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season begins, the lakes are open jon hansen at 7:28pm 04.11.23 Sails Call Lounge 2/948 2ULHLywEZSg
Frozen Thru Hull Valve SailMaster at 1:43pm 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 3/569 While troubleshooting a leaking toilet, I have found that the waste thru hull is in frozen in the op
Beneteau 423 Refrigeration unit location and access Riverdaze at 1:39pm 04.11.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1242 I was doing a thorough cabin inspection, checking and exercising through-holes, cleaning bilges, eng
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 (2) dano2022 at 1:22pm 04.11.23 Catalina 22 14/2153 I was out for a short sail on a lake. I returned to the dock and attempted to raise the keel when th
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation BigEasy at 12:03pm 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 11/2203 First attempt to install a new rubber hatch gasket on a Lewmar low profile deck hatch did not go wel
Please critique my masthead antenna! (2) Gene Neill at 11:39am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2439 This is my old antenna, which I am replacing. As you can see, the bottom 12'' do not clear above the
Wiring charge controller for solar q's fred1diver at 9:55am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/706 hello everyone, ready to wire my charge controller to the batteries, looking in the manual but I can
Help installing A/C on a Hunter 33.5 sjbaltes at 7:15am 04.11.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/1116 I would like to install A/C on my just purchased Hunter 33.5 but I'm having trouble figuring out a g
Dried cetol tristanemerson at 6:40am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 6/940 How/what is the best way possible to clean up dried cetol from a boat deck without harming the gel c
New Hunter 25 (2006)? chriscampbell at 5:46am 04.11.23 Smaller Boats 4/2109 What do you all know about the Hunter 25-2? I've done lots of searching, but there is little informa
Fuel tank gasket NYSail at 5:10am 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 3/589 Hello all, I have a plastic fuel tank in my beneteau. I had removed the sender and when I replaced c
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank pdistefano58 at 12:42pm 04.10.23 Smaller Boats 11/2493 Hi All, new to me 1997 Hunter 26 I purchased the boat with damage to the hull with the intention
Weather forecast... jssailem at 11:26am 04.10.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 17/2513 Spring is Delayed... That is the message from weather man Rufus. Looking out for the next 3 plus we
Hull/deck Leaks thwilson at 10:47am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 14/2826 My 1986 Catalina 30 has some leaks where the hull connects to the deck. I've tightened the bolts in
Best technique to lube control cables? fred1diver at 8:17am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 7/903 Hello everyone, what is your go to method to lube up control cables?
Need seawater pump for Hunter 42 Kohler 9.5 KW generator BBC16385 at 7:53am 04.10.23 Big Boats 31/3711 I have a 1997 Passage 42. It has a Kohler 9.5KW generator. Kohler Generator model # 3TNE78AC-KM .
Macgregor 25 forestay length ? whudatt at 6:45am 04.10.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/822 Good morning sailing friends, would anyone out there happen to know the correct length of the forest
F'ing mice chriscampbell at 6:29am 04.10.23 Smaller Boats 10/1463 Went for our first sail of the season over the weekend and found 6 holes chewed in our mainsail. Grr
Spreader blocks location fred1diver at 4:16am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1517 Hello everyone. Getting ready to install lazy jacks and flag halyards on my spreaders, for the lazy
Replacement Seals for Instrument Thru-Deck Fittings? dmdiehl64 at 5:01pm 04.09.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/826 At the front of the mast on our Beneteau 321 we have 5 thru-deck fittings for various cables. Closes

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Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps HunterKid at 12:29pm 08.12.25 Thank you all for the great information.
Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps HunterKid at 12:27pm 08.12.25 A third in from each end would be fine or at the location of your end of bunk supports on your trai
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Ralph Johnstone at 12:22pm 08.12.25 Check the terminals on the house and starter batteries to see where the light weight connections are
Rudder Surprise - Found Water, Found Cracks... Found a New Project testingthewaters91 at 12:05pm 08.12.25
Help identifying older sail boat splorinplaces at 11:58am 08.12.25 If this was just for registration, I would just measure the length of the boat (let's say 16) and u
Installing a Visa Marine 319 MSD in a Catalina 22. saltyfriends at 11:54am 08.12.25 Just finished installing the potty hold down brackets. Not sure how good they will be over the lon
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? kappykaplan at 11:46am 08.12.25 Does the bilge pump run when the start battery selector is off? Need to trace the wire from the bil
Mariner 19 Vang vs Gnav Wood and Steel at 11:24am 08.12.25 I can't comment on the gnav because I don't know what it is. The only comment I can offer is that
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? saltyfriends at 11:22am 08.12.25 Installing a deck fitting is fairly easy. Buy the fitting, some high quality hose, a decent hole sa
Help identifying older sail boat Foswick at 11:20am 08.12.25 If this was just for registration, I would just measure the length of the boat (let's say 16) and us
Rudder Surprise - Found Water, Found Cracks... Found a New Project Tally Ho at 11:17am 08.12.25 Well, I was minding my own business at the yard the other day, when I saw a couple of other folks p
Soft spot & gelcoat repair questions (1968 Highlander 20) Foswick at 11:02am 08.12.25 Well, I would treat the idea that it is indeed a soft spot with a little skepticism until you get so
Help identifying older sail boat splorinplaces at 11:01am 08.12.25
Help identifying older sail boat kappykaplan at 10:57am 08.12.25 I contacted David who owns Marauder Marine Boatworks he said it is for sure NOT one of their boats.
Help identifying older sail boat splorinplaces at 10:56am 08.12.25 HIN decoder says: Marauder Marine Boatworks (dba) (In Business) EO0O1 = Boat Serial Number 05 = Mon
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 10:45am 08.12.25 that would be a capital offense... -Will Good one.
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 08.12.25 and what got Kermit out of bed in the first place. Most likely wet the bed :yikes: .
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 08.12.25 Holy great snapping horny toads. If that collection of loose hardware doesn't contribute to your vi
Companionway handle confusion AnnekeHobson at 10:26am 08.12.25 This is SO helpful thank you for such a quick and thorough response!
Companionway handle confusion JoeWhite at 10:25am 08.12.25 If you look closely on the opposite side of the screw you will see a wood insert about 3/8" in diame

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