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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
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? Brian Dunn at 9:08am 12.26.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1910 I recently acquired a 1979 Hunter 37 Cutter (Hull #23). It's been neglected, and I'm looking at a l
Corrosion On Engine (3) Mclovin at 6:54am 12.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 21/3837 I was working on changing water pump on 2001 Yanmar 4JH3-TE 76 hp engine and have some corrosion go
Yanmar Electric Fuel Pump Wiring gorkem at 1:54am 12.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/2008 Hello All, I have a 2011 model Yanmar 4JH5E 4 cylinder engine at 2500 hours. I realised that the wi
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart garymalmgren at 9:28pm 12.25.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1067 This is an end of the year tradition in OZ. I am following Currawong in the double hander class. ht
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 1:59pm 12.25.22 Ask All Sailors 20/3359 I'm searching for a sailboat to buy, but I don't know much and could use some direction. The boat wo
Merry Christmas Crusty Ol Salt at 4:38am 12.25.22 Sails Call Lounge 5/1552 On the eve of Christmas I take a little time to reflect. I have come to believe life is not about th
SOLAR ART AND AI - What a mix - Merry Christmas (1) jssailem at 4:43pm 12.24.22 Weather and Forecasting 2/1506 211825 This arty picture is the result that Sander vd Groenendaal got when he released AI on the wo
Hunter 460 Anchor locker pelagic4005 at 4:14pm 12.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1360 Hi, WE are looking to buy a 460 and read that the anchor lockers have issues. Can someomne explain w
Merry Christmas to all fred1diver at 1:25pm 12.24.22 Ask All Sailors 4/643 I would like to take 2 minutes and wish everyone of you a very merry Christmas, enjoy the festivitie
QUESTION twodzusfittings at 10:17am 12.24.22 Bigger Boats 16/2851 What was the brand of transducer and knot meter used as original equipment. Any help would be apprec
Metal Compression Post Support pcharn01 at 9:17am 12.24.22 Catalina 22 1/835 Anyone know what supports the metal compression post? Is there a teak block or is it fiberglass?
Where's the Party? dlochner at 7:49am 12.24.22 Sails Call Lounge 4/1657 I believe my invitation got lost in the mail... :( https://gcaptain.com/superyacht-party-in-the-c
Best Wishes & A boatload of thanks (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:40am 12.24.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1178 On this Christmas eve, I would be remissed if I did not think about all HOW members who have helped
Bottom Paint over Fill Valve Question (1) RTsailsJ29 at 6:33am 12.24.22 Smaller Boats 4/1146 Group, I'm having bottom paint applied for the first time on my 23.5 and was wondering what most hav
Mast exit plate, plastic, for Beneteau 35s5 sailboat (2) ch4851 at 4:42pm 12.23.22 Parts Search 3/1061 Hi, who sells replacement exit plates for a Beneteau 35s5. They are made of black plastic and snap
Plastic exit plates on Beneteau 35s5 mast, where do you get replacements? (2) ch4851 at 4:38pm 12.23.22 Ask All Sailors 2/597 Hi, I am looking for replacement exit plates for the mast on my Beneteau 35s5. Anyone know where yo
29.5 Overall Length shanker at 2:25pm 12.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1536 I'm trying to determine what the overall length ois of the 29.5 including the anchor roller. I was o
WEATHER ALERT> PACIFICNW (6) jssailem at 12:50pm 12.23.22 Weather and Forecasting 8/2123
Winterize wash down HTsailor at 10:48am 12.23.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1258

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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
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling BigEasy at 2:55pm 08.27.25 Am I missing anything? A quick search for Yanmar mounts finds a price point of around $400/4.
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? Project_Mayhem at 2:49pm 08.27.25 The protruding end of a machine screw into the boom does have the potential to snag and chafe. Th
Lewmar folding wheel problem (1) phutchings99 at 1:49pm 08.27.25 I came up with an alternate 3d printed solution (see picture)
Merit 22 owners (3) Los at 1:44pm 08.27.25 Here are some pictures of my cramps and cramping tool. I used the two AWG die and got two cramps per
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling FastOlson at 1:42pm 08.27.25 Root cause analysis would seem to indicate engine mounts, hopefully, even though the Yanmar 2GM onl
Foot pump repair for dinghy dlochner at 1:40pm 08.27.25 Clamps do not have sharp edges. They are designed to not have them so that they don't cut into the
Foot pump repair for dinghy dLj at 1:34pm 08.27.25 The clamp will have a metal edge, which I would not be keen on having around as something to cut so
Foot pump repair for dinghy dLj at 1:32pm 08.27.25 I just realized you said this is for a life raft - why are you trying to save this pump? Are you try
Hunter 26/260 trailers richardhone2 at 1:21pm 08.27.25
Foot pump repair for dinghy dlochner at 1:05pm 08.27.25 Money spent on glue to repair that pump would be better spent on a new double action hand pump. The
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling Shorinsean at 12:03pm 08.27.25 Thanks, Dave, I'll make a note. Yay, my first direct encounter with tariff fallout :mad:.

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