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Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 6:54am 05.04.23 Ask All Sailors 32/3155 Hey friends. the Surveyor mentioned traces of water in the keel. Not enough to justify the cost of r
I need your Knowledge on Rudders (3) Clay Smith at 4:38am 05.04.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1719 As many of you know I'm in the process of purchasing a 2000 Hunter 420 Passage. I have viewed this
Do You Recognize This Anchor? (1) jviss at 4:34am 05.04.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1632 I'm thinking of buying this used anchor as a spare/backup for my boat. It's 15 lb. Anyone know th
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? (1) gfcng at 10:40pm 05.03.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1352 Thinking of purchasing the Catalina 30 pictured below but I'm not familiar with this piece of riggin
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 05.03.23 Ask All Sailors 38/4038 1. I have a Jabsco accumulator for my potable water system. Big deal. 2. While pulling a new ven
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 3:39pm 05.03.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1233 Does anyone here have the B'G WR10 remote? Looking for opinions, reviews. Thanks, jv
How do I open this coolant drain? (1) AndyL at 9:38am 05.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/594 My coolant drain looks this one. Do I open/close it with a flathead screwdriver? Thanks, Andy h
Boom Vang Hardware (1) Sal10419 at 9:33am 05.03.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1776 Hi MacGregor owners, I have a 22' MacGregor Sailboat. I am missing the piece of metal hardware that
What sealant to use? (1) BroncoJohn at 9:14am 05.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/4160 I am chasing a leak in the corner of this deck window. What sealant should I use to rebed this windo
Replacing corroded Seaward 5200 series water heater (20 g.) with Kuuma 6 g. HWH - removal and installation questions Monheganlover at 8:47am 05.03.23 Catalina 310 6/1068 I have to remove my rusted out and leaking original equipment 20 gallon Seaward 5000 series water he
Well found Fantasia for sale in BVI (1) nat55 at 6:14am 05.03.23 Fantasia 35 0/24 I met the owners of this Fantasia here in Maine a few years back. 35' Fantasia 35 - BVI Yacht Sale
Raymarine and Autohelm Wheel Pilot Belts (1) jviss at 5:11am 05.03.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1426 Gates SYNCHRO-POWER BELT T5-750-10 This is the belt I sourced to replace the belt in an Autohelm AH
Bottom Chip Repair (1) tailboom at 7:22pm 05.02.23 Catalina 22 12/2531
Reattach wire to steering quadrant (2) mobydog at 6:03pm 05.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/2274 I have recently dropped my rudder on a Catalina 30 1981 a few inches to repair the top with epoxy. R
Hi boaters, 1975 pearson 39 owners manual pat.rik at 5:43pm 05.02.23 Pearson 4/1625 Hi everyone super excited bought a 39 pearson! Gonna liveaboard full time in Baltimore. Does anyon
Third summer, boat wont sail gtg at 4:45pm 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 51/5272 I have been taking classes, sailing boats but my 1974 Catalina 22 is a wild horse . Dont really not
Urgent warning to genset owners (3) artboas at 4:43pm 05.02.23 Big Boats 23/4321
Need Recommendations Plymouth Sailor at 12:08pm 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 2/583
Cat 30 Windlass PeteT at 11:47am 05.02.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1884 I am considering installing an electric windlass on my 1980 CAT 30. I am perplexed as to where to in
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install (2) skunther at 11:43am 05.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/714 I am trying to remove the drain from my Seaward s600 in order to install an anode. It is very diffic

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Isotherm Icebox Cooling Kit capta at 11:26am 09.11.25 You might want to find the leak. Refrigerant does not get used up or break down. If and when you do
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P georgedubose at 9:56am 09.11.25 Yes, the position of the shift lever on a KM2P is critical. I had created my own problem of the tran
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (1) georgedubose at 9:47am 09.11.25 I had a similar oil leak from the Kanzaki KM2P. The oil seal just inside the shift lever was leaking
Shimming rudder shaft Project_Mayhem at 9:43am 09.11.25 I think @colemj brings up a good point. Has anyone inspected their shaft for galvanic corrosion afte
Apparent Wind Indicator Calif. Ted at 9:24am 09.11.25 When I got my 2002 C320 it had a Davis Windex mounted to the aft masthead and the VHF Ant. had been
Lithium Batteries Jim Legere at 9:17am 09.11.25 GOOGLE: Insurance companies and marine lithium batteries... Most of us have an agreed value marine
Shimming rudder shaft Hayden Watson at 8:38am 09.11.25 I would be concerned with the galvanic issues of graphite in contact with aluminum or stainless in
Rudder repair brhoads at 8:31am 09.11.25
Shimming rudder shaft (3) Hayden Watson at 8:28am 09.11.25 My 88 had brass shims when I got it 28-years ago but over the years, the rudder still developed late
Shimming rudder shaft colemj at 8:16am 09.11.25 I would be concerned with the galvanic issues of graphite in contact with aluminum or stainless in s
How to sell my O'day 23? jssailem at 8:12am 09.11.25 Welcome @oday240ny to the forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. Exciting times.
Searching 8mm gypsy for Leroy Somer S801 jssailem at 8:05am 09.11.25 It is not often that a boat owner desires to reduce the size of his boat's anchoring system. You m
Keel bolt damage on lead keel Hayden Watson at 7:35am 09.11.25 Having worked with molten lead on numerous occasions, I would not try to locally melt it to reinert
Autopilot for O'Day 39 Taylor1618 at 7:33am 09.11.25 The more I read about the CPT the more I think that may be the best option for us.
How to sell my O'day 23? oday240ny at 7:31am 09.11.25 I just bought an Oday 240 yesterday in New York. I took an ASA101 class and bought it from the inst
Autopilot for O'Day 39 jssailem at 6:59am 09.11.25
Keel bolt damage on lead keel jssailem at 6:45am 09.11.25 the mast has to come off..... When inspecting a grounding, you must look at more than the obvious
Autopilot for O'Day 39 dlochner at 6:22am 09.11.25 For clarification, a wheel pilot can steer to a wind angle as well if properly integrated with wind
Autopilot for O'Day 39 Tally Ho at 6:04am 09.11.25 An additional advantage is the ability to follow the wind and not a compass course. Following the w
Shimming rudder shaft shemandr at 5:59am 09.11.25 I've heard of that technique but don't know anyone who has tried it. The risks are obvious. The ve

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