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Dimensions of the companionway boards for a 1980 27'? Mightywang at 8:27pm 07.07.23 The Cherubini Hunters 2/649
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question xavpil at 7:16pm 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 13/673
No Bow thruster xavpil at 6:50pm 07.07.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/1932 Hi all Looking at a 2011 Ben. Oceanis 43 this weekend No bow thruster is it a big deal?
Oberdorfer n202M-15 impeller (3) bgsimons12 at 4:14pm 07.07.23 Engines and Propulsion 3/451 Hi all - trying to remove the impeller from the shaft of my Oberdorfer raw water pump. It is wigglin
P42 motor mounts mbaker at 3:12pm 07.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/447 Has any replaced the motor mounts on the P42? Port side piece of cake. Starboard looks impossible.
Marina recommendations around SF bay area peninsula? YachtyByNature at 1:29pm 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 5/279 I've been lurking around here for a while, but this is my first post. I've recently purchased a 19
Changing from Bunk Boards to Rollers for Hunter 170 Mustangricky at 11:41am 07.07.23 Day Sailers 5/607 I have a Venture Sailboat trailer and am thinking of changing from bunk boards to rollers on my trai
Accelerated Anode Burning Lfarquhar at 9:48am 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 5/402 My boat is burning through the Prop Zinc (AN230 Beneteau) at a rate of 1 per month. This has increa
Strange beep from cockpit engine panel gfroch at 7:54am 07.07.23 Catalina 30 6/784
Wheel chocks (1) john6206 at 7:09am 07.07.23 Trailer Sailors 1/444 217612Note to self: Always check bottom of wheel chocks before casually tossing them in the back of
Screw head for cockpit locker bumper broke off (1) towchristopher at 6:11am 07.07.23 Smaller Boats 2/441 Photo attached. I tried using a screw extractor but it started to chip the fiberglass, so I stoppe
bow and stern light bulbs Jim Redslob at 6:01am 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 1/198 What is the part/style number of the bow and stern replacement light bulbs ? Each, 1 3/4" long bulle
Bayview Sailor Lost / Drowning (1) Marmalade at 5:45am 07.07.23 Ask All Sailors 3/588 Very damn sad... anyone know more details? Prayers for the family, friends and the crew of Blue Ch
Sahara Dust shemandr at 4:07am 07.07.23 Weather and Forecasting 9/1255 OK gurus: Local weather here in FL has started talking about the Sarah dust anew (Or at least the f
Hunter 33, Do wires actually run in between the deck and head liner?? azambella at 7:44pm 07.06.23 The Cherubini Hunters 4/641 The wires that run forward to the mast connections and the bow light, I suspect they run between th
Cocpit Table for Merriman binnacle? azambella at 7:39pm 07.06.23 The Cherubini Hunters 4/690 Anybody find something that does this job???
Need help wiring my new air conditioner FDICsailing at 7:11pm 07.06.23 Ask All Sailors 21/782 Does anyone know of a app or service that works through FaceTime to help with wiring of a marine air
Emergency steering knocking (2) Voyager1 at 4:54pm 07.06.23 Ask An Oday Owner 6/589 Hello: I have an oday 302 where the emergency steering shaft is slightly moving creates knocking noi
Rebuild or repower redlegmsg66 at 1:28pm 07.06.23 Engines and Propulsion 6/560 I have a Perkins 4.236 hours unknown multiple leaks still runs ok. Same with Borg Warner Velvet Dri
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS jssailem at 10:33am 07.06.23 Ask All Sailors 28/1293 What are the water conditions sailing across the north side of the Georges Banks (Southern Gulf of M

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Bilge maintenance rgranger at 2:09pm 06.11.24 From here , I'd say you were in fine shape . That's one dry dusty bilge . Minimal corrosion on the
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 2:03pm 06.11.24 There is a lot of experience here but we would need good pics to really help. @Crazy Dave Condon w
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 1:44pm 06.11.24 Thanks to everyone for the insightful advice and suggestions. Yesterday I hired a professional rig
West Wight Potter - Batten Lenght Warren 22 at 1:34pm 06.11.24 I would add its a West Wight Potter 15
tidy traveller options dlochner at 1:23pm 06.11.24 Horn cleats are horrible options for cleats that might need to be undone quickly. Cam cleats without
Failed Traveler Part (1) JBS Mystic at 1:16pm 06.11.24 Thanks to everyone for the insightful advice and suggestions. Yesterday I hired a professional rigg
tidy traveller options Ward H at 1:05pm 06.11.24 Oh, I agree, those horn cleats have to go. I find the Spinlock PXR cam cleats are much easier to use
Failed Traveler Part Ward H at 1:01pm 06.11.24 Most of the sailors here on the forum are enthusiasts who do practice proper sail trim. Many sailor
tidy traveller options (1) adamv at 12:56pm 06.11.24 225375 Sorry i dont have any better pictures to hand. You can see the horn cleats and traveller line
tidy traveller options Ward H at 12:24pm 06.11.24 I haven't but my first thought would be, since the cleats are on opposite side of the companionway,
What might this be.... NYSail at 11:44am 06.11.24 Greg. If you do not have the wisker pole for the pin, you could repurpose the dyneema into a series
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Hello Below at 10:59am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. That is a lot of power consumed espec
Group 24 starter battery JBP-PA at 10:59am 06.11.24 If you need 1000 CA, then yea, that's fine. If you don't need 1000 CA, a DP battery or even a deep c
Bilge maintenance Timm R Oday25 at 10:24am 06.11.24 From here , I'd say you were in fine shape . That's one dry dusty bilge . Minimal corrosion on the b
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Timm R Oday25 at 10:22am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. Is the stereo breaker on the breaker
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw skunther at 10:21am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. Is the stereo breaker on the breaker
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Timm R Oday25 at 10:20am 06.11.24 What has worked for me is leaving the meter on the battery. Now turn off one circuit at a time . O
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw dlochner at 10:15am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. Is the stereo breaker on the breaker p
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 10:11am 06.11.24 Forget buying a "start" battery. Get a Group 24 marine deep cycle there will be plenty of cranking p
Cat310 Engine bed (1) ToddL214 at 9:31am 06.11.24 No plates under the engine mounts on Hull 18.

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