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Spring is finally here and that means it's time to start getting your boat ready to sail again! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:57pm 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 0/272 "Recommissioning the Fresh Water System" and "Spring Recommissioning" are couple of "stickies" at t
It's finally spring and that means it's time to begin getting your boat ready to sail! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:55pm 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 0/12 "Recommissioning the Fresh Water System" and "Spring Recommissioning" are couple of "stickies" at t
Spring is here and that means it's time to begin spring recommissioning! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:53pm 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 0/14 "Recommissioning the Fresh Water System" and "Spring Recommissioning" are couple of "stickies" at t
April is almost here and that means it's time to begin spring recommissioning. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:51pm 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 0/13 "Recommissioning the Fresh Water System" and "Spring Recommissioning" are couple of "stickies" at t
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? PaulDaniel at 10:57am 03.24.25 Mid-Size Boats 6/1341 I've set my sights on a Catalina 270 wing keel (upgrading from Catalina 250 water ballast) for my ne
Acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270 PaulDaniel at 10:46am 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 7/1053 I'm in the market for a Catalina 270 wing keel, but none of the ones currently listed for sale on th
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast NProvost at 9:06am 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 4/545 Hello everyone With spring comes all sorts of ideas for reflection and improvements to the sailboat
Lithium cold storage question ice breaker at 8:37am 03.24.25 Big Boats 15/1303 I want to convert my lead bank to Lithium. The potential problem is my jan-feb temps can approach -
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 7:27am 03.24.25 Catalina 22 26/3470 Have a 1986 Catalina 22 New Design that I purchased last fall. Unfortunately the boat is missing i
Removing the Steering Shaft on a Merriman/Yach Specialties Pedestal Sable Sailor at 6:34am 03.24.25 Big Boats 4/652 I need to remove the shaft and sprocket for inspection. I've been getting a "clicking" noise when th
Steer Stop (3) Kraffert at 4:42am 03.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/537 I have an 89 Hunter 35.5... The steer stop rusted and broke off of the radial, so can easily steer
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS Rick D at 7:51pm 03.23.25 Ask All Sailors 5/845 So, I migrated to a Windows 11 laptop on my boat. I have an older AIS module and a GPS antenna with
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? CowboyWay at 6:13pm 03.23.25 Ask All Sailors 4/735 I built a sailpack for my 31' sailboat last year that has a boom length of 13 feet. I tried extendin
John Lund, September 13, 1942 - March 16, 2025 (1) Terry Cox at 4:41pm 03.23.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/635 Most here do not know John Lund. We first met in 2001 at the Everett Marina where we kept our first
Spirit Bear Cruise 2015 Terry Cox at 3:29pm 03.23.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/1329 mp2VVJn2yNU
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? shemandr at 1:49pm 03.23.25 Trailer Sailors 8/1063 I'm looking at this boat in New Jersey. I live in South Florida. The broker says the trailer needs
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration efair at 1:13pm 03.23.25 Mid-Size Boats 10/1455 Our newly-acquired H33 has the subject engine. It starts and idles fine, but with the throttle leve
Removing Holding Tank timills at 8:17am 03.23.25 Bigger Boats 2/708
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions efair at 7:29am 03.23.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/603 Hello all, with gratitude to this fine forum: we've just acquired the subject boat but it is missing
Main Rigging Upgrades (4) Foswick at 10:57pm 03.22.25 Ask All Sailors 25/3345 So, when I got this boat last spring, I knew I was going to rework some running rigging. It was "goo

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Whisker pole questions Gene Neill at 7:39pm 12.01.25 I'll get a picture of it tomorrow :thumbup:
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes Paul Cossman at 7:38pm 12.01.25 Thanks to all for your replies. I'm really after whether anyone actually knows whether or not there
O'Day 19 Centerboard Will Gilmore at 6:12pm 12.01.25 From Wikipedia O'day 19
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? jssailem at 6:10pm 12.01.25 Not a minimalist sailor, Are ye. :biggrin::beer:
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? capta at 5:49pm 12.01.25 Most of the Mini Transat boats are keelboats (they're required to be self-righting) with about 5' o
C350 hatch rebedding Howard Jones at 5:14pm 12.01.25 That's all great info. Thank you for making me aware of those options. I've got new hatch dogs in go
C350 hatch rebedding jssailem at 5:07pm 12.01.25 Howard, unless you are the original buyer of the boat from Catalina, there is no way to know that a
TV Options (2) jssailem at 5:04pm 12.01.25 I opted for tv and streaming via my Cell phone or Starlink. Both have proven excellent for my usage.
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes Terry Cox at 5:02pm 12.01.25 Hi Paul. Not one to stake my life on it, but I believe the sheet stoppers (clutches) do screw into a
TV Options Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 12.01.25 Is there cell coverage or does the Marina have WiFi? Either one can be used to stream to phones and
TV Options kappykaplan at 4:37pm 12.01.25 Have you contemplated an antenna you could hoist on a halyard while in the slip? Sorry, no specific
Replacing AC wiring to outlets Johnb at 4:24pm 12.01.25 You also need to ensure that a 30 amp main panel breaker is not the only protection the outlets have
C350 hatch rebedding kappykaplan at 4:07pm 12.01.25 I had to rebed a hatch once years back on a Wellcraft cabin cruiser and it had 5200 on it. I prolly
C350 hatch rebedding Howard Jones at 2:57pm 12.01.25 Ok great! That encouraging. I had to rebed a hatch once years back on a Wellcraft cabin cruiser and
Replacing AC wiring to outlets (1) dhandzy at 2:39pm 12.01.25 @Ralph Johnstone and @colemj - you're absolutely right about the parallel vs. serial. I was using th
Air Intake Redesign Project_Mayhem at 2:35pm 12.01.25 Switching to a K&N Filter is pretty common on the M25XP as the can filters with the metal mesh that
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. Project_Mayhem at 2:25pm 12.01.25 This is an amazing amount of detail you've put into this! This will surely help many people for year
O'Day 19 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 2:09pm 12.01.25 No templates unless you have another centerboard to make a mold from. Call marine salvage yards. Stu
Air Intake Redesign Project_Mayhem at 2:02pm 12.01.25 Something is up with the calc I used. It was giving me different results when I reloaded the page. A
Replacing AC wiring to outlets colemj at 1:50pm 12.01.25 I've got to agree with @jssailem on this one but I'll go one further and say that outlets are ALWAY

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