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Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? IWannaGoSailing at 7:23am 03.24.24 Destinations 11/2598 I'm planning to retire in 10 or so years and would like to start spending more time in Florida towns
Sirius 21 trailering dimensions. Gopher11 at 8:44pm 03.23.24 Sirius 21/22 0/1339
Morgan 34 prop shaft removal tilla at 7:58pm 03.23.24 Engines and Propulsion 0/34 Does anyone out there know if the rudder has to be removed on the Morgan 34s to be able to slide the
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 7:53pm 03.23.24 Ask All Sailors 9/787 Hey out there does anyone know if the rudder has to be removed to get the shaft out of the Morgan 3
Eight bells for Roadking Larry SycloneDriver at 7:25pm 03.23.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/1178 I've been putting this off for as long as I could, but the sail club had an event in his memory toni
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 5:20pm 03.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/799 I know I've posted previously about the challenge of lee helm on our beloved in-mast furling H306. S
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. Daveinet at 8:28am 03.23.24 Ask All Sailors 2/819 Just watched a very interesting video that is a great demonstration of hull speed on a displacement
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Mackpappy at 7:50am 03.23.24 Yamaha 4/2041 Hello, considering a 25 MK2 for sf bay and coastal cruising and racing. Can any of you share any exp
Floor plan to make new wood flooring for Oday DS1 afrattalone at 8:39pm 03.22.24 Day Sailers 0/494 Hello! My boat did not come with any wood flooring inserts. I thought about tracing it out with ca
Overboard discharge of waste tank? xavpil at 8:39pm 03.22.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1433 Hi all. I have a Sun Odyssey 419 and I know there are some common features with the benetteau. I am
Launching boats with an outback? Northof60 at 5:09pm 03.22.24 Trailer Sailors 11/2290 Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I'm looking for input and experience on launching and retrieving a sa
LUCKGRIB a software package worth considering. (1) jssailem at 12:38pm 03.22.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/822 When I did some passage weather analysis for an open passage, I came across a software option that w
Canadian dilemma Drinky Crow at 11:36am 03.22.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1546 So, it's bottom paint time. Plan is to take it down to gel coat and start fresh. Currently coated wi
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast Manipogo at 11:12am 03.22.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1062 Ahoy, I am hoping another Catalina 38x owner might be able to help. I own a Catalina Morgan 381, b
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings (1) Globe Pilot at 10:33am 03.22.24 Big Boats 10/1277 Good day, The fitting into the tank is starting to leak around the base. Before I overtighten somet
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? rcoleman67 at 7:56am 03.22.24 Ask All Sailors 8/502 Looking for a good slip, good harbor, and good community along the MS gulf coast for a 32 foot boat
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 7:53am 03.22.24 Ask All Sailors 45/4947 this seems like something worth looking into given a golf cart battery has to truly be a deep cycle
Can anyone recommend a good surveyor? rcoleman67 at 7:51am 03.22.24 Ask All Sailors 1/435 Looking to buy a new boat. Looking for recommendations on surveyors and diesel mechanic that can ins
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 6:40pm 03.21.24 Ask All Sailors 44/3224 Along my starboard side I have battery compartment, black water tank, and then head. I would love to
Don't Always Trust Cross Reference Directories Rick D at 6:28pm 03.21.24 Ask All Sailors 3/357 I have spent a couple of days pulling some boat maintenance. The first annoyance was finding that so

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Replacing Deteriorating Accent Stripe Rick Webb at 3:50pm 06.24.25 at one time you could order vinyl stripes from West Marine Dunno, but maybe you still can any sign
BATTERY? Tally Ho at 3:46pm 06.24.25 What battery charger do you currently have? Most chargers other than the ancient ferro-resonate si
H340 Factory AC System - Am I lucky or not? markymac1961 at 3:29pm 06.24.25 Don't forget about the cooling requirements. It requires X amount of space to be able to draw air
H340 Factory AC System - Am I lucky or not? markymac1961 at 3:26pm 06.24.25 We don't own your model boat, so I can't answer the boat-specific stuff. However, the general ques
Hunter 306 Replacing Galley Faucet Internal Valve (1) Sutric at 2:57pm 06.24.25 I just replaced my head faucet with a generic one from the local hardware store. It was a bit of the
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 2:46pm 06.24.25 Well, I'm one for making sure my boat doesn't sink and tend to stand on the side of the fence of re
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! BCGR at 2:33pm 06.24.25 Yes - that's a riveted head onto that washer. they definitely don't sell that part separately but t
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 2:30pm 06.24.25 Well, I'm one for making sure my boat doesn't sink and tend to stand on the side of the fence of rep
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 2:27pm 06.24.25 Going against the general rule of always leaning toward the side of caution I would think if you cou
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! dLj at 2:11pm 06.24.25 dj - I actually don't know how to remove that. Based on the pics below, do you have any suggestions
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 1:49pm 06.24.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 06.24.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 1:37pm 06.24.25 I don't know the age of the thru hulls. The brass looks decent with my eyes. Is it a hard job to do?
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! (1) BCGR at 1:35pm 06.24.25 It looks (from your image) that it is connected to the carburetor. Can you tell what else it is con
Fuel tank removal? dmax at 1:31pm 06.24.25 Take it to a good Al welder - some people have had the whole bottom panel replaced for much less tha
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! (2) BCGR at 1:31pm 06.24.25 dj - I actually don't know how to remove that. Based on the pics below, do you have any suggestions?
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Don S/V ILLusion at 1:21pm 06.24.25 Any time you have doubts about the integrity of a thruhull, follow your instinct
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! dLj at 1:21pm 06.24.25 I would guess they don't sell that part separately. Can you remove it? It actually looks very easy t
Tohatsu Outboard Mystery! jssailem at 1:21pm 06.24.25 It looks (from your image) that it is connected to the carburetor. Can you tell what else it is conn
Replacing Deteriorating Accent Stripe dkinzer at 1:16pm 06.24.25 Excellent information, thanks.

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