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NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 1:34pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 18/396 Hi all. IF YOU ACTUALLY took the trip, I'd like to know which route you used and what are your thoug
H30t Boot Stripe ATMurphy at 11:52am 04.26.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/246 Any early 90's H30 owners know if the boot stripe is vinyl or painted? I need to remove mine to rais
Inspection port for windlass (1) marchem at 10:01am 04.26.24 Catalina 310 0/12 Wondering if the inspection port on our 2000 C310 is from the factory, or added by a PO? It did lea
Engine fire (4) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:00pm 04.25.24 Big Boats 26/1354 I cannot be sure, but everyone, please take a look at the attached pictures of the fire aboard my ol
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? jviss at 4:21pm 04.25.24 Ask All Sailors 16/712 This year, due to my new "retired" and "fixed income" status I've decided I couldn't afford the newl
yanmar 2 gm20 f colin59 at 8:47am 04.25.24 Engines and Propulsion 6/375 Hi ordered a mtc kit for this which included oil filter, impeller etc. The impeller did not fit as m
Correct size packing for stuffing box? jim01749 at 3:02am 04.25.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/318 We have a 2008 Hunter 45 CC and was looking for correct size and maybe some tips on how to install n
rudder post movment brad minda at 10:35pm 04.24.24 Catalina 30 0/206 I am noticing aboit an 1/8 inch movement on the upper ruder post bushing each way side to side 1/4 i
hull port (windows) leaking (2) Jerry1956 at 6:01pm 04.24.24 Catalina 310 15/712 First off apologies if this is a redundant topic for this thread. We just sailed our new (to us) 20
Yanmar 3ym20 won't run (approx 450 hrs on engine) slorandy at 4:27pm 04.24.24 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/526 Had the drive gear for the injector pump come off (apparently the nut came undone). Had a diesel me
New Bow Roller for H41AC (2) dkinzer at 11:18am 04.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/208 Both bow rollers on our 2007 41AC look like the one on the right in the photo. None of the cracks se
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps (2) Fred at 9:51am 04.24.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/280 My Cat28 MKii uses the (discontinued) OEM shroud turnbuckles as shown below. There is limited space
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer Necessity at 8:35am 04.24.24 Mid-Size Boats 4/195 Good Morning, Just completed a full electrical refit after encountering a low voltage problem that w
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 (4) anelso29 at 8:28am 04.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/730 Hey everyone, I apologize for the basic questions, but I truly appreciate everyone's knowledge on t
Rivets Used teacherspet at 6:56am 04.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/369 I have to replace two rivets on my Vision 32 Vang Bracket on the mast. Does anyone know if Hunter us
New Batteries and Switch (4) ant302 at 5:16pm 04.23.24 Mid-Size Boats 8/374 Inherited the hot mess of batteries below when I purchased the boat 2 years ago. I am looking to re
Holding Tank macerator remove seadaddler at 4:15pm 04.23.24 Ask All Sailors 1/200 Help before I take on this projects.07 H-36 6
Caulk for resealing shower karellen at 3:28pm 04.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/259 Hello. The last time we used the shower on board our H356, we had water streaming out into the cabin
Not perfect launch day... (1) Tally Ho at 2:49pm 04.23.24 Ask All Sailors 44/1576
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? toastysailor at 2:46pm 04.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/575 I have a 2023 Oceanis 34.1. Due to the location of the shrouds, I am extremely limited in how far o

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Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:40am 07.11.24 Gotcha, I'm not familiar with the area; I assume Piers 3 and 5 are in Philly? Yep I'll DM you what
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:40am 07.11.24 I want to say I think the cooling is ok, just by deduction - I'm still getting the same amount of ex
What are these screw things called jviss at 6:39am 07.11.24 I'd be interested in knowing what the "quality" aluminum rivets are. But from all I've seen, the p
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:36am 07.11.24 So... I'm the least expert of these posters but I have an engineer friend who is a sailer - primari
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:28am 07.11.24 I'm in VA still, I plan on sailing back up to Pier 3 (if there's still a slip) once I get this engi
EV-100 auto helm issues Tally Ho at 6:27am 07.11.24 My autohelm has been acting up and I just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and may pos
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:27am 07.11.24 May I ask, where in Philadelphia are you moored? I'm in VA still, I plan on sailing back up to Pie
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:24am 07.11.24 May I ask, where in Philadelphia are you moored?
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:10am 07.11.24 I kinda like this maintenance caution, also. Even with a boat drafting 6', I have churned up some s
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:08am 07.11.24 Nope the boat had an atomic 4 originally I believe (or a universal can't remember atm) - she was re
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:06am 07.11.24 My sympathies for your engine woes, but I think you are burying the lead. "Sold all my stuff, and m
P42 radar mount HoosierSailor at 6:06am 07.11.24 Hmmm.... What makes you think that's they way it came from the factory? Surely that tape wouldn't
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Project_Mayhem at 6:06am 07.11.24 THere's a few variations on what @jviss posted but these things are invaluable for a trailer sailor.
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Project_Mayhem at 5:56am 07.11.24 Are you still having issues with this?
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 5:54am 07.11.24 Is that engine with <900 hours as old as the boat? If the pressure sensor wire is suspect, I would
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 5:48am 07.11.24 I would suggest running a wire outside of the harness to confirm your issue is in the harness. che
Dinghy best practices shemandr at 5:12am 07.11.24
What a day! shemandr at 5:08am 07.11.24
Unusual stuffing box jviss at 5:05am 07.11.24 Why not just ask over here: Cornish Crabbers Club
Unusual stuffing box Sailor Sue at 5:01am 07.11.24 In the very first picture there appears to be a hole in the main shaft tube. Could that be for a zer

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