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Catalina 18 Sail Track Stopper replacement part (1) majorkong1 at 4:16pm 05.30.25 Trailer Sailors 4/604 Does anyone have a recommendation for how to replace the nut from the sail track stopper on a Catali
Hunter 40-1...looking for cushions Canuck Sailorguy at 12:12pm 05.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/295 I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 40-1 (Hunter 40 Legend) and she needs interior cushions. If you have
No in-water hull scrubbers available? patrickkidd at 7:10am 05.30.25 Ask All Sailors 9/1189 I am surprised to find no hulk brushes / scrubbers for in-water hull cleaning on the market. The onl
Hunter legend 37 . Rudder problem. Almost imperceptible side to side movement. Is there a bushing or bearing that could be causing this. DStegs49 at 1:09am 05.30.25 Ask All Sailors 4/388 Minute side to side clunk
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! (4) ChrisVR1994 at 4:06pm 05.29.25 Ask All Sailors 23/2163 Hi there: I recently saw when I started my engine that there was no water being expelled from the t
Westebeke oil filters gathard at 2:59pm 05.29.25 Ask All Sailors 0/29 Six new Westebeke oil filters - 36918. $50.00 plus customer pays shipping. Retail $16-$18 @. Conta
HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) jonelli at 2:56pm 05.29.25 Catalina 30 9/1393 My bottom diver says he can replace my cutlass bearing IN the water, but he doesn't have the tool fo
propane regulator George Braun at 12:04pm 05.29.25 Big Boats 5/624 2008 H36 here. Anyone know the brand/model number of the wall mount propane regulator typically fac
Hello again The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:03am 05.29.25 Ask All Sailors 7/726 Where can I find "CHART SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS" APP since the author apparently have not given an
Deformed bottom of the hull (5) Driver50x at 9:55am 05.29.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1790
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 (2) PWH at 3:43am 05.29.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1173 Hi Folks, Hoping someone can answer a question I have about a boat I went to look at a Hunter 306.
Yanmar Engine Kill cable smokey73 at 7:38pm 05.28.25 Ask All Sailors 18/1274 1994 Hunter 40.5 The kill pull knob for my Yanmar 4JH2E is located just inside the companion way to
Purchasing a B-373 Dadawada at 7:52am 05.28.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1962 I'm looking at a 2007 Beneteau 373 for purchase in North Carolina, US. I have sailing experience whe
S2 9.2c Starboard engine access question engdude62 at 10:53pm 05.27.25 S2 0/792 Are there any S2 9.2c owners out there that have attempted to cut an access panel between the head a
Speaker Arch Brackets McPhee at 8:22pm 05.27.25 Mid-Size Boats 5/922 Well... I wasn't impressed with my flimsy plastic speaker arch so I fabricated a new replacement ou
Volvo Dripless Shaft Seal Greasing Practical Question duck21 at 3:09pm 05.27.25 Ask All Sailors 3/545 Hi all, I've installed a Volvo dripless shaft seal and am excited to have a (relatively) dry bilge
new water heater CJB220 at 2:52pm 05.27.25 Big Boats 6/955 The water heater on my 2005 36 has "given up the ghost" and is leaking. It is a Force 10 Model 4050
Step-in (hands-free) boat shoes? (2) WarrenWolf at 2:26pm 05.27.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1839 Does anyone have experience with "hands-free" shoes like Skechers on their boat? It's time to repla
Amiot Master Electronic Control (1) KGarvey at 1:52pm 05.27.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/428 Hi I'm not getting any power to my Amiot Master Control panel all the fuses in the back of the pane
Raymarine MFD problems - replacement RussellBen at 1:50pm 05.27.25 Big Boats 11/2316 My Catalina 385 came with all Raymarine electronics. The MFD (an e97 model) has recently developed a

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Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size (2) Gianni65 at 1:21pm 12.10.25 Hello. When I bough the boat, back in late 2022, it was equipped with a Raymarine actuator and I th
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Project_Mayhem at 12:42pm 12.10.25 I'm still not sure what to do for my last/final paint coat thought..? I'd do some anti-fouling bot
WHY DO WE DO THIS? BarryL at 12:36pm 12.10.25 Hello, Here in NY on the Long Island Sound the off season is closer to 6 months. I also remove the
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 11:27am 12.10.25 At this point the most important step is getting the rust treatment on, either the TotalBoat produc
Hunter 50 rudder shaft keyway size artboas at 11:18am 12.10.25 Sure. I've 4 arms (draglinks), 2 from manual steering (port and starboard) and two from to autopil
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Arrgh at 11:12am 12.10.25 Fuel polishing has varied results. Even after the filtering there could be gunk in the tank that ge
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Kings Gambit at 10:55am 12.10.25 Since I started sailing and owning a sail boat, every season I do the same thing. But I never quite
Replacing ALL of the plumbing BAD ORCA at 10:15am 12.10.25 15mm Pex tubing is available in the US. I get it here, along with all of the push-on fittings I ne
Replacing ALL of the plumbing john6206 at 10:07am 12.10.25 Hey everyone - Thanks for the advice. I'm oddly intimidated by starting new boat projects, but I ca
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Scott T-Bird at 9:47am 12.10.25
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:23am 12.10.25 with lots of rain and occasional hurricanes;) Actually, we have a severe drought here because of t
A little bit of sewing help needed Project_Mayhem at 9:12am 12.10.25 There are two kinds of velcro. Nylon and polyester. The polyester is much more resistant to UV and
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? JRacer at 8:55am 12.10.25
A little bit of sewing help needed Rich Stidger at 7:32am 12.10.25 <snip> Maybe Rich , but the one possibility that I would avoid is Velcro. The sun kills it. If usin
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? JBP-PA at 7:19am 12.10.25 Thanks so much for this, Scott. I think I can reach the previous owner re: what bottom paint was la
Question: replacing the 26 or 260 centerboard with a stainless steel one for more ballast? Johann at 7:17am 12.10.25 When I had my 23.5 I had the same issue. It turned out that the gasket was not sealing because the v
Rotten egg smell on first flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:08am 12.10.25 A filter in the intake line wouldn't block sea water micro organisms, but could interfere with the t
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 12.10.25 Life is good in Florida. Winter prep consists of adding air to the fenders. with lots of rain and
A little bit of sewing help needed Project_Mayhem at 7:05am 12.10.25 The part in the picture wraps around the mast to keep rain out. A strap would be perfect for this ap
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:05am 12.10.25 Life is good in Florida. Winter prep consists of adding air to the fenders.

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