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I cheated today JRT at 4:37pm 05.06.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1619 Saw this in my inbox and asked for the price sheet. Don't tell may 310... https://www.cata-lagoon.
New Main Sail for H26 Doug J at 3:30pm 05.06.21 Smaller Boats 7/1204 I'm think of getting a new Main Sail for my H26. I know there have been many posts with recommendat
Webasto Thermostat Contoller acting up (1) skunther at 2:43pm 05.06.21 Ask All Sailors 1/563
Movie Chase scene using sailing catamarans Muttondressedaslamb at 1:01pm 05.06.21 Ask All Sailors 19/2714 Having grown up with movies involving car chase scenes such as Bullet, The Seven Ups, and The French
CQD CQD SOS DE MGY MGY - Titanic Sinking Brian D at 10:46am 05.06.21 Sails Call Lounge 7/12300 Back in 1912 when the Titanic sank, the main mode of communications was Morse Code. In order for the
Solar wiring question JP at 9:54am 05.06.21 Catalina 30 14/3282 I am replacing a broken solar panel and adding a new Victron 75/10 controller. I have traced the or
Sea Pearl 21 Sails vsgriffey at 9:30am 05.06.21 Trailer Sailors 2/3853 Hi folks, I recently purchased my Sea Pearl 21 with brand new sails. Unfortunately, the sails are o
Walker Bay Dingy WB10 parts question.... ppro at 9:17am 05.06.21 Parts Search 1/753 Question to the Walker Bay dingy owners...I am assembling a Walker Bay dingy (WB10) from parts....bu
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? schumaam at 9:07am 05.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2500 I would like to install an electric windlass in the anchor locker on a 2002 First 40.7. It looks li
Hunter 34 - Fuel Tank Baffles & Modifications swshogren at 8:57am 05.06.21 Big Boats 6/1474 Has anyone installed an inspection port into an original Hunter fuel tank for an early 1980s model 3
Hunter 34 - Fuel Tank Baffles Modifications swshogren at 8:47am 05.06.21 Parts Search 0/543 Sorry - posted this to the wrong forum. Reposting to the Big Boat Forum under the same title.
16 Daysailer--selling---price thoughts? Windtherapy at 8:39am 05.06.21 Day Sailers 5/1269 Just curious if anybody knows what I could get for my sailboat. I purchased a waterfront home on a r
Catalina 315 Refrigeration compartment air flow? sailingdeac at 8:37am 05.06.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1038 Are there any air flow openings in the compartment where the refrigerator is? I am told the refrig
need a swing keel for a hunter 22 the year is 1981 jeffjk at 8:01am 05.06.21 Ask All Sailors 3/403 Hi does anyone know where I can obtain a swing keel for a 1981 hunter 22? Does anyone make them?
Do I need outside jib tracks? AaronD at 7:43am 05.06.21 Catalina 22 9/3063 It's time to rebed my outside jib tracks. They're one of the last bits of deck hardware I haven't at
Good place to mount EPIRB H38 flightlead404 at 7:39am 05.06.21 Big Boats 5/635 I'm looking for a good place to mount my EPIRB. Ideally I want it reachable from the cockpit as w
Hunter 216 keel cable off the pulley... (3) Terriblerabbit at 6:48am 05.06.21 Smaller Boats 8/1451 Working on the new to me 216 and need to get the cable back into the pulley.... Anyone have experien
Vinyl Wrap thetone at 6:36am 05.06.21 Ask All Sailors 1/640 Hello, I own a 1990 Beneteau 35s5 sailboat. The headliner is falling off and nasty. I need logical r
Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 4:13am 05.06.21 Big Boats 12/1528 I am currently living it up in a marina with almost free electric so am running the air conditioning
Tapping threads in mast ricksoth at 11:52pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 17/5223 I am planning on drilling and tapping 1/4 - 20 thread for SS machine screws to hold an additional cl

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Raymarine MFD problems - replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 06.06.25 Sounds like a bad digitizer or other type of touch detector. This should be an easy parts swap for a
Position Reporting (Without AIS) Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 06.06.25 Please do share it when it's ready! I prefer barebones software that aren't made by companies that s
Check valve??? Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 06.06.25 How's a liveaboard supposed to use the head if it must be closed? I'm sure some boat out there has a
Check valve??? Captain Larry-DH at 5:59am 06.06.25 Regarding insurance, you never know what questions or documentation you will be asked until you sub
Raymarine MFD problems - replacement Team118 at 4:54am 06.06.25 When I bought our 1997 C380, I wanted to add an MFD. The boat had come with Autohelm instruments and
27-2 questions SailingLoto at 4:42am 06.06.25 We also purchased a 27-2 recently. Are there photos I can send you? This website has a single downl
Hurricane Season 2025 Rick Webb at 4:32am 06.06.25 Improvement in short term forecast accuracy has definitely improved largely because the models whic
Check valve??? east coaster at 4:06am 06.06.25 Regarding insurance, you never know what questions or documentation you will be asked until you subm
Check valve??? Terry Cox at 4:02am 06.06.25 Good morning, Fred. Several helpful poster comments thus far, and I agree with most. No need for a c
Check valve??? dlochner at 3:52am 06.06.25 Closing the seacock, while an oft recommended practice, isn't necessary if the hoses are in good sha
Check valve??? fred1diver at 3:36am 06.06.25 Ok, thank you everyone for the replies Yes I do always close the valve, even when under sail. the i
Check valve??? Captain Larry-DH at 3:29am 06.06.25
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? sailme88 at 3:20am 06.06.25 the curvature doesn't appear too great. The bigger problem is the non skid. Keep well off the non
Check valve??? sailme88 at 3:16am 06.06.25 Interesting thought on a problem solve.. But before the solve, the why should be known. Hoping that
Check valve??? Davidasailor26 at 3:00am 06.06.25
Hurricane Season 2025 jssailem at 2:46am 06.06.25 Look at 2003 through 2007. Prediction versus results. 2006 and 2007 were active volcano years. The e
Check valve??? (1) jssailem at 2:20am 06.06.25 The concern is a non concern if you check and replace your impeller on a regular basis. It is consid
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? Foswick at 11:23pm 06.05.25 How is the backstay mounted on the underside? That is, is there enough room around the chainplate a
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? (1) skunther at 11:01pm 06.05.25 The attachment pictured next to the CableClam is one of two split backstay attachment points. It see
Position Reporting (Without AIS) Foswick at 10:49pm 06.05.25 Yeah, there are tons of options that do this. It is just that every one I have looked at either requ

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