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Scott T-Bird at 11:06am 05.18.20
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If anybody has a recommendation for a surveyor on Cape Cod or nearby, please send a pm to me. I'd l
SeaMonkey25 at 10:41am 05.18.20
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I have a 2004 Catalina 36 MkII and need to replace the faucet in the head. The faucet is almost imp
Banooma at 10:04am 05.18.20
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The transom shower sprayer has not seen a great deal of use over the years, but the old plastic part
BenIodine53 at 9:36am 05.18.20
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Sorry for the long-ish post. Please bear with me. The inevitable occurred; I had engine trouble. Ba
stickinthemud57 at 9:03am 05.18.20
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Part One: I am having trouble furling the jib on my Hunter 170 using roller furling and am looking
odaydokay at 9:01am 05.18.20
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O'Day 28 flange leak into the starboard quarter berth area. Occasional drip for years now too much
stickinthemud57 at 8:41am 05.18.20
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A search revealed a good deal of info and advice regarding bottom paint for the Hunter 170, but I di
Jrtauber at 8:36am 05.18.20
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I he a Perko raw water filter that needs a new cover bolt. Has anyone replaced one. How do you remov
Sailor Kev at 7:55am 05.18.20
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Just wondering where you got that trailer. The one behind Cooper. Thanks
bvassallo at 7:51am 05.18.20
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Can anyone tell me the functions of the unlabeled red and green switches on the electrical panel? I
dlochner at 7:50am 05.18.20
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If you have ever wondered what the Defender Warehouse store looks like, they just launched a virtual
ontherocks83 at 7:01am 05.18.20
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I have a couple questions about my mast wiring / connectors. First is, does anyone know where to fi
ToddS at 6:32am 05.18.20
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Last summer my big question was "Do I need a new alternator"... and to make a long story short, the
Tim Mills at 3:54am 05.18.20
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Captains: I am moving a 2006 H41 with a Raymarine C80 chartplotter from RI to Hampton, VA. I noticed
eianm at 11:15pm 05.17.20
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I finally got around to removing my starboard side fixed port panel to re seal to overcome a small b
R20Sailor at 6:20pm 05.17.20
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Hello, I can do a lot of things with boats, but I am seriously weak at electronics. Thankfully my bo
kgibson4 at 5:53pm 05.17.20
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Does anyone know how many H23's were built/delivered? SailboatData.com doesn't have that figure. M
jaysweet at 5:41pm 05.17.20
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Despite doing 10 or 20 boat projects over the past 5 weeks, I'm running short of time to do everythi
Serenade at 5:25pm 05.17.20
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Hello everyone. I am new to the forum, but have had my Catalina 22 for 29 years! (1981- hull 10028
sailme88 at 4:48pm 05.17.20
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Screw COVID....... My bride and I along with another couple made our first sail of the season in the

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Engine Overheating
BigEasy at 9:53pm 03.23.25
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles?
Tedd at 9:32pm 03.23.25
It looks like the trailer has surge brakes. You'll want to at least change the fluid in those, and b
7 Years no haul out
marcham at 9:08pm 03.23.25
1) Why is he giving it away and not selling it (even at a family discount price??) 2) Get a survey.
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit?
marcham at 8:56pm 03.23.25
It's near a double post support.... go for it. If it can hold a 200 lb person falling over, it'll h
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like
jbmia at 8:45pm 03.23.25
What are others doing to run this to a sink drain? Putting a tee in the drain hose from the sink?
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration
efair at 8:23pm 03.23.25
Thanks for all the replies so far. We did perform an engine service, including replacement of both
Fiberglass battens for sailpack?
Ted at 8:01pm 03.23.25
When I had a Stack Pack made by Doyle Sailmakers they used 3/4" diameter fiberglass rods. Metal slee
Engine Overheating   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 03.23.25
Huh ? What ? Howzat ? I can only offer a completely uninformed and baseless conjecture that the P
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration
Ralph Johnstone at 7:01pm 03.23.25
Don't mess with those two adjustments that are wired shut as you can royally screw up your engine i
Removing Holding Tank   (6)
twodzusfittings at 6:31pm 03.23.25
I have an Oday 30. I took out my 12 gallon holding tank without cutting anything. The vent connectio
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop
Ralph Johnstone at 5:32pm 03.23.25
No need to shout. I wasn't shouting, just clearing my throat. Touch of the flu, ya know ? If y
Launching/Recovering Sailboat
Indysailor at 5:18pm 03.23.25
I'm responding from personal experience. I have a 89 Catalina 25 with wing keel, road king trailer
Engine Overheating   (2)
Feo23 at 5:15pm 03.23.25
It does not appear to have a valve, just a hose that runs to the bilge. When I get the engine runni
Main Rigging Upgrades   (1)
garymalmgren at 5:02pm 03.23.25
Good morning Foswick. RE;No, that yellow arrow just points to the main halyard. When parked, this is
Spirit Bear Cruise 2015
Foswick at 4:56pm 03.23.25
Thanks for posting this! Very cool! Lots of familiar sites the first few minutes and the last few mi
Engine Overheating
smokey73 at 4:55pm 03.23.25
It is a siphon break and I have the same setup as @kloudie1 There is no hose from the siphon break
John Lund, September 13, 1942 - March 16, 2025
kappykaplan at 4:45pm 03.23.25
Tks for sharing your memories. May John rest in peace.
Hunter 240 owners here?
SteveHughessails at 4:41pm 03.23.25
Hi Pat Many thanks for posting. More great news, I love it. Yesterday we were contemplating unwrappi

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