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Looking for O'Day 25 Trailer or similar Tandem Axle (1) withintheruins14 at 10:49am 02.23.21 Trailer Sailors 12/1453 Looking for an O'Day 25 trailer in Wisconsin area - the boats a swing keel so these are usually a ta
Stem/Keel Repair (3) withintheruins14 at 10:36am 02.23.21 Ask All Sailors 21/3810 How might you go about fixing this? I'm taking this boat into the shop and need to coordinate the st
Onan 8K Gen losing coolant (5) HandsOnTech at 10:21am 02.23.21 Engines and Propulsion 24/4465
76 years ago today, on an island (2) Brian D at 7:42am 02.23.21 Sails Call Lounge 8/1020 Six Marines raised a second flag on Japanese homeland territory for the first time during World War
Hunter 460/466 Rudder Identification Scallywagger at 6:33am 02.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/697 Hello everyone. I'm hoping to replace my rudder on my newly aquired 2001 Hunter 460. Clipper Marine
Larger wheel? JAE at 9:42pm 02.22.21 Catalina 310 12/1999 Hi all has anybody changed the 310 wheel with a lager one? I get that it impedes cockpit movements h
Repair and replacement of cockpit drains on a Hunter 34 swshogren at 1:45pm 02.22.21 Big Boats 19/3924 Discovered this weekend that one of my cockpit drains froze and split last weekend during the big sn
Yanmar 2QM20H engine mounts jsgrover at 1:04pm 02.22.21 Engines and Propulsion 2/886 I am having difficulty identifying the proper part number for the 2QM20. Existing mounts are shot, a
Headstay too short? Drinky Crow at 12:40pm 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1357 I just had all new wire installed. Headstay, shrouds, mids, lowers and backstay w/legs. Old furler o
Wiring size calculator Tim22 at 12:08pm 02.22.21 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2175 I downloaded both the ABYC and Blue Sea wire size calculator and noticed that there is a discrepancy
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom smontgom at 11:37am 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 20/3398 I am looking at a Catalina 36 as a step up from our Hunter 31. While it draws 4'5" our mean low low
H36 Reefing Advice drm1 at 10:15am 02.22.21 Big Boats 10/822 Hi. Would love to get thoughts from others on reefing. I have the roller furling main and standard
Plastic packing box johnstreatfeild at 8:56am 02.22.21 Mid-Size Boats 23/3759 The packing box on my 1999 Hunter 335 is made out of some sort of plastic material. There is no loc
Catalina 22 being parted out? Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 7:36am 02.22.21 Parts Search 20/3034 Working on a Catalina 22 Restore. Need a bunch of parts. Anyone know of a Cat 22 being parted out?
Modern Design Anchors senechals at 7:16am 02.22.21 Catalina 310 38/6172 We are researching anchors for our new Catalina 315. We had a Delta on our Catalina 36 but never an
Hypalone Fabric and Glue jdhohmann at 6:51am 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1954 Hey Folks, I am looking where to purchase some Hypalone Fabric and Glue for a new to me Brig Inflata
SV Panope. 100 anchor videos jssailem at 6:29am 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 15/8825 One of the best anchor testing video bloggers has crossed the threshold and posted 100 videos. I lo
Marking anchor rode DianaOfBurlington at 9:34pm 02.21.21 Ask All Sailors 40/9971 Looking for the best way to mark anchor rodes as to feet paid out. Could mark it by water depth; but
Odd Offset Shackle; For What? (1) Rick D at 7:48pm 02.21.21 Ask All Sailors 3/647 I was recently given this offset shackle. Nice piece, unused, but I have no idea what the intended a
420 passsage exhaust Stephen M at 7:06pm 02.21.21 Big Boats 3/476 Has anyone changed out the exhaust piping on a Hunter 420?

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CNG gas tank requirements Alan Backus at 5:44am 01.12.25 Thanks for everyone's inputs which is mostly consistent with what I understood. Does anyone know th
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 5:29am 01.12.25 Passing a hydro test is not the sole requirement. Excessive corrosion (over 0.011-inch metal loss) c
Oldest Boat to Buy twodzusfittings at 3:19am 01.12.25 I worked it out. My boat and all the repairs, replacements, insurances and upgrades along with the l
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step SeaDogGo at 8:39pm 01.11.25 Yes, he said the part is no longer available, so I would like to try to locate a salvaged one to ref
CNG gas tank requirements Richard19068 at 6:30pm 01.11.25 I think your surveyor is confusing CNG with propane. There should be a date of manufacture on the CN
CNG gas tank requirements smokey73 at 6:29pm 01.11.25 The tank should have a DOT (Department of Transportation) certification stamped into the metal. That
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:26pm 01.11.25 You don't need to mount them. Just get some small ones and keep them wired up ( or have them on dis
Solar Panel Placement. Richard19068 at 6:23pm 01.11.25 Very valid. Thank you. Just topping off the batteries. We trailer around lake Michigan and Lake
Arco # 6 winch springs Richard19068 at 6:10pm 01.11.25 I would try going to your local chandelery (I know, a disappearing dinosaur) with one of the old one
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:05pm 01.11.25 Unless the panels are specifically designed to be installed on a deck where they will be stepped on
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:01pm 01.11.25 I like the lensun fiberglass panels. They are not as efficient or long lasting as rigid panels, bu
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 6:01pm 01.11.25 I'm selling my 1989 sailboat in the US. The surveyor claims that my CNG cylinders that fuel my st
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:00pm 01.11.25 Thank you for the insight. All of this makes so much sense. I just need enough energy to top off
CNG gas tank requirements Terry Cox at 5:55pm 01.11.25 Hi Alan. Our CNG tanks are round steel with a rounded bottom and will hold 2,500 pounds of CNG. If y
Arco # 6 winch springs jssailem at 5:10pm 01.11.25 I do not know the Arco winch. Lewmar makes a kit of springs and pawls. I know they fit Lewmar and Ba
Catalina 28 Roller Furler peterbud at 5:09pm 01.11.25 I have Hull 272 the roller furling is hood and the traveler is Garhauer
Solar Panel Placement. kappykaplan at 4:20pm 01.11.25 That is something I have seen - not over solar panels, but over hatches and ports. (There's a name
CNG gas tank requirements Tally Ho at 4:19pm 01.11.25
C25 question SailingLoto at 4:15pm 01.11.25 Those features were OPTIONS. https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3 Allow me
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 3:59pm 01.11.25 I agree, it may be much easier for us to fabricate the part ourselves! Thanks again! I doub

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