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Washer for galley sink drain (1) Mikem at 12:10am 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1089 I have searched in vain for two replacement washers for my 2003 H466 galley sink drains. I think th
New cooler (1) Jimmy at 8:20pm 06.24.19 Smaller Boats 3/710 166401 New set up Dometic cfx95
This is crazy. My exhaust is filling with water and it's flooding the engine Newbie3 at 7:23pm 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 30/5622 I must have screwed up on the plumbing. This had happened every time I start the engine. Unless I le
Got the dreaded marina call today. sesmith at 6:46pm 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1947 We were on hour 2 of a 3 hour trip home from the marina when my phone rang. It was the marina manag
Heat Exchanger 1988 Volvo Model 2003 Mike H. at 6:33pm 06.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/975 So.....Took delivery of our 1989 Beneteau First 35s5 two weeks ago. Weekend before last, replaced t
B and R- lower diamond d1 cross lower Waterwindsail at 6:26pm 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/851 Does the lower diamond d1 cross in front or behind the lower D? Thanks! Ralph Sperry Boston Gypsy S
Heat Exchanger 1988 Volvo Model 2003 Mike H. at 6:22pm 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 7/695 On our new (to us) boat, a 1989 Beneteau First 35s5, the Volvo Model 2003 needs a new heat exchanger
Regulator Not Regulating Rick D at 6:20pm 06.24.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/886 So, I have a Yanmar with a Balmar alternator and external regulator. The regulator is a Xantrex XAR
jammed halyard and climbing the mast ambler at 1:45pm 06.24.19 Catalina 22 22/4152 yesterday raising the jib on my 1883 Catalina 22 and halfway up it locked up solid. Turns out the wi
Pop Top Holder that uses mainsail slug track RobinsonCruiseOh at 12:37pm 06.24.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1043 My pop top came with a small U shaped angled bracket that slipped into the mainsail's slug track up
Adding Reefing Hooks (2) tmakar1 at 12:09pm 06.24.19 Catalina 30 15/10946 Hey guys, I just bought an 85 Catalina 30TR, and it looks like the previous owner never rigged the m
Ocean Electric Winches Leaking oil rptm67 at 11:01am 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/387 Hi All, I have 2008 Hunter 41DS with Lewmar Electric Winches, leaking oil I notice the oil dripping
Beneteau 361 2002 gel coat cracking/crazing/spider webb cracks? (1) miraculix at 9:32am 06.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2478 Hi all, I am in the process of buying a sailboat, preferably a Beneteau in the 36 to 40 feet range
Small ding at water line on transomThanks. AwwShucks at 9:03am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 8/1215 So I put a little ding on the transom at the water line from backing up a bit too fast. (Forgot to
Engine Starter Button MARK340 at 8:33am 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1476 Help. I have a 1999 Hunter 340. When Im in the slip the engine starts every time, no problem. Howeve
I may have a problem....... (3) jbreland at 8:32am 06.24.19 Smaller Boats 25/2331
Hull Divers For Hire (1) fstbttms at 8:17am 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 5/597 Hundreds of hull cleaners are here waiting to help you maintain your boat. https://www.facebook.co
Like moths to a flame (1) Jackdaw at 8:08am 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2526 Another 41.1 from Harbor Sailboat Charters runs into the Midway. This is two in a year. I've charter
Transmission Neutral Detent sjsflyer at 7:42am 06.24.19 Catalina 310 24/3358 The neutral detent seems harder to find than it should. Sometimes resulting in starting in gear or
Surely a hole in the hull wont sink a boat! Project_Mayhem at 7:41am 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 29/3662 I have an old SR Mariner water speed sensor installed. As far as I know it doesnt work. I also notic

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Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking jssailem at 5:44pm 10.19.24 Thehigh pressure fuel lines on your enigne look like steel fuel lines. This type of line cna be flar
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 5:21pm 10.19.24 Not much room anywhere in False Bay now Terry. It has turned into a permanent mooring field for loca
Vendee Globe jssailem at 5:16pm 10.19.24 I use Windy a lot. Share what you have in mind. I also have used the Grib file charting of Open CPN.
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 4:55pm 10.19.24 I've told this story a time or two. Many years ago our flotilla anchored for a few days in Cocktail
Vendee Globe Hello Below at 4:11pm 10.19.24 A whole lot of sail area for relatively light vessels. A 7,000 sq ft downwind sail and 3,000+ sq ft
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 3:58pm 10.19.24
Catalina C445 (1) LakeOntario270 at 2:22pm 10.19.24 On my boat, 1996 270, I had to remove the back panel in my aft cabin and then look to the starboard
Fiberglass crack by winch dlochner at 2:15pm 10.19.24 If you look at the line stripper it indicates that the load will be on the opposite side so I agree
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard dlochner at 2:09pm 10.19.24 We really need to know what you have done to solve the issue. Steering system are really simply, how
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard Davidasailor26 at 2:08pm 10.19.24
Vendee Globe dlochner at 1:55pm 10.19.24 And for those who did not fare well in HS French, here's a link to the English language version. ht
Vendee Globe shemandr at 1:31pm 10.19.24 Opps! https://www.vendeeglobe.org
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard kappykaplan at 1:02pm 10.19.24
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? omac at 12:58pm 10.19.24 Thank you for the responses. I appreciate your insight and time. It didn't leak before I changed en
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode jssailem at 12:16pm 10.19.24
Catalina C445 Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 10.19.24 Good morning @Roger Hinsch and welcome to the site. from general boat construction : you say you'r
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 10.19.24 This may be affected by how long it's been since the packing was changed and the type of packing whi
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 10.19.24 You most likely lost it when backing down So NOW you tell us where it's sitting. We were able t
New sailor, new boat, new concerns CrispyCringle at 10:03am 10.19.24 Nice setup. I agree, looking forward to getting her all setup. On another site a gent informed me
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Kings Gambit at 9:57am 10.19.24 Waiaat Bay looking toward the Octopus Islands is very crowded in the middle of summer as seen here.

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