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Ship Fire Off CApe Ann kloudie1 at 10:33am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1895 Friends sailing north of Boston right now are reporting a ship, maybe tanker, afire around Cape Ann.
H34 aft cabin cushion layout lovetorenovate at 10:11am 08.03.15 Big Boats 4/967 If you were redoing your cushions - would you change anything about the cushion layout for the aft c
O'Day 27 shaft seal leak cookcwayne at 9:35am 08.03.15 Bigger Boats 6/1070 Have a drip from my shaft seal about 10 to 15 drips per minute is this normal and if not quick fix
Hunter 30 "G" 1987 TRAVELER replacement??? steveebryant at 8:36am 08.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1197 Dear Sailing Friends, I want to replace my 1989 Hunter 30 "G" traveler. I would like your re
Leak in bilge rdamon03 at 8:30am 08.03.15 Catalina 30 2/1099 My 1987 C-30 started leaking water into the bilge. The leak seemed to be coming from an area on the
Raymarine ST60 Wind Bill19233 at 8:22am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1834 Last weekend it was working fine, this weekend my ST60 wind didn't work. You really get used to havi
Anchor Shackle Pin Rob19574 at 8:08am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2090 Hi All - I noticed the shackle pin to my anchor was loose this weekend (shackle that attaches the
Sailrite bad customer service/hot knife questions lovetorenovate at 7:55am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 36/7494 Sailrite alternatives/hot knife questions I was planning to spend all week re-doing my interior cus
New Halyards kirkandsue at 7:54am 08.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/901 Seeking advice: We have a 1977 Catalina 27 with the original cable halyards. The cable on the jib ha
Nice shot! (1) Jackdaw at 7:51am 08.03.15 Racing 43/10876 Well-known yachting photographer JH Peterson snapped this great shot of us getting some upwind readi
Squeeking auto pilot & Engaugement lever releases WhiteNow at 7:44am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1240 The auto pilot is squeeking a bit..... It's about 6 yrs old.... does the belt become dry. Secondly
Windlass problem GWG at 7:32am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1570 I'm having a problem with my Quick Antares windlass on my B40. It does a fine job with chain, but w
Yanmar 3YM30AE Ken13559 at 7:00am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1146 Yanmar had replaced their 3YM30 with the 3YM30AE. It has larger bore, lower max rpm and better torqu
Day Shapes Rleiby at 6:24am 08.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1075 Does anyone fly Day Shapes on the Great Lakes? ie. Flying a Cone when motorsailing. Is this just an
$25 Boom Tent (1) Canyonkeeper at 5:42am 08.03.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2278 So keeping our 1979 Cherubini in East Hampton this summer and the sun has been strong. I researched
Aft Chainplate issue on 28.5 jbuckhaults at 5:18am 08.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1303 With my boat is out of the water I noticed that tension on the split back stay had lifted the deck s
Are you a planner or roll with it cruiser? Maine Sail at 4:22am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 41/5396 I fully admit that my family and I don't really sail with a plan. By that I mean when we plan to hea
H 34 no power above 2800 rpm hunter healer at 11:54pm 08.02.15 Big Boats 44/5601 Seemed to lose power yest after 2 hrs motoring and would not run above 2800 rpm
Finally got her out Azbones at 11:53pm 08.02.15 Smaller Boats 1/560 So a couple months ago I bought an 87 H23. Brought it home and figured out how to raise the mast and
Eno stove Photoman60 at 9:23pm 08.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1376 We have a new to us 1998 Oceanis 36CC with an Eno 2 burner propane stove/oven.We tried using the sto

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H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass kenvail at 8:03am 12.23.23 To dlochner - I don't see a way to press out the shaft because there are two circlips above and bel
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 YankeeViking at 8:02am 12.23.23 Are you certain these are keel bolts? They look much too small and are too close to each other. Wha
(re) location of hot water heater sailme88 at 7:43am 12.23.23 You need weigh the benefits against the costs. Is the room worth the work. Presumably you'll need t
Christmas cruise 2023 Alan Gomes at 7:42am 12.23.23 Looks like you have a Pelagic autopilot. How do you like it? I've really enjoyed mine.
(re) location of hot water heater Deleted member 117556 at 7:32am 12.23.23 If your shelf in the starboard locker is available, where is your refrigerator compressor?
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 Sailor Sue at 7:17am 12.23.23 Are you certain these are keel bolts? They look much too small and are too close to each other. Wha
What's the purpose for these slots? jssailem at 7:13am 12.23.23 Justin, I believe you may have stumped us. At first blush I assumed they served to drain water from
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04am 12.23.23 Hi I'm a little confused about the location that the anode cap on the prop is attached. not knowi
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass ice breaker at 6:52am 12.23.23 I am assuming you have the parts explosion diagram? If not it is on the P2 site. The clutch cone is
What's the purpose for these slots? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 12.23.23 @Justin_NSA Get in touch with Al Fooks as he is the person to go to on your question for this. F
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 dLj at 6:26am 12.23.23 Hello, I am considering purchasing a 1988 Precision-23. Upon my initial inspection of the vessel I
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass dlochner at 6:23am 12.23.23 Heat will likely distort or damage the seal. There should be a way to press the shaft out from the t
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what kloudie1 at 6:13am 12.23.23 Red hose on right goes to bilge, it is TP valve release path. Bottom right braided hose is cold wate
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Davidasailor26 at 5:48am 12.23.23 If you have a fixed prop the anode replacement is as simple as removing the screw holding the old on
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location kappykaplan at 5:23am 12.23.23 Please post a photo or two so we can better help you. What kind of propellor does the boat have?
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 dlochner at 5:21am 12.23.23 Are you certain these are keel bolts? They look much too small and are too close to each other. What
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass kenvail at 5:20am 12.23.23 The problem is how to remove the lower clutch cone, which is just the disk above the black seal at t
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 10:36pm 12.22.23 https://www.westmarine.com/west-advisor/Pressurized-Freshwater-Systems.html Thank you I will email
Best Chart Plotter Solution Screen Saver at 10:35pm 12.22.23 So been a long time coming, just an update on this project. Its nearly complete and first couple of
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? (1) jssailem at 9:18pm 12.22.23 Low pressure lines do not require rigid pipe. High pressure lines do. On some engines they use rigid

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