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Looking for a trailer for my Catalina 25 swing keel chimowoody at 5:09pm 10.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/384 Hi all I'm in somewhat of a desperate need to find a trailer (new or used) for my 1980 Catalina 25 s
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. (1) BAD ORCA at 3:38pm 10.13.24 Ask All Sailors 13/768 Im getting ready to haul out in a few weeks and drop keel and install some good backing plates. In
Leaking around Mast DanMaine at 12:06pm 10.13.24 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1137 My HC 37 leaks between the mast and the deck. There is s neoprene gasket there. The water seems to
winter Cover DanMaine at 11:50am 10.13.24 Parts Search 1/325 Looking for a winter cover for a 37' sailboat. I can modify it if need be.
Put-in-Bay and the Great Lakes Comment (1) Kings Gambit at 7:19am 10.13.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/894 Just completing a 10-day visit of western MI and western OH with much exposure to eastern Lake Michi
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife (7) jssailem at 4:50pm 10.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 37/2653 227979 Oh yes. Foilage. 227985 Weather is cooperating.
Thinking of downsizing waterman30 at 2:20pm 10.12.24 Smaller Boats 2/615 I am thinking of letting my 23.5 go and getting something in the 16' range. Any suggestions for a go
Conversation with a Catalina 22 dlochner at 7:57am 10.12.24 Catalina 22 0/849 Cat 22 owners might enjoy this article. https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/q-and-a-catalin
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration Schwarz633 at 6:18am 10.12.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1237 I just purchased an old sailboat with fairly new instrumentation and am wondering if there's a way t
How to Lock Rudder Down? (Capri 18') (1) FLsail at 5:46am 10.12.24 Smaller Boats 2/368 Hi, I am helping a friend fix his Capri 18' and we can't get the rudder to lock down. I was told we
Mix Axiom and C80? kblodorn at 7:00pm 10.11.24 Big Boats 10/794
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 1:58pm 10.11.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 43/2753
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint (2) sailcapt340 at 12:02pm 10.11.24 Ask All Sailors 7/835 My dinghy is 6 years old. It has had 5 seasons of Black Pettit Dinghy Bottom Paint applied. Last ye
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer jamesstrobel at 10:04am 10.11.24 Smaller Boats 5/517 I have a 1990 Hunter 23 (wing keel). Before loading the boat onto the trailer to pull up the ramp a
Towing a 260 massnspace at 9:50am 10.11.24 Smaller Boats 7/601 Considering a 260. Any advice or experience on towing this boat (and trailer) with a 5.000 lb. towi
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 8:21am 10.11.24 Smaller Boats 36/1939 We took our Hunter 240 out for the first time. When we first bought the boat, it was on the water. T
NavPod on Hunter 45DS? kblodorn at 7:59pm 10.10.24 Big Boats 4/381 Hi all, I am in the process of purchasing a 2008 Hunter 45DS. The Raymarine C120 in the cockpit is f
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? (1) Dirk62 at 11:16am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 9/823 Hi, I just bought a C-Lark 14 in an estate sale. It appeared to be in much better condition than the
Hunter 33 genoa track leak BruceVance at 10:37am 10.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/282 I'm chasing down a slow leak on my 2006 Hunter 33 which seems to be originating midship port side. I
New Deck Fill & Nozall Deck Pump-Out Filling Ward H at 9:04am 10.10.24 Ask All Sailors 0/296 Category - "If only I'd have known" A few weeks back there was a discussion on Pump-Out Carts that l

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Russian Sailing Terms twodzusfittings at 4:07am 05.24.25 There an App for that!
Catalina 310 Polars rpwillia at 3:46am 05.24.25 I asked the AI at work :clap: for a 310 polar and it gave me on. It seems reasonable and I matched i
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. Davidasailor26 at 2:04am 05.24.25 Diesel, which does have me wondering why there is a "blower" but on some of the other pages here fo
Russian Sailing Terms Foswick at 10:38pm 05.23.25 In case anyone stumbles across this thread and cares, in the video, he uses: Ready about!: ???????
Russian Sailing Terms Foswick at 10:01pm 05.23.25 These are brilliant, Duncan! Thank you. This is a wealth of terminology. He gets into commands at ar
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RedGreen2025 at 9:05pm 05.23.25 Yes, my mistake. You are correct. 3 % not 3 volt.
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) fox9988 at 9:04pm 05.23.25 Understood. Worst case, run it. It'll go for years.
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! (1) Tomusa at 8:09pm 05.23.25 Hi, after my fuel tank became contaminated with bio crap and clogged my fuel pickup (required a tow
Russian Sailing Terms duncan14 at 7:44pm 05.23.25 I'm just starting with sailing and definitely not an expert, but I recently found a great set of you
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? dlochner at 7:28pm 05.23.25 The tables show a 3% not 3 volt loss or a 10% volt loss. If there is a 3 volt drop, something is ser
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 7:15pm 05.23.25
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Obie! at 7:12pm 05.23.25 The hull number on my '78 is Yam000691277, but there's another plate on the stern lazarette (cockpit
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? Scott T-Bird at 6:58pm 05.23.25 I'm surprised you have a wheel pilot on a Hunter 460. Wouldn't this boat have the structure already
Recognize this gearbox for Legend 37 1988? Foswick at 6:56pm 05.23.25 Well, the lettering says "Kanzaki Hurth". That is the extent of my helpfulness.
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. niceshoes6 at 6:28pm 05.23.25 Gas or diesel powered ? Diesel, which does have me wondering why there is a "blower" but on some o
Best Furler? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21pm 05.23.25 Look at the FF 1 if available. CDI was sold to a sailmaker 2-3 years ago. To find CDI, call the for
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) (1) Night Watch at 3:48pm 05.23.25 As mentioned, do the compression test at wide open throttle. Please post the results. You can't se
Hull liner fabric suggestions needed (2) palermorw at 3:35pm 05.23.25 I got some samples of hull blanket from Sailrite but I wonder is there is fabric suitable for hull
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RedGreen2025 at 3:10pm 05.23.25 Ralph: No math, I was just going off the table RitSim posted and I'm assuming the table was construc
Catalina 23 Swing Keel ShawnL at 2:44pm 05.23.25 I believe all of the glass in that area is solid -- I've filled old holes in mine (compass, depth an

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