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Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (2) matts997 at 12:19pm 07.28.23 Engines and Propulsion 27/2545 After returning from a 20 mile cruise, I discovered a pretty severe fuel leak beneath my fairly new,
Beneteau courtesy lights SPLETS at 12:06pm 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 0/406 I have a 2008 Beneteau 46 and the remote control broke and I cannot turn on either my cockpit lights
What about our Medicine? (4) Clay Smith at 6:07am 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1052 Some of you may remember previous posts I made back in May of this year in which I was considering a
Not sure where this belongs, but it is great! stickinthemud57 at 5:46am 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 2/515 Homeschooling on the high seas: Texas family gives new meaning to 'real world' education Homeschool
87 hunter 34 value splax at 6:11pm 07.27.23 Big Boats 11/1701 so it has come to the time when I can no longer care for or use "Liten Up", and wondered if the boat
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 azambella at 5:56pm 07.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 10/4572 I am looking at a 2007 Hunter 33 and want to hear the bad stuff (if any) before I spend. Are there
I need a Marine Surveyor azambella at 5:53pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 5/734 Can anyone recommend a marine surveyor in New England? Thanks for any help you can provide
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 5:39pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 11/3239 Hi all, Got boat out to do bottom paint and cutless replacement. This is a fairly new boat with no
Info needed on LARGE Boats / Research Vessels (100ft+) GooseGoose at 5:37pm 07.27.23 Sails Call Lounge 3/959 Hey there! I work for a company that helps secure funding and acquire resources for Alaskan tribes.
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 3:49pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1728 Does anyone spray the zinc coating used on the prop shaft on their Max Prop? Is there another coati
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 3:19pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1319 I'm looking for some troubleshooting information: 1) I am seeing some salt crystals on the motor so
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head arthur.goldberg at 3:01pm 07.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1445 Hello sailors These lights are out in my Beneteau 2002 Oceanis 331. I tried to open up the fixture
Unstepping mast in Chicago? xavpil at 11:49am 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/897 Planning taking a 42' Jeanneau down to Mobile, AL and looking for a place to unstep the mast in Chic
Battery Confusion.. Jtcf78911 at 10:35am 07.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1669 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I h
New to me C&C 25 MKI CliffA at 9:03am 07.27.23 C&C 4/1207 Hello All. We just purchased our first sailboat - a 1973 25MK1. It will need a bit of love but over
Gunk to stop that leak! Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 07.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/863 I have a rather old two stroke that doesnt run right if the gaskets don't seal correctly. I replaced
Storm Damage patbratton at 7:07pm 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 5/1222 Aqualand Marina, Lake Lanier, Georgia experienced what appeared on radar to be a squall line last w
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 6:36pm 07.26.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2262 Considering purchasing a Mariner 19 that is described as being in great condition ( painted and clea
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 (10) Dnea at 1:03pm 07.26.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1789 Hello All, I have an accepted offer on this sailboat, being sold by the estate. The PO passed away
New Boat, Custom Work? Good or bad for me? (1) RustyPepper23 at 11:37am 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 2/777 Hello everyone! I am new to the forum. recently purchased a 86 H23 and as I'm gutting it, I'm findi

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Help identify this Will Gilmore at 10:04am 09.28.25 It also looks a lot like a Paceship P14. -Will
Help identify this Will Gilmore at 9:55am 09.28.25 Very similar to the O'Day Widgeon, but there are differences in the bow stem shape, the trunk, and t
Running light corrosion Don S/V ILLusion at 9:05am 09.28.25
Running light corrosion danooxnard at 9:01am 09.28.25 If you can take the metal tabs out you might try soaking them over night in muriatic acid. If that
Timing for the perfect tack thinwater at 8:54am 09.28.25 90% of the times I've been caught in irons in light winds it's because I didn't let the foresail b
Lithium Batteries (1) Johann at 8:11am 09.28.25 Don't know why you just called out Battleborn in this post - that was not a Battleborn battery they
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? rgranger at 7:48am 09.28.25 Are there any indications of who the manufacturer was? It might be a stamp or a sticker on the boom
Timing for the perfect tack RussC at 7:41am 09.28.25 My boat is hard to tack. I've found how I tack depends greatly on wind speed. Below a certain wind
Help identify this rgranger at 7:41am 09.28.25 Also, did the trailer come with it? If so, you might be able to track some information down using th
Help identify this (2) rgranger at 7:38am 09.28.25 <p>
Timing for the perfect tack thinwater at 7:17am 09.28.25 I'm a proponent of a short delay before releasing the jib. In addition to the reasons above, the w
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? PaulK at 7:10am 09.28.25 The problem looks like it is mostly with the boom's end fitting, which has cracked. The other corros
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 5:04am 09.28.25 You are up in my old hometown neighborhood. Your alternator may be dropping its output due to being
Timing for the perfect tack dLj at 4:40am 09.28.25 I know I asked a couple questions earlier but you've gotten lots of responses since I last logged in
Invest 93L kappykaplan at 4:36am 09.28.25 Looks like we may get a blocking cold front.
Lithium Batteries dLj at 4:16am 09.28.25 For those of you that have, or are considering Battleborn 100Ah batteries have a look at these vide
Alternator Temperature Sensors Tribologist at 10:32pm 09.27.25 Just wanted to follow up on this because I now have the 618 and a handful of LM235's. The LM235's
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk Project_Mayhem at 9:54pm 09.27.25 Plus the residue from tape can be cleaned up with Goo Gone. I'm iffy on the butyl. I have rebed o
Electronics marcham at 8:48pm 09.27.25 VHF antenna and coax cable can usually be replaced with the mast in-place and the boat in the water,
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder ggrizzard at 6:55pm 09.27.25 Heritage has it right. I've owned my H30C for 43 years and have done the job that way 5 times. Be a

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