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Hunter 260 replacing mainsail slides and shackles (1) dfos at 4:32pm 06.25.19 Smaller Boats 5/1039 We have a 1999 H260 and one of the plastic shackles broke this weekend... We are going to replace t
Broken sail guide clip (2) DFD at 2:55pm 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 3/459 Not sure what to call this but any suggestions on how to fix it? I don't sew. Pictures attached. Bo
Holding tank Vent locations (1) Bob S at 12:44pm 06.25.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/5244 I going to add 1" vents to my holding tanks. There are two heads in the two cabin version of the 393
Marvair Seamach on the fritz T J Furstenau at 12:22pm 06.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/761 I'm afraid that I already know the answer to this, but figured that I'd ask anyway. Closed about 2
SALT WATER PUMP (1) thetone at 11:04am 06.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/740 I am looking for a part number for the salt water pump on my 1990 35s5. Does anyone have a parts cat
Keel Cable Hum????? Cmackg at 11:03am 06.25.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1233 My Mac25 has gotten out a few times now, after a long round of up-fixing. One really odd thing is th
M25XP w/ HBW50 Transmission - Singing Prop Ward H at 9:41am 06.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 23/3149 My second season with our C30. New this season is a noise while motoring. This is a 93 C30 with M25
Companion way cover scratches (1) DRhoads at 9:38am 06.25.19 Big Boats 6/830 Does anyone else have this issue with their companion way cover? Something is scratching the bottom
Beneteau First 38 Owner's Manual JuanMarcos at 9:18am 06.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4248 Hello friends. I just purchased an 1983 Beneteau First 38 and have been looking for the owner's man
Victoria 18 deck tom etzel at 6:42am 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 3/417 Does anyone know if it is balsa cored? Thanks
Head pumping and stanchion vent Freespirit3087 at 6:08am 06.25.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/3149 I am a 2 season new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 and wanted to know if it was normal for water to com
Washer for galley sink drain (1) Mikem at 12:10am 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1198 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 3/723 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 30/5928 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 18/2045 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 4/1035 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 5/921 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 7/728 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 3/933 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 22/4443 yesterday raising the jib on my 1883 Catalina 22 and halfway up it locked up solid. Turns out the wi

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Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Cocoa Beach Sailor at 8:11pm 01.08.25 From what you describe, I think you are in for a full blown alignment. Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig deal.
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? higgs at 7:56pm 01.08.25 Perhaps this company would take your sails. I actually own a jacket made by them. It is great. Ve
Scored a mast climbing system! Tally Ho at 7:42pm 01.08.25 I climb my mast 2x a season. I use 2 Petzl ascenders on the main or spinnaker halyard, a chair con
Self launching anchor Kings Gambit at 7:35pm 01.08.25 My.bow roller assembly tilts. I just elevate the shank some, the rollers rock forward and the anchor
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Don S/V ILLusion at 6:52pm 01.08.25 . After I splash the boat I will make some attempt at measuring the alignment but from my understan
Scored a mast climbing system! dLj at 6:39pm 01.08.25 I looked up the Mastmate ladder and realized I've used them. One difficulty is you need to lower you
Self launching anchor dlochner at 6:33pm 01.08.25 Darn boat designers who can't anticipate changes in anchor technology some 20 or more years later. I
Scored a mast climbing system! dLj at 6:25pm 01.08.25 I think I've only had help once in 40 years. Sometimes there were people around, but not helping.
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 6:03pm 01.08.25 Sometime I'd like a good conversation about how to climb the mast as a solo sailor. All the safety
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? Foswick at 6:00pm 01.08.25 There is a Sea Scout group in Everett. That's a great suggestion! I just sent them an email. I w
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment heritage at 5:04pm 01.08.25 If it is like my H27, the stern tube is the only part of the assembly that only has one spot that it
Scored a mast climbing system! dLj at 4:52pm 01.08.25 Sometime I'd like a good conversation about how to climb the mast as a solo sailor. All the safety c
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:01pm 01.08.25 After I splash the boat I will make some attempt at measuring the alignment but from my understandi
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 3:31pm 01.08.25 backup harness with its own halyard. The topclimber is not a rated harness. So true. The Top Cl
Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? ShawnL at 3:20pm 01.08.25 I wish I was closer (on Lake Superior). I'd buy it in a heart-beat. My wife would love a "real" ma
Scored a mast climbing system! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:10pm 01.08.25 No ................... use a rated safety backup harness with its own halyard. The topclimber i
Mast deck plate removal help on Macgregor19 (1) ken.sherring at 2:57pm 01.08.25 Hi Max, I'm having the exact same issue. I need to swap out my deck plate / tabernacle for anothe
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 2:37pm 01.08.25 A few things. Wrap the outside of the ascenders with athletic tape. Better grip, no scratches, take
Bilge Pump in Keel? JoeWhite at 2:31pm 01.08.25 To find out where the water collects, the boat should be places in the water. Testing it while on tr
Bilge Pump in Keel? Urban Hermit at 2:17pm 01.08.25 You didn't indicate what dimensions you have to use at the bottom of your keel. I had a boat with a

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