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2025 O'Day Rendezvous / Canceled LouisMK at 8:34pm 06.14.25 Bigger Boats 10/862
Happy Birthday U S Army. jssailem at 1:08pm 06.14.25 Sails Call Lounge 3/702 We celebrate with you, our fellow warriors on this 250th birthday of the greatest Army on earth. Sin
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 (2) testingthewaters91 at 10:50am 06.14.25 The Cherubini Hunters 11/721 Just checked the bildge. She's clean and sails well. Noticed rot where there was standing water in t
How to access shower sump hose on Catalina 310 for replacement? (2) Monheganlover at 8:52am 06.14.25 Catalina 310 7/875 My shower sump is no longer working. There is no suction. I've cleaned the filter. The pump makes a
What is the latest thinking on reliable bilge pump switches Rich Stidger at 7:27am 06.14.25 Ask All Sailors 21/2067 I realize that "reliable bilge pump switch" is an oxymoron. I replaced a Rule switch last year beca
Where does the sink drain?? john6206 at 6:55am 06.14.25 Mid-Size Boats 25/1593
2001 Hunter 240 small amount of water in bilge - possible sources? And, help with ballast rod and plug. Thank you! SailNB at 5:40am 06.14.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/859 Hello! We continue to get water in the bilge area, mainly aft under the aft sleeping area. I say ma
New Cockpit cushions - Alternatives to drilling holes for snaps? Reverie2016 at 9:39pm 06.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/908 We just got new cockpit cushions...they look great but we need a way to secure them as they slide wh
Raymarine Linear Drive install josepek at 7:48pm 06.13.25 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1064 Hello - I am happy 2nd year owner of Cat 309 (owned Cat 30 for 2 yrs before) and want to install Lin
Just Heard About These (1) Rick Webb at 7:39pm 06.13.25 Ask All Sailors 2/333 I ordered a set Looks promising
2008 Beneteau 43 Solenoid Troubles (5) DPW at 5:26pm 06.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/454 I am at wits end trying to trouble shoot the solenoid on my Beneteau. This is an omnipotent solenoid
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Rxwoman at 5:17pm 06.13.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1188 Please, try not to laugh at my dumb ass predicament. So if anyone remembers, I'm from Nebraska, with
1984 Hunter - Tide Launch Trailer/Cart Plans Hunter Enthusiast at 4:15pm 06.13.25 Trailer Sailors 4/668 I've a 1984 Hunter '27 and I'm interested in either building and/or modifying a trailer for tide lau
Washdown Pump Foswick at 3:43pm 06.13.25 Ask All Sailors 2/464 Maybe somebody can explain this to me. (I don't know much about pumps, in general.) I want a washdo
How do you remove a water heater from a 1999 Catalina 28' MKII? breton at 2:34pm 06.13.25 Ask All Sailors 5/542
What to do with keel for now (2) newsailor72 at 12:27pm 06.13.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/630 I need to put my Mac 22 in the slip by early July, else slip goes to someone else. Here's how my ke
Volvo Pentra 2000 Model # 2003868102 small water leak on engine near the water pump. (1) KGarvey at 5:36am 06.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/366 I have a small leak that seems to be coming from the water pump gasket which is behind the copper c
Jack lines Gypsy Legend at 1:14am 06.13.25 Smaller Boats 5/515 On my 240 I currently have one jack line on the port side (I sail single handed most of the time) an
Reviving a dead tillerpilot using a free app garymalmgren at 7:28pm 06.12.25 Ask All Sailors 0/194 I was given a couple of dead tiller pilots. A Simrad TP 10 and an ancient Fuso unit. Both had burnt
OUTHAUL CLEW BLOCK REPLACEMENT (1) Ciarabc at 6:10pm 06.12.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/294 I am seeking specs/replacement for my outhaul clew block for my 2007 Beneteau 343. Any help is app

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Forestay Joe at 5:14am 09.08.25 Make sure all mast wires have been "shaken" out so there are no "kinks"... I don't mean where a wire
Vented loop necessary? Project_Mayhem at 2:15am 09.08.25 It appears that everyone is pretty unanimous that this application needs a vent. Does anyone know of
Forward shower alterations marcham at 10:05pm 09.07.25 What cutting tools do you have onboard?
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 lemoiney at 9:29pm 09.07.25 We are looking at installing an asymmetrical furling spinnaker on a Marlow Hunter 37 and looking fo
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 lemoiney at 9:23pm 09.07.25
Vented loop necessary? thinwater at 8:51pm 09.07.25 In the proposed design, as you show, if there is no vent in that loop where you indicated, you run
Lithium Batteries marcham at 8:47pm 09.07.25 The manufacturer gave me the 14.6 volts at 5 amps charge plan to equalize these batteries. The BMS
Lithium Batteries marcham at 8:42pm 09.07.25
Lithium Batteries marcham at 8:36pm 09.07.25 My only issue ( and I am not sure how big of a deal it is), is that sometimes the 2 batteries (wir
Lithium Batteries marcham at 8:27pm 09.07.25 Mid to high quality marine lifepo4 batteries can be procured from Victron, BattleBorn, SOK and Epoch
Vented loop necessary? Foswick at 8:20pm 09.07.25 In the proposed design, as you show, if there is no vent in that loop where you indicated, you run t
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 marcham at 8:00pm 09.07.25 Things to consider... What is the realistic value of the boat after incurring a broker's commission
Forestay ddox at 7:19pm 09.07.25 I just boat this boat, so I only have the one forestay. I suppose I could measure it vs what's in th
Forestay JoeWhite at 6:42pm 09.07.25 If you have the original forestay, compare them with each other.
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 kappykaplan at 5:05pm 09.07.25 Alcohol is part of it! Google boat (re)naming ceremony.
Vented loop necessary? thinwater at 5:04pm 09.07.25 One tricky bit, which depends on the relative heights, pipe sizes, and the rate of the pump, is whic
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 4:50pm 09.07.25 Great name, but did you have a proper naming ceremony to appease Poseidon? :beer: Umm- sorry but d
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 kappykaplan at 4:28pm 09.07.25 Great name, but did you have a proper naming ceremony to appease Poseidon? :beer:
Forestay Davidasailor26 at 4:21pm 09.07.25
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) cybrdweeb at 4:19pm 09.07.25

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