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Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast dkinzer at 6:19pm 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1600 I'm in the process of figuring out the legs of a trip from Astoria, Oregon to Port Angeles, Washingt
Seaward 25 mast raising system Gmeyer at 5:33pm 03.27.23 Seaward 3/1897 Anyone know of a video or instructions how to use the mast raising system that comes with a 2000 Sea
Asbestos? (1) Plymouth Sailor at 3:19pm 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1211
O'day 192 tidal mooring rmilofsky at 2:48pm 03.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1395
Pedestal guard replacment (3) Scott T-Bird at 11:10am 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2857 I'm still trying to make helm improvements and have mostly frustration so far, and more questions th
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe JohnK Austin TX at 9:51am 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 5/510 Hello all, For a short charter trip, flew to Europe from USA. I have Navionics on 2021 iPadAir but
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 20/3726 I acquired a gallon of Meguire's cleaner wax for free a few months back. This weekend I tried it on
Beneteau 361 leak behind shower bmadan at 4:37am 03.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/631 I have a 361 beneteau and I'm pretty sure the leak is behind the shower wall. Any one have a suggest
Water Tank Material WasabiRush at 3:57am 03.27.23 Big Boats 10/1217 Are the H34 water tanks HDPE or PP? Thanks
Port light internal trim gaskets (3) PK123 at 10:01pm 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1029 Mirage 27 - Vancouver BC ....just in the process of renovating the port lights and wondering where
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) anastas at 7:27pm 03.26.23 Engines and Propulsion 18/6606 Hi all, I attempted to replace my raw water pump impeller and when I opened the face plate I saw th
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (5) Redwood707 at 7:15pm 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 22/2314 I just made the leap a few weeks ago and purchased an 18 foot Laguna Windrose 18. The hull seems to
Sole Replacement chschell at 4:59pm 03.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1160 Does anyone know if there is a firm out there which does pre-cut sole replacement pieces? 2000 Hunte
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 (1) Gigagybe at 11:37am 03.26.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3046 Starting today my water tank level of my Beneteau Oceanis 31 shows full even if it is empty. Could i
Closet instead of front port door henri at 9:57am 03.26.23 Big Boats 1/660 Hello, On my H466 3 cabins version, I would like to replace the (port) door to the forward cabin wit
Missing Bomar hatch lock retainer (1) SailingWhileRetired at 9:20am 03.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/657 I'm trying to locate a spare for the missing latch retainer shown in the attached photo. I purchase
Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler Valerieflyer at 7:27am 03.26.23 Catalina 22 4/1116 We are replacing the standing rigging on our C22 - mostly because the PO had no knowledge of the boa
Sourcing Diesel Parts/ Repair Plymouth Sailor at 6:34am 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 0/22 Hello everyone, I have an older Kubota Diesel engine (90s) and to source a couple of parts, oil pan
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. Plymouth Sailor at 6:09am 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 4/948 Hello everyone, I have an older Kubota Diesel engine (90s) and need to source a couple of parts, oi
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... (1) obxjeff at 5:43am 03.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2167 A new owner of a 1991 43'. The autopilot was/is inoperable, the clutch would grab but no rotation,

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Survey before insurance will renew? surfstud31 at 6:25am 07.08.25 Perhaps I can help clear up some of this insurance stuff as a 30+ year State Farm Agent. Although I
Survey before insurance will renew? jackhart at 6:11am 07.08.25 Has this happened to anyone else? We've had BoatUS insurance for 20+ years. Never filed any claims.
Jerks! jackhart at 6:08am 07.08.25 Scotch my man... gin taste like a pine tree to me. My old boss man had me try scotch, I thought I
Anchor Swivel dlochner at 5:45am 07.08.25 What I am hearing is that folks who have removed them don't miss them. I am wondering if they just
Repair of Fiberglass Centerboard Trunk colemj at 5:44am 07.08.25 Weigh the reinforcement schedule of 50:50 fiber to resin by weight. Ideally use the same fibergl
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 5:32am 07.08.25 Check out the Amazon link @dlochner posted. It is kind of buried in the text, so you might have mi
Repair of Fiberglass Centerboard Trunk shemandr at 5:31am 07.08.25 3/8 12=4.5. I agree that you don't want to engage the curve of the centerboard trunk that much.*
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 5:27am 07.08.25
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 5:21am 07.08.25 Haha YES tacking!!! We are getting way better at our terminology but miss the mark here and there! T
Autohelm st50 speed mixed with Seatalkng network rpwillia at 5:18am 07.08.25 I saw this post and have a simpler but related question. I have an old ST50 wired autopilot remote t
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] sailme88 at 5:17am 07.08.25 Check the gaskets on the heat exchanger,,, Also, there should be a hose from the nipple at the therm
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] colemj at 4:58am 07.08.25
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. shemandr at 4:44am 07.08.25 Serpentine!
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] (3) testingthewaters91 at 4:42am 07.08.25 Yes, it is a vent. Without the vent the seal needs to be burped by separating the graphite collar
How long til your 3GM starts? (1) Jim Legere at 4:25am 07.08.25 As the old acronym states: RTFM! All will be revealed. Even includes cold weather starting instructi
Jerks! danooxnard at 4:07am 07.08.25 A bi-metal hole saw of the correct size to give the curve and a good drill. dano
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. kappykaplan at 3:48am 07.08.25 we zigzagged also did a lot of zigzagging. I think you mean tacking! :beer:
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 3:10am 07.08.25 Lots of motoring up the Hudson. One day the wind was almost exclusively coming right toward us, but
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. markymac1961 at 2:05am 07.08.25 As far as the bare woodwork, both solid and veneer, I try to hit it once a year in the spring with
Repair of Fiberglass Centerboard Trunk BAD ORCA at 11:37pm 07.07.25 There is no limit to how much glass you can laminate over the repair. Once you get the basic hole r

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