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Replacing nuts on keel bolts (5) Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 19/597 My Catalina has 1" studs and the torque is specified to be 235 ft-lb. There are 9 of them. My bilg
Starting battery MattA at 9:40pm 04.03.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/521
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 6:03pm 04.03.25 Catalina 22 5/447 On the old "to do list" for Waffle House was to replace the lens on the fore-hatch. Why replace? It
Cracks in the bilge (1) HermanHunter at 5:58pm 04.03.25 The Cherubini Hunters 7/352 Hello, I've bought my first sailboat, Hunter 33 1980 Cherubini. She was sitting on the ground for a
How to fix weeping keel bolts? shaant01 at 5:45pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 0/130 I own a Siren 17 (trailerable sailboat) and find that the bolts on the retractable centerboard tend
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA (2) Sneed at 4:37pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 4/270 I was replacing the centerboard uphaul on my h240 and this is the condition of the bracket. I reali
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? MarcinS at 11:17am 04.03.25 Big Boats 4/252 Hello, I'm starting to repair the gelcoat spiders/stars on my boat. I can't find the gelcoat color n
Wiring a combo deck/steaming light jcockrell at 10:21am 04.03.25 Catalina 22 2/193
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:27am 04.03.25 Ask All Sailors 28/772 Our 2021 Honda 5hp outboard has developed an annoying habit, it likes to take afternoon siestas afte
Sailing Tender Foswick at 7:51pm 04.02.25 Ask All Sailors 35/1223 Recent discussions on another thread got me thinking about revisiting my tender situation, this year
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution (3) EnamrdSalr21 at 4:48pm 04.02.25 Ask An Oday Owner 8/306 Hey all! I'm looking into buying a new to me 1982 O'day 192. It's not in perfect condition, but I t
Bolt for pop top support strut dyelaine at 9:30am 04.02.25 Catalina 22 2/181 My new (to me) Catalina 22 is missing a bolt for one of the struts (starboard) that hold up the pop
SPRING BREAK - Weather jssailem at 7:33am 04.02.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 13/412 In the Northwest, it is good to remember that Spring is the time of rain showers that bring April fl
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (3) majorkong1 at 6:51am 04.02.25 Trailer Sailors 19/658 I recently purchased a Catalina Capri 18 wing keel. When I went to launch at my local ramp, even wit
Lewmar old standard hatches interior frame colin.w at 5:50am 04.02.25 Ask All Sailors 6/229 Hey all, has anyone had any luck replacing the fragile interior ivory frames for the old standard ha
Hunter 23 cloth color (1) Andrew125i at 9:39pm 04.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/198
Sailbrite Teak Oil Sealer - second coat? (3) skunther at 5:56pm 04.01.25 Ask All Sailors 4/181
Great Deal on Antifouling (1) Foswick at 4:37pm 04.01.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/276 230700
H310 Shoal Keel Bent KenK13623 at 2:42pm 04.01.25 Mid-Size Boats 15/519 I have a H310 with a winged shoal keel. The previous owner must have run it aground or bounced off
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry something! (1) Project_Mayhem at 9:32am 04.01.25 Musings With Maine Sail 14/683 Can anyone tell me which terminal is tach, positive output and if needed, sense? This is going to be

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Southwest Vancouver Island Foswick at 2:41pm 04.17.25 Good luck with that! :) Hey, if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. Anyone can sail west, bu
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass Foswick at 2:37pm 04.17.25 This is really easy to do yourself, depending on what you want to make.
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! dlochner at 2:32pm 04.17.25 Am I the only one who didn't get a separator with my boat? Do we know what Catalina was using, and
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! max_sailing at 2:31pm 04.17.25
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! jssailem at 2:29pm 04.17.25 Still a fun article on the Racor fuel filter.
Last night, greatest experience dlochner at 2:27pm 04.17.25 You will learn more in a couple of seasons of racing than you will just daysailing. A common mistak
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! jssailem at 2:27pm 04.17.25 My bad. I looked at his profile.:banghead:
Southwest Vancouver Island jssailem at 2:24pm 04.17.25 Sailing south and then to Hawaii the dog will have a new potty routine by the time you return to Bar
Last night, greatest experience dLj at 2:08pm 04.17.25 I had the old Macgregor 26 with water ballast years ago. I have not sailed the Mac25 that you have.
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 2:08pm 04.17.25 Ok cool, thank you
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dLj at 2:00pm 04.17.25
Possible deck issue? dLj at 1:58pm 04.17.25 I am new here, so please forgive my poor etiquette, :) A synopsis of the story: We took the boat
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better fred1diver at 1:56pm 04.17.25
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass fred1diver at 1:54pm 04.17.25
Southwest Vancouver Island Stu Jackson at 1:53pm 04.17.25 sail south to Monterey, east to Hawaii, Good luck with that! :)
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 1:49pm 04.17.25
Last night, greatest experience Foswick at 1:36pm 04.17.25 I raced for a bit. It just confirms that if you take any activity that is worth doing, it won't take
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! max_sailing at 1:27pm 04.17.25 2003 Catalina 310, hull 238.
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Daveinet at 1:07pm 04.17.25 The best solution is to tie the boat off the dock so you don't have to rely on fenders. That requi
Southwest Vancouver Island Foswick at 1:04pm 04.17.25 Timely article. No surprises there, but good confirmations. I woke up this morning, having decided

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