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Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats (3) Crazy Dave Condon at 10:10am 10.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/620 @FreedomCrawler @Monsterfish @patbratton This application applies to trailerable sailboat topping l
yanmar ysm 12 engine and transmission seperation 142 riverview at 9:10am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 2/421 looking for any information on how to remove the engine block from the transmission housing on a Yan
Columbia keel question James River Sailor at 8:40am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/659 Would anyone happen to know what Columbia used for their keel material; lead or cast iron? Specifi
Simrad/Navico WP 100 Wheelpilot (1) ESampsel at 7:13am 10.11.23 Parts Search 2/861 Hi, Does anyone know where I can purchase spare parts for an old Navico WP 100 Autopilot? Specifical
Simrad/Navico WP 100 Wheelpilot Parts (1) ESampsel at 6:38am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 1/373 Hi, Does anyone know where I can purchase spare parts for an old Navico WP 100 Autopilot? Specifica
Legal Question Raymus at 3:38am 10.11.23 Ask All Sailors 21/2337 Does the United States Coast Guard, Navy, etc. have any authority to board or detain a foreign perso
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. JohnnyP at 9:00pm 10.10.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1220 I cannot get my genoa sail down. It looks like I have good size gap between a couple of profurl furl
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Beneteau40sailor at 7:01pm 10.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1463 Preforming winterization of the water system on my 2011 Beneteau 40, had the electric heater and hai
Comparing Beneteau First 27 to J88 (1) JohnK Austin TX at 2:36pm 10.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1445 Hello all, I have compiled my test-sail results on sailboats I short listed for my next boat that in
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Panera at 2:18pm 10.10.23 Engines and Propulsion 18/2450 I've been chasing a coolant drip associated with the expansion tank. After each cruise, there is co
Hurricane Lidia (1) JamesG161 at 12:25pm 10.10.23 Weather and Forecasting 0/537 Hitting Mexico's West Coast Mountains will kill Hurricane Lidia, before entering the Gulf. Jim...
Beneteau First 21 Classic officebob at 10:33am 10.10.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/630 Just wondering how much slower the Beneteau First 21 Classic is, versus the Beneteau First 21 swing
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Phips at 9:55am 10.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1910 Hi all, New owner, new to forum, so apologies if this was answered already 20 time... but can't find
Florida Marlow Hunter 37 help needed Juice6576 at 7:10am 10.10.23 Big Boats 3/752 So I am going down the Seadek rabbit hole for my Marlow Hunter 37. I made the cockpit templates befo
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 6:51am 10.10.23 Weather and Forecasting 9/1098 Small Disturbance in Gulf.
Just how big is British Columbia? (1) jssailem at 6:38am 10.10.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 19/1787 I had this map pop up on my Computer today. I thought it would be fun to share. There is a lot of wa
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 5:46am 10.10.23 Trailer Sailors 20/2068 May sound like a dumb question, but can a P-23 fit in a 101 inch dock? I know the beam is 8'6" but t
Remote shifting of outboard rettop at 7:44pm 10.09.23 Ask All Sailors 2/382
Is metal bar with loops 3 ft long the H260 gin pole? (2) Davenport at 4:35pm 10.09.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/440 Just got a Hunter 260 which I always wants with some welded on loops. It's too big to fit in mast g
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 (1) McPhee at 12:16pm 10.09.23 Mid-Size Boats 7/1742 I have two sets of tracks for my 2005 Hunter 33. It looks like the jib should typically be routed on

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Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions marcham at 10:57pm 04.20.25 Did your survey pick up issues with the plumbing?? Do you have the original owners manual? It migh
Epoxy Putty BigEasy at 9:08pm 04.20.25 Done properly, the bond is quite strong and will stop leaks. It is NOT as strong as other epoxies,
Information on the South Atlantic crossing in 1982/83 Foswick at 9:00pm 04.20.25 In that time window, venturing near the Falklands would have put you near the conflict events of 19
Information on the South Atlantic crossing in 1982/83 jssailem at 8:53pm 04.20.25 In that time window, venturing near the Falklands would have put you near the conflict events of 198
Epoxy Putty thinwater at 7:45pm 04.20.25 The important tips for working with under water epoxy pastes are: Gloves. Prep the surfaces. Wet is
Information on the South Atlantic crossing in 1982/83 dLj at 5:48pm 04.20.25 I previously responded on Cruisers and Sailors so I won't repeat that here. I agree with the above,
2008 Oceanis 40 - Marine head water intake fitting size (diameter) and strainer type (1) miraculix at 3:21pm 04.20.25 Thank you for your input, much appreciated. :thumbup: I got concerned about other things as well, s
3YM30 rebuild raw water pump seadaddler at 3:01pm 04.20.25 Thank you After watching YouTube it started coming back and success all came apart and now just need
Last night, greatest experience pgandw at 1:40pm 04.20.25 My experience with my ODay 25 matched. When that fat rear end starts to immerse, the stern is lifte
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:24pm 04.20.25 No...it's not normal. You shouldn't hear anything from a vent line INSIDE the boat. Nor is a vented
Help identifying hatches on 1998 Oceanis 400 BigEasy at 12:44pm 04.20.25 the hatches are identified as "HATCH S30 LP GN ALU P.GRY" and "990555 (Replacing 025901)." Or mayb
Information on the South Atlantic crossing in 1982/83 Foswick at 12:37pm 04.20.25 Some general advice is that a few things will not have changed and are not specific to that timefram
Information on the South Atlantic crossing in 1982/83 Will Gilmore at 12:35pm 04.20.25 Michael, in 1986-ish I made a similar crossing with my bride of two years aboard my father's Shannon
2008 Oceanis 40 - Marine head water intake fitting size (diameter) and strainer type Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:01pm 04.20.25 3/4" is the standard size for flush water intake plumbing and fittings...UNLESS the boat was built w
Epoxy Putty BigEasy at 11:32am 04.20.25 I have used CPES epoxy putty with great success. Great! Waiting on delivery of Sea Goin epoxy exp
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor Foswick at 11:22am 04.20.25 My friend's Island Packet 31 has just such a feature. The cockpit floor is a water tight hatch...
Instrument Shuffle Foswick at 11:16am 04.20.25 I'm not a fan of networking boats without redundancy. That is, I don't like creating a single point
Instrument Shuffle fred1diver at 11:05am 04.20.25 Thinking about doing similar on my Pearson 30 The boat was originally a tiller boat but a PO modifie
Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions Stu Jackson at 10:59am 04.20.25
Information on the South Atlantic crossing in 1982/83 MichaelGab at 10:59am 04.20.25 You should also post this inquiry to Cruisers & Sailing Forums There are many long time world cruis

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