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lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . MitchM at 4:45pm 04.04.24 Ask All Sailors 9/575 the Facebook group Com-Pac Yacht owners just published a very sad story today . the
170 cracked warranty hull (1) cracked warranty hull at 2:58pm 04.04.24 Day Sailers 3/438 Looking for repair guidance for a crack in a 170 warranty replacement hull. I May remember wrong but
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 11:36am 04.04.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/512 Happy Spring everybody, We have 1993, Legend 40.5. I'd like to sample the wisdom and observations of
What's on the underside of the stanchions on my 23-2? AndrewJillings at 5:18am 04.04.24 Ask An Oday Owner 3/340 It's time to re-bed the stanchions and I'm wondering what's on the other end of the bolts that hold
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler (1) rob452 at 6:22pm 04.03.24 Catalina 30 6/462 We have finally accepted that our aging 5411 (1980) is no longer up to the task at hand and have com
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 6:06pm 04.03.24 Ask All Sailors 11/478 Just rewired my mast with new wire for anchor light and combo deck/steaming light. Testing connectio
Ruined mast or not a big deal? (2) cstan at 5:40pm 04.03.24 Ask All Sailors 26/1348 Just purchased my first boat, a 1974 Catalina 27 and realized while I was getting everything setup t
Solar / lithium question xavpil at 5:13pm 04.03.24 Ask All Sailors 16/631 hi all I have 2x 200Ah Dakota litium batteries. The solar panel leave me at the beginning of the ev
Wednesday is photo day 2024 (2) Captain Larry-DH at 4:01pm 04.03.24 Ask All Sailors 1/204 SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink rocket over Great Exuma Island, launched from Canaveral. (it was taken wit
Adding a new rope clutch damarshall at 12:25pm 04.03.24 Big Boats 8/881 I want to replace a jam cleat for my mainsheet with a rope clutch but cannot figure how to gain acce
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Afraal at 3:27pm 04.02.24 Catalina 310 13/1564 Hello everyone, I'm looking for some advice on troubleshooting my wind instrument. My boat has a Ra
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? MitchM at 3:02pm 04.02.24 Trailer Sailors 13/1221 I am upgrading tires on my load Rite 5 Starr boat trailer , which has 2 tires per side,
Cleaning foam cushions? (5) PK123 at 1:19pm 04.02.24 Ask All Sailors 11/821 My dearly beloved washed the covers for our v-birth and cabin...the seals to the windows had been le
Stem Fitting mashmaster at 8:19am 04.02.24 Catalina 22 15/897 I have a 1980 C22 and the stem fitting is lifting up which according the catalina direct is a known
Cabin top hand rail Arrgh at 7:15am 04.02.24 Bigger Boats 7/709 Anyone take off their cabin top handrails? It looks like you have to take off the rails inside to g
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Shaw_2112 at 6:39am 04.02.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/572 does anyone have pics of their back stay rigging at the triangle? I need to grab pics of mine but to
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 6:13am 04.02.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1295 So have just got approved for a mooring in a new harbor. Town fee is very reasonable at $100 but the
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (1) Ted10028 at 2:05pm 04.01.24 Ask All Sailors 25/940 Thanks. at one point the engine would not start. The part with the white zip tie was loose so that i
Trip planning Bar Harbor to Boston johnsonderegger at 2:04pm 04.01.24 Ask All Sailors 2/247 We plan to sail out of Bar Harbor on the first good weather on or after April 28, 2024. I would lik
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain (1) danb2k at 1:09pm 04.01.24 Ask All Sailors 11/564 Hi All, I have to replace the eye which connects the rope to the chain on my ground tackle (see pict

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A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife shemandr at 5:03pm 10.22.24
Axle length Crazy Dave Condon at 4:59pm 10.22.24 The axle is one with brakes same as the hunter 260 trailer built by Magic Tilt. I suggested calling
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife jssailem at 4:01pm 10.22.24 It was a great experience. We had the place to ourselves. Met some interesting folk who are working
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 3:56pm 10.22.24 Can you expound on this? As for the genius comment, I can't tell if my sense of humor is off or
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Steve_Catalina at 3:26pm 10.22.24 when you replaced the tank was there a screen on the end of the fuel pick-up tube. if so I would sug
Yanmar engine life shemandr at 3:25pm 10.22.24 I think I heard the number 20,000 hours from the Mack Boring course. That's basically a lifetime fo
Winterising dLj at 3:02pm 10.22.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 2:59pm 10.22.24
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 10.22.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 2:37pm 10.22.24
Winterising dLj at 2:36pm 10.22.24 One note on that - The -50 rating is the temperature where the AF freezes solid enough to burst met
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Richard19068 at 2:15pm 10.22.24 There's very little if any UV damage to anything INSIDE a boat...You can use nylon anywhere below d
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 1:23pm 10.22.24 While I don't know when it actually gets solid, it is below the -50. Damage only occurs when the li
Winterising Art12050 at 1:22pm 10.22.24
1996 Hunter 26 v-berth and aft berth cushion redo LaDonaMina at 1:13pm 10.22.24 That looks really good. So this is faux leather now? Ultraleather is the standard material used in
Winterising Don S/V ILLusion at 12:31pm 10.22.24
Yanmar engine life Rick D at 12:21pm 10.22.24 For a couple of well-spent dollars, you could have a mechanic check it out. FWIW, I once had an O'Da
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Davidasailor26 at 12:15pm 10.22.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 12:11pm 10.22.24 I think the failure mode would be delamination, and only leakage and smell in the event of massive
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 12:00pm 10.22.24 If one should find oneself backed into such a corner and require a really oddball custom tank, wha

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