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20 year old furlex roller fuller track jams up when hoisting the jim Capt Robbie at 4:46pm 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 1/22 ol
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track VFR750 at 2:37pm 10.26.23 Catalina 310 8/964 What brand and type of adjustable spring cleats are are people using on C315 Genoa tracks?
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) (3) Huntersippi at 10:25am 10.26.23 Mid-Size Boats 8/717 My '07 H27 is missing the horizontal bimini support tube on the port side. Fell into the water benea
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement Southern Crux at 8:46am 10.26.23 Trailer Sailors 8/810
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? (2) Ranzo at 7:44am 10.26.23 Catalina 22 17/1373 Hello friends! New member here! I just brought home a 1974 Catalina 22 in pretty good shape, but th
Chafe guards (4) sailcapt340 at 6:20am 10.26.23 Ask All Sailors 10/582 What chafe guards do you use? This season I had severe chafing of my bow lines. More than usual.
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 5:06pm 10.25.23 Big Boats 16/864 At the headliner below the mast base, I can see where the mast head VHF cable enters a conduit but
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 4:27pm 10.25.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1233 I had my high pressure fuel pump checked out as there was a small leak coming from it, and the shop
H310 Propane Tank Gerry17155 at 4:20pm 10.25.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/656 I purchased a 1998 H310 and it has propane setup and locker. I do not know what size tanks should b
C&C 27 MKV anchor locker MHauser at 3:50pm 10.25.23 C&C 1/348 Anyone with a C'C 27 know what is under the bottom panel in the anchor locker? Trying to run down w
MaxProp prop LydieBP at 12:02pm 10.25.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1076 Hello sailors , I am considering converting the original two blade prop on a 1980 Westerly Conway to
C&C 40-2 Rudder Bearing Replacement smo10018 at 9:18am 10.25.23 C&C 2/609 Wondering if anyone with a C'C 40-2 or 40-2 AC has ever replaced the rudder bearing on their boat?
My how Boats have changed... (2) jssailem at 8:20am 10.25.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/637
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop captined at 6:30am 10.25.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/898 Hi: Stern light -works / Bow Nav light works with out side voltage -not with boat power Has Bk ' Dar
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:01am 10.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 11/838 Another storm started south of Cuba and Crossed into the E Pacific. Hitting Acapulco MX, as a Categ
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Davenport at 7:26pm 10.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1377 On calm day will 1hp push h260 around marina or if wind dies? Does anyone KNOW for sure from experi
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (10) jbmia at 7:00pm 10.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1090 Question for the Beneteau owners.. I'm evaluating an '05 323 and took a few pics of the bilge/keel b
Keel bolts on a 23-2 (1) AndrewJillings at 4:54pm 10.24.23 Day Sailers 4/956 New to the forum, and to the ODay 23-2 I bought in July. Can someone tell me if these are the keel b
Better way to make twin bed of h26 seats, than 6x2ft plank I did? (10) Davenport at 12:00pm 10.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/319 Is there better way to make twin bed of h26 seats, than 80x16inch plank and 4x4inch blocks stacked f
Rough night - storm surge dLj at 1:56am 10.24.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/983 I'm uploading a short video of my boat being thrown around in the marina where I'm located at the mo

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No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 10:51am 06.26.24 I'll do in and out of gear at WOT That will be hard on the transmission, etc.
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 10:27am 06.26.24 Sailor Sue, Good idea. I will try that. The batteries are new with a new trickle charger on them so
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 06.26.24 I don't have any knowledge about these small water heaters but I know that when the pressure relief
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 9:41am 06.26.24 I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear. Got it. That's going to be limited to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Project_Mayhem at 9:39am 06.26.24 I'd go smaller. Maybe a 420 or 470. The reason I say this is because capsizing drills will teach the
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments jssailem at 9:20am 06.26.24
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. capta at 9:15am 06.26.24 It's been some time since the last storm supplied those kinds of used boat parts, but with luck, for
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement (1) jssailem at 9:13am 06.26.24 @capta are you suggesting
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing capta at 9:11am 06.26.24 No biggie if you can't start your engine to go back to your slip. That's how we all learned to sail
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement capta at 9:07am 06.26.24 Personally, I much prefer bedding things with "bedding compound" which was developed specifically to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild capta at 9:04am 06.26.24 You might want to consider a cat. Something like a Hobie 16. By the time your grandchild is ready to
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 8:56am 06.26.24 The tricolor is really designed for offshore sailing where being seen by fast moving ships is impor
Small Boat to teach Grandchild JRacer at 8:55am 06.26.24 O'Day Day Sailer perhaps. A bit bigger (18') than the Dolphin, has a cutty cabin and big cockpit, tr
No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 7:38am 06.26.24 In gear or neutral? I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear.
Looking for used bow pulpit for a 1983 CAL 35 MKII dLj at 7:21am 06.26.24 @CAL35_RockHallMD Your handle suggests you are in Rock Hall, is that correct? If correct, you are a
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:12am 06.26.24 I also have a hot water heater which run pretty hot and I've been told that the relief valve dischar
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 7:11am 06.26.24 Does it make any difference which tank you are using? I have a leak from my bow tank when I open t
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 06.26.24 It has been 2018 last time I worked on a 260 wheel steering so a few photos would help me out. In
DC breaker/switch panel questions Ward H at 6:34am 06.26.24 I'd separate your breakers into your use of the boat as we normally use them as on/off switches. Cab
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:27am 06.26.24 I'm a big fan of bedit but with the screw turning 4200 or 4000 might be a better choice

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