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ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 2:45pm 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 17/2418 I purchased a mast climber last year when I caught it on sale. I climbed to about 6 or 8 feet above
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation RAD at 2:24pm 04.01.23 Catalina 30 4/1535 I installed a windlass on my previous Oday and was spoiled for 20 years now I've moved on to a Catal
Seeking Correct Small Hose associated with impeller replacement task Randall Schmidt at 12:19pm 04.01.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/815 I have a 1984 Universal diesel M-12 inboard motor on my 1984 O'day 28. I have the replacement impell
Bow Roller for an Anchor on 275 Azure at 8:42am 04.01.23 Catalina 275 1/1172 I am presently considering installing a bow roller for occasional anchoring. I find it difficult hau
Stuck tell-tales Hayden Watson at 12:03am 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1833 My new genoa came with wool yarn tell-tales installed but they all stick to the sail. In my first sa
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 9:54pm 03.31.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/4182 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The m
Goosneck to Boom (3) Redwood707 at 7:00pm 03.31.23 Trailer Sailors 11/1713 Hello, I am attempting to equip a Windrose 18 with the basic necessities to hit the water and make a
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (3) zinahewitt at 5:36pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2436 Hi All, Hope you are doing well. My sailboat a 1975 Dufour 34 is steered using the ship's wheel, I
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 1:33pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2193 Yesterday, I hoisted (with difficulty) my new gennaker on my Beneteau 331, PELIKAN. I need some adv
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis (4) JamesG161 at 1:29pm 03.31.23 Weather and Forecasting 10/1637
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX brockangelo at 12:55pm 03.31.23 Catalina 22 2/757 I've been planning a project of moving my halyards internal since I'm about to add a VHF antenna, so
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 12:02pm 03.31.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/845 I want to repair the rudder because it shakes---How can i have acces to tudder because the acces spa
SPRING RECOMMISSIONING Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 03.31.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/2697 More boats have to be towed in, or find themselves back in the yard, and more equipment failures hap
Survey Question Greg_D at 8:43am 03.31.23 Catalina 30 16/1848 Hello all, long time lurker here, first time poster. I am looking at a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 7:42am 03.31.23 C&C 9/1167 Hi all C'C owners! I am now the proud owner of a 1975 C'C 33 Mk1 "Yellowtail". I will be moving her
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:08pm 03.30.23 Engines and Propulsion 9/1315 Hi, everyone, longtime lurker here. I came into possession (cheap!) of a Yanmar 3YM30x1 engine in
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 (2) nitrogenase at 6:20pm 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 4/855 Hello all, can't see the fuel level anymore. See attached for the back and front of the gauge. The b
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 9:38am 03.30.23 Big Boats 18/1888 2008 Hunter 36 that we bought the end of last summer - on board last weekend to finally begin spring
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 9:00am 03.30.23 Big Boats 13/1588 Hello again, I wonder if any owners of sister ships have the subject original manuals. I have a 3 in
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? vmaks at 4:20am 03.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1551 I had to replace me holding tank due to a decent size crack at the bottom. The tank was on an '86 Pe

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Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Charles Erwin at 4:39pm 01.22.25 What is wrong with those gears? Photos do not show any gear problem. FYI gears from other Kanzakis
Traveler (2) Will Gilmore at 3:05pm 01.22.25 You can see in the picture of Puff, the tiller went under the transom deck. There are plenty of tra
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 2:51pm 01.22.25 @rgranger can make a good suggestion What motor mfg do you have
Tuning guide Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 01.22.25 Who makes the sails? Neil Pryde supplied the previous generation and makes those guides available at
Suggestions on removal of teak trim dmax at 2:06pm 01.22.25 That's not so bad that it couldn't be refinished in-place - avoid removing unless necessary, kind of
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Runningfix at 1:55pm 01.22.25
Your experience with online courses? SFS at 1:34pm 01.22.25 @jssailem ...With diesel engine maintenance for example, I think some basic instruction is probably
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? BigEasy at 1:03pm 01.22.25 Traditional stuffing or dripless? Thanks! Just replaced my Volvo shaft seal a few months ago, a
Your experience with online courses? BigEasy at 12:52pm 01.22.25 Thanks @BigEasy I hadn't considered US Power Squadron - I'll check them out. By the way, sorry abo
Your experience with online courses? john6206 at 12:21pm 01.22.25 Thanks @BigEasy I hadn't considered US Power Squadron - I'll check them out. By the way, sorry a
Beneteau 34 Any owners out there? tbolan at 12:18pm 01.22.25 I'm looking for other Beneteau Oceanis 34 owners out there. Mine is a 2012 model manufactured in Mar
Traveler jssailem at 12:08pm 01.22.25 For me racing entails frequent trim changes and tacks. Cruising is more laid back. I don't need to
Teak Handrail Bedding DHembree at 12:04pm 01.22.25 Excellent! I'll get some and go this route. Thanks for all the input!
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Davidasailor26 at 11:56am 01.22.25
Traveler Urban Hermit at 11:43am 01.22.25 Are you racing or just cruising and trying to optimize your performance. Makes no difference. I
Your experience with online courses? BigEasy at 11:38am 01.22.25 I have taken online courses from US Power Squadron, ASA, & NauticEd. Good to have basic understandi
Traveler jssailem at 11:07am 01.22.25 What does your transom look like?
Traveler jssailem at 11:05am 01.22.25 Are you racing or just cruising and trying to optimize your performance.
Your experience with online courses? jssailem at 10:42am 01.22.25 I can appreciate the needs to learn about systems on a boat. My diesel engine knowledge was enhanced
Your experience with online courses? dLj at 10:33am 01.22.25 It depends upon what you are looking to learn. Anything related to actual boat handling, like anch

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