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Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved... morsail779 at 11:01pm 06.17.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/20 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Knotmeter Clydo at 10:32pm 06.17.22 Catalina 310 24/2196 Friend said he heard of knotmeter that doesn't use paddle wheel? Anyone know about this? Thanks. C
Boat Needs A Little Work (3) SoSound at 4:25pm 06.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/896 What else would you do, on a rare for this year, really nice day with a minus four foot tide? Go ex
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps (1) Capt Doug at 10:42am 06.17.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/1332 I'm thinking about buying a 1996 Catalina MK3. The aloft survey says to replace the spreaders and u
Yamaha Outboard Cooling Problem RoyS at 5:16am 06.17.22 Ask All Sailors 6/584 I have a 2-1/2 HP Yamaha four cycle outboard on my inflatable. Every year a build up of something th
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start GordonSmith100 at 11:24pm 06.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2218 My old West Marine batteries for my 1986 Hunter 34 were about 6 years old and had gotten to the poin
Shift strip (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:15pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 3/379 I have a 96 Evinrude 9.9 that I just changed the impeller on. I'm having issues getting the shift li
Looking for tubing bender fred1diver at 4:31pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1241 Hey everyone, I keep getting asked to make biminis and dodgers, just need to get a bender, the one I
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 4:29pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 15/846 Hi everyone. I discovered today that I'm going to have to replace the main prop strut on my Islande
Some 410 Projects (2) Sailgunner at 4:21pm 06.16.22 Big Boats 1/571 Completed a few projects on my 2000 410. Replaced my fixed ports on my starboard (sunny) side. Purch
Fuel tank vent line NYSail at 4:19pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 1/262 Hello all, Trying to think of everything before I close the floor for a final time before I put my g
Removing old Thru-Hull ShawnL at 2:29pm 06.16.22 Catalina 22 5/657 So, I asked in a previous thread about the need for the thru-hull for the cockpit and sink drains.
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Plymouth Sailor at 12:19pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1871 Dear Sailors, Launched my friends boat with him yesterday and witnessed a surprising structural phe
Wooden sliding hatch door (2) vsfoster at 11:37am 06.16.22 Newport 4/1295 I am about to embark on a ambitious endeavor on my old 1983 Newport Mk III 30' . First I want to mak
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Plymouth Sailor at 8:55am 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1089 Dear Sailors, How common is it for the bilge pump to go off every 3 minutes? I understand that the
test Brian D at 7:49am 06.16.22 Trailer Sailors 0/2 test
Cannot log into TrailorSailor ? Epic1969 at 7:40am 06.16.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/8099 Ok! So I can log into TrailorSailor but although it shows I am logged in when I go to a forum it say
1987 Cat 22 Companionway and Hatch Screens John Marrone at 7:18am 06.16.22 Catalina 22 4/899 Any suggestions as to where we can find bug screens for this boat?
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller (1) Matt White at 5:39am 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1406 Hello all. I tried searching here for any previous discussion but failed - I just installed: A) Ma
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch philiefay at 9:29pm 06.15.22 Trailer Sailors 5/810 Does anyone know what the H260 V Birth under bed hat h was designed for? It's an unusual shape that

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Refrigerator thermostat wiring (2) Hayden Watson at 7:57am 08.06.24 Hey Hayden, where did you mount the Inkbird, in the box, or outside?
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak (2) jssailem at 7:50am 08.06.24 I have a deck-stepped mast on my Cal35. When I removed the mast for refitting, I also removed the ma
Cracked stringer on project boat jssailem at 7:16am 08.06.24 I agree with Gary and Greg about how I would approach the problem. Removing the mast removes the s
Legend 356 / 36 Rig question jssailem at 7:03am 08.06.24 The challenge may have occurred at the same time as the change in rigging, but it is not necessarily
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 6:36am 08.06.24 It irks me that builders uses so much wood in fiberglass boats. They clearly weren't thinking these
H26 Roller Furler issues Crazy Dave Condon at 6:35am 08.06.24 It is a CDI FF2 system. Look under boat information and look at the hunter 260 downloads. There you
Cracked stringer on project boat Tally Ho at 6:33am 08.06.24
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass (1) Tally Ho at 6:21am 08.06.24
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 5:41am 08.06.24 Have a Legend 37 as well, and took a slightly different approach. I read lots of these threads on
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 5:40am 08.06.24 There is generally no need to baby a diesel engine. If it was running well before you brought the R
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge All U Get at 5:35am 08.06.24
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 5:18am 08.06.24 Do you check the oil and coolant before each start? If not, that would be a good habit. No. But will
Refrigerator thermostat wiring jviss at 4:58am 08.06.24 Exactly. I just grabbed an old phone chord from my old cables box and cut the end off and used tha
Cracked stringer on project boat garymalmgren at 4:51am 08.06.24 Looks like lots of rotten internal wood there. Why are you adverse to removing the mast? On a rebui
Yanmar electrical problem. east coaster at 4:12am 08.06.24 I use an ACR in the circuit, it ensures my house bank stays charged as well as taking care of my sep
Yanmar electrical problem. (1) Marmalade at 4:03am 08.06.24 Have a Legend 37 as well, and took a slightly different approach. I read lots of these threads on r
Yanmar electrical problem. Jim Legere at 3:29am 08.06.24 I am surprised that no one has mentioned the 30 amp fuse, just to the right of the starter in the sc
Yanmar electrical problem. Mika1 at 2:24am 08.06.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2
Cracked stringer on project boat $2pearson37-2 at 12:15am 08.06.24 Any suggestions for securing this stringer? Optimally without taking the mast out if it can be done.
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 9:57pm 08.05.24 Depends on what you intended to achieve. Scuffing the surface of old hard bottom paint. OR removi

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