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40.5 Aft Berth Leak (1) SandyFrank at 4:30pm 06.04.21 Big Boats 3/716 Hello Everyone We just had a rain storm and I did not have the transition between my dodger and bim
Marinebeam ifmdalvey at 2:23pm 06.04.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1794 Has anybody had recent dealings with Marinebeam. I have placed an order a week ago, my credit card h
Electrical components rlongfield at 12:53pm 06.04.21 Catalina 22 15/1915 I am in the early stages of figuring out my electrical system and I'm trying to figure out what I ne
Electrical Grounding Questions (1) mpassero at 12:20pm 06.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/531 Hi there, I have a 2004 H33. I found a bolt which was meant to secure 2 wires to a plate at a keel
Key to main door Udi at 8:09am 06.04.21 Ask All Sailors 26/1965 Hi ! As a new hunter owner, I have two questions. 1)Any idea how can I get an extra key to the cabi
Anchor chain rubbing strip (1) ldegagne at 6:27am 06.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2279 Curious if the B49 or similar vessels have issues with the chain rubbing on the gelcoat between the
Yanmar 3gm stall in lumpy seas can restart rpeebles at 5:47am 06.04.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/750 Engine stalls. Lumpy seas. Restarts and runs at idle. Increase throttle there is a slight increase i
Original Keel Turning Ball + Question about Keel Cable Hose (1) AndreInPortland at 9:59pm 06.03.21 Catalina 22 9/1418 Hi all, Tonight I replaced the keel lifting hardware on my C22 since I was fairly certain it was ve
1973 C&C 30 with leaky water tank. Val Peregrine at 8:46pm 06.03.21 C&C 4/1033 I have a new-to-me 1973 C'C 30. WhenI tried to fill the water tank after spring launch it went not t
Onboard Refrigerator 1979 O'Day 30 jkidleary at 4:15pm 06.03.21 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1122 I am asking for any advice and / or direction regarding the replacement of the refrigeration system
Starter for Universal 5416 ThomasH. at 4:12pm 06.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 9/1561 I am urgently looking for a starter for a Universal Atomic diesel 5416, anybody can help?
28.5 Side windows (1) SirMichael at 4:01pm 06.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/859
Small Sailboat Trailer Rental Advice Please DaySailer65 at 4:01pm 06.03.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2824 Does anyone know where I can rent a small sailboat trailer (daysailer is 14' 1" long and 6' wide) fo
Keep fuel tank full? Tom Graves at 3:41pm 06.03.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2551 I was reading the owners manual for my old Yanmar 3HMF and saw the recommendation to refill the fuel
Bio-Blitz and shake down cruise (5) Michael Davis at 1:53pm 06.03.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1940 Why the University of California wants to know how many Sea Stars we have around our little island I
Strange Water Heater Manifold (1) SV_Funday at 1:15pm 06.03.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1140 I am replacing the water heater on my sailboat. Currently it has a Force 10 11 gallon water heater.
Jib traveler.... scottstef at 12:37pm 06.03.21 Day Sailers 4/1298 the jib travellers in my javelin are both screwed into the fiberglass backrest above seats on each s
P21 Running Rigging PascalG at 11:11am 06.03.21 Precision 5/2743 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 34/3829 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 2/2052 Hi, There are a few things I would like to do to complete my 1978 Chrysler 26 restoration. Here is a

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Non self tailing winches shemandr at 8:48am 02.09.25 I had a Ranger 29 without self tailers. A dodger, cockpit shower, depth finder, mast painting, a ne
Opinions on "best" outboard motor thinwater at 8:48am 02.09.25 I like Yamaha but there isn't much difference between them, Suzuki, Tohatsu and Honda in that size
Non self tailing winches john6206 at 8:47am 02.09.25
Battery "box" (2) jssailem at 8:46am 02.09.25 That sounds great. m $20 for a 4AHr FLA to about $50 for a 15Ahr battery that will need to be repla
Opinions on "best" outboard motor PNWE36 at 8:45am 02.09.25 Tohatsu, as mentioned by DArcy is a good brand to checkout. They actually make the lower HP Mercury
Non self tailing winches Davidasailor26 at 8:37am 02.09.25
Cunningham on a 310 any one? jssailem at 8:30am 02.09.25 I see that @SJN is using a double block. That seems a bit overpowered. On my 35-foot boat, I do the
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 8:18am 02.09.25 That depends on if I am racing or not. This is mostly aimed at those nasty stinkpotters -- but exc
Opinions on "best" outboard motor DArcy at 8:04am 02.09.25 I like Yamaha but there isn't much difference between them, Suzuki, Tohatsu and Honda in that size r
Non self tailing winches DArcy at 7:54am 02.09.25 the 1983 Catalina 30 I looked at yesterday has non self tailing winches. Are those useful? They ar
Opinions on "best" outboard motor dmax at 7:53am 02.09.25 The Suzuki 20 with fuel injection is a very nice engine. I like Tohatsu as well. My experience with
Non self tailing winches dmax at 7:48am 02.09.25 Swapping them out as the first project sounds right - especially on a 30 footer.
Motorhome Mariners Hayden Watson at 7:46am 02.09.25 You might be one if you pass other boats about as far away as you pass cars on the highway. That d
Motorhome Mariners Will Gilmore at 7:31am 02.09.25 You might be a motorhome mariner if you think slower boats should move over to the slow lane and get
Cunningham on a 310 any one? Afraal at 7:26am 02.09.25 Thank you @SJN and @jssailem! I like the idea of running the cunningham line to the cockpit.
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 6:53am 02.09.25 You might be one if you pass other boats about as far away as you pass cars on the highway.
inspecting a Catalina 30 dlochner at 6:53am 02.09.25 This thread has been hijacked long enough, if you have more questions about bottom painting, start a
Battery "box" Urban Hermit at 6:52am 02.09.25 FWIW, I'm going to get a motorcycle battery instead of the ridiculous Group 27 car battery I have on
A new boat supply resource higgs at 6:37am 02.09.25 Kendor flashes me back over 20 years ago when I sailed out of Racine. It was a great place to snoop
inspecting a Catalina 30 docjlb54 at 6:22am 02.09.25 I like it! So for a first timer, I presume that it can be readily done on the trailer, just moving

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