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Volvo builds a self-docking yacht... nat55 at 7:16am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1103 What could go wrong? Certainly couldn't be any worse than some of those megayacht parking fail vide
Fresh water pump issue 1951seayalater at 6:50am 06.18.18 Big Boats 18/1635 1998 hunter 42, fresh water pump came on by itself, all faucets were off, water tank full, and no wa
How Do You Know Your AIS Transceiver Is Working? jviss at 6:37am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 19/1515 I have a Vesper XB8000 class b transponder. The weekend before last I know it was working, as a nei
Hull cleaning AwwShucks at 6:27am 06.18.18 Catalina 310 14/1846 So I was trying to dock alongside a pier at a local marina where I am getting some work done and the
Halyard Measurements Plymouth Sailor at 5:51am 06.18.18 The Cherubini Hunters 8/868 Does anyone know what the width of a halyard is for a Cherubini Hunter 25 1976? Your wisdom appre
NC coast marine surveyor needed oakbuilder at 5:22am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 2/291 I am a newbie and have a boat in mind in NC. This is a pre-purchase survey and so I need a very good
Spinnaker size Catalina 350 Cmp1110 at 4:06am 06.18.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/600 Do any 350 owners out there have the specs for an asymmetric spinnaker? I am trying to shop a used o
Water Witch bilge sensor SettleMeDown at 9:01pm 06.17.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1358 The Rule float switch to be replaced has two gray wires. The Water Witch has three wires (red, white
Catalina 387 heater hose leak TomGo at 6:58pm 06.17.18 Big Boats 7/1685 New 387 owner. Loosing engine antifreeze into the bilge. Isolated the leak to a plastic T fitting
Nicro Powervent 3000 Troubleshooting jviss at 6:14pm 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2657 Greetings, I have two Nicro Powervent 3000 solar powered vents. They do not work. I bought replac
Weekend of learning! (1) Jackdaw at 5:46pm 06.17.18 Racing 0/437 This weekend WYC had World-class coach Andrew Kerr in for a series of classroom and OTW training ses
Dripless shaft procedure uralite at 5:15pm 06.17.18 Engines and Propulsion 7/1352
Mainsheet system and reeving (6) kbgunn at 4:35pm 06.17.18 Catalina 30 17/8384 My 1986 Catalina 30 TR/SK has mid boom sheeting and a Garhauer traveler. The main sheet setup from t
No Shore Power NovaGina at 3:39pm 06.17.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/680 11984 C30. I accidentally left lights and instruments on (yeah, I know) for a week. My batteries wer
Stanchion access for H39 tfailor at 3:26pm 06.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/453 The bolts on the forward starboard stanchioned snapped in a Nor'Easter this winter and I can't find
Extra hands (2) JerryA at 3:09pm 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 12/905 I needed some extra hands to remove my jib track hardware so I could rebed. I fashioned this tool to
Mosquitos on board john6206 at 1:27pm 06.17.18 Smaller Boats 13/2803 Hi All, Only day sailed so far, first overnight cruise coming up. The drop board and compaionway ha
Air conditioning refill seasthemoment at 12:33pm 06.17.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/576 I own a Hunter 40 Legend from 1989. My AC is not cooling anymore. Where are located the refill valve
Any Bergen Norway Hunter Owner on the Site (1) Allan12210 at 12:04pm 06.17.18 Ask All Sailors 0/238 Oops, duplicate.
Deck cracks in cockpit area (3) Mikestpaul at 11:53am 06.17.18 Catalina 30 5/1712 Hi Guys I own a 1995 Catalina 30 MKIII and recently found several cracks on the floor of the cockpit

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Stearn furler joint connectors needed: LOWmarine at 9:21am 06.25.24 So, my old mirage 25 furler has broken at least 4 foil joint connectors... I think it's a stearn fo
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 jssailem at 8:58am 06.25.24 I want to replace the compass and the depth finder. Neither instrument works. Then, by all means,
Flickering House Lights Timm R Oday25 at 8:50am 06.25.24 Our 1981 Oday wires were run the exact same way . Seemed to be an industry standard back then
Furler woes JoeWhite at 8:49am 06.25.24 Halyard wrap is a common problem arising from incorrect installation. Test by disconnecting the tack
Downsizing to a 260 hunter240 at 8:45am 06.25.24 I have owned a H240 since 1998. and have sailed on H260 and my best friend had a Catalina 25 bought
Best Place to post " boat for sale" rgranger at 8:43am 06.25.24 Here at SBO FACEBOOK market place Craigslist.org sailboatlistings.com
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 ggrizzard at 8:42am 06.25.24 You should indicate what kind of compass, where it is mounted and what your usage will be. The depth
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 8:12am 06.25.24
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement jssailem at 7:37am 06.25.24 I like Bed-it Butyl tape as a tool. But like all tools, you need to use them under the proper struct
Torque settings for keel bolts on Hunter 41 Cruising Spirit at 7:30am 06.25.24
Furler woes jssailem at 7:26am 06.25.24 Hi Bob, As @FastOlson and @Davidasailor26 have suggested, the furler is a whole system. All the par
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 7:20am 06.25.24 Good news about the start success. With a charged battery and good connections to the starter, you
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 7:18am 06.25.24 This suggests it is a battery problem. Could be poor connections or could be the battery. Check and
Best Place to post " boat for sale" danm1 at 7:14am 06.25.24 If selling by yourself, craigslist.org seems to get readership. I sold two boats through it in NYC
Furler woes bob45 at 7:13am 06.25.24 While repairing your old furler may be a fun challenge, and interesting, if you value your sailing
Best Place to post " boat for sale" jssailem at 7:04am 06.25.24 Is your goal to sell it yourself, or enlist a broker? There have been boats sold through the classi
Furler woes FastOlson at 7:03am 06.25.24 Is it time for a new furler system? While repairing your old furler may be a fun challenge, and in
Yanmar 20gm starting issue jssailem at 7:01am 06.25.24 Good news about the start success. With a charged battery and good connections to the starter, you
Furler woes odaydokay at 6:27am 06.25.24 The furler line is old and generating too much friction idea is worth exploring. Instead of replaci
Yanmar 20gm starting issue (1) dlochner at 6:23am 06.25.24 What's it do when you hit the start button? It was trying to turn over but never seemed to get enou

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