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Throttle slipping New Horizons at 7:25am 09.06.18 Catalina 310 7/4190 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 17/3664 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 9/1252 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 8/1453 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 0/889 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 9/885 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 3/851 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 25/34347 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 25/2148 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 49/6665 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 5/1479 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 10/1913 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 8/3379 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 2/1117 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 11/1542 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 9/1034 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 20/2557 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 16/1041 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 3/831 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 1/569 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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Which westerbeke is this on my 2001 Beneteau 331? Rolihlahla at 6:39pm 07.13.24 Did you check the engine mounts? My 30B in a 2002 Beneteau 331 had loose engine mounts when I bouth
Catalina 27 teak before and after (5) BTC1984 at 5:58pm 07.13.24
O'day 20 Centerboard SerenityO'day20 at 5:26pm 07.13.24 I could help you further if you would like. I ask again: Question: Is your centerboard designed wit
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 4:54pm 07.13.24 Inquiring minds.... @jviss , did you measure the pin diameters on all three of your impellers? No,
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 4:46pm 07.13.24 Inquiring minds.... @jviss , did you measure the pin diameters on all three of your impellers?
Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water jmobx at 4:42pm 07.13.24 I'm back! I replaced the winch (@Leeward Rail ;)) at my dock. I just let it down and had a substanti
Raymarine GPX File Editing Rich Stidger at 4:42pm 07.13.24 This GPS utility will read/write and covert between many GPS formats. The utility is called GPSU.
Raymarine GPX File Editing SoSound at 4:30pm 07.13.24 Sounds like a good question for an OpenCPN forum or support group, or Raymarine support. I'd be ner
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 3:23pm 07.13.24 @SailingCal21 I wonder, did you consider alternate coring materials, like rot-resistant fiberglass
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. jviss at 2:41pm 07.13.24 Certainly! Amazon; Lock Clasp, there are at least several different brands and sellers with various
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. Sailor Sue at 2:31pm 07.13.24 Certainly! Amazon; Lock Clasp, there are at least several different brands and sellers with variou
What are these tracks used for? rgranger at 2:21pm 07.13.24 thingy holding a pully wheel like at the top of a mast is called a truck. ... and the thing sitti
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? rgranger at 2:19pm 07.13.24 Hey all, ...what the heck? Just sail sloopy. Hahaha... nice auto correct for a sailing forum. I
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. SoSound at 2:07pm 07.13.24 Hey Dave, can you please tell where you found this? I like it. Certainly! Amazon; Lock Clasp, t
What Starter Battery??? Tally Ho at 1:57pm 07.13.24 I was running my boat on 2 Sams Duracell 6-volt golf cart batteries for the past 2 or 3 seasons. As
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 1:51pm 07.13.24 The effort us appreciated. Thank you
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System dLj at 1:50pm 07.13.24 Ah, well I'm on the North side of Annapolis, you are south. Looks like over an hour drive from here
What Starter Battery??? jviss at 1:43pm 07.13.24 I like having a dedicated engine starting battery in case for some stupid reason I flatten the house
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 1:36pm 07.13.24 Follow up. So, I have three spares now! One new Westerbeke OEM 34440 impeller kit, $44.10; one S
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. jviss at 1:28pm 07.13.24 Driven, yet again, by compulsive DIY frugality (aka, too cheap to buy one), I don't blame you. Th

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