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There is water under the bed... El Pinguino at 9:38am 05.08.22 Ask An Oday Owner 2/732 Water is coming out in the well at the base of the compression post. The level is stable just moving
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains (1) sunlover at 8:54am 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 43/3453 The previous owner snapped every one of the chains that keeps the filler caps from disappearing. E
Hunter 376 inverter charger jcrews63 at 8:15am 05.08.22 Big Boats 3/1155 Hi Folks. Hoping some one could guide me a bit. My boats a 97 hunter 376 and I've replaced the house
how to take down mast for trailering gypsywind1980 at 4:24am 05.08.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1643 i have a hunter 27 1980 wanting to take down mast for traveling how do i take it down does this mast
Sea Strainer Location CaptainRan at 11:56pm 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/663 My Endeavor 37 with a perkins 4108 has a sea strainer located low, near the aft of the engine, diffi
Frustrating latches on C315 (1) stephen_i_w at 7:38pm 05.07.22 Catalina 310 2/1000 These latches on various storage areas of my C315 are difficult to latch, I have to push the button
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 2:51pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1070 https://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2022/05/07/coast-guard-rescues-2-overturned-sailboa
Beneteau 343 Wire Rigging Specs? kellyr073 at 12:40pm 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1977 Hi, new to the forum. Just purchased a 2005 343, and the mast was stepped recently. Would like the
Mystery bottom paint coating (1) bigchief at 12:32pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1087 I have a hunter 23.5 with some old bottom paint from previous owner. The black stuff appears ablativ
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out (2) philiefay at 9:55am 05.07.22 Smaller Boats 3/822 I am hoping to replace the original sink with something more practical are per attached. Anyone hav
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:21am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/721 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:17am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/13 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man
Universal M-25XPBC stalling / throttle problems dhandzy at 7:09am 05.07.22 Catalina 310 0/22 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Universal M-25XPBC stalling dhandzy at 7:00am 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/882 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Quick Windless shanker at 6:16am 05.07.22 Parts Search 1/394 I have some issues with a seized up Quick Windlass. does anyone know who can service these? or any o
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine StanleyJ at 3:24am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1285 Fellow Sailors: I have been attempting to correct the alternator belt alignment on my Universal M-1
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation Mattcia123 at 12:27am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/557
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:41pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 11/1600 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:24pm 05.06.22 Trailer Sailors 0/26 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Caption James T at 4:14pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 4/605 I have recently moved to North Virginia just south of DC. I have started looking for a sailboat of s

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Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) jssailem at 8:16am 11.27.24 Today looks great. Enjoy while you can. NOAA creates weather maps. This one shows the size of the h
Sail Recommendation JamesG161 at 7:03am 11.27.24 Best link on In Mast Furling. Read it all please. In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Jim...
Thanksgiving will soon be here. JamesG161 at 6:48am 11.27.24 This is the True Story of Thanksgiving The True Story of Thanksgiving By Historian Rush Limbaugh
Thanksgiving will soon be here. Justin_NSA at 6:11am 11.27.24 This one has become a local celebrity the past year! The article has a couple videos. https://searc
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (1) sailcapt340 at 5:32am 11.27.24 I definitely will have to cut an access hole in the headliner, somewhere in the middle of the trough
Tosca gets a windlass dlochner at 5:00am 11.27.24 Another pathway is to move your battery to the bow. The 4AWG would be used to charge the battery. 2
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Terry Cox at 4:21am 11.27.24 am planning on installing a propane locker Different model boat, but Defender offers a single and
Thanksgiving will soon be here. (3) Will Gilmore at 4:17am 11.27.24 Who knew turkeys can't fly? Those turkeys were not "living on the air in Cincinnati". ksgiving din
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 colemj at 3:42am 11.27.24
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? dlochner at 3:31am 11.27.24 Slide the whole shaft and flange in as one piece. Won't that require removing or raising the engi
Soft Deck Safety dlochner at 3:10am 11.27.24 I know that well, I've sailed the great lakes on my smaller boat for a few years now. Is the most r
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes danstanford at 2:24am 11.27.24 I have 2 sizes of wire and all the tuning guides are set to use the Loos PT-2 gauge only.
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? Ralph Johnstone at 10:10pm 11.26.24 With a new shaft & coupling, best to have a machine shop fit & face components. Would have to lift
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? NYSail at 9:34pm 11.26.24 My last boat was a 36-3. When i got her the coupling was rusted solid and I had to cut it off. In yo
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 jssailem at 9:21pm 11.26.24 One of the tools used with success is fiberglass rods. They come in various lengths and can help to
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 9:17pm 11.26.24 DR thanks for the observation. Glad you had a fun day. Happy Thanksgiving. Now open the attic and ge
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) jssailem at 9:15pm 11.26.24 I mentioned that temps will drop. Just saw this post showing the Yukon chill coming south to give th
Tosca gets a windlass jssailem at 8:54pm 11.26.24 Another pathway is to move your battery to the bow. The 4AWG would be used to charge the battery. 20
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 8:39pm 11.26.24 Lake Michigan is serious sailing where you are likely to encounter some serious loads on your rig.
Soft Deck Safety (2) harry_sailor at 8:37pm 11.26.24 On my 1988 322, both sets of shrouds are anchored through the deck to stringers attached to the hul

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