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Bare Mast Brian Buzz at 5:30pm 03.02.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/1254 I have a question about my unpainted mast and boom on my 1979 Cat.27 tall rig. Is the aluminum anodi
NEARLY BURNT DOWN THE BOAT (1) twodzusfittings at 4:38pm 03.02.20 Bigger Boats 6/1529 I had installed a Blue Seas ELCI unit as suggested by the Surveyor, to meet the AYBC codes. It work
Stern Rub Rail Hunter 30T 1992 Rxsail at 4:15pm 03.02.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/453 The former owner sustained a "ding" on the very edge of the stern. Certainly not being critical her
Hunter 23 Bimini knotatwork2 at 3:15pm 03.02.20 Smaller Boats 16/2792 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and would like to put a bimini on board. I haven't seen any pictures with on
450-456 size difference? ScottySailor at 10:16am 03.02.20 Big Boats 5/1159
O'day 19 centerboard operation. Patrick Hall at 8:30am 03.02.20 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1313 I'm about 6 weeks from putting my boat in the water. I've never sailed it, and I don't have a owners
Panel Light Replacement Installation (3) Sailgunner at 8:23am 03.02.20 Big Boats 1/606 I finally decided to tackle replacing one strip of lights in my panel that was fried from a lighteni
How to lower and raise Swing Keel 2018 Catalina 22 Sport? Resail at 6:57am 03.02.20 Catalina 22 4/2708 I have a stupid question! I've been sailing for 15 years, but have always sailed fixed keel sailboat
Keel question Dhamil6490 at 6:39am 03.02.20 Ask All Sailors 1/444 I have a Seaward 17 with a shoal keel. Is there anything I can do to prevent / reduce lead from leec
Repower for Beneteau 473 Benny GrowSailing at 6:09am 03.02.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/1123 Hello all, we've attempted an engine rebuild of our original Perkins Sabre M65 that came with out 20
Mast/boom paint. Tsmacg25 at 4:57am 03.02.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/678 I recently purchased an 81 Mac 25, and an 87 M26D. Masts on both have pretty much no anodize left al
Barber Hauler for an H26 rgranger at 9:14pm 03.01.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/619 Hi Wanted to share an upgrade (I hope) Today I installed a simple barber hauler on my H26 Here is th
I Knocked off A few things on the 2-do list (8) rgranger at 4:15pm 03.01.20 Smaller Boats 5/857 A second warm day of 2020 so I went to the boat but the wind was calm so... 1- replaced the fairlea
First Mate's first sail (2) HMT2 at 6:31am 03.01.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1436 I took my new first mate on her first sail yesterday. Wind was 12-15 knots with some bigger gusts. W
Yanmar 2GM starting trouble coolair at 4:26am 03.01.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/3414 Ruined a perfect day at the lake yesterday as my 1996 Yanmar 2GM would not start. Cranked fine but
What is this under vberth... (1) Jdtran at 9:42pm 02.29.20 Catalina 30 2/1221 Just discovered a large amount of water under the vberth. There was a hole to run a hose to the bil
Big scare with new standing rigging (2) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:55pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 32/3821 When I hauled out my 2003 Catalina 310 in the fall of 2018, I decided to replace all the standing ri
Strut lubrication? smokey73 at 7:11pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1271 I was lubricating my Maxprop Classic today while the boat is out of the water. While doing so I not
My first sail of 2020 (3) rgranger at 5:55pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/898 Today was a fluke warm day... and perfect. High of 60F, blue sky and a steady 12 mph breeze
Second time replacing this pump, any better ideas on hand pumps? (2) j_schoenfeld at 4:40pm 02.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/658 this is the second pump I have replaced for salt water in my sink. I put this pump in as it states i

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Roller Furler quirky ? Project_Mayhem at 5:35am 10.17.24 Thanks for following up with the solution!
How do you initiate an owners information page? dlochner at 4:33am 10.17.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard kappykaplan at 2:16am 10.17.24 Despite all of the setbacks, I've definitely learned a lot about my boat so far, and the advice in
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SJN at 10:30pm 10.16.24 Hello Mark. Where is the 2x4? I do not see it in photos. Stephen Nielsen 310 number 260
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:38pm 10.16.24 Terry, I meant to thank you as well for the heads up about the left side edits. How could I have mis
How do you initiate an owners information page? matts997 at 9:32pm 10.16.24 Thanks everyone. I found the edit prompts on the left side of the page as you noted Jim--thanks.
Iphone Sat-phone feature? dLj at 8:18pm 10.16.24 This post is a few months old, any updates? I'm thinking of upgrading, even though my iphone works
Marlow Hunter 31 Owners Manual Hello Below at 7:38pm 10.16.24 Dave, you should be able to download or view the manual from this link: MARLOW HUNTER MH31 Operator'
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Alan Gomes at 7:15pm 10.16.24 The copper pile in a fiberglass volcano was the factory installation until the Mk2. I believe this
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 6:56pm 10.16.24 It's not damaged that we know of. Once you get the boat in the yard, you will have several mont
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) WayneH at 6:46pm 10.16.24 I'd like to drain my diesel tank and get whatever gunk may be in there. I've always used a biocide
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) WayneH at 6:40pm 10.16.24 Do you happen to still have the part numbers for those zincs or remember where you purchased them f
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard BigEasy at 6:35pm 10.16.24 I think I really can't trust anyone when it comes to boats at this point. Despite all of the setba
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hayden Watson at 6:09pm 10.16.24 I think I really can't trust anyone when it comes to boats at this point. I don't want to go after
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hayden Watson at 6:05pm 10.16.24
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration dmdiehl64 at 6:05pm 10.16.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hayden Watson at 6:03pm 10.16.24 Here is the Keel Stub Repair document from Catalina Yachts for those interested. I also have it in
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hayden Watson at 5:56pm 10.16.24 The C30's, and if I'm not mistaken, other Catalinas, used wood until 86 or 87 when the Mark II came
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard David W at 5:04pm 10.16.24 Those reports are written like Swiss Cheese. Yup, which is why I always take them with a grain of
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard shemandr at 4:50pm 10.16.24 I am confident that your survey has a clause that says they surveyor is not liable for error or om

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