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HIN location brodish at 7:47am 02.04.21 Irwin 6/3517 Hello ... I am working on a 1987 Irwin 43-MKIII and was wondering if there is any other place the HI
Navigation Lights ShawnL at 6:33am 02.04.21 Catalina 22 10/2646 I have one of the old-style Catalina 22s (1972) with the deck-mounted nav lights, fore and aft. I'm
Traveller suggestions sailingsoon at 7:56pm 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2268 I was wondering from the different main sail Traveller systems and the locations to be installed whi
Required Repairs and Upgrades on a 1983 Cal 39 delucacorrado at 6:03pm 02.03.21 Cal 5/2229 Good evening, I am a new sailor (learned on a Catalina 34) and I am not familiar yet with more invo
Switching an inboard for an outboard FlimFlamII at 6:02pm 02.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 54/9472 I have a 33' Aphrodite 101 after 40 years the one lung Yanmar needs to be retired. Changing it out
leaky windows on 41DS sailor5017 at 4:41pm 02.03.21 Big Boats 3/699 have a leaky window on one of the side windows above the nav table. looks like it was assembled wit
Mid Winter Cruise Terry Cox at 12:30pm 02.03.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1175 The week of February 15th has some promise for a mid winter cruise, weather permitting. So, think ab
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:39am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 26/7154 I am a NEWBIE to sailing and am planning a pleasure sail from Gibsons to Nanaimo in the spring. Is
Help identifying passage 456 autohelm drive unit discovery at 8:48am 02.03.21 Big Boats 1/424 i have a 2002 passage 456, auto pilot control head is st 7000+worked flawlessly now for 16k miles bu
Cargo Ship snaps in half rgranger at 8:33am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 36/6076
Limestone Park Luperon Bay Dominican Republic CYQK at 4:01am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 2/576 Saw a good article on this place. Seems like a good destination. Anyone have any experience there?
1980 McGruer Sirius 21 Pop Top/Roof Latch Hardware Kevin&Karen at 5:08pm 02.02.21 Parts Search 3/740 Can anyone help us? We are looking for the stainless steel wing nut type securing latch that secur
1983 Hunter 22 Sullzarollz at 4:36pm 02.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1060
Where to purchase stern rub rail cover Jskosmo at 3:02pm 02.02.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/605
Teak slat replacement video on youtube OWI at 9:42am 02.02.21 Ask All Sailors 4/762 For everyone looking to replace teak slats in the cockpit, i have created a short video on how i did
questions on generator on 2014 385 johnperri55 at 7:47am 02.02.21 Big Boats 3/1391 im going to have my dealer install a generator. i know catalina uses puma generators. i hear they ar
Emergency Tools Bill19233 at 6:05am 02.02.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1950 I'm way behind on "January sailing in Texas" videos. We left the dock for 10 races in January, only
OYE ! sailme88 at 5:05pm 02.01.21 Ask All Sailors 5/577 Yesterday I get word that my Hurth tranny isn't too bad. Needs a gasket and bearing kit. Today marke
How Many Galvanic Isolators sail sfbay at 4:59pm 02.01.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1183 New 1984 boat to me has two (2) 30 amp and one (1) 50 amp shore power connections and NO galvanic is
Catalina 22 canin cushions Bowleys Quarters Catalina at 1:04pm 02.01.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1489 hello working on a rehab Cat 22. need a bunch of things. mast plate, rudder tiller assy, cockpit cu

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Oldest Boat to Buy Kings Gambit at 6:29pm 01.07.25 I don't trust any boat made after about 1980. They are just too new to know how they'll stand up.
Catalina 28 Roller Furler Steve_Catalina at 6:29pm 01.07.25 To me it looks like a Hood Seafurl 800 furler. Manuals and much info on many sites including this si
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:05pm 01.07.25 WOW>>>> SSN 571 Nautilus CVN 65 Enterprise SVN CAL21 HADLEY That has a hell of a ring. Keeping it in
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau (6) dmdiehl64 at 5:44pm 01.07.25 We own a 1998 Oceanis 321 and this has been my winter project. I would say I did a decent amount of
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Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? marcham at 5:19pm 01.07.25 They make great bags. Or maybe a patio awning? List it for free on Facebook Marketplace, someone wil
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 5:09pm 01.07.25 Enron.. A company with a trust worthy reputation. There statement of mission says it all... The R
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 4:43pm 01.07.25 Throw out those smelly old diesel engines, no more noisy generators. Go nuclear electric hybrid! Int
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? marcham at 4:04pm 01.07.25 You mention that it's listed for less than it's worth.... it's worth what someone pays for it, so it
Galley . . . comforts of home? (7) Tally Ho at 3:54pm 01.07.25 229287 229288 229289 229290
Galley . . . comforts of home? jssailem at 3:40pm 01.07.25 Princess propane oven Sounds like a fitting brand for the lady who refers to herself as the Galley
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 3:38pm 01.07.25 I'm not sure a Danforth style anchor is the best choice for this application. The image indicates a
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? Mikem at 3:38pm 01.07.25 You could also try FB marketplace. My kids say it is better than Craigslist.
Its funny Friday! Mikem at 3:35pm 01.07.25 Too funny
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 Hello Below at 3:26pm 01.07.25
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 3:21pm 01.07.25 ... I'm wondering if bread will be possible. I'm not sure the temps will be hot enough. ... We hav
Catalina 28 Roller Furler (1) William Weeks at 3:16pm 01.07.25 Thanks everyone for your advice, here is a photo of the Furler
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 01.07.25 Thanks for all YOUR info @Brinky63 . Problems like this drive me vicariously nuts. First off, you
Its funny Friday! DArcy at 2:19pm 01.07.25 I'm not sure a Danforth style anchor is the best choice for this application. The image indicates a
Its funny Friday! (1) Captain Larry-DH at 2:02pm 01.07.25 This looks right to me, but maybe it needs a little more scope?

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