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Hull/deck Leaks thwilson at 10:47am 04.10.23 Ask All Sailors 14/3047 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 7/1010 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 31/3937 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 1/884 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 10/1541 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 11/1647 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 2/860 At the front of the mast on our Beneteau 321 we have 5 thru-deck fittings for various cables. Closes
Replacing cabin bow access board on Hunter 240 Arnie53 at 3:26pm 04.09.23 Smaller Boats 1/752 Over the winter it looks like my thru-hulls in the anchor locker of my Hunter 240 failed. I need to
Furlex 100s Bearing Tube Problem KursadT at 9:44am 04.09.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1067 Hi All, I have a Furlex 100s furling system and I have recently changed the forestay when my mast
Install wash down pump? flightlead404 at 9:16am 04.09.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4073
Frozen Galley seacock Clydo at 9:13am 04.09.23 Catalina 310 2/1004 Last several months left seacock under galley sink open. Week ago tried to close with no luck.
Posting Guidelines Dave at 6:25am 04.09.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 13/3307 Here are some guidelines: 1. Videos must be hosted on a third-party site such as YouTube, Vimeo, or
Tartan 4100 - Sanitary Pipe Routing - Head to Tank JSTartan at 5:12pm 04.08.23 Tartan 0/3
Sanitary Pipe Routing - Tartan 4100 JSTartan at 2:58pm 04.08.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1655
Tartan 4100 Sanitary Pipe Routing JSTartan at 2:55pm 04.08.23 Tartan 1/14
Replacing a Damaged Push Button Breaker (1) dkinzer at 1:49pm 04.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/692 I was finishing up the installation of a Blue Sea automatic charge relay today and as I went to put
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs keel and rudder SailorShaggy at 12:38pm 04.08.23 Big Boats 0/7 My 1993 Hunter Passage 42 was blown off its jack stands last weekend visibly damaging my keel and ru
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs keel and rudder SailorShaggy at 12:36pm 04.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/7 My 1993 Hunter Passage 42 was blown off its jack stands last weekend visibly damaging my keel and ru
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 12:28pm 04.08.23 Ask All Sailors 22/2594 My Hunter 93 Passage 42 was blown off its jack stands last weekend visibly damaging my keel and rudd
Can anyone help identify the make/ model of this 27' cutter sailboat? (4) Seattle Sail Gal at 12:25pm 04.08.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1666 Hello sailing gurus, I have the opportunity to bid on this estate sale, auction sailboat in a couple

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Lithium Batteries Screen Saver at 1:35pm 09.08.25 Benny, I went Lithium about 5 years ago and I find it quite frustrating that so many so-called DIY e
Identifying Bearings no-name Catalina 22 trailer (1) Charles13702 at 1:30pm 09.08.25 Can't speak to off-brands/clones, but genuine Bearing Buddies only pressurize to 2.5 psi above ambie
Yanmar 2gm20f issue Tally Ho at 1:23pm 09.08.25 Another item to check is the mixing elbow. Did the exhaust turn black and were you leaving a sheen
Yanmar 2gm20f issue kappykaplan at 1:13pm 09.08.25 Another item to check is the mixing elbow. Did the exhaust turn black and were you leaving a sheen
Yanmar 2gm20f issue Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51pm 09.08.25 One (of many) possible causes is a clog in the pick-Up tube screen in the diesel tank. Needs to be c
Deck restoration/painting. What will it take? AP0196 at 12:38pm 09.08.25 Thanks for the replies everyone! I will check out the resources!
Help, terrible smelling boat dLj at 12:15pm 09.08.25 My buddy replaced his head with a composting toilet and said it's the single best thing he's ever d
Outboard steering jssailem at 12:09pm 09.08.25 Is the issue that, with the engine down, the rudder can rub against it when turned one way? Lookin
Outboard steering Project_Mayhem at 11:51am 09.08.25 You're not planning on removing the rudder, are you? Trying to steer a sailboat with no rudder and
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 capta at 11:24am 09.08.25 Honestly, I can't read all the posts above, so I'm going to just chuck in my two cents worth. MdR th
Forestay ddox at 11:10am 09.08.25 I may have figured out the problem, the T-bolt at the top was stuck inside the mast, which might acc
Outboard steering Foswick at 11:01am 09.08.25 I'm not understanding the issue. It leaves me with some questions: Are you adding this in addition
Hunter 41 AC black water coming into build from anti siphon above exhaust elbow any reason why dlochner at 10:59am 09.08.25 Ha anyone had a few table spoons of water coming from the anti siphon elbow that is above the exhau
Outboard steering jssailem at 10:59am 09.08.25 Your Morgan originally came with an internal Atomic Gas engine. Is yours giving you issues?
Stopping and M25XP Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 09.08.25 I took a peek at the owners manual but it didn't list any details. Thanks to both of you!
Help, terrible smelling boat jssailem at 10:55am 09.08.25 They work. A different level of maintenance is required for disposing of wastewater and solids.
Help, terrible smelling boat cshawnwilson at 10:53am 09.08.25 My buddy replaced his head with a composting toilet and said it's the single best thing he's ever do
Hunter 41 AC black water coming into build from anti siphon above exhaust elbow any reason why jssailem at 10:52am 09.08.25 If the anti-siphon elbow is properly functioning and the exhaust elbow is not clogged, then water fr
Outboard steering (1) jssailem at 10:47am 09.08.25 The Morgan Out Island 28 shows a shafted prop and an internal engine. This is a very efficient desig
Main Sheet Block O'day DS 1972 jssailem at 10:43am 09.08.25 So holes are not through bolted? Not necessarily. Screws may be installed into fiberglass or int

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