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Is this a real company? Jackal at 11:41am 06.09.25 Engines and Propulsion 7/535 Looking at small outboards for my daysailor, specifically a long-shaft Suzuki 2.5 HP. Cheapest on
Anchor Shackle NYSail at 8:24am 06.09.25 Ask All Sailors 9/348
Windlass Gearbox Not Dropping (4) Anifares at 7:51am 06.09.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/231 Looking for advice dropping the windlass gearbox and motor for a gear-oil change. 2004 Catalina 34
Cabin Table line Omas Boat at 6:19am 06.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/266 The line that holds the weighted mechanism for the table has come loose. Has anyone be successful in
Chart Plotter Guystapo at 5:52am 06.09.25 Ask All Sailors 24/794 The other day I saw a company offering real nice chart plotters at a great price. The company is Onw
Air Conditioner Guystapo at 5:47am 06.09.25 Ask All Sailors 12/406 Hey Gang ..I have a brand new ac on my Catalina 34 and my 2400 gen will not run it. Has anyone ever
Beetle Cat Dave Satter at 5:42am 06.09.25 Trailer Sailors 6/373 I just bought a Beetle Cat, Just because I always wanted one. It's a true Beetle (wood) So it's not
Yanmar Glow Plugs sailhappy20778 at 2:04am 06.09.25 Engines and Propulsion 5/375 I have a 1983 Yanmar 2GM raw water cooled engine. When the ambient temperature drops below 45-50F it
Diesel Injector Additives sailhappy20778 at 2:01am 06.09.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/191 My Yanmar 2GM injectors were popped about 80 hours ago but I suddenly developed a difficult to start
Suggestions for outboard for H260 Arnie53 at 7:09pm 06.08.25 Smaller Boats 3/369 I'm looking to replace the 9.9 Yamaha on my H260. Suggestions? Standard shaft or long shaft? Arnie
Load on mainsheet blocks & winch (1) NoExit at 6:11pm 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 6/241 Hello savvy sailors, If the load on the sail/boom in this set-up is ~1,500 lbs, what is the load on
3YM30 Remove core from heat exchanger seadaddler at 4:56pm 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 4/173 Has any one removed the raw water core from heat exchanger to soak in part acid and water for cleani
3GM30F problems Randy Miller at 3:57pm 06.08.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/334 I have a 1987 Hunter 34' and I am having an oil leak at the back of my 3GM30F engine where the engin
Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle (1) bzano at 1:51pm 06.08.25 Trailer Sailors 15/592
Hum - ummmm...........??? ...3TacksontheWater at 12:27pm 06.08.25 Catalina 22 0/231 Well, there's no question that this sound resonates so eloquently with Catalina 22 swing keel owners
Universal m-18 - bearing issue? - help!! (1) drharney at 12:19pm 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 4/200 Would really appreciate some help! Engine started making squeeling sound underway. I removed belt
Unreliable shore power (1) SycloneDriver at 9:11am 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 34/1105 I moveed the boat to a new location, a sailboat club. So far my only complaint is the longer drive
Shower pump failure NYSail at 2:25am 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 6/307
Lead Keel Cracking (8) Project_Mayhem at 11:00pm 06.07.25 Ask All Sailors 10/346 232003232004232005232006232007
Mounting bracket for Hunter cockpit speaker/light pod. ADW-Canada at 4:17pm 06.07.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/343 I bought a 2008 Hunter 33 last year. At the time it did not have the original speaker/light pod in

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Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? Foswick at 11:27am 06.30.25 Thanks for the input. Among the people involved in what is now little more than a thought experiment
Ratchet block recommendation. Timm R Oday25 at 11:26am 06.30.25 The Harken 150 is what we also use. Fairleads help considerably .
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out skunther at 11:02am 06.30.25 I have a solid 8v from the display measured at the terminal block at the mast base. Seems the issue
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina Stu Jackson at 10:52am 06.30.25 I thought about this some more. All this about a very nice boat but what engine do you have?!? :):
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 10:35am 06.30.25 It is, especially if you have one with an attached cam cleat. Yeah I was actually wondering about
Ratchet block recommendation. dlochner at 10:30am 06.30.25 a ratchet block seems like a handy bit of gear though if single handed in stronger winds. It is,
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? dlochner at 10:27am 06.30.25 A long time ago I founded a Regatta that lasted for 35 years before Covid hit and the city decided o
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 10:27am 06.30.25 Do you have a winch nearby? You could use that as a snubber for tension. Mark I do have one set
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 10:21am 06.30.25 I used a Harken, they come with a stanchion mount, I don't recall what size, they are 2 or 3. https
Ratchet block recommendation. dlochner at 10:19am 06.30.25 We have a Harken ratchet block. When the ratchet is on, there isn't much easing of the sheet, have t
Ratchet block recommendation. colemj at 10:19am 06.30.25 Do you have a winch nearby? You could use that as a snubber for tension. Mark
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? Davidasailor26 at 9:57am 06.30.25 I have experience organizing regattas, but those have just been iterations of an annual event held b
Ratchet block recommendation. Calif. Ted at 9:37am 06.30.25 I used a Harken, they come with a stanchion mount, I don't recall what size, they are 2 or 3. https:
Albin Marin Vega 27 - Any Owners Input Appreciated �?iban at 8:43am 06.30.25 I have just bought mine. It will be in my hands by next Monday God willing. My biggest hurdle is the
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top morbidfollower at 8:34am 06.30.25 I have a Boomkicker and it is just removing one pull pin and sliding it off. Very easy. But you have
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina breton at 7:44am 06.30.25 Joe White, I was told I needed to bleed the fuel at a bleeder nut near the thermostat. I did that wh
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out dmax at 6:58am 06.30.25 I had the same experience as Rich, needed to clean the connection at the mast base.
Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? dmax at 6:51am 06.30.25 On weekends the Newport anchor zone can get crowded, arrive during the week and you should be able t
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out Scott NIelsen at 6:25am 06.30.25 Sounds like a connector at either the masthead or back of Display. Since mast head is the one most
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System h2o_snow at 6:07am 06.30.25 We recently purchased a Hunter 260 and the jin pool is bending when we attempt raise the mast. We'v

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