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Auriga at 1:12pm 05.26.22
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I have a 2007 Hunter 49, with a two track anchor roller assembly. The actual rollers need to be rep
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Yup, that's the way we pronounce STUMPAH up hee-ah in Maine.. Hope you enjoyed the chuckle... The
bcrossb at 9:01am 05.26.22
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Hi, looking for some tips, advice on replacing 2 inch corrugated exhaust hose. Some say 13 feet, oth
vsfoster at 8:55am 05.26.22
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Has anyone put a wireless camera on their boat? i am looking at this one https://www.amazon.com/Vos
Plymouth Sailor at 8:14am 05.26.22
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Dear Sailors, Does it make sense while the boat is on the hard to place a water hose in the water i
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HeatherE at 6:25pm 05.25.22
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Hi all! I dropped off this site because after purchasing my 1st sailboat (Cal 34) the engine broke.
RichardSprince at 6:10pm 05.25.22
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Just had a terrible experience. Found a used 2002 Catalina Capri 22 for sale in SC (I am in Miami).
Brian D at 3:50pm 05.25.22
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Clydo at 3:10pm 05.25.22
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Anyone had a problem with these? Have 2003 Catalina C310 M25 XPB engine 590 hours. Did not use boa
David Fisher at 2:51pm 05.25.22
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I have Hull #24 of a 1979 Hunter 36 That is having internal halyard issues. Mice made internal nests
Scott T-Bird at 11:58am 05.25.22
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I bought a blu ray player with an AC power cord to put on the boat. I figured I could use it when p
JamesG161 at 9:02am 05.25.22
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On May 24th the NHC released its 2022 forecast. lyde aka Bonnie ' Clyde.:facepalm: Basically it is
Epic1969 at 7:27am 05.25.22
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rgranger at 6:19am 05.25.22
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Hello Jim and John: I'm not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this post so if you think it
Plymouth Sailor at 3:52am 05.25.22
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Rocky Coast at 4:16pm 05.24.22
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1984 Catalina 30, Westerbeke 25XP diesel. New boat to me, on the hard running on hose to salt water
enorfleet at 1:37pm 05.24.22
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Found this in the engine bilge of my 1983 Hunter 34. No idea where it came from. Can anyone help?
SV Bella at 11:20am 05.24.22
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What maintenance is required for the intake silencer? 05H41DS Yanmar 56hp 4JH4E What's inside there
Phil Herring at 9:51am 05.24.22
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Almost. :thumbup: Thanks to the efforts of Maine Sail and his firm Compass Marine, we're very proud

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Legend 40.5 - freezer cold plate temperature   (4)
Rich Stidger at 3:06pm 02.09.25
@fero , Here is the freezer data that you requested. In 2009 I recharged my freezer unit, and the f
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding
Benny17441 at 2:56pm 02.09.25
How about looking for an answer on how to go over the transom from the swim step. The swim step see
Legend 40.5 - freezer cold plate temperature
fero at 1:50pm 02.09.25
Thanks for your replies, in the meantime I have replaced the thermostat by the same mechanical one,
Outfitting a little bare boat
pgandw at 1:31pm 02.09.25
Not saying a Compac 16 can't handle itself in open water/heavy weather. But if you are regularly go
Outfitting a little bare boat
Urban Hermit at 1:22pm 02.09.25
Depends on where you are and the amount of commercial water traffic in the area. Infrastructure va
Outfitting a little bare boat
pgandw at 1:01pm 02.09.25
Then what good are they? The satellite pickup of of a PLB is generally well less than 1 hour. It h
Non self tailing winches
JBP-PA at 12:59pm 02.09.25
I'm with David, you might want to replace them, but not as your first project. Thousands of people
Rudder and Steering Radial   (4)
Kraffert at 12:57pm 02.09.25
She's on a dock, naturally. It looks to be original equipment. As far as bolts, I need to remove t
Illinois Sailing
catsails8 at 12:46pm 02.09.25
Outfitting a little bare boat
Urban Hermit at 12:34pm 02.09.25
:plus: for the AIS/DCS PLB. The response time for a Satellite PLB is going to be multiple hours in
Rudder and Steering Radial
jssailem at 12:06pm 02.09.25
Welcome to the forum. A photo of your quadrant and the bolt you are attempting to remove would be h
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding
jssailem at 11:57am 02.09.25
Perhaps a foldable platform to use as a seat or step off the transom would be a viable solution.
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding   (3)
jssailem at 11:55am 02.09.25
I have been looking at ladders. 229678 Finding ways to secure the ladder and get it to project fro
Motorhome Mariners
Michael Davis at 11:37am 02.09.25
Motorhome Mariners   (1)
Will Gilmore at 11:09am 02.09.25
Right, it's in the ColRegs, "no arm, no scowl."
Outfitting a little bare boat
pgandw at 10:58am 02.09.25
Depends on where you are and the amount of commercial water traffic in the area. Infrastructure var
Dink to the Deck? Perils of Reboarding
Kings Gambit at 10:32am 02.09.25
It looks like your boat has a swim step - I always board from the stern: I cleat the dinghy's paint
Opinions on "best" outboard motor
azambella at 10:11am 02.09.25
Big brands and fuel injected. after that.. I would go with popular. By that I mean, parts and servi
Motorhome Mariners
Hayden Watson at 10:01am 02.09.25
This is mostly aimed at those nasty stinkpotters -- but exception granted. We all figure that if y
Non self tailing winches
dmax at 9:46am 02.09.25
In a blow, you can't use two hands to grind the winch unless you have two people with non-self-taile

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