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260 trailer question rbyham at 6:50am 06.20.24 Smaller Boats 6/802 Where would a new owner shop for a 2000 260 trailer? Can these be borrowed or possibly rented for ra
B&G Vulcan 9 to monitor engine NMEA2K Cederholm at 3:51pm 06.19.24 Ask All Sailors 3/414 I have a Vulcan 9 from B'G and would like to monitor things like engine RMP, temp and oil pressure.
What's the best way to remove & replace in-line air blower on B331 inside transom compartment beneteau007 at 11:16am 06.19.24 Engines and Propulsion 2/461 I've located the in-line air blower inside the B331 transom, bolted to just below the small aft faci
1997 Hunter 376 rainwater leaks through the mast to the boat interior at the compression post. Diablito at 8:28am 06.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/632 Several rears ago I asked the forum if there is a way to prevent the subject leaks that result from
1992 Legend 35.5 Hood Furler Seascapes at 6:17am 06.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/221 Hello All I have a 1992 Legend 35.5 with the original Hood 810dl headsail furler mounted below de
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? (2) YankeeGirl at 11:09pm 06.18.24 Engines and Propulsion 15/1563 Hello all! Long time listener first time caller, I recently purchased a 1977 Pearson 10m (33ft) wit
Help with wiring for new engine (2) slorandy at 8:31pm 06.18.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/618 We rec'd a new Yanmar 3YM20 and installed it today with only a few issues. The last problem we are
Missing Reef Hook? (1) Occasional Heeler at 8:06pm 06.18.24 Mid-Size Boats 10/965 First season here with my 1999 H280. Went to reef and to my surprise, there's no hook on the goosen
Can it be repaired? JY14 (4) murray1113 at 3:53pm 06.18.24 Ask All Sailors 7/647 Seeing if anyone can tell me if this crack can be repaired. Seems to me like any repair I do in the
Parts for Boston Harpoon pauljosephbernard at 9:48am 06.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/473
Electrical panel backing board fred1diver at 8:25am 06.18.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1463 Hello all Am thinking of redoing a new electrical panel for my Pearson 30, looked at what was availa
H44 port setee modification. (1) wyctoronto at 7:53am 06.18.24 Big Boats 2/413
Identify this brand/model hatch ? (1) Leeward Rail at 7:30am 06.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/584 Anyone know what brand/model hatch this is ? Boat was built in 1978 but it may have been replaced a
PTC One --> Tropical Storm Alberto (3) JamesG161 at 7:07am 06.18.24 Weather and Forecasting 6/692 POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE ONE eason in many years. There is Low Level Survey Flight in the Storm
CNG Tank Sdiring at 7:03am 06.18.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/665
Sailing a Beneteau 35.1 with lifting keel raised weihenstephan at 6:01am 06.18.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/759 Anyone with the experience of sailing a Beneteau 35.1 (or other late model Beneteau/Jeanneau) with t
Catalina 22 MKII interior ceiling crack (2) ThomNL at 1:17am 06.18.24 Ask All Sailors 9/802 Hi all, I have just purchased my first sailboat a Catalina 22 MKII 2004 and I have missed something
Looking for small burner caps for Force 10 (1) Jan Stephens at 9:30pm 06.17.24 Parts Search 3/498 Its for a Hunter 340, Force 10 Propane 2 burner stove with oven- need a replacement for the small bu
Battens catsails8 at 8:25pm 06.17.24 Catalina 30 8/987 Where is a good place to store battens when not in use? Are there any clever ways to store them belo
Advice on repairing spreader bracket torn bolt hole (1) Catalina27 at 7:03pm 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 2/297

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Prop Walk Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 05.12.25 We have a Flexofold which produces about half the walk of fixed prop. I like having that much to hel
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system Morgan donor at 3:30pm 05.12.25 My Perkins 4-108 initially took a bit of cranking to start. When it fired, it had white exhaust smok
Hunter 30 (1990) Salon Table shemandr at 3:23pm 05.12.25 The store on this site may be able to help. But a 30 year old part may be unavailable. Good news i
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system jssailem at 2:38pm 05.12.25 Here you go. How to start a diesel in sub freezing tempertures. FIKWKEZsyEg
Looking for ideas on galley remodel BigEasy at 2:31pm 05.12.25 Nice!
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? (1) stevenhagberg at 2:30pm 05.12.25 Image of "Bob Stay" I also think you should unload mast tension by loosening backstay tension be
New technology : Lightening Protection System (1) jssailem at 2:29pm 05.12.25 Great information for those with less understanding of the power of lightening. Thank you @artboas a
Prop Walk BigEasy at 2:26pm 05.12.25 Learn how to use prop wash & prop walk as well as midship spring lines to your advantage. Really no
Prop Walk (2) jssailem at 2:19pm 05.12.25 I am of two experiences. I had a big "Michigan Wheel" prop on my boat in 2015. It produced signific
New technology : Lightening Protection System artboas at 2:16pm 05.12.25 We have had several discussions about the damage caused by lightning to boaters and their equipment
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? stevenhagberg at 2:14pm 05.12.25 In my case it wasn't the same bracket, but the stem fitting itself. Your reach will be more difficu
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Prop Walk kappykaplan at 1:59pm 05.12.25 Not a Beneteau, but I switched from a 3-blade fixed prop to a 3-blade MaxProp several years ago. Th
pearson 33-2 halyards jssailem at 1:53pm 05.12.25 Dave. I went to all rope halyards in 2017. They preform wonderfully.
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system kloudie1 at 1:24pm 05.12.25 A very small air leak between the tank and the inlet of the lift pump can do that.. every connection
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Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms degas at 1:13pm 05.12.25 Do t they always go off at night? At this point I think they are engineered to have the low battery
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 1:10pm 05.12.25 Thank you
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms jssailem at 1:00pm 05.12.25 Just looked up the SafeTAlert line and foudn this site. https://www.mtiindustries.com/product-categ
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms jssailem at 12:57pm 05.12.25 Fireboy-Xintex CO Alarm Expensive option but I am :plus:.

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