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Dingy conversion dLj at 12:11pm 01.03.23 Ask All Sailors 32/3760 Lot's of dingy threads, but here's a question I've not seen asked. I met a guy who had gotten his i
Need a H336 potable water tank monitor John P. at 9:48am 01.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1351 Looking for a replacement water tank monitor with the float. My current monitor has a WUF code .
Bearing Cap rusted tight (1) sbrogden at 8:25am 01.03.23 Trailer Sailors 24/3736 The wheel bearings on my trailer make a horrible noise - likely in bad need of grease. The caps are
Dinghy Motor Mount Hunter 326 Quasimotor at 8:18am 01.03.23 Mid-Size Boats 2/908 I am 400 miles from my Hunter 326 and need to know the diameter of the stainless steel railing aroun
Dinghy air leak repair advice (1) nitrogenase at 7:40am 01.03.23 Ask All Sailors 2/680 See attached for the location of an air leak in my new/used Highfield rollup dinghy. It's on the ins
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:30am 01.03.23 Ask All Sailors 32/4340 As a Canadian, understanding that Canadians do not need a license to own/captain a personal sailboat
Y-33 Midstay (1) Riptide33 at 6:15am 01.03.23 Yamaha 11/1789 Happy new year! We are the new owners of a 1981 33 in Cleveland Ohio. The rig is currently up but th
Hunter 18.5 mainsail batten lengths rudygiljr at 5:58pm 01.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/716 I recently bought a 1988 Hunter 18.5, it is missing a couple of the battens for the mainsail. Would
New sailing toy for Christmas (1) rgranger at 5:14pm 01.02.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1739
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Captain Larry-DH at 5:03pm 01.02.23 Musings With Maine Sail 9/4196
Seaward Hot Water Tank Tucson Sailor at 4:21pm 01.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/1728 The pressure, fresh water system on our 1996 Cat 30 MKIII has slowly lost pressure over the last few
Bristol 24 Bulkhead replacement (me again) SV Gutsy Lady at 3:42pm 01.02.23 Bristol 3/1194 I am replacing both of the bulkheads on my B24. Has anyone done that? Any recommendations? Marine pl
Bristol 24 external chainplates and traveler install SV Gutsy Lady at 3:41pm 01.02.23 Bristol 6/8076 Hello, Has anyone replaced bulkhead chainplates with external chainplates on a B24? Or added a tra
H26 auction Chiriqui at 2:27pm 01.02.23 Smaller Boats 0/857 I was helping a friend today to tey and find a salvaged fishing boat from m the hurricane in FL and
1991 Hunter 42 passage Gooseneck deanM at 5:57am 01.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/562 Just purchased this boat and My gooseneck is broken were the lines pull the mainsail out. Looking to
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating Andiamo1 at 6:13pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/591 We have a 2006 Catalina 387. A question regarding the laminated timber floor infill pieces that cove
1984 C22. Questions and best websites Salty Jack at 3:45pm 01.01.23 Smaller Boats 6/2133 I'm looking at a 1984 C22 this weekend and welcome your recommendations: 1. There are a few minor l
Towing a dinghy circa1971la at 2:18pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 14/5740
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking BigEasy at 1:13pm 01.01.23 Ask All Sailors 7/2659 Happy New Year to all! Appears that my first project for 2023 will involve repairing a Lewmar forwa
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? SailKozy at 8:17pm 12.31.22 Day Sailers 6/1953 Hello, I was just given a ~12.5 ft O'Day boat with HIN XDY A5221 G4 85 that also has a 25 year O'Day

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Outboard setup on Pearson 30 kappykaplan at 9:16am 08.03.25 - Any tips on controlling the motor? For steering I believe it should be locked and I steer with th
Air in fuel feed JoeWhite at 9:09am 08.03.25 I am not sure how the fixture is assembled on my fuel tank. If you are concerned that the tube may f
3d printing for boats. stickinthemud57 at 8:52am 08.03.25 As thinwater alludes to, once you start doing your own manufacturing at a hobby level, you quickly r
Air in fuel feed dehler25 at 8:49am 08.03.25 Yes I have heard of a pin hole on the pickup tube above the fuel level. Took a while to get back,
Merit 22 owners (3) RussC at 8:47am 08.03.25 latest addition finished up yesterday. I'll never forget to bring the ladder again :).
Air in fuel feed dehler25 at 8:44am 08.03.25 Did you bleed the fuel system properly after servicing it? It is air coming up the feed from the t
Leak from safety line stanchion on our Hunter 376 ghsmindy at 7:59am 08.03.25 Actually, without cutting through the head liner, not the hull.
RIP my Canadian friend (almost)...saved by a MOB move! FastOlson at 7:35am 08.03.25 My first Tilly hat was indeed replaced by the factory when it started coming apart. The new hat arri
Pumps Project_Mayhem at 7:31am 08.03.25 Congrats on the New C&C 32. Is this a replacement or an additon to your fleet? I like the idea of
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. American_Mainsail at 7:27am 08.03.25 Nowhere - a quick check you can do is to turn off all of your DC switches, disconnect your battery +
Boom Vang (2) Stiknrudder at 7:23am 08.03.25 All good discussion and largely what I understand a boom vang to do. My understanding is far less s
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. Davidasailor26 at 7:18am 08.03.25 I agree. With these wires since they are going into the wet part of the bilge, they might need to b
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. jssailem at 7:08am 08.03.25 my zincs disappearing at an alarming rate. Can you explain Alarming rate?
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. n0where at 6:58am 08.03.25 No. I've never really done any tracing of grounding wires around the boat. I'll reconnect a wire if
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 6:37am 08.03.25 Looks like a job well done! Thank you! I'm glad to hear it. Will sand it and fair it today.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Davidasailor26 at 6:33am 08.03.25 Looks like a job well done!
New 216 owner with missing parts Crazy Dave Condon at 6:33am 08.03.25 @Subzero Email or call Mike Thomas at this site forum store who has the build list of parts for yo
Hunter 42 Passage Grounding wires in center bilge. Terry Cox at 6:31am 08.03.25 Do you happen to be familiar with any DC negative busses that might be around the main salon? I'm
Do i feel ssttuuiippiidd! Joe at 6:20am 08.03.25 I spelled it wrong, sorry! You "Stoopid" wrong, too. :beer:
Do i feel ssttuuiippiidd! Joe at 6:17am 08.03.25 Interesting discussion. I was wondering what some of those areas were called by the indigenous peop

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