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Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease alison.davey at 5:12pm 12.30.22 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 4/1642 Hello! We have a 91' Alden 44 with water leaking while underway from the rudder post after some cold
Orca Rjm st.petersburg at 4:57pm 12.30.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2536 Has anyone installed and use this? It's new and seems like it would be like WAZE and easier to plot
Hunter 376 Wing Keel Width mgg at 8:35am 12.30.22 Ask All Sailors 8/898 I have a 1998 Hunter 376 with the wing keel option. Anyone know where to find the wing width dimens
Catalina 30 topping lift line length Ron Allen at 7:50am 12.30.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/1745 I have a 1989 Catalina 30 and am trying to find the correct line length for the one that connects to
Best place to start sailing my c25 in saltwater SailingLoto at 6:20am 12.30.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1396 We have spent 3 seasons sailing lake of the ozarks. We are looking to trailer our catalina c25 sout
Any sailor preppers out there? The_Sailing_Pelican at 12:46am 12.30.22 Ask All Sailors 62/6449 Hello again Following geo politics and carefully observing the international political arena there's
Cockpit Speakers for a 275 Mike8074 at 5:46pm 12.29.22 Catalina 275 9/2243 Hi Team: My 275 arrived by truck yesterday and it's at the boatyard in Seattle getting setup. One o
Sailing Distance Chart (1) JamesG161 at 2:30pm 12.29.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1159 This a 1769 chart drawn by Guess who? "f" = "s" Have fun , like the Sailors of that time. Jim..
Total Coolant Volume on H41AC dkinzer at 8:25am 12.29.22 Big Boats 2/744 We have a 2007 H41AC with a Yanmar 4JH4E engine on which I'm preparing to do a coolant flush/replace
Engine Data for 1984 O'Day 222 with New 2022 Tohatsu 6 HP 25" MFS6DWSPROUL Outboard (9) O�Day 222 at 4:58pm 12.28.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1518 *Note that all testing was done solo and with no mast/boom nor rudder/tiller * ***Note that all
H37c Rig tension a65sailor at 10:51am 12.28.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1552 Hello Everyone, I looked through all the threads and didn't find anyone talking about the proper ten
Just wanted to say hi jgoshow2323 at 10:13am 12.28.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1040 New here, about to enter the golden years of my life. Been a rough 50 years, always dreamed about sa
Diesel Engine Removal Plymouth Sailor at 5:48am 12.28.22 Ask All Sailors 8/3831 Dear Fellow Sailors, I need some wisdom in removing my inboard engine. The engine itself works wel
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters (3) tfox2069 at 1:45pm 12.27.22 Ask All Sailors 33/9921 Just went through this and see next to nothing here on the forum I thought I'd post in case someone
white smoke NCBrew at 11:21am 12.27.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1317 when I first start my Yanmar 3 cyl it smokes white. After it starts and run awhile if I start it aga
white smoke when I start my diesel NCBrew at 11:19am 12.27.22 Ask All Sailors 1/9 on first start my Yanmar 3 cal smokes white?
Replacing Hunter Built-In Solar Panel Rick D at 7:41am 12.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1073 I purchased a replacement panel from this site along with a bezel. It took a while for me to figure
Nearly there (1) pclarksurf at 4:13pm 12.26.22 Catalina 22 10/1598
Advice on gel coat to centerboard stickinthemud57 at 1:56pm 12.26.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2406 I have stripped the VC17 off my centerboard and plan to re-do the gel coat. I know that spraying wil
gas strut for Bene 37 access door/seat at aft transom (1) wilf_r at 12:39pm 12.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2960 Hi, I need to replace the gas strut that assist lifting of the seat at the aft transom of my 2012 Be

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Cruising with a Hunter Passage 42? marcham at 9:00pm 08.27.25 I like the U shaped galley in these.... but on a long passage in rough seas, there are not enough ha
41DS Window Replacement marcham at 8:54pm 08.27.25 Gaskets should not be an issue... there are hundreds of profiles available, find the one that matche
Control panel Beneteau marcham at 8:47pm 08.27.25 Did you try changing the contrast / brightness and backlight settings? https://www.vela-navega.com/
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling BigEasy at 8:46pm 08.27.25 Looked at a few Yanmar engine mount replacement videos; One nice trick a fellow did in a video was
1st night on by 331 novodka44 at 8:27pm 08.27.25 It will definately not interfer with sailing time. I have been drinking a few but will post the manu
Foot pump repair for dinghy rgranger at 8:09pm 08.27.25 For all practical purposes, these two glues are basically the same thing :plus:
1st night on by 331 BigEasy at 7:58pm 08.27.25 Any know where to start with getting the refrigerator Walt, what type of fridge does your boat
Hunter 33.5 - Holding tank dimensions Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:27pm 08.27.25 Instead of just sealing any leftover sewage in the tank to sit and stink in the sun, you should rin
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling Shorinsean at 7:05pm 08.27.25 Looked at a few Yanmar engine mount replacement videos; after watching I'm convinced that's the prob
Monark M1 14 Buoyancy sokotd12 at 6:41pm 08.27.25 Thanks for all the feedback!
Foot pump repair for dinghy dLj at 6:23pm 08.27.25 Cheap hardware store clamps do have sharp edges. Good quality clamps that you and I use on our boat
Lewmar folding wheel problem H30sailor at 6:10pm 08.27.25
Lewmar folding wheel problem Captain Larry-DH at 5:55pm 08.27.25
Lewmar folding wheel problem H30sailor at 5:29pm 08.27.25 I came up with an alternate 3d printed solution (see picture)
Foot pump repair for dinghy Project_Mayhem at 4:02pm 08.27.25 I would use shoe glue available at box stores. As mentioned above you can buy hand pump that is rel
Binini for 1982 Hunter 33 Cherubini???? azambella at 3:57pm 08.27.25 Thanks for the info....
Foot pump repair for dinghy zinahewitt at 3:37pm 08.27.25 Let me rephrase, This is from a lifeboat. I just want it to sit on the Rubber Zodiac Avon Dinghy so
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? Michael Davis at 3:08pm 08.27.25 The "Keel Crab": https://exosea.ca If I had another 10 or 15 years of boating left in me I can se
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? Tally Ho at 3:04pm 08.27.25 I added some pad eyes to my boom, and used 1/4 20 tap to thread the holes. Very easy to do, and I
Control panel Beneteau (2) Davidasailor26 at 2:59pm 08.27.25 Often each of the individual gauges has a light inside it. Go look up gauge websites, like Telefle

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