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Hurricane Season 2023 (2) JamesG161 at 1:08pm 05.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 29/4428 National Hurricane Center just posted their forecast this year. The headline is this. NOAA predicts
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 11:50am 05.25.23 Catalina 22 17/1854 Hello to all. I just acquired, free, a 1976 Catalina 22. This is my first sailboat but not a first t
Beneteau 43 Headliner Dave9854 at 6:14am 05.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/372 Does anyone have any experience removing the headliner on a 2008 Beneteau? I have to get to the trav
Water tank level gauge circuit board (1) Jeff Tirey at 5:04am 05.25.23 Bavaria 2/956 The water level gauge for the two water tanks on my 2002 Bavaria 40 appears to have been damaged by
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind graeme000 at 8:09pm 05.24.23 Smaller Boats 15/2796 Hello all. I had my Hunter 26 in Portsmouth Harbour, UK during the winter on a mooring. It was secur
Weeping keel (10) Benjammin at 7:57pm 05.24.23 Bigger Boats 9/2326
Crew Finder websites Coboaters at 6:22pm 05.24.23 Ask All Sailors 0/4 hello Sailors, New blog: Crew finder website comparison to find out which on is the best. Tell me wh
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change skunther at 2:43pm 05.24.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2762 The engine was due for a secondary fuel filter change (the primary Racor has 300 hours on it, specs
Change in Annapolis area dealership Dr. D at 2:29pm 05.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/463 Annapolis Yacht Sales is no longer the Annapolis area Beneteau dealership. Beneteau awarded the lice
Refrigerator/Freezer Controllers from a Hunter 42 1993 BabuBoat at 12:13pm 05.24.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1044 I gave up at being Mr. Fix It for the existing Adley/Barbour freezer/refrigerator units (one compres
FF4 CDI Furler PacificMist at 11:09am 05.24.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1269 I went to purchase a FF2 CDI Furler for the Mac 26x. CDI luffs are no longer in production and I
Hunter 146 Drain Tube and Thru Hull Fiitings (3) CapeCodBubs at 10:07am 05.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/631 Hi All, The 146 I just purchased had the rear drain hose and both fittings removed. She gave me one
Seacock Mystery (2) silasl at 4:50am 05.24.23 Ask All Sailors 30/2289 I was looking at the seacocks on my "new to me" older sailboat, which is in the water. In the pictur
Depth transducer Ken13559 at 7:30pm 05.23.23 Ask All Sailors 2/471 If i were to replace my Raymarine Depth Transducer but don't want to rethread the cable through all
Water temperature sensor (1) DanBurke at 6:15pm 05.23.23 Ask All Sailors 5/802 I recently purchased a 1987 Mirage 32 with a Yanmar 2GM diesel. We started getting an alarm and our
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Wm. Gill at 11:16am 05.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1943 While looking to replace my spreader light with an LED bulb I ran into several problems. The existin
Circuit panel wiring question. (1) Wm. Gill at 11:05am 05.23.23 Ask All Sailors 26/2782 Working on rewiring the mast and came up with a couple things. I will post (a rant?) in a separate p
Hunter 90 Winyah Bay at 11:00am 05.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/463 Anyone know the luff and foot measurements for the Hunter 90? the info for the dinghy is quite bare
Hunter replacement rudder assembly (6) rebelh2o at 10:17am 05.23.23 Big Boats 3/994 I have a 2001 Hunter 340 with a replacement rudder that had some play in the bottom "bushing". When
Tabernacle design CaptainStan at 8:22am 05.23.23 Smaller Boats 8/2426 I am thinking on building a tabernacle to make it easier to raise the mast and like the idea of the

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What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? JBP-PA at 6:27am 08.18.25 Hmm like a half haul-out? Lots of marinas have boat stands they can put your boat on so it doesn't
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? Joe at 5:54am 08.18.25 Hmm how do you mean bracing it? I'm hesitant to touch the inside parts at all, I feel like not touc
Are you aware of this ABYC Update dlochner at 5:44am 08.18.25
Any thoughts on why this is corroding? Joe at 5:28am 08.18.25 The boat had cotter pins originally. It was a PITA to get them removed (for boat hauling). They ben
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? Captain Larry-DH at 5:04am 08.18.25 Hmm how do you mean bracing it? I'm hesitant to touch the inside parts at all, I feel like not touc
Transmission ratio dlochner at 4:46am 08.18.25 There isn't much room, however, you might try a "gravestone rubbing" on the model number. There is a
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? Tally Ho at 8:19pm 08.17.25
Transmission ratio Tally Ho at 8:15pm 08.17.25 I also see references to a 3.20:1. And a 2.61:1 gearing. I wonder if you can put more light on the
Transmission ratio Tally Ho at 8:07pm 08.17.25
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? rgranger at 7:33pm 08.17.25
Transmission ratio JoeWhite at 7:17pm 08.17.25 It is 2.62 that appears just below the model number
Transmission ratio (1) Tally Ho at 7:13pm 08.17.25
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:40pm 08.17.25
Are you aware of this ABYC Update colemj at 5:33pm 08.17.25
H380 Bent rudder and Smile Tally Ho at 2:35pm 08.17.25 Has anyone lifted the sole and checked the stringers for damage? That would be my concern ( and evi
Thoughts Tally Ho at 2:31pm 08.17.25 This guy (Mads) is quite the character, but he rebuilt this boat, including a major deck repair. He
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit JimHansen77 at 2:31pm 08.17.25 Wellll...Yes and no. K.O. is live aerobic bacteria which needs a decent supply of oxygen via the t
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? Tally Ho at 2:19pm 08.17.25 In order to drive a bung into the through hull from the outside, it will be necessary to apply some
Are you aware of this ABYC Update Johann at 2:17pm 08.17.25
What to do about this corroded through-hull fitting? Tally Ho at 2:16pm 08.17.25 Would you recommend putting a bung through the outside while I figure out the repair, or do you thi

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