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P21 Running Rigging PascalG at 11:11am 06.03.21 Precision 5/2427 Just bought a P21, managed fine with the standing rigging, but quite confused with the running riggi
Reverse Cycle difficulties Scott T-Bird at 9:37am 06.03.21 Ask All Sailors 34/3325 I have a Marine Air 12 K BTU unit and not sure of the age. I used AC in the summer and heat later i
Chrysler 26 hull work Erbardy at 8:48am 06.03.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1984 Hi, There are a few things I would like to do to complete my 1978 Chrysler 26 restoration. Here is a
What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? flightlead404 at 7:19am 06.03.21 Big Boats 41/5432 I have a 2007 H38. As the title suggests, looking for ideas or tips on what you've done to make sin
Catalina 250 WB Kick Up Rudder John Marrone at 6:52am 06.03.21 Smaller Boats 1/963 New sailor, here............... About to purchase this 250 and the boat does not have a kick up rudd
Bilge pump mounting ideas? jdrutten at 6:47am 06.03.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/2908 I have a Hunter 306 and recently discovered that the float switch (Seachoice 19407) for my bilge pum
Hunter Legend 37 Rudder bearings ssmyers102 at 5:26am 06.03.21 Big Boats 9/2228 Hi All, 87 Legend 37.5 , replacing my rudder with a new Foss rudder. I have a little play in the r
Finding a Pre-Owned Catalina 250 WB Trailer John Marrone at 4:12am 06.03.21 Smaller Boats 3/1358 Looking for some help with sourcing availability of a Catalina 250 WB Trailer. About to consider pur
Bimini...what does it refer to? Ken13559 at 8:00pm 06.02.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1761 I've a question. When one says Bimini, does it refer to the Sunbrella material that provides shade o
Need surveyor eastern shore Maryland njlarry at 5:24pm 06.02.21 Ask All Sailors 2/523 Anyone know of any good surveyors Eastern Shore Maryland from Annapolis to Kent County near Rock Hal
H326 HIN stuendan at 4:24pm 06.02.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1036 Hi guys, Can anyone tell me where the HIN number will be found on the Hunter 326? - it's not on the
Sirius 21 keel allan5530 at 3:23pm 06.02.21 Sirius 21/22 9/3378 Hello I'm new to this site as well new to Sirius 21 swing keels. My question to the group is about
keel bolts ? - buying boat (3) Veneto at 1:43pm 06.02.21 Ask All Sailors 15/3346 Hi, I am delighted to join the forum. Probably I will become new owner. I am looking to buy an Ocea
SailboatOwners canvas MHauser at 12:35pm 06.02.21 C&C 6/1081 Hello, Has anybody purchased canvas from this organization? I am looking at a new mainsail cover fo
Pre 1995 Catalina Boats Companionway Screech mholzmann at 11:24am 06.02.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/882 The sliding companionway hatch on many of the Catalina Sailboats built in the 80's and early 90's ar
Cal 21 port light repair (1) PeteTheri at 10:13am 06.02.21 Ask All Sailors 5/401 I removed the port lights on my Cal 21 to replace the glass and channel gaskets. The original chann
First Contact! (What are the rules after being hit by another boat?) LakeShark at 9:30am 06.02.21 Racing 28/6876 So during the Catalina 22 Nationals regatta I had my first contact with another vessel. We were the
Questions Regarding Freshwater Pump Billy_Pilgrim at 9:10am 06.02.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/2077 The freshwater pump on my sailboat is leaking and needs to be replaced. Is this replacement as "simp
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season (2) JamesG161 at 7:45am 06.02.21 Weather and Forecasting 3/1232 194778 Ana was so early, that NOAA is considering changing Season Start to MAY 15 versus JUNE 1. M
Sirius21 allan5530 at 6:39am 06.02.21 Ask All Sailors 2/369 Hello, I'm a new member and new owner of a Sirius 21. I'm doing a much needed restoration and lookin

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Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 8:32am 09.24.24 There are many ways to skin a cat or rig a boat. A really simple and relatively inexpensive way to
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kloudie1 at 8:26am 09.24.24 Dammit, Jim.. I feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to a
Lubricating outhaul car/track BAD ORCA at 8:23am 09.24.24 Note that McLube makes several products. "OneDrop" is for ball bearings and things that roll. "Sail
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 8:21am 09.24.24 Well its hurricane time again, ready for surges in gulf no matter where you are its a small bathtub
Starter motor burned up? jssailem at 8:20am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? No Perhaps it wou
Starter motor burned up? BTC1984 at 8:09am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? Or is it pretty sim
Lubricating outhaul car/track JBP-PA at 8:03am 09.24.24 Note that McLube makes several products. "OneDrop" is for ball bearings and things that roll. "SailK
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 7:51am 09.24.24 One last post from me to this thread. I believe these forums serve as a good long-term repository of
Adding a Bimini Justin_NSA at 7:34am 09.24.24 Thank you all for your input, I found a guy in Rhode Island (where boat was made) from Kinder Indus
Replace universal 25xpb exhaust riser dmax at 6:59am 09.24.24 I wouldn't - just take a close look at it internally as best you can - especially where the raw cool
Extra line from boom...what is it? jssailem at 6:21am 09.24.24 I would just have to get in the habit of remembering to do this if i dropped the mainsail while it
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:19am 09.24.24 In that case, a shutoff valve in it as close to the tank as possible may be the only solution, cuz y
My rudder broke off smokey73 at 6:04am 09.24.24 Since you are already out of the water and the rudder is removed you can do most of the work like re
Adding a Bimini william24424 at 6:00am 09.24.24 Thank you all for your input, I found a guy in Rhode Island (where boat was made) from Kinder Indust
My rudder broke off smokey73 at 5:51am 09.24.24 Wow $1200 an hour just for the crane. I hope they don't dawdle around when they move the boat. At
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:40am 09.24.24
Starter motor burned up? kappykaplan at 5:07am 09.24.24
Starter motor burned up? (2) BTC1984 at 4:49am 09.24.24
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Kermit at 7:51pm 09.23.24 Dang. If I'd have known that, I could have got you over to my place in the mountains by just flash
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Kermit at 7:50pm 09.23.24 Whoa! You managed to bring @Kermit back! Here I am!!!! (My wife hates it when I say that, too.)

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