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Surveyors - Cape Cod Scott T-Bird at 11:06am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1667 If anybody has a recommendation for a surveyor on Cape Cod or nearby, please send a pm to me. I'd l
Catalina 36 - Replacing Head Faucet SeaMonkey25 at 10:41am 05.18.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1001 I have a 2004 Catalina 36 MkII and need to replace the faucet in the head. The faucet is almost imp
Transom shower spray handle Banooma at 10:04am 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1239 The transom shower sprayer has not seen a great deal of use over the years, but the old plastic part
Sailing into a marina BenIodine53 at 9:36am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 47/7577 Sorry for the long-ish post. Please bear with me. The inevitable occurred; I had engine trouble. Ba
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) stickinthemud57 at 9:03am 05.18.20 Day Sailers 21/5210 Part One: I am having trouble furling the jib on my Hunter 170 using roller furling and am looking
leaking stern pulpit flange odaydokay at 9:01am 05.18.20 Bigger Boats 7/1352 O'Day 28 flange leak into the starboard quarter berth area. Occasional drip for years now too much
Deck paint for Hunter 170 stickinthemud57 at 8:41am 05.18.20 Day Sailers 5/1602 A search revealed a good deal of info and advice regarding bottom paint for the Hunter 170, but I di
Raw water filter Jrtauber at 8:36am 05.18.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/784 I he a Perko raw water filter that needs a new cover bolt. Has anyone replaced one. How do you remov
O'Day trailer on Photo of the Week Sailor Kev at 7:55am 05.18.20 Trailer Sailors 3/799 Just wondering where you got that trailer. The one behind Cooper. Thanks
1987 Beneteau First 235 bvassallo at 7:51am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 5/598 Can anyone tell me the functions of the unlabeled red and green switches on the electrical panel? I
Virtual Store dlochner at 7:50am 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/1291 If you have ever wondered what the Defender Warehouse store looks like, they just launched a virtual
mast wiring and windex questions (4) ontherocks83 at 7:01am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 3/760 I have a couple questions about my mast wiring / connectors. First is, does anyone know where to fi
Upgrading stock 60A alternator to Balmar 60 series 100A on Yanmar 3YM30 ToddS at 6:32am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 10/6305 Last summer my big question was "Do I need a new alternator"... and to make a long story short, the
Navionics CF cards Tim Mills at 3:54am 05.18.20 Big Boats 18/7629 Captains: I am moving a 2006 H41 with a Raymarine C80 chartplotter from RI to Hampton, VA. I noticed
P42 fixed port light replacement / reseal eianm at 11:15pm 05.17.20 Big Boats 5/1063 I finally got around to removing my starboard side fixed port panel to re seal to overcome a small b
Waterproof connector for outboard alternator wires. (3) R20Sailor at 6:20pm 05.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/886 Hello, I can do a lot of things with boats, but I am seriously weak at electronics. Thankfully my bo
How many H23's were built? kgibson4 at 5:53pm 05.17.20 Smaller Boats 16/1774 Does anyone know how many H23's were built/delivered? SailboatData.com doesn't have that figure. M
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! jaysweet at 5:41pm 05.17.20 Engines and Propulsion 13/2107 Despite doing 10 or 20 boat projects over the past 5 weeks, I'm running short of time to do everythi
Fresh Water Washdown Serenade at 5:25pm 05.17.20 Catalina 22 2/1847 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 2/555 Screw COVID....... My bride and I along with another couple made our first sail of the season in the

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Lithium cold storage question Davidasailor26 at 2:51pm 03.24.25 What LiFePO4 batteries are you looking at with a storage temperature that high? Victron lithium, for
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 2:33pm 03.24.25 NEED HELP POSTINGS Don't you love it when people don't include pictures but try to describe the sit
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? LakeOntario270 at 2:20pm 03.24.25 You have to be careful judging the price of a 1994 270. There was the bare bone 270 and the more de
Main Rigging Upgrades Foswick at 2:19pm 03.24.25 For the outhaul, I think I might end up just attaching that wire rope to a low-profile fiddle block.
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 1:51pm 03.24.25 Thanks. Took a look, no dice.
Main Rigging Upgrades Foswick at 1:34pm 03.24.25 If you fit two cheek blocks as indicated to the boom, it will not make a purchase. for a purchase
Tips on acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270 PaulDaniel at 12:48pm 03.24.25 The place that was previously $5700 is now $6150 (base price). When you add a keel guide and launch
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? PaulDaniel at 12:43pm 03.24.25 The one that I saw that sold recently for $20k with a trailer was a 1994.
Tips on acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270 Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 03.24.25 These guys gave me a really reasonable rate when I called them about six years ago Welcome to Custom
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Project_Mayhem at 12:27pm 03.24.25 Worst case scenario the brakes will seize up the first time they are used and then the pads will fry
Outhaul modifications (1) stickinthemud57 at 12:15pm 03.24.25 Sorry, got distracted. Here's a photo with callouts for my rig before installing inside the boom. I
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast Rich Stidger at 12:12pm 03.24.25 Thank you Rich for the help. Would you like some pix?
Tips on acquiring a trailer for Catalina 270 dmax at 12:02pm 03.24.25 That's a good size boat to be trailering - the C250 trailer might not be up to it, you would need to
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question Daze at 11:59am 03.24.25 @T J Furstenau As I thought there were no holes anywhere on my Hunter factory davits.
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) (4) NYSail at 11:37am 03.24.25 When you pull the boat you will also see separation of the stern tube where it exits the boat. I had
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? JoeWhite at 11:24am 03.24.25 What year is the vessel?
Lithium cold storage question Stu Jackson at 11:03am 03.24.25 Have you read Maine Sail's guides to LFP? www.marinehowto.com He lives in Maine and has had LFP f
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast NProvost at 10:23am 03.24.25 Thank you Rich for the help.
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast Rich Stidger at 9:32am 03.24.25 Ii have a 1997 40.5- a sister ship. I can't help with the companion way steps, but the mast leak is
Lithium cold storage question jssailem at 8:58am 03.24.25 I am trying to make my life easier not harder. I want the benefits of Lithium batteries. I, theref

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