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new head brad minda at 7:47pm 10.23.25 Catalina 30 7/481 just received a new marine head but ordered the marine size rather than the home size. Anyone use t
Statue of limitations on DPO ? (3) Timm R Oday25 at 4:00pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1079 We've owned our 25 Oday 20 years by now . Perhaps a bit petty of me , I've driven myself close to t
Testers Needed: Boat Management Platform (7) paultech at 2:33pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 9/583 TL;DR: I've built a free web app to help organize all the chaos of boat ownership - projects, mainte
basic battery connections question George Braun at 2:05pm 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 11/654 2008 Hunter 36 here. Not interested in the expense and work of converting to lithium batteries. Cu
Need to fix or rewire bow light on a 1986 RKenSailor at 12:16pm 10.23.25 Catalina 22 1/273 So far all my lights are working except for the bow light. I have 3 wires that go to the bow; white
S2 8.5 or 8.6 information sproption at 5:25am 10.23.25 Ask All Sailors 1/193 Good morning to all Are there any owners groups or forums for S2 sailboats? I am looking into purc
Jammed pole topping lift (1) skunther at 2:19pm 10.22.25 Ask All Sailors 8/414 I was hoisting my Dinghy on the fore deck using the pole topping lift as my attachment point, and th
Mast Down Inspection (2) john6206 at 6:29am 10.22.25 Ask All Sailors 16/664 In the records of my new-to-me 30 year old Catalina 320, there was no mention of standing rigging ev
Windlass on a Yamaha 30? Blue Horizon at 10:29pm 10.21.25 Yamaha 2/222 I'm keeping fit pulling up my anchor by hand, but I'm beginning to think a windlass is something to
keel box repaint unclejack3 at 1:08pm 10.21.25 Catalina 22 2/292 Hi. Any tricks on how to clean and repaint the inside of the keel box. I am currently using a wide
Catalina 22 swing keel Petes Cat at 11:33am 10.21.25 Smaller Boats 5/464 I have recently acquired a 95 Cat 22 swing keel version. I have it docked at my house on a lake and
Last hurrah for 2025 but what a great season it's been!! RussC at 9:35am 10.21.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/393 https://youtube.com/shorts/NkBpXBz7vM4?feature=share
What Whisker Pole are you using on a 315 or 310? VFR750 at 11:27am 10.20.25 Catalina 310 4/525 What size and brand of whisker pole are you using on a 315, or 310? Looking for your experience an
Soft Cabin Top H30refit at 11:21am 10.20.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/410 Hello, I recently purchased a 1978 hunter 30'. I have a moisture reader and pretty much the entire c
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F (1) eelwik at 9:58am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/439 Hello! I'm reinstalling cables on my Yanmar and currently troubleshooting my engine shutoff lever.
Replacing single rusty keelboat (1) dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/1313 Hi, all. I'm the new owner of a 1991 Oceanis 370. One of the keelboats--an easily accessible one, wi
Axle fell out (1) Dr. D at 7:48am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/514 My anchor locker has two hinges. The axle in one of them (lower one in picture) fell out. Anyone kno
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 (1) Hunter 36 Dave at 6:47am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/679 I have been having some exhaust leakage problems (possible cracked exhaust elbow) after an engine ba
Genset capacitor NYSail at 1:15pm 10.19.25 Ask All Sailors 4/247
Catalina ceases production. dlochner at 11:18am 10.19.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/309 https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/hmmm-catalina-shuts-down-factory?r=ca4tx'utm_campaign=po

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Small and quick fix fiberglass filler JBP-PA at 1:18pm 11.21.25 From the above, sounds like PC-11 would be fine. Some other options are: WEST sells a patch kit th
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 1:13pm 11.21.25 I really don't understand why people even entertain this kind of set-up. To save some money in upfr
Small and quick fix fiberglass filler Cap'n Deke at 1:03pm 11.21.25 Is there a difference between different pigments such as pigments for household paint vs gel coat?
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 LakeShark at 12:58pm 11.21.25 Sorry my fault for not posting a photo of the whole mast. The mast slot does indeed run the entire
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 12:55pm 11.21.25 Adding a DC DC charger is not that difficult or expensive. That would allow your alternator to char
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area LakeShark at 12:53pm 11.21.25 I was just worried that the red stuff was a sort of fix attempt for some bigger issue that might ha
outboard motor run tank DIY RussC at 12:47pm 11.21.25 regardless of the engine being operated in gear or in neutral that has no impact on how well the coo
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing JBP-PA at 12:32pm 11.21.25 I adjust according to "what bad things will happen if I fall overboard?" On a small lake or harbor,
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar BarryL at 12:23pm 11.21.25 Hello, Just some of my thoughts. A 400AH LiFePo4 battery has about 320 useable AH (80% discharge) A
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing jssailem at 12:02pm 11.21.25
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 11:58am 11.21.25 LOL...my math got skewed somewhere wrt charging Amps :)? Of course probably makes more sense to con
Seaflo Dry Bilge System dmax at 11:42am 11.21.25 In the archives: Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 11:22am 11.21.25 As @dLj alludes to, designing an electrical system is sometimes like diving down a rabbit hole into
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar GeneraiT001 at 11:20am 11.21.25 That's exactly what I was addressing - YOU define your practicality on your boat. There are SOOOOO
Seaflo Dry Bilge System dLj at 11:19am 11.21.25 Experience only on someone else's boat. They seem to work OK. They are a bit fiddly and seem to get
Seaflo Dry Bilge System Don S/V ILLusion at 11:18am 11.21.25 I assume you read the online reviews?
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 11:14am 11.21.25 I was thinking more in terms of the logistics (feasibility) upside/downside....practicality? That'
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar GeneraiT001 at 11:10am 11.21.25 Looking further into this it seems that unless your getting a 7,500 - 10,000 watt generator your not
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock dLj at 10:58am 11.21.25 And my favorite monumental oversight - not having an ice maker aboard:yikes: You just hit the nail
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar GeneraiT001 at 10:58am 11.21.25 You can set up your boat any way you want to - it's your boat. Think about the systems you will ru

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