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My Galley Sink Drain geoffreykwright at 8:49am 07.14.15 Big Boats 4/2518 Hi. The water seems to be going down very slowly in my galley drain. (much slower than it used to)
Pearson 33 Halyards obdoor at 8:48am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1160 I want to replace my wire/rope halyards with modern polyester halyards. What size thickness will go
Help with Seafurl drummer3278 at 6:39am 07.14.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1076 Hello, This is probably going to sound like a complete newbie question. I have a 94 Hunter 33.5
History being made (1) Kermit at 5:57am 07.14.15 Sails Call Lounge 41/5527 I almost posted this in "Destinations." NASA's New Horizons spacecraft just flew by Pluto this morni
Deack window leak littlewing at 5:54am 07.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/579 Deck window leak I have a leak in the window on deck just aft of the mast on my 2008 Benateau 31.
Boat Specs and Owner Reviews? Parsons at 5:27am 07.14.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/969 Don't laugh if it's really obvious, but I can't find the Owners Reviews, Upgrades, and Boat Specs pa
5 year old Dolphin Charger Issue Snotter at 5:11am 07.14.15 Ask All Sailors 0/586 I am seeking advice on what to do about an issue that recently cropped up with my Dolphin 60 amp, 12
Installing vhf antenna thru deck and connectors? jmczzz at 4:11am 07.14.15 Catalina 22 47/11064 What is the best way to get the coax thru the cabin top? I am using rg8x coax. I need to go from m
Bulkhead Door? rritter2000 at 9:11pm 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1126 I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 sailboat. There is a curved entrance-way in the bulkhead between the salon
Trailerable Catalina Richie50 at 6:40pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/4869 What is the largest Catalina that is able to be towed short distances for launching once a year and
should there be water coming in the boat? jefbme at 5:10pm 07.13.15 Smaller Boats 4/722 1983 hunter 20 / water coming in where keel lock slot
What? Another engine smoke question? Skipper at 4:21pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 7/994 Yep. But I've never seen this one asked before. Universal M18. When I'm motoring during the day, n
replace foam in engine compartment Dream Weaver at 3:04pm 07.13.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1208 I have a 1987 272LE with a Westerbeke 10/2 diesel. There is a lot of foam insulation attached to th
Integrated Stern Rail Seat for Catalina 30 OS2Dude at 3:01pm 07.13.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/808 On another site I saw an article about someone who had custom made stern rails for an older Catalina
Halyard lengths Crystal_RPAYC at 2:36pm 07.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1936 Does anyone know the lengths of the halyards on a 309?
Tacho intermittent open circuit Crystal_RPAYC at 2:32pm 07.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/2171 The Tacho on my 2007 309 has just started to intermittently drop to zero whilst the motor is running
Editing Mod Articles heart of gold at 1:33pm 07.13.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/802 I would like to do some editing and add a few more pictures in the mods section of one of my article
No Upper End RPMs kenvail at 12:35pm 07.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2186 I was on a two-week trip around Long Island recently and developed an engine problem with my Yanmar
Yanmar 4JH5E Impeller replacement Gerard Betsch at 12:29pm 07.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/7009 My Yanmar Series 4JH5E Engine has reached 900 operating hours. I feel it is overdue for a sea water
Stop Lever difficult odaydokay at 12:22pm 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1638 The engine is a Universal M12 in an O'Day 28. It almost takes two hands to pull the stop lever. Gre

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Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 6:53am 12.01.23 The pictures help but do not show the pump. Is there a working pump or are you pulling a plug that
New MaxProp came today! CrispyCringle at 6:47am 12.01.23 You're going to love the feel in reverse, and enjoy no windmilling prop if yours did that before.
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 12.01.23 I am not ready to jump on the lithium boat just yet. This reminds me of an incident last year when
Hunter 285 aft berth redesign. Project_Mayhem at 6:16am 12.01.23 This looks great! Definitely interested in hearing more about the build and materials
Manual Bilge Project_Mayhem at 6:14am 12.01.23 Im guessing that you either pull the rope over and over it's a manual bilge bump, the rope is connec
Faucet is leaking Lfarquhar at 5:44am 12.01.23 Maybe try dis-assembling the cartridge portion and slather the "spout O ring" with a non-petroleum
Electric Motors Scott T-Bird at 5:44am 12.01.23 That used to be a sailing vlog, didn't it? Interestingly enough, Dan and Kika have always talked a
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Tally Ho at 4:47am 12.01.23 Consider a folding or feathering prop for long term sailing, that can provide the drive power of a 3
New MaxProp came today! Terry Cox at 4:44am 12.01.23 Nice looking product, Greg. Will look to see how she performs when you splash next season. Thanks fo
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Electric Motors Jim Legere at 3:24am 12.01.23 Very cool. I hope to have an electric sailboat someday. I'll put my name on the list for one when
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Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 1:30am 12.01.23 Thanks for the follow up. Glad you weee able to get it working.
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New MaxProp came today! Ralph Johnstone at 9:18pm 11.30.23 An award winning video as always !
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Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 8:31pm 11.30.23 Good Question... honestly I have not felt the need to run the engine at the higher RPM. With the th

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