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Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 11:44am 02.03.24 Ask All Sailors 11/765 I've been watching the AT'T golf tourney at Pebble Beach. Every so often they show some sailboats o
Drop Keel LesCayere at 7:43pm 02.02.24 Trailer Sailors 2/862 Looking for any info pictures patterns on a drop keel for a Gloucester 22 1992. Thank you.
Rudder Post Grease Fitting? Bob_S at 5:22pm 02.02.24 Bigger Boats 4/870 Hello All, and yet another question. In my 83 O'day28 I have the standard Edson chain and cable stee
Furler Replacement Issue (1) tailboom at 1:22pm 02.02.24 Catalina 22 2/561
Doldrums planning (1) pclarksurf at 12:52pm 02.02.24 Catalina 22 0/414 What to do before the PNW weather lets up ? Plan the summer charter: 8 nights in the San Juan's -
Anodes for Beneteau 321 Wesleymi at 8:35am 02.02.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/278 Prop nut and anode from Beneteau 321 plus 2 25mm shaft anodes, all of which are new. You pay postage
stalling engine cloydmilton at 9:38pm 02.01.24 Catalina 310 11/1314 I have a catalina 30 with universal 25 diesel engine. On starting in runs for a moment then quits.
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 1:08pm 02.01.24 Ask All Sailors 22/1537 All, I want to figure out a couple of things for my Sailboat. I have had her for two years and gene
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). ChrisVR1994 at 12:46pm 02.01.24 Ask All Sailors 18/800 Hi there, I'm looking for some advice. I'm going to change the heat exchanger pencil zinc on my univ
WATCHING PAINT DRY! (2) twodzusfittings at 8:24pm 01.31.24 Ask All Sailors 32/1641 I am repairing and painting my companion way hatch cover on my O'day 30. The original cracked in so
Hunter 376 arch modification Velella at 2:47pm 01.31.24 Big Boats 3/668 I have a 1996 Hunter 376. Has anyone strengthened the traveller bed or added a stern arch for the t
A new Alden Challenger Facebook group has been started in the UK. TomY at 12:36pm 01.31.24 Alden General Chat 0/793 Search; John Alden Challenger 38, on FB. The group has been started for any Challenger owners or tho
hunter Tank monitor (3) Enrique Cortes at 12:19pm 01.31.24 Ask All Sailors 12/580 hello Sailors, for some reason my monitor is showing false readings in the past, sometimes 1 bar som
Thinking of buying a Hunter 460 or 466 jacques lacroix at 12:02pm 01.31.24 Ask All Sailors 5/582 Hello all, I'm thinking of buying a Hunter 460 or 466 and I'd like your opinion on it's quality. Th
New Trolling Motor sbrogden at 12:20pm 01.30.24 Trailer Sailors 22/1674 I found a nearly new (about 3 hours of use) Minn Kota 30lb thrust trolling motor for $75. Now in my
Engine Vent Fan Seahawk345 at 9:16am 01.30.24 Mid-Size Boats 17/1369 Yanmar 3YM20 Hope someone can shed some light on this topic. Last year I bought a 2010 Hunter 31 wit
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 9:12am 01.30.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1271 Any advice or experience adding a solent sail or a staysail to a Hunter B'R rig. I own a Hunter 34
321 prop anodw/nut and 2 25mm shaft anodes Wesleymi at 5:23am 01.30.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/383 I have a prop anode with new nut and (2) 25mm shaft anodes from my 1998 Oceanis 321. A new shaft and
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Michael K at 4:27am 01.30.24 Smaller Boats 4/518 I have a 2013 Hunter 22 and something broke on the swing keel. How do I remove it?
Mast Support Bracket "Event" - 2nd post (1) AEarnshaw at 1:26am 01.30.24 Big Boats 0/59 Hi all, If any of you are not also monitoring "Ask a Hunter Owner", AND familiar with the '99 Legen

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Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations StretchCT at 9:48am 10.16.24 I ended up ordering from Beneteau. Though it cost double the Michigan prop, they could get it quick
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 9:40am 10.16.24 I'm not finding benefits to be worth the cost. Perhaps once I have some longer passages in mind, I
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hello Below at 9:32am 10.16.24
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations hutch5151 at 8:56am 10.16.24 Kiwi 3blade feathering prop. same price as a replacement prop from Beneteau. Per previous post, I'
Teak black spots ? BigEasy at 8:49am 10.16.24 May of 2023 I sanded all my teak to bare wood and then applied 3 coats of Sikkens Cetal natural tea
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 8:47am 10.16.24
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration BarryL at 8:31am 10.16.24 Clarification on this point. With a B&G plotter system and Raymarine autopilot you can expect the p
Nav table BigEasy at 8:27am 10.16.24
New sailor, new boat, new concerns CrispyCringle at 7:54am 10.16.24 Im not understanding how the forestay came off okay, but is so short when going back on? One common
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:38am 10.16.24 I know, this is why I am posting here. I am relying on you. :-) Too much rain right now falling in
Replacing Maxwell 500 Windlass SimiSAilor at 7:12am 10.16.24 Yes, just like the original it is up only. Did not want to get into a rewire project. Jeff
mainsheet block change (1) Ward H at 7:06am 10.16.24 I replaced my cam lock cleats to Spinlock PXR cleats for the main sheet and traveler control lines.
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 7:02am 10.16.24 Does anyone know what the two metal tabs with holes on either side are for? Believe it or not, the
mainsheet block change Project_Mayhem at 6:54am 10.16.24 I went from 3:1 to 6:1 mainly due to how difficult it was to undo the cam cleat. It helped but a clu
Leaking around Mast (1) monocerosin at 6:32am 10.16.24 228029 I'm in the same process. Cleaning this up, maybe a little lifeseal and then mast boot wrap.
How do you initiate an owners information page? Jim Legere at 6:31am 10.16.24 Matt: Near the top left of the Boat Info/MH31/Specifications page there is a "Edit these specs" link
Leaking around Mast dlochner at 6:14am 10.16.24 Try a Waterboot. They work well. https://waterboot.com
Leaking around Mast sailme88 at 5:38am 10.16.24 Mis read the original post. That neoprene " gasket" is more likely a Spartite 2 part polymer. It is
Nav table jssailem at 5:15am 10.16.24 Don, It is a pain when our boats sustain damage to the beautiful wood. Being an older boat owner, I
How do you initiate an owners information page? Terry Cox at 3:48am 10.16.24 Good morning from Mukilteo, Matt. That Boat Info section has tabs on the left side for you to add ph

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