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Can a Catalina 22 Cruise at 10 Knots Under Power? Mutinous_Scallywag at 8:31pm 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 31/5674 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 3/849 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 3/1050 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 4/831 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 12/1693 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 35/5469
Cheek blocks. 80s 22 (4) Milesbaymatt at 3:37pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 2/562 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 2/526 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 2/447 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 2/1303 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 18/1937 The Line 2 (aka shore power B) male connector and cables burned up pretty badly so I replaced the ma
Arachnid wars! (1) Justin_NSA at 8:21am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 5/875 This has probably been discussed an few times but here's a product update - I have been so fed up wi
Mast Rake LiveWire121 at 7:59am 08.19.19 Racing 8/3061 Hi All, I have a Beneteau First 375 with a deck stepped mast. I would like to get more rake in the m
Lost power to Yanmar control panel ost-sail at 7:38am 08.19.19 Engines and Propulsion 2/1613 I own a 2013 Beneteau Oceanis 41 and was motoring back to my slip yesterday when I noticed the tach
Portable/battery-powered External Holding Tank Monitor? AlastairLC at 7:22am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2234
Freezing fridge in Beneteau 323 Fitz1 at 1:25am 08.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1021
Sliding Hatch restoration Wyndpawer at 12:07am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 3/660 Hi there, what is the best seal to use on the forward edge of a sliding hatch cover?
Inline fuse holders JohnShannon at 6:40pm 08.18.19 Ask All Sailors 6/859 What do we think of these? My GPS didn't work today, took apart the fuse holder fuse was all corro
Spreader Identification (2) BravoGolf at 6:20pm 08.18.19 Trailer Sailors 4/1253 Not sure if this is the place to post but I'll give it a shot. In short I just need help Identifyin
Clicking Shaft Monterey385 at 5:32pm 08.18.19 Ask All Sailors 16/2685 On our last sail we noted a "clicking noise" directly under the cockpit while under sail. When I op

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Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species DHembree at 7:36am 11.05.24 SBO store employees are former Hunter employees who have nearly all the hunter sailboats specs and
Retrofit Generator Johann at 7:28am 11.05.24 I installed a nextgen 3.5kW genset in the lazerette of my H336. It was ok and served its purpose but
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Davidasailor26 at 7:26am 11.05.24 I just updated my response to your post. The Vetus design does look nice for a plastic unit. There'
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Hayden Watson at 7:25am 11.05.24 I have a Vetus plastic sea strainer and have it mounted just a bit above the waterline, which on a C
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 11.05.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Davidasailor26 at 7:19am 11.05.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 7:18am 11.05.24 The pump should be self priming so a loop above the waterline should be fine. But a loop will only
oil pressure light beeping while engine running? yanmar 3JH4E. Lusitano at 6:46am 11.05.24 (Rickover trained) Believe your indications (until "proven" otherwise.) The oil pressure light (i
What is this stuff on my hull? illusion1024 at 6:21am 11.05.24 illusion1024, anything to report on the excavation? I spent a bit of time the other day scraping a
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 6:16am 11.05.24 I bought the Groco ARG 750 bronze strainer. Just looked and Defender lists it for $220 It is on the
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Davidasailor26 at 6:13am 11.05.24 Can an above waterline loop work with this pump? I'd be comfortable using a plastic unit if this is
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen mermike at 6:01am 11.05.24 Both the Sherwood and Vetus raw water strainers are priced under $100. I have the Sherwood. No issue
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 11.05.24 I just finished replacing a beam on my trailer so the techniques and hardware are still fresh in my
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 11.05.24 Can an above waterline loop work with this pump? I'd be comfortable using a plastic unit if this is
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Don S/V ILLusion at 5:24am 11.05.24 Groco sells a bronze strainer with plastic bucket for around $250. They are ubiquitous which is a te
Turnbuckle lubricant? dLj at 4:49am 11.05.24 I've been following this thread, and I have a question. Is it a good idea to lube the turnbuckles e
What is this stuff on my hull? kappykaplan at 4:43am 11.05.24 illusion1024, anything to report on the excavation?
Left over Cetol up for grabs Mark Maulden at 9:20pm 11.04.24 I buy by the quart and then divide to pints..
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? Marmalade at 6:56pm 11.04.24 I would think those 35+ year old zip ties would easily break if forced enough. This! I found I
Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light Terry Cox at 6:53pm 11.04.24 You're welcome, Jim.

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