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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 31/5819 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 3/860 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 3/1076 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 4/898 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 12/1769 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 35/5743
Cheek blocks. 80s 22 (4) Milesbaymatt at 3:37pm 08.19.19 Smaller Boats 2/571 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 2/546 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 2/460 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 2/1323 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 18/2037 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 5/890 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 8/3253 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 2/1670 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 13/2399
Freezing fridge in Beneteau 323 Fitz1 at 1:25am 08.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1056
Sliding Hatch restoration Wyndpawer at 12:07am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 3/676 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 6/885 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 4/1299 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 16/2767 On our last sail we noted a "clicking noise" directly under the cockpit while under sail. When I op

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Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive dlochner at 4:49am 12.23.24 Depends on the propeller brand and whether the propeller is properly sized for your boat. Because th
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive colemj at 4:14am 12.23.24 No, there is no way. You can use the blades and purchase a separate hub for them that fits your sha
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year Don Crowther at 4:01am 12.23.24 All the best to you and yours. And thank you.
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Michael Davis at 10:12pm 12.22.24 I wish I had all the free time I never used before I retired. That should be on a list of the all
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock zinahewitt at 10:11pm 12.22.24 Can you not just stop the boat, step off with a midship line and tie it? That's pretty routine when
Automatic bilge pump question JoeWhite at 8:41pm 12.22.24 Following Tally Ho's comment, remove the pump and put it in a bucket of water in auto position. Does
H290 Galley faucet cartridges Rick Webb at 8:11pm 12.22.24 Often fixtures are compatible with those from the RV or mobile home market
H290 Galley faucet cartridges Rick D at 7:06pm 12.22.24 I soaked mine in CLR overnight and put in a new gasket and O ring from ACE. Works fine now. FWIW
Mooring from GA to NC shemandr at 6:02pm 12.22.24
Mooring from GA to NC capta at 4:25pm 12.22.24 As above, you might not be able to access the ICW on a 65' boat. Many of the inlets have bridges les
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Rick Webb at 3:11pm 12.22.24 I think it's more of a reflection deal. The lid of a 55 gallon drum or a trash can lid might be the
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Rick Webb at 3:07pm 12.22.24 Let them eat cake?
Propellers - Saildrive vs Shaft Drive Tally Ho at 2:37pm 12.22.24
Automatic bilge pump question Tally Ho at 2:25pm 12.22.24 Not trying to dumb this down, but do you have enough water in the bilge to trip the float? The On
Water in Bilge! Tally Ho at 2:14pm 12.22.24
Water in Bilge! Jim Legere at 1:46pm 12.22.24 As Kappy stated above, install a garboard plug and be done with it. I put one on my 37C after the fi
Water in Bilge! PNWE36 at 1:36pm 12.22.24 Do others have this same problem? I have a 2011 Hunter e36. This will be my third winter owning t
Water in Bilge! DanMaine at 12:57pm 12.22.24 Do others have this same problem?
P42 engine sump HoosierSailor at 12:13pm 12.22.24 Our 1992 Passage (hull #95) has limber holes at the foward end of the stuffing box sump area at the
3GM30F Alternator Query Maine Sail at 12:08pm 12.22.24 Hello Brain Trust!! ....Don't shame me if this is an old joke but...... I may or may not have over

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