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Mariner 19 Vang vs Gnav Wood and Steel at 7:06am 08.12.25 Trailer Sailors 4/921 Hi all! I need to upgrade the vang on my Mariner 19, and I'm a little torn on which way to go. The M
Replacing injectors Scott T-Bird at 5:56am 08.12.25 Engines and Propulsion 14/1270 I have a Yanmar 3GM30F with completely unknown engine hours. The hour meter supposedly stopped work
B&G Auto pilot device not found SV Temenos at 4:07am 08.12.25 Ask All Sailors 8/653 Looking for some help with my B'G auto pilot. I tried to do a firmware update to my precision 9 com
AIS Questions boris2point0 at 4:40pm 08.11.25 Yamaha 5/693 Hey folks, I have discovered I have AIS unit, wondering if anything special needs to be done about
A new look at tides... rgranger at 12:58pm 08.11.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/541 I saw this Neil deGrasse Tyson video on tides... It does not change anything in a practicle way bu
HOOD FURLER CONTINUOUS LOOP MODEL 915 Rick.johnson at 11:39am 08.11.25 Ask All Sailors 3/348 Hi Guy I have a 40 ft hunter with a Hood Furler model 915 With a continuous loop 7/16" dia line
Mast base RolfSail at 11:02am 08.11.25 Smaller Boats 7/736 Heeeelp!! Was lowering my mast when the mast plate cracked and the mast came down. Need a new base.
Monday Moon Shots (2) jssailem at 8:44am 08.11.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/868 With all this talk of colonizing the Moon in the next 20 years, perhaps we should start to look at t
Electrical panel rebuild (4) fred1diver at 4:48pm 08.10.25 Ask All Sailors 15/810 Hello all Had a busy day on the boat today. mainly worked on making a new wall panel that includes
Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps HunterKid at 3:51pm 08.10.25 Smaller Boats 8/745 I am interested in lifting a Hunter 23.5 to replace the re-furnished centerboard. My question is, ho
Holding tank replacement fred1diver at 2:20pm 08.10.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/389 Hello everyone, we are thinking of replacing our vetus flexible holding tank to a rigid holding tank
Asymmetric for Hunter 28 twin keel petercra at 1:48pm 08.10.25 Destinations 1/887 Hi can anyone advise set up for a new asymmetric for a Hunter 28 and the sail size? My previous expe
Complete Novice Orientation Foswick at 11:31am 08.10.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1370 I have a few friends traveling up next month to crew for me. Amongst them, they have a combined expe
Free Sail Bag for 2009 Hunter 33 Headsail Robert Gall at 5:13am 08.10.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1419 I discovered an old but unused sail bag for a headsail for a 2009 Hunter 33, which I sold a few year
Spars sandpiper10471 at 8:16pm 08.09.25 The Cherubini Hunters 3/402 What manufacturer built the masts and booms for the Hunter 30 (Cherubini)?
Some late winter (March) in Japan. garymalmgren at 5:06pm 08.09.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/1844 8SRoZWo37Vo
Invest 97L --> TS Erin --> Hurricane Erin (2) JamesG161 at 4:31pm 08.09.25 Weather and Forecasting 22/1827 This Tropical Wave just left Africa, in the right spot, to catch the Westerlies. August is the star
Replacing boom vang line (3) danoant at 1:36pm 08.09.25 Catalina 22 4/720 I ordered a replacement boom vang line from Catalina Direct. When I went to switch out, the current
Rub rail making noise mcconkd at 12:52pm 08.09.25 Big Boats 7/722 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 AC. Next to one of the cleats on the port side, it appears the rub rail may
Mid boom traveler use? (1) RussC at 10:01am 08.09.25 Ask All Sailors 27/2074 Just curious how many who have a traveler on their 20'-26' boats actually use them on a regular basi

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Old roller furling on 40-year-old Mason 43. There is no documentation with the boat, and the bearings seam bad. Anyone know what brand it is? Stu Jackson at 11:00am 12.23.25 What does the upper swivel look like?
Help....Lost Sail Inventory in a house fire San Juan 28 Ted at 10:45am 12.23.25 I've got a headsail that might fit your needs. It's listed on Facebook Marketplace. Here's the link.
Can anyone ID this item on my 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 46.1? ChuckD13 at 10:36am 12.23.25 Thanks, TOTALLY lost on this one......for $h!ts and Giggles I've tried it, w/ no reaction.....
Can anyone ID this item on my 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 46.1? Davidasailor26 at 10:21am 12.23.25 Looks like a button for an electric winch, possibly the one it's next to?
The Half-Witted Sailor thinwater at 9:27am 12.23.25 a. Once on my cruising cat I changed the fuel filters but forgot to open the valves when finished. T
Have you ever come across this AC appliance issue? BAD ORCA at 9:23am 12.23.25 Is this an article online? Do you have a link. On a 3 wire appliance the ground should be connecte
Have you ever come across this AC appliance issue? dlochner at 9:13am 12.23.25 Is this an article online? Do you have a link. On a 3 wire appliance the ground should be connected
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 8:53am 12.23.25 In case you missed my posting over on another forum, there is a CNG filling station located in Fife
Lighting upgrades dLj at 8:52am 12.23.25 This is a good thread. I've been thinking about my lighting. I did change most of my interior lights
The Half-Witted Sailor Terry Cox at 8:37am 12.23.25
Old roller furling on 40-year-old Mason 43. There is no documentation with the boat, and the bearings seam bad. Anyone know what brand it is? jssailem at 8:16am 12.23.25 I would guess the probability is that the furler is also 40 years old. The manual is likely to be lo
The Half-Witted Sailor jssailem at 8:08am 12.23.25
Old roller furling on 40-year-old Mason 43. There is no documentation with the boat, and the bearings seam bad. Anyone know what brand it is? kosrae at 8:00am 12.23.25
Old roller furling on 40-year-old Mason 43. There is no documentation with the boat, and the bearings seam bad. Anyone know what brand it is? jssailem at 7:51am 12.23.25
Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard Project_Mayhem at 6:18am 12.23.25 A good rule of thumb to follow My friend had done this but when I pulled the hose off of the pump,
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. john2 at 6:08am 12.23.25 good info , removal of our engine is scheduled next week.... new damperplate and fixing multible l
Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard Muttondressedaslamb at 6:06am 12.23.25 Empty your bilge, toss some -50F antifreeze in there if you prefer but whatever you do, make sure y
Lighting upgrades Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 12.23.25 1 The light is really good. You should become familiar with the following Lumens - the amount of li
Hello...I now own a Bristol 29.9 and am wondering what the small hole in the lower hull is for? dlochner at 5:36am 12.23.25 The purpose of a garboard drain plug is to allow any water that might accumulate in the bilge while
Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard dLj at 5:35am 12.23.25 You would have flipped your cork if you saw the exhaust elbow that came with my boat. It was cast

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