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New Owner of a Pearson 30 - A Story That Still Feels Surreal Oc3anG0ing at 3:57am 06.01.25 Pearson 4/1652
Please help me identify this trailer sailor (5) restless spirit at 11:35pm 05.31.25 Trailer Sailors 17/1513 Please help me identify this trailer sailor. It is approximately 8.2m long and 2m beam.
Anyway to improve this outboard bracket (1) newsailor72 at 9:19pm 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 8/563 Boat will be in a slip, with a Suzuki 2hp, it is not too bad to pull It up after use. But if I upgr
Boom Gooseneck Fitting (2) Keith Hoovler at 12:11pm 05.31.25 Day Sailers 2/724 My boom snapped in half. I purchased a new extrusion and I'm in the process of reassembly. The g
Connecting The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:13am 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 2/207 a Garmin 79sc to a tablet, has anyone done that? C Thx a bunch
Freezer woes wyctoronto at 10:13am 05.31.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/206 The freezer on our H 44 AC has been dripping water into this drawer below it. Damage has occurred to
Velcro tape for attaching solar panels to bimini skunther at 8:23am 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1058 I am looking for a workable solution I can tackle until my seamstress is available later this fall t
Broken gear on Maxwell 24ST winch Claude L.-Auger at 7:12am 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 11/754 Good morning guys. After 26 years of ownership and 37,000 + nautical miles sailed with my Hunter 34
Mast damage (3) Southern Crux at 7:09am 05.31.25 Smaller Boats 8/688 Well I had an unfortunate accident yesterday when raising the mast. The raising pole bent inside the
Catalina sold? PaulK at 6:04am 05.31.25 Ask All Sailors 1/339 Just heard that Catalina Yachts and their powerboat division True North were sold to private investo
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? (2) skunther at 7:37pm 05.30.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1564
Diy cable tray??? fred1diver at 5:09pm 05.30.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1247
Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part (1) majorkong1 at 4:16pm 05.30.25 Trailer Sailors 4/540 Does anyone have a recommendation for how to replace the nut from the sail track stopper on a Catali
Hunter 40-1...looking for cushions Canuck Sailorguy at 12:12pm 05.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/272 I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 40-1 (Hunter 40 Legend) and she needs interior cushions. If you have
No in-water hull scrubbers available? patrickkidd at 7:10am 05.30.25 Ask All Sailors 9/1030 I am surprised to find no hulk brushes / scrubbers for in-water hull cleaning on the market. The onl
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. DStegs49 at 1:09am 05.30.25 Ask All Sailors 4/326 Minute side to side clunk
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! (4) ChrisVR1994 at 4:06pm 05.29.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1769 Hi there: I recently saw when I started my engine that there was no water being expelled from the t
Westebeke oil filters gathard at 2:59pm 05.29.25 Ask All Sailors 0/29 Six new Westebeke oil filters - 36918. $50.00 plus customer pays shipping. Retail $16-$18 @. Conta
HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) jonelli at 2:56pm 05.29.25 Catalina 30 9/1237 My bottom diver says he can replace my cutlass bearing IN the water, but he doesn't have the tool fo
propane regulator George Braun at 12:04pm 05.29.25 Big Boats 5/570 2008 H36 here. Anyone know the brand/model number of the wall mount propane regulator typically fac

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Dometic Marineair problem. kloudie1 at 8:00am 11.04.25 As David says, the reversing valve is in the refrigerant circuit and not on the water side. The cond
Holding tank vent fitting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40am 11.04.25
looking to add goal post to my tandem axle trailer for my 97 Mac26X. Rs97Mac26X at 7:34am 11.04.25 Do it. You'll never regret it. Buy one, don't try to make one yourself do you have pictures of you
Holding tank vent fitting keithonElan at 7:27am 11.04.25 Thanks for this important information Peggie. My current concern is undoing the corroded fitting fro
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 11.04.25 The sink drain hose is removed and the gate closed on the valve Gate valves don't belong on boats...
Garboard drain plug Hayden Watson at 7:16am 11.04.25 I would only use marine bronze not brass for below waterline stuff.
Hunter 212 cockpit floor debonded kappykaplan at 7:14am 11.04.25 Calling @Crazy Dave Condon or @rgranger
Garboard drain plug kappykaplan at 7:10am 11.04.25 Not a Catalina, but . . . n the outside of the hull. You're looking for a bronze fitting. thinkin
Hunter 212 cockpit floor debonded CaptainStealth at 6:51am 11.04.25 Could anyone provide any possible repair methods for this debonding issue?
Holding tank vent fitting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:50am 11.04.25 The spin welded poly fitting is not too clear in the above photo. Are those pipe threads I see insi
Boat Insurance Tally Ho at 6:49am 11.04.25
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. dLj at 5:57am 11.04.25 That was about an hours worth of scraping and scrubbing with a brush. You can't really see it on th
Stuck in the mud jssailem at 5:27am 11.04.25 What type of keel? Fin, winged, etc? How deep in the mud? Will the crane be pulling up vertically
Thank You! (Some thoughts on my 'rookie season') Tally Ho at 5:24am 11.04.25 An excellent idea on your part. I feel you spend far too much time sailing and not enough time swe
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor BigEasy at 5:11am 11.04.25 Might be difficult to find a new carb of that vintage; however, a rebuild kit should be available.
What is your favorite anchor alarm app Ward H at 5:05am 11.04.25 THe app with the most humorous name that I've seen is called "Drag Queen" My ex asked to use my p
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor Rich Stidger at 4:56am 11.04.25 For engines under 10hp, carb disassembly and soaking in carb cleaner works well. If you have access
Funky electronics! Ward H at 4:45am 11.04.25 That gateway with WiFi sounds pretty slick. I have a couple spare iPads around and have Navionics on
Teak oil or varnish for dinghy floor boards? (1) thinwater at 4:20am 11.04.25 I can confirm that a layer of the 40-60 grit is an excellent non-skid surface, but a heavy coating
Stuck in the mud dlochner at 3:32am 11.04.25 Would pulling the hull with a crane put a lot of strain on the keel to hull joint or sub frame if t

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