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Water fill replacement cap azambella at 10:24am 04.05.25 The Cherubini Hunters 1/383 Has anyone replaced the water deck fill cap on their 82 Hunter? The markings are WC. 1 1/2. I tri
Hatch boards vents (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:14am 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 24/2296 In an effort to keep the dampness to a minimum And reluctance to put any more holes of any type in
Catalina 22 Carpet bebling at 8:55am 04.05.25 Catalina 22 4/1027 Does anyone have a source for carpet for a 1988 C22? I did not see any carpet listed on the Catalin
deck skylight replacements for 2002 hunter 356 (1) Seneca at 8:40am 04.05.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1220 Both of the skylights on my 2002 Hunter 356 are needing to be replaced. It sounds like they no longe
Martec prop cotter pin replacement material 4lane at 6:10pm 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 6/825 Martec folding props have a small cotter pin that goes through the hub and nut. I believe they are M
Catalina 310 market value sailboat sabbatical at 11:07am 04.04.25 Catalina 310 6/1912 So I bought a Catalina 310 a few months ago with the intention of sailing/motoring up the ICW for si
What's this? (1) DinghySailor at 9:45am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 7/799 After a light-air sail yesterday, with the asym on the reach home, my crew found what appears to be
The holy grail of all questions nautical Timm R Oday25 at 9:23am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 34/3255 I've looked everywhere . Scoured the earth I have . Here goes . "how does one keep toilet paper fr
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (5) Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 04.04.25 Ask All Sailors 20/2478 My Catalina has 1" studs and the torque is specified to be 235 ft-lb. There are 9 of them. My bilg
Starting battery MattA at 9:40pm 04.03.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/1340
Down the (New Design) Hatch! ...3TacksontheWater at 6:03pm 04.03.25 Catalina 22 13/2036 On the old "to do list" for Waffle House was to replace the lens on the fore-hatch. Why replace? It
Cracks in the bilge (1) HermanHunter at 5:58pm 04.03.25 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1170 Hello, I've bought my first sailboat, Hunter 33 1980 Cherubini. She was sitting on the ground for a
How to fix weeping keel bolts? shaant01 at 5:45pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 0/517 I own a Siren 17 (trailerable sailboat) and find that the bolts on the retractable centerboard tend
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA (2) Sneed at 4:37pm 04.03.25 Trailer Sailors 20/2321 I was replacing the centerboard uphaul on my h240 and this is the condition of the bracket. I reali
Hunter 38 2006 what color gelcoat number? MarcinS at 11:17am 04.03.25 Big Boats 4/656 Hello, I'm starting to repair the gelcoat spiders/stars on my boat. I can't find the gelcoat color n
Wiring a combo deck/steaming light jcockrell at 10:21am 04.03.25 Catalina 22 2/909
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:27am 04.03.25 Ask All Sailors 28/2144 Our 2021 Honda 5hp outboard has developed an annoying habit, it likes to take afternoon siestas afte
Sailing Tender Foswick at 7:51pm 04.02.25 Ask All Sailors 36/3743 Recent discussions on another thread got me thinking about revisiting my tender situation, this year
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution (3) EnamrdSalr21 at 4:48pm 04.02.25 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1171 Hey all! I'm looking into buying a new to me 1982 O'day 192. It's not in perfect condition, but I t
Bolt for pop top support strut dyelaine at 9:30am 04.02.25 Catalina 22 3/997 My new (to me) Catalina 22 is missing a bolt for one of the struts (starboard) that hold up the pop

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Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? rgranger at 6:54am 12.03.25 Wouldn't the copper react with the metal of the chain and other parts? Hmmm, good question since
Air Intake Redesign Project_Mayhem at 6:32am 12.03.25 Will the filter still act as a silencer? I ran my Yanmar without the metal air filter housing to
Air Intake Redesign Tally Ho at 6:28am 12.03.25 The dimensions are roughly the same but instead of tiny holes, the entire filter surface can breath
What type of hoses last the longest? Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 12.03.25 Let me rephrase my question... Which material would you want your host to be made of if it's in an e
Air Intake Redesign Project_Mayhem at 5:57am 12.03.25 anything bigger is better than the old piece of s... now we get a K&N also used on HD bikes. t
Whisker pole questions Gene Neill at 5:19am 12.03.25 If you can't find an end to fit that portion of the tube, rivet on a section matching the other end
What type of hoses last the longest? dLj at 4:40am 12.03.25 What @Peggie Hall HeadMistress said w.r.t. 10 year lifespan is correct. Do bear in mind, that 10 ye
Converting Analog diesel engine instruments to digital fred1diver at 4:39am 12.03.25
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair danooxnard at 3:37am 12.03.25 This is one of the best keel write ups I have seen on the C-22.. Thanks to pclarksurf! https://foru
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? Will Gilmore at 3:33am 12.03.25 a life that was on the very tail of its existence. I would say that was a life of beauty and fulfi
Converting Analog diesel engine instruments to digital Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 12.03.25
O'Day 19 Centerboard Will Gilmore at 3:27am 12.03.25 Any boat part less than $1000 is probably a bargain, compared to the cost in time and materials for
Air Intake Redesign john2 at 1:28am 12.03.25 anything bigger is better than the old piece of s... now we get a K&N also used on HD bikes. th
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? capta at 11:26pm 12.02.25 Not a minimalist sailor, Are ye. :biggrin::beer: I spent 5.5 years cruising the South Seas on a 19
Whisker pole questions Rick Webb at 8:05pm 12.02.25 @jssailem that checks out. The ends are not riveted on, they are swaged. Replacing them will requi
Top Down furling for solo sailing MFD at 7:58pm 12.02.25 I installed a Selden on my boat ~7 years afo. I rarely use it, mostly just do lazy cruising. A few
What type of hoses last the longest? Project_Mayhem at 7:44pm 12.02.25 Many automotive hoses, even with a tough life, will outlive the useful life of the vehicle. The idea
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review dlochner at 7:19pm 12.02.25 If you are saying this then, yes, you CAN do it that way, but you don't have to. That is, you don't
What type of hoses last the longest? Foswick at 7:15pm 12.02.25 I would challenge that 10-year assertion. That is true of hoses that work in heat, oil, UV, or with
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review Foswick at 6:49pm 12.02.25 This is not what I said, Well, I thought we were in complete agreement, but now I'm confused by w

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