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dreaming (2) Orbweaver at 6:33pm 02.17.21 Trailer Sailors 7/920 That's all I can do right now, dream about being on the water. Most of the water around here right n
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? ScottySailor at 1:19pm 02.17.21 Big Boats 23/1803 Ahoy Fellow sailors thanks in advance as I usually get great advice from this forum. I just looked
Marine Plywood? rlongfield at 12:44pm 02.17.21 Catalina 22 23/2263 So in my quest to figure out what projects to do and which to not do one sort fell in to my lap (so
Catalina 22 vs 250 John Marrone at 12:41pm 02.17.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1357 I'll try to make this a simple question: I have been looking for a Catalina 22, 25 or 250 for the la
solar SailingLoto at 11:24am 02.17.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1059 I new to solar. I am wanting a solar panel to keep my battery up. I only plan on running one batter
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 boaterbob at 10:09am 02.17.21 Bavaria 19/4841 Anyone have their hour meter fail? diagnostic path for this? Can engine hours, RPMs and temp be run
Surface of bilge cracking/crumbling (2) shannylamb at 10:04am 02.17.21 Day Sailers 4/1179
Broken Seacock Handle (1) Eleven at 9:24am 02.17.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 39/7250 Well, pictured below is the waste through hull seacock of my new to me sailboat. It is a Groco IBV-1
Now I know why.... (1) Jackdaw at 7:55am 02.17.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2040 .... the slips abutting the seawall were 1/2 price.....
Featherstream propeller henrykorous at 5:49pm 02.16.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2424 Wondering if anyone has a featherstream prop or has had any experience with one. I have seen the tes
What hose to use for black tank vents. Hayden Watson at 11:36am 02.16.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1101 I am replacing the vent and hose on my boat and the old vent is just reinforce nylon. Given all of
41 DS. window leak repair sailor5017 at 9:29am 02.16.21 Big Boats 3/473 2006 41 DS the window above nav station has a small persistent leak. going to have to remove a r
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 8:44am 02.16.21 Ask All Sailors 58/3532 Background: American friends of ours from, oh let's say, NM have kept their boat in Canada for over
Tohatsu MFS9.9EEPTL too big for H260? IslandSouvenir at 8:21am 02.16.21 Smaller Boats 15/1873 I have a 2004 Hunter 260 with an old carbureted engine (Tohatsu 9.8) and would like to upgrade to EF
MOB1 type device Vs Portable VHF with panic button stephen_i_w at 6:38am 02.16.21 Ask All Sailors 38/2441 What is the advantage of carrying a MOB1 type device over a water proof, floating VHF, with a panic
1976 Santana 21ft (1) mhancock3123 at 8:40pm 02.15.21 Trailer Sailors 50/7560 I am very new to sailing. My wife and I bought this boat used last year. It is a 1976 Santana 21ft s
all rope windlass DanMaine at 4:30pm 02.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 24/2536 my windlass on my HC37 is rope only. I can't believe it was meant to be used without any chain. Wh
Columbia 23T Cockpit Seat Locker Lids (5) Yachtzy at 3:22pm 02.15.21 Columbia 1/1179 My Columbia 23T's cockpit seat locker lids need repair or replacement. I can use your advice. Please
C30 1982 need manual heidi at 3:12pm 02.15.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1343
2005 Hunter 36 Bilge drm1 at 3:01pm 02.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2347 Hi everyone, My bilge seems to be wet most of the time. I live about an hour away from the Marina,

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Outdated Flares of All Types..... Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 05.21.24 Having seen the slag from handheld flares and the remarkably short time 12 gauge aerial flares are v
Repair JamesG161 at 3:30pm 05.21.24 Any suggestion on how to fix this? I really want to make it look nice. Thank you Look here for you
ENSO Observations Jan to May 2024 JamesG161 at 3:25pm 05.21.24 More to come soon on the new ZONEs set up by NOAA et al... John and I are doing this , since so fa
Catalina 22 Running rigging - need a diagram! (2) pclarksurf at 2:35pm 05.21.24 How you attach might be very boat specific depending: but excellent diagrams at harken (albeit gene
Outdated Flares of All Types..... (1) sailcapt340 at 2:31pm 05.21.24
Mosquitoes and Other bugs Tally Ho at 2:22pm 05.21.24 I usually buy a No-Pest strip, cut a few pieces off to put in my propane lockers and lazzarette. Th
Salon table redo FastOlson at 1:40pm 05.21.24 If you like the table but need to shed some weight you might want to construct a new one using foam
Repair Don S/V ILLusion at 1:18pm 05.21.24 WTF? It looks like someone somehow caused the roller fitting to pull out of the bow. does it look si
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Mark Maulden at 12:41pm 05.21.24 Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked h
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! Brian Choi at 11:42am 05.21.24 I assume the cockpit table below is what you had. I had/have the same on my Hunter 386 / 46. Some o
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? BAD ORCA at 11:04am 05.21.24 Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mo
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted JamesG161 at 10:57am 05.21.24 Do you have pictures? The Tinted Plexiglas is repairable. JIm...
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted Neil Spooner at 10:51am 05.21.24
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? thinwater at 10:37am 05.21.24 Always roll the ladder for storage so that the loops pop open. Tension HARD so that it does not mov
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft rgranger at 9:53am 05.21.24 I used to own a Balboa 26 with a Rudder Craft rudder. It was a significant upgrade. The design all
inline blower question Dave R. at 9:52am 05.21.24
Mooring and bilge pump Don S/V ILLusion at 9:36am 05.21.24
Rodeo anchoring Scott T-Bird at 9:26am 05.21.24 I was anchored at Tices Shoal in 5-6' of water with less than a couple hundred feet to shallow sand
Just purchased C30 MKII! catsails8 at 9:24am 05.21.24 My boyfriend and I are super excited about this purchase. Its a 1989 C30, looking forward to learni
Has anyone installed new Companionway Slider Track Felt? nhodgson at 9:16am 05.21.24 The source of the noise is probably the starboard spacer block that mounts to the underside of the f

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