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Sorry mistake please ignore this Mike Oldak at 1:18pm 02.04.21 Big Boats 1/53 sorry thought the first post didn't take Thanks
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby discovery at 11:19am 02.04.21 Big Boats 4/1170 our ST 7000+ raymarine autohelm control head gives a current limit error and goes to standby. It has
1974 Catalina 27 toilet removal tips tricks ? WABI-SABI at 10:14am 02.04.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2628
Hull question Cool Changes at 9:20am 02.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1146 Just wondering. Does a 1980 Hunter 36' Cherubini have a solid figerglass hull? Or is it cored? Anyon
HIN location brodish at 7:47am 02.04.21 Irwin 6/4269 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 10/3175 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 15/2772 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 5/2517 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 54/10756 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 3/794 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 8/1370 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 26/8017 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 1/495 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 36/7546
Limestone Park Luperon Bay Dominican Republic CYQK at 4:01am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 2/654 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 3/841 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 12/1207
Where to purchase stern rub rail cover Jskosmo at 3:02pm 02.02.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/689
Teak slat replacement video on youtube OWI at 9:42am 02.02.21 Ask All Sailors 4/866 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 3/1529 im going to have my dealer install a generator. i know catalina uses puma generators. i hear they ar

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Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 Richard19068 at 12:57pm 05.18.25 If heat and penetrating oil treatments don't do the job is that something a nut splitter might be a
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:53pm 05.18.25 is it designed to discharge through a macerator or a suction pump-out or gravity?
Funny/odd Practical Salor video Hunter 27-2 SycloneDriver at 12:18pm 05.18.25 Any chance your friend has a manual I could buy or get copies of? He does not. That's apparently
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 seatrail at 11:43am 05.18.25 It is a beautiful place. The closest place would be CR though I've heard rumors someone might come
Is this boat bottom okay? jssailem at 10:53am 05.18.25 are these immediate concerns Yes! The raw fiberglass opens up the possibility of water intrusion
Is this boat bottom okay? dlochner at 10:51am 05.18.25 The photos are a little hard to see as they are so small. In general, if you can individual glass
Mystic 30 help (3) Mystic sv at 9:46am 05.18.25 Welcome to the forum. Congrats on finding a piece of sailboat history. There were 24 Mystic 30 boat
Mystic 30 help Mystic sv at 9:43am 05.18.25 Thank you
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 jssailem at 9:33am 05.18.25 When you said you would have to travel for a multi-day sail, I went to your avatar and discovered yo
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location (1) knotimpossible at 8:33am 05.18.25 Well, turns out we couldn't drill out the plugs without removing the oven, so we chose the option of
Changing masthead bulb (1) CrispyCringle at 8:15am 05.18.25 Im pretty sure thats a Perko masthead light. According to the instalation manual, it takes a festoon
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 seatrail at 8:08am 05.18.25 I used to own one of these. The keel bolts have nuts on the inside. On ours, these had rusted pre
Compass Glare Hood Joe at 7:43am 05.18.25 Search "compass binnacle functions" Housing: .Opens in new tab The binnacle provides a protective
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD thinwater at 7:05am 05.18.25 I would plan on four days. That's a long run for a small boat. Additionally, a good four-day window
Hunter 45cc AC Issue artboas at 6:43am 05.18.25
Changing masthead bulb Crazy Dave Condon at 6:25am 05.18.25 Call thr forum store on this site and ask Al or Mike how to do this as they are former Hunter employ
Hunter 27-2 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 05.18.25 Look for Hunter 27 with mfg of year of the boat under boat info on this site. In addition, this fo
What to use to seal windows Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 05.18.25 Dow 795 was and still is the sealant preferred by the marine industry
Passage advice - Arlington VA on Potomac to Annapolis MD Crazy Dave Condon at 5:49am 05.18.25 @dlochner gsve you good advice. I suggest waiting till good weather comes back and allow 6 days to
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 colemj at 5:43am 05.18.25 I used to own one of these. The keel bolts have nuts on the inside. On ours, these had rusted pret

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