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Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Jay Farbman at 1:20pm 04.22.22 Catalina 22 8/1524 I have had a 2 stroke... and old 4 stroke and currently a Lehr Propane. (Can't find anyone who work
Wooden interior steps (2) jrisenmay at 11:32am 04.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/843 I am looking to upgrade my regular fiberglass interior steps to the wooden ones that were on some mo
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 29/2690 For 24 years I have searched for a small leak which originates in the anchor locker of my 1998 H-310
Victron Super Cycle AGMs - anyone own them and/or can comment? tfox2069 at 10:38am 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 4/657 Considering replacing my current failing batteries with these. Specifically the 125ah model. Found
Stansions for 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 7:55am 04.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/425 Does anyone know where I can buy a new, or used, stansion for a 1987 Hunter 28.5? Billy in Nova Sco
Legend 41 Forward Heads Hatch KeokiV at 6:11am 04.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/591 Hi Team, I am looking to replace the forward heads hatch. Does anyone know what the cutout size of
Update on Defender dlochner at 5:02am 04.22.22 Sails Call Lounge 5/771 Saw this article about the sale of Defender in February. https://www.soundingsonline.com/news/clic
replace starter/glowplug key switch (1) eberns at 9:16pm 04.21.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/869 need to replace starter/glowplug key switch switch on 2003 Catalina MkII28. The switch is part of a
Diesel tank cleaning advise needed (1) mikeracca at 8:21pm 04.21.22 Ask All Sailors 23/3305 Hey guys! Ok got my tank drained and as I expected the 15 year old fuel was growing a science proje
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (5) capt.amory at 4:07pm 04.21.22 Ask All Sailors 69/5948 Ah Raymarine Wheel Autopilot, where do I even begin....crying:huh: I need the advice of other sailo
Swim platform for my 26S (2) stickinthemud57 at 2:18pm 04.21.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1083 I took advantage of a day off to do a shakedown installation of the swim platform I made for my 26S
Navigation Mnemonics jmce1587 at 2:15pm 04.21.22 Ask All Sailors 1/567 Courtesy of BOAT/US https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2022/april/navigatio
Folding 3 blade prop DanMaine at 10:26am 04.21.22 Ask All Sailors 9/853 I'm considering getting a folding 3 blade prop for my boat, a Hunter C37 with a 30 hp motor, 1" shaf
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal Ken13559 at 7:32am 04.21.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/1827 I'm planning for changing of a leaking Rear Main Oil Seal p/n: 124085-02220 for my 2GM20F. Has anyon
Compression post leak GEB at 4:59am 04.21.22 Big Boats 2/612 2001 Hunter 380. Issue is when it rains, water follows the compression post down to the table. Wate
Securing Boom while trailering? Shorefun at 4:51am 04.21.22 Day Sailers 2/1002 I have done various tie downs for my boom, but I have never been super happy with them. I usually f
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug (1) LooseScrews24 at 4:35am 04.21.22 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1692 Hello, I just bought a 22' O'Day pleasure and the owner said it needs a drain plug before I can set
New Owner Here! 36C Hull #44 shhorne at 10:10pm 04.20.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/753
Fischer Panda engine speed regulation Bogart at 7:15pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 2/693 Bogart has a factory installed Fischer Panda generator model P 8.000NE Digital. It is 230V/50Hz, wit
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 6:01pm 04.20.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2570 So I made sort of an impulse purchase today, with some research involved. Looking for an AGM batt t

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Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 12:08pm 07.29.24 Why? What jumps out? A cruise from Florida to Nova Scotia via SLS is ambitious. My take is that
Reefing: Procedural Questions capta at 12:07pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft Jim Legere at 12:07pm 07.29.24 Let's not spread misinformation here. Exactly. An electrical fire, whatever the battery chemistry
Reefing: Procedural Questions Scott T-Bird at 12:02pm 07.29.24 Hi Doug, I do have a Garhauer rigid vang and it would seem to make a difference. In your case, I a
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:22am 07.29.24 Hi Scott, Thanks for this insight -- beyond the flopping sail and car that came off (again, maybe n
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 11:21am 07.29.24 Just think: The chain hitting the starboard, not the fiberglass foredeck, is like the zinc taking th
Set your watch back 20 years Johann at 11:06am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://ww
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:05am 07.29.24 Indeed, the islands we sail in/around often have a wind tunnel effect -- but it's also not necessari
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 07.29.24 Just my opinion, but I think they have way too many stores. Just in New Jersey, the stores are in n
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thanks for your feedbabck. Hulls been out of the water for years now, the deck feels totally solid
Is this a good price? catsails8 at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thank you all for the responses. I cancelled the ropes.com order and went with Samson XLS3 from fish
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Chillsailor at 10:38am 07.29.24 That seems to make more sense but in this 30T the red throttle cable is in the ceiling above the one
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Art12050 at 10:33am 07.29.24 We replaced our a few years back along with the shift cable and it was fairly straightforward. The o
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 10:19am 07.29.24 We have all done dumb stuff boating. It sure beats sitting on the couch . How about posting a few ph
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 10:09am 07.29.24 Boating was better in the old nostalgic days only because there were fewer boaters and many of us we
Yanmar electrical problem. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 07.29.24 226411 The reason for installing a booster relay is to avoid the complication of running heavier wi
Reefing: Procedural Questions shemandr at 9:50am 07.29.24 I don't think you are supposed to tie the buntlines around the boom - I don't know why. On my Mark
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 9:49am 07.29.24 Thanks for your feedbabck. Hulls been out of the water for years now, the deck feels totally solid s
Reefing: Procedural Questions Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 07.29.24

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