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Selden Furling Mast Maintenance (1) SCS22 at 11:49am 10.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/515 The manual for the Selden furling mast on my 2004 Hunter 33 says to "lift the rubber boot and grease
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes hunter240 at 8:21am 10.25.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1366 The rubber grommets inside the hole in the mast where the shrouds go are shot. Guessing I can get th
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Tedd at 8:42pm 10.24.22 Sailing Motorcyclists 12/1524 Yesterday, I sailed for the first time ever in cool weather--about 10 C (50 F). I had a decent cloth
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 6:48pm 10.24.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1436 I recently purchase a 2018 Beneteau 38.1. The boat came with a factory stock microwave oven and a 7
Stagnant water in the lazarette (1) xavpil at 5:49pm 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 12/889
Valve needed xavpil at 5:45pm 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 9/737 Hi all. Working on my water pump and I want to replace the old valve that connects the strainer to t
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? (1) xavpil at 5:24pm 10.24.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1465 Hi all Just bought this 89 Cal 27 and I want to replace the dirty bilge hoses. The hose attached to
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Dean Strong at 3:31pm 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 24/3316 For the first time in 20 years my engine wouldn't start this weekend. It kept catching, so I kept c
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 1:58pm 10.24.22 Sirius 21/22 17/2468 Hi all! I just picked up a Sirius 21 and will need to get an outboard....any suggestions about what
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:34am 10.24.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/958 My boat doesn't have winches. I'm adding them. Lewmar 16s from the 70s. How do you run your fores
Insurance claim The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:08am 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1438 Well the boat arrived just in time for the hurricane... Thx God almighty nothing much happened to he
Voltage Meter Issue (1) Anon 156829 at 6:22am 10.24.22 Catalina 310 25/2646 Hello, My Catalina 310 has an ongoing issue related to voltage readings. My voltage meter pins itsel
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 3:58am 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 34/2384 The unfortunate fact is that my trailer sailer will never be on the water for more than 5 days at a
Recommendations on bottom paint requested CoralRose at 11:45pm 10.23.22 Smaller Boats 9/1267 Hello all, My Hunter 23, built 1986, was kept in freshwater most of her life (I believe all but can
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (1) Clutch Cargo at 5:22pm 10.23.22 Bigger Boats 8/1904 So, having redone everything downstream of the holding tank (and vastly improved the tank venting),
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Dubo at 5:06pm 10.23.22 Big Boats 33/3814 Has anyone found an effective way to clean the brown sludge out of their heat exchanger(HE)? I am i
winter cover DanMaine at 10:33am 10.23.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1336 I sure hate the waste involved in plastic wrap for the winter. Tarps always seem to turn out poorly
Sinks draining slowly. EdWard3 at 6:42am 10.23.22 Big Boats 10/3206 My new to me Catalina 36 mkii (2003) sinks drain very slowly. Am I being impatient or is this a desi
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug (6) SawyerCurt at 6:27am 10.23.22 Catalina 310 16/1988 At the end of the winter season as I was prepping the boat for launch, I tried to connect to shore p
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (3) SVAngelina at 8:23pm 10.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1209

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Treadmill alternative for the boat. dLj at 8:29pm 08.22.24 I wonder if something like this could work on a boat. I used to see people at work using these at th
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hayden Watson at 8:28pm 08.22.24 Buy a stationary bike, set it up on deck and raise and lower the mainsail several times...a total b
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? shaant01 at 8:02pm 08.22.24 Hello, Youare 100%correct. In moderate or light wind it is difficult to sail downwind. If you re
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? shaant01 at 7:59pm 08.22.24
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? BarryL at 7:42pm 08.22.24 Hello, Youare 100%correct. In moderate or light wind it is difficult to sail downwind. If you rea
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37pm 08.22.24 Buy a stationary bike, set it up on deck and raise and lower the mainsail several times...a total bo
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Davidasailor26 at 7:34pm 08.22.24
Garhauer Rigid Boom Vang Model for 2002 Catalina 310? Tally Ho at 7:32pm 08.22.24
Wind calibration Tally Ho at 7:27pm 08.22.24 Swinging the compass is a thing for a Raymarine autopilot and compass. Never heard of doing circ
2014 Marlow Hunter e33 Issues ggrizzard at 6:36pm 08.22.24 FWIW, In 1979, my brand new H 30 C was delivered with no hose and no bucket! I showed the resultant
Wind calibration wyctoronto at 6:14pm 08.22.24
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 6:01pm 08.22.24 It looks like it's an old sail in need of replacement. Tks for posting the additional pictures. T
Wind calibration jdrutten at 5:59pm 08.22.24 Apparently, the manual is so vague as to be wrong. Raymarine (via their forum) says that the lineari
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Bob S at 5:57pm 08.22.24
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? kappykaplan at 5:32pm 08.22.24 It looks like it's an old sail in need of replacement. Tks for posting the additional pictures.
Cell Phone Boosters dlochner at 5:32pm 08.22.24 Get Starlink, the price for a Gen 3 dish is really low, $299. Then use wifi calling, get all the dat
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 5:25pm 08.22.24 It could just be the angle, but this sail does not appear to have a cringle for a flattening reef.
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? (3) shaant01 at 5:18pm 08.22.24 Hello! I wanted to update the thread. I have lowered the boom and tensioned the outhaul, but even no
Electronics O'day 22 dlochner at 5:16pm 08.22.24 There are wires running everywhere on this O'DAY 22. I'm probably going to have to run new wires f
Don Casey's Books heritage at 5:07pm 08.22.24 Casey's book was published 19 years, a lot has changed in that time. Much of what you will find in

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