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Depth Finder Question TheSoggyDollar at 9:05am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 17/1826 Our boat came with a glue-in Hawk eye Depth finder. I have yet to see it display anything but " - -
Advice H37 LunaSea at 8:43am 06.29.20 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2119 I have a 1980 37C with a QM30. It was my dream boat when I purchased it and I had every intention o
Screwed up nicopress fittings Grotto at 8:35am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1749 So I built new forward shrouds. looked up the specs and misread the number of crimps 1/8 sleeves. Cu
Anybody else have login problems at trailersailor.com? Tedd at 8:07am 06.29.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1378 I've had a login over at trailersailors.com for quite a few years now but I've rarely been able to u
2014 (New Version) Marlow Hunter 22 Centerboard Cable Length tzc at 8:04am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 2/738 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 11/2388 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 10/1967 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 12/3828 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 46/3653 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 9/2140 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 2/996 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 1/576 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 2/1030 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 6/2683 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 6/1924 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 9/2098 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 4/761 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 40/6182 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 2/928 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 1/1428 I'm curious what peoples experiences are with a Gen 1 or Gen 2 Catalina 30 and installing a propane

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Galley sink project Scott T-Bird at 6:32am 04.07.25 Maybe you could shape a pedestal out of a piece of black Star Board. I think I already have some l
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? Ward H at 5:12am 04.07.25
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? dlochner at 5:00am 04.07.25 The only issue you run into is your control handle is reversed. Usually this can be fixed by rota
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? dlochner at 4:55am 04.07.25 The hub looks like cast stainless, but I don't know the prop. Mark It does look like cast SS, h
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? colemj at 4:38am 04.07.25 The hub is bronze. The hub looks like cast stainless, but I don't know the prop. Mark
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? colemj at 4:37am 04.07.25 It is a feathering prop, not a folding prop. I flicked through the photos looking for corrosion, an
Cockpit hatch slides? SailingCal21 at 4:37am 04.07.25
Down the (New Design) Hatch! Gene Neill at 4:29am 04.07.25
Galley sink project (2) john2 at 2:54am 04.07.25 We had the same issue in our 310.
Any one fitted a ZF 12 M Transmission as a replacement to a Hurth HWB 10 R-2? peterbud at 7:44pm 04.06.25 Jamie i installed the beta Tmc 40 this past fall. All in all it was an easy install. it is a direct
Cliffside sails SailingLoto at 6:37pm 04.06.25 @SailingLoto A meeting of all the folks that were involved in helping you connect with your sail m
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? dlochner at 6:00pm 04.06.25 It looks like Kiwi used 304 or 18-8 hardware, these are less corrosion resistant then 316. You could
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? thinwater at 5:46pm 04.06.25 Depending on the non-skid pattern, a rotary scrubber can be very effective. Use with a cleaner, not
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? jssailem at 5:11pm 04.06.25 Looks like rust. Stainless screws are probably 314 stainless or something else. Paint would help but
Replacing nuts on keel bolts Rick Webb at 5:09pm 04.06.25 I don't know how eager you are to get all the nuts tightened down. Because of a possible weird menta
Engine Start Key jssailem at 5:04pm 04.06.25 Also can remove the key altogether. Install push buttons. Control start by control of power switch i
Engine Start Key Ralph Johnstone at 4:26pm 04.06.25 If all else fails, remove the old lock and install a Cole Hersey ignition lock to suit your requirem
Engine Start Key Seahawk345 at 4:17pm 04.06.25 I think I'll try the option on Amazon and see if it works....thanks for the input from y'all......it
Kiwi Folding Prop- Already corroding after 6 months of use! What shall I do? Ralph Johnstone at 4:16pm 04.06.25 Are you able to add additional zincs to the prop shaft ? The more cathodic you can make the shaft a
Wooden Boat Building Documentary PaulK at 3:50pm 04.06.25 You could watch the Tally-Ho rebuild too if you've got a bit more time on your hands.https://www.you

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