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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. (1) Claude L.-Auger at 1:59pm 12.23.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1134 To all my special HOW friends, This word to say thank you for your generosity in sharing thoughts a
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Radiance at 4:44am 12.23.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2021 Hi I have a 2005 Beneteau 343. I'm a little confused about the location that the anode cap on the pr
rusty keel bolts Precision 23 (1) YankeeViking at 4:32am 12.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1718 Hello, I am considering purchasing a 1988 P-23. Upon my initial inspection of the vessel I noticed 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 (3) Brentcan at 5:45pm 12.22.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1885 222143222143
Christmas cruise 2023 (2) Gene Neill at 4:43pm 12.22.23 Catalina 22 20/3023 We towed Daydream six hours and launched yesterday late afternoon. We motored a couple miles to a c
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions ChrisHunter at 8:45am 12.22.23 Mid-Size Boats 15/3167 I have a 92 Hunter 30-2 with a Yanmar 2GM20F engine. On a yearly basis, I change the oil, oil filte
H38 2006 - Maintenance on Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic anchor windlass (1) kenvail at 7:29am 12.22.23 Big Boats 9/2449 One winter project this year is to install a maintenance kit I purchased from P2 Marine. This kit re
What's the purpose for these slots? (2) Justin_NSA at 3:26pm 12.21.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1701 I was opening up the cockpit sole panel to unbolt the rudder. The space below the panel is full of l
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning Nachismo at 8:54pm 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 14/4482 I tried to be a good person by applying Eco bottom paint. It fouled in about 16 months. Divers w
Considering a move to Lake Lanier/Atlanta area mpgazelle at 6:33pm 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 1/402 I am considering a move to the Sandy Springs/Atlanta Country club area. I'm a "casual"/day sailor (n
Wood light/wiring mounts (2) tailboom at 2:17pm 12.20.23 Catalina 22 12/1544 Appreciate everyone's patience as I work to restore my new '84. Todays question reference wood mou
2005 H36 freshwater distribution manifold SDS3 Sailors at 1:43pm 12.20.23 Big Boats 1/491 A few months ago I discovered that my 2005 Hunter 36 did not have a fresh water distribution manifol
Fresh water distribution manifold assembly and installation SDS3 Sailors at 1:41pm 12.20.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/847 A few months ago I discovered that my 2005 Hunter 36 did not have a fresh water distribution manifol
H41 DS access to starboard jib block (1) Nachismo at 11:17am 12.20.23 Big Boats 4/596 Could someone post a pic and/or description re accessing the starboard jib sheet block to re-bed/sto
Datamarine wind instrument question (1) bookmd at 7:48am 12.20.23 Ask All Sailors 1/736 This is the wind instrument I have on the boat...it works fine, but the LCD is getting dim/difficult
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 3:11pm 12.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/3503 We are helping someone who is new to sailing who just purchased a Hunter 340. He just received a ne
Yamaha 36 broken mast. Inox at 11:36pm 12.18.23 Yamaha 3/1215 Hello! Our loved mast broke due to a fail in a chain plate from the top shroud. It can not be repair
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 4:13pm 12.18.23 Big Boats 16/3384 Rigging replacement, Hunter 49 B'R Fractional, no backstay: Some, perhaps most of you are driven to
Fire Port gwoolverton at 12:31pm 12.18.23 Catalina 310 7/1622 Can anyone advise on the best place to install a fire port on the Catalina 310? For example, one li
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review (1) william24424 at 10:22am 12.18.23 Ask All Sailors 15/4380 Wife would like a new cruising boat for New England coastal sailing (Cape Cod-Newport-New York-Possi

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Waterlogged (1) DolphinNewbie at 5:17pm 10.13.25 @Rick Webb i put this little guy in the ice tub. She is about 200 lbs lighter now. Still weeping.
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dLj at 5:01pm 10.13.25 He lists Erie PA as his home port. Read his post #13 dj
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Richard19068 at 3:10pm 10.13.25 Can you describe the process you followed? We are also in Ohio. We are also working with ODNR.
Replacing injectors follow-up - Racor filter upgrade? (1) Kenbobb at 2:43pm 10.13.25 Absolutely check the hose connections from your Low pressure Riser pump to you RACOR filter. If thos
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 Rudiger at 2:30pm 10.13.25 Thanks for replying. It seems that you have the "standard". But on your boat you can see the centerl
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dlochner at 2:03pm 10.13.25 Since the OP is in Ohio (at least I think that's where) this may be the better link from that websi
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dLj at 1:54pm 10.13.25 Since the OP is in Ohio (at least I think that's where) this may be the better link from that websit
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed dlochner at 1:51pm 10.13.25 If @Peggie Hall HeadMistress could check with Raritan on this that would be great. I have reached o
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. dlochner at 1:38pm 10.13.25 This should not be a particularly difficult process. Marinas everywhere are stuck with abandoned boa
Replacing ALL of the plumbing dlochner at 1:33pm 10.13.25 Mark, all I can say is your experience has been much different than mine and if you're paying $100 f
Hunter stern and bow seats PAC3142 at 12:05pm 10.13.25 This is the cup holder I bought: https://www.westmarine.com/whitecap-recessed-cup-holder-with-drain-
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 (1) Davidasailor26 at 11:28am 10.13.25
Replacing ALL of the plumbing colemj at 11:10am 10.13.25 Not to put too fine of a point on it, but I just had to redo the plumbing today around our watermake
Replacing ALL of the plumbing Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 10.13.25 Then there are the many plumbed areas of our boat where getting a crimp tool into them at all is im
New to me Precision 23 - rigging questions Project_Mayhem at 10:09am 10.13.25 Some pics of what you currently have would help us help you
Precision 23 Centerboard Line Breaking Project_Mayhem at 10:06am 10.13.25 Something is rubbing against the line causing it to fray. I fear that replacing it with a cable woul
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! (1) JamesG161 at 9:46am 10.13.25 234911 I have seen that before. :biggrin::biggrin: Jim...
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. (2) Gene Neill at 9:35am 10.13.25 That would be great. Did you drill from the outside or inside and did you use a hole saw or paddle
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Calif. Ted at 9:13am 10.13.25 I'm not a lawyer but I've been sued. Most county BAR associations have a lawyer referral system wher
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed skunther at 9:05am 10.13.25 The latest round of joker valves do not hold up. They get soft and don't fully seal and get worse o

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