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x markymac1961 at 6:23pm 02.23.25 Big Boats 10/469 x - okay so I recently was having a bad day and posted one of the dumbest questions I could ever ask
Antifreeze Leak (1) buddybear at 5:44pm 02.23.25 Catalina 310 17/779 Have had a perplexing leak in the coolant system. Have changed a few hoses which seemed suspect and
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? paulheth at 2:34pm 02.23.25 Ask All Sailors 12/419 I'm at the beginning of assessing what is needed to fix a dent in the upper foil of the new to me Be
rudder beneteau Oceanis 321 1995 Yves Finally at 12:22pm 02.23.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/174 Hello all, i recently bought an Oceanis and as the rudder moved only with some force i asked the shi
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 12:15pm 02.23.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/314 Is there polarity to the tach sensor connections ? It is supposed to be AC volts but I see differe
Pilothouse Hydraulic Steering Help wbarrie at 5:04pm 02.22.25 Ask All Sailors 6/216
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? (1) FWBpilot at 12:03pm 02.22.25 Ask All Sailors 28/914 I just bought a Hunter 23.5 a few weeks ago. Today I noticed the mast is cracked where the spreader
Mast for Hunter 23.5 needed (1) FWBpilot at 12:02pm 02.22.25 Parts Search 0/16 I just bought a Hunter 23.5 a few weeks ago. Today I noticed the mast is cracked where the spreader
Hunter 49 Solenoid for Lewmar 54 electric winch Johnhen at 11:39am 02.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/201 Does anyone know where the solenoid for the electric winch at the port helm station is located on th
Revised question. Cover dinghy while towing! jackhart at 8:20am 02.22.25 Ask All Sailors 9/472 Hi folks, I should have worded my original question better. Do you cover your dinghy while towing i
Oceanis 43 - shorten possibility? Steeli at 2:54am 02.22.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/479 The Oceanis 43 is LOA 13,11m, this is 0,12m too long for mediteranien Harbour categories with 11-13m
Traveller quote Timm R Oday25 at 11:09am 02.21.25 Ask All Sailors 11/539 After 40 plus years of reliable service the factory Schaefer traveller on our boat has finally worn
Hydro for CNG tank smokey73 at 5:12am 02.21.25 Ask All Sailors 21/691 I can't get a scuba shop to agree to hydro my CNG tank. I have found a welding gas supply place tha
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES Urban Hermit at 3:41pm 02.20.25 Hurricane Season 4/584 Realizing that few will travel far to reach a hurricane hole and most of the locals know all about w
Eight Bells for Don Casey dlochner at 3:25pm 02.20.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/397 Prolific sailing author Don Casey recently passed away. Here's Charlie Doane's remembrance. https:/
Snow Fall this Winter (1) JamesG161 at 3:21pm 02.20.25 Weather and Forecasting 8/321 This season, 62 percent of the United States experienced below average snowfall, while above averag
Winter cover q's fred1diver at 6:06am 02.20.25 Ask All Sailors 21/648 Hello everyone Just wondering what fabric you like for winter covers? The last one I made was Sunbr
Clogged toilet michel06440 at 2:41am 02.20.25 Mid-Size Boats 3/337 My 2004 Hunter 33 has a clogged toilet. I have dismantled all the drain pipes, not easy, they are al
Hunter 376 Halyard sheave superiorsailor at 4:17pm 02.19.25 Big Boats 3/363 What s involved in replacing the mast top halyard sheave, is access and change easy once up there?
Need roller furling system info (2) Murph13 at 10:25am 02.19.25 Ask All Sailors 4/427 I bought a 1988 Com-Pac19 last summer. There is a roller furling system for the Genoa. I'd like to g

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Emergency Manual capta at 12:33pm 03.31.25 With over 6 decades of seafaring, professionally and for pleasure, I never found a need for such a t
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:23pm 03.31.25 Thanks. I was surprised at the current price of lithium batteries and unhappy that the agms have ju
Refresh teak - exterior (1) skunther at 12:08pm 03.31.25
Y33 bimini and dodger Riptide33 at 12:01pm 03.31.25 This is perfect, thank you!
Refresh teak - exterior skunther at 11:54am 03.31.25 Thanks. It is attached to a removable fiberglass helm seat. The princess/pulpit seats have removable
Table in cabin? Arrgh at 11:32am 03.31.25 I had an Oday 22 that had the holes in the floor for that base, but never actually had a table. I a
Engine Stern Tube for Hunter 29.5 jssailem at 10:36am 03.31.25 Is your stern tube solid and in place? If so, no need to repair/replace. The OP said that his stern
Sailing Season(spring) jssailem at 10:33am 03.31.25
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 (1) jssailem at 10:31am 03.31.25 9 years on an AGM battery, that is damn good. Your house bank has two AGM 80Ah batteries that mean
Sailing Season(spring) RussC at 10:14am 03.31.25 Here in SW Oregon the snowpack is 150% of normal right now. our main sailing lake is already 15-20%
EPIRBS Timm R Oday25 at 9:59am 03.31.25 We have the ACR brand .They have been excellant in getting our units battery replaced and back to us
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback dlochner at 9:57am 03.31.25 Had a chance to enlarge the drawings so I can actually read them. :) When designing an electrical
EPIRBS Cptd at 9:41am 03.31.25 Great, thank you, was looking at ACR, mellow yellow !
Sailing Season(spring) Terry Cox at 9:38am 03.31.25 Coyotes bout the only wild critters in our precincts. Don't care much for grass, just rabbits, cats
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 9:32am 03.31.25 From your post 33 I take it that you found that the previously made fittings were defective so ever
EPIRBS dlochner at 9:28am 03.31.25 ACR or Ocean Signal are good brands. Not much if any difference. Both brands are owned by the same c
Pearson keel PaulM317 at 9:26am 03.31.25 Hi Paul. I have sailed on a Pearson. Great boat. Your crack on the keel is not unique to Pearson 30
VHF SWR results... BAD ORCA at 9:11am 03.31.25 Can you share any details of the crimp connectors? Sure, I used these. https://www.amazon.com/dp
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:10am 03.31.25 Thanks, it does seem a bit arduous. Any tips? Did you have to replace both pins and the roller? How
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback Stu Jackson at 9:10am 03.31.25 Another handy resource for boat electrical systems in parallel with Maine Sail's website is this one

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