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Mast/Boom Hardware Questions scottc3387 at 1:05pm 05.13.21 Catalina 22 4/847 I just bought a 1981 Catalina 22 with a swing keel. The boat is in great condition, the only thing i
Sanibel 18 Gaff Rigging Help Padder at 12:35pm 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1050 My first post so bear with me. Lots of good information and helpful folks on this forum so thanks in
Lateral Keel Deflection (1) Bulkhead at 11:13am 05.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/980 As part of survey to purchase 2004 Hunter 33-2, able to push firmly on side of 4'-6" shoal keel with
Water coming from head Roger Holloway at 10:58am 05.13.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1042 I have a plastic spacer between the head and motor that pumps out the head. There is a slot on the
DC Wiring Orbweaver at 8:59am 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1093 Greetings all, I'm slowly going through all the systems on my Hunter 26.5, and next up is the electr
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice LRsunnyB at 8:52am 05.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2601
Anchor locker issue RobAL at 6:42am 05.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2075 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 326and found a loose piece of wood in the anchor locker and disca
Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat John Marrone at 6:35am 05.13.21 Smaller Boats 11/943 How does the boom traveler not impacted when the Bimini is fully retracted. The placement in the Coc
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? wdonovan at 6:32am 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2017 Want to buy a coil in case I need tow rope. Chose PP because all accounts say it floats. Shopping ar
Mast light - LED Replacement (1) AwwShucks at 8:21pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 5/971 194079On my way back from an afternoon / evening sail I noticed that the light on top of my mast was
Mooring - Boat to Bouy (3) ricksoth at 7:34pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 10/888 I have moved my day sailing Cal 27 to the mooring ball "out back" as my wife would say.... (I think
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? CROOKATILLY at 6:59pm 05.12.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1049 I AM RETIRED ON LIMITED INCOME. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A 7.5 HONDA HP ON THIS LOVELY LITTLE DAY SAI
Sealing cabin top seams rukidn at 5:16pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 12/1758 A while back I posted the rebuild of our companionway hatch cover. Moisture damage. Now I need to re
Freshwater Plumbing System Capt. Papa John at 4:02pm 05.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/656 Can someone provide me with a Freshwater System Plumbing Diagram for a Hunter 34?
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question (1) Maddog1927 at 1:32pm 05.12.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1088 I recently acquired a beautiful 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The boat has never been bottom painted
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 12:24pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 31/2304 I must relocate my boat a gift , Catilina 30, w/ factory diesel . I am going to sail it under power
What boat is this? (1) dLj at 7:18am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 9/950 Does anybody know what this boat is? Interesting keel. dj
Relocating and recharging Cold Machine Closing Time at 6:54am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 10/1071
New Prop Cat 310 #1 in GA at 6:36am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 8/1456 Just had a new fixed 3 blade 15 x 10 prop installed replacing the original 13 x 9 prop that came on
Water in keel? Mattcia123 at 6:04am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 3/517 Hello all, I was installing a new bilge pump yesterday, located center line about mid ship. I drille

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Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery SPLETS at 12:23pm 06.06.24 Rod thank you so much for all your help!! You are such an incredible resource as most of us are do
Moving the traveller questions FastOlson at 11:08am 06.06.24 Note also that moving a mainsheet connection forward on the boom may likely required changing to a m
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 10:26am 06.06.24 The deck is very strong and I would add backing plates. I looked into getting a Bimini but the driv
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 10:04am 06.06.24 I would think you should have been able to get higher RPM's towards the end if indeed your rings wer
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:50am 06.06.24
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 9:48am 06.06.24
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 06.06.24 Among the considerations here is the structure where you intend to move and support it as the load o
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 9:20am 06.06.24
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 Stu Jackson at 9:14am 06.06.24 My main application is for a fore and aft spring line whilst in a slip with a secondary use for con
Curiosity might be making me overthink dmax at 9:04am 06.06.24 As has been said, a difficult project. Though not as convenient, a much simpler way would be to add
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:02am 06.06.24 Have you run it for a number of hours with no change? dj I ran it for ~4 hours at WOT (3250rpm),
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (1) Skycap92 at 8:47am 06.06.24 Thanks for the advice on the glue residue. It's coming off easier than I expected. Next major questi
Curiosity might be making me overthink Project_Mayhem at 8:43am 06.06.24 I think the most complex part of this project would be the water drainage channels in/around the lid
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Project_Mayhem at 8:41am 06.06.24 Tape works very well to hold in epoxy. It also minimizes sanding. With a bit of practice you wont ne
Color-matching gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 8:37am 06.06.24 I use a RAL color swatch to find the closest match and then have a local gelcoat supplier mix it for
Small Outboard Motor Stands FDL S2 at 8:16am 06.06.24 Built mine to fit in a space in the garage. As stated above, used scrap lumber, works great. Min
Curiosity might be making me overthink dLj at 7:36am 06.06.24 I think I'd be more inclined to develop systems to allow better access to that area from the inside.
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 7:36am 06.06.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 7:34am 06.06.24 For those of you finding this in a search some day, here is our official answer posed in the origina
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch Johann at 7:25am 06.06.24 Picking this back up. I picked up the Whale IC with manifold. While the manual states to use smooth

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