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Catalina 22 hatch gaskets Erbardy at 3:46am 04.19.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1050
I need help with Keel on a 1991 Hunter 35.5 Legend (3) Canonshooternb at 5:59pm 04.18.20 Big Boats 0/411 This spring I have noticed on the very aft edge of my keel I have some black seeping out on the port
Got a new to me 1974 Catalina And have some questions... (7) HotPotato at 5:58pm 04.18.20 Catalina 22 21/2441
Sliding Galley for a 1984 Catalina 22. Sgt B Powell at 5:56pm 04.18.20 Parts Search 1/506 Looking for a sliding Galley for my 1984 Catalina 22. Mine was missing when I bought the boat. I wo
Hunter 30 Keel Work (2) ggooch at 4:46pm 04.18.20 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1270 Working on bottom paint this year and trying to decide what to do about the keel. Lot's of flaking
Mounting midship cleats, guidance on orientation (2) williamtl at 2:42pm 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 27/3173
Clean up on aisle 5: how to clean up old cleats (1) williamtl at 2:32pm 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2716 I am using these cleats to replace the forward port and starboard cleats on my Mac. Thought I would
Holly and teak 85bittersweet at 2:19pm 04.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1169 Looking for a place to source replacement Holly and teak flooring for my 85 hunter 40.
Installing Holding Tank: HOW!? Apex at 2:13pm 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2099 Taking advice on installing a new bow holding tank. I have the fittings, new tank (Ronco) etc. foll
Novice sailor/boat owner....lots of questions.... RyanH at 12:40pm 04.18.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1148 I am very very new to sailing, just got a catalina 27. I am in the process of cleaning it up, fixin
New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail FrostyBeverage at 11:25am 04.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/3016 I recently purchased a 2005 Beneteau 323 with a furling mainsail and a US Spars Z400E mast. The sai
Table into a bed? joecool911 at 10:26am 04.18.20 Smaller Boats 5/2426 Does the dinette table in the H26 convert to a full area bed?
Adding a spare halyard on h41 Valerio at 9:17am 04.18.20 Big Boats 5/625 Hi to all h41 owners, my h41 only comes with an halyard each for genoa, spy and main, I would like t
How is my rudder attached to the skeg of my S2 11.0C (1) Grace on hard at 8:05am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1616 My S2 dragged anchor and went aground tearing the rudder off the rudder post. ( see photo). I need t
Handrail leaking jsachetti at 7:26am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1538 The handrail on my oday 25 is leaking in only the forward t3 bolt holes out of 10 bolt holes. I trie
The planet has a fever ? sailme88 at 7:00am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 10/688 At least it isn't accumulating.... otherwise I'd be shoveling white fever from the driveway this mor
Have you watched a sailing interview? jssailem at 6:30am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 6/601 With all this time ashore, after viewing the forum, imagining the cruises ahead, plotting my trips,
Yanmar YSM8G -engine racing w/ lots of smoke FlimFlamII at 6:24am 04.18.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1082 It was running under power fine when suddenly the engine began racing and pouring out smoke. I shut
Boat transport Joe Perez at 10:29pm 04.17.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2699
So peaceful looking, yes? (1) Brian D at 7:35pm 04.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1092 177714

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Stuck seacock question FastOlson at 11:36am 07.09.24 Unfortunately, we do not know the age of the seacock as it is a new to us boat. Unless there is so
lost password Don Crowther at 11:23am 07.09.24 Thanks forgot password is good on web but not on app
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Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 10:53am 07.09.24 Reading the Westbeke engine manual, in the winterizing section, they say to remove the impeller for
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 10:39am 07.09.24 That's sort of what I thought but there it is going up river running 15 degrees hotter, right at nor
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? (1) Jim Legere at 10:38am 07.09.24 It does work well. You have keep the heat moving , just ahead of the putty knife. Flats are easy; on
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? odaydokay at 10:36am 07.09.24 Now you got me wondering too, so I went to the Oberdorfer fact sheet I had from when I bought it to
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 10:21am 07.09.24 When you pull the cover off just to inspect, does this not tear/beat up the flimsy paper gasket or
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? odaydokay at 10:18am 07.09.24 I used to change impellers every year. I stopped doing that several years ago, as I noted that the
lost password jviss at 9:53am 07.09.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/lost-password
electric windlass jviss at 9:16am 07.09.24 Very, very few pros with a dedicated battery up close to the windlass. Oh, really? I'd like to he
electric windlass Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 07.09.24 As with most boat decisions, the dedicated windlass battery has pros and cons. Very, very few pro
electric windlass jviss at 8:50am 07.09.24 The system is wired with a relay, so that the windlass will not operate unless the engine is runnin
electric windlass (1) SoSound at 7:56am 07.09.24 Our 2014 Beneteau 34 has a factory installed windlass which has a vertical gypsy, and is wired to us
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin firebird13 at 7:45am 07.09.24
electric windlass jviss at 7:20am 07.09.24 The motorcycle battery may handle the inrush, but can it sustain a 100 amp draw for 2 minutes? Wel
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:14am 07.09.24 I am trying this video link by USCG on Twitter or X https://x.com/USCGHeartland/status/181045006143
electric windlass dlochner at 7:13am 07.09.24 At this point I'd probably go for a LiFePO4 battery. You can get a 12V 3Ah motorcycle battery capab
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? jviss at 7:13am 07.09.24 Heat gun and a thin, flexible 'putty knife' is my go-to for varnish removal. Give it a try. I've h
260 rig tuning ? SkookumZac at 7:11am 07.09.24 H260 Standing Rigging This is the definitive tuning guide for me. -Z

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