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Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) (2) brockangelo at 11:58am 05.09.22 Catalina 22 12/857 Finally had a sunny weekend and had the chance to get the deck organizers and cam cleats installed i
Davits fnijs at 11:09am 05.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1689 Have any of you installed a dinghy davits system on a Beneteau 321?
Shroud and stay tension - H240 chriscampbell at 10:46am 05.09.22 Smaller Boats 5/515 I know this has been discussed many times, and I did search and read first. Wasn't finding exactly w
Beneteau 331 rear swim platform teak insert CABixler at 9:45am 05.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/857 Greetings been a while. Great group. My swim platform teak inset in my 2002 B331 has been loose for
Looking for spreader for O'Day 15' (older version) (1) vrcornish at 7:56am 05.09.22 Ask An Oday Owner 6/535 I just bought an old O'Day 15 but could only find one spreader. Anybody know where I can find one? C
Irwin 28 Fuel Tank Location Plymouth Sailor at 7:47am 05.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/297 Just bought a 28 1972, the fuel tank was remove and placed in cockpit previous to my ownership. Does
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced Hello Below at 7:35pm 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1516 I was watching a Webcast put on by a local cruising guide, Waggoner, and they made mention of a new
Has anyone purchased from Boatersland.com? skunther at 6:01pm 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 11/2059 I'm considering updating my outdated, unsupported and (partially) broken X5 Raymarine autopilot setu
Catalina 27.5 tom steele at 4:13pm 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 2/318 Moving up from Rhodes 22, I want to daysail on Lake Michigan. I want to trailer my boat home off se
Pressure Cap for H33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30 diesel (2) Fred at 11:02am 05.08.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/747 The coolant pressure cap gasket is broken on my H33.5. I noticed that the Yanmar replacement is fair
Loose shrouds? El Pinguino at 9:39am 05.08.22 Ask An Oday Owner 17/1916 What should be the tension of the shrouds? Mine are quite loose and the mast is banging when the boa
There is water under the bed... El Pinguino at 9:38am 05.08.22 Ask An Oday Owner 2/564 Water is coming out in the well at the base of the compression post. The level is stable just moving
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains (1) sunlover at 8:54am 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 43/2723 The previous owner snapped every one of the chains that keeps the filler caps from disappearing. E
Hunter 376 inverter charger jcrews63 at 8:15am 05.08.22 Big Boats 3/970 Hi Folks. Hoping some one could guide me a bit. My boats a 97 hunter 376 and I've replaced the house
how to take down mast for trailering gypsywind1980 at 4:24am 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1265 i have a hunter 27 1980 wanting to take down mast for traveling how do i take it down does this mast
Sea Strainer Location CaptainRan at 11:56pm 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/511 My Endeavor 37 with a perkins 4108 has a sea strainer located low, near the aft of the engine, diffi
Frustrating latches on C315 (1) stephen_i_w at 7:38pm 05.07.22 Catalina 310 2/858 These latches on various storage areas of my C315 are difficult to latch, I have to push the button
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 2:51pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 10/972 https://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2022/05/07/coast-guard-rescues-2-overturned-sailboa
Beneteau 343 Wire Rigging Specs? kellyr073 at 12:40pm 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1501 Hi, new to the forum. Just purchased a 2005 343, and the mast was stepped recently. Would like the
Mystery bottom paint coating (1) bigchief at 12:32pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 9/794 I have a hunter 23.5 with some old bottom paint from previous owner. The black stuff appears ablativ

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Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 04.15.24 So, I have a question about the this bronze(?) hose barb... I'd like to replace it since it appears
Oh yes I did ! Will Gilmore at 8:01pm 04.15.24 If you're going to take a problem by the horns, first it should have horns. Great thinking. It's k
Pic of Hunter 23 Masthead for fitting main topping lift (3) tim_brisbane at 7:47pm 04.15.24 Thanks all for your input. Dropped the mast over the wknd, attached the topping lift to the masthead
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Tally Ho at 7:26pm 04.15.24 Obsession is for sale once again! Nevermind winter storage, I can't imagine how expensive two slips
Looking for crew for the 2024 Round Whidbey Race May 11-12 Davidasailor26 at 6:47pm 04.15.24
Oh yes I did ! Davidasailor26 at 6:44pm 04.15.24
Just bought boat two boats in one day... Project_Mayhem at 6:04pm 04.15.24
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Project_Mayhem at 6:01pm 04.15.24 I am still puzzled by the "I" terminal of the pre-heat solenoid and why it is tied in to the lift p
Just bought boat two boats in one day... dLj at 5:45pm 04.15.24
cleaning out head calcium Hayden Watson at 5:41pm 04.15.24 I used to have a lot of trouble with this. I would get a solid shale buildup on the sides of the ta
Just bought boat two boats in one day... (1) Tally Ho at 5:05pm 04.15.24
Top Swivel problems? Two Sails at 3:41pm 04.15.24
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 3:34pm 04.15.24 Believe me, I googled this in every way possible including using Google lens to search for the schem
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard kappykaplan at 3:29pm 04.15.24 Masts are a major source of leaks in the winter. All the openings combined with wind driven rain re
2004 Hunter 41 Bilge Water on the hard dlochner at 3:21pm 04.15.24 Masts are a major source of leaks in the winter. All the openings combined with wind driven rain res
Hunter 410 door latch Nauti Laopo at 3:01pm 04.15.24 After 30 years mine failed also. Took it apart and in fact the spring had broke. A trip to harbor fr
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (6) jbmia at 2:49pm 04.15.24 Thanks for the insight Peggy and Ralph. Yep, the flange is flat.. I went ahead and dove into the
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (2) chichiflys at 2:48pm 04.15.24 Still slowly replacing my chain plates. Did the two aft lowers last year. Got the port fwd lower a
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) rgranger at 2:46pm 04.15.24
Electric Portable Generator? JRT at 1:24pm 04.15.24 That is great, I'm learning and just thinking of ideas. I agree several are very slick marketing fo

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