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Vagabond 14 available soon sbrogden at 7:40am 05.30.24 Trailer Sailors 0/13 I am not getting to use my boat much, so I intend to put it for sale next month. Located near San An
Nanni to Kubota Filter cross references. (2) Robert1224 at 6:44am 05.30.24 Ask All Sailors 2/551 Ahoy Sailors, I converted my 1979 Hunter 30 from a Yamar 10 hp to a Nanni 321 (3 cylinder 21 hp) abo
Morse MV-2 Replacement Gary Ryan at 4:59pm 05.29.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/592 Kicking around the idea of replacing my Morse MV-2 Throttle Controller. I've had it apart a few tim
Mold on plexiglass Clydo at 3:56pm 05.29.24 Catalina 310 0/502 Have some mold on plexiglass large hatch over v berth on my 2003 C310. Any suggestions on removal?
B43 Head sump Pumps Dave9854 at 12:04pm 05.29.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/378 Trying to find the small control box for the sump pump in my forward head. The float is fine, but I
Companionway leaks? Project_Mayhem at 10:30am 05.29.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/888 I'm finding water on the countertop and in the cabinet under the sink (step is no longer sealed to t
Leaky windows Berkeley 30 at 7:25am 05.29.24 Catalina 30 12/1177 I recently took all the windows out of my '85 Catalina 30 (don't ask). It was the last year of the a
Hunter 2004 44DS Air Con Question jhill82 at 6:31am 05.29.24 Ask All Sailors 2/469 Hunter gurus, anyone replaced the aft air con unit? Unit is Taylor Made (Marine Air Systems which g
Damned generator (1) Clay Smith at 4:10am 05.29.24 Ask All Sailors 28/1757
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue (4) Scraigward at 3:50am 05.29.24 Ask All Sailors 6/766 Hi there, I am looking for some advice on an issue that has just started to happen with my Volvo Pe
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? (2) Salty79 at 3:46pm 05.28.24 Engines and Propulsion 8/597 Hey folks, i was backing out the plastic vent nut on my racor fuel filter (220p) and it broke. Half
Hunter 335 what is the largest mainsail of in mast furling SailingAsado at 2:53pm 05.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/352 I need to replace the mainsail, in mast furling on Hunter 335. The owners manual states: P 40'11 3/4
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 1:39pm 05.28.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1138 I have a 310, hull number 315, so obviously the rigid boom vang with no line. Also a topping lift, w
Parts for West Wight Potter 15 SSP at 12:38pm 05.28.24 Day Sailers 2/818 I recently bought a 1998 WWP 15 and I'm in the process of cleaning it up and getting it ready to sai
Love Hate relationship (1) pclarksurf at 11:28am 05.28.24 Catalina 22 21/2302 I'm kinda blaming @Gene Neill -- splashed for the first time this season yesterday which of cours
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? adamv at 10:57am 05.28.24 Newport 10/1113 Hi, my newport 28 had a bad winter with high humidity (esp due to backed up drain + over dripping st
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 (1) TomStewart50 at 5:16am 05.28.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/679 Hi, all First-time boat buyer, please be gentle. I've done a lot of searching and have not found any
Steering wheel shaft Beneteau 393 TumbleNor at 3:15am 05.28.24 Ask All Sailors 1/195 Hello, I am thinking of upgrading my steering wheel to a Lewmar Folding Wheel. Before I order, I nee
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... Piercewood at 11:13pm 05.27.24 Ask All Sailors 11/845 Aloha, I have a custom 25' Trimaran here in Hawaii that I recently purchased to fully refit. Recentl
Memorial Day quick sail morbidfollower at 7:55pm 05.27.24 Catalina 22 1/504 5rKkg70PRNM

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Anode/Prop Proximity Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 05.09.25 Is there any chance your shaft is NOT SS ? If bronze, location is not a problem. But in the boati
Music player Art12050 at 10:06am 05.09.25 We use a Bluetooth Bose Soundlink with iPhones and an iPad for listening to downloaded music and Sat
Looking for ideas BigEasy at 9:58am 05.09.25 Seems that for safety reasons the gas valve should be located on or near the tank. Use a manual shu
Need information for servicing my life raft CapitalistSailor at 9:49am 05.09.25 Sailors, I talked to an aviation safety equipment company in southeast Michigan, ASAP, and they tho
Complete Pearson 26 newbie. Some advice? jssailem at 9:16am 05.09.25 Congrats MonsterFish... Moving up in boat size (two-footitis syndrome) is a noncurable affliction. I
dock side water ??? smokey73 at 9:00am 05.09.25 Only you can decide what is "better." If you are living on the boat then a shore hookup is nice but
dock side water ??? Rick.johnson at 8:57am 05.09.25 That I like an will get the pressure reducer an set a valve with a flag on it to by the boats d
Music player jssailem at 8:54am 05.09.25 It is either a talent or a curse.
Music player Alan Gomes at 8:52am 05.09.25 Bet those kiddos in the back of the bus would go gaga over the driver playing TS. Was that pun int
dock side water ??? Rick.johnson at 8:51am 05.09.25 So it better to flush out tank an fill up the 100 gal holding tank an flip on the small pump to fil
dock side water ??? (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:51am 05.09.25 Pro/con arguments aside, virtually every boat, both power and sail, at our marina (excluding the sm
Anode/Prop Proximity (2) jssailem at 8:50am 05.09.25 231430 One source is Magnesium Anodes \| BoatZincs.com
Complete Pearson 26 newbie. Some advice? Monsterfish at 8:50am 05.09.25
dock side water ??? smokey73 at 8:46am 05.09.25 IF you are going to do this you MUST have pressure regulator to reduce the shore water pressure to a
Merit 22 owners Los at 8:44am 05.09.25 1: the top of the trunk is so irregular mine wouldn't seal with the thin gasket. 2: winch is a chee
dock side water ??? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 05.09.25 an flip it to be set for dock side water ?? If by "dock side water" you are referring to using do
Music player jssailem at 8:38am 05.09.25 Bet those kiddos in the back of the bus would go gaga over the driver playing TS.
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 05.09.25 I assume I should still use the bleeder screw on the secondary filter? Yup. It has that small ch
Medical Emergency Readiness (Work in Progress) pgandw at 8:18am 05.09.25 I live in a completely different world. Sailing solo, most important is no unintended exits from th
S-L Anchorman 700 Windlass Rebuild fero at 8:12am 05.09.25 Hello again, Here is an update for info: A few days ago, while putting the boat into annual summer s

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