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Seeking fresh water from salt water help Coddiwomple at 2:44pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 41/3139 We are a family of three on a 40 hunter sailboat heading from Ontario Canada to the bahamas and furt
AIR HEAD TOILET IN CATALINA 309 jamesplatz at 2:37pm 12.19.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1556 I am considering replacing the Jabsco toilet in my 2008 Catalina 309, with an Air Head composting to
Draw Bridge Etiquette Windborne at 1:56pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 53/7904 John's Pass Bridge spans two Florida barrier islands in west central Florida along busy Gulf Bouleva
Christmas present for Sailor father who has everything. patrickkidd at 1:00pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 32/2574 Hi there! I need Christmas present suggestions for a J/35 and Oceansport 35 owner who already has ev
Chalky residue on sail forbin at 12:08pm 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1119 Hey, In November I took the jib off the furler in preparation for a storm that never materialized,
Block Replacement (1) jen passos at 10:55am 12.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1232 Hi, We bought a 1999 36cc and are in need of replacing blocks. I have bought two that had to be ada
Anodes wyctoronto at 9:05am 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 5/565 I'm hoping to get to salt water mid-season 2017. What to do about bottom paint and anodes. Was think
Vendee Globe boat in trouble cb32863 at 8:26am 12.19.16 Racing 35/4208 Hitting a container at 17kts or so does a bit of damage. http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/17287/t
Replacing roller furler WoodyB at 7:05am 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/743 I have to replace the furler on my 1989 Hunter 30. I would appreciate suggestions. My insurance adj
Which exhaust hose to use IH82BL8 at 5:09am 12.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/1611 I'm replacing my exhaust hoses. Which of these are the correct material to use? I will verify the
Inverter location 351 Mechone at 4:45am 12.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/973 Installing a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter . Does anyone have a factory installed inverter and
1984 Hunter 31 Fuel Gauge/sending unit & Holding tank sending unit. Glenn2002 at 9:01pm 12.18.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1115 We have been working on getting the fuel gauge to work, but no luck. It looks like I need to replace
catalina 270 bilge tom.p.brown at 6:55pm 12.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/753 hello, I just bought a 1994 Cat 270 2 days ago. I noticed there is a bilge in the cabin in the space
Venture 17 seems too high on trailer (1) sasjzl at 4:44pm 12.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1880 Hi all, I am the proud owner as of a few days ago of a Venture 17 built in 1973. It has been upgra
Lemon juice All U Get at 4:10am 10.12.20 Ask All Sailors 68/21695 Hi all, Our rafting mate was spraying his boat with lemon juice and the ICW Stain was running off.
mac 22 keel won't go all the way down (2) pulsewave at 3:32pm 12.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1759 Hi all, I have a Macgregor 22 and I can winch the keel down about 33 turns (with the lock bolt in).
Truly watertight electrical connection (1) Pilgrimtex at 2:01pm 12.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/4927 While making a passage from Galveston to Tampa Bay in our Beneteau Oceanis 37; We spent 4.5 days in
Lewmar 50ST "circlip" removal (1) Wanderwind at 11:50am 12.18.16 Big Boats 10/1657 Hello everyone, I'm trying to lubricate my Lewmar 50ST primary winches (1994 Hunter Passage 42). T
Replace ST4000 Mk2 AutoPilot Belt (4) KZW at 10:26am 12.18.16 Catalina 310 6/3928 A month ago, my Raymarine ST4000 autopilot stopped auto piloting. It was obvious the belt was the pr
Need a ST4000 Autopilot control John Pergamo at 8:12am 12.18.16 Parts Search 0/672 Hi Does anyone have a ST 4000 head. I think its from the 90's. Its black. Thanks

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PHRF O'Day 192 shemandr at 1:55pm 03.30.24 We are talking about PHRF - right? That's the point. There isn't an official number. It varies by
PHRF O'Day 192 JBP-PA at 1:54pm 03.30.24 The exact rating for your boat can vary according to what equipment you have, for example a headsail
Rode for Desolation Sound Richard19068 at 1:37pm 03.30.24
Fake teak deck glue..... NYSail at 1:14pm 03.30.24
3GM30F Service Issue PNWE36 at 12:42pm 03.30.24 Also here is a link to an article on this engine in Practical Sailor magazine published Feb 29, 2024
3GM30F Service Issue PNWE36 at 12:34pm 03.30.24 Hello, I had this engine in my previous sailboat a Beneteau 331 which I owned from 500 hours to 2200
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help dlochner at 12:31pm 03.30.24 I had a Kanzaki transmission and it was not cooled at all. There may be an oil cooler. On the Yanmar
working on my yanmar 2gm (1) Richard19068 at 12:26pm 03.30.24 +1 on everything Davidsailor26 said See the attached page from the manual
working on my yanmar 2gm Davidasailor26 at 12:23pm 03.30.24 Someone with a 2GM might be able to confirm, but the two levers on top of the engine look like they
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 11:11am 03.30.24 Perhaps the two pages in the attached pdf will help? I scanned from Yanmar's official 2QM/3QM serv
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 11:06am 03.30.24 It would seem that if that is a transmission cooler that this would be first in the cooling line.
HUNTER 23 DIMENSIONS WOOD cristiano junior at 10:20am 03.30.24 what are you exactly looking for as your description is unclear It would be the size of the intern
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 10:15am 03.30.24
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Johnb at 10:07am 03.30.24 Figured my manual would not do you any good.
Time for a new exhaust riser? Stu Jackson at 9:59am 03.30.24 Is this the crank case ventilation Yes. Many of us have stuck the end in a plastic can to avoid d
HUNTER 23 DIMENSIONS WOOD Crazy Dave Condon at 9:56am 03.30.24 what are you exactly looking for as your description is unclear
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 9:36am 03.30.24 Not to impugn Desolation Sound, a magnificent area, but if you have time consider visiting Waiatt B
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 9:09am 03.30.24 Not to impugn Desolation Sound, a magnificent area, but if you have time consider visiting Waiatt Ba
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? dlochner at 8:54am 03.30.24
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? shemandr at 8:43am 03.30.24

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