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Tiller or wheel for sailboat? Rickeypilot at 6:47pm 01.01.21 Trailer Sailors 12/2458 New guy here. What is best for an eclipse (21 ft). A tiller or wheel for steering?
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye (4) Gott654 at 3:23pm 01.01.21 Catalina 22 26/2457
Best Manual Windlas for Oday 34 and where to put it. Pados at 11:19am 01.01.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/676 Hi there trying to decide on a windlass for my 34, have decided on a manual and am familiar with the
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? David Walsh at 9:38am 01.01.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2078 Hi All, I'm looking at getting to running rigging and I was looking at the manual and I see a refer
Battery Switches asalotto at 6:43am 01.01.21 Ask All Sailors 18/1983 My boat has two house batteries wired in parallel, plus a starter battery. For the house needs, I ca
Small ACP hull bottom paint Crazy Dave Condon at 6:42am 01.01.21 Smaller Boats 3/722 Does anyone know the specific anti fouling paint to safely use on the ACP or plastic hulls?
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 jsheek at 9:56pm 12.31.20 Trailer Sailors 19/1745 I need to have my Catalina 25 moved from one lake to another. I need to hire a moving company becaus
2021 Rich Stidger at 8:59pm 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 7/949 HNY to all. May 2021 bring us all peaceful beam reaches. We deserve them.
Questions regarding M26c vinyl pop-top cover Grace Note at 7:17pm 12.31.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2102 My "new" Mac 1994 swing keel boat came with the cover for the pop-top. It has a line around the b
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! (1) BlowMeAway at 7:14pm 12.31.20 Sails Call Lounge 18/1515 I seriously doubt it! All I want to do is get back to our bareboat charters in the BVI. I just got a
New Hunter 38 owner (1) kbgunn at 5:38pm 12.31.20 Big Boats 3/939 I just purchased a 2006 Hunter 38. Moving up from a Catalina 30. I had a Catalina 22 prior to the Ca
Explains a LOT (3) sailme88 at 5:38pm 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 7/655 Three pics.. Today I had my Hurth transmission pulled out for either a rebuild or replacement. Dur
Auto Pilot Waltsailor at 3:07pm 12.31.20 Big Boats 20/2776 I am looking to install an auto pilot on my 386. Right now Im considering a CPT wheel pilot. Can a
Ice Chest Insulation ontherocks83 at 12:27pm 12.31.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2991 I have a 1984 C30 and am looking to insulate the Ice Chest. Currently the factory insulation / lack
Electric Cooler Wiring ontherocks83 at 12:00pm 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2994 I am going to be purchasing a Dometic electric cooler for my Catalina 30 before the spring. Dometi
No Brake on steering pedestal Atrecess402 at 10:30am 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 30/3551 I just recently took ownership of a Hunter 28.5. It has a Merriman pedestal that does not have a bra
H34: removing Kenyon mast head (1) hunter34austin at 9:27am 12.31.20 Big Boats 5/843 I was looking at various older posts about Kenyon mast heads and mine looks a little bit different.
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... jssailem at 9:15am 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 42/3157 There are a lot of questions about boats... which one is the best to ??? Or How do you fix this or t
Holding tank manual pump issue (2) Sandfly at 7:36am 12.31.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2391 I had some trouble sufficiently pumping out my holding tank recently at a marina. I believe the iss
Special Sailing Days Kings Gambit at 7:33am 12.31.20 Ask All Sailors 5/646

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1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped Surfside at 1:08pm 10.25.24 There are several threads about this on the Catalina 28 group. If you reach up behind the teak trim
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 10.25.24 For what it's worth, this thing is straight and aligned. Can you explain how you determined the s
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 12:38pm 10.25.24 $2K to replace a holding tank??? A new top quality plastic tank up to 25 gallons shouldn't cost yo
Vendee Globe capta at 12:04pm 10.25.24 Oh no! This means that the Evel Knievels of the sailing world will be out there again.
Varnishing difficulties. (3) capta at 11:57am 10.25.24 Of course, all the info is important, but from my experience, it's about preparing the wood. Any old
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped brazenarticle at 11:54am 10.25.24 There are several threads about this on the Catalina 28 group. If you reach up behind the teak trim
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped jssailem at 11:30am 10.25.24 Don't ignore the drill idea. I have used it several times all with success.
Dyneema Double Eye jssailem at 11:28am 10.25.24 The loop spliced dyneema line is certainly a consideration. For the specific application I would hav
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Dorfl68 at 11:13am 10.25.24 I see what you mean but that's just the Catalina 42 design, which did them well for hundreds of boat
What is this stuff on my hull? LloydB at 11:13am 10.25.24 As we approach Halloween pumpkins warts have began appearing in many unexpected places. Scientist ex
Dyneema Double Eye Richard19068 at 11:09am 10.25.24
Catalina 42 MK 2 Strut questions (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 10.25.24 Welcome to the site @Dorfl68 . These struts seem a little problematic to me and I don't even have o
1991 Pearson 31-2 aluminum fuel tank leaks. Replace with plastic??? Looking for advice. Will cost $300 to repair dlochner at 11:02am 10.25.24 The two main causes of pin hole leaks in aluminum fuel tanks are bacterial growth inside the tank an
Varnishing difficulties. jssailem at 10:51am 10.25.24 I figured alcohol would be the most mild solvent to clean it The Total Boat HALCYON WATER-BASED MA
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 10.25.24 A new top quality plastic tank up to 25 gallons shouldn't cost you more than about $300, I like t
Looking for advice on buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321 cymeyer at 10:47am 10.25.24 Hi, I'm considering buying a Beneteau Ocenis 321. The size and the interior design work well for o
Varnishing difficulties. BAD ORCA at 10:36am 10.25.24 Even though I abandoned the path of varnishing enlightenment years ago, I brought many of its tech
Varnishing difficulties. Joe at 10:00am 10.25.24 Even though I abandoned the path of varnishing enlightenment years ago, I brought many of its techn
Varnishing difficulties. JoeWhite at 9:41am 10.25.24 I am not an expert, but I watched YouTube showing that the bubbles are caused by the air trapped in
Dyneema Double Eye stickinthemud57 at 9:39am 10.25.24 Maybe instead of the double eye you make one continuous loop? That could be spliced like j5CZzAo0Ix

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