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New owner - questions / introductions / etc tipsyravensailing at 9:35am 04.25.17 Pearson 27/3154 Hello all! I'm a new Pearson p26 owner! hull 1533. I managed to pick it up on the cheap and have
Reefing with a continuous line furler? pateco at 9:28am 04.25.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2855 On my 1983 H31, I have an older Hood continuous line furler. I am wonder what is the correct method
A few pics from my weekend sail at Wateree, Lake, SC. (3) dgreen1991 at 9:26am 04.25.17 Smaller Boats 15/2004 135752 135751 135750
Will other sails fit wilf at 9:01am 04.25.17 Ask All Sailors 4/314 Was looking at some used head sails for an oday 322 and seen a couple that are pretty close to mines
ProIsoCharge insted of diode Isolator? TFlight at 7:47am 04.25.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2266 Anyone have any experience with a ProIsoCharger by Promariner? I have an 07 Hunter 41DS with 3 bat
Best dog/pet life jacket - pets on board. twalker H260 at 7:20am 04.25.17 Ask All Sailors 11/877 At the risk of starting an anchor thread variation - I'm looking for recommendations as to what peop
Photo Fun (4) rgranger at 7:05am 04.25.17 Ask All Sailors 40/3047 So my friends and family know I'm addicted to sailing.... and as a result, they forward any and all
423 interior courtesy light...... NYSail at 6:49am 04.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1738 At floor level next to galley and chart table, I have small yellow lights. Cant figure where the sw
Where to store a battery bank? patrickkidd at 6:18am 04.25.17 Catalina 30 5/1603 Hi there! I am going to put a battery bank in on my Catalina 30, mostly to keep my 2.5A norcold fri
Battery relocation question Macboy at 9:39pm 04.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1736 I'm looking at the WM wire size / ampacity charts in contemplating a battery move OUT of the lazaret
What are tthhese things? (3) sailscallny at 8:42pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/793 I have a Hunter Cherubini 36' I have these things by the engine key and lights On the starboard side
Request a favor...Beneteau 393 owners mdmoreau at 7:05pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2344 I recently had a strange incident on my boat. I was cleaning the bilge under my engine battery and d
Installation question regarding Gray portlights. Robert1224 at 7:03pm 04.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/693 Ahoy, I am replacing nine port lights on my 1979 Hunter 30 with new Gray units. My question is: Giv
Oday 23 rope sheaves (1) AWalker at 6:04pm 04.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/579 I had a spare cable sheave for the top of my mast, so I ground out some tooling for my lathe and tur
Frozen Stuffing Box kenvail at 5:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2924 The stuffing box on my 2006 Hunter 38 is leaking pretty badly early in this season. I've tried to lo
Attachment of Mainsheet Elissatoo at 5:46pm 04.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/947 I just bought a Catalina 270 and am rigging it by the seat of my pants as it was taken down by someo
One-Way Drain on Dinghy kenvail at 5:32pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 2/417 I have a 1987 Achilles dink. The circular flap that is in the drain, which allows water out but not
Hole in the Hull, Help pflng at 5:11pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1384 Somehow I have managed to put a fist size crack/hole in the bottom of my new to me O'day Widgeon, wi
Thermostat problem? Clydo at 4:42pm 04.24.17 Catalina 310 9/1206 Anyone have this problem? After replacing small formed hose on front of engine in fresh water cooli
Oceanis 281 - knot meter/depth sounder? HighFidelity at 3:59pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/706 Hi, New to the forums. Bought my first sailboat in November and getting ready to launch in two weeks

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Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 3:34pm 05.28.24 Thanks John. The boat is 2008 and it has sailed many more miles than others (130,000nm). it would ve
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 3:23pm 05.28.24 If you replace the alternator, use its ground lug and with #8 black wire conne t to the shunt Hi
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 kappykaplan at 3:22pm 05.28.24 How old is the sail? If the leach has stretched, it's easy to see how you gained (or lost) the 1/2 i
Help with seized fresh water pump capta at 2:59pm 05.28.24 There are a couple of very large, well stocked pump companies online that often have either new, reb
ABYC wire identification question? dlochner at 2:55pm 05.28.24 Yeah i regret now not being more patient before i started this project. That would have been ideal
Help with seized fresh water pump JoeWhite at 1:49pm 05.28.24 If you replace the alternator, use its ground lug and with #8 black wire conne t to the shunt
Fabric search shemandr at 1:32pm 05.28.24 You can't go wrong with Blue & Gold on a boat! "Anchors away my boys..."
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 1:30pm 05.28.24 Compression specs for that engine can be derived from Yanmar's published data on the engines specs.
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 1:16pm 05.28.24 Looks awesome and would love to do the same, are the bimini bases on the Genoa tracks? Care to share
Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 1:14pm 05.28.24 I was wrong on the spots being gold, I think they were originally white and have yellowed with age.
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 shemandr at 1:06pm 05.28.24 With an iron keel rust is the concern. Whenever there is a fresh paint job you should ask -Why? I
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount jibes138 at 12:44pm 05.28.24 Why not use an electric motor, they are lightweight and most of the weight will be the battery. The
ABYC wire identification question? (1) DArcy at 11:57am 05.28.24 A different idea could be a handheld inkjet printer. I have never tried one, and it would not work w
Love Hate relationship kappykaplan at 11:35am 05.28.24 3 hours later in the sun-- gosh this is pretty good, better get the rear brackets and do this right
3GM30F Service Issue dmax at 11:32am 05.28.24 Sure, it may be something else that is causing the hard starting, but those compression numbers are
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 11:27am 05.28.24 Compression specs for that engine can be derived from Yanmar's published data on the engines specs.
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? dmax at 11:24am 05.28.24 You could pull it and treat and re-paint most of it - the oil pan metal is pretty thick and the rest
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:14am 05.28.24 Thanks. I have on YBW received replies that indicate compression is a nebulous thing, and this is wh
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 05.28.24
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (4) anelso29 at 9:49am 05.28.24 Hey everyone! I have a few updates. I didn't take enough pictures, but I do have a few to show the p

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