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AITA? Racing situation that came up (2) stickinthemud57 at 10:47am 04.03.23 Ask All Sailors 28/1470 A situation developed in a recent race, and I am thinking it is the other skipper who is in the wron
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions (3) KE5HVM at 9:13am 04.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/821 Good morning, Long time listener, first time caller, so I hope I'm in the right place and posting th
No bottom paint jodyjuli at 4:36am 04.03.23 Ask All Sailors 14/794 I just bought a Macgregor 26 s that i plan to store on a trailer. Some guys from the local boat clu
Experience with Embarcaciones de Pesca? Spanish fishing boat site SailoringBoatoring at 12:12am 04.03.23 Ask All Sailors 2/650 Hello fellow sailors, I'm a new member of this forum, and I've been reading through some of the thr
HBW50 Hurth Plymouth Sailor at 4:24pm 04.02.23 Ask All Sailors 12/948
Kanzaki trans problems please help Valerio at 2:45pm 04.02.23 Big Boats 6/575 the bolt at the very end of the transmision keep losing after a few days of sailing. i have a H41 w
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 patbratton at 12:10pm 04.02.23 Smaller Boats 16/1460 I read Sandy Grant's review of his H240 in Brisbane, AU. It is posted in the Hunter 240 section on
Speed/temp sensor wire splice (3) SycloneDriver at 10:51am 04.02.23 Ask All Sailors 12/730 After wasting 3 hours trying pull out the factory installed Raymarine speed/temperature cable, so I
Tightening Stanchions Lfarquhar at 9:35am 04.02.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1387 I have a Beneteau 373, the mid ship stanchions are located behind the switch panel on the starboard
Hunter 310 1999 Necessity at 9:21am 04.02.23 Ask All Sailors 15/923 Trying to figure out where to begin with a couple of Gremlins that hopefully will be easy to fix bef
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 8:14am 04.02.23 Ask All Sailors 31/1817 I'm replacing all my running rigging and looking for suggestions of where to buy both halyards and s
Spring Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 7:06am 04.02.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/947 Belle-Vie's skipper has a week of vacation coming up April 9th. A cruise plan is in the making for s
Clear instrument cover - what do I use? And the instrument panel itself? Factoryfil at 3:57am 04.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/548
Holes in rudder? jodyjuli at 2:38am 04.02.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1135 I just bought my 26s and i noticed there is no way to hold the rutter stationary in the water. Ther
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 2:45pm 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1441 I purchased a mast climber last year when I caught it on sale. I climbed to about 6 or 8 feet above
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation RAD at 2:24pm 04.01.23 Catalina 30 4/1095 I installed a windlass on my previous Oday and was spoiled for 20 years now I've moved on to a Catal
Seeking Correct Small Hose associated with impeller replacement task Randall Schmidt at 12:19pm 04.01.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/679 I have a 1984 Universal diesel M-12 inboard motor on my 1984 O'day 28. I have the replacement impell
Bow Roller for an Anchor on 275 Azure at 8:42am 04.01.23 Catalina 275 1/927 I am presently considering installing a bow roller for occasional anchoring. I find it difficult hau
Stuck tell-tales Hayden Watson at 12:03am 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1365 My new genoa came with wool yarn tell-tales installed but they all stick to the sail. In my first sa
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 9:54pm 03.31.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/2828 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The m

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Racor 220p vent nut broke?? jssailem at 6:09pm 05.28.24 You might try an easyout. It is at least worth a try. :plus: You already have a centered hole to u
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:05pm 05.28.24 2017, I removed the mast on my 1973 boat, a Cal35 Cruiser, for refurbishing. I had multiple chain pl
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? shemandr at 5:54pm 05.28.24 ...If you live long enough, you learn. But you have to keep living... to continue to learn.
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 5:08pm 05.28.24 Thanks for that. I am able to start the engine with ether. Would simply occasionally running the en
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? smokey73 at 5:00pm 05.28.24 You might try an easyout. It is at least worth a try.
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? SimonHGR at 4:42pm 05.28.24 Interesting, it's clear that the comments about maintenance and inspection are well founded. For my
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 MikeToronto at 4:13pm 05.28.24 The sail is original, but has been rarely used. Regardless of the leech stretch, I believe lengtheni
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 PaulK at 4:12pm 05.28.24 You leave the mast in and don't adjust the forestay? The sail may have stretched, as Kappy suggests
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? Salty79 at 4:00pm 05.28.24 Or should I just replace the whole unit for a Snapp? Engine is a Yanmar 3JH series...
Is it sensible to climb a mast on a Capri 22? rgranger at 3:48pm 05.28.24
ABYC wire identification question? (1) rgranger at 3:44pm 05.28.24 A different idea could be a handheld inkjet printer. I have never tried one, and it would not work
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

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