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2014 (New Version) Marlow Hunter 22 Centerboard Cable Length tzc at 8:04am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 2/721 The cable from the centerboard to the hydraulic lift broke on my 2014 Marlow Hunter 22. I'm trying t
Backstay Chainplate Replacement (1) larchmont_oday at 7:28am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2375 Hello, New to the forum and appreciate all the great info here. I recently acquired a 1978 O'Day 23
Rudder kclancy at 6:56am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 10/1961 Hey Gang, This weekend I had yet another new mishap on my boat. This time I broke my rudder while u
Mastgates kclancy at 6:36am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 12/3774 Hi All, I am having a problem keeping the sail stops on my mast. It seems they like the water more
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak Northshore at 6:29am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 46/3515 I recently started getting water in my bilge. I have checked all my hull penetrations, shaft packing
Glow Plug key or not to key? CYQK at 5:30am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2130 Would you wire your glow plug to your start key...or...would you mount your glow plug with a push bu
Rust Spot on keel Ohiosailin at 4:44am 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/991 On my '87 H23, a rust spot has developed on my wing keel. All else appears good ' sound, but the spo
No Flights, No Problem dlochner at 4:43am 06.29.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/571 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/world/americas/coronavirus-argentina-sailor.html?campaign_id=2'em
Shout out to Weems & Plath miketcook at 2:13am 06.29.20 Catalina 30 2/1015 Recently bought an older Catalina 30 which was equipped with a matching Weems ' Plath clock and baro
Refurbishing Hunter 410 szpenny at 12:32am 06.29.20 Big Boats 6/2659 We own a 1999 Hunter 410. It was perfect for us-water maker, solar, AC, lots of upgrades. I saw "was
Yanmar SB8 - Shut off Cable npaulay at 9:41pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1894 Hi All, I'm going to be installing a Yanmar SB8 soon into my sailboat and while taking a look at th
List to Port gfroch at 8:20pm 06.28.20 Catalina 30 9/2081 I have a 1987 TRBS with a slight (?) list to port of 2-3 degrees. Enought that the coaming pocket on
Engine alarm chirps njlarry at 7:42pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 4/754 Universal m25 xpb panel alarm this morning started chirping after the first 15 minutes of running. N
Kite sailing (1) rgranger at 7:26pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 40/6039 I watched a guy kite surfing (sailing) today. He was mostly reaching back and forth all day... (lo
Boat Porn (1) rgranger at 7:19pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/921 Was in Charleston this weekend and was able to walk the docks a little. Found the training fleet f
Catalina 30 Propane Locker ontherocks83 at 6:57pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1414 I'm curious what peoples experiences are with a Gen 1 or Gen 2 Catalina 30 and installing a propane
Catalina 27 Chartplotter Swing Arm Install (6) SVCeviche at 6:29pm 06.28.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/3491 Hey everyone - I wanted to share an installation we recently did on our 1985 Catalina 27. I haven't
hatch supports srimes at 5:32pm 06.28.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/868 There were leaks at the front hatch hinges on my 26d, and afterI rebeded them the hinges keep the li
Boom kicker Tarkus at 5:12pm 06.28.20 Catalina 22 11/2643 I sail solo and I'm concerned about raising the main with the pigtail attached until I get back to t
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? (1) VisionPNW at 5:08pm 06.28.20 Big Boats 17/3218 This is on a new to me, 2002 466. I only get 6v and I can't seem to figure out how to get it apart t

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Emergency Manual twodzusfittings at 5:15am 03.31.25 I think a flash card idea on emergency steps to take, should the Captain be incapacitated, is a grea
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 4:29am 03.31.25 Hi Greg, This is the alteration I made to my existing system although I didn't bother to install t
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback dlochner at 4:11am 03.31.25 If you running windows, Marathon has a free N2K design program. It is geared towards Marathon produc
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together (1) cdnmurse at 3:29am 03.31.25 I did confirm the profurl p155029 were the correct bushing replacment for the b29l. I plan on doing
Emergency Manual sailme88 at 3:15am 03.31.25 On a slightly different tack...( pun intended), I've created a video and written description of wher
Emergency Manual dLj at 3:03am 03.31.25 This makes me think about another point. Not every emergency will require split-second decision ma
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback Davidasailor26 at 2:26am 03.31.25 Welcome to the forum and to sailing! The starter battery should be connected to the alternator outp
Cliffside sails (1) DirectSails at 11:25pm 03.30.25 Hi Will As a boat owner myself (Rising Sun - Dufour 38 Classic) I am sure I will also find a lot of
Cliffside sails Will Gilmore at 11:21pm 03.30.25 Hi This is Richard, the owner of Direct-Sails.com (Cliffside Sails Limited). I can't tell by your
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Cliffside sails Will Gilmore at 11:13pm 03.30.25 I'm in Java, Indonesia right now. Our expected flight home has a short layover in Hong Kong. Howev
Cliffside sails DirectSails at 11:11pm 03.30.25 Hi This is Richard, the owner of Direct-Sails.com (Cliffside Sails Limited). I can't tell by your
Cliffside sails (2) Will Gilmore at 11:00pm 03.30.25 I think I found Richard. He seems legit. https://hk.linkedin.com/in/richardrbulgin https://www.clif
fresh water flush (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17pm 03.30.25 As I think about this, how would I switch between sea water and the sink fresh water if the thruhul
Main Rigging Upgrades Hayden Watson at 9:49pm 03.30.25 I heave to, to reef, and you power head to wind to reef. Makes a huge difference in the amount of
Emergency Manual Foswick at 9:27pm 03.30.25 This makes me think about another point. Not every emergency will require split-second decision ma
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Emergency Manual Will Gilmore at 8:40pm 03.30.25 Regardless of preparation or briefing, there is a non-zero chance that someone with little/no expe
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