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Catalina 22 to a Catalina 310 - the right move for us? (2) Flying Jay at 11:41pm 04.21.21 Catalina 310 28/5615 Hello 310 crew! I've been on your forum threads for a few nights now, as there's a 310 I've got my
Loosen Shroud Barrel Turnbuckles FlimFlamII at 8:34pm 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2147 Went to adjust the turnbuckles on the shrouds and they sieze up after a few turns. Any ideas on how
What is this called?? (1) SailingFree44 at 6:46pm 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2029 Good evening folks, Was just wondering what this piece of the boat was called and whats the use as
Hunter 41/41DS (or others) air vent covers (1) MFD at 5:53pm 04.21.21 Big Boats 2/651 Hi All, I was wondering if anybody has had to replace, or knows where to source - the little overhea
LED Anchor & Steaming light? sailing bubbles at 3:39pm 04.21.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/757 Does anyone have the part# or link to Led Anchor and Steaming light bulbs on a 87 272 LE?
How Much Paint teacherspet at 3:37pm 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1955 How many gallons will it take to do at least two coats of bottom paint for a Vision 32? Also for top
Stern Tube Diameter? (1) sailing bubbles at 3:37pm 04.21.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/848 Hello. I'm upgrading my 1987 272 LE to a PSS Dripless. I know its a 1" shaft.. Does anyone know the
hunter 23.5 centerboard haul line replacement and how to jack up boat phot01 at 3:08pm 04.21.21 Smaller Boats 20/4860 Been studying this for a while..need some advice. I need to drop my centerbaord 14-16 inches to repl
Periodic Maintenance - Yanmar Saildrive Souellette at 2:27pm 04.21.21 Catalina 275 8/4525 Hello. I'm starting to do some maintenance on the Yanmar on my 2016 Catalina. The engine has about 6
Anchor Well tb_gb at 2:14pm 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/533 I have a 1999 Hunter 380, and have a question. Does anyone have any idea how much weight the anchor
14.2 Expo Serenity on Hudson at 1:15pm 04.21.21 Smaller Boats 0/695 I got one some 3 years ago and have been sailing Boca Ciega Bay, FL mostly in July (ugh!!) and Decem
Keel is gone (3) Eleven at 12:51pm 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1102 Found out yesterday my 2004 Beneteau 311 has lost it's swing keel portion. First clue was when I was
Catalina 320 - remove stern pulpit skisil at 12:20pm 04.21.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/683 Need to remove the stern pulpit on my Cat 320. I have the 3 stanchion model. How are the aft two s
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 11:20am 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 61/7471 Just joined the forum, and this is both a valid discussion question, and a test that I am doing this
C&C 44 Cabin Top (2) Osprey44 at 9:18am 04.21.21 C&C 0/786 I removed the section that covers that sliding companionway hatch to clean and re-bed everything. Th
Holding tank area uses after removal? JohnRichard at 9:06am 04.21.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1067 I am 99% set on installing a composting toilet in my Newport 27. The original flush unit was remov
variprop sailor5017 at 9:00am 04.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1180 hoping someone can tell me what kind of grease to use in variprop..
Dock Tying Alternatives (1) YVRguy at 7:14am 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 33/7864 Our Hunter 34 has stern and bow cleats but no cleat at midships. As a result, we normally fix two
Mast setup (3) Scraigward at 6:31am 04.21.21 Smaller Boats 10/1949 Hi there, I am completely new to Sailing and just bought a legend 240! plan to have lesson before go
Painting over molded non-skid deck PeteTheri at 6:24am 04.21.21 Ask All Sailors 9/6730

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Lithium cold storage question danstanford at 2:47am 04.03.25 I had an Oceanvolt electric boat with 4 Lithium batteries and the manufacturer said run them down a
Ellebogen Isolators BigEasy at 11:01pm 04.02.25 The new isolator studs will get a generous coating of Boeshield to keep them looking new and also t
Lithium cold storage question marcham at 9:08pm 04.02.25 Last I checked, tail end of hurricanes go all the way to Nova Scotia... Plenty of cold there! :)
Great Deal on Antifouling Michael Davis at 8:57pm 04.02.25 Give the location of the sale!
SPRING BREAK - Weather kloudie1 at 7:35pm 04.02.25 Plans are to head out to the Miss barrier islands for a few days starting Wednesday, Windy says kind
SPRING BREAK - Weather jssailem at 7:34pm 04.02.25
SPRING BREAK - Weather Tally Ho at 6:50pm 04.02.25 Bah, humbug :cuss: ! But do you have any wind?
Ellebogen Isolators Tally Ho at 6:50pm 04.02.25 Great update. Thanks for letting us know how they turned out.
Cliffside sails SailingLoto at 6:33pm 04.02.25 Thank you everyone! Contact has been made! All is good!
Ellebogen Isolators (2) Clutch Cargo at 5:48pm 04.02.25 Update regarding my isolator replacement project. As mentioned before, Aitor Ellebogen was most hel
SPRING BREAK - Weather kappykaplan at 5:17pm 04.02.25 Bah, humbug :cuss: ! :thumbup:
SPRING BREAK - Weather Ralph Johnstone at 5:15pm 04.02.25 Sorry Ralph! Bah, humbug :cuss: !
SPRING BREAK - Weather (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:14pm 04.02.25 I can not see it because of the moss that has been growing over the past 50-plus years. Yes, afte
Keel Bolts heritage at 4:51pm 04.02.25 Have you visually checked the broken bolt for signs of crevice corrosion?
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel (1) SteveHughessails at 4:40pm 04.02.25 I was at a store today, I came out and the truck beside me had a hitch extension. I thought to mysel
Bolt for pop top support strut heritage at 4:40pm 04.02.25 It's common for builders to embed an aluminum plate in areas where winches and stanchions will be sc
SPRING BREAK - Weather (1) Tally Ho at 4:01pm 04.02.25 You have got to be kidding. It rains year 'round here with maybe a little more in the Spring. The
SPRING BREAK - Weather jssailem at 3:22pm 04.02.25 I do not know about toe webbing. I can not see it because of the moss that has been growing over the
Bolt for pop top support strut Johnb at 2:56pm 04.02.25 Google "bolt insert" and you will find a wealth of possibilities - sizes and materials. The good new
Keel Bolts Tally Ho at 2:10pm 04.02.25 On the Legend 40.5, the boat has only three bolts. Trying to find information on how long the bolts

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