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Forgot to fog my outboard, what's the worst that can happen? bgstar19 at 9:52am 01.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 15/5110 I forgot to fog my 5 hp 2-stroke Mercury outboard motor when I put it away for winter storage, what'
423 Fridge Pump KeelMePlz at 8:42am 01.09.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/742 Greetings, me fridge pump has stopped working. Manual says there is a fuse but not where it is. I
Insurance while racing sailboatracer at 8:12am 01.09.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1187 If you race your boat, does your yacht club or racing organization require you to have liability ins
Line Cutter for Prop -Caravelle TaborKP! at 6:04am 01.09.19 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 1/1309 Does anyone have experience with a line cutter for the prop shaft. Have looked at a few, but curiou
THE HUNTER 23.5 THE BEAM ARE ALL IN WOOD? (4) JAVIER DAVILA at 5:09am 01.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/362 WHO COULD HELP ME? I HAVE A DOUBT REFERRING TO THE HULL OF HUNTER 23.5? I AM FOR BUYING ONE AND I SE
Strange oil pressure fluctuations geoffschultz at 3:52am 01.09.19 Ask All Sailors 17/2789 I have a 1997 Yanmar 3JH2-T(B)E turbo motor in my Freedom 40/40 and when I start it up, the oil pres
Exhaust vented loop parts (1) MarkSails21 at 7:17pm 01.08.19 Ask All Sailors 3/518 Anyone know where I can get the parts for the Exhaust Vented Loop on a Yanmar 3gm30f ? What was ther
Need help on this filter (3) s/v milou at 5:58pm 01.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2951 1983 First 38, 4108 Perkins Need info on this pre filter, trying to figure out if there is a filter
Catalinas rule (1) Tom J at 5:41pm 01.08.19 Catalina 310 51/2993 A few years ago, the six slips available for sailboats at our yacht club, four of them were Catalina
Alden Caravelle for sale in Panama. (1) TomY at 5:15am 01.08.19 Alden General Chat 8/3581 Recently posted for sale online on the Alden Yachts facebook page. Ad says Price reduced to $55,00
Engine exhaust GABristol29 at 5:14am 01.08.19 Ask All Sailors 17/2230 PO installed a Yanmar 3GM30F in my Bristol 29. He glassed over his exhaust throughhull which appear
Bilge pump wiring question wyctoronto at 4:55am 01.08.19 Big Boats 7/579 installing new Rule with no float. I have 2 browns and a yellow coming into the bilge and the Rule h
Searching for the correct size electric windlass Noyrt at 10:50pm 01.07.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2042 Need some help still in choosing a correct power windlass. Any help appreciated... Here is what we h
Pearson 28-1 stanchion rebedding marvy1 at 9:38pm 01.07.19 Pearson 3/1125 Hi - now that I have her out of the water, I have noticed that the stanchion over the galley on the
Universal engine harness upgrade - here's why (1) Sefuller at 7:07pm 01.07.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1556 There are lots of threads about the importance of replacing or upgrading the engine panel wiring on
Windlass on a 322 NY BIMBO at 4:59pm 01.07.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1373 I am looking for advice on mounting a windlass on my O'Day 322. I am thinking that I will mount it o
Hunter 49 performance Laid-back at 1:33pm 01.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/644 I am considering purchasing a Hunter 49. Would appreciate any input from owners as to sailing perfor
Colorado winter sail (1) Allowishish at 11:42am 01.07.19 Destinations 23/2306 we keep our Catalina 27 on lake Pueblo year round and last Saturday was one of those majical days. v
Bilges do not drain into each other Jeff652 at 11:38am 01.07.19 Catalina 310 14/1967 I thought I had seen this question before on the forum but I couldn't find it. The aft bilge on Stil
Seidelmann 245 parts, drawings, details needed gwort at 11:06am 01.07.19 Seidelmann 1/1776 I recently got a 1982 Seidelmann 245. It does not have a boom or tiller or outboard motor or motor m

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Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 3:18pm 08.22.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
Winchbit driver jviss at 3:16pm 08.22.23
Stowing Winch Handles Siamese at 3:02pm 08.22.23 Not a fan of the vinyl holders. Bunch of holes in the boat, and they get dirty looking quickly. F
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 2:51pm 08.22.23
Winchbit driver jviss at 2:21pm 08.22.23 One of these days... A super DIY project would be to convert a manual winch to electric using a sta
Winchbit driver Ward H at 2:03pm 08.22.23 Just ordered the WinchBit driver. When it comes in I'll run over to Harbor Freight and pick up the d
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jviss at 1:55pm 08.22.23 Fortunately, on our Garhauer recirculating ball bearings, they use all Delrin and Torlon which are
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:52pm 08.22.23 Elizabeth forwarded my email to Mark who replied that I needed the MT-2 upgrade. Looks like you al
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:49pm 08.22.23 As an aside, I hate these designs with loose ball bearings. :) My winch handle grips are apparent
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 1:43pm 08.22.23 That odd. I wonder if we are looking at the same product. Here's that link again: https://www.orga
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Ward H at 1:43pm 08.22.23 Wow, that is a different response than I have ever gotten form Garhauer but I always dealt with Gui
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? JRacer at 1:41pm 08.22.23 Allways fun to toss a few of those ball bearings into the main on the boat next to you at the mark.
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 1:40pm 08.22.23
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? jviss at 1:27pm 08.22.23 As an aside, I hate these designs with loose ball bearings. :) My winch handle grips are apparentl
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 1:12pm 08.22.23 Why don't you wash the joints by spraying with commercial cleaner, rinse with garden hose pressure,
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 1:10pm 08.22.23 Filleting the joint and glassing over it may also be a solution.
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 1:08pm 08.22.23 I was considering this. West systems has quite a reputation. I Will look further into it. Now I am d
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 1:03pm 08.22.23 Are they steel or Delrin? For Delrin that's actually not a bad price. For steel should be about 1
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 1:02pm 08.22.23 The West System by Gougeon Brothers is the one I have been using for the past 30 years and it makes
Hunter 23 Keel isaksp00 at 12:34pm 08.22.23 Also, looks like user @peptobysmol posted the earlier photos of the swing keel. Seems to have been a

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