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Bow Roller for an Anchor on 275 Azure at 8:42am 04.01.23 Catalina 275 1/1278 I am presently considering installing a bow roller for occasional anchoring. I find it difficult hau
Stuck tell-tales Hayden Watson at 12:03am 04.01.23 Ask All Sailors 11/2586 My new genoa came with wool yarn tell-tales installed but they all stick to the sail. In my first sa
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 acudavid at 9:54pm 03.31.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/5477 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The m
Goosneck to Boom (3) Redwood707 at 7:00pm 03.31.23 Trailer Sailors 13/2776 Hello, I am attempting to equip a Windrose 18 with the basic necessities to hit the water and make a
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (3) zinahewitt at 5:36pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 20/3229 Hi All, Hope you are doing well. My sailboat a 1975 Dufour 34 is steered using the ship's wheel, I
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 1:33pm 03.31.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2859 Yesterday, I hoisted (with difficulty) my new gennaker on my Beneteau 331, PELIKAN. I need some adv
Hurricane season 2022 Analysis (4) JamesG161 at 1:29pm 03.31.23 Weather and Forecasting 10/2101
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX brockangelo at 12:55pm 03.31.23 Catalina 22 2/868 I've been planning a project of moving my halyards internal since I'm about to add a VHF antenna, so
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 12:02pm 03.31.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/957 I want to repair the rudder because it shakes---How can i have acces to tudder because the acces spa
SPRING RECOMMISSIONING Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:00am 03.31.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/3138 More boats have to be towed in, or find themselves back in the yard, and more equipment failures hap
Survey Question Greg_D at 8:43am 03.31.23 Catalina 30 16/2237 Hello all, long time lurker here, first time poster. I am looking at a 1984 Catalina 30 tall rig and
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 7:42am 03.31.23 C&C 9/1497 Hi all C'C owners! I am now the proud owner of a 1975 C'C 33 Mk1 "Yellowtail". I will be moving her
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 7:08pm 03.30.23 Engines and Propulsion 9/1610 Hi, everyone, longtime lurker here. I came into possession (cheap!) of a Yanmar 3YM30x1 engine in
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 (2) nitrogenase at 6:20pm 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1000 Hello all, can't see the fuel level anymore. See attached for the back and front of the gauge. The b
Bilge Pump breaker George Braun at 9:38am 03.30.23 Big Boats 18/2248 2008 Hunter 36 that we bought the end of last summer - on board last weekend to finally begin spring
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 9:00am 03.30.23 Big Boats 13/1780 Hello again, I wonder if any owners of sister ships have the subject original manuals. I have a 3 in
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? vmaks at 4:20am 03.30.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1935 I had to replace me holding tank due to a decent size crack at the bottom. The tank was on an '86 Pe
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 3:49am 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 37/4505 I'll get to my question, but first; My bottom paint is thick and flaking in spots so I decided this
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER EXADAS MUSIC at 2:20am 03.30.23 Ask All Sailors 3/530 We want to fix repair the rudder to my BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER because it has some space--How can we ha
Damper plate? Hayden Watson at 10:36pm 03.29.23 Engines and Propulsion 15/2328 My boat is making a new sound at low idle when in gear and I am wondering if it might be from the da

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Survey before insurance will renew? Bgkahuna11325 at 6:41pm 07.08.25 Has this happened to anyone else? We've had BoatUS insurance for 20+ years. Never filed any claims.
Is my new keel winch broken Timm R Oday25 at 6:07pm 07.08.25 There is quite likely a lever we aren't being shown
Whisker Pole Part Sought Timm R Oday25 at 6:05pm 07.08.25 I'd buy a newer better one . The friendship is way more important than trying to save a few dollars
DC to DC charger size MFD at 6:03pm 07.08.25
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" stickinthemud57 at 5:53pm 07.08.25 Very interested in hearing feedback on this. Regardless, a proper cleaning and lube of the slugs/sl
DC to DC charger size artboas at 5:39pm 07.08.25
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. (3) markymac1961 at 4:55pm 07.08.25 Small confession here in that I bought the boat brand new from Hunter in Florida. I didn't have to
Anchor Swivel thinwater at 4:08pm 07.08.25 I was referring more to the fact that, around here, you can spin around dozen of times in a single
Is my new keel winch broken pgandw at 3:50pm 07.08.25 When I've bought trailer winches, I look for the words "reversible" on the package. Not all have th
How long til your 3GM starts? Tally Ho at 3:47pm 07.08.25 I have never had to put the compression levers into decompression mode to start my 2GM20F. i paid a
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Davidasailor26 at 3:10pm 07.08.25 I said scrw Garmin 6 years ago after they EOL'd my chartplotter a year after purchase. I use OpenC*
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Dalliance at 2:54pm 07.08.25 I use the tank water for washing and dishes, but stick with bottled water for drinking & brushing my
Survey before insurance will renew? Dalliance at 2:14pm 07.08.25 I switched from Geico/Boat US in 2021. I had no claims for over 12 years with Boat US, but then Gei
Jerks! Davenport at 1:40pm 07.08.25 Thanks for tips on making gin pole. How does one keep the bi metal hole saw in the right spot at th
SVEclipse (7) TNCat22 at 1:28pm 07.08.25 That's a fine '87 for sure. I purchased an '86 three years ago from the 3rd owner in TX (fresh water
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:44pm 07.08.25 Small confession here in that I bought the boat brand new from Hunter in Florida. I didn't have to
Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 12:41pm 07.08.25 I've got the same problem. Asked 2 "surveyors" to quote the job. One was $1000, the other was $120
Survey before insurance will renew? ggrizzard at 12:37pm 07.08.25 I've got the same problem. Asked 2 "surveyors" to quote the job. One was $1000, the other was $120
Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 12:30pm 07.08.25 Yep I have been with USAA my entire life, they're amazing but, will not insure big boats with any r
Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 12:28pm 07.08.25 Just an aside: I was talking to one of our sailing members Saturday who keeps a boat moored in Tort

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