to lsck of student i
Proper Course markwbird at 1:06pm 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 50/7680 Just the other day I was headed for the windward mark on a not so square course such that I was reac
Through-mast leak? LukeAvanti at 12:52pm 12.01.21 Catalina 30 3/1481
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line markwbird at 10:07am 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 24/3455 Awhile back I bought a used symmetrical spinny on Ebay that had a small line that ran head to foot r
Oday 34 Sliding companion way hatch removal (2) ScottMac at 9:24am 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1434 Hello I live in Ohio I have an Oday 34 Tall rig The wooden rails on the sliding hatch have broken
Running wires xqwuynx at 9:02am 12.01.21 Big Boats 5/1301 I have a 1991 Hunter 35.5 and I am looking to run wires from the battery storage area to the switch
Reefing Rig Change SailorElliot at 7:17am 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1517
Yard Recommendations - East Coast Refit Plumbean at 7:09am 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2732 Looking for recommendations for a yard that could do a complete gut job/re-design of the interior in
Mounting Electrical Components bradm at 4:47am 12.01.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1427 I'm planning to add an ACR and solar controller to the boat's electrical system. But where to locat
Christening of the Wet Dog (1) patbratton at 3:43am 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 5/913 This Saturday, Dec 4th, at noon we are going to christen my Hunter 240. She is at dock Z, slip 28, a
Checking cooling water flow stuendan at 10:11pm 11.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/2329 The usual test for ok cooling water flow on an inboard is a quick look over the stern. Unfortunate
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades Perry Welch at 8:07pm 11.30.21 Trailer Sailors 10/1682 I bought a 1978 American Fiberglass 21 in 2020. This last summer I changed out the standing rigging

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Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 8:26am 07.09.25
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Timm R Oday25 at 7:43am 07.09.25 We have a 135% genoa on a FF4 CDI . The luff tape doesn't feed very well into the slot . We've been
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS North Texas Sailor at 7:43am 07.09.25 Ive never had that problem before but boy we have some ducks that love our our dock. duck poop up a
What Model Laguna? Timm R Oday25 at 7:34am 07.09.25 For some reason that boat "appears " very long . I'd say 26 feet at least .
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" (1) dmax at 7:02am 07.09.25 Never had a slug lock up in a the groove so saying it happens often is a little much - countless mai
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island shemandr at 6:54am 07.09.25 Thanks! We have to dodge submarines coming and going from Groton CT. But so they haven't fired on
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 6:49am 07.09.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 6:49am 07.09.25
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island duck21 at 6:39am 07.09.25 As a non-Pacific North Westerner I was wondering the same thing...apparently it's a Canadian Forces
DC to DC charger size ice breaker at 6:32am 07.09.25 Just to close this out. The system has been running great off the Victron Orion XS50. 40 amps work
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island shemandr at 6:10am 07.09.25 I've finally tracked this trip port by port and post to post. Thank you Michael for posting the map
O'day 27 projects...help! (2) Tally Ho at 6:01am 07.09.25
O'day 27 projects...help! Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 07.09.25 1. need to replace the starboard bowlight. I am hoping this is a singular bulb replacement since the
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" Project_Mayhem at 5:17am 07.09.25 I use slugs and have not had any troubles. I do apply Sailkote in the slug track every so often. Ye
Whisker Pole Part Sought kloudie1 at 3:54am 07.09.25 The aluminum tubing can be sourced locally .. Forespar (or whatever brand) buys tubing and assembles
Found a 2003 C310 North Texas Sailor at 11:02pm 07.08.25 So after our adventure of looking at a C34 and deciding it was too dated we decided to move on and
Found a 2003 C310 North Texas Sailor at 10:00pm 07.08.25 Well finally made it out and saw the C310 and it had zero issues and was in very well loved and car
Anchor Swivel jssailem at 8:23pm 07.08.25 There are many thoughts about swivels. With the tides changing direction twice a day and to take o
How to re-attach small wires to ComNav autopilot compass cable plug toomanyirons at 7:52pm 07.08.25 Fixed: the 180 problem can be addressed in the dockside setup by adjusting the magnetic offset. The
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 7:09pm 07.08.25 Sounds normal for a BC Cruising adventure. I untied the lines. Had a slight misstep as I tried to l

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