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Needed Santana 22 Stanchions dabenns at 8:38am 09.30.20 Parts Search 3/732 I have a 1967 Santana 22 I am restoring and the original Stanchion were bent/broken. 719-641-3461
H 340 upper rudder bushing Dubo at 8:01am 09.30.20 Big Boats 1/550 I need to investigate excess movement in the upper rudder bushing and am thinking the bushing is wor
Windlass install vmaks at 7:52am 09.30.20 Pearson 29/8575 Pearson 31-2, shallow anchor locker...I want to install a windlass but I have been warned that it mi
Skeg Ryan12 at 5:22am 09.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/573 Hey everyone! I am looking at a 1979 hunter 30 and I noticed the end of the skeg moves a little. I d
Water pouring out of exhaust! Project_Mayhem at 1:51am 09.30.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1254 In the never ending saga of issues with this boat I finally got my inboard working tonight. I was ve
Anchor locker drainage thwilson at 7:59pm 09.29.20 Catalina 30 8/2401 The anchor locker on my C30 does not drain completely. The small hole is located about a inch above
Access to behind the cooler box? (1) sailingrock at 7:23pm 09.29.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1026 I need to replace the cooling system in my fridge (evaporator, compressor, pipes). I am trying to fi
Hunter 386 HeadStay issue (1) Gary Ryan at 5:50pm 09.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/563 Well, it appears I'm not quite finished fixing up our Hunter 386. I had the boat yard step our Seld
Drill into my traveler bar? (2) gtg at 3:37pm 09.29.20 Smaller Boats 5/1320 Hello, I have been stewing over this idea for some time. Tell me what you think Catalina owner. I n
Catalina 320 Stem Fitting (3) Scott T-Bird at 2:52pm 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2541 I've been most alarmed with the stem fitting on my new 1999 Catalina 320. I have a picture of the s
Hunter 310 - Replacing traveler line (arch) wdonovan at 11:17am 09.29.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1025 Hi all. Need to replace traveler lines on my 310. Do I need to sew the new to the old to get it down
New Solar Panel and MC4 Connectors rpwillia at 9:36am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1909 So our local Sea Scouts were doing training in the marina on docking and things went awry, but lucki
CE Certicication Siegener at 9:16am 09.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2309 Hi Folks, I'm about to buy a Hunter 36 with a Twin Keel. Now the seller sends me the CE certificate
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic (1) daydreamerjr at 8:58am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/2515 Hello, I have a Nexus Classic server on my boat and I would like to connect a WiFi Bridge I purchas
Hunter 29.5 , offshore capacity ? Seasong at 7:52am 09.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/6388 Hello, I am french, and I have a possibility to buy a Hunter 29.5, which seems to be in good conditi
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender planoron at 7:22am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1314 so the Susuki 20hp is 30lbs less than the Yama 25. 97 vs 126. Wondering if the additional 5hp is
Diesel Oil Change (1) RoyS at 3:37am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2211 I have mentioned this before, but today I have a photo. Most of us have tried to pump out our crankc
Kenyon Marine wind instruments Caligo at 1:56am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1811 I have two gauges by Kenyon Marine on my boat: apparent wind indicator AW-300 and anemometer WS-300,
New Furler Simon Sexton at 10:33pm 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1221
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners thelilnauti at 7:11pm 09.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1013 Hello fellow seamen and ladies. Im in the midst of what turned out to be a major refit of my 1984 Hu

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The holy grail of all questions nautical Will Gilmore at 1:08am 04.05.25 "how does one keep toilet paper from becoming soggy when onboard for any length of time ?" Oh, I o
Sailing Tender MFD at 10:34pm 04.04.25 This picture just raises a bunch of questions for me, not the least of which has to do with the fac
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Crusty Ol Salt at 10:26pm 04.04.25 Have you talked to the previous owner? Did they sail the same lake? Where did they launch? Are the
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Leeward Rail at 9:49pm 04.04.25 , just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't bend or hang up on small rocks and such. Larger
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! Leeward Rail at 9:29pm 04.04.25 My best guess is it connects two parts of the case that would be otherwise electrically isolated. T
Catalina 310 market value sailboat sabbatical at 9:22pm 04.04.25 Do whatever you did when you bought the boat, only backwards. BTW, motoring the ICW has been termed
Pearson keel higgs at 9:08pm 04.04.25 I second NYSail. Your crack could be fairing. You really can't tell what is going on until you san
The holy grail of all questions nautical Foswick at 9:00pm 04.04.25 TP, Food etc. Not interchangeable.
The holy grail of all questions nautical higgs at 8:56pm 04.04.25 After 50+ years of boat ownership on the Great Lakes (Racine for 25 yrs) I never had any problem lea
Towing through OR around Atlanta? Urban Hermit at 8:48pm 04.04.25 God help you. 3 a.m. might be best.
The holy grail of all questions nautical Leeward Rail at 8:33pm 04.04.25 Second, put it in any airtight container and never open it. That sounds like a joke, but really I j
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit Leeward Rail at 8:23pm 04.04.25 The motor seems to need a nap for at least 30 minutes and less than 90. That's the problem. Just e
What's this? DinghySailor at 7:40pm 04.04.25
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove Leeward Rail at 7:38pm 04.04.25 I don't have the stove in hand, yet. I'm looking at pictures myself, and trying to understand how i
The holy grail of all questions nautical Ralph Johnstone at 5:27pm 04.04.25 Oh, I only use toilet paper once and then dispose of it. So you're saying you don't believe in re
What's this? ggrizzard at 4:27pm 04.04.25 Crew member pranking Captain... Keelhaul Offense. US Navy agrees for crewmate who threw MOB
The holy grail of all questions nautical garymalmgren at 4:13pm 04.04.25 "how does one keep toilet paper from becoming soggy when onboard for any length of time ?" Oh, I on
Down the (New Design) Hatch! Gene Neill at 3:33pm 04.04.25 Forward hatch lens replacement %&@#!! Photobucket ate all the pics, sadly, but there is info in t*
Catalina 310 market value dlochner at 3:00pm 04.04.25 Do whatever you did when you bought the boat, only backwards. BTW, motoring the ICW has been termed
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Foswick at 2:47pm 04.04.25 I actually don't think I would hesitate to get in there with a Dremel and shave the fiberglass back

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