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1987 Catalina 22 inspected to buy TimG at 7:17am 09.22.19 Catalina 22 13/1470 Hello everyone new here, I am new to everything about sailing and sail boats, I went to inspect a 1
Anchor markers........ NYSail at 6:25am 09.22.19 Ask All Sailors 37/3766 Every now and again I see someone using an anchor market showing the location where they dropped and
Remanent of Karen <--TS Karen (1) JamesG161 at 5:58am 09.22.19 Weather and Forecasting 25/2467 TS Karen popped up over night in an area of high Heat content. Karen's arrival spot is not good. O
Techniques for cleaning engine marchem at 5:50pm 09.21.19 Musings With Maine Sail 24/4296
Hunter 260 close hauled trouble SV Orion H260 at 1:23pm 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/4999 I've been able to sail my recently purchased hunter 260 about 8-10 times now and can't get any perfo
Hunter 260 wide load albakers at 8:47am 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1973
prop shaft anode tom.p.brown at 5:41am 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1049 i have 2004 Hunter 306 with Yanmar. i am in west marine looking for new prop shaft anode. i measured
Kick-up rudder shear pins? rpludwig at 3:06am 09.21.19 Catalina 22 4/1061 How are these used/installed, and where exactly do they go on a pre-86 kick up rudder? Splain pleas
New project- made a wine rack to fit in main bilge! (2) eianm at 11:51pm 09.20.19 Big Boats 12/2496 There is so little storage space on my 1991 P42, so I have always been looking at ways to create som
C309 salon window replacement geocadd at 8:24pm 09.20.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/668 salon windows have cracks. Does anyone know how to get replacement plexiglass windows
Bow pulpit nav light size Gdindy at 4:33pm 09.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/727 Looking to convert my incandescent 2001 model X MacGregor bow nav light bulb to LED any suggestions
Outside hatch locks JRT at 2:47pm 09.20.19 Catalina 310 7/946 I now have 2 of the twist hatch locks broken. These are the ones on all the cockpit lockers, propane
Scoop stern caulking at waterline? curtdo at 2:34pm 09.20.19 Big Boats 4/946 Hi, Has anyone tried to re-caulk the scoop stern joint at the waterline? My looks to be getting ve
Unknown source of seawater ingress 2004 Catalina 350 Saltysailors at 2:14pm 09.20.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1760 Help! IN the past month I started to detect a small amount of sea water ingress (1/2 cup per day) in
storage box under companion way tom.p.brown at 12:55pm 09.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/359 does anyone know the name of the parts that holds the cover (varnished teak) onto the storage box un
Fellow liveaboards - any tips for winter insulation? limbodog at 12:46pm 09.20.19 Ask All Sailors 58/10607 Hi all. I've got a hunter 40. I made it through my first winter, but the interior of my boat was of
Beneteau Model...? apittman at 11:23am 09.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2111 Hi All, What's the simplest way to determine the model of a Beneteau absent any obvious hull identi
Starboard cockpit locker removal? edgarcia2002 at 9:49am 09.20.19 Catalina 30 2/766 Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to remove the starboard locker tub on my Catalina 30. I'm insta
Leaky Retracting Keel Box Larry K Laughlin at 7:20am 09.20.19 Ask All Sailors 4/631 I have recently begun taking on water on my 75' MacGregor Venture 22'. I suspect the water is pumpin
Wash your food before eating... Brian D at 6:45am 09.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 11/985 rfbb4yRBH64

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Engine Vent Fan (2) rgranger at 8:07am 01.31.24 I like the idea of having your blower on a thermostat. Seems like you would want it to automatical
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 7:59am 01.31.24 I tend to sit near the centerboard. The motor I have weighs 15 pounds - don't think that will affec
New Trolling Motor Tater at 7:57am 01.31.24 Do you keep the motor down, with the prop in the water, while under sail? Only when I forget about
Mast Support Bracket "Event" (2) rgranger at 7:54am 01.31.24 :plus: What @dlochner said. And in addition to the repair being done with whatever was in the toolb
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 7:45am 01.31.24 Do you keep the motor down, with the prop in the water, while under sail?
New Trolling Motor Tater at 7:39am 01.31.24 The lake I normally go to has a decent ramp and dock, plenty of depth for dagger board. I don't see
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig kloudie1 at 7:28am 01.31.24 Clarifying.. .. The H-34 has an early B&R and it has a stout backstay .. My concern is that the rig
Rub rail leak Ed.S at 7:16am 01.31.24 Thanks Sailgunner, I know it will a tedious job and I'm not looking forward to it. These recommendat
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Michael K at 6:24am 01.31.24 Thanks for the advice, but the manual is not detailed enough and show only the center board of a dif
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig shemandr at 6:15am 01.31.24 Fellow sailers should regard the following as basically bar talk: My understanding of the OP is that
Engine Vent Fan Seahawk345 at 5:16am 01.31.24 Thank you very much everyone for all the input. Theres a wealth of knowledge on this site, and the i
ODay 40 Windlass Setup DonEvans at 4:34am 01.31.24 Anyone have pictures of their windlass installed in the 40's locker?
Remote oil filter for M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 2:27am 01.31.24 I had a Catalina 30 for about 10 years. It had an M25XP. I do not recall having any particular prob
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:35am 01.31.24 Look under boat information for the Hunter 22 and go to downloads. Bottom download is the manual for
Mast Support Bracket "Event" Crazy Dave Condon at 11:46pm 01.30.24 As a former Hunter dealer, I too agree with @kloudie1 @Terry Cox @dlochner as I too see issues that
Rub rail leak Ralph Johnstone at 8:41pm 01.30.24 Both sides of my boat are leaking at the same location. Now THAT is the definition of bad luck.
Rub rail leak Sailgunner at 6:26pm 01.30.24 Fixed my joint leak a few years ago. Remove rub rail Remove plasic cover that hold the rub rail on.
Remote oil filter for M25XP SoSound at 5:43pm 01.30.24 You might try checking with a performance or racing supply shop that specializes in small engine spo
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 5:23pm 01.30.24 I'm sure it will. The 30 worked ok it was just a little slow on the 170. I would suggest getting a
New Trolling Motor Tater at 5:21pm 01.30.24 I think it will do fine for my Vagabond. I've read accounts from several owners of Holder 14s and V

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