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Pearson 33...? SoloGlider at 1:08pm 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/16875 Hi everyone, Recently, a 1974 Pearson 33 with shoal keel and centerboard was offered to me far be
376 engine control panel - what were they thinking? (1) robertsapp at 12:52pm 06.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1260 Just a quick note to see if anyone else has worked out a solution to this particular problem. I deci
Doldrum and conundrums batricia at 12:07pm 06.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/926 Have a Daysailer, 1982 or so, no numbers, and I have lost all paperwork on the purchase. Bought it
Interested in a Hunter 22 and info jander31 at 11:49am 06.16.14 Smaller Boats 5/794 My wife and I sold our '97 376 this spring and are looking to get into something smaller and a bit m
Shower sump pump Bob 04 H260 at 11:14am 06.16.14 Big Boats 5/2717 I need to replace the pump in our shower sump. It is an Attwood V750 pump. They no longer make that
Leaking Raw Water Pump on Volvo Model 2003 sailski3 at 11:08am 06.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1062 Hello All I am a recent owner of a Scanmar 35 with a Volvo model 2003 Diesel engine. I love the bo
Which goggles for sea spray Skipper at 11:07am 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 13/6480 For you offshore andor weather-be-damned sailors: Which goggle type is best for sea spray? Swim
Installing a solar vent Sunday Sailor at 10:54am 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 25/4172 Considering installing my new 3 inch solar vent in the middle of my hatch cover as I don't have anyw
Size of packing material for stuffing box mrreg at 10:38am 06.16.14 Catalina 30 2/1042 Just purchased this 1978 Catalina 30....and the learning curve starts. I have an Atomic 4 Gas engin
Hunter 45DS Furling Main difficult to unfurl. rkuhn1174 at 10:14am 06.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/930 We have a 2012 Hunter 45DS and on many ocassions the mainsail is difficult to unfurl. Any suggestio
Backing into a slip while singlehanding a C30T longterm at 10:08am 06.16.14 Catalina 30 6/2351 I just recently moved from a mooring to a slip in our yacht club; the improvement is tremendous--no
Drilling holes for new level sensor in full fuel tank. (2) holdech at 8:06am 06.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/7252 When I went to install a new fuel level sensor, I found a surprise when I removed the old unit. Bes
Battery Charger Question rgranger at 7:49am 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1195 Hey All I have a question about battery chargers. I was poking around the boat yesterday with my
how do I replace centerboard pendant bellnier at 7:48am 06.16.14 Day Sailers 5/1767
Water Ballast Washer! rbarnard at 7:35am 06.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/848 Can someone please help me locate a replacement 3'' rubber washer at the bottom of the ballast syste
Anchor Chain Size for Oday 28? (4) Euphoria2011 at 6:51am 06.16.14 Bigger Boats 2/917 Hello, i was brushing up on anchoring gear and took a closer look at my setup and have determined th
Father's Day Disaster vincent wesner at 6:31am 06.16.14 Day Sailers 2/1114 :cry: Father's Day Weekend. Saturday, June 15th. Grandpa ("new" Sprite owner), son and grandson. A s
1980 H27 product suggestons for deck paint txmilke at 6:28am 06.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1195 Hi All, Has anyone tried to match the color on the original gray (I think) deck paint on the non-ski
cushion cleaning flasailor at 6:27am 06.16.14 Big Boats 8/1172 I recently purchased an 86 h34 which has the blue cushions I have seen on most h34's. They are not
Losing Coolant: advice requested. edguy3 at 6:12am 06.16.14 Big Boats 15/1826 Here's the situation on my 4JH2E in my Hunter 40.5: Last season: Broke V belt, twice, overhe

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Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 7:00am 08.03.23 I don't want to piss in anyone's pot. I have the sailboat bug bad and I have sympothy for anyone
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 6:53am 08.03.23 My phone has gone wonky. Every time I take a photo is shuts down and reboots, no photo captured... G
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (1) rgranger at 6:51am 08.03.23 I don't want to piss in anyone's pot. I have the sailboat bug bad and I have sympothy for anyone e
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 5:50am 08.03.23 Interesting. What was the tach reading?
VHF Handheld RoyS at 5:47am 08.03.23 Thanks for all the suggestions. I ordered the Standard Horizon HX210 as dlochner recommended. When I
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:46am 08.03.23 Thank you Dave. The place where we put up on the hard in the winter suggested Mack Boring & Parts
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 5:40am 08.03.23 Thank you Dave. The place where we put up on the hard in the winter suggested Mack Boring & Parts C
North Channel Charter Tally Ho at 5:40am 08.03.23
North Channel Charter High Current at 5:39am 08.03.23 The control for my 1983 Hunter was like that. It was mounted on the side of the seat and got kicked
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping jviss at 5:08am 08.03.23 You are fortunate that parts are available for these. My gear is from a defunct company and none of
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:04am 08.03.23 I've used Fred Warner Marine for transmissions and parts. Good service and easy to work with. If yo
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 4:58am 08.03.23 Just wanted to follow up. While at the boat yesterday, my sailboat broker was working on another bo
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 4:52am 08.03.23 the instrument requires a fairly large hole! Yes. I'll make sure to capture a photo of the pod th
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 4:44am 08.03.23 As a side note, while in school for electrical engineering, I worked at a marine electronics place i
VHF Handheld Captain Larry-DH at 4:07am 08.03.23 If you can figure out how to take it apart yourself you might find a battery that fits. Unless you
VHF Handheld jviss at 3:57am 08.03.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Applying Cetol question jviss at 3:42am 08.03.23 Or, you could just strip the varnish off, and go commando.....:) Yes! But I don't care for the we
New Campbell Sailer Prop Jim Legere at 3:01am 08.03.23 Yes, I had to replace mine last year - a PO didn't think zincs should be replaced every year - and t
Applying Cetol question Rick486 at 2:57am 08.03.23 I have some peeling varnish, but nowhere does it appear that there's moisture under the varnish. I
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 2:36am 08.03.23 This fits all your needs, can add keyboard, mouse, pencil and more iPadOS 16 Full computer functi

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