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Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount (2) Ace214 at 8:05pm 05.26.24 Engines and Propulsion 6/1001 Hi everyone, I just bought an old Mistral 16 sailing dinghy and I'm trying to figure out how to ins
Swim step lanyard (1) DArcy at 6:50pm 05.26.24 Ask All Sailors 10/714 The center section of my transom swings down to open the swim ladder. The steps are inside the part
Gelcoat Cracks on Toe Rail (2) KyleH at 5:58pm 05.26.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/594 Hi There, We are looking a purchasing our first boat a 2001 Hunter 340. I know that gelcoat cracks
Prospective Catalina 30 (1987, MkII tall rig) keel issue (2) Qorgyle at 4:31pm 05.26.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/819 Hey folks, looking for a second (or third or fourth) opinion on this keel "repair". As you can see,
Beneteau 285 Backstay Tension Block Setup AldernyRace at 4:08pm 05.26.24 Ask All Sailors 6/563 Hello, I just bought a Beneteau 285 '89 and she has the split backstay with two blocks and a ring
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? xavpil at 3:33pm 05.26.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1506
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? SimonHGR at 11:55am 05.26.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1031 Hi all, I have climbed (or more honestly, been winched up :) the mast of an Elan 380, and I'm not b
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? ShawnL at 11:24am 05.26.24 Catalina 22 5/980 I noticed a hole / crack in my pop-top yesterday. Right where the sliding companion way hatch would
macerator hose removal advice (4) jdrutten at 7:25am 05.26.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1741 I'm going to disconnect my macerator from the holding tank since the hoses stink and we're on a lake
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? Kings Gambit at 6:13am 05.26.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1294 Bridle-rigged snubbers make sense when used on beamy powerboats that are wide near the bow, and on c
Old bilge blower wiring question. BAD ORCA at 8:53pm 05.25.24 Ask All Sailors 4/613 I took out my circa 1980 bilge blower to clean up the wiring and re-install it closer to alternator.
Oday 28 main available in short timeframe? sidw at 8:34pm 05.25.24 Bigger Boats 3/502 Does anyone know of an available nearly new main for an Oday 28, or have any suggestions of how to g
Shallow draft keel H37C petehansell at 6:27pm 05.25.24 The Cherubini Hunters 4/712 Greetings, Any knowledge of sailing characteristics, similarities, differences between the Hunter 37
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? AndyL at 3:11pm 05.25.24 Big Boats 9/1279 On my 2004 Hunter 36 the original genoa is pretty stretched out and I'm trying to get a rough idea o
Thermostat T33 at 10:31am 05.25.24 Ask All Sailors 31/1997 I've got a Universal M50 5444 44 HP diesel. Once the engine gets to around 160, the thermostat opens
P42 Engine removal advice juznip at 9:44am 05.25.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/968 Hi, considering removing the 4JH2TE from my 91 passage to give it some love that the constrained eng
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! (5) SoSound at 9:33am 05.25.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1204 I posted my original question about whether it would be worth upgrading to LiFePO4 batteries last No
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy duck21 at 8:38am 05.25.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1262 Hi! We had a wind storm come through, the storm loosened one of the mounts for my bimini arch, so I
Bilge water question (3) catsails8 at 9:06pm 05.24.24 Catalina 30 15/2087 Hello, I spent some time today pumping out about an 1-2 inch of water from my bilge earlier today. I
Raw water vented loop question (2) smokey73 at 6:42pm 05.24.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1044 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E 50HP. I have a small drip from the vented loop in the raw water li

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Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Captain Larry-DH at 3:29am 06.29.25
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Blitz at 9:04pm 06.28.25 In the water change will work if 1 you get the coupler off and 2 can move the shaft back enough so
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (2) Michael Davis at 8:33pm 06.28.25
Troubleshooting mainsail trim Stu Jackson at 8:06pm 06.28.25 The boat does not have a vang, but I could add one. you're missing an important sail control. Rea
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 7:52pm 06.28.25
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top ...3TacksontheWater at 7:40pm 06.28.25 I'm curious about using a boomkicker instead of my topping lift. I imagine this would work great w
A blessing or a curse? shemandr at 7:10pm 06.28.25 You can probably make a better rudder than the original. It can be a fun project. Get informed on
A blessing or a curse? higgs at 6:38pm 06.28.25 I would think that if you are reasonably handy you could fashion a rudder out of wood. I am assumin
Ranger 12 - rescue Davidasailor26 at 6:34pm 06.28.25 Take some measurements of things like width from rail to rail at various spots before you start any
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions twodzusfittings at 6:17pm 06.28.25 Pardon my ignorance. What exactly does this do? Is it a unit that sucks up any residual water in the
Wireless Conversion Tally Ho at 6:12pm 06.28.25 I have an old Tac Tic (now Raymarine) wireless wind device. I love the fact that it is wireless, an
OpenCPN not opening Project_Mayhem at 6:01pm 06.28.25 Settings>Security and Privacy>Scroll to bottom>Open unverified app
H23.5: can the mast be lowered stepped after the rigging is tuned? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39pm 06.28.25 I spoke with @FWBpilot vthis evening his questions. He has 12 inches depth of water at the end of h
OpenCPN not opening dlochner at 5:36pm 06.28.25 Control-click on the app installation file and select "open". This over-rides Apple's protection.
Blessing or a Curse jssailem at 5:30pm 06.28.25 Try RigRite.com for the rigging.
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) jssailem at 5:28pm 06.28.25 Good to inspect the boat before a serious cruise. :biggrin:
Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry Crazy Dave Condon at 5:19pm 06.28.25
OpenCPN not opening jssailem at 5:17pm 06.28.25 They have updated the version of OpenCPN.
New dodger leaking through the seams fred1diver at 5:01pm 06.28.25 I make some as a sideline, never had one leak, probably used the wrong thread
New dodger leaking through the seams kappykaplan at 4:54pm 06.28.25 We wash our full dodger every spring and coat it with 303 Fabric Guard and no leaks. :plus:

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