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I have a broken strut on my 356 karellen at 9:11am 08.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1193 Heard a clunking sound Wednesday night during beer cans coming from the propshaft area. Motored as l
Mast height above water Thedroubies at 6:16am 08.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3441 Need to know mast height above water for 2008 31ft. Hunter...
Poor venting by design bajaking at 12:30am 08.16.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 50/6384 I just replaced the holding tank, Y valve, and all hoses and clamps, and fully serviced the Raritan
What kind of traveler you would recommend for Mac 26C nickl1218 at 7:50pm 08.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1449 Trying to upgrade my 1995 26 C. Thinking adding traveler, all lines to cockpit (new halyards, deck
Water, water everywhere! 82 O'Day 19 GerryG at 7:22pm 08.15.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1140 So I've got an ongoing problem with bilge water in my boat. Every time I think I've got it dry, the
Drying out 1982 O'Day 19 GerryG at 7:21pm 08.15.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/963 So I've got an ongoing problem with bilge water in my boat. Every time I think I've got it dry, the
Mainsail gathering brackets. Sanfelice at 6:54pm 08.15.19 Ask All Sailors 0/907 I just saw a boat with 4 retractable Levers(?) 2 on each side of the boom that swung up to form a V
Lazy Jacks kevinsismour at 5:47pm 08.15.19 Ask All Sailors 18/3316 Recently went from a Dutchman system to a Sail Pac and Lazy Jack system. The installer attached the
Racing the H49 T J Furstenau at 2:29pm 08.15.19 Big Boats 4/1164 Debated whether to post this here, under big boats, or over on the racing thread. Decided to start
Cheapest PCOC? MaritimeMarmot at 1:10pm 08.15.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1164 I've managed to avoid needing a PCOC by sailing only motor-less boats until now, but now I need one.
Cabin storage covers replacement/ideas altsys1 at 12:24pm 08.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/615 Hello, I /have a '91 Mac 26s and the orignal plywood veneer (?) storage covers are all on their way
Boat swap - C22 and J24 G0ri11@ at 11:52am 08.15.19 Ask All Sailors 41/4916 I purchased a bargain basement 1971 Catalina 22 about a month ago, with the thought that it was stru
What kind of traveler you would recommend for Mach 26C nickl1218 at 11:46am 08.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/557 Trying to upgrade my 1995 26 C. Thinking adding traveler, all lines to cockpit (new halyards, deck
How to run wires from bottom of mast to galley way entrance on a 1993 Hunter 33.5 john986 at 11:43am 08.15.19 Mid-Size Boats 7/1440 Hi everyone. I am installing a Raymarine wind instrument i60. The wind vain (sensor) will be on top
Hard to start Universal diesel black1967 at 9:15am 08.15.19 Ask All Sailors 21/4990 New member, I have a 30hp 4 cylinder universal engine in a Pacific Seacraft 37ft sailboat. Motor ru
help! can not lower the keel! (2) bmwtourer at 9:55am 08.15.19 Ask All Sailors 32/2791 I can not lower the keel of my new to me catalina 25 swing keel. it looks like the one with automat
Replacement winch for 26S stock trailer. Russ Ward at 9:04am 08.15.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1126 The previous owner of my 26S replaced the winch on the trailer with a very cheaply made unit. After
Chrysler vs. Seaward fritz3000g at 8:49am 08.15.19 Trailer Sailors 11/4128 I've been looking for a "heavy" but easily-trailerable ~26 ft boat for the Great Lakes and the Carib
Check your cleats! rpludwig at 6:47am 08.15.19 Catalina 22 15/1800 Have an '84 C22, recently noticed one of the aft mooring cleats was a bit loose (the OEM nylon ones
Season 3 continued agprice22 at 6:29am 08.15.19 Telstar 2/796 Firefly is sailing well, and a few of our problems from the first two seasons are solved. After shim

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new engine? Rebuild? Make do? dmax at 11:24am 05.28.24 You could pull it and treat and re-paint most of it - the oil pan metal is pretty thick and the rest
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:14am 05.28.24 Thanks. I have on YBW received replies that indicate compression is a nebulous thing, and this is wh
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 05.28.24
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (4) anelso29 at 9:49am 05.28.24 Hey everyone! I have a few updates. I didn't take enough pictures, but I do have a few to show the p
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 matts997 at 9:34am 05.28.24
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... rgranger at 9:00am 05.28.24
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? Leeward Rail at 8:54am 05.28.24 Greenish foam is factory filler. There are more than a few threads here about how to fix the hatch.
3GM30F Service Issue dmax at 8:49am 05.28.24 Low compression is a root cause of hard starting - hard starting is a symptom of low compression.
ABYC wire identification question? BAD ORCA at 8:46am 05.28.24 I got my labeling insight from Rod (@Maine Sail ). I struggled with the hand written names, number
ABYC wire identification question? BAD ORCA at 8:44am 05.28.24 You could try making labels and then flagging them, i.e., instead of running lengthwise along the w
The falling c - Clip odaydokay at 8:43am 05.28.24 I have a hard time trusting a repair, if I haven't figured out the how and why of the failure, befo
The falling c - Clip odaydokay at 8:41am 05.28.24
Help with seized fresh water pump (4) Afraal at 8:40am 05.28.24 I'm attaching a few pics of the pump. I can't see well inside, but most likely the bearings failed.
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 05.28.24 The keel was just serviced before I bought it. Would have a trivial eff
Fabric search LakeShark at 8:25am 05.28.24 Similar... I was hoping for an exact match to replace 1 cushion the POs St. Bernard ruined. Or the
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? LakeShark at 8:19am 05.28.24 I decided to go with the unpleasant option. Used a vibrating saw to slice through the outer fiberg
Memorial Day quick sail morbidfollower at 8:12am 05.28.24 I need to pull the furler drum open and gets some more turns on the turnbuckles for halyard tension.
Am I destined for a big Bootie? ...3TacksontheWater at 8:07am 05.28.24
Dickinson newport type, or forced air / vevor / 12v diesel heater? dLj at 8:07am 05.28.24 Thanks this is a great video! Although he didn't show how he vented his forced air exhaust from the
Pearson 32 through hull question jssailem at 7:57am 05.28.24 Hull Plugs for old through-hulls should be permanent, not temporary. Leaks are not desired. There a

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