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Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? ShawnL at 12:32pm 07.28.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1177 I have an older Mercury 9.9 (2-stroke), which I had worked on when I bought it (with the boat). Aft
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral jpeac2 at 9:17am 07.28.24 Ask All Sailors 5/660 Hey Everyone - otor has been running great but this morning something new developed and not sure w
Navigation repeater (1) charliec30 at 8:59am 07.28.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/659 This depth finder/speed gaufe etc, ( manual calls it a navigation repeater) on the starboard side of
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Clutch Cargo at 8:56am 07.28.24 Bigger Boats 21/2417 I've finally started spending nights on the boat and noticed that the interior lights are still inca
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast ShawnL at 8:07am 07.28.24 Catalina 22 11/1434 I have a bolt-rope main (it's decent, but I want to replace it next season -- anyone know what size
Remove bedding for side window on Hunter 30-2 ChrisHunter at 8:06am 07.28.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/644 I need to pull out a side window on my Hunter 30-2. What is the best tool to use to remove the exis
davits HBBIS at 7:59am 07.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/662 What size dinghy on davits for a 37.5
Set your watch back 20 years Tiffany at 7:59am 07.28.24 Ask All Sailors 53/4240
Jabsco upgrade bob45 at 6:06am 07.28.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/700
Anchor deployment wyctoronto at 5:46am 07.28.24 Big Boats 5/1023 Any H44 owners out there with a Rochna 33 installed? Interested in setup of the roller. I need to pu
Symmetrical Spinnaker flying with less crew (1) zinahewitt at 9:03pm 07.27.24 Ask All Sailors 3/748 Hi All, Hope your day is going well. I have a boat. I have a Symmetrical spinnaker. I have a spinn
Forestay Broke Away Sneezewort at 4:18pm 07.27.24 Trailer Sailors 15/2420 Today, after launching the boat after a 9 year wait (paused when our first kid was born), we returne
West Marine Inventory Rick D at 11:58am 07.27.24 Ask All Sailors 28/3101 I had to pick up a simple through hull fitting for my bilge pump outlet. I didn't order it on line h
Outboard motor parts. jimd333sail at 11:02am 07.27.24 Ask All Sailors 12/969 I'm looking for a Magneto coil assembly for an Evinrude 1987 30 HP Evinrude. What online parts supp
Is this a good price? (1) catsails8 at 7:20am 07.27.24 Parts Search 8/1384 I just placed this order on ropes.com. Are the prices ok? I only checked against west marine which w
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Chillsailor at 5:09am 07.27.24 Ask All Sailors 5/384 Does anybody have experience doing this? It appears the throttle cable runs above the molded headli
shower drain sump pump question (1) matts997 at 11:04pm 07.26.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1164
Ghosting with a Code Zero Sailavie1 at 10:22pm 07.26.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/1141 Ghosting With A Code 0 Spinnaker XyaMnEEI4_M
Pairing the remote control with the swim platform on an Oceanis 40.1 jveatch at 8:19pm 07.26.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/854 All of a sudden, our remote control quit making the swim platform lower or raise on our Oceanis 40.1
Anchor setup dougralf at 6:49pm 07.26.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/557 Dear sailing friends. We now own a 1975 Catalina 27. Lovely boat! The bow anchor is not set up with

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Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. TheZ3 at 12:37pm 08.25.25
Transmission ratio Sutric at 12:36pm 08.25.25 Thank you! This is one of the reasons I love this site! Rich
Hull damage capta at 11:55am 08.25.25 I don't think anyone above mentioned drying out the areas that may have had water ingress. If you do
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? capta at 11:34am 08.25.25 There are plenty of "robot" hull cleaners, but like anything out there, if it is a good machine, the
Hunter 340 compass interference. kloudie1 at 11:13am 08.25.25 Depending on what kind of interference you are seeing, as Don says, it may be that someone may have
Hunter 340 compass interference. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:50am 08.25.25
First sail... first trip... Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:37am 08.25.25 Be glad to help I was a dealer for Hunter who introduced the 23 and I the hull and trailer very well
Refitting Hunter 40-1, need some advice... Crothers99 at 10:31am 08.25.25 I have an 1988 hunter legend 40. A great boat. I have cruise the East Coast for the last 7 years T
Painting over molded non-skid deck zinahewitt at 10:27am 08.25.25 No need to sand out nonskid diamond pattern. I cleaned nonskid, wiped surface with acetone, then la
Hunter Legend 40' 1980s Repairs to Transom/Deck Joint Crothers99 at 10:04am 08.25.25 I was able to open about 2 feet of the joint with wedges. Sand and fill with 5200. Pulled wedges bef
Rectangular Portlight Replacement 1988 Hunter Legend Crothers99 at 10:00am 08.25.25 Aluminum frame wraps around the lense.
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? 4lane at 9:01am 08.25.25
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? Davidasailor26 at 8:55am 08.25.25 Is there, or would it be possible to add, a padeye on the bottom of the boom to tie the reef line to
Transmission ratio (1) Claude L.-Auger at 8:48am 08.25.25 I cannot attach the Service manual for that transmission as it is too large but it does show a ratio
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? JoeWhite at 8:47am 08.25.25 The foot of my main has a bolt rope. I measured vertical drop from the reef cringle straight down an
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? kloudie1 at 8:42am 08.25.25 Do it just as the drawing shows. It will not affect the outhaul. Mine is that way. If you need to re
Hunter 34 Reefing and; Lines led to Cockpit? (1) Claude L.-Auger at 8:16am 08.25.25 Kloudie, like me, has the original Kenyon boom. If you have it too, you'll see the 3 sheaves for the
Lazy Bag for H260 h2o_snow at 8:12am 08.25.25 Precision Sails made one for us.
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash dmax at 7:26am 08.25.25 If it was dropped enough to cause that damage, the paint on the bottom of the keel will show it, reg
Hull damage (1) JBP-PA at 7:21am 08.25.25 With the rudder, the only danger is that the internal frame may be corroded. Was there any rust in

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