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Leopard 46 WHITE CALM at 8:48am 08.20.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1587 How well will it point? Going from Grenada to Carriacou from ST George on a charter this Jan. How lo
Advice on how to Sell a boat today. Rob&Donna at 8:45am 08.20.19 Big Boats 30/3420 We have reached the age of having a bigger boat than we need/can manage. We have enjoyed our 35 yea
Boating Safety JamesG161 at 7:42am 08.20.19 Ask All Sailors 1/1097 This the new USCG web site about recreational Boating Safety. Recreational Boaters The Crew, Boat
NOAA to change their web address for Marine Weather. jssailem at 7:38am 08.20.19 Weather and Forecasting 0/676 Just read this message to sailors who use NOAA Marine website to plan their sailing experiences. Ef
WTB - San Juan 21 Motor Bracket (2) MySong at 7:13am 08.20.19 San Juan Sailboats 1/1483 I have an SJ21 that was rigged for racing and no longer has the motor bracket. The bolts are a sligh
PNW has Gale Force Winds Warning JamesG161 at 7:02am 08.20.19 Weather and Forecasting 3/656 As a Big LOW pressure moves ashore, Marine Warnings are out. Maybe the weekend is better. I am loo
New 39-2 Owner Story (2) Popps at 5:43am 08.20.19 Pearson 4/1862 Newest owner of a 1988 Pearson 39-2 #31 (deep draft). Just thought I would share the story (as I h
What's the BIGGEST Selling Point When Shopping for A New/Used Boat? Tradewinds at 10:28pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 34/4738 I'm currently in Midland (US) and about to give up most everything to live on a sailboat off the eas
Electronics on a Pedestal jonboy20 at 10:17pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 12/4323 Hey Folks, Just closed a deal on a 250WB and it has an Edson pedestal with out any of the extra sta
Can a Catalina 22 Cruise at 10 Knots Under Power? Mutinous_Scallywag at 8:31pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 31/5385 Me and my girlfriend are looking at purchasing a boat next year to explore the rich ocean environmen
Prop shaft for 1990 Hunter 42 Passage JohnAC at 6:34pm 08.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/840 Looking to find out the length of the prop shaft on my Hunter 42 Passage, think mine is bent and wil
Boarding ladder for H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 6:24pm 08.19.19 Big Boats 3/1024 I built this boarding ladder for my H34 because we're getting very high tides and the deck was almos
Bent rudder post on my Catalina 27 (1) RickShaw at 4:20pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 4/756 We were backing away from a dock when we hit something hard. Now the tiller turns to starboard, but
THE WALLS (2) twodzusfittings at 3:51pm 08.19.19 Bigger Boats 12/1567 The old white panels with simulated wood panels stripes replaced with some sweet smelling cedar.
23.5 mast stepping Bill1972 at 3:51pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 35/5295
Cheek blocks. 80s 22 (4) Milesbaymatt at 3:37pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 2/550 I have an 80s hunter 22. I broke a cheek block the other day. I was running the jib sheets directly
Hunter 306 Deck Plate Key Tool Larry Cornell at 1:44pm 08.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/518 Hello - I have a 2004 Hunter 306 and need a new deck plate tool to remove the water fill, diesel fil
Spinnaker block Pili Aloha at 12:20pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 2/420 I have a Hunter 45 CC with no block for my spinnaker. I would like to know a safe working load for a
O'Day 23 Anchor/chain locker drain (1) tanstaafb at 12:20pm 08.19.19 Day Sailers 2/1271 Hi all, I'm working on fixing up an O'Day 23, and one of the first projects is fixing the anchor loc
110V electrical problems; line 2 cables and internal male connector burning up badly. (2) learningasigo at 10:14am 08.19.19 Big Boats 18/1816 The Line 2 (aka shore power B) male connector and cables burned up pretty badly so I replaced the ma

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Back on the water again..... ShawnL at 3:14pm 09.11.24 A perfect day is a day out on the boat. Usually we sail, sometimes the wind doesn't cooperate and w
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 2:37pm 09.11.24 Could very well be. All depends on just what's hidden in that Pandora's box. Unless it serves some
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 2:33pm 09.11.24 Not so much a Yanmar vs Universal engine issue. Just an example of how an adapter or T could replac
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 2:18pm 09.11.24 I'll post some pictures of what I did with my Yanmar later. That's been my problem here. The PO
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:14pm 09.11.24 Occam's Razor - and I believe this is definitely the simpler solution : own to man, and it is know
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 2:10pm 09.11.24 If you are concerned with the block modified by the PO you can probably replace the block with a mor
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A kloudie1 at 2:04pm 09.11.24 Wix is a reputable filter manufacturer, could stick with them. Perkins does not make filters, they r
Rudder flaps monocerosin at 2:01pm 09.11.24 Looks like a nice smooth bottom. :plus: For sailboat speeds I would be surprised if cavitation in
Engine Alignment Ralph Johnstone at 2:00pm 09.11.24 You'd be a fool to believe me, so carefully put a good portion of your body weight on the shaft flan
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.11.24 Could this be with a 3 pin sender which sends pressure signal and a 8 psi warn? I have heard abou
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 1:38pm 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:37pm 09.11.24 That line that Ralph asked about looks an awful lot like a sensor line for a manual oil pressure oi
Engine Alignment Johnb at 1:28pm 09.11.24 Actually very carefully and with some thought. You are asserting then that the shaft log and cutle
HULL SCRATCHES The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:14pm 09.11.24 :laugh: " https://photos.app.goo.gl/FEQj73etb61HAKXUA " You killing me
Water tank cleaning moe_1200 at 1:10pm 09.11.24 I was just asking this same question over on the Marine Plumbing & Sanitation thread. My plan is to
Rudder flaps shemandr at 1:09pm 09.11.24 Looks like a nice smooth bottom. :plus: For sailboat speeds I would be surprised if cavitation in f
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 1:03pm 09.11.24 Amazon has a number of fittings for pressure washers that allow you to get into difficult places. W
Engine Alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 09.11.24 My intuition says that with only the cutless bearing and shaft log serving to hold the flange in po
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 12:50pm 09.11.24 welcome to the forum ! 3 upgrades I highly recommend: replace potable water piping with PEX alumin
Engine Alignment Johnb at 12:24pm 09.11.24 Thank you @valcour and @Ralph Johnstone and also @kloudie1 for many valuable contributions. I do wo

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