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Packing gland nut getting hot. Mistyseas1991 at 5:23pm 05.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2751 I notice the packing gland nut was getting hot to the touch so I replaced the teflon packing 3/16 it
Barient winch 21-33 Mistyseas1991 at 5:08pm 05.28.22 Parts Search 5/1188 The STRIPPER RING is not doing its job it goes under the line lifter allowing the jib sheet to do t
Planing in a O'Day Widgeon? (3) kgray9 at 2:38pm 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2239 Hello all! I bought a O'Day Widgeon this spring, and have used it roughly 7 times now on three diff
Bavaria saildrive Mattcia123 at 12:02pm 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1918
Foot Pump - $_8(&$ (1) sunlover at 11:15am 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 4/602 Just replaced this foot pump and managed to pump about 2 gallons before it more or less stopped work
Coos Bay Oregon azsailing at 6:28am 05.28.22 Destinations 7/2762 I am thinking to trailer a mac 26 to Coos bay. Can anyone tell me how is the recreational sailing?
Hunter 34 Mast Mainsail Track Stop Size Ilanortho at 6:24am 05.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/680 Hi; Lost the track stop (actually boatyard did) I am away from the boat. Does anyone know the width
Isotemp hot water backing into system (1) NYSail at 2:55am 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 4/731 Hello all, So just finished installing a new Isotemp water heater. Real nice unit and love the insta
Shroud i bolts source allen lofland at 5:27pm 05.27.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1280 I recently lost a u bolt at the deck holding a lower aft shroud on my oday 35. looking for a source
Universal 5411/Kubota Z500 fuel pump mikeracca at 4:26pm 05.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/1347 So I believe my issue in my little engine is starvation. I have no clue how old my fuel pump is, I d
fuel tank replacement chefmango at 10:55am 05.27.22 Ask All Sailors 4/805 I would like to replace the fuel tank on my Beneteau First 345 however I have run into a couple of i
Irwin 28 New-to-Me Maiden Voyage Plymouth Sailor at 10:22am 05.27.22 Irwin 2/1014
Two-Part Epoxy Plymouth Sailor at 10:00am 05.27.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1052 Dear Sailors, need your wisdom. I have successfully added a product by the name Penetrol to my one
Best Boat Transporter? AlastairLC at 9:39am 05.27.22 Ask All Sailors 3/419
Best Marina in San Diego? AlastairLC at 6:37am 05.27.22 Ask All Sailors 26/5624 Does anyone have a recommendation for marinas in San Diego? Thanks.
Catalina 350 Upgrade Electronics Pauljg at 5:38pm 05.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1689 Hi I am a new owner of a 2003 Catalina 350. The boat currently has a Raymarine RC 435 Chartplotter
Hunter 23.5 1994 mooring with centerboard up? Frank Jung at 5:31pm 05.26.22 Smaller Boats 1/737 Hello We just bought a Hunter 23.5 from 1994, is in pretty good shape. We want to put it on a moorin
Removing the mast (1) Avi at 5:18pm 05.26.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1161 Hello everyone. I am planning to remove the mast on my S2 9.2 C , in order to repair a rotten suppor
Spring 2022 Finally Launched (1) DayDreamer41 at 3:18pm 05.26.22 Big Boats 3/463 After an absolutely dismal spring here in Southern Michigan our Sapphire was finally completed and l
Cheap crib board source found! ctrout at 1:13pm 05.26.22 Catalina 22 6/939 I was looking for a source for a cheap set of hatch boards of any material that I could hack up to s

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Rudder and Steering Radial Jim Legere at 5:28am 02.10.25 I believe that Hunters of that era used foam core rudders (my 1983 did). Such a rudder has neutral b
Non self tailing winches Tally Ho at 5:28am 02.10.25 Sailors have used non-self-tailing winches for a long time. And on any boats with self-trailers, th
H340 Saloon Table operation? (3) sailcapt340 at 4:35am 02.10.25
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 4:14am 02.10.25 Now, Will . . . you're telling me there is a boogyman under my bed !! C'mon -- no squall or storm i
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' sailcapt340 at 3:56am 02.10.25 Glad to see it was a simple fix for you. There is definitely a slight play, you can feel, in the wh
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Terry Cox at 3:44am 02.10.25 Made our mid ship boarding for our current boat when we took possession in 2002. Works great, sturdy
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' markymac1961 at 2:51am 02.10.25 UPDATE: Simple fix on my 'wobbly wheel' issue. It was a very worn keyway slug on the steering wheel
Universal M25 engine condition jssailem at 9:57pm 02.09.25 but I am not sure about the engine's condition QJ9AEEznNt8 You can try to turn on the engine, run
Outfitting a little bare boat (1) Will Gilmore at 8:23pm 02.09.25 I find the Gulf boring. I have not. Besides being shipwrecked in Mobile Bay, my family were saili
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding Alan Gomes at 8:19pm 02.09.25 The steering wheel can be an inconvenience but should not present a safety hazard. Might it help a
Outfitting a little bare boat jssailem at 7:19pm 02.09.25 The VHF radio frequencies are monitored by US Coast Guard & marine police departments. Check out the
Rudder and Steering Radial jssailem at 6:19pm 02.09.25 Sounds like you are planning to do the work in the water. You live in Florida. Warm water. I would f
Rudder and Steering Radial JoeWhite at 5:38pm 02.09.25 On my C36, the rudder is held with a bolt through the shaft in a compartment accessible from the coc
Outfitting a little bare boat Captain Larry-DH at 5:27pm 02.09.25 We just don't have commercial traffic in the western part of Albemarle Sound, and the recreational
Universal M25 engine condition Ralph Johnstone at 5:14pm 02.09.25 I'll have to ask the salesman more questions about it. The last person in the world you want to a
wifi antenna mounting question Don S/V ILLusion at 5:14pm 02.09.25 If you are concerned about twist, put a barrel connector at the base which can be disconnected easil
Universal M25 engine condition Steve_Catalina at 5:03pm 02.09.25 If interested make sure you get a survey. Just my two cents I would say no! I see there is still an
Runaway diesel MikeHoncho at 3:20pm 02.09.25 you guys ever see the 12 gauge blank fired starting diesel tractors? gives it compression and heat.
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 3:16pm 02.09.25 Not saying a Compac 16 can't handle itself in open water/heavy weather. But if you are regularly g
Non self tailing winches dlochner at 3:09pm 02.09.25 If winches are slipping there are not enough wraps on the winch or the winch is too smooth, there sh

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