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Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal Argosax at 12:43pm 03.08.22 Engines and Propulsion 3/606 Hello fellow sailors, After my boat was hauled out last fall, I was winterizing the engine in the s
Steering quadrant loose. Beneteau 361 2001. Autopilot detached richpinto72 at 11:46am 03.08.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/393 Hi all, weird question. My AP (Raytheon type 1) stopped working just before winter layup. Last wee
Foresail pennant kclancy at 10:50am 03.08.22 Catalina 22 12/1970 Hi All - are any of you using a foresail pennant? I was wondering if you noticed any additional heel
Best anchor and chain NCBrew at 8:22am 03.08.22 Big Boats 15/3055 I have a Hunter Legend 35.5 and the previous owner has a large heavy anchor with a very heavy chain,
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 5:14am 03.08.22 Ask All Sailors 14/2303 OK, so maybe it is a bad "dad" joke (or at least a feeble effort), but my wife and I are currently l
Headliner cleaning treating seadaddler at 4:41am 03.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/479 What have you found the best way to clean the newer Hunter vinyl headliner and after cleaning do you
H30 cutlass O.D Cocoa Beach Sailor at 9:25pm 03.07.22 The Cherubini Hunters 12/933 Hello, I am dry hauling in a couple weeks and wish to make a press with threaded rod for the Cutlass
Fresh water leaking in to Jabsco Shorinsean at 7:36pm 03.07.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/984 Hi Peggie, I have a classic Jabsco 29090 or 29120 manual flush on my 1986 Cal 28-2. It's in pretty
Leak behind hard plastic headliner in head on 2004 H36 Rasselas36 at 6:13pm 03.07.22 Ask All Sailors 1/342 Can anyone tell me how to remove this hard plastic headliner? I have a leak pouring down the left s
Great Lakes Charter wanted? Capt Andy at 4:27pm 03.07.22 Ask All Sailors 10/930 I am interested in chartering a 37'+ sailboat in Lake Michigan or Lake Huron, in summer 2022. I woul
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price vsfoster at 4:12pm 03.07.22 Ask All Sailors 53/3046 I am looking at a 1983 Newport 30 and just received the inspectors survey. The "current Market Price
Keel smile and 6 bolts Constantcraving55 at 3:13pm 03.07.22 Mid-Size Boats 11/1266 Anyone dealt with keel smile 1975 catalina 27 and bolts in bilge rusted and breaks in bilge can see
Catch 22 revisited (1) capta at 2:12pm 03.07.22 Ask All Sailors 1/336 Too many Catch 22s in this country. It all started when I was 16, trying to get my Merchant Mariner'
Fuel tank/sender Growl at 12:55pm 03.07.22 Mid-Size Boats 11/912 Think I should just replace the tank with a shiny new aluminum one or bother with a new sender? Fuel
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV (2) Dave96734 at 12:50pm 03.07.22 Catalina 30 20/2334 Wondering if anyone can suggest the correct placement of fairleads / blocks for furling line for a H
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit Bill Kahn at 11:55am 03.07.22 Big Boats 6/640 I need to replace the Wema holding tank sending unit on my holding tank. Does anyone know the part n
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included (1) baycloud at 11:38am 03.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 10/834 Hey there all, I have a non-regulated GM style alternator (with no regulator), and a Balmar ARS5 reg
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL (1) rgranger at 10:56am 03.07.22 Sails Call Lounge 9/559 203209 https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/boat-carrying-haitian-migrants-grounds-off-florida-keys-
Forum search kclancy at 9:48am 03.07.22 Catalina 22 5/352 Hey gang - I can't remember how to do a search just within the Catalina 22 forum.. How does one do t
Skinny water fixed keel sailors - how does draft and depth impact your purchase, your marina choice, and your purchase decision? Banooma at 9:19am 03.07.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1692 I love my Catalina 28 for its 3'8" draft and how well it suits Barnegat Bay NJ with 4-6 crew, but th

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Solar / lithium question BAD ORCA at 9:28am 04.05.24 hi all I have 2x 200Ah Dakota litium batteries. The solar panel leave me at the beginning of the ev
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM (1) JamesG161 at 9:13am 04.05.24 If you have space to install one of these parts from Groco... atory sink and Engine.
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 9:07am 04.05.24 We have our boat in Long Beach Municipal Marina, a City-owned & operated marina. The marina conducts
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:02am 04.05.24 They said it will interfere with trimming for racing. We are a racing club. Bingo that's the key
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Cat 310 #1 in GA at 8:45am 04.05.24 As others have said, call Raymarine @ (603) 881-5200. I just went through this and ended up having
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 8:44am 04.05.24
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Shaw_2112 at 8:41am 04.05.24 223994 Many racers choose to change out the fixed back stay for an adjustable stay. CS Johnson make
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 8:40am 04.05.24 Thanks @MitchM - I built the passagemaker dinghy, the bigger sibling of your Eastport. Effortless
Cleaning foam cushions? dLj at 8:36am 04.05.24 My dearly beloved washed the covers for our v-birth and cabin...the seals to the windows had been l
Genoa sheets mashmaster at 8:30am 04.05.24 They are wrong. You don't need to do any such thing. They said it will interfere with trimming for
Genoa sheets Gene Neill at 8:16am 04.05.24 First think the older guys at my club said when they saw my cat 22 was "you need to remove the life
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 8:13am 04.05.24 Florida is looking for revenue - they are not going to destroy something that they could get more fr
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dLj at 8:12am 04.05.24 Just a note: The OP @cstan posted this same question over in Cruisers an Sailors but included two ad
Ruined mast or not a big deal? PaulK at 8:10am 04.05.24 I'll agree that the 2nd picture looks a little like a dent at the spreader, but It also appears tha
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . PaulK at 8:02am 04.05.24 If the owner died and the state had to get a lawyer to execute the will (or the estate went into pro
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 7:48am 04.05.24 Florida has some very strict laws about derelict and abandoned boats. I'm not surprised that the FW
Cleaning foam cushions? dmax at 7:07am 04.05.24 I removed my covers and put them in the washing machine - came out like new.
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Tally Ho at 6:16am 04.05.24 I have a small 12v diaphragm pump that I attach to the drain and pump it as dry as I can. The pump
Bent wing keels jssailem at 6:08am 04.05.24 Your post reminds me that the wing tips on the Southwest plane had bent wing tips. I was told they d
Hunter 34 rudder jssailem at 5:58am 04.05.24 Welcome Dan. Perhaps a picture of the rudder in question will trigger some helpful responses. There

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