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Wauquiez Amphitrite 43 Bkrisko1 at 1:59pm 09.16.13 Other Sailboats 1/3605 Just bought one of these, and I was hoping to find another owner, to share some of the problems with
No alarm on start up Sailm8 at 1:53pm 09.16.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/2878 Yanmar 2gm20F has always buzzed when the key is turned. Since the boat was hauled out, bottom paint
O'Day 20 in Connecticut (Need keel Measurements) dmusgrave at 12:04pm 09.16.13 Day Sailers 0/881 Hello: I need to look at the keel of your O'Day 20 in Connecticut. I recently purchased an O'Day
Can someone please tell me what this is? (1) BWagner at 12:03pm 09.16.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/3153 Hi, The attached photo is from a Yanmar 4JH3E. It is of a petcock that is attached to the workin
Secure The Galley dkyvars at 11:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 22 30/3732 We recently took ownership of a Catalina 22 and would like to make some modifications. Is there any
Rigging my 12' O Day for the first time KYACK42 at 11:23am 09.16.13 Day Sailers 3/5131 Hello, I am rigging my 12' O Day for the first time. Can anyone provide advise or resource informa
Engine alarms stevec22206 at 10:46am 09.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/821 While sailing this weekend we encountered a sound that I've never heard on our 87' C27 with the M18
Pock marks in my gel coat Triple Point at 10:42am 09.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4454 Hello fellow sailers. As I continue down the road of restoration on my 22' Macgregor I'm seeking so
Greg Emerson Contact Info Marc14857 at 10:40am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1124 Does anyone have contact info for Greg Emerson at Hunter Marlow? Tried what I believe is current e m
C36 Clew Outhaul "Car" - improve? jviss at 9:56am 09.16.13 Big Boats 12/7542 My 1984 C36 has an aluminum "car" of sorts that rides in the boltrope slot. It does not work well a
...bottom paint??? Peter Fridman at 9:52am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2415 Imagine if we could use this product as bottom paint !!! Take a look. http://laughingsquid.com/ru
Clackity Clackity? Cutlass? Alignment? Help? rfrye1 at 9:52am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1227 I've owned my '98 Hunter H376 for 12 yrs. I have a persistent issue with knocking/"Clackity Clackity
Bringin in the Sheaves Pat at 8:50am 09.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1224 Our boat is a O'Day 272 with a Z-Spar Mast. At the base of the mast of several sheaves for leading
Problems with login & posting Anonymous 121765 at 7:55am 09.16.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/8529 Guys, I've been having problems the past 1 1/2 months with this site. I've been working with Phil
Monitor Wind Vane wmcminn at 7:42am 09.16.13 Big Boats 2/2360 Does anyone have experience with the Monitor Wind Vane by Scanmar. I have a Catalina 400. Thanks. W
Can an anchor windlass be slowed down? Sailduffer at 7:35am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4517 I have a Maxwell VC 500 anchor windlass on my Catalina 320. I need to slow it down by about half. Is
5 pin cable for wind/speed gauge stephanie at 7:32am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1169 We have navigational instruments on our Hunter 23 for depth, speed ' wind direction that have 5 pin
What is this for ? It has started to rattle (1) PKFK at 7:25am 09.16.13 Big Boats 8/1420 68639.vB See center of photo - this is a Yanmar 3ym30. The silver colored screw has a metal sleev
Cutting my keel? DovetailNJ at 6:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 30 3/1504 I sail in Barnegat Bay NJ and am tiring of bouncing off of the shallow bottom. The 5' draft on my 19
Yanmar 2gmf over heating after 30 minutes Mark Nooney at 6:14am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5646 Hi all, I have a issue with overheating after running for 30 minutes to 45 minutes. Here are the ste

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Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 5:33am 05.27.23 Wait, what??? How could I never noticed this. Yes, non-polarized, two-prong plugs. Not very safe
Question re Shore Power Circuit Breaker kappykaplan at 5:28am 05.27.23 Should be 30 amps.
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 5:24am 05.27.23 http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf/selden-tuning.pdf This was posted by another forum member RichH,
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 Crusty Ol Salt at 5:20am 05.27.23 As honest as a man can be, I am looking for one that fits my H280. I have come to believe getting th
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 dmax at 5:19am 05.27.23 You've come to the right place: Rail mount custom bimini
Weird Electrical Experience Crusty Ol Salt at 5:16am 05.27.23 Remember the old days when it didn't matter which direction you plugged a two prong A.C. plug into
Ship's Bell Apex at 5:15am 05.27.23 just polished the perko 6" that came with my boat, throwback to times with BRASSO. It was not chrom
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 5:08am 05.27.23 Selden has a tuning guide for the B&R rig. Somewhere on one of my computers I have it. I will sear
Shipping a boat question dlochner at 5:03am 05.27.23 Ask a local broker for a recommendation. Brokerages ship boats all the time.
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change sailcapt340 at 4:50am 05.27.23
Ship's Bell jviss at 4:41am 05.27.23
Ship's Bell sailcapt340 at 4:31am 05.27.23
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 4:26am 05.27.23 Of course, you have to stop the engine while engaged with it. Good solution if it works. You need
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change NYSail at 3:53am 05.27.23 Thanks for the responses. I did not fill the bowl, tho I was able to purge the air with the lift pu
Ship's Bell jviss at 3:29am 05.27.23 I like bells. I searched for a long time for a genuine bronze bell, chrome plated. They are incred
Sail drive raw water intakes Kings Gambit at 3:17am 05.27.23 Whenever my saildrive sucks up kelp debris/seaweed I back flush it from the inside of the boat. I do
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 2:55am 05.27.23 The marketing person asks the engineer, "so, what am I promoting?" The engineer happily shows the m
Ship's Bell Kings Gambit at 2:50am 05.27.23 I've finally found a VHF that has all the whistle signals built in. The only thing needed is a "hai
Bent stemhead fitting skunther at 9:57pm 05.26.23
Seacock Mystery Crusty Ol Salt at 9:53pm 05.26.23 If anyone is still reading - who would go sailing offshore in this boat? As I said mine is a temp

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