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Boom catching in the back stays B331 Bluenose at 5:52pm 08.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2208 Hello all, this year unless I pull the boom in all the way when jybing, the boom catches in one of t
Precision 23 Trailer? StevenG at 5:19pm 08.16.19 Precision 1/2315 recently bought a 23, loving it. But the local lake isn't enough. Does anyone have the measurement
Catalina 22 Mast Gate/Stopper for mainsail slides jmce1587 at 2:21pm 08.16.19 Smaller Boats 2/2095
Comet attacks our Sun jssailem at 1:50pm 08.16.19 Weather and Forecasting 14/1146 Solar war goes on without Earth interference... http://www.spaceweather.com/images2019/16aug19/movie
Companionway issue with a Hunter 216 Jeff Hobbs at 12:43pm 08.16.19 Smaller Boats 3/543 I'm a new sailor and bought a nicely kept 2004 Hunter 216. I've been out several times since i launc
Knockdown in a C22 LakeShark at 12:31pm 08.16.19 Catalina 22 14/3547 From time to time people ask on these forums how far a Catalina can heal, will it tip, sink, etc.
Windlass parts (2) Henkberg at 11:43am 08.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3093 I am new to this forum. Since june i am the proud owner of a well maintained Hunter 386 which was b
Keel hull joint Outlandish at 11:39am 08.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1022 For 1994 legend 40.5 hull# HUN40601K394 What adhesive was used to bed keel to fiberglass
Separate Deck and Hull bornfrustrated at 11:34am 08.16.19 Day Sailers 10/3783 Hi all, First time on the forum and I'm looking for a little information if anyone has any input.
USB at the Helm JRT at 11:26am 08.16.19 Catalina 310 26/4984 Has anyone looked at a USB solution at the Helm of the C310? I use Navionics App on my phone but th
drainage problem under deck pgpgpg at 10:50am 08.16.19 Day Sailers 1/654 I have a 78 O'day 22. Under the cockpit floor, aft of the companionway cabin entry, is an area that
Pulling C22 with trailer extension paulmaz at 9:30am 08.16.19 Catalina 22 14/1709 HI all, I own a 1989 C22 on Canyon Lake, TX. I keep it at a yacht club on a trailer where I am able
I have a broken strut on my 356 karellen at 9:11am 08.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1409 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 9/3813 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 50/6811 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 9/1594 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 5/1247 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 6/1039 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 0/933 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 18/3659 Recently went from a Dutchman system to a Sail Pac and Lazy Jack system. The installer attached the

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What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 Project_Mayhem at 6:07am 09.11.24 Install a slightly larger than the hole flexible solar panel to seal it off?
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes marcham at 6:05am 09.11.24 I started my 3jh3e with a 10Ah motorcycle battery..... your lithium booster pack shouldn't have any
Hunter 260 Mast Base loose?!? Help! isaksp00 at 5:53am 09.11.24 You could get a pop rivet tool and some aluminum rivets and replace the loose ones. I had the mast o
Reefer/freezer installation Tally Ho at 5:53am 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 5:48am 09.11.24 First question to clarity. Do you have both a pressure gauge of some sort (reading actual sensed pr
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 5:25am 09.11.24 Thanks @Ralph Johnstone ! Yes the m18 technical manual and parts list just shows an oil switch screw
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX kappykaplan at 4:36am 09.11.24 Latest projection (9/11 AM) is 4 to 6' in Lake Pontchartrain, same for MS Coast Good luck! :beer:
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX BigEasy at 4:33am 09.11.24 Are you expecting much in the way of storm surge based on its point of landfall? Latest proje
looking for Lat/Long plotting software Davidasailor26 at 3:31am 09.11.24 Giving David's post about ChatGPT a second look, it might be that he is saying that ChatGPT would b
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? john2 at 11:59pm 09.10.24 I liked the colors of the sail and the sock was included (second hands sail). A furler ads an onothe
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 11:19pm 09.10.24 One more suggestion is to clean up the wires on the pressure switch. They look to be in bad shape a
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:14pm 09.10.24 Awright, jets on cool. Do you have a Universal M18 maintenance manual from this site yet ? I'm t
Tank Sensors artboas at 10:13pm 09.10.24 This was the solution I posted about a year ago. It works perfectly
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 10:12pm 09.10.24 Why are you so obsessed with this bloody oil leak ? It isn't worth mentioning. It has nothing to
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 9:36pm 09.10.24 i spotted some oil on top of the transmission - it looks like its dripping from above Why are you
looking for Lat/Long plotting software Foswick at 9:08pm 09.10.24 I will say that using GPT is not a good fit for this sort of problem. I work intensively with machi
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX smokey73 at 8:43pm 09.10.24 Hope it doesn't shift your way DAMMIT Jim. Are you expecting much in the way of storm surge based o
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 8:39pm 09.10.24 This is s__t hose, and what you see is the correct product for the use at a practical value. Howeve
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 8:38pm 09.10.24 I'm a little confused on which problem we are trying to solve? The apparent "low oil pressure," or
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX JamesG161 at 8:31pm 09.10.24 Category 1 on landfall. DAMMIT Jim...

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