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Pendant Too Long Plymouth Sailor at 11:30am 06.26.23 Ask All Sailors 3/413 I once moored my boat in a relatively sparse inlet so I could have a longer pendant. Now my pendant
ampacity of disconnects Richard19068 at 10:39am 06.26.23 Ask All Sailors 27/1471 Normally I would just use butt connectors but to ease installation of a new holding tank pump I want
Sorry been missing for this group CABixler at 10:17am 06.26.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/485 Chicago winters tend to shut down the part of my brain that log's onto this group. Just logged in fo
Outboard Motor Mount on arch ? 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 9:15am 06.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/505 Hi - my outboard typically gets in the way of raising my dingy (AL10) up to a reasonable height. and
Lifting Keel Problem solosailorwem at 5:36am 06.26.23 Seaward 0/478 Can anyone share the back-up techniques for lowering and raising the keel? Wally
Trolley for Hunter 326 RobAL at 4:22am 06.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/298 I'm looking for a trolley for a Hunter 326 twin keel (not needed to be a full roadworthy trailer), a
Spinnaker sailing fred1diver at 7:02pm 06.25.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1250 Hello all. Will be trying my spinnaker tomorrow morning, not going to lie, a bit stressed, never tri
Racing Handicap poco505 at 8:54am 06.25.23 Ask All Sailors 9/649 Hi guys, do you know the Portsmouth rating for Hunter26. Thanks
What battery size and type? (2) Centex at 7:57am 06.25.23 Smaller Boats 7/2069 Going through a Merit 22, getting it ready to go back in the water. Since the boat has been sitting
Proper shroud tension Volkditty at 7:47am 06.25.23 Trailer Sailors 5/1694 Hello, sailors. Looking for a sanity check on tuning up the standing rigging on my San Juan 21 Mk1 t
Careening Boat/centerboard repair drgbanks at 6:48am 06.25.23 Day Sailers 2/882 Hello all, I'll be tipping my boat in my backyard today so I can work on the center board. Any advi
Diesel on Hunter won't start (1) Sue n Brad at 5:40am 06.25.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/538
Lazy Jack Separators arcadiahunter28 at 5:29am 06.25.23 Mid-Size Boats 11/1424 10 years ago I had a small disaster at sea. I was watching July 4th fireworks from offshore. When I
Install New Winches? (1) Kevy at 6:42pm 06.24.23 Mid-Size Boats 12/1471 Heya! Our 2000 H320 is a great family boat, but sometimes the sailing leaves a bit to be desired (m
Tides Marine Sail Track lifetime (2) smokey73 at 5:54pm 06.24.23 Ask All Sailors 9/978 This is not a knock on Tides Marine Sail Track at all but just a caution to inspect your track for u
Rebuilding a Water Filter. (3) zinahewitt at 3:57pm 06.24.23 Ask All Sailors 1/266 Hi All, I hope your weekend/week is going well. I have a Dufour 34 1975. It has a water filter that
Cockpit bench boat cushions babadu at 3:55pm 06.24.23 Ask All Sailors 3/533 In search of a cushion or also a chaise lounge like a stadium seat back. For a straight bench of a r
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (3) Rich Stidger at 3:23pm 06.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 75/5670 So this issue started in the fall of 2022. I discovered a small amount of diesel that was absorbed
5 Days in Canada mermike at 12:15pm 06.24.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1100 Greetings, We've escaped the shackles of labor and are heading for Victoria early next week. We're
Water marks (2) Mozz28 at 8:41am 06.24.23 Ask All Sailors 7/545 I recently purchased a Hunter 33.5 that had some water damaged. I was wondering if anyone had an ide

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Osmosis BigEasy at 8:27am 09.20.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 8:25am 09.20.24 I wear contacts, and use reading glasses. To me the most important thing is the darkest, polarized,
Osmosis jssailem at 8:25am 09.20.24
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? JoeWhite at 8:24am 09.20.24 Is it possible to rotate the hose? If so you ma be able to pull put by rotating it.
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 8:23am 09.20.24 That panel looks nice. Why don't you acquire it and transfer your gauges into the new panel?
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 8:03am 09.20.24
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Tally Ho at 7:05am 09.20.24 I'm not finding benefits to be worth the cost. Perhaps once I have some longer passages in mind, I
Delayed Gear Engagement - Forward Only Davidasailor26 at 6:41am 09.20.24
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations StretchCT at 6:37am 09.20.24
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner JBP-PA at 6:23am 09.20.24 The thing about Wagos is that like wire nuts, they should only be used inside enclosures. Use insid
Delayed Gear Engagement - Forward Only Ward H at 6:16am 09.20.24 I went thru this when diagnosing my Hurth HBW 50 (IIRCC) tranny, then again when I installed the TMC
Osmosis norfolkcatsailor at 5:30am 09.20.24
Osmosis BigEasy at 5:00am 09.20.24
Forestay Broke Away moorglade1 at 4:50am 09.20.24 I own a 20 year old percision 21 sail out on barnaget near conklin island this off season i plan to
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard sailme88 at 3:22am 09.20.24 Me, I'd get a contractor to come in and do it right. Let the boat yard scream...their inability or
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Foswick at 1:10am 09.20.24 Seems to me it is time to get out the spread sheet and do the math. NEVER do the math.
Westerbeke 18 norfolkcatsailor at 10:36pm 09.19.24 Welcome to the forum.. I wouldn't worry too much about a rebuild if the engine has been maintained
Westerbeke 18 norfolkcatsailor at 10:33pm 09.19.24 :plus: I concur with what has been said about your engine. These small diesels are remarkable. The
Osmosis norfolkcatsailor at 10:27pm 09.19.24 The protocol for blister remediation is well established, thus finding someone to do quality work s
Osmosis jssailem at 10:24pm 09.19.24 It does not compromise the structural integrity of the hull. In some cases it can. Doing nothing i

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