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Do you ask for or use help with dock lines when you come in? Stu Jackson at 10:30pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 40/5539 Many folks have reported having trouble with "helping hands" when they dock. Many times they only m
Storage space on an 8.5 jguyer at 9:10pm 07.07.15 S2 2/1151 I'm getting ready to go on a 19 day cruise on my 8.5. Everything is out of the boat, so I am startin
Sail area and stress higgs at 8:11pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/714 Anyone know a formula for figuring how many #s of stress a given sail area imposes on a stay/running
Self tending Jib bigpapaporsche at 7:54pm 07.07.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1294 I am not sure if this is the appropriate location for this post or not, but lets see what happens. I
Hunter 34 Maxwell winch service Ilanortho at 7:39pm 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3104 Hi all; Just purchased H34. All 4 Maxwell winches badly in need of lube/ service. Before I disassem
Oops Newport Bob at 7:20pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/910 MainE, Sorry for the mistype Love your state - and have sailed from Maine to Florida
Amp Meter Newport Bob at 7:17pm 07.07.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1612 Main, Took your advice and installed a smart gauge last spring. THANKS Gives the essential info! Cer
Universal 25 XPAC running hot mytime at 5:59pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 5/1164 My (new to me) 1994 Catalina 30 (#6242) is running hot 210 degrees at 2500 rpm's. New hoses, sea str
Gib Sice for a Hunter 37 margotec at 5:32pm 07.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1772 Hello, our gib unrolled during a storm and shattered. Now we have to buy another and I would like to
AIS, VHF antenna/s? Ken13559 at 4:42pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1101 I've a questions to those with class B ais and vhf, do you use splitter to share single antenna at m
Problem of return water in the motor when i do sailing fastbreak30 at 3:15pm 07.07.15 Catalina 30 4/887 I have a problem of return of water in my diesel universal m -25. When the engine is off and I do sa
Missing S/V Kera Jane macdaddymark1 at 2:04pm 07.07.15 Ask All Sailors 4/873 I don't know if this is the right place to start this but, Does anyone know or have you heard anythi
Microwave fxg88k at 1:23pm 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1147 I recently bought a Hunter 310 built 1999. It has a Gold Star One Touch microwave but no manual for
Mast Step Macruairidh at 1:00pm 07.07.15 Big Boats 3/1201 Cant anyone help. I am looking into purchasing a Hunter Legend 45, 1986 or 1987. I am trying to find
C22 Mark II wobbly keel mermike at 11:04am 07.07.15 Catalina 22 15/2716 Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a 1998 Mark II with a wobbly keel. I haven't dropped the keel b
Papillon 37 CB feather54 at 7:30am 07.07.15 C&C 1/1624 Trying to contact the previous owner(s) of Papillon in the Newport Rhode Island area. She is now 9
Hunter 33.5, Where to post? Ch0pp3r at 7:16am 07.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1101 I own a Hunter 33.5. I have not been able to determine where to post in the forums. Up to 33'? or 34
Engine not cranking EWARREN at 6:36am 07.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1355 I have a Perkins 30 engine. After out sailing for some time and I try to crank the engine, nothing
loose throttle linkage Harry1110 at 6:34am 07.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/905 I have a 1990 Hunter 30 with Edson console (see link) but the throttle linkage is loose and doesn't
Water pressure issues chrisings at 6:15am 07.07.15 Catalina 30 3/1242 So... Our fresh water pump gave up. It would continually run and not build pressure. Looked to be p

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H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass kenvail at 8:10am 12.23.23 To ice breaker - The bearing in this unit is a sealed bearing. Does a sealed bearing have a race? I
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

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