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I'm Back! jviss at 8:03am 04.13.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1246 Hey, everyone. What did I miss? Ha, ha.... jv
Sand and treat prop/strut with anti fouling? skunther at 6:53am 04.13.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1062 Boat is hauled out. I am using an orbital sander with 120 grit to clean the prop and strut (is there
Anti seize on coupler set screws? skunther at 6:20am 04.13.23 Ask All Sailors 32/4770 In the process of replacing my PSS bellows, I had to replace the coupler set screws as they got mang
Beneteau Questions Greg_D at 9:26pm 04.12.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2728 I'm looking at a 2001 First 33.6 and have some questions regarding the systems on the boat. When th
Rub Rail for Beneteau Lfarquhar at 5:48pm 04.12.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/790 Any recommendations on installing an aftermarket or custom rub rail on a Beneteau?
Awl Grip Color? SV Bella at 3:50pm 04.12.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/659 What color Awl Grip is on my 2005 Hunter 41 DS? How can I determine the color code?
Anyone own a Hunter 22 swing keel from the early 80's? CapefloridaLI at 12:23pm 04.12.23 Ask All Sailors 4/553 Just trying to find a group or link to people that own a Hunter 22 swing keel early 80s so we ca
50 Mile Race Video DArcy at 11:55am 04.12.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 5/2060 This is not my boat but I shot and edited the video. This race was a blast! We had a lot of wind and
Paint Rollers (Covers) sailcapt340 at 10:06am 04.12.23 Ask All Sailors 18/3762 Have paint roller covers gotten cheaper? Has anyone else noticed a difference in the quality of the
Sea water pump gasket NYSail at 12:09am 04.12.23 Ask All Sailors 10/681 So will be changing the sea water impeller this season. In the past I never used any compounds on th
season begins, the lakes are open jon hansen at 7:28pm 04.11.23 Sails Call Lounge 2/968 2ULHLywEZSg
Frozen Thru Hull Valve SailMaster at 1:43pm 04.11.23 Ask All Sailors 3/604 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 5/1318 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 14/2335 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 11/2388 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 20/2718 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 5/726 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 4/1162 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 6/978 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 4/2221 What do you all know about the Hunter 25-2? I've done lots of searching, but there is little informa

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Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? shemandr at 5:10am 09.09.25 Send pictures!
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? Project_Mayhem at 5:04am 09.09.25 i put the wires through the vent opening in to toilet area. 200W solar panel in front on the dodger
310 aft bulhead john2 at 4:57am 09.09.25 perhaps someone crashed against the wall?
Shimming rudder shaft (2) john2 at 4:51am 09.09.25 this is what it looks like. john.
Rough running M25XPB at low idle john2 at 4:48am 09.09.25 They vibrate a lot at low rpm's. Just don't idle in gear, throttle up untill it runs smooth. make
catalina 315 solar panels and suggested places for drilling deck for wiring? (1) john2 at 4:41am 09.09.25 i put the wires through the vent opening in to toilet area. 200W solar panel in front on the dodger.
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? GeneraiT001 at 4:23am 09.09.25 Thanks all for the informative replies. I will be seeing the boat tomorrow (GW) and will find out ho
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? fred1diver at 4:19am 09.09.25
Lithium Batteries sailme88 at 3:50am 09.09.25 Neither a PRO or CON perspective: Check with your insurance carrier. There are numerous stories ab
Lithium Batteries Screen Saver at 9:41pm 09.08.25 Its not complicated, but for the conflicting people whom think they are an expert. Most batteries ar
Forestay ddox at 9:18pm 09.08.25 I tried again, and was able to get it rigged up properly with tension to spare! Phew.
Forward shower alterations (2) Bogart at 8:49pm 09.08.25 Here are a couple of photos of the shower screen. Not sure how much they will help identifying the m
Deck restoration/painting. What will it take? PaulK at 7:47pm 09.08.25 You are learning from the Rustoleum that if you paint, you will paint again. Painting with 2 part po
Catalina Capri 16 spec question KCofKC at 7:29pm 09.08.25 A couple of thoughts. You could contact Catalina and get the dimensions from them or you can assemb
Water is certain storage compartments but not others KCofKC at 7:25pm 09.08.25 While the boat was setting on the trailer was any water dripping out of it? If not this would lead
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? jssailem at 6:50pm 09.08.25 Welcome to the forum.
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? jssailem at 6:50pm 09.08.25 The original engine was a Yanmar 4JHE. It is a good, solid engine that should last 10,000 hours befo
Main Sheet Block O'day DS 1972 jssailem at 6:38pm 09.08.25 Welcome to the forum. When you acquire an older boat, most of the fun is discovering what you got, h
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:19pm 09.08.25
Lithium Batteries marcham at 6:11pm 09.08.25 It really is not as complicated as some would make it out to be. Sure, there are a few things you n

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