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Throttle slipping New Horizons at 7:25am 09.06.18 Catalina 310 7/3842 I just noticed that the throttle seems to be slipping. At certain points the throttle will not stay
Autopilot remote smokey73 at 5:58am 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 17/3329 Didn't want to hi-jack another thread. Does anyone have one of these aftermarket remote for their au
Propellor Shaft Material Manly at 5:19am 09.06.18 Mid-Size Boats 9/1160 Our Huter 31 (1984) is on the hard having a new bottom job done. While we were at it we decided to
Heat exchanger drain cock leaking (1) Jim L at 4:14am 09.06.18 Mid-Size Boats 8/1299 Last weekend I noticed what I feel was diesel fuel below my engine in the catch pan. Last night I w
Yamaha 33 - Aluminum Toerails dezeen at 10:50pm 09.05.18 Yamaha 0/839 I am in the process of addressing some the minor issues I have on the boat which are primarily cosm
BoatUS weather site gone FastOlson at 9:22pm 09.05.18 Ask All Sailors 9/713 I just tried to open the usual link for "my boat us" and it defaulted to their main billing site (me
RayMarine ST4000+ Autopilot breaks pfaffk at 3:38pm 09.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/797 After 17 years my ST4000+ Autopilot broke. Of course it breaks at the worst time. I was just outside
A great mast raising system (4) saddlesore at 3:23pm 09.05.18 Smaller Boats 24/32118 I have a Hunter 23 and have tried several mast raising systems over the years and have finally found
Ocean Cleanup Discussion - theoceancleanup.com williamtl at 2:50pm 09.05.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1989 I saw this very interesting concept about to become reality and thought a discussion here would be w
Hunter 170 with some cracks, Looking to buy and have no clue... (4) Shorefun at 12:48pm 09.05.18 Day Sailers 49/5556 About 1.5 hours away from me is a Hunter 170. Supposed to be garage kept for a while and clean. I ha
MOTHER @)#(&$#)($!@&#(!@^ FLEXSEAL!!!!!!?????? Grotto at 12:03pm 09.05.18 Catalina 22 5/1349 So giving the bottom of the boat a final once over before painting when I rediscover a patch of blac*
Loose Rigging on a V222 Todd Atchison at 11:15am 09.05.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1715 I noticed on our maiden voyage this past weekend with our V222 that the rigging (side stays) where n
keel pin bracket bolts : anti-seize? langfordja at 11:15am 09.05.18 Catalina 22 8/3036 Is Permatex Anti-seize lubricant (#81343) ok to use on these bolts ? That is what I have on hand. De
29 Mk ii: Boom-internal tackle for outhaul? David on the Oly Pen at 8:57am 09.05.18 C&C 2/1049 Hello. First post here--likely the first of many questions about the '84 29 Mk ii we just got. (I un
TS Isaac = PTC#9 = Invest 92 JamesG161 at 6:54am 09.05.18 Weather and Forecasting 11/1341 The seasonal West African tropical pattern has started and seem to be pulsing a new wave about every
Lazy Jacks shavdog at 6:42am 09.05.18 Big Boats 9/921 I bought a Lazy Bag from Neilpryde and there were no specific instructions on the various lengths to
Mystic..... where to stay NYSail at 6:40am 09.05.18 Destinations 20/2255 Hello all, On a nice week sail with wife and thinking about stopping at mystic for Thursday and Fri
Sizing an air conditioner for 88 hunter 37 legend. riversloth at 5:52am 09.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/910 I have just bought a 88 hunter legend 37 and the a/c does not work. I think it's a 12000 but curren
Beneteau 41.1 headroom Philip_Oceanis 361 at 4:27am 09.05.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/769 Anybody owns or sails or have sailed a Beneteau 41.1? I need to know the exact height of the heads,
I lost my swing keel/centre board. 26x '99 alllrite at 9:50pm 09.04.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/526 So I'm wondering what it was made of. fibre glass or some kind of molded resin? It seems they are

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37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Jim Legere at 7:35am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-8
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:26am 03.29.24 What is the make/model/approx age of your toilets? If not one of the high end all china "thrones,"
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help (4) Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:24am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3Q
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 7:17am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge Ru
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.29.24 The magic number is the 8+ kts speed. I'm sure there is a minimum steerage speed for that ship, may
Table bases (3) twodzusfittings at 6:59am 03.29.24 Have you looked into one of these. I had one on my previous boat, a Hunter 25.5. I bought the table
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Batt
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 6:51am 03.29.24 Amazing resources! I will modify as described. Thank you so much. I will post pictures and update as
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 03.29.24 Well @Ted10028, you've just made the discovery about the 1+2+B switch that leads some of us to make
Stem Fitting (1) john2 at 6:35am 03.29.24 ours is a bit different. no cracks last time
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 6:12am 03.29.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that cha
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10am 03.29.24 As a sailboat dealer, there were times I went into cold water becoming a member of the Polar Bear Cl
Table bases thinwater at 5:55am 03.29.24 I've always found cockpits tight anyway, even on my cruising cat. Better to go cocktail party style
Bent wing keels Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39am 03.29.24 Second on the photo
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35am 03.29.24 @MKennon I will be glad to talk with you about trailering and mast raising tips based on my involv
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Jim Legere at 5:27am 03.29.24 ...To me, having monsters like this operating at 8+ knots speed in restricted waters is asking for
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? mermike at 5:23am 03.29.24 You might add your specific location. Port Townsend has every skilled trade that you need for a woo
Fake teak deck glue..... Kings Gambit at 5:20am 03.29.24
Fake teak deck glue..... (2) twodzusfittings at 4:46am 03.29.24 Greg, what product did Highfield use. Highfield is a good quality dinghy, so I assume, right wrong o
Fake teak deck glue..... JRT at 4:45am 03.29.24 There is several gorilla glues, including marine rated by the label at least. There is a constructi

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