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Bought a new boat... FourPoints at 12:07pm 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 9/829 I bought a beautiful and mostly well upgraded / maintained Frers 33 this year. One thing that was
Considering buying a 1974 Catalina 22 that needs help DonStack at 12:06pm 06.19.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1317 Just saw a Cat 22 for sale. It needs bottom paint. Keel is rusty .Top coat needs repair..no electric
Why don't more boaters use polypropylene or polyester dinghy painters? Kings Gambit at 10:02am 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 69/8410 It's so strange to try to tie to a dinghy dock and see the following: 1) dinghies tied close on 3-ft
Hunter 26 ballast tank valve jbreland at 8:25am 06.19.18 Smaller Boats 5/685 Anyone replaced the gasket on the ballast tank valve on their Hunter 26? I went to pull mine out the
1994 Hunter 19 Centerboard Detail Photos mrcampbell at 6:53am 06.19.18 Smaller Boats 3/1293 I am new to sailing and just purchased a 1994 Hunter 19. The running rigging is in poor condition a
How to fix Rotted Out Bow Eye - 1988 26D (2) onetime at 6:38am 06.19.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2104 Hi all, I have a new to me 88 Mac 26D with a rotten bow eye. What I mean by that is wood that was g
isotemp hot water heater design flaw.. MitchM at 6:20am 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 13/5424 my OEM 2005 isotherm hot water heater malfunctioned. the tank was filled with h 2 0 and
High water alarm short circuit - Hunter 49 tkwhalen at 6:02am 06.19.18 Big Boats 9/1065 My high water alarm for the past year or so has gone off randomly. (Of course I'm never there to exp
Beneteau 36 cc AC clevin1234 at 5:56am 06.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1258 I just purchased a 1999 Beneteau 36 cc and would like to install an AC unit. I was wondering if anyo
Sub-forum suggestion jviss at 5:51am 06.19.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/594 How about a sub-forum in "forums for all users" for Electronics? GPS, wind/depth/speed instruments,
Sailing and Philosophy Will Gilmore at 3:55am 06.19.18 Sails Call Lounge 221/22995 I have been thinking about the relationship of sailing and philosophy and thought it would be great
Hold My Drink! (3) Siren at 10:04pm 06.18.18 Catalina 22 67/9696 What do you use for cup holders while sitting and enjoying drinks in the cockpit? Amazon has a few
Oh, Kermie... What happened? (1) Brian D at 8:09pm 06.18.18 Sails Call Lounge 19/1301 https://scontent.fsan1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/35474717_2082863588438738_1530426151850213376_n.jpg?
Hunter 26.5 Masthead Sheaves and Exit Plate Replacement (1) JasperWa at 1:47pm 06.18.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/757 Greetings- We have a 1987 Hunter 26.5. We raised the mast early in the season and everything tested
445 beneteau cutlass bearing problem (1) norton44 at 12:23pm 06.18.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/584 just purchased a 1996 445 Beneteau. passed survey with minor repairs needed. motored it 24 hours at
How tight is tight enough on the shrouds?? (1) KeukaSailer at 12:10pm 06.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1030 Just did my first full rig up in preparation for my (new to me) 146's first sail. Noticed something
Replacing Raymarine RS 130 GPS Antenna SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:52am 06.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2185 I am having issues with the GPS heading indication on my Raymarine E120. As indicated by the RED vec
Inboard raw water not pumping out of back overheating Jkirkendall91 at 11:33am 06.18.18 Engines and Propulsion 33/8339 Checked impeller and its not damaged. Diesel engine overheating and raw water is not exiting back of
Best source for alternator replacement Jimongee at 11:32am 06.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2175 I have a 2002 356 with a Yanmar 3GM30F. It current has the 55@ OEM alternator. There is no problem
Pearson 31-2 outhaul/topping lift set up Daddio417 at 11:19am 06.18.18 Pearson 0/906 wondering if anyone can provide a photo or detailed description of the a/n setup. New to this boat

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Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 6:20pm 09.11.24 Great discussion. Our buoy is roughly 20 miles away. We never leave anything on board, not even our
Shrink wrapping details? (1) quadrille38 at 6:20pm 09.11.24 have been reading the conversation and wanted to second that if you can find a canvas cover you will
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 5:58pm 09.11.24 Small amount of progress to report. The weather has cooled down so we got started. I had a good look
Sturdy marine tablet MikeHoncho at 5:22pm 09.11.24 IPad Pro Max.
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 3:58pm 09.11.24 thanks for posting the manual! It answered some questions we had about our merit. it is nice to ha
USCG Changes Local Notice to Mariners Access Davidasailor26 at 3:31pm 09.11.24 Pretty interesting. I was wondering how the LNMs would handle the change away from paper charts, sin
O'day 22 Bilge drgbanks at 3:26pm 09.11.24 Thats insane. If they did inspections after every storm, they'd be out of business It doesn't rain
Back on the water again..... ShawnL at 3:14pm 09.11.24 A perfect day is a day out on the boat. Usually we sail, sometimes the wind doesn't cooperate and w
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 2:37pm 09.11.24 Could very well be. All depends on just what's hidden in that Pandora's box. Unless it serves some
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 2:33pm 09.11.24 Not so much a Yanmar vs Universal engine issue. Just an example of how an adapter or T could replac
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 2:18pm 09.11.24 I'll post some pictures of what I did with my Yanmar later. That's been my problem here. The PO
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:14pm 09.11.24 Occam's Razor - and I believe this is definitely the simpler solution : own to man, and it is know
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 2:10pm 09.11.24 If you are concerned with the block modified by the PO you can probably replace the block with a mor
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A kloudie1 at 2:04pm 09.11.24 Wix is a reputable filter manufacturer, could stick with them. Perkins does not make filters, they r
Rudder flaps monocerosin at 2:01pm 09.11.24 Looks like a nice smooth bottom. :plus: For sailboat speeds I would be surprised if cavitation in
Engine Alignment Ralph Johnstone at 2:00pm 09.11.24 You'd be a fool to believe me, so carefully put a good portion of your body weight on the shaft flan
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.11.24 Could this be with a 3 pin sender which sends pressure signal and a 8 psi warn? I have heard abou
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 1:38pm 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:37pm 09.11.24 That line that Ralph asked about looks an awful lot like a sensor line for a manual oil pressure oi
Engine Alignment Johnb at 1:28pm 09.11.24 Actually very carefully and with some thought. You are asserting then that the shaft log and cutle

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