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Keel Cable Hum????? Cmackg at 11:03am 06.25.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/877 My Mac25 has gotten out a few times now, after a long round of up-fixing. One really odd thing is th
M25XP w/ HBW50 Transmission - Singing Prop Ward H at 9:41am 06.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 23/2401 My second season with our C30. New this season is a noise while motoring. This is a 93 C30 with M25
Companion way cover scratches (1) DRhoads at 9:38am 06.25.19 Big Boats 6/596 Does anyone else have this issue with their companion way cover? Something is scratching the bottom
Beneteau First 38 Owner's Manual JuanMarcos at 9:18am 06.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3192 Hello friends. I just purchased an 1983 Beneteau First 38 and have been looking for the owner's man
Victoria 18 deck tom etzel at 6:42am 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 3/339 Does anyone know if it is balsa cored? Thanks
Head pumping and stanchion vent Freespirit3087 at 6:08am 06.25.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/2142 I am a 2 season new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 and wanted to know if it was normal for water to com
Washer for galley sink drain (1) Mikem at 12:10am 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/871 I have searched in vain for two replacement washers for my 2003 H466 galley sink drains. I think th
New cooler (1) Jimmy at 8:20pm 06.24.19 Smaller Boats 3/632 166401 New set up Dometic cfx95
This is crazy. My exhaust is filling with water and it's flooding the engine Newbie3 at 7:23pm 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 30/4424 I must have screwed up on the plumbing. This had happened every time I start the engine. Unless I le
Got the dreaded marina call today. sesmith at 6:46pm 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1555 We were on hour 2 of a 3 hour trip home from the marina when my phone rang. It was the marina manag
Heat Exchanger 1988 Volvo Model 2003 Mike H. at 6:33pm 06.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/775 So.....Took delivery of our 1989 Beneteau First 35s5 two weeks ago. Weekend before last, replaced t
B and R- lower diamond d1 cross lower Waterwindsail at 6:26pm 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/650 Does the lower diamond d1 cross in front or behind the lower D? Thanks! Ralph Sperry Boston Gypsy S
Heat Exchanger 1988 Volvo Model 2003 Mike H. at 6:22pm 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 7/560 On our new (to us) boat, a 1989 Beneteau First 35s5, the Volvo Model 2003 needs a new heat exchanger
Regulator Not Regulating Rick D at 6:20pm 06.24.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/728 So, I have a Yanmar with a Balmar alternator and external regulator. The regulator is a Xantrex XAR
jammed halyard and climbing the mast ambler at 1:45pm 06.24.19 Catalina 22 22/3353 yesterday raising the jib on my 1883 Catalina 22 and halfway up it locked up solid. Turns out the wi
Pop Top Holder that uses mainsail slug track RobinsonCruiseOh at 12:37pm 06.24.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/820 My pop top came with a small U shaped angled bracket that slipped into the mainsail's slug track up
Adding Reefing Hooks (2) tmakar1 at 12:09pm 06.24.19 Catalina 30 15/8852 Hey guys, I just bought an 85 Catalina 30TR, and it looks like the previous owner never rigged the m
Ocean Electric Winches Leaking oil rptm67 at 11:01am 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/357 Hi All, I have 2008 Hunter 41DS with Lewmar Electric Winches, leaking oil I notice the oil dripping
Beneteau 361 2002 gel coat cracking/crazing/spider webb cracks? (1) miraculix at 9:32am 06.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2104 Hi all, I am in the process of buying a sailboat, preferably a Beneteau in the 36 to 40 feet range
Small ding at water line on transomThanks. AwwShucks at 9:03am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 8/914 So I put a little ding on the transom at the water line from backing up a bit too fast. (Forgot to

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Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (2) bugsboat at 9:35am 01.07.24 The 1995 Legend 37.5 has a compression post is offset on the table. The water is coming down the mas
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Dr. D at 9:34am 01.07.24 Do you know what thickness it is? Sorry, I don't. However, let me check the purchase details as it
60 best Boats 30' and under dLj at 9:33am 01.07.24 I guess because most of us have displacement hull sailboats nobody has mentioned the Pogo 30. That's
Mast tabernacle LloydB at 9:31am 01.07.24 My mast only extends forward beyond the bow and it does not extend beyond the stern so no red flag i
Catalina 27 teak before and after (1) jssailem at 9:26am 01.07.24 You go. I worked over my handrails a couple of years ago. Will be revarnishing them this spring. Epo
Is this bushing still available? dkinzer at 9:22am 01.07.24 That should simplify getting one fabbed somewhere. I sent you a PM.
Help with a new sail (1) jssailem at 9:21am 01.07.24 clevis pin with a split ring in there (no threads to corrode fast). :plus: It is a much better pie
Catalina 27 teak before and after john6206 at 9:14am 01.07.24
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 8:59am 01.07.24 Has anyone here sewn in a polycarbonate dodger window? Would a Sailrite machine be capable. What thr
Help with a new sail Tally Ho at 8:39am 01.07.24 Update - after brushing, application of PB blaster and a few whacks with the rubber mallet, we did
Help with a new sail ShawnL at 8:32am 01.07.24 It's a threaded pin. I have the same thing on my '72 Catalina 22. As others have suggested, it spi
Help with a new sail (1) NOLA at 8:31am 01.07.24 Update - after brushing, application of PB blaster and a few whacks with the rubber mallet, we did g
60 best Boats 30' and under Captain Larry-DH at 7:13am 01.07.24
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (2) thinwater at 7:10am 01.07.24 In the legal parlance of the COLREGS and CFR, there is no such thing as a steaming light. The regs
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 5:46am 01.07.24
Help with a new sail PaulK at 5:30am 01.07.24 Sure looks like it's been there for five years or so -- definitely time for a new sail. Don't forget
Help with a new sail jssailem at 5:27am 01.07.24 Nice picture. Could be a threaded pin. Apply the PB blaster or Kroil penetrating oil to the threaded
Help with a new sail garymalmgren at 5:26am 01.07.24 From your new photo NOLA it looks like you have jssailem's tack pin screw.(post #9) The first step i
Help with a new sail (1) NOLA at 5:04am 01.07.24 Several have requested a ph0to of the other side which I should have included. It is attached. Thank
Help with a new sail (1) NOLA at 5:03am 01.07.24

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