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tiller Drbmack at 9:30am 08.25.16 Parts Search 2/655 My tiller snapped on Oday Daysailer 3. Where do I find a replacement? I capsized and was rescued by
Invest 99L Forecast JamesG161 at 7:16am 08.25.16 Sails Call Lounge 4/1425 Invest 99 L is still not even organized. It will track over the Bahamas and into South Florida at p
Helm Blower Switch lehighsail at 6:44am 08.25.16 Ask All Sailors 21/4210 I am thinking of installing a switch at the helm for the engine compartment blower just to make it m
Upwind troubles sailnewbie at 5:21am 08.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/5220 Still having trouble getting upwind, is it possible that my rigging adjustment is wrong or does that
VERY close reaching gettinthere at 10:48pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 24/3689 Sailing my 1985 Endeavour 42 (33 ft LWL) across Penobscot Bay today, very close reaching. The number
Grass fouls Propshaft toliver at 9:33pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 36/2871 OK just back from new experience...Lost all headway 100 yds after leaving the slip tonight, quick an
Racing a MacGregor or Venture 21 MacGyver at 7:41pm 08.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4476 Greetings from Galveston Bay area Texas. I'm in my 5th year of racing a Venture 21 in the local We
Why no jeanneau?? NYSail at 7:13pm 08.24.16 Other Sailboats 1/1081 Jeanneau very nice boats.... Why no forum? Anything I should know??? Looking at at 42 ds
Diesel runaway RAD88 at 6:36pm 08.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 1/866 Is it possible for a clogged fuel filter to cause the engine to runaway? I have a 1977 Yanmar YSB-12
Starter Switch problem? (1) armandolio at 6:33pm 08.24.16 Catalina 30 29/3840 Starting my 1989 C30 can be inconsistent. Sometimes I warm the glow plug for 45 seconds and it star
A Bad Taste Bob S at 6:25pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1534 I'm not one to vent and I generally wouldn't say a bad thing about anybody but I am a little ticked
Battery Bank Wiring Question catawbahunter at 6:03pm 08.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2125 My Hunter 36 has 2 4D house batteries and a separate starting battery. The engine alternator rechar
Three fresh water system issues. (1) Zeus2012 at 5:39pm 08.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2270 127293 1. We are currently living aboard, for the past year, using fresh water from our tanks, which
Isomat mainsail gate (1) Sefuller at 5:02pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/3749 127290 My O'day 34 came with a cotter pin on a string riveted to the mast which is inserted into the
4 hours after buying a boat and already questions... Kommy000 at 4:51pm 08.24.16 The Cherubini Hunters 25/2665 Well, after lurking on these forums for a while I finally took a plunge and bought a 1981 Hunter 27.
1996 hunter 29.5 autohelm wind (2) middle river at 3:37pm 08.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/468 Hi, my autohelm wind stopped giving direction and speed. It still has power to unit. A rigger went u
AIS/PLB HMT2 at 2:45pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 7/903 I am preparing my list of safety equipment and maintenance items for a 150 mile off shore race in th
Sticky Tachy dehler25 at 2:17pm 08.24.16 Big Boats 6/656 The original Yanmar tach is behaving badly! It seems that the needle movement has become stubborn at
Catalina 30 cockpit hose replacement Cabin by the Sea at 2:09pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1503 Both of my cockpit drain hoses were leaking. I found the marine exhaust hose that Catalina used on
Companionway boards Doug J at 12:47pm 08.24.16 Smaller Boats 20/9397 If anyone has replaced their OEM companionway boards with something new and nice looking I would lov

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lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 8:13am 04.05.24 Florida is looking for revenue - they are not going to destroy something that they could get more fr
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dLj at 8:12am 04.05.24 Just a note: The OP @cstan posted this same question over in Cruisers an Sailors but included two ad
Ruined mast or not a big deal? PaulK at 8:10am 04.05.24 I'll agree that the 2nd picture looks a little like a dent at the spreader, but It also appears tha
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . PaulK at 8:02am 04.05.24 If the owner died and the state had to get a lawyer to execute the will (or the estate went into pro
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 7:48am 04.05.24 Florida has some very strict laws about derelict and abandoned boats. I'm not surprised that the FW
Cleaning foam cushions? dmax at 7:07am 04.05.24 I removed my covers and put them in the washing machine - came out like new.
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Tally Ho at 6:16am 04.05.24 I have a small 12v diaphragm pump that I attach to the drain and pump it as dry as I can. The pump
Bent wing keels jssailem at 6:08am 04.05.24 Your post reminds me that the wing tips on the Southwest plane had bent wing tips. I was told they d
Hunter 34 rudder jssailem at 5:58am 04.05.24 Welcome Dan. Perhaps a picture of the rudder in question will trigger some helpful responses. There
28.5 Split Backstay rigging (2) jssailem at 5:28am 04.05.24 The set up is with common rigging hardware. the shroud wire is attached to what is called a swaged f
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 jssailem at 4:46am 04.05.24 Terry. Great videos tell a story. Take you to entertaining places. Engage the audience in the experi
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 4:40am 04.05.24 Would you please provide your thoughts about why my video has received over 1K views? Something abou
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlochner at 4:11am 04.05.24
Ruined mast or not a big deal? FastOlson at 9:47pm 04.04.24 Also, check your survey for relevant comments, altho a hull surveyor might not have looked up there.
Bent wing keels Ken13559 at 9:17pm 04.04.24 I would suggest leaving the bend as to straighten bend wing risk breaking it. 2" is small, won't aff
Adding Freon to Isotherm ASU 3751Refridgeration unit deander at 9:01pm 04.04.24 That's very good to know. Where and how do you T in a fill port? I have a new unit to install (Isoth
Cleaning foam cushions? Project_Mayhem at 8:43pm 04.04.24 Folks, FYI... I took my covers to the dry cleaners once and was told that because they had vinyl pa
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Tally Ho at 8:03pm 04.04.24 My shaft and coupler look a bit different, but here is how I did mine. But in the end, I replaced t
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Sanfelice at 8:02pm 04.04.24 I am not familiar with how the spreaders are attached on the 27 but I know how they are attached on
Hunter 34 rudder marcham at 7:39pm 04.04.24 Maybe try this: Free HIN number Decoder for any Boat, Hull, or Vessel - HINDecoder.com The HIN will

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