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Alternator Newlight at 6:38am 10.20.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2837 what is the alternator directly wire to?
Need HydraHoist Steve Sherman at 3:39am 10.20.22 Parts Search 10/1806 Looking for a hoist to lift a 2000 sailboat out of the water. Steve Sherman steve@optistuff.com
Suggestions for restoring Teak paneling and cabinetry on Lancer 27 James Chamberlain at 11:05pm 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1132 This is my first post here, and just have a quick question regarding how I could go about restoring
Kirie Elite 29 Elite29Owner at 8:46pm 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2735 Greetings all. New to the forum. Just picked up a 1985 Kirie Elite 29. Going to do a major renova
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level (1) OceanAnarchy at 7:43pm 10.19.22 Sails Call Lounge 9/1587 I recently replaced turnbuckle ends on the side wires but not the forestay. Anyone who has raised th
sand and finish Teak and aHolly NCBrew at 1:05pm 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1114 I have a 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 and I would like to refinish the Teak and Holly interior floor. Ho
Does anyone recognize the make of roller furler? (1) Robert1224 at 12:35pm 10.19.22 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1142 Ahoy, Want to see if anyone recognizes this make of roller furler. It is on my 1979 Hunter 30 and l
Hull Condition on a 1980 22 ft sailboat (5) Dnea at 11:05am 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1184 Hello, please have a look...I am considering a 1980 project boat that I have not seen in person yet
Quick Question windansea at 9:45am 10.19.22 Ask All Sailors 3/511 I own a 1980 Catalina 38 in my forward V-Berth is a board with the following carved into it: O.N. fo
Can anyone identify this manufacturer? (1) Robert1224 at 6:57am 10.19.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1437 Ahoy, I am trying to determine the manufacturer of an 80's vintage roller furler. Can anyone identi
23.5 replacement parts Orbweaver at 6:24am 10.19.22 Smaller Boats 5/1293 While going over my boat looking for rain leaks I also discovered a couple items that I want to repl
Prop Spin joshw5144 at 4:19pm 10.18.22 Big Boats 4/1187
Advice on new purchase and winterization xavpil at 3:10pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1135 Hey all. Seeking advice. A week ago or so I got my first boat: 1980 cat 27. Great lake area is col
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 2:58pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 30/3258 Looking for a fixed keel 26-27ft, 4ft or less draft that isn't a total dog to sail. I will be sail
Identify This Boat? (1) Rick Webb at 2:35pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1540 This boat is being to our youth sailing group as a donation I am told the title says it is a 1978 2
Garhauer E-Z Glide (2) SailingCal21 at 2:27pm 10.18.22 Bigger Boats 7/1759 So after 40+ years of sitting in the UV both my Schaefer jib blocks disintegrated. Can't say that I
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? (6) High Current at 2:15pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 13/3478 I'm looking for some insight into what I should realistically expect from G/flex epoxy and keel move
Foam Seat Chiriqui at 2:09pm 10.18.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1157 I want to replace a foam seat for my H26. I can not find a similar one for sale online. It props me
Mast light power on H240 chriscampbell at 1:24pm 10.18.22 Smaller Boats 7/1319 My mast lights worked earlier this season. I tried to turn them on a few weeks ago and nothing. I fo
Forestay decking coming out (1) Slavik at 12:35pm 10.18.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1482 The forestay decking was popped out when we bought the boat. We took out the rivets and replaced th

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2004 Hunter 33.5 Sailboat Looking for Seafire Box mkrokidas at 6:14am 07.28.25 Location of the Seafire system components is going to be the brainchild of the installer who put the
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Corinne 30 at 5:06am 07.28.25 Check your prop! This happened to me and I spent hours on engine-related checks and cleaning etc.. t
New 216 owner with missing parts Subzero at 4:42am 07.28.25 I found the vang blocks in the manual (Harken 094 and 085).
Power at ignition On & Off oscar326 at 4:36am 07.28.25 Thank you Rail
West Neverland Yacht Club jssailem at 4:29am 07.28.25
M25XPB fuel starvation (1) jssailem at 4:25am 07.28.25 Yes the symptom you describe sounds like fuel starvation. Based on that premise, I would start at t
New 216 owner with missing parts Subzero at 4:11am 07.28.25 No, about 450km east of there in Stratford QC. No chandleries around here, I'll need to order online
Lake of the Woods ART005 at 9:29pm 07.27.25 What about the rocks? My buddies fish up there and buy prop repair. Can my 26S go up there for fun w
Anchor Type ART005 at 9:25pm 07.27.25 My 26S came with an undersized Danforth, maybe prior stern anchor, and slightly oversized Bruce that
Power at ignition On & Off Leeward Rail at 9:04pm 07.27.25 where is the solenoid https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starter_solenoid
Mac 26C - Traveler / 135 Jib ART005 at 9:00pm 07.27.25 I added a traveler to 26S. Couldn't stand the boat without one. Mine slightly oversized but I wanted
West Neverland Yacht Club FastOlson at 8:38pm 07.27.25 Looks about as "real" as many things are on the internet....... :) https://www.neverlandyachtclub.or
West Neverland Yacht Club Foswick at 7:26pm 07.27.25 Thank you. Yes, the WNYC is a completely real club and is not made up at all.
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 jaysweet at 6:30pm 07.27.25 As a Hunter 306 owner, I can say that this is not a hole that came with the boat. Some owner drilled
Air in fuel feed JoeWhite at 5:00pm 07.27.25 Yes I have heard of a pin hole on the pickup tube above the fuel level.
Electrical charging problem Scott T-Bird at 4:48pm 07.27.25 AC master breaker or DC master breaker? I still don't know what he is writing about. He says "ever
Hull number vs. sail number Richard19068 at 4:47pm 07.27.25 As far as I know unless you are going to get a number assigned by an association, such as US sailing
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? Foswick at 4:45pm 07.27.25 This is only true for a masthead rig with a very stiff mast. It is true of any sail whose luff is at
Running Backstays on my 1983 Beneteau First 35 removed if not sailing in high winds? FastOlson at 4:44pm 07.27.25 Looks kinda similar to the stock Kenyon rig on our Olson 34. We have a tall double-spreader rig with
New LFP House Battery (1) SycloneDriver at 3:18pm 07.27.25 I got back to my boat today. Over a week ago I adjusted the float voltage on the charger up from 13

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