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Catalina Capri 16.5 Mark N at 8:55pm 06.15.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1990 Has anyone found a good boat cover for a Capri 16.5 stored in the water, fully rigged (mast, shrouds
Hurth HBW-250 great box - shifts into reverse, sometimes into forward albakers at 8:20pm 06.15.21 Ask All Sailors 1/799
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) (3) Joe the Sailor at 4:28pm 06.15.21 Ask All Sailors 12/2073 Saw this for sale, and it caught my eye. Ad says "no keel". Any ideas on the make ' model? 36 1
Removing Teak Cap on Holder 14 Keel Housing jeffcasto at 2:26pm 06.15.21 Trailer Sailors 2/1301 Does anyone know how the teak cap on the swing keel housing of a Holder 14 was originally attached?
Hunter Legend 37 Broken Keel Box? or just fa�ade. (4) Cemseller at 1:58pm 06.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/771 I started to see the Keel to Hull Joint open up on PortRecently I discovered some disheartening crac
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 1:32pm 06.15.21 Engines and Propulsion 21/5764 1994 vintage Yanmar 2GM20F. Well maintained by previous owner. Yard has been doing annual oil change
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler (1) John Marrone at 12:59pm 06.15.21 Smaller Boats 9/1558 Does the lack of a Boom Traveler not attached to Aft Rail versus the Hunter 240 Cockpit Floor locati
Washdown pump location Tim22 at 12:56pm 06.15.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1745 I would like to install a washdown pump and am planning on t-ing off the head intake. Is It necessar
Paint for plastic portlight surrounds flightlead404 at 11:45am 06.15.21 Big Boats 5/995 I want to repaint the yellowed and discolored but otherwise serviceable portlight surrounds on my H3
Boat sails on the mooring ShawnL at 10:57am 06.15.21 Catalina 22 5/1004 I know I've seen a discussion about this before, but can't for the life of me find it. I have a '
Solent Stay H36 chichiflys at 10:36am 06.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1900 Unfortunately a bit bored at the moment and toying with ideas. Looking for a "storm" sail option.
Penobscot Bay Sail Heisenberg at 10:25am 06.15.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1156 West Coast sailor here that's heading up the coast of Maine and into Penobscot Bay in Aug for a 3 da
Looking for a bow pulpit for 1971 Ericson 29 tahitianmoon at 10:21am 06.15.21 Parts Search 2/591 The PO smashed the bow pulpit and I'd like to find a replacement. I'm located in the Chicago area
where to find gaskets for PYHI ports on ODay 34 Pados at 7:48am 06.15.21 Bigger Boats 2/1474 Hi there the port lights and my 18 inch Bomar hatch are leaking on my 1980 Oday 34 . Does anybody kn
Is there a (post COVID) South Florida 26x owners get together planned? kimmy at 7:32am 06.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/418
As a new sailboat owner, I haven't noticed mooring covers on sailboats at marinas............ Wade Gizzy at 6:06am 06.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1218 It would seem to me to be a good idea! Any places to check out a mooring cover for a 2000 MacGregor
Invest 92L + PTC-3 --> TS Claudette (1) JamesG161 at 5:55am 06.15.21 Weather and Forecasting 4/938 INVESTigation 92L has been on the Modeling Radar, so to speak, for many days. There is a elongated L
Best type of line/cable to replace the line on the keel of a MacGregor 26X Wade Gizzy at 3:45am 06.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/948 I bought a 2000 MacGregor 26X from am an original owner who never replaced the line on the keel. Wha
Looking at a boat - Potential issues with this rudder mount "fix" (1) baw335 at 8:33pm 06.14.21 Trailer Sailors 7/1090 I found an old Precision 16 for sale near me that looks pretty clean. However, I noticed that someon
Cant blocks for winch Andrew Parker at 7:02pm 06.14.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1621 Hi all, Need cant blocks for winch base to level them out (Olson 30) Was thinking a simple triangl

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Cockpit hatch slides? DonEvans at 12:48pm 04.13.25 Replaced mine last year. Took advantage of having to remove the teak trim and refinished it while it
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Tom J at 11:37am 04.13.25 Yup Stu got it running. Had loose wire in male electric connector between fuel pump and wiring har
Should there be water in here? EnamrdSalr21 at 11:15am 04.13.25
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 9:54am 04.13.25 This pre-bend is likely too much but I can see it basically includes the entire mast centered around
Cabin Ventilation kloudie1 at 9:33am 04.13.25 I tend to go to no ventilation and run a dehumidifier constantly.
Should there be water in here? kloudie1 at 9:29am 04.13.25 Seriously, though, Ya need to figure out if that is rainwater or water from outside the boat. I agre
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? PNWE36 at 9:03am 04.13.25 I worked in the mining industry in the 1980's. Looks like I need to do some research on what has ch
Catalina 310 market value Tom J at 8:58am 04.13.25 I think the C310 will always have a high market value. It's unique features make it a highly desirab
Cracks in the bilge DianaOfBurlington at 8:19am 04.13.25 I like what Dalliance said but I would strongly advise using fiberglass for your backing plates. Try
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 8:17am 04.13.25 If you are getting a new regulator, why not just get a Zeus and be done with it. everything comes
Alternator Temperature Sensors Hayden Watson at 8:05am 04.13.25 If you are getting a new regulator, why not just get a Zeus and be done with it. everything comes i
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator BigEasy at 7:16am 04.13.25 Quick update on my 60 amp Hitachi alternator rebuild project. Appears that it is working normally n
Catalina 310 market value Alansails at 7:04am 04.13.25 Sounds Like No matter what you have gotten value from your Boat/trip ,somethings cannot have plus/mi
Should there be water in here? shemandr at 6:45am 04.13.25 I saw a tee shirt once that said: "I would rather be on a boat with a drink on the rocks, then in
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Terry Cox at 6:43am 04.13.25 Last year, I needed some new fenders. Taylor Made brand fenders, in my mind, hold up the best. Use
Should there be water in here? kloudie1 at 6:34am 04.13.25 John, I thought the rules were: people in the boat, water out of the boat, and boat off the rocks. O
The holy grail of all questions nautical Grumps at 6:26am 04.13.25 I've looked everywhere . Scoured the earth I have . Here goes . "how does one keep toilet paper fr
Which halyard to use extra sheave for? (3) Ward H at 5:35am 04.13.25 @Ward H Does the C30 normally have a dedicated topping lift aside from the spare halyard? I'm not
Aqua Lift muffler C310 east coaster at 4:34am 04.13.25 It has been my procedure since day one to shut the seawater engine cooling thru hull prior to start
Should there be water in here? colemj at 4:17am 04.13.25 It looks like the lowest spot in the boat, so any water from anywhere is going to find itself there.

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