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Rudder Bushing ? DMendels at 7:43am 11.25.19 Bigger Boats 2/991 I have a 1975 ODay 27 and noticed that I was getting a kind of chatter through the tiller especially
Bottom Paint Technology Handidude at 6:17am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1885 There are a lot of new bottom paints out there. What do you like or dislike. Why? Have you tried any
Help! Engine won't start :( CalGirlBoater at 6:10am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 25/3633
Sail Cabo San Lucas MikeGoogs at 6:05am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 1/531 We will be in Cabo San Lucas for the month of February and are looking for a sailboat rental and/or
Brake Line Quick-Release Coupling Set from Catalina Direct (3) Zinger88 at 7:21pm 11.24.19 Catalina 22 2/498 The brake line quick release coupler on my Trail-Rite extended trailer has rusted out. I see that Ca
Change from 3 blade stationary propeller to 2 blade folding propeller linnylee at 5:40pm 11.24.19 Pearson 1/794 I have a 1990 Pearson 27' with a 3 blade stationary propeller and want to change it to a two blade f
Whet Your Appetite? Terry Cox at 4:54pm 11.24.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/811 Recently completed a Veterans Day Cruise 2019 here, bk11K4Jn9so that I originally posted on another
40.5 Anchor Windlass Karl13265 at 9:52am 11.24.19 Big Boats 8/1108 Looking for the make and model of a horizontal anchor windlass installed on other members 1995 - 40.
Ericson 23 MkII Owner's Manual TBlown at 9:23am 11.24.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1677 Does anyone have or know where to obtain an owner's manual for a 1976 Ericson 23 Mk II? Any help wo
Blisters Lazy1 at 9:22am 11.24.19 Catalina 22 17/1700 Hi, I just got my boat this last summer and after having it out overnight one time I found small bli
Found a C28 ONLY site, great wiki with links to everything HarryFine at 8:40am 11.24.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1022 I love this forum, but there is another I frequent, a discussion group ONLY for Catalina 28 owners.
I found a Catalina 28 Group w great Wiki HarryFine at 8:39am 11.24.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/1213 I love this forum, but there is another I frequent, a discussion group ONLY for Catalina 28 owners.
In Search of ! Propeller shaft 1975 O'Day 1"X60" 1 tapered end, merry up to a 1975 Atomic Capt'nJim at 7:48am 11.24.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/410 Had to cut my shaft, yea dumb I know but it was the only to remove it, had to replace stuffing box a
Catalina 34 MKII Mainsheet gary16188 at 6:06am 11.24.19 Big Boats 2/1415 Does anyone know of a better mainsheet setup. The original setup is a bit difficult when single hand
Hunter 340 Asymmetrical Spinnaker Rigging? Yachtsman1686 at 5:57am 11.24.19 Big Boats 5/3946 Hi All, I recently purchased an asymmetrical spinnaker for my H340. Not sure how I'm going to conne
Left or right thread on Oceanis 37 prop coupling nut Rob Heath at 2:02am 11.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/711 Hi Does anyone know whether the nut that holds the prop shaft to the gearbox coupling is left or rig
Do these actually work NYSail at 10:59pm 11.23.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2038 https://www.google.com/shopping/product/1199338835464413791?q=power+washer+sandblaster+attachment'tb
Venture 17 - Cracked Keel (6) KKP at 10:09pm 11.23.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2885 Hello! We've got a new-to-us 1971 Venture 17 and are unsure which direction to go with this keel. Re
Need picture of bow stem of Oday 35 (1) rajhnsn at 5:23pm 11.23.19 Bigger Boats 10/1131
Opening Portlights decktosser at 5:09pm 11.23.19 Smaller Boats 5/844 In the spring I need to replace both of the windows in my 1985 Hunter 23. I was thinking that a nice

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Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Hello Below at 8:10am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Cleaning Anchor Kings Gambit at 8:00am 06.17.24 Nice. Yeah. The boat had SS chain and anchor when I acquired it. The previous owner of four years
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts Phil Herring at 7:57am 06.17.24 I believe shop.hunterowners.com is the only source for those parts. Most of the hatches on the early
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 (1) dlochner at 7:53am 06.17.24 When you looked at the AIS Detail popup, did you look under the "Messages" tab? There might be a but
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 7:47am 06.17.24 There are before and after photos of my teak in this thread July 22, 2023 post
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Stu Jackson at 7:47am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 (1) jssailem at 7:35am 06.17.24 Geoff It can be difficult to find a person with the exact same set up you desire that has used the s
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:33am 06.17.24 My better advice would be to learn from our mistake and look around the marina at comparable boats 2
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 7:32am 06.17.24 I returned it to the dealer and he promptly replaced it with a new one which didn't instill a hell
keel bolt torque jdrutten at 7:24am 06.17.24 I tightened mine about a year and a half ago according to whatever docs were available, including Ra
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 7:23am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many tim
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:23am 06.17.24 I just got a Merit 22, I was wondering what size motor you have on it. Your question is timely.
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 6:27am 06.17.24 We launched our Merit 22 for the first time today (after 2 years of work). The boat was last sailed
keel bolt torque Davidasailor26 at 6:23am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the s
keel bolt torque colin59 at 6:11am 06.17.24 did this work with your 310? we used this using socket size info. for our 290. Not sure where the se
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal jdrutten at 6:07am 06.17.24
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels (2) jdrutten at 5:57am 06.17.24 I snapped a shot of the wiring coming out of the aft starboard arch support tube in case it helps.
Engine Overheating ice breaker at 5:50am 06.17.24 Everyone has given great advice. I would only add that back flushing the heat exchanger might help
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48am 06.17.24 Robert An old trick is to pressurize the cabin and then looking where air is coming out. To do th
Catalina 27 teak before and after Project_Mayhem at 5:42am 06.17.24 You go. I worked over my handrails a couple of years ago. Will be revarnishing them this spring. Ep

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