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Mast Angle britt007 at 7:48am 05.19.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1098 I have an Oday 20 A previous owner installed a hinged mast step , which helps in stepping then mast
Replacing wood in the v birth tnert118 at 7:36am 05.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/761 Hello, my 1983 Catalina 27 tall, has wood panels on the inside of the v birth. It covers (hid) the
Rudder removal Catalina 38 tunaholic at 6:49am 05.19.20 Big Boats 3/2487 looking for procedure to remove and replace rudder and rudder post
Which is forward and which is aft lower shroud? Erbardy at 3:59am 05.19.20 Smaller Boats 4/2675 I am finishing some renovations on my new to me catalina 22. I am going to put the mast back on the
Annette Inlet (1) Michael Davis at 8:56pm 05.18.20 Destinations 23/2931 179353 Sunset tonight, Annette Inlet, Prevost Island B.C.
Hauling out Boomtown at 8:19pm 05.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1328
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast rcolsen at 7:47pm 05.18.20 Trailer Sailors 11/3521 I have sailed a few small boats in my life but not many. This April I purchased a Margan 250 Class
How to check out batteries Scott T-Bird at 7:13pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 6/903 We're having a boat surveyed. It has 2 4d AGM batteries with 400 Ah. The stickers indicate they ar
Grenada, West Indies to New York dLj at 6:46pm 05.18.20 Destinations 5/95232 I am wondering what folks think about how one might take a sailboat from Granada - Clarkes Court Bay
Tachometer thwilson at 6:22pm 05.18.20 Catalina 30 6/1121 For some reason my tachometer RPM needle is not functioning properly. It tends to jump around, or no
Mattress for aft cabin Waltsailor at 6:13pm 05.18.20 Big Boats 15/5425 I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago i
U.S Sailor lost off the coast of Queensland Australia garymalmgren at 6:04pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1198 Apparently people ashore saw him fall over board as he was dousing his main. "The yacht ran aground
H31 rudder Tom H31 at 5:55pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/1332 A marine surveyor suggested that the rudder on our 1986 Hunter 31 is in bad shape. How would I know
life's journey jon hansen at 5:44pm 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/694 eddie haskell died today, will have to wear black arm bands like when the "skipper" died 'the beav
Morgan 34 Cockpit Sole Rot Paul Koestner at 3:37pm 05.18.20 Morgan 10/2424 Our 1970 Morgan 34 cockpit sole has a commonly used design trait, teak strips separated by some sort
Alternator re-assembly (3) Scott T-Bird at 2:46pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1427 :( Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I take things apart and then have trouble putting them back
Polishes/Waxes Crusader8622 at 1:29pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1635
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? BillyK at 1:00pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/10919 Anyone happen to see or give this a try? seems like something that would be good to keep a vbirth o
Polyurethan Stripper? WarrenJF at 1:00pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/1372 Beginner here. Want to re-do all exterior woodwork on my Cat 27. Appears that it was stained and the
Fridge/ice box condensation lines Holly Foster at 12:57pm 05.18.20 Catalina 310 20/3107 We are new owners of a 2007 310 and are learning. This forum has been terrific to read so many of t

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Hole for gin pole in the mast caverun at 9:41am 10.31.24 Thanks for that link, I was searching outside of this site and it seemed like the Marlow-Hunter lin
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. AaronD at 9:28am 10.31.24 This is asked every so often, and the most universally recommended motor for a C-22 is the Tohatsu S
Full enclosure questions sailme88 at 8:58am 10.31.24 We have a dodger, Bimini and connector.. There is no way I'd sail with the connector in place. Howev
Source for Metric turnbuckle Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 10.31.24
Full enclosure questions thinwater at 8:24am 10.31.24 I've also always felt that in rainy and snowy conditions I HAD to be able to stick my head out perio
Full enclosure questions fred1diver at 8:09am 10.31.24 If you're doing a slit, perhaps some leather around that opening would protect the canvas from chaf
Full enclosure questions Project_Mayhem at 8:05am 10.31.24 If you're doing a slit, perhaps some leather around that opening would protect the canvas from chafe
Hole for gin pole in the mast Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05am 10.31.24 Is your mast manufacturer Z Spar. US Spar is synonymous with US Spar. Just to be sure, is the pol
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 7:55am 10.31.24
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:45am 10.31.24 Can you identify the mast mfg by stickers or boom. Take photos of shroud turnbuckles. there are
Full enclosure questions Hayden Watson at 7:42am 10.31.24 It seems to me that the only way to have a fully enclosed cockpit on this boat would be to have the
Full enclosure questions SkiingSailor at 7:38am 10.31.24 Depends where you live and sail.... We sail all year round here in British Columbia. Think cold'ish
Full enclosure questions thinwater at 6:44am 10.31.24 Personally, I've always felt sailing with a closed enclosure is an oximoron. If you can close the en
How to repair small chip in cabin sole smokey73 at 6:40am 10.31.24 Try oakwoodveneer.com I know they sell samples for $2.00 Others may too. You're still going to ha
Hole for gin pole in the mast Eric S W at 6:28am 10.31.24 Thanks for that link, I was searching outside of this site and it seemed like the Marlow-Hunter link
How to repair small chip in cabin sole AndyL at 5:53am 10.31.24 Good idea - I saw people selling veneer but didn't know about the samples. I'll take another look.
How to repair small chip in cabin sole smokey73 at 5:23am 10.31.24 Do an internet search on "teak and holly veneer." It is very pricey but most companies will provide
How to repair small chip in cabin sole AndyL at 4:59am 10.31.24 I'm wondering about using a Pergo repair kit to repair this. Anyone tried that?
2007 Beneteau 393 Aft Head Toilet Bob S at 4:53am 10.31.24
Hole for gin pole in the mast caverun at 4:33am 10.31.24 Good suggestion @BobSail on checking the drawings- they are in the Boat Info area of this site. The

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