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Fresh Water Washdown Serenade at 5:25pm 05.17.20 Catalina 22 2/1528 Hello everyone. I am new to the forum, but have had my Catalina 22 for 29 years! (1981- hull 10028
YEAH !!!! sailme88 at 4:48pm 05.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/524 Screw COVID....... My bride and I along with another couple made our first sail of the season in the
Perko raw water filter Jrtauber at 4:21pm 05.17.20 Big Boats 1/474 The Perko raw water strainer on my 1993 H37.5 needs a new cover bolt. Has anyone ever replaced the b
33 transom access cleaning sailortex at 1:07pm 05.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/831 Hey all wanted to get some opinions on a method to clean up the transom access that folds up into a
Hood System Furler extrusion connector mylo8 at 8:54am 05.17.20 Parts Search 5/1263 Hi, I have a Catalina 270 with what I believe is a Hood Series 800 Furler. While putting things to
merc 9.9 outboard on my 260- help please (2) gudiss at 8:25am 05.17.20 Smaller Boats 9/1180 hi ALL- splashed my 260 yesterday and did lower and upper gear and oil changes. when i disconnected
2008 Hunter 33 Anode Replacement amitchell64 at 7:17am 05.17.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1536 I am trying to find the correct size of anode for my 2008 Hunter 33 sailboat. Does anyone know the
R20 Outboard length? (2) R20Sailor at 10:07pm 05.16.20 Ranger Boats (WA) 4/1460 Hello, I just bought a new Tohatsu 6hp SailPro XL (25") shaft. I'm pumped about it. Before I bought
Kent Ranger Sailboat Owners Facebook Group R20Sailor at 9:51pm 05.16.20 Ranger Boats (WA) 0/1101 Hey Everyone, If you are interested, I have started a facebook group as an additional/alternative wa
Wheel drive auto pilot. (1) Dalliance at 8:58pm 05.16.20 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1441
Need help identifying these lines (2) Undertow at 8:20pm 05.16.20 Smaller Boats 5/815 Hi all, I will eventually get through all of my sailing newbie questions; but in the meantime, can
Repairing Mast Foot 95 Hunter 26 (2) TriangleCircle at 6:10pm 05.16.20 Smaller Boats 9/1869 Anyone have experience repairing the mast foot on a 1995 Hunter 26? Any advice is welcome. We tried
cabin top hood removal -leak deck crack (3) d-marko at 5:49pm 05.16.20 Catalina 30 5/1822
Rub Rail Adventure (3) jaysweet at 5:07pm 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 30/6001 Behind our (Hunter 306) aft cabin, I've seen something like 3 or 4 water trails coming down from the
Shore Power and 12v power Sands Riddle at 4:34pm 05.16.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/871 Can both panels be powered up at the same time?
Diesel fuel leak shea0613 at 3:06pm 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4822 Hi All, I hope you are all doing well and getting back out on the water. I have a 1999 Catalina 380
Stuck throttle? (15hp Chrysler/Johnson) sbcwolff at 2:04pm 05.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/1886 Our "new" boat came with a 15hp ob. It started fine, but wouldn't idle or rev up. I took a couple vi
Oceanis 331 Keel crack (1) Anemone at 1:35pm 05.16.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/4469 Hi, looking for some recommendations on how to repair and suggestions for root cause. thanks!
deck chips gary16188 at 10:32am 05.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/888 Hello, I have a 2 spots on the grey non skid where the paint has chipped away (each no bigger than a
Varnishing with urethane capta at 10:25am 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 7/984 I thought we might do something different this time so I went looking for info. There have been seve

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Black tank overboard discharge.... Mika1 at 6:10am 10.30.24 There is nothing to attach a zip tie to either.... I used 5200 to glue a small padeye to the hull
Buying 423? ldd at 6:07am 10.30.24 Do u think the epoxy will eliminate the rust problem.
Is your boat haunted? jssailem at 5:32am 10.30.24 Leave port on a Friday? Only if it is the 13th of the month.
Capri 22 jib sail question. Spar Trek at 5:17am 10.30.24 I assume you are talking in True Wind. 18 True would look something like 22 Apparent going upwind.
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 10.30.24 @DHembree They have the build list of parts for your boat
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? smokey73 at 5:00am 10.30.24 It is obviously a shiny ankle-buster. Get it off before you break out cussing in front of the kids.
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? sailme88 at 4:01am 10.30.24 First off it's a thingamajig not a doohickey..... and as stated it's part of a throttle and gear con
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? dlochner at 2:57am 10.30.24 It is a single lever gear shift/throttle. The clue is the back side, the gear shift attaches to one
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? Davidasailor26 at 2:26am 10.30.24
Stuffing box wrench size question Michael Davis at 8:47pm 10.29.24 I measured mine then made a couple of wrenches out of some 3/8 aluminum plate I had kicking around.
Stuffing box wrench size question Rich Stidger at 8:36pm 10.29.24 I keep a set of the crow-foot wrenches onboard for in-season adjustments. But if the nuts have not
Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 7:40pm 10.29.24
Is your boat haunted? Captain Larry-DH at 7:29pm 10.29.24 Not haunted, but Neptune's wrath struck my prior boat. (Actually his friend Zeus.) I bought it and
Buying 423? Davidasailor26 at 7:13pm 10.29.24 I am guessing a soda blast is in order. Seller states he had to epoxy small areas of keel between p
Is your boat haunted? dLj at 6:43pm 10.29.24 Sounds like a raccoon got into your boat and left. spoil sport... LOL dj
Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 6:23pm 10.29.24 I had a boat that was on the hard and up for sale. There was an inquiry and we arranged to look at
Stuffing box wrench size question Tally Ho at 6:13pm 10.29.24 I used standard pipe wrenches (short, small ones). The only issue I had was getting them side by si
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please markymac1961 at 5:35pm 10.29.24 Oops - rudder stock was glassed to the stbd side, with little attachment to the port side... but th
Stuffing box wrench size question Terry Cox at 5:34pm 10.29.24 Skimping on wrenches has not worked well for me over the years. Our stuffing box, that has a 1.25" p
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please Jan_H at 5:02pm 10.29.24 Oops - rudder stock was glassed to the stbd side, with little attachment to the port side... but the

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