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Problems with early 310s paulducham at 2:52pm 04.23.23 Catalina 310 14/1492 I thought I remembered reading here that there were some design flaws in the first couple of years o
Crew finder Coboaters at 1:43pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/504 Hello Sailors, How do you find crew when you need to deliver your boat or want to sail more?
Want to Buy Hunter 30' - 33' 1988 to 1996 vabchbrewer at 12:56pm 04.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/578 I am in Virginia Beach, VA and am looking for a nice Hunter, ready to sail. I'm retired and getting
Abandoned vessels, what's the solution? (1) T-Schwan at 11:25am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 60/3793 More and more boat owners, no longer able to afford (or care about) maintenance of their vessels, ar
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 10:52am 04.23.23 Seaward 15/1037 My 2000 model Seaward 25 has shore power, but I have never had the occasion to use it until now. Wit
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Wm. Gill at 9:08am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 57/3758 I am just returning to sailing after over 25 years. During that time, I had a twin-engine powerboat
What to do above the water line??? Dil at 6:42am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1187 I am getting ready to redo the bottom of my 1991 Hunter 30, there is a lot of info on this and produ
Maxprop Grease jviss at 5:47am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 5/84 Never mind. Some members here find it necessary to mock or insult people for asking a question, or
iOS Notifications are back! Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 04.23.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/768 The one feature of the long-deprecated SBO iOS mobile app that I missed was push notifications. Hap
Rudder Bearing thetone at 9:06pm 04.22.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1020 Hello Friends,I'm trying to drop the rudder on my 35s5. It will not come out! Help me please! theto
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 4:50pm 04.22.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1853 Our boat has nine of the standard bronze through hull valves. Some are getting a bit stiff to operat
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Don S/V ILLusion at 12:59pm 04.22.23 Weather and Forecasting 31/2493 I understand forecasts are just that and not always correct, however, my question is - why are fore
Overheat buzzer buzzing continuously - Yanmar 3HM35F SailMaster at 6:26am 04.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/963 Upon starting when cold, our overheat buzzer or the sensor is buzzing constantly with the switch on.
Wind velocity and angle not reading on Chartplotter. Thomas Frazer at 6:03pm 04.21.23 Ask All Sailors 2/422 Boat model: Beneteau Oceanis 41.1. Year 2019 I have wired connection between the B'G wind instrumen
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate (3) Mike25 at 5:21pm 04.21.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1477 Flimsy deck and bow cleat. Post n bow backplate needed. The po had cut a 1.5" by 1.5 hole in forwar
Bilge Hose xavpil at 3:47pm 04.21.23 Ask All Sailors 3/375
Squeaky companionway cover AndyL at 3:08pm 04.21.23 Big Boats 10/1006 On my 2004 Hunter 36 the sliding companionway cover squeaks when you slide it open or closed. It's
Universal M-18 fresh water pump questions (1) mforum at 3:07pm 04.21.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/699
Injector Pulling Tool (4) dkinzer at 2:29pm 04.21.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/788 The Yanmar 4JH4E in our 2007 H41AC has about 1200 hours on it so I'm working through the recommended
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? Plymouth Sailor at 12:55pm 04.21.23 Ask All Sailors 9/582 All, Need suggestion on where to find reasonably priced engine/trani parts - used and/or new. All

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Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 9:06am 05.31.24 While searching further across the web, I've come up with this thread: Rigid Boom Vang and Toping Li
Chain plates Hunter 49 JamesG161 at 7:59am 05.31.24 My quick review of the issue... The Cracks and minor pitting is normal for the years of service. T
Idle and throttle control help dmax at 7:53am 05.31.24 If it is only getting to 130 degrees F, it's possible the PO or someone has removed the thermostat o
Idle and throttle control help Don S/V ILLusion at 7:00am 05.31.24
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 6:59am 05.31.24 Thanks everybody. I will go through the whole fuel system and make sure it is all in good shape and
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 6:41am 05.31.24 Thanks for the info
Idle and throttle control help kloudie1 at 6:38am 05.31.24 Check fuel supply very closely.. all filters, look for a collapsed fuel line, maybe check for a plug
Engine fire dlochner at 6:26am 05.31.24 Correct. I have 2/0 from the battery to the alternator which has an ampacity of 350A if memory ser
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? Gene Neill at 6:24am 05.31.24 photo dump I like that cooler! How many quarts is it? Does it fit as well as it appears?
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 6:22am 05.31.24 It really depends on the wire size from the positive bus bar to the alternator. If the ampacity of
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? JBP-PA at 6:10am 05.31.24 There are several shoal keel/centerboard trailer sailor boats in the 25ish range that can be launche
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:00am 05.31.24 As @isaksp00 suggests, once the internal nuts are released, can the plate be lifted at the stud area
Engine fire ice breaker at 5:55am 05.31.24 So if my engine started and ran without any issues, then the fire circuit to the pressure switch wa
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 5:52am 05.31.24 In my experience rub rails are attached to the hull. Where you see the chain plate behind the rub ra
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 5:48am 05.31.24 Sounds like a bad design. Cutting the rub rail would be my last and final choice. Does your rub rai
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? SailingLoto at 5:43am 05.31.24 I love my swing keel c25, but totally understand wanting something more modern.
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft SailingLoto at 5:40am 05.31.24 I have their hdpe flip up rudder on my c25. It's all I've ever had on that boat so I can't tell yo
Idle and throttle control help dlochner at 5:26am 05.31.24 The answers to some of the questions may be here: http://www.downeasteryachts.com/wp-content/upload
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 5:17am 05.31.24 I was worried I might be over propped. I have no idea what prop that is except that it is a 2 blade.
Love Hate relationship (1) Gene Neill at 5:11am 05.31.24 I need to come up with something clever on my Capri 22, the boom is too low to fit a Bimini under i

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