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Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 7:27am 03.24.25 Catalina 22 26/3103 Have a 1986 Catalina 22 New Design that I purchased last fall. Unfortunately the boat is missing i
Removing the Steering Shaft on a Merriman/Yach Specialties Pedestal Sable Sailor at 6:34am 03.24.25 Big Boats 4/595 I need to remove the shaft and sprocket for inspection. I've been getting a "clicking" noise when th
Steer Stop (3) Kraffert at 4:42am 03.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/434 I have an 89 Hunter 35.5... The steer stop rusted and broke off of the radial, so can easily steer
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS Rick D at 7:51pm 03.23.25 Ask All Sailors 5/749 So, I migrated to a Windows 11 laptop on my boat. I have an older AIS module and a GPS antenna with
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? CowboyWay at 6:13pm 03.23.25 Ask All Sailors 4/594 I built a sailpack for my 31' sailboat last year that has a boom length of 13 feet. I tried extendin
John Lund, September 13, 1942 - March 16, 2025 (1) Terry Cox at 4:41pm 03.23.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/543 Most here do not know John Lund. We first met in 2001 at the Everett Marina where we kept our first
Spirit Bear Cruise 2015 Terry Cox at 3:29pm 03.23.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/1272 mp2VVJn2yNU
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? shemandr at 1:49pm 03.23.25 Trailer Sailors 8/923 I'm looking at this boat in New Jersey. I live in South Florida. The broker says the trailer needs
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration efair at 1:13pm 03.23.25 Mid-Size Boats 10/1228 Our newly-acquired H33 has the subject engine. It starts and idles fine, but with the throttle leve
Removing Holding Tank timills at 8:17am 03.23.25 Bigger Boats 2/619
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions efair at 7:29am 03.23.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/505 Hello all, with gratitude to this fine forum: we've just acquired the subject boat but it is missing
Main Rigging Upgrades (4) Foswick at 10:57pm 03.22.25 Ask All Sailors 25/2783 So, when I got this boat last spring, I knew I was going to rework some running rigging. It was "goo
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? (3) markymac1961 at 9:56pm 03.22.25 Big Boats 2/576 Hi All, I'm purchasing an outboard/RIB combo for my H340. Looking at a new latest model 4 stroke Y
morse cockpit transmission control handles PeteT at 6:32pm 03.22.25 Catalina 30 0/630 I am sure this has been asked before, but I cannot find any resource. Maybe one of you will know. I
Bowsprit Protection from Chain (1) Foswick at 5:23pm 03.22.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1328 We had a rough day, recently, and found out several hours into it that our chain was loose. (The win
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this (5) Davenport at 9:01am 03.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/429 can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this. On
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like (2) Shorinsean at 9:20pm 03.21.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/741 We've been trying to chase down a mild but persistent bilge leak in our new-to-us 2001 311 that appe
Hunter 356 rub rail removal gene thompson at 3:08pm 03.21.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/385 How does the rub rail on the 2002 Hunter 356 detach from the deck/hull joint?
Stuck Seidelmann 245 centerboard Seidelmann 245 at 2:48pm 03.21.25 Ask All Sailors 1/238 Looking for suggestions to remedy a problem I have with the retractable centerboard on my Seidelman
Sanitation hose again (1) Mike8193 at 8:35am 03.21.25 Ask All Sailors 11/918 I have attached a photo from the owners manual of my 2005 Beneteau 323. My boat is on the cradle 1.

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Rudder packing gland FastOlson at 7:08am 10.27.25 while the rudder is out try to pump some (way overdue?) grease into that factory 'zerk'. Hope it wo
Spin-Tech Furler rgranger at 7:07am 10.27.25 We have had trouble from the start in both lowering and raising the sail to and from the catch hoo
Hull preparation dlochner at 6:31am 10.27.25 Painting would be the best bet. There is still a lot of gelcoat and pain on the boat. The only place
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement dlochner at 6:19am 10.27.25
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 Gene Neill at 5:27am 10.27.25 What Dremel attachment did you find works best for fiberglass in these small spaces? A cutoff whe
Rudder packing gland Morgan donor at 5:22am 10.27.25 It would be a false economy to not replace the packing and clamps while the rudder is out. Its 40 ye
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. dLj at 4:58am 10.27.25 Thank you! I'm not sure about the hours on the engine unfortunately, as the previous owner didn't c
The Sewing Machine Thread Leeward Rail at 4:34am 10.27.25 Does anyone here have a Sailrite Fabricator? I hear the predecessor to that one is the Tacsew T111
TRAVELER UPGRADE Souellette at 4:16am 10.27.25 When you have a chance, can you share the part number (or link) for that block?
Yanmar 2YM15 anode replacement Souellette at 4:11am 10.27.25 First of all, it's good to see this thread getting some new attention. Regarding your question, I th
Looking at a Catalina 36 MKII La Diosa Mar at 4:02am 10.27.25 I just purchase my 2001 36 MkII two days ago! I am about to make the seven day trip from NC to VA s
Hull preparation colemj at 3:52am 10.27.25 It's difficult to say what's going on there. Are you sure it is gelcoat and not two different paint
Thinking about getting a smaller wheel for our 36 mk ii. La Diosa Mar at 3:33am 10.27.25 I just purchased my boat and also find navigating around the wheel troublesome. I'm not sure I need
Spin-Tech Furler Leeward Rail at 2:03am 10.27.25 AI links :facepalm:
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. Leeward Rail at 1:37am 10.27.25 Some quick thoughts/questions to spur some ideas for you..... as I lay awake in the middle of the ni
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 11:02pm 10.26.25 How much $ for that mod? If your machine takes the same motor as the Sailrite Ultrafeed machines,
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 10:51pm 10.26.25
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. jssailem at 10:07pm 10.26.25 I know she's not an ocean crossing vessel by definition, but I was wondering how feasible it would
Running light corrosion jssailem at 9:40pm 10.26.25 I have used a product called Corrosion Block made by Lear Chemical. https://learchem.com/products/
Hunter 39 Furlex Line MFD at 9:39pm 10.26.25 Measuring the line may not help much as there are can be different characteristics of different kind

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