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Compost Head Joe Baldetti at 6:46am 04.08.20 Pearson 0/724 I removed all of my plumbing and installed a gray water sump for the shower/icebox and installed all
Pearson 303 Port holes/Port lights Joe Baldetti at 6:33am 04.08.20 Pearson 2/2116 I recently bought a 1984 Pearson 303 and the 4 forward port holes leak. The plastic ridge on the len
Catalina 30 mast step compression post collapsing (5) Garester at 2:57pm 04.07.20 Ask All Sailors 6/4481 I have a 1983 Catalina 30 and the roof/ceiling under the mast step is collapsing. I don't know what
Super PINK moon tonight!!! (1) JamesG161 at 1:13pm 04.07.20 Sails Call Lounge 2/509 'Super Pink Moon' rises tonight! Teach your kids about the biggest full moon of 2020
Keel bolts Hunter 29.5 Odyssey lll at 12:45pm 04.07.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/1336 would like to locate design files from Hunter on the size, number of keel bolts ' torque that they s
[ANSWERED] Pre-purchase Partial Survey Guidance, evidence of hard grounding? (3) khanman22 at 11:45am 04.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1358 Hi there. I'm hoping someone can provide me additional guidance on a survey on a 2000 Hunter 340 I'
'92 335 roller furler maintenance _Milkjug_ at 11:30am 04.07.20 Mid-Size Boats 7/1487 The roller furler on my '92 Hunter 335 gets stuck when unfurling/furling the jib. I've replaced the
In hull transducer sigsgmret at 9:24am 04.07.20 Ask All Sailors 21/4148 I bought a Airmar depth sounder with an in hull transducer. The installation manual calls for addin
Catalina Outhaul Mod Don Guillette at 8:55am 04.07.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/8086 This subject has been discussed before but his weekend I received a call from a Texas sailor who was
Coaming Compartment Covers Zinger88 at 7:30am 04.07.20 Catalina 22 7/2075 Has anyone made or added covers to their cockpit coaming compartments? Now that the warm weather is
Soft teak: fill or wood hardener? Rob Heath at 6:45am 04.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/567 I have a small patch of teak (about 2 square centimetres) on the cockpit sole that has gone soft: yo
Question about painting Erbardy at 3:15am 04.07.20 Ask All Sailors 8/640 I am nearly finished prepping my catalina 22 for paint all Over the hill and the deck. I live in eas
Question on repairing sliding hatch Erbardy at 12:58am 04.07.20 Ask All Sailors 7/720
Owner manual in french for Hunter H260 Danielle M. B�dard at 11:13pm 04.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/387 Hi everyone! I'm the owner of a Hunter H260 and I am looking for the owner manual in french. Can som
Javelin Manual RVJavelin at 6:02pm 04.06.20 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1748 I am a new owner of a Javelin. I have the rigging instructions, but not a manual. Another site sugge
...It's the most wonderful time of the year (2) jssailem at 5:50pm 04.06.20 Weather and Forecasting 10/1203 It is a wonderful time of the year for the Weather honchos... NOAA - the National Hurricane Center
H 41 large saloon window resealing an some question Valerio at 5:26pm 04.06.20 Big Boats 9/1898 Hi to all h41 owners, my h41 top saloon window have been leaking and now is time to do it. I am goin
ssb CatNap3 at 3:41pm 04.06.20 Ask All Sailors 0/406 Does anyone have an old icon or equal ssb and antenna coupler to donate to a neophyte user for marin
STEAM out the exhaust Chanbo at 3:27pm 04.06.20 Ask All Sailors 22/2394 I recently (8 months ago )did a complete upper on my Catalina 30 with an M25. Its ran great until re
Android App Issue Rick D at 3:05pm 04.06.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/1638 Getting an"license expired"message on my Android all. I deleted and reloaded the app twice.

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Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards max_sailing at 9:57am 02.03.25 Thanks JRacer, super helpful! To confirm, you were able to get all three boards out of a single shee
Holding tank sanitation hoses wbarrie at 9:52am 02.03.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress - I appreciate the feedback. I think I have settled on a mix of sanitation
Runaway diesel (1) dLj at 9:39am 02.03.25 For your reference, the minimum cranking speed for a diesel engine to start is between 150 and 250 R
How and where to get my MMSI before the boat gets USC documented Sailfanatic at 9:29am 02.03.25 https://www.boatus.com/mmsi/mmsi/obtainmmsi#!
Raritan Seara bowl fills with water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:16am 02.03.25 You shouldn't hear any hissing from a vented loop in the INTAKE line through which water is being pu
Holding tank sanitation hoses Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:37am 02.03.25 No matter what hose you use, it will start smelling again. Not for at least 10 years if you use Rar
Your experience with online courses? Urban Hermit at 8:36am 02.03.25 Thanks @BigEasy I hadn't considered US Power Squadron - I'll check them out. By the way, sorry ab
Reflagging and MMSI Urban Hermit at 8:30am 02.03.25 This is all above my understanding, knowledge, pay grade, and rank -- but since both MMSI and AIS ha
Reflagging and MMSI geoffschultz at 8:13am 02.03.25 This may be a stupid question, but why both a VHF and a separate AIS? When Standard Horizon and I
Reflagging and MMSI jssailem at 7:59am 02.03.25 I installed a Standard Horizon Matrix AIS/GPS (GX2200) in 2015. It has served me well. It provides A
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards (2) JRacer at 7:57am 02.03.25 I replaced the wood boards on my First 310 with Seaboard. Cut on an angle at the bottom (mid-section
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards dmax at 7:52am 02.03.25 Starboard won't be cheap and its heavy. If you're just going to use them for a few days, I would jus
Reflagging and MMSI Nichole340 at 7:39am 02.03.25 Helps perfectly. Thank you. Given the articles available to read, not to mention some confusing lan
Reflagging and MMSI jssailem at 7:08am 02.03.25 why both a VHF and a separate AIS? When Standard Horizon and I believe others offer units with AIS
Chesapeake Rendezvous- Summer 2025 twodzusfittings at 6:48am 02.03.25 Oh yes...keep me posted.
deck organizer access - Vision 32 Belzoni at 6:32am 02.03.25 @Crazy Dave Condon - I'm reviving this old post now that I know you may be the guy with the answers
Reflagging and MMSI Nichole340 at 6:18am 02.03.25
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 Cyb3rSail3r at 5:52am 02.03.25 Funny that the mast is padded and not the gelcoat. Great point. I noticed that as well, and will
What AA batteries for hand held devices? colemj at 4:17am 02.03.25 It must be mentioned that AA rechargables have a larger diameter than nonrechargebles as a result t
Unstepping and Stepping Mast in Fort Myers, FL area for 2016 Catalina 22 Rick Webb at 4:16am 02.03.25 Thanks for the info. The previous owner built one from wood because the when they tried to use the

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