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All you Republic trash may think that Star Wars day is coming but...... WayneH at 10:01am 05.01.20 Sails Call Lounge 0/427 Today is the Empire's day!! The mighty 501st will dominate you!!!! :kick:
87 Oday 192 - Swim Ladder mbiang at 8:17am 05.01.20 Day Sailers 7/2185 Looking for a swim ladder for my 192. Any recommendations on something that will work well with th
Beneteau Oceanis 31 "CU" purchase help SycloneDriver at 8:17am 05.01.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2709 I recently sold my Beneteau First 285 and I'm trying to purchase a Beneteau Oceanis 31. My lender i
Sailing with a High JamesG161 at 7:20am 05.01.20 Weather and Forecasting 18/3022 May 1st and the entire Gulf of Mexico and Parts of Lower Atlantic Coast, are in the middle of a glor
MarkSetBot -Automatic race marks DArcy at 7:14am 05.01.20 Racing 6/1630 This is a really cool idea, I just don't see it being a good market https://www.marksetbot.com The
New sails gary16188 at 7:13am 05.01.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2869 Hello, I am looking at replacing my main sail. Is it better to use a bigger company online or use a
raising the mast mark rocco at 4:40pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 9/983 I have a Catalina 22. When raising the mast i want to tie two lines on the mast down to the stanchio
Oil of Catalina 36 in San Francisco Bay (1) Rick D at 4:28pm 04.30.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1102 My wife painted this of a friend's Cat 36 off the Golden Gate. Turned out very nicely.
Painting bottom side of Catalina 22 - Anti-fouling Erbardy at 4:27pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 3/607 I am going to soon apply anti-fouling paint to my Catalina 22 (new to me). I have only two boat jac
Nova Kool Fridge / Freezer (2) Jeff Jellick at 4:19pm 04.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2091 We have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC. We bought it new in early 2006, and it came with a NOVA / KOOL, Fridge
To Upgrade Radar, or not to Upgrade? DPW at 4:18pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 6/921
Clamshell Vent Covers DPW at 4:00pm 04.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3818 Ahoy, I have a Beneteau 43 and for the life of me cannot find replacement clamshell vent covers for
Oil Painting of Legend 40.5 (1) Rick D at 2:21pm 04.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/882 My wife just finished an oil painting of our 40.5 as a B-Day gift for me. She did a terrific job on
The missing zinc (1) JoeK at 1:48pm 04.30.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/1329 So I was doing my annual zinc replacement in the heat exchanger of the Universal engine in my 2002 C
Okay, I'm Officially Stumped. (1) Red_Dog at 1:41pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2528 I finished the charging system wiring Monday - came up one ring terminal short. Tuesday, went back a
Non-Skid paint Erbardy at 12:40pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 0/284 Hi everyone. I getting ready to brush on non-skid paint on my catalina 22 after another coat of sem
hull ID numbers dbauer at 12:04pm 04.30.20 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1945 problems registering hunter 30 1980 model, tax collector says it has had an incorrect hull id number
Water between inner and outer Hull corbinstein at 11:41am 04.30.20 Smaller Boats 7/2569 I have a 1975 Catalina 22, and have water between the inner and outer hull from rain. Outer hull is
Missed out on the perfect boat... maybe you've seen others TexanAV8R at 10:14am 04.30.20 Big Boats 6/903 OK, I had and missed an opportunity to buy a 460 a few months ago that was exactly what I now realiz
Replacing engine hoses to water heater jaybird2 at 9:07am 04.30.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/911 Hi folks, We have to replace our water heater on our Hunter 37.5 sailboat. The path the hoses take

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Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 6:26am 11.01.24 Or just replace the wires and the toggles with swaged fittings. Which boat is this for? I was hop
Surveyor in the Brunswick Georgia area dlochner at 3:28am 11.01.24 Geico won't insure a boat over 20 years old if it's 40 feet or over IIRC - as in, they won't insure
Source for Metric turnbuckle jssailem at 7:50pm 10.31.24 Try https://www.mcmaster.com/products/turnbuckles/system-of-measurement~metric
Full enclosure questions jssailem at 7:38pm 10.31.24 How often should one look to keep watch? All the time. We have a variety of hazards. Logs, ell gra
Full enclosure questions PaulK at 7:03pm 10.31.24 Using a slit - perhaps with double zippers so the opening for the sheet can be moved to accommodate
Full enclosure questions thinwater at 6:51pm 10.31.24 ... It also is not that hard to unzip a panel to go our look out. Not to be snarky ... How often
Surveyor in the Brunswick Georgia area dLj at 6:15pm 10.31.24 I'm looking for a surveyor in the Brunswick Ga area to do Condition and Valuation survey. This is n
Hole for gin pole in the mast CrispyCringle at 5:47pm 10.31.24 Yeah, to my my purely layman opinion, the mast seems like it has some issues. But I'd think its usea
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Moondawg at 5:26pm 10.31.24 Thanks Dalliance! I pulled the sending unit today and tested it. Very inconsistent ohm readings, s
Source for Metric turnbuckle TimFromLI at 4:27pm 10.31.24 Try Wichard. I had the same issue with my lifelines.
Catalina 22 motor size suggestions. dlochner at 4:11pm 10.31.24 5-6 hp will be fine, long shaft is essential. Don't fall for the bigger is better mentality. Above 6
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 4:04pm 10.31.24 I'm assuming that was a typo and you meant 3/8-28. 1/4" would just slide through a 10mm female ...
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Dalliance at 4:01pm 10.31.24
Source for Metric turnbuckle dLj at 3:55pm 10.31.24 I asked because I've gone the M10/1/4"-28 hole a couple of time. Have you tried RigRite? I'm assu
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 3:19pm 10.31.24 Or just replace the wires and the toggles with swaged fittings. Which boat is this for?
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 2:17pm 10.31.24 Another option is to replace the swage ends with sta-lok long stud fittings and go imperial. Saves
Source for Metric turnbuckle Richard19068 at 1:52pm 10.31.24 Better quality marine turnbuckles have a chrome plated bronze barrel and SS studs. This prevents ga
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 1:44pm 10.31.24 It might fit. It is a little short and doesn't have toggle ends which means I have to rejigger the
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 1:16pm 10.31.24 Is the one from e-rigging above inappropriate? It might fit. It is a little short and doesn't ha
Hole for gin pole in the mast (1) Eric S W at 1:12pm 10.31.24 Sorry Dave i failed to answer that earlier, my mast is aluminum and this is the sticker on it

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