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Fresh water system pump Laid-back at 3:27pm 09.11.23 Big Boats 5/981 My current pump is a Jabsco 31750 with 3.7 gpm @ 25 psi. The closest replacement seems to be the Jab
Mast up winter storage Sailor Sue at 12:56pm 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2471 For the first time in 40 years we're considering storing a boat - a J/32 on an 8 pad cradle - with t
Dickinson Newport P12000 install in 2004 Hunter 44DS HarryvdMeer at 10:58am 09.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/598 I am considering installing the Dickinson Newport P12000 in my 2004 Hunter 44DS. The install seems
Screw Terminals and Ferrules jviss at 8:28am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 6/817 I never really liked screw terminals, but they are ubiquitous, and useful. To address them I've don
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 8:18am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1760 These have always been kind of expensive, but I see what I think is a breakthrough, or collapse, I s
Fuel Tank Replacement mikeracca at 8:01am 09.11.23 Big Boats 13/3059
1 mile from inlet and 3 knots of drift VS 8 miles from inlet and no drift though has worse bottom fouling. Qomomoko at 5:51am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/519 Hello. I am making great learning from using ACTIVECAPTAIN, WATERGUIDE and NAVIONICS but it is time
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO patbratton at 3:54am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 11/2046 When you order a new mainsail, does the provider automatically put the boat model logo on the sail?
bilge water Tom Fritz at 3:12am 09.11.23 Ask All Sailors 10/975 Helping a disabled friend that needs to sell his 1989 Hunter 30. The boat is taking on a fair amount
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole RobertLangdirect at 8:59pm 09.10.23 Ask All Sailors 2/442 Brand? Well, it was original to my Pearson P-31. I need the internal spring-loaded pins, or a diag
Questions about the Seaward 25 and 26rk AaronD at 7:46pm 09.10.23 Seaward 0/1838 Some shopping questions (well, realistically, just slightly above dreaming questions). Likely these
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? (1) Brinky63 at 6:48pm 09.10.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/789 i'm placing my cabin panels back into our Hunter 306 and was wondering if anyone can tell me what ty
Galley Foot Pumps: What's what? ianw58 at 6:25pm 09.10.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/733 There are two foot pumps in the galley in the boat we are working at buying (Currently "Jammin'", Hu
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford (2) jviss at 2:47pm 09.10.23 Ask All Sailors 3/678 Berthed here for a bit. Nice ship! 8
How about an Electronics forum? jviss at 2:25pm 09.10.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1737 I think an electronics forum would be great. Everything from sailing instruments to chart plotters
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:52am 09.10.23 Bigger Boats 54/7652 Can a Vetus Waterlock Muffler fill with engine exhaust debris (Soot/Oil/Crap) and cause the engine t
Water Tank Capacity on 2007 44DS Upwind at 9:43am 09.10.23 Big Boats 4/858 I purchased a used 44DS early in 2023. I wondered about the individual capacity of each of the three
Invest 97L --> Hurricane Nigel (1) JamesG161 at 6:20am 09.10.23 Weather and Forecasting 2/1043 Yet another Tropical Wave off Africa.:facepalm:
Push Button Starter Testing Nichole340 at 5:57am 09.10.23 Ask All Sailors 23/2909 How do I test the Push Button Starter Switch on my instrument panel? I went to my boat yesterday an
How to determine Genoa size? Jimongee at 3:05am 09.10.23 C&C 12/3230 The sellers of my 1987 C ' C left an extra headsail onboard for me. I may want to sell it. Howeve

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Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance jssailem at 7:28am 07.31.25 Yours maybe a friction fit. Perhaps with set screws holding it in place. I have not seen one of them
Unexplained situation last night Allan12210 at 7:25am 07.31.25 Happened all the time at China Beach State Park in San Francisco Bay. The hydrodynamic lift from the
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) Tally Ho at 7:24am 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance dlochner at 7:24am 07.31.25 Given the age of the boat and the quirks in how it is put together, now might be good time to servic
Water Tank Tally Ho at 7:20am 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) jssailem at 7:18am 07.31.25
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) jtm at 7:12am 07.31.25 you mentioned you were doing like 1500 rpm. Kinda slow. 2350 to 2800 (wave/wind conditions permittin
Water Tank Paulam at 7:08am 07.31.25 Thanks for getting back to me. I blew the vent line out with compressor. Then I blew through by mou
Water Tank Paulam at 7:07am 07.31.25 Thanks for getting back to me. I blew the vent line out with compressor. Then I blew through by mout
Albin Vega 27 first time owner jssailem at 6:57am 07.31.25 I would suggest reviewing the video works of Andy at BoatworksToday.com He is a talented individual
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) Tally Ho at 6:34am 07.31.25 Just to be clear, I have not removed any nuts yet. I'm not sure how people are gathering that the w
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance testingthewaters91 at 6:28am 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance kloudie1 at 6:05am 07.31.25 The wheelpilot drive should be "fixed" by drilling through the little wheel mounting screws and repl
Water ballast sailboat rudder uphaul lined patbratton at 5:54am 07.31.25 I purchased the blocks and new line for the rudder and have never gotten around to installing. I fou
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance dlochner at 5:38am 07.31.25 I'm not sure how people are gathering that the wheel shaft nut has already been removed. Because
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance testingthewaters91 at 4:24am 07.31.25 I completely removed my ST4000 drive and replaced all of the belt bearings and bearing pins. Fun j
Water maker in the Salish? colemj at 4:16am 07.31.25 I just looked at that link. While it does give the basics about watermakers, the list of the 5 best
Unexplained situation last night dlochner at 4:10am 07.31.25 The boat will lie to whatever force is stronger, wind or current. In your case the wind was having a
Water maker in the Salish? colemj at 4:05am 07.31.25 I can't speak to whether a watermaker makes sense on your boat, your cruising areas, or they type of
Unexplained situation last night Foswick at 3:58am 07.31.25 Yeah, we see that all the time. It's kind of a problem because powerboaters plop down too close to s

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