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New owners/new name JAE at 8:45pm 02.19.21 Catalina 310 21/2527 Hi all we finally found a 310 that fit our needs and budget. Fin keel, new sails, meticulous mainten
can you splice like the pros? jon hansen at 6:19pm 02.19.21 Ask All Sailors 5/799 oCKr1S3mKFk
Keel bolts on 1980's Catalina 25's chilly at 4:49pm 02.19.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2220 I have a 1981 25' Catalina fin keel. When I bought her, I did a pretty good inspection looking at th
Paint recommendations for hard dinghy Davidasailor26 at 3:30pm 02.19.21 Ask All Sailors 5/2275 My Dyer Dhow restoration ( Got a new sailing dinghy ) is getting close to the point where I can thin
Cat 250 WB Concerns John Marrone at 2:59pm 02.19.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1153 Okay...........I'm new to this page and was already advised that my interest or questions about this
Hunter 35.5 opening in rear berth to change waste tank shawanaga at 2:33pm 02.19.21 Big Boats 14/2277 Does anyone have the dimensions for cutting the panel in the rear berth. A fellow Jim Rushings has t
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Thaniel at 12:41pm 02.19.21 Trailer Sailors 28/5415 Hi All. Looking to see if anyone has attempted to reduce the Aero drag of their boat while towing
Wrong Control Lever for 29.5? (3) kjdoyle1 at 11:07am 02.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/409 Hey all, we recently purchased a 1994 Hunter 29.5. The dealer thought the control lever was installe
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? (2) Nomad5555 at 9:57am 02.19.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1469 190497190498
TV problem (2) east coaster at 12:41pm 02.18.21 Ask All Sailors 25/2413 Have a 2002 Catalina 310, 166. Admiral wanted a tv onboard so got Glomex antenna up the mast, power
Harken SnubbAir (1) jssailem at 11:35am 02.18.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1729 Anyone tried out this new idea from Harken? I have been looking at the rigging for my Asymmetrical.
Stay sail ( Solent sail ) for Beneteau Oceanis 461 gunsiray at 10:50am 02.18.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1535 Hello. Has anybody had an experience of adding a stay sail or solent sail for Beneteau Oceanis 461.
Furler Sizing? Orbweaver at 10:31am 02.18.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/932 Since my boat (H26.5) is still about 3 hrs away, I can't measure the forestay length myself. I'm loo
Head Discharge Hose Rerouting (2) Eleven at 9:35am 02.18.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/749 Going to replace the current manual Jabsco with a Raritan SeaEra QC head sea water on my B311 and th
dried up lake bed/ rover II jon hansen at 8:49am 02.18.21 Sails Call Lounge 10/944 mars.nasa.gov. is the web page for the roverII. landing today watch it live, in about 2 hrs
Engine Reports (5) FBD at 5:18am 02.18.21 Ask All Sailors 8/949 Good morning I am buying my first sailboat, a Hunter 456. I had the engines inspected and the oils
Engine inspections and analysis on a Hunter 456 (5) FBD at 3:42am 02.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/682 Good morning I am buying my first sailboat. I had the engines inspected and the oils analyzed. Woul
Widgeon Hatch Covers, Attachment KMurph at 8:38pm 02.17.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1078 Hi, I am wanting to make covers for the hatch openings on my '76 Widgeon. But I am not sure how best
Beneteau 343 head rebuild question (2) zimboy at 8:37pm 02.17.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/3011 I bought a 2006 Beneteau 343 a few months back, and although I have been sailing for many years, thi
Thru hull question sasafil at 8:16pm 02.17.21 Ask All Sailors 19/4339 I installed a new thru hull couple months ago. I used 3M 4200 sealant. After the install I also did

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Keel holes Foswick at 9:23pm 03.22.25 Every time I see the title of this thread, I think of what a great nautical insult that is, like, "D
Astronauts to Return in good weather. Foswick at 9:20pm 03.22.25 NASA actually did have plans and contingencies. The crew was never actually stranded and could have
Bowsprit Protection from Chain jssailem at 8:01pm 03.22.25 the windlass is wired independent of the distribution panel Mine is also wired that way. There is
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 7:49pm 03.22.25 I have heard owners utilize a piece of HDPE (Starboard) as a pad for the chain. I have a similar pr
Bowsprit Protection from Chain dLj at 7:34pm 03.22.25 I would love a chain stopper but I have a difficult bow sprit setup where no commercially available
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop jbmia at 6:16pm 03.22.25 Probably the best way to do it in the long run. It all depends on how much you value your time. I
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:59pm 03.22.25 full intention is to have a pro come in and perform an alignment for me. The whole thing seems t
Bowsprit Protection from Chain jssailem at 5:40pm 03.22.25 I have heard owners utilize a piece of HDPE (Starboard) as a pad for the chain. I have a similar pro
Bowsprit Protection from Chain (1) dlochner at 5:35pm 03.22.25 The easy solution is to turn off the breaker for the windlass when the anchor is secure, that will d
Bowsprit Protection from Chain MFD at 5:34pm 03.22.25 A chafe protection sleeve with velcro to affix/remove it. In an emergency and if forgotten - it will
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (1) jbmia at 5:05pm 03.22.25 Huge thanks for all the replies.. these have all been super helpful so far. colemj, that's what
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like jbmia at 4:41pm 03.22.25 What are others doing to run this to a sink drain? Putting a tee in the drain hose from the sink?
Keel holes jssailem at 2:26pm 03.22.25 But @Davidasailor26 It is a "FREE" boat. :facepalm:
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question artboas at 1:28pm 03.22.25 I remember there were drawings and pictures of the davits located on this site. I can't seem to fi
Keel holes Davidasailor26 at 12:45pm 03.22.25 I found that the diesel blew a gasket two years ago and fuel, oil, etc. leaked into the bilge. The
Keel holes dlochner at 12:27pm 03.22.25 I found that the diesel blew a gasket two years ago and fuel, oil, etc. leaked into the bilge. The
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 03.22.25 I agree with @Benny17441 's remark about raising the table but where I get completely lost is the ne
Hunter 240 owners here? patbratton at 11:20am 03.22.25 We bought our H240 about three summers ago. We had planed to take it to St. George once a year and k
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this Benny17441 at 10:59am 03.22.25 Not clear what you want to do, Won't that slide up the pole and be clamped out of the way?
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? jssailem at 10:27am 03.22.25 I've seen too much HDPE sag or crack in the sun. Is this a universal problem with HDPE or are ther

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