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Sea Strainer Location CaptainRan at 11:56pm 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/598 My Endeavor 37 with a perkins 4108 has a sea strainer located low, near the aft of the engine, diffi
Frustrating latches on C315 (1) stephen_i_w at 7:38pm 05.07.22 Catalina 310 2/922 These latches on various storage areas of my C315 are difficult to latch, I have to push the button
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 2:51pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1014 https://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2022/05/07/coast-guard-rescues-2-overturned-sailboa
Beneteau 343 Wire Rigging Specs? kellyr073 at 12:40pm 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1711 Hi, new to the forum. Just purchased a 2005 343, and the mast was stepped recently. Would like the
Mystery bottom paint coating (1) bigchief at 12:32pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 9/946 I have a hunter 23.5 with some old bottom paint from previous owner. The black stuff appears ablativ
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out (2) philiefay at 9:55am 05.07.22 Smaller Boats 3/735 I am hoping to replace the original sink with something more practical are per attached. Anyone hav
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:21am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/621 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:17am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/13 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man
Universal M-25XPBC stalling / throttle problems dhandzy at 7:09am 05.07.22 Catalina 310 0/22 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Universal M-25XPBC stalling dhandzy at 7:00am 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/742 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Quick Windless shanker at 6:16am 05.07.22 Parts Search 1/365 I have some issues with a seized up Quick Windlass. does anyone know who can service these? or any o
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine StanleyJ at 3:24am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1196 Fellow Sailors: I have been attempting to correct the alternator belt alignment on my Universal M-1
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation Mattcia123 at 12:27am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/475
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:41pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 11/1475 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:24pm 05.06.22 Trailer Sailors 0/26 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Caption James T at 4:14pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 4/539 I have recently moved to North Virginia just south of DC. I have started looking for a sailboat of s
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 (2) MySong at 4:08pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 13/1140 In the pic below you can see the sheaves at the base of my mast. As some point they had a plastic di
What Brand Mast/Boom do I have? (2) MySong at 4:03pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 5/1001 What brand mast/boom do I have on my 1994 Hunter 26? The Millenium Falcon looking sticker is on the
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? Redhead at 3:55pm 05.06.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2236 thinking buying Catalina 34 MKII any issues to watch for
Sailing the Heel (1) Two Sails at 3:54pm 05.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2941 So far this has been a great start to the season. My 2005 H33 seems very happy to heel 22-25 degrees

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Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 9:05pm 07.30.24 It does not have an off switch Actually, it does. Hold the button down for a couple of seconds and
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 8:39pm 07.30.24 Would it need to be coated with liquid gasket etc? Only coat the flange side. Why? Because the e
Yanmar electrical problem. Tally Ho at 8:22pm 07.30.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2G
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 8:03pm 07.30.24 Thanks yes this is basically what I'm going to do - the question is whether I can just use regular i
Hose life? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:53pm 07.30.24 A number of yard managers in both small and large boatyards have told me that the average maximum wo
West Marine Inventory Leeward Rail at 6:25pm 07.30.24 and the finite, non-zero chance of an accident every time you drive I can't see that ever being in
1gm10 Electrical Vannbrook at 6:24pm 07.30.24 Thanks, i will give it a shoot tomorrow, appreciate the advice
DIY Wooden Blocks (1) thinwater at 6:23pm 07.30.24 It helps if you have a lathe, but I've used an electric drill and accomplished almost the same thin
Set your watch back 20 years thinwater at 6:19pm 07.30.24 I'm all in favor of creature comforts in the cabin. My cruising cat was nice that way--heat, AC, fri
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 dlochner at 6:13pm 07.30.24 Order the correct gasket from CD. In the mean time, buy some cheap gasket card from the local auto p
Set your watch back 20 years WayneH at 6:05pm 07.30.24 Now here's a piece of tech we all need. :facepalm: https://www.sailmagazine.com/gear/gear-smart-ha
Hose life? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:03pm 07.30.24 I believe in 20 years, max. I'll see your 20 and raise you 2. That's when I replaced the antifre
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 5:52pm 07.30.24 So set tank 'full' level at the 3/4 mark.... It doesn't work that way. :facepalm: If you were to
1gm10 Electrical Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 07.30.24 I think you're just looking for points on coming up with a question which has never been asked befor
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 5:45pm 07.30.24 Very helpful video! I like it because it shows how the clew and tack cringles are left 6" - 8" abo
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Jan_H at 5:26pm 07.30.24 The SCAD tank monitor can alarm on empty or full. (Choose one or the other). Not 3/4. So set tank
Yanmar electrical problem. Ralph Johnstone at 5:13pm 07.30.24 where does that red wire on the left of the pushbutton go? It's coming from the battery combiner.
Add starting relay Ralph Johnstone at 5:02pm 07.30.24 I see no diodes are installed in parallel with the coil of the relay. This is required to kill the
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly heritage at 4:45pm 07.30.24 Before you give up on the alternator, take it to a car parts place and they will bench check it for
Hose life? FastOlson at 4:38pm 07.30.24 Rule of thumb given to me was 10 years. I believe in 20 years, max.

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