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Beneteau 1993 First 35s5 Keel Separation (1) TButler at 7:23am 03.19.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1160 Hi - I have a small gap between the keel and hull (see pic though this is right after haul out befor
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. (4) SycloneDriver at 8:04pm 03.18.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1410 I remember reading a how-to on this subject, made it seem easy. A few days ago I decided to try it.
Replacement head (toilet unit specifically) Le Bon Temp 1 at 3:56pm 03.18.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1550 Needing some help please. I have a 2003 Cat/350. Need to replace my electric head which is a Wilcox
Screwed Up Cetol Project SailMaster at 10:58am 03.18.23 Ask All Sailors 3/646 Hi guys, I've never worked with this product so I need a little advice. I hired someone to do our t
Second Battery Souellette at 9:15am 03.18.23 Catalina 275 13/2191 Any advice on the easiest way to add a second battery to a Catalina 275? I've installed a chartplott
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep not too shallow (1) circa1971la at 8:08am 03.18.23 Ask All Sailors 7/736 Hi I have a dark blue gel coat on my sailboat. The inflatable dinghy tied up alongside left scratche
Grounding log WI Rigger at 7:43am 03.18.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1271 I read an article on installing a #6 electrical copper (not aluminum) wire lug at the bottom of the
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 7:36am 03.18.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1752 In the works for this coming season, the Admiral and I have plans to sail Belle-Vie into British Col
O Day 28 radiator expansion tank waterking2 at 5:37pm 03.17.23 Bigger Boats 8/1240 I have a 1986 O Day 28 with the M-12 universal. There is no coolant expansion tank . Is this normal
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite McPhee at 1:34pm 03.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/1664 I'm fixing up a 2005 Hunter 33, and mostly following Don Casey's book as well as the manual. For the
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 (6) Maxcromic at 11:51am 03.17.23 Smaller Boats 14/2557 Hello Everyone, I need assistance with repairs on my Hunter 240 I need to remove the centerboard sw
Defender Marine Bob S at 9:39am 03.17.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1301 Does anyone know if Defender still has a warehouse sale? I used to take advantage for spring commiss
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. (2) Muttondressedaslamb at 3:23pm 03.16.23 Ask All Sailors 17/2897 After a lightning strike hit the top of my mast back in 2018, some of the electrical wires got fried
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (2) rardiH36 at 2:55pm 03.16.23 The Cherubini Hunters 32/5144 Its been quite a few years ago that I last posted/participated on the Cherubini forum. Back now! T
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... rpludwig at 2:38pm 03.16.23 Catalina 22 12/1485 '84 C22, no soft decks, no leaky windows, no leaky poptop, solid leak-free restored volcano, drains
410 Owners with Y-Valves for aft head? VanIslandGuy at 2:08pm 03.16.23 Big Boats 4/798 Does anyone have a Hunter 410 with the aft-head plumbed with a Y-valve? Ours wasn't fitted with one
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. Hayden Watson at 12:59pm 03.16.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/2526 My M-25XP has a coolant temperature gauge but no audible alarm. This is fine if you constantly watc
Everett Fuel Dock colb218 at 10:14am 03.16.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/1722 Hello All- I know there are some Everett Marina neighbors here so I am hoping for some help. This i
mast lights (1) Duluthwinger at 8:04am 03.16.23 Big Boats 23/5850 Hi, While the mast is down I was thinking about replacing the mast lights with LED except the steami
Hard or Soft Bimini height Rowbert at 7:39am 03.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1201 I am contemplating a hard Bimini, for the ease of solar panels and overall ease of cleaning, but I d

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Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Foswick at 1:02am 05.19.25 No, that size down, alone, would not be a problem, especially not for a reefing line. Make sure tha
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 11:49pm 05.18.25
Repainting deck Foswick at 10:47pm 05.18.25 Depends on if your current deck surface is paint or gelcoat. If it is gelcoat, then the faded appear
Is this boat bottom okay? Foswick at 10:26pm 05.18.25 John and Higgs have given good advice. Though this is not an immediate structural problem, it WILL r
Compass Glare Hood (1) Foswick at 10:08pm 05.18.25 Thanks Joe, but those links do not bring up related information, for me - just some sort of random G
Repainting deck garymalmgren at 9:01pm 05.18.25 RE: What do you think would be a good paint to use to spruce it up. Powerwash and polish is much l
Is this boat bottom okay? higgs at 6:40pm 05.18.25 You definitely do not want bare fiberglass to soak in any type of water over a season. I would use
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. higgs at 6:36pm 05.18.25 Is the vent blocked? That is my first question.
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 seatrail at 6:13pm 05.18.25 We didn't have to remove the bolts - just the nuts. This was easy because we weren't concerned abo
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. JoeWhite at 5:57pm 05.18.25 Is the vent blocked?
Is this boat bottom okay? colemj at 5:40pm 05.18.25 It looks like the swing keel trunk? Maybe from pulling on/off a trailer? Gelcoat provides no struc
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 colemj at 5:28pm 05.18.25 How difficult was it to remove the bolt? We didn't have to remove the bolts - just the nuts. Thi
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise Scott T-Bird at 4:48pm 05.18.25 The second draft sounds like a safer plan. I would be very nervous making a 60+ mile jump across La
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Tally Ho at 3:52pm 05.18.25 Are you dumping it into a garbage can or something? If you are talking about a thru hull, I assum
New owner of an Irwin 28 Mk III kappykaplan at 1:38pm 05.18.25 Plymouth Sailor, the OP hasn't been seen since 14 May 2023.
Changing masthead bulb Project_Mayhem at 1:34pm 05.18.25 You might want to consider replacing the entire fixture depending on how much corrosion is inside
USCG Wants to remove Some nav aids in the NE United States dlochner at 1:24pm 05.18.25 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/proposed-removal-of-uscg-navigational-aids.1249941555/#pos
New owner of an Irwin 28 Mk III Plymouth Sailor at 1:01pm 05.18.25
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 Richard19068 at 12:57pm 05.18.25 If heat and penetrating oil treatments don't do the job is that something a nut splitter might be a
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:53pm 05.18.25 is it designed to discharge through a macerator or a suction pump-out or gravity?

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