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1974 Catalina 22 topside paint Erbardy at 4:27pm 09.22.19 Ask All Sailors 36/4344 I just bought my first sailboat, 1974 Catalina 22. The boat is in awesome shape. In the spring I hav
Rope to wire halyard rope length? (2) Jaxg at 3:47pm 09.22.19 The Cherubini Hunters 17/2882 169991 be 50+ ft) ? The boat is a 1980 hunter 37c. The only thing that makes any sense to me is if
360 Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Closed SEE 360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise (1) jssailem at 3:03pm 09.22.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 393/31543 This is the official site to join, discuss, or suggest ideas for our 2020 cruise to Circumnavigate V
Navigation desk/station for Pearson 303 MoLump at 12:43pm 09.22.19 Parts Search 2/920 I have a 1983 Pearson 303. Pearson produced 300 of these from model years 1983 - 1986. Beginning wit
1987 Catalina 22 inspected to buy TimG at 7:17am 09.22.19 Catalina 22 13/1534 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 37/4102 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 25/2591 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 24/4752
Hunter 260 close hauled trouble SV Orion H260 at 1:23pm 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/5365 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 12/2131
prop shaft anode tom.p.brown at 5:41am 09.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1246 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 4/1143 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 12/2773 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 2/705 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 4/782 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 7/1069 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 4/1035 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 11/1970 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 0/370 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 58/11592 Hi all. I've got a hunter 40. I made it through my first winter, but the interior of my boat was of

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rigging tension Will Gilmore at 3:28am 06.05.24 I haven't downloaded these manuals, so I don't know if the tuning information you're looking for is
NEED a Beneteau 423 Propeller for D55 Volvo NYSail at 3:11am 06.05.24
rigging tension justsomeguy at 2:28am 06.05.24 cant find any reference info.. The info you seek is inherent to the wire itself. Once you've got t
How do you remove head faucet on Catalina 320? marcham at 10:47pm 06.04.24 Take the faucet apart from the top, just like a household faucet.
Halyard guides in mast Wolffman08 at 8:41pm 06.04.24 I just ordered the part. Will be here on Friday. Thanks.
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation MikeHoncho at 8:37pm 06.04.24 As thick as you can to include the lid
Masthead Anchor Light Stu Jackson at 8:34pm 06.04.24 Is there a daylight/night time feature built into the light?
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 7:46pm 06.04.24 It has separate controls for throttle and gear selection. There technically is no idle. I can set it
Small Outboard Motor Stands Sanfelice at 7:26pm 06.04.24 Look at hand trucks at Harbor Freight which could be adapted with a simple 2X6 and a couple of bolts
Small Outboard Motor Stands smokey73 at 6:34pm 06.04.24 Easy to make out of wood. Mine also has wheels on one end of the lower boards. I can tilt the stan
Masthead Anchor Light Don S/V ILLusion at 6:23pm 06.04.24 What I meant is that it stays on (instead of winking out) as long as the switch is on after a long
Halyard guides in mast Crazy Dave Condon at 5:58pm 06.04.24 Try halyard exit plate. Your mast was a Kenyon Isomat and Rig Rite should have.the parts. NmI woul
On h260 found weird hand toggle by rear princess seat, any ideas what's it for SEE PICS Crazy Dave Condon at 5:47pm 06.04.24 The lever is a dual action throttle and shifter which is used on an outboard motor. The location o
Small Outboard Motor Stands (1) stickinthemud57 at 5:43pm 06.04.24 OK, please forgive the disgraceful condition, both of the stand and my garage! The stand in the pic
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points spadaforaj at 4:24pm 06.04.24 thanks guys - decided to try the patches first so I can roll it up - understanding it won;t hold the
Hatch Replacement - 2004 Hunter 31 - lots of questions and help needed spadaforaj at 4:22pm 06.04.24 Thanks - for sure the hatch will be caulked to the deck and then screwed in - I really appreciate th
Yanmar YSM12 fuel injection pump Ralph Johnstone at 4:20pm 06.04.24 The engine ran fine all last season but died en route to winter storage and won't start. We believe
What did you do to convert to propane? Tally Ho at 4:07pm 06.04.24
Hunter 2004 44DS Air Con Question kbgunn at 3:48pm 06.04.24 Why replace if you can repair? The compressor is usually a long wearing component and the electronic
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation Tally Ho at 2:25pm 06.04.24

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