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Adding a linear ram on a Oceanis 461 RossH at 7:53am 03.02.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/853 Hi Everyone - I'm going to swap out my chain drive rotary autopilot for a linear below-deck unit on
Adding reef points to main WindChill at 7:39pm 03.01.21 Catalina 22 8/6360 Working on my project Catalina 22 and hoping to get in the water this summer. The main that came wit
CDI Flexible Furler WindChill at 7:35pm 03.01.21 Catalina 22 6/1553 I have an early model Catalina 22 project boat I've been working on. It came with a CDI Flexible f
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Dan_Y at 5:06pm 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 22/7728 For a while I have wanted to get an under water inspection camera to see if i need to clean the prop
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck (1) gusmuller at 5:03pm 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 32/3484 To all Hunter B'R lovers out there, if you are a hater please just keep your thoughts to yourself. I
Catalina 30 Brown Liquid Coming in Cabin Window. Could it be from the Mast? reuabyor at 4:15pm 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2732 The port side window of my 1989 Catalina 30 TR BS, the one aft of the head window, has a dark, brown
Freezer door not closing (1) Mike M. at 3:39pm 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1449 Does anyone know how to fix a freezer door that does not close completely?
Wanted Used PWC Dock Mike M. at 3:22pm 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 3/497 I am looking for a dock for my dinghy. I would like to find a Jet Ski PWC Glide n Ride dock in good
O'Day 26 Sail Cover Castrilper55 at 2:04pm 03.01.21 Day Sailers 8/1689 Has anyone purchased a patterned mainsail cover from Lee Sails for an O'Day 26? just wondering abou
Which Bottom Paint for Lake Minnetonka? HEINZIR at 12:01pm 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 24/3868 For those of you sailing on Lake Minnetonka in Minnesota, what brand and type of bottom paint have y
More Westerbeke 10-two questions M. Maron at 11:56am 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 6/612 Thanks to all who have been so helpful on past inquiries - i have a few additional questions regardi
My New Trailer - Some Bad News (1) withintheruins14 at 11:09am 03.01.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1115 Over the weekend I had a trailer driven for 6 hours from lower Michigan to Wisconsin. I'd finally fo
Hunter 23 Whisker Pole knotatwork2 at 9:59am 03.01.21 Smaller Boats 1/536 Well the next addition is a whisker pole < and probably a divorce> Oh Well! I'm not sure how to con
Need help finding reasonable Jabsco part Justin_NSA at 7:51am 03.01.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1797 I have a Jabsco Compact 29090-0000 marine toilet. It works just fine so I'm not wanting to replace i
Finally added diesel fuel level gauge - Classic 26 (Classic Yachts Chanute) (2) mspeters at 9:44pm 02.28.21 Trailer Sailors 3/1031 After 21 years, pulled the small 5 Gal diesel tank for the 1GM10 to clean out any sediment. Surpris
US Coast Guard Documentation turnaround time envisionvenicefl at 6:31pm 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 42/9535 I recently submitted USCG documentation to transfer ownership for a new to me Catalina 36. Does any
Fuel valve location fullbore at 4:13pm 02.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/4240
What is the one thing on your boat that you like the most? Capt Robbie at 4:08pm 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 51/5956
Glow plugs $$$$$$ M. Maron at 3:34pm 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2950 Having cold start issues on Westerbeke 10-Two. I know a lot of folks are currently dealing with snow
Looking for TWS polars for a Islander Freeport 36. I would very much appreciate if you could tell me where I can find :-) FreeSpiritLuc at 1:15pm 02.28.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1119 These are the specs. SailboatData.com - FREEPORT 36 (ISLANDER) Sailboat I am trying to get somethi

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Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? PaulDaniel at 12:43pm 03.24.25 The one that I saw that sold recently for $20k with a trailer was a 1994.
Tips on acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270 Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 03.24.25 These guys gave me a really reasonable rate when I called them about six years ago Welcome to Custom
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Project_Mayhem at 12:27pm 03.24.25 Worst case scenario the brakes will seize up the first time they are used and then the pads will fry
Outhaul modifications (1) stickinthemud57 at 12:15pm 03.24.25 Sorry, got distracted. Here's a photo with callouts for my rig before installing inside the boom. I
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast Rich Stidger at 12:12pm 03.24.25 Thank you Rich for the help. Would you like some pix?
Tips on acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270 dmax at 12:02pm 03.24.25 That's a good size boat to be trailering - the C250 trailer might not be up to it, you would need to
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question Daze at 11:59am 03.24.25 @T J Furstenau As I thought there were no holes anywhere on my Hunter factory davits.
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) (4) NYSail at 11:37am 03.24.25 When you pull the boat you will also see separation of the stern tube where it exits the boat. I had
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? JoeWhite at 11:24am 03.24.25 What year is the vessel?
Lithium cold storage question Stu Jackson at 11:03am 03.24.25 Have you read Maine Sail's guides to LFP? www.marinehowto.com He lives in Maine and has had LFP f
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast NProvost at 10:23am 03.24.25 Thank you Rich for the help.
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast Rich Stidger at 9:32am 03.24.25 Ii have a 1997 40.5- a sister ship. I can't help with the companion way steps, but the mast leak is
Lithium cold storage question jssailem at 8:58am 03.24.25 I am trying to make my life easier not harder. I want the benefits of Lithium batteries. I, theref
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Ralph Johnstone at 8:51am 03.24.25 if I'm wrong there please correct me. Yes, that is correct. Or maybe just to remove all doubt, di
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat (1) Dorfl68 at 8:38am 03.24.25 Follow up with the result
Main Rigging Upgrades (1) Hayden Watson at 8:25am 03.24.25 I will tackle the outhaul first. There is no way that what you have will give you tension. I would
Steer Stop jssailem at 8:05am 03.24.25 Check the rudder shaft. At the point that it goes through the upper bearing, there may be a pin. The
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? dmax at 7:49am 03.24.25 Look carefully at the axles and leaf springs and all their connection hardware - these and the U-bol
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? kappykaplan at 7:32am 03.24.25 You may find what you need here: https://catalina.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? dmax at 7:26am 03.24.25 You should be able to find some used battens that no one wants - I have some from old sails but they

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