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New owner of a daysailer needing assistance. HardArgh at 2:07pm 08.24.23 Day Sailers 6/2969
Need a trailer straij at 1:03pm 08.24.23 Trailer Sailors 3/966 I am looking at a seaward 26rk with no trailer. Can anyone suggest a trailer make or what seaward us
8.5 v berth dimensions? MississippiSlim72 at 12:59pm 08.24.23 S2 1/828 Anybody know the v berth and quarter berth dimensions (length mainly) for 8.5? See one a couple hour
Surveyor - Bad experience CliffA at 4:56am 08.24.23 C&C 11/2128 I had to get a survey for insurance purposes and had a really bad experience. First red flag was a
Exhaust for Cat 34 MyWay28 at 3:42am 08.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/790
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help (7) Canception at 10:14pm 08.23.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2555 My girlfriend and I found and purchased a well-kept Kent Ranger 26 this past January with the idea o
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice eirikr at 9:33pm 08.23.23 Ask All Sailors 32/9211 Hi all, I am new to this community. I have been reading and learning a lot from sailing forums, but
Just a little bit more... Every year! Project_Mayhem at 8:46pm 08.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/575 I have three OMC engines all exhibiting the same problem. They all die at idle, especially when warm
Impact driver on window screws? Berkeley 30 at 4:45pm 08.23.23 Catalina 30 18/2677 We need to reseal our windows and some of the screws don't want to come out. My go-to solution is to
blower motor not getting power sailAnnapolis at 4:25pm 08.23.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/710 On a 2016 Beneteau 370 with a Yanmar engine. The blower is not starting up when I push the power bu
Regarding a 1987 ODay Sailor 1 17ft in Length. wildblueflower at 12:07pm 08.23.23 Ask All Sailors 2/407 I would like to know how the internal mechanism of the centerboard works. It is raised and lower vi
Do you use bumper boards? (1) rgranger at 11:14am 08.23.23 Ask All Sailors 27/2532 I've never used bumper boards but I have always thought they seem like a good idea. Especially when
Head Door Vent (3) ToddL214 at 10:03am 08.23.23 Catalina 310 3/1090 Recently I took action against a long standing problem of not enough ventilation in the head of our
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? Tim S. at 7:52am 08.23.23 Catalina 30 12/2974 My M25 started losing RPM's, recovered for a while, then stalled yesterday. I thought it was water i
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" (1) Tim S. at 7:47am 08.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 17/2919 My M25 started stalling yesterday. I thought it was the fuel or water, drained the separator and rep
H380 settee table installation marcham at 7:01am 08.23.23 Big Boats 6/1040 I have just purchased a 2001 H380. At some point in it's life , the saloon table was removed and a s
What is this? (1) clw2000 at 6:58pm 08.22.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/854 New 23.5 owner. Any help with what this is?
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Dan3121 at 12:36pm 08.22.23 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1159 Has anyone replaced the rudder on a '31 while in the water? My rudder sheared off and I can get a re
Remote Control box Beneteau Oceanis 2009 / Sun Odissey (1) Gigagybe at 7:29am 08.22.23 Parts Search 0/855 Dear All, do you know if the box for the remote control (gear/throttle) of the Beneteau Oceanis
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet WasabiRush at 5:47am 08.22.23 Big Boats 7/1070 Is there a standard disconnect point for the 1986 H34 wiring when removing the mast? Or will I need

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trouble registering at ericsonyachts.org andrews at 10:33pm 09.30.25 I try open and nothing,same note like for other sailors abow
trouble registering at ericsonyachts.org andrews at 10:31pm 09.30.25 Not for promotion of the site, but to answer this question, the link for our site is: www.EricsonYa
Frozen Hood Roller Furler Stu Jackson at 8:46pm 09.30.25 IIRC, Pompanette in Florida now represents the old Hood line. Maybe contact them for assistance. G
How to access the stanchion mounting bolts Ralph Johnstone at 8:29pm 09.30.25 One of the stanchion plates in the middle of the boat became somewhat loose, not the stanchion moun
Looking for a replacement skeg - Caliber 28! Tally Ho at 7:52pm 09.30.25 If it fell off, I doubt it provides much protection. :poop: Greg
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 Hayden Watson at 7:45pm 09.30.25 That 10,200lb is the weight of the bare boat as it left the factory (assuming a Mk1). They never ch
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 Woodworks1 at 7:35pm 09.30.25
Superyachts & Oligarchs Don S/V ILLusion at 6:08pm 09.30.25
WINDLASS MOTOR REPLACEMENT dLj at 4:58pm 09.30.25 Switch to a Lofrans.... the footprint is nearly identical. I just had to add a hole for the gipsy m
Frozen Hood Roller Furler BarryL at 4:43pm 09.30.25
Frozen Hood Roller Furler dlochner at 3:36pm 09.30.25 Thanks Dave. I took the pictures with my camera which creates .heic format pictures.. I found it ea
Frozen Hood Roller Furler Bob_967 at 3:07pm 09.30.25 That does look like a Hood Furler. It is better to post photos as JPGs PNGs than as PDFs. PDFs hav
WINDLASS MOTOR REPLACEMENT marcham at 2:48pm 09.30.25 Switch to a Lofrans.... the footprint is nearly identical. I just had to add a hole for the gipsy ma
Frozen Hood Roller Furler dlochner at 1:55pm 09.30.25 I have an O'Day 40 with a frozen roller furler. I believe it's a hood.. though see no name on it.
Superyachts & Oligarchs dlochner at 1:51pm 09.30.25 Isn't it easier to manage a bunch of slips than a service department? Yes, but the expense of ren
Its funny Friday! dmax at 1:26pm 09.30.25 A police officer called into the station: "I have an interesting case here, an old lady shot her hus
Superyachts & Oligarchs Project_Mayhem at 1:13pm 09.30.25 Not sure the math leads where it seems. In a former life, I got to peer inside the books of a mari
Superyachts & Oligarchs Don S/V ILLusion at 12:54pm 09.30.25 Not sure the math leads where it seems. In a former life, I got to peer inside the books of a marin
Frozen Hood Roller Furler dLj at 12:13pm 09.30.25 Photos really help .. dj
Superyachts & Oligarchs dLj at 12:12pm 09.30.25 I feel it's a disturbing trend. dj

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