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Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 10:27am 11.04.20 Big Boats 188/26168 My boat floated ashore after a 14 foot surge snapped 2 Hurricane lines and un-spooled 2 others from
Stern fiberglass bulkhead on 25 Dan Wray at 8:18am 11.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1212 I am trying to strip all hardware to paint and re-bed. I am thinking about cutting a bigger opening
Speaker Install For Radio and Music? S/V Honu at 7:54am 11.04.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1237 Wondering if there is a way to be able to play music into cockpit speakers, but have the VHF/SSB ove
End of the Season (1) cb32863 at 6:02am 11.04.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1008 186873 And that's the end of the 2020 season. We didn't race at all this year due to my underlying
Chipped varnish (1) Captain W at 3:08pm 11.03.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2096 Unfortunately, one of the weather boards fell and a piece of varnish chipped off. Do I need to take
main flow issue (1) DinghySailor at 12:37pm 11.03.20 C&C 15/2013 We took our new-to-us 37 out for sail#1 last weekend. In sea trials, we'd sailed with a 90% headsail
So many questions - 24ft Laguna Windrose Nunyadamn at 12:20pm 11.03.20 Trailer Sailors 23/4808 Hello - this is my first post. I just purchased a 1974 24ft Laguna Windrose and now I need to learn
Questions for 26S owners NINEv2 at 12:07pm 11.03.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/2883 Howdy everyone. After much thought and discussions with the missus, we decided that our best, easies
Which Type of Intake Strainer is Recommended? (3) Ziggler at 12:04pm 11.03.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2200 1984 Morgan 323. Yanmar 3GMD 20 HP. OK, the question: Which intake strainer is best? A 2-piece thr
winch & hatch cover recommendations DinghySailor at 11:55am 11.03.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1044 The Barient 28 winches on our new-to-us C'C 37 are in great shape but lack winch covers. My Lewmar h
1 1/2" vs 1 1/2" (1) malyea at 11:46am 11.03.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1397
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 10:57am 11.03.20 The Cherubini Hunters 25/2908 When I purchased the boat (at great discount) the old yanmar Ysm12 would not start. After struggling
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. azambella at 9:57am 11.03.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1997 No matter what I do, both belts (alternator ' water pump) on my 1981 Yanmar 2GM go loose shortly (a
1980 Catalina 38 Owners Manual Rogerfern at 9:46am 11.03.20 Big Boats 1/810 Purchasing a Catalina 38 , looking for owners manual, any suggestions? Thank You
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 (2) JamesG161 at 9:16am 11.03.20 Weather and Forecasting 29/2168 Yes folks, even though November 1 ends December 1st the official end 2020 Hurricane season, it aint
Winches (2) SailingLoto at 4:43am 11.03.20 Trailer Sailors 6/1040 My South Coast 22 has winches on the sides and tracks with blocks for a head sail. I assume these
Another what is this boat? (1) smokey73 at 5:25pm 11.02.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1923 This boat is at mooring field near me and I think the owner is going to put it up for sail but I can
H23 1988 Mast foot rebuild SuzaruID at 4:52pm 11.02.20 Smaller Boats 17/1577 Hello all, We have recently acquired 1988 H23 and are looking at installing a new mast foot. The o
Furler line too short on H170 Shorefun at 4:19pm 11.02.20 Day Sailers 4/1270 I have not commented much this summer. Got my 170 in the water at the Yacht club. Have a few more h
Autopilot for 30T Rxsail at 1:41pm 11.02.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2037 I would like advice on choosing an autopilot for my 30T. We have no intention of long cruising, hav

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New Design Fresh Water Tank Source Steve_Catalina at 3:31pm 05.02.24 Ronco-plastics.com still makes all water tanks for Catalina. They have over 400 designs. With basic
Weeping Holes at Mast Step lacoursmarc at 3:07pm 05.02.24 Hi folks, your replies are very helpful and so are the pictures. For some reason, I don't see a weep
want to raise main from cockpit fred1diver at 3:03pm 05.02.24 What size winch should I be looking at? yes I would do the reefing lines at the same time
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 1:31pm 05.02.24 Just closing this out for anyone who might see it later. I used the self adhesive SS tape from the
replacing Spartite with traditional shims Richard19068 at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Maybe check rig-rite for mast wedges? It might help if you know who made the mast.
Legend 40.5 bimini and cushion Sdiring at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Got a much better price at a different shop.
want to raise main from cockpit JBP-PA at 11:35am 05.02.24 Reef plans? Having the halyard in the cockpit and the reef lines at the mast can be a pain.
Weeping Holes at Mast Step Terry Cox at 11:33am 05.02.24 Can anyone recognize this setup and give me some advice? Had a similar problem with our boat and w
want to raise main from cockpit (1) Tally Ho at 11:29am 05.02.24
Weight of an O' Day 27 Tally Ho at 11:17am 05.02.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 05.02.24
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Tally Ho at 10:58am 05.02.24 My H280 has a single lever transmission / throttle, and I assume yours does too. You may be referri
Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) Rich Stidger at 10:47am 05.02.24 You mast leak problem is very common. It looks like you have a Z-Spar mast similar to the one on my
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:46am 05.02.24 If you're still looking, These are great and take up very little space. : Amazon.com Thnx
Sailing Sidekicks (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:42am 05.02.24 Ruby ,our American Staffordshire loves the water ..
want to raise main from cockpit twodzusfittings at 10:14am 05.02.24 All of the above bolted down equipment will need heavy duty backing plates. Drill your holes oversiz
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:31am 05.02.24 I just started following this thread as my cabin lights are LED and have been for quite some time n
Outboard depth in water. pclarksurf at 9:14am 05.02.24 @Gene Neill aka sir mix-a-lot ;) That Cat's got back !
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 matts997 at 9:05am 05.02.24 I had a H280 for 8 years (great boat!). Agree with everything mentioned here. My fuel line pull kn
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 8:57am 05.02.24 I was searching for a swim pad to hang out on at anchor and found this photo... If you're still l

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