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Compatible Trailer Question. (1) TwistedVet at 2:51pm 07.29.14 Catalina 22 6/981 I have a 22 swing keel in a local marina and saw this trailer for sale. The ad said it was used for
Shower leak tbilyeu at 2:40pm 07.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2487 I have a 2014 Oceanis 45 and we are having a persistent leak in the forward shower. The water gets
Beneteau 36cc motor cruising speed carlager at 2:01pm 07.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/5682 We have a 27HP Yanmar 3GM30f in our Beneteau 36cc When motoring on longer distances I run it at 2.8
Main Sail Furler Kper at 1:46pm 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2289 Has anyone here used or is currently using a main sail furler, possibly a CDI unit that can give the
Carbon Fouling Dave Pawloski at 1:21pm 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/770 I own a 1985 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2GM20 diesel. Due to family circumstances, I have only used th
Windex bird spike disappearing... caverun at 1:16pm 07.29.14 Smaller Boats 1/1259 Anybody else keep losing the bird spike from their windex 15? I lost the first one last year, and re
Suez Canal agprice22 at 12:38pm 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1619 Question: can small boats traverse the Suez Canal? I saw the documentary of the 14 year old Decker (
Leaking Shaft (5) Blackacre at 12:34pm 07.29.14 Big Boats 20/6972 I'm hoping to get some guidance on this issue. I noticed a leak around my propeller driveshaft today
Which gelcoat Fun on the water at 12:09pm 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/638 Help, no info available from Hunter or Spectrum on which year of gelcoat matches my white H38 which
Maryland Boaters BEWARE! KrustyKrab at 11:55am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 38/7996 Need to register your boat in Maryland when towing it thru the state on I-95 on your way to Florida?
Anchor Hanger or Mast Hanger??? CurtCarver1 at 11:04am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2357 Greetings - surely someone has seen these: I salvaged a bow rail from a daysailer type craft (Macgre
Head Y valve mystery Clydo at 10:55am 07.29.14 Catalina 310 21/5060 I am probably the one that started the comment "Its as plain as the nose on your face" but have que
ice chest option (2) walt at 10:46am 07.29.14 Trailer Sailors 61/11630 Since this is more of a trailer sailer problem, Ill put this here. Next year, if things go to pla
Post Sail Float Bowl Drain On 2 Cycle? Kper at 10:02am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/765 I have never drained the float bowl on a 2 cycle unless it was at the end of the season but, I had a
3M Fiberglass Cleaner & Wax (2) carboman at 9:43am 07.29.14 Smaller Boats 5/1144 This stuff took almost all of the rust stains out of my anchor locker/well. http://www.boaterslan
Davis Vantage Vue Weather Station on my mast? eugenesdream24 at 9:23am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2132 Hey everyone, I have a dumb question. I own an Irwin 28 which had no wind speed / direction instr
No data - ST30 Speed instument John T1594 at 8:43am 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1484 So I have these old Raymarine ST30 depth and speed instruments linked to an ST60 wind meter on my 20
1987 Oday 272 Bilge Exit hose (2) jdsevier at 8:41am 07.29.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1252 Howdy all. I was anchored for a night at Channel Islands and my exit hose for my bilge pump broke o
Looking for PHRF Rating - New Hunter 33 alleytm at 6:17am 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2660 Hi, Everyone. I'm the handicapper for a small yacht club in the Finger Lakes of NY. We have a mem
auto pilot hub on folding wheel replacement lookoutmcg at 6:16am 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4190 Our autopilot wheel "hub" fell apart our 3rd day out. Sounded like we got hit by hail, all the beari

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C&C 30 MKII question CliffA at 4:44am 08.08.23
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) (1) danooxnard at 4:06am 08.08.23 One of these may help hold the rudder on. I found a similar on at West Marine. I would also secure t
engine will not get up to temp. RoyS at 3:48am 08.08.23 May never reach full operating temperature unless it is under load. Also, if there is a water heater
C&C 30 MKII question Apex at 3:11am 08.08.23 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-30-2
engine will not get up to temp. jssailem at 11:44pm 08.07.23 Get a thermostat that will address the temperature of your engine. Checkk out the manual for the cor
Gearbox issue? knackers at 9:52pm 08.07.23 had the same problem with my kiwi prop, one of the reversing rollers had fallen out, no reverse and
c 16 leak JohnShannon at 9:27pm 08.07.23 You should find the leak. How many gallons an hour? Is it internal to a buoyancy tank or is it jus
identify sailboat JohnShannon at 9:25pm 08.07.23 I don't think it is an unknown 16 that one I believe is a vampire 16 as we all know no photo can
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) JohnShannon at 9:22pm 08.07.23 See if you can find a Laser to look at, those hold the rudder down with a metal tang, wooden dagge
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) stickinthemud57 at 8:51pm 08.07.23 I'll try a few... 1. Look for a hole in the upper gudgeon through which a cotter pin or the like mi
Instrument panel BigEasy at 8:29pm 08.07.23 The bulb can be replaced. Just replaced one of mine that was 16 years old. Blue Seas #8171 avai
identify sailboat mark allen at 7:36pm 08.07.23 thanks so much to all! will post photos tomorrow as soon as possible.
Instrument panel kloudie1 at 7:00pm 08.07.23 I have had problems with bad connections on the AC side but since I replaced all of the indicators w
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) rgranger at 5:02pm 08.07.23
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Tally Ho at 4:59pm 08.07.23 Lots of good replies here! Thanks guys. Down at the boat today, I did a quick check on the thru hu
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 08.07.23
C&C 30 MKII question true love at 4:42pm 08.07.23 Hi. Do some versions of the Mk II have a full double berth aft? Most of the pictures I see only h
H 41 sea water pump removal captprogreso at 4:11pm 08.07.23 Ok i manage to take down the sea water pump, if you are with the same problem you will need to remov
Looking for a part. Should be easy but... Justin_NSA at 4:01pm 08.07.23 I would love to hear the story behind that! What happens at the Afterdeck, stays at the Afterdeck.
Instrument panel Johnb at 3:32pm 08.07.23 On my identical panel they are LEDs. Amazingly after 40 years they are all working. That one is n

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