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transmission when sailing Arrgh at 10:36am 09.29.22 Bigger Boats 19/3283 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing w
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:27am 09.29.22 Engines and Propulsion 59/9705 After working on the cooling system of my Volvo Penta MD 7A engine including removing the manifold,
Lewmar hatches ID whittem at 7:58am 09.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1420 I need new lenses and seals for the two main lewmar hatches on a 1995 B351. Having a hard time match
34 Morgan 1967 - Crack in the keel - Anyone?? (1) Frill at 3:02am 09.29.22 Morgan 6/2162 A hair line crack on the keel on both sides. Is this serious or not? Any owners ever seen this befor
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailors Scuppers at 11:25am 09.28.22 Day Sailers 2/1084 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailers Scuppers at 11:24am 09.28.22 Trailer Sailors 0/17 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
Anchor self-deploys Dr. D at 11:07am 09.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1544 My boat has an electric windlass with a Quick remote in the anchor locker and a control pad at the p
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project challengerjdb at 10:31am 09.28.22 Ask All Sailors 7/960 Hello, I'm a senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying engineering. For my final year of s
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint (1) rioila at 9:49am 09.28.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1895
Hunter 326 rudder issues RobAL at 11:12am 09.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/848 My Hunter 326 rudder and steering developed a pronounced clunking noise with play in the steering wh
Whisker pole for a Catalina 27? Indysailor at 11:05am 09.27.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1534 I am looking for opinions and/or experiences of adding a whisker pole to a Catalina 27. Also, if you
33.5 swim ladder Don Crowther at 9:55am 09.27.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1602 Has anyone extended the swim ladder on a Hunter 33.5? I would like to increase the length of ours by
Is it legal to make a boat longer? (1) HeelBoy at 7:45am 09.27.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1585 Without diving deep into the engineering here, the question is more of a legal one: Are we even allo
Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:51pm 09.26.22 Big Boats 17/2689 I have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a Force10 6-gal water heater that needs replacing. I'm replacing it wi
Lewmar portlights macdoug at 4:42pm 09.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1748 My oceanis 37 has a couple of portlights (Lewmar standard size 0) that leak and look crap. They are
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak Orbweaver at 3:08pm 09.26.22 Smaller Boats 14/3025 Greetings all. Last week we had a fair amount of rain (at least for Montana). Yesterday I thought I
Ken Gepner Passes Away Terry Cox at 12:40pm 09.26.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1064 Ken Gepner, a long time PNW sailor, passed away recently. Patti and I went with him and his son on a
Hunter 25 hatch cover Gordo at 9:38am 09.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/1030 Does anyone know where I can get a hatch cover for my 1979 Hunter 25?
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive (1) HeelBoy at 5:39am 09.26.22 Trailer Sailors 7/2078 Has anyone replaced their winch with a worm drive type? They're cheap and the don't back-drive. No m
Boom kicker or topping lift? fred1diver at 4:48pm 09.25.22 Ask All Sailors 56/6760 Hello everyone, I hope all is well, getting tired or my pigtail at the end en the boom, wondering if

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2012 373 Beneteau LCD measures voltage/water/fuel. Davidasailor26 at 6:00pm 06.23.25 It looks like you can still get the original panel from Beneteau, part 156278 for $518. We had ours
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Davidasailor26 at 5:41pm 06.23.25 I bought a pican M hat for my RPI 4b last year and have it connected to the NMEA2k network on my bo
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Tally Ho at 5:08pm 06.23.25
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 kappykaplan at 5:03pm 06.23.25 Hmmmm. Guess you've seen me on Saturday nights then ? Maybe . . . Can't be 100% sure.
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 Ralph Johnstone at 4:50pm 06.23.25 My vote is for the latter, Ralph! Hmmmm. Guess you've seen me on Saturday nights then ?
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 06.23.25 Hi @Davidasailor - where are you currently at with the monitoring system? This thread came up on a
How to tell gelcoat was damaged by paint remover Project_Mayhem at 4:50pm 06.23.25 I've used aquastrip on the bottom of a boat before. It removed the topside paint (yes, PO put it on
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring Project_Mayhem at 4:47pm 06.23.25 I bought a pican M hat for my RPI 4b last year and have it connected to the NMEA2k network on my bo
How to tell gelcoat was damaged by paint remover dlochner at 4:47pm 06.23.25 Gelcoat is basically polyester resin, it is pretty tough stuff. If it was permanently damaged I woul
Replace or repair O'Day, Daysailer 3 boom Project_Mayhem at 4:42pm 06.23.25 Take a pic. You might be able to do an oversized splice or recreate it without a ton of expense. I b
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 kappykaplan at 4:39pm 06.23.25 Maybe the lack of dirt is from clean living, or the BioborJF that goes in after every fuel fill up
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors garymalmgren at 4:29pm 06.23.25 Hi Greg. So they are "drop in" hinged doors. Seems to be the best of both worlds. And that is a dece
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:29pm 06.23.25 Maybe back up to a little before you first paragraph. If you don't have an inspection port, you cou
Raspberry Pi Boat Monitoring (1) Tally Ho at 4:18pm 06.23.25 I bought a pican M hat for my RPI 4b last year and have it connected to the NMEA2k network on my boa
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors (3) Tally Ho at 4:06pm 06.23.25
Replace Crib Boards With Hinged Doors dLj at 3:43pm 06.23.25 A good locksmith can make a replica. All it means is there are no standard blanks that fit the pro
A blessing or a curse? shemandr at 3:42pm 06.23.25 Edit: I didn't see the trailer. Keep it if in good shape and has registration. Sell it and donate
A blessing or a curse? shemandr at 3:40pm 06.23.25 Donate it to a local youth sailing program and move on.
How to tell gelcoat was damaged by paint remover dLj at 3:39pm 06.23.25 It's usually pretty evident. Gell coat is gone in places - or worse.... dh
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island dLj at 3:38pm 06.23.25 For sure updates will be most appreciated! May you have an amazing trip! dj

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