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Irwin 33.1 SailingLoto at 1:54am 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 6/817 Any knowledge on these old boats? It's a freshwater boat with an atomic 4 that is getting water in t
Towing a Portland Pudgy? SailorElliot at 5:28pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1211 Hey, I'm looking for a dinghy for a Flicka 20 and I've stumbled across the controversial Portland P
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED (1) Matt DV at 3:16pm 04.23.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1033 Going on the visual alone, I evidently have to replace this piece. Any suggestions on parts supplier
Problems with early 310s paulducham at 2:52pm 04.23.23 Catalina 310 14/2641 I thought I remembered reading here that there were some design flaws in the first couple of years o
Crew finder Coboaters at 1:43pm 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1301 Hello Sailors, How do you find crew when you need to deliver your boat or want to sail more?
Want to Buy Hunter 30' - 33' 1988 to 1996 vabchbrewer at 12:56pm 04.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/843 I am in Virginia Beach, VA and am looking for a nice Hunter, ready to sail. I'm retired and getting
Abandoned vessels, what's the solution? (1) T-Schwan at 11:25am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 60/8600 More and more boat owners, no longer able to afford (or care about) maintenance of their vessels, ar
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 10:52am 04.23.23 Seaward 15/2113 My 2000 model Seaward 25 has shore power, but I have never had the occasion to use it until now. Wit
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Wm. Gill at 9:08am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 57/7104 I am just returning to sailing after over 25 years. During that time, I had a twin-engine powerboat
What to do above the water line??? Dil at 6:42am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 14/2161 I am getting ready to redo the bottom of my 1991 Hunter 30, there is a lot of info on this and produ
Maxprop Grease jviss at 5:47am 04.23.23 Ask All Sailors 5/84 Never mind. Some members here find it necessary to mock or insult people for asking a question, or
iOS Notifications are back! Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 04.23.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/889 The one feature of the long-deprecated SBO iOS mobile app that I missed was push notifications. Hap
Rudder Bearing thetone at 9:06pm 04.22.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1452 Hello Friends,I'm trying to drop the rudder on my 35s5. It will not come out! Help me please! theto
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 4:50pm 04.22.23 Ask All Sailors 15/3804 Our boat has nine of the standard bronze through hull valves. Some are getting a bit stiff to operat
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Don S/V ILLusion at 12:59pm 04.22.23 Weather and Forecasting 31/4080 I understand forecasts are just that and not always correct, however, my question is - why are fore
Overheat buzzer buzzing continuously - Yanmar 3HM35F SailMaster at 6:26am 04.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/1541 Upon starting when cold, our overheat buzzer or the sensor is buzzing constantly with the switch on.
Wind velocity and angle not reading on Chartplotter. Thomas Frazer at 6:03pm 04.21.23 Ask All Sailors 2/690 Boat model: Beneteau Oceanis 41.1. Year 2019 I have wired connection between the B'G wind instrumen
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate (3) Mike25 at 5:21pm 04.21.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2550 Flimsy deck and bow cleat. Post n bow backplate needed. The po had cut a 1.5" by 1.5 hole in forwar
Bilge Hose xavpil at 3:47pm 04.21.23 Ask All Sailors 3/638
Squeaky companionway cover AndyL at 3:08pm 04.21.23 Big Boats 10/1699 On my 2004 Hunter 36 the sliding companionway cover squeaks when you slide it open or closed. It's

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Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P testingthewaters91 at 11:29am 07.13.25
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement Calif. Ted at 11:03am 07.13.25 You should lie down in the shade and rethink this. That's vintage cast aluminum, they don't make 'em
Head filling with water while I'm away BigEasy at 10:34am 07.13.25 Really need to develop habit of closing ALL thru hull valves when closing up / leaving your boat. D
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can BigEasy at 10:28am 07.13.25 Amazon has 2 to 2.5 gallon diesel cans also.
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? BigEasy at 10:19am 07.13.25 Remove & check the O ring(s) to determine if cracked or split; that could definitely cause a leak.
Head filling with water while I'm away travelinreid at 10:06am 07.13.25 The Catalina Mk I also uses the thru-hull by the head sink for both the sink drain as well as the t
Head filling with water while I'm away (2) travelinreid at 10:02am 07.13.25 Because your toilet bowl is at or below the waterline, you need to install a vented loop in the toi
Mastgate Ward H at 9:57am 07.13.25 My C30 just used a 1/4-20 bolt and washer threaded into a drill and tapped hole.
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement Tally Ho at 9:54am 07.13.25
How we step our mast on the MAC25 Tedd at 9:53am 07.13.25 Very nice! In some ways I like that better than the system I made for the Mac 26S we used to have.
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can dLj at 9:38am 07.13.25 Ace hardware carries 2 gallon yellow diesel cans for about $30. dj
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement dlochner at 9:36am 07.13.25 If the mounting screws come out easily, this is not difficult to replace. While you have it apart co
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement Tally Ho at 9:32am 07.13.25
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement NomadCC77 at 9:26am 07.13.25
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement Tally Ho at 9:13am 07.13.25
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can Stu Jackson at 9:09am 07.13.25 want to change our fuel filters If you have an electric lift pump, you don't need to fill the new
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 07.13.25 I told you not to get the economy transmission repair kit ................. it's cheaper because h
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can sailcapt340 at 8:38am 07.13.25 I did think of painting a can, I may be forced to as you suggest. I have been turned away on a dock
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can colemj at 8:14am 07.13.25 I had never heard or seen a 2gal yellow diesel jug that wasn't a specialty item specifically designe
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement (2) NomadCC77 at 7:56am 07.13.25 Here are pictures of the Throttle lever I need to replace. I would consider a complete replacement.

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