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Puget Sound Boating - Washington Sailing (1) jssailem at 2:15pm 05.15.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1019 The State has limited opening of the Puget Sound waters. Waggoner's has an updated link on the webs
Mast Leak Kevy at 1:35pm 05.15.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1341 Hi all! Hope everyone is surviving the apocalypse without much difficulty. I have an unfortunate l
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow "Cap" (1) Delawaredave at 12:54pm 05.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1583 Someone hit is. Hull is fine. The black fiberglass "bow cap" is cracked. Does anyone make a Hunte
Catalina 310 shirts Alansails at 12:36pm 05.15.20 Catalina 310 4/1061 In case anyone is interested this guy makes Catalina 310 shirts-L/S and S/S https://www.ebay.com/itm
Grampian 31 classic mast step. (1) Captain Dor at 12:22pm 05.15.20 Grampian 8/2292 I have a major crack in my maststep and i am wondering on replacement it sails fine but do not like
Repowering Yanmar vs Volvo LaLuna618 at 11:53am 05.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/2414 Hi All, My Shannon 28' with a Perkins 4.108 was partially flooded and now has a blown transmission
Nautical superstitions? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 35/2432 Red sky at night? Albatross mishaps? Renaming a boat? There are more nautical superstitions than you
Is your boat high tech or low tech? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 34/3432 It's no secret that WiFi, Bluetooth, miniaturization, and efficient battery power have changed almos
Embarrassment of cringes (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.01.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2551 Sometimes there's nothing to do but own it. That moment when the bitter end of your rode followed t
Classified ad scams and shams (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1443 If you've ever sold a boat -- or anything of value -- in a classified ad, you've undoubtedly met som
Losing your cool (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 05.25.20 Ask All Sailors 32/3286 There many inventive ways of keeping beer cold. For example, towing it in the water (not valid in Fl
Toilet Issue AwwShucks at 7:25am 05.15.20 Catalina 310 17/2651
Mast Wiring Question for O'Day 22 (1) Souellette at 6:54am 05.15.20 Ask All Sailors 2/421 Hello fellow sailers! I am finishing up a wiring project and the last piece involves running new wir
Advice on Selden Mast Removal Rick486 at 6:47am 05.15.20 Big Boats 4/1017 Hi all: Maxine is due for mast maintenance and I am looking for advice from guys who have had their
I have to fix a leaking fixed port jk kudera at 6:01am 05.15.20 Big Boats 5/2162 I need to know if anyone has re bedded their ports using Butyl ? The port in question is the larger
Hatch frames (interior) (1) Ciao at 9:02pm 05.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1237 Hi there - Where can I find replacement "frames" (not sure if this is the proper term) for hatches?
Sliding/pop-up Galley and stovetop for 1985 Oday 23? esightler at 7:46pm 05.14.20 Parts Search 2/565 Hello! I am wondering if there are any pop-up galley/stovetops around to replace the one that have
Tropical Storm Arthur <-- Invest 90 JamesG161 at 4:12pm 05.14.20 Weather and Forecasting 3/1030 Invest is a term that triggers computer models to focus on a Tropical Disturbance or, INVESTigation
Uninstalling a Weems and Plath AutoMAC alternator control CMF Hunter 27 at 4:12pm 05.14.20 Engines and Propulsion 25/3454 The boat I purchased in the fall of 2019 is a 1979 hunter 27 that unknown to me was previously flood
Two Harbors Opening Today Kings Gambit at 4:05pm 05.14.20 Destinations 2/999 I just read in one of my newsletters that Two Harbors at the Isthmus, Catalina Island, is re-openin

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Dimensions for the Seaward 26RK Dodger Joe at 7:38am 09.02.24 Hi Does anyone have the dimensions for a 2014 Seaward 26RK dodger? Thanks A dodger is very much a
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Oldskoolguy at 7:34am 09.02.24 That will work, of course, but I was thinking of it being even simpler. Just one line per side, no
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 7:31am 09.02.24 Maybe a setup with the same principals as this without the aluminum slide. ? That will work, of co
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Joe at 7:26am 09.02.24 I hope this isn't too pedantic, but I wanted to clarify. Piloting and "pilotage" are two different
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 (1) Oldskoolguy at 7:25am 09.02.24 Yes that's one way. In fact, isn't that what the owner's manual you posted suggested? What might
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? dLj at 7:12am 09.02.24 I am little late with my (irrelevant) reply. Firstly, in my view this is not a day sailer, but a sa
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Oldskoolguy at 6:55am 09.02.24 Yes that's one way. In fact, isn't that what the owner's manual you posted suggested? What might
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 6:50am 09.02.24
3M 5200 thinwater at 5:21am 09.02.24 Oh no. Not this again! (5200 haters) Epoxy is permanent too. No on mentioned some of the very effe
Yanmar4JH4E engine dipstick levels jssailem at 4:14am 09.02.24 For our Canadian friend, that would be 1.23 liters. :)
Yanmar4JH4E engine dipstick levels Davidasailor26 at 3:47am 09.02.24 According to the manual at Yanmar 3JH4E Service Manual (Page 25 of 350) \| ManualsLib the effective c
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? garymalmgren at 11:28pm 09.01.24 I am little late with my (irrelevant) reply. Firstly, in my view this is not a day sailer, but a sai
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Georgedoyle at 9:22pm 09.01.24 The Raystar 125 has an internal battery that probably needs to be replaced. Take it apart and you wi
Catalina 16.5 mast support Oldskoolguy at 7:54pm 09.01.24
Catalina 16.5 mast support Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31pm 09.01.24 Picture of the transom please. Another of the transom with rudder fittings
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation (2) Oldskoolguy at 6:36pm 09.01.24 I just launched a new Catalina 16.5 and am wondering if that mast floats or if anyone has experienc
3M 5200 PeteT at 6:17pm 09.01.24 I used the 5200 on a backsplash in the galley. A friend leaned on it and ripped it right off the cou
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR catwithhat at 6:09pm 09.01.24 Same 2006 Beneteau. C80 is fading and Raystar 125 receiver gives wrong date. Scanner only lightly us
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage MFD at 5:55pm 09.01.24 12 years ago I would have blown off the idea of an electric winch on any sailboat but the big ones.
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Oldskoolguy at 5:51pm 09.01.24 This boat does not have a track for the traveler. The mainsheet block runs on a piece of line, and

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