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40.5 Bow Lights Wiring Replacement (1) Rick D at 12:14pm 02.18.20 Big Boats 3/659 So, the wiring in the bow pulpit started going bad. Evidently, the jobber who made it up did not use
Cockpit Flooring Project (2) Rick D at 11:46am 02.18.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2796 So, after decades sailing with small dogs, we got used to having some carpet in the cockpit which al
Date my O'Day airolasp at 9:24am 02.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/711 I have inherited an O'Day Javelin 14'. Trying to determine what year it is. Hull No. 3227, Class No.
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Resources. (1) Will Gilmore at 7:53am 02.18.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 0/1159 Tagged participants: @Will Gilmore @DArcy @mermike @jssailem @dlochner @dLj @JamesG161 @ontherocks83
Centerboard question Drexel at 7:30am 02.18.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1508 When my 23 Oday was pulled in the fall, I was informed that the centerboard is gone. Now trying to
Forestay tensioning on a 423 Jeffinjax at 7:03pm 02.17.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1759 There is a small bit of masthead "hook" rearward on our boat. We have a roller furling jib and main.
Beneteau First 24 Anyone? zoya at 6:57pm 02.17.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/593 Does anyone own/sail a First 24 in the US?
2006 Hunter 33 Steering Maintenance LVGS at 6:46pm 02.17.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1430 I have been trying, unsuccessfully, to locate a steering maintenance guide for the rack and pinion s
Jetman Hunter216 at 5:56pm 02.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 15/1727 Not really sailing oriented but pretty interesting... nj-Iwv5NJKg
Mounting the backstay flicker and what stove SteveLKN at 12:52pm 02.17.20 Catalina 275 10/3985 My boat arrived at my marina last week and I've been getting to know it. It's on the hard to get a
How old is my Javelin? airolasp at 12:07pm 02.17.20 Day Sailers 6/3351 I have inherited a Javelin. Trying to figure out what year it is. Plate inside stern says: Hull No.
Electrical Panel Manufacturer Stephen M at 11:56am 02.17.20 Big Boats 13/1645 We have a 2001 Hunter 420 passage. Our AC Voltage meter is not reading correctly and I want to repla
93' 37.5 Owners Manual hj5150 at 11:44am 02.17.20 Big Boats 15/2241 Does anyone have a copy of the Owners Manual for a 1993 Legend 37.5? We just purchased this boat bu
Camera Lens Scratched? (1) JamesG161 at 10:06am 02.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/749 What happened? d I pick up some meteor showers? Jim...
C30 Rudder Removal (1) doublebuffle at 8:37am 02.17.20 Catalina 30 20/5478
Bbq differences between brands fred1diver at 8:14am 02.17.20 Ask All Sailors 14/5442 hey everyone, looking at Bbq's for next season, I found a used Magma catalina for 250$can but I can
Galley Shelf (3) BillyK at 8:03am 02.17.20 Catalina 310 5/2488 Anyone know where to find this hanging galley shelf? or is it something we have to build..?
420 passage forward head odour Seaclusion at 7:49am 02.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1208 420 passage front head odor, advice! 2004 Hunter 420 passage, has anyone replaced the venting syst
Good lead for hydrohoist info gtg at 6:44am 02.17.20 Ask All Sailors 3/778 Slim picking so far on hydrohoist info. So far all I can find on this mobile device are demos. Look
Stern bearing change Secret sail at 6:25am 02.17.20 Big Boats 3/630 Hello everyone Id like to change my Stern bearing and dripless joint on my H356. I have already Take

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Watertight through-deck connection JBP-PA at 11:40am 02.10.25 JBP, I've owned my boat for a little over 7 years now. It came with a SeaDog 4 pin deck connector.
Watertight through-deck connection Rltgold at 11:28am 02.10.25 JBP, I've owned my boat for a little over 7 years now. It came with a SeaDog 4 pin deck connector.
Watertight through-deck connection JBP-PA at 11:22am 02.10.25 The Sea-dog brand is pretty ubiquitous for deck connectors but i find they corrode fast. https://sho
H340 Saloon Table operation? Ed Caldwell at 11:11am 02.10.25 From the factory, the "halyard" went over the pulley and down inside the mast support tube to a very
Watertight through-deck connection Urban Hermit at 10:55am 02.10.25 Lloyd, that's what I did coming out of the mast (flat four, using three); but I don't want to pass w
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . jssailem at 10:49am 02.10.25 Seller has put a lot of time and money into this boat in the time he has owned it. This is typical
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . john6206 at 10:43am 02.10.25 @jssailem thanks!
Opinions on "best" outboard motor h2o_snow at 10:07am 02.10.25 Yes, Tahutsu makes Mercury, Evinrude, and Nissan. But they are not quite identical. Yep. They can
Watertight through-deck connection (3) Rltgold at 9:54am 02.10.25 I have had these on my CATALINA 22 for about 4 years now and there great. CNLinko Here are the plugs
Watertight through-deck connection LloydB at 9:46am 02.10.25 Whoever put the wiring in my Mac used a 4 pin trailer plug to get through the deck near the mast. Th
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 02.10.25 No reason at all if it was well maintained. Check to see if the engine has all new hoses. How many
Watertight through-deck connection Urban Hermit at 9:17am 02.10.25 Hermit, I have a great plug system if you still ned one. Let me know I might. The supplier is in
23.5 outboard motor hunter240 at 9:12am 02.10.25 6HP is plenty, but if you have 1st mate or yourself who like myself is getting longer on the tooth y
Watertight through-deck connection Rltgold at 9:00am 02.10.25 Hermit, I have a great plug system if you still ned one. Let me know
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing stickinthemud57 at 8:51am 02.10.25 I was going to throw the MacGregor 26 into the ring but the 20-degree healing parameter popped up. I
Deck Leaking? dmax at 8:51am 02.10.25 Stanchions? My C30 stanchions leaked badly.
Non self tailing winches dmax at 8:43am 02.10.25 The beauty of self tailers is that you don't have to use them as such :)
Deck Leaking? (9) stevenhagberg at 8:36am 02.10.25 229707
Non self tailing winches jssailem at 8:35am 02.10.25 without self trailers I became a better sailor, really focusing on the timing while tacking so I co
Deck Leaking? stevenhagberg at 8:30am 02.10.25 Ha! I'm having a similar problem that started with the same storm. My usually very dry boat had soak

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