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Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat John Marrone at 6:35am 05.13.21 Smaller Boats 11/1372 How does the boom traveler not impacted when the Bimini is fully retracted. The placement in the Coc
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? wdonovan at 6:32am 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 14/3508 Want to buy a coil in case I need tow rope. Chose PP because all accounts say it floats. Shopping ar
Mast light - LED Replacement (1) AwwShucks at 8:21pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 5/1200 194079On my way back from an afternoon / evening sail I noticed that the light on top of my mast was
Mooring - Boat to Bouy (3) ricksoth at 7:34pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1252 I have moved my day sailing Cal 27 to the mooring ball "out back" as my wife would say.... (I think
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? CROOKATILLY at 6:59pm 05.12.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1455 I AM RETIRED ON LIMITED INCOME. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A 7.5 HONDA HP ON THIS LOVELY LITTLE DAY SAI
Sealing cabin top seams rukidn at 5:16pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 12/2314 A while back I posted the rebuild of our companionway hatch cover. Moisture damage. Now I need to re
Freshwater Plumbing System Capt. Papa John at 4:02pm 05.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/821 Can someone provide me with a Freshwater System Plumbing Diagram for a Hunter 34?
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question (1) Maddog1927 at 1:32pm 05.12.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1424 I recently acquired a beautiful 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The boat has never been bottom painted
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 12:24pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 31/2722 I must relocate my boat a gift , Catilina 30, w/ factory diesel . I am going to sail it under power
What boat is this? (1) dLj at 7:18am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1096 Does anybody know what this boat is? Interesting keel. dj
Relocating and recharging Cold Machine Closing Time at 6:54am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 10/1492
New Prop Deleted member 117556 at 6:36am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 8/1787 Just had a new fixed 3 blade 15 x 10 prop installed replacing the original 13 x 9 prop that came on
Water in keel? Mattcia123 at 6:04am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 3/578 Hello all, I was installing a new bilge pump yesterday, located center line about mid ship. I drille
2005 Hunter 27-3 Steaming/Anchor light wiring solved (1) CharlieSea at 5:31am 05.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/509 First time motoring at night, turned on the Steaming light and it lit and so did the Anchor light.
A Global View Will Gilmore at 5:29am 05.12.21 Weather and Forecasting 7/1336 Found this interesting site with an interactive 3D weather animation. earth :: a global map of wind
Raw Water Inlet Hose Souellette at 4:14am 05.12.21 Catalina 275 12/3636 Does anyone know the inner diameter of the raw water inlet hose to the water pump assembly? Looking
Standing Rigging Catalina 309 Pompadi at 7:02pm 05.11.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2352 Hi all, Our 2006 C309 still has the original standing rigging, it all appears to be in good conditio
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom (4) WasabiRush at 6:44pm 05.11.21 Big Boats 11/2195 I have a 1986 H34 and most of the running rigging was replaced by PO. The reefing lines come out the
Marina Wanted Letta at 6:20pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 1/416
Looking for Marina for Haul Out to Trailer - 26' Tanzer Letta at 6:17pm 05.11.21 Trailer Sailors 2/707 Does anyone know a marina in the Fort Meyers area that will lift a sailboat with a travel lift and p

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Chesapeake Rendezvous- Summer 2025 twodzusfittings at 6:48am 02.03.25 Oh yes...keep me posted.
deck organizer access - Vision 32 Belzoni at 6:32am 02.03.25 @Crazy Dave Condon - I'm reviving this old post now that I know you may be the guy with the answers
Reflagging and MMSI Nichole340 at 6:18am 02.03.25
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 Cyb3rSail3r at 5:52am 02.03.25 Funny that the mast is padded and not the gelcoat. Great point. I noticed that as well, and will
What AA batteries for hand held devices? colemj at 4:17am 02.03.25 It must be mentioned that AA rechargables have a larger diameter than nonrechargebles as a result t
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 Rick Webb at 4:16am 02.03.25 Thanks for the info. The previous owner built one from wood because the when they tried to use the
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 (1) Cyb3rSail3r at 3:54am 02.03.25 It's not hard to do. My wife would pop the forestay loose with me on the cabin top. I would lower
Tracks location Seaway 25 dlochner at 3:18am 02.03.25 But looking at photo and some others online, should it be inside or outside of shrouds? Coz here it
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards max_sailing at 11:00pm 02.02.25 Thanks for the reply! Indeed I was probably overthinking that edge joint. I do have a table saw and
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards jssailem at 10:00pm 02.02.25 Could I forgo the interlocking lips First, starboard cuts like wood. For boards of any size and th
Tracks location Seaway 25 miro at 9:59pm 02.02.25 Those are based on my uneducated guess old style tracks which maybe were not installed on my boat in
Raritan Seara bowl fills with water jmarty32 at 9:51pm 02.02.25 Hi Peggie, I was on my boat today and it has a vent loop which is about 3.5 feet above the bowl. i
What AA batteries for hand held devices? dLj at 7:48pm 02.02.25 I have to say, this has been a really interesting thread on rechargable batteries. I've learned a lo
Holding tank sanitation hoses wbarrie at 7:42pm 02.02.25 I forgot about the border closing, but that's a temporary problem. And not only does a US shipping
What AA batteries for hand held devices? MFD at 7:09pm 02.02.25 I have NiMH rechargeable batteries for AAA, AA, C, and D-size adapters that hold 3 AA rechargeable i
What AA batteries for hand held devices? Davidasailor26 at 6:48pm 02.02.25 I do remove all batteries at the end of the season, mark them as to usage, and put all in a plastic
What AA batteries for hand held devices? Rich Stidger at 6:43pm 02.02.25 I use Amazon Basic batteries in AA and AAA sizes. I've never had one leak even at low capacity. I do
Raymarine Auto Pilot Rich Stidger at 6:34pm 02.02.25 It sounds like the rudder transducer is being damaged by the extreme AP movement. I don't believe th
Reflagging and MMSI dLj at 5:03pm 02.02.25 Sail from South Africa to FL starting in October. What will you do for shake down cruises? dj
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 Sailm8 at 4:48pm 02.02.25 It's not hard to do. My wife would pop the forestay loose with me on the cabin top. I would lower

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