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Halyard Loss John Marrone at 6:44am 10.04.21 Catalina 22 7/1222 Yes, I assume it is like running a ground, you will at one point run aground and pull the main sail
O'Day 23 rudder problem Wayne S at 6:14am 10.04.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1000 I just pulled my O'Day 23 out after spending a week in the water. (I keep the boat on a trailer.)
WANTED; 26X MacGregor factory, single axle trailer BogeyLUVS2sail at 6:57pm 10.03.21 Trailer Sailors 1/960 If you've upgraded and want to sell your old MacGregor 26X factory steel single axle trailer, I woul
Zipper maintenance envisionvenicefl at 4:46pm 10.03.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1479 Anybody use a lubricant on your bimini or dodger zippers to extend their life or make easier to zip?
Bottom Paint Issues Along Scumline (3) snoopy_ at 1:06pm 10.03.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/817 Hello, Prior to this season, I worked on the bottom of my Catalina 30. I had the bottom soda blaste
Stern rail seats JoeK at 12:23pm 10.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3652 Thinking of buying a 2014 Beneteau 34 but it has no stern rail seats like my former Hunter or Catali
Water Heater replacement for H31 Galind at 12:13pm 10.03.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1053 Has anyone replaced their water heater with heat exchanger on a H31? The water heater locker is 16"
Electronic enclosure box for Beneteau Eileen L. at 10:58am 10.03.21 Ask All Sailors 3/731 I own a Beneteau Oceanis 37 and can't find the electronics enclosure box. Does anyone know where it
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (2) Williammiller100 at 8:16am 10.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 26/2906 198943198943198944 My son's boat is in Oahu. He is on deployment but we will both be there on 10/14
Looking for a drawer from a 78 Catalina 25 Knot Happy at 6:28am 10.03.21 Parts Search 2/556 Looking for a teak drawer from a 78 Catalina 25 that fits right below the sink. Any help would be g
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 8:35pm 10.02.21 Big Boats 22/4427 Hey all, I'm finally in a place to look for a new sailboat to upgrade from my 23' Oday. The hunter 4
Tiller "slop" thoughts ricksoth at 8:29pm 10.02.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3077
Mariner 2+2 Fiberglass Construction BierBarge at 7:25pm 10.02.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/703 Hi Folks, I posted in the Trailer Sailer forum (see: Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy?) regarding
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? BierBarge at 7:16pm 10.02.21 Trailer Sailors 36/6428 Hi folks! First post here, so hopefully this is in the right forum. I very recently came across an
Hunter 45CC Rudder Bearings esedenka at 5:08pm 10.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/822 2006 45CC. I was feeling some movement in the steering wheel occasionally, most while under power. H
flush ceiling led lights (1) tadd5181 at 10:00am 10.02.21 Big Boats 7/1602 I have a Hunter 42', ("420") built 2000. Some of the flush ceiling lights are inoperative (corroded
Embarrassing Moments Phil Herring at 9:20am 10.02.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1825 What a great day to share an embarrassing story about yourself! C'mon, everybody has them. Own it.
Hunter 376 Water Tank Shut Off Access (1) duck21 at 7:59am 10.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1232 Hi all, A question for the Hunter 376 owners out there.... How/where do you access the tap to the
Pitch All U Get at 7:51am 10.02.21 Ask All Sailors 4/673 Hi all, I have a Max prop, thanks to the PO, and was wondering if I could measure the pitch of the
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 MHJ at 7:47am 10.02.21 Smaller Boats 13/2404 Hello; I found some old posts about running the main halyard on an 18.5 through a block at the base

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what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 9:39am 05.02.25 I also believe it is a strainer, for engine cooling or the head. And assuming it is below the wat
what's this bronze fitting with a screw dLj at 9:03am 05.02.25 Yes, sound advice . But since this needs to bd cleaned from time to time , i am searching for the s
Hunter 36 mast strut damaged - anyone had this issue? wpatch at 8:54am 05.02.25 Mine had a slight bow in it. We bent it back in place just on mast. Wasn't that severe. Both of ours
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line kloudie1 at 8:50am 05.02.25 Not a fan of the check valve, but my experience is that the hose from the centrifugal pump to overbo
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 8:48am 05.02.25 Is that copper lamp wire being used, I see? :banghead: yes, it's household wiring. The previous owne
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 8:43am 05.02.25 IF it actually is a strainer or some other fitting that goes directly overboard then reinforced clea
what's this bronze fitting with a screw LydieBP at 8:40am 05.02.25 Dave alluded to it, but I'm putting it more directly - whatever it is don't take the top off if you
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process thinwater at 8:38am 05.02.25 Indeed. Important to remember. Just don't want it to look like a shanty town on water! In fact, I
Starter switch sporadically engages starter jssailem at 8:29am 05.02.25 You confirmed that the ground connections are not the problem. (That would have been too easy a solu
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line thinwater at 8:18am 05.02.25 I was actually on friends boat with the diaphragm second pump to get the last bit of water out of h
Sail Shape jssailem at 8:17am 05.02.25 Those swept spreaders would indicate the 192 was not designed to run dead down wind on the main It
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line thinwater at 8:15am 05.02.25 I tend to keep a relatively clean bilge. But there can be junk that gets down there. At the moment
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (3) dLj at 8:15am 05.02.25 Here's a photo of part of my stairs. Note the curve up on both sides. It's very nice when sailing an
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line thinwater at 8:14am 05.02.25 Ok, I thought there had been some discussions on the pro's and con's of putting a one-way or check
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process flyingwaspsailing at 8:08am 05.02.25 a. rotary scrub brushes (cheap on amazon) for your drill are great for non-skid. b. Re. the alcoho
Looking for ideas on galley remodel BigEasy at 8:05am 05.02.25 Formica laminate is usually installed using contact cement on both surfaces. Evidently contact ceme
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (4) jssailem at 7:53am 05.02.25 After 7 years of cruising, the last 30 months of solving the repower problem gave me time to conside
Shipping 373 Beneteau BigEasy at 7:42am 05.02.25 Make sure the truck has a mast rack that enables the mast to be carried off the boat and use 2 x 4s
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 7:40am 05.02.25 Using the Jib halyard, I pulled it to one side and marked it, then pulled it over to the other side
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dLj at 7:30am 05.02.25 I think I'd epoxy it on instead of the glue you're using. dh

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