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Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) Tedd at 4:45pm 05.15.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 16/2154 I'm thinking of anchoring overnight in Coward's Cove, at the mouth of the north arm of the Fraser Ri
Insurance question xavpil at 4:23pm 05.15.23 Ask All Sailors 8/908 I am contemplating buying a 2014 Catamaran, 36'. I never owned a boat this expensive and therefore I
Hunter smile / keel movement (1) MysticBlue at 1:42pm 05.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/3598 1996 Hunter 336 Shoal Draft Wing Keel Yard Chronicles Day 5: 6 months after our survey haul out we
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 12:47pm 05.15.23 Ask All Sailors 27/2888 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
Mast Gate Woes jviss at 4:23am 05.15.23 Tartan 6/1163 @Sean K , maybe you can help me with this. My mast gate, the widening of the slot for the sail slid
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Johnb at 8:55pm 05.14.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2459 About 10 years ago I bought a lifetime supply of Odorlos. I seem to be living longer than expected a
Engine compartment ventilation BabuBoat at 6:22pm 05.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/3738 1993 Hunter 42 CC Passage: There are two small forward-facing (air) scoops either side of the cockp
Crack in mast post base fiberglass azambella at 5:41pm 05.14.23 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1044 Our 1983 Hunter 33 has a deck stepped mast, The pole inside the cabin runs down to the base/keel?. T
Battery Switch Confusion (2) Dudenhoeffer at 5:08pm 05.14.23 Catalina 30 16/1821 Hi All! Picking up our "new to us" C-30 on Tuesday (thanks to everyone that chimed in on my prop q
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity (1) MysticBlue at 4:14pm 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1049
How many have serviced your Winches leo310 at 3:59pm 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1080 Just a question as to how many of you service your winches and what is the time intervals.
Recommissioning a 27 year old Tartan 3800 jviss at 2:20pm 05.14.23 Tartan 2/1016 This is the sixth recommissioning of this boat for me. I can't believe it's that many years, and th
Water holding tank fittings broken fred1diver at 12:22pm 05.14.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/751
Stuffing box- dumb question? (1) Anchor Lady at 8:35am 05.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 21/2470 My beloved sailboat forum, Time to point me in the right direction one more time: Below is a pictu
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing (4) thetone at 8:06am 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 34/2050 Asking for advice.. I am trying to replace the rudder bearing on my 1990 Beneteau 35s5. The lower pi
No More Dinghy Butt (1) Captain Larry-DH at 6:03am 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 3/840 Wet butts are rampant among cruisers. I found the cure years ago at the Annapolis Boat show - it was
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 5:29am 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 33/1972 I haven't fully verified this yet, will do so today. But commissioning my boat this season it's the
Non working microwave Clydo at 11:17pm 05.13.23 Catalina 310 22/3696 Have factory installed microwave used only twice. Last time plugged in coffee maker and tried start
Yanmar 2YM15 Tachyometer Failed circa1971la at 9:42pm 05.13.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/569 I have a Yanmar 2YM15 and the tachyometer failed just after the warranty expired. Dealer and Yanmar
Ranger 11' (3) TamBamK at 6:10pm 05.13.23 Ranger Boats (WA) 4/2501 I purchased her a couple of winters ago. I'm hoping to learn to sail and finally got to take her out

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Outfitting a little bare boat dLj at 2:11pm 01.30.25
Handcrank starting a small engine. dLj at 2:00pm 01.30.25 We carry a spare engine. The point is that one cannot buy a hand-start engine anymore, and they ha
Handcrank starting a small engine. capta at 1:46pm 01.30.25 While I get it, you have a lot more faith in electrons than I do. Have you never had a starter moto
Runaway diesel Tally Ho at 1:44pm 01.30.25 No. No crank handle on delivery as a new boat shipped from the Hunter factory in Florida. Mind yo
Handcrank starting a small engine. dlochner at 1:43pm 01.30.25 We carry a spare engine. And a spare hull. ;) If you have a well designed electrical system whe
Outfitting a little bare boat Tally Ho at 1:35pm 01.30.25 Drag line saved me once. I couldn't pull myself up it but I held on until my inexperienced crew he
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 1:27pm 01.30.25 @Project_Mayhem Sounds like something beyond my skills - if it came to that I think I'd hire that o
Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 1:17pm 01.30.25 Being able to get a fundamental system running - your engine - is a pretty nice thing to have....
inspecting a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 12:53pm 01.30.25 Thanks everyone - @Justin_NSA - I wouldn't buy a boat without a survey. I know enough to know tha
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks dLj at 11:52am 01.30.25 The Buttress thread is not unique to Marelon but as far as I am aware, they are the only company th
inspecting a Catalina 30 john6206 at 11:47am 01.30.25 Thanks everyone - @Justin_NSA - I wouldn't buy a boat without a survey. I know enough to know tha
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 11:14am 01.30.25 Are buttress threads unique to Marelon sea cocks? Bronze sea cocks do not use them. Well, Grocco se
Runaway diesel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:58am 01.30.25 Was this engine supplied with a crank handle , Ralph? No. No crank handle on delivery as a new b
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks dLj at 10:10am 01.30.25 Sea cocks and thru hulls use straight threads not tapered which is why they are hard to seal. With
inspecting a Catalina 30 DArcy at 10:08am 01.30.25 I'm a little worried about the 40 year old Atomic 4. There was a comment about diesel being safer.
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 9:40am 01.30.25 I think I'm most nervous about overtightening these plastic threads. The resistance increases very
Handcrank starting a small engine. dLj at 9:35am 01.30.25 While this is creative and fits my ethos, it is anachronistic in today's world. Today, one just ca
Outfitting a little bare boat Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 01.30.25 We keep some communal jackets on board in case it gets cold or wet
inspecting a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 9:23am 01.30.25 On that boat before 94 the most common issues are the Catalina smile, mast compression post block in
inspecting a Catalina 30 Justin_NSA at 9:21am 01.30.25 I'm sure C30 owners will contribute. What I have gleaned from previous posts is; watch out for rotte

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