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Coasta Rica - Where to charter lessons and days aboard RussellBeckner at 5:00pm 11.17.22 Destinations 11/2087 Looking for any experiences from folks who may have sailed in Coast Rica. My wife and I plan to visi
Looking for a captain to sail my boat William Brunes at 1:41pm 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1391 I am looking for someone to sail my 27 ft Catalina from New York to Florida. Looking to have it move
Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Evan Williams at 12:00pm 11.17.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1449 From my reading, the inboard Universal has a closed internal cooling system with a heat exchanger us
Replacing wire/rope main halyard stanirish at 10:49am 11.17.22 C&C 4/2373 My 1975 31' C'C 1/2 Ton main halyard needs to be replaced; there was only 12 of these boats made but
Lazarette Pad Locks: Battery, Fuel and Companionway John Marrone at 8:51am 11.17.22 Catalina 22 6/948 Locker Latch Pad Locks and Companion Way Hood are not lasting. Looked at Abus and Master. WD and any
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks Project_Mayhem at 8:38am 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 9/880 Can anyone recommend a solution to clean two stroke exhaust marks from the back of the hull? My old
winterizing puzzle George Braun at 8:34am 11.17.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/1163 new-to-us 2008 Hunter 36 with a 3YM30. Why would a diesel that has run perfectly since we acquired t
West Coast Space Launch Brian D at 7:28am 11.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/1462 For those in the Southern to Central California, and western Arizona, there will be a Falcon 9 launc
Where, or where? (1) Brian D at 7:19am 11.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 4/859 210993
Roller furling rigs Messing About at 3:24am 11.17.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1126
Do you like Pocket Yachts (1) jssailem at 5:58pm 11.16.22 Ask All Sailors 64/6368 What is a Pocket Yacht? It is, in the eyes of the owner, a small sailboat that serves the needs of
Engine replacement Oceanis 411 Clipper Bene toes at 4:56pm 11.16.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1161 Hello everyone. I have an Oceanis 411 Clipper. Originally I believe the engine was a Volvo Penta, b
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? bigchief at 3:38pm 11.16.22 Parts Search 14/3377 Does anyone know of a salvage yard for sailboats?
Passage 42 bulkhead Dan Kelly at 2:47pm 11.16.22 Big Boats 11/1258 Looking to do some extensive engine work. Does anyone know how to remove the bulkhead in the port pa
Clever Boat Names rgranger at 11:29am 11.16.22 Ask All Sailors 53/9292 It is winter... and there seems to be a lot of desire for randome stuff on here.... There was a 201
Three way electrical connections (1) arlouper at 11:19am 11.16.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/2253 I'm putting half my house lights (ultra-low draw led's) on one circuit and the other half on another
Electric dinghy engines william24424 at 10:50am 11.16.22 Ask All Sailors 29/2768 I bought an 3HP e-propulsion outboard for my dinghy. Works great, battery lasts about 9 hours, very
which Anti-fouling paint for speed wheel NCBrew at 10:43am 11.16.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2033 which anti-fouling paint for speed wheel
40 ft hunter electrical Rick.johnson at 10:42am 11.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1570 Hi Guys i just purchased a 87 40 ft hunter legend An am in need of the original electrical diagram
Ericson keel (2) ALROU77 at 10:24am 11.16.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1415 Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy an ericson 1990 38'. The photos we have on it shows some painting jo

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Diesel Leak Injection Pump (1) buddybear at 8:14am 03.12.25 If it is a marinized Kubota, then it is likely a Kiki injection pump (I think Bosch bought them yea
adding electrical stove dlochner at 8:02am 03.12.25 Rick, Are you sure that stove is USA 240V vs europe 240v. I am not totally certain, but the usa us
VHF SWR results... colemj at 7:40am 03.12.25 Since my posting I discovered that there are marine antennas that are not adjustable and other mari
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 7:21am 03.12.25 Thanks all, I was going to look at the fuel injectors anyway since I noticed som fine soot on the s
Source for replacement sheaves colemj at 7:21am 03.12.25 Besides sun, nylon swells with water - something you do not want a sheave to do. Why make them? Yo
Diesel Leak Injection Pump colemj at 7:12am 03.12.25 If it is a marinized Kubota, then it is likely a Kiki injection pump (I think Bosch bought them year
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 7:12am 03.12.25 I should write out a flow chart on what excessively hot or cold temperatures on the mixing elbow in
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 7:11am 03.12.25 On my Hunter 40.5 the reef line is not on a shuttle system. The Outhaul is on a shuttle but the sin
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Captain Larry-DH at 7:06am 03.12.25 Thanks for your input. The two videos I've seen this being used indicate that it's fairly straight
adding electrical stove ice breaker at 7:02am 03.12.25 Rick, Are you sure that stove is USA 240V vs europe 240v. I am not totally certain, but the usa use
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main PAC3142 at 6:59am 03.12.25 On the shuttle reefing systems I have seen, you can reef up to maybe 9% of the length of the boom.
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 PAC3142 at 6:57am 03.12.25 FYI, Matt Duggan from Edson did reply and said he hadn't seen tubes like these before.
Trail-Rite Trailer weight LakeShark at 6:54am 03.12.25 @jvanhare Boat and trailer weight will be somewhere between 3 to 4000lbs on average. Their lighter
Toilet Issue Tally Ho at 6:28am 03.12.25 Most of the drains for sink, shower, etc are fed to the bilge. I have my boat inspected, cleaned,
Noob. Do you use the mainsail halyard as the main sheet? Joe at 6:25am 03.12.25 As a precaution to guessing, which will make it likely that you'll do something that might cause har
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? jssailem at 6:12am 03.12.25 Reluctantly no sailing, yet. I have been to the boat about every 2-3 weeks for a couple days to wor
Toilet Issue Kraffert at 6:08am 03.12.25 Most of the drains for sink, shower, etc are fed to the bilge. I have my boat inspected, cleaned,
Towing through OR around Atlanta? jackhart at 5:57am 03.12.25 Trust me, as a former truck driver, it's a crap shoot either way. Between 6:15am and 9:15 am and
Engine Overheating sailme88 at 5:49am 03.12.25 The easiest and quickest test for failure is to remove the thermostat and run the engine to the poin
Toilet Issue sailme88 at 5:25am 03.12.25 I have no idea how to close through hulls, nor where to find them. Before you do anything else FIN

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