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Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 (1) Mat Fournier at 3:09pm 01.19.22 Big Boats 6/836 Hello, I am interested in a Hunter 356, 2002. The boat will be surveyed in march but I would like yo
Starter or battery Light air at 2:37pm 01.19.22 Engines and Propulsion 20/1510 I've narrowed down my starting problem on my Mercury 7.5 1982. I believe it is either the battery o
Heat exchanger anode (1) SV At Last at 12:48pm 01.19.22 Catalina 310 13/1555 I have a 2004 Catalina 310 with the Universal M-25XPB engine. It appears I will have to loosen the h
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 11:15am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1403 A friend of mine is considering purchasing a Catalina 42 on the hard in Hull, MA. The surveyor says
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 7:57am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1813 Hello I have a Hunter 336 that I recently bought from the original owner. He maintained the boat pe
MMSI Scam? shemandr at 5:04am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1087 I got an email from USPS about my MMSI number. The email asked me to visit the site - with link pro
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Plymouth Sailor at 4:47am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 43/4446 Dear Fellow Sailors, I purchased a new-to-me boat that was Coast Guard registered and was then tra
Head Always Full TheLouie at 8:13pm 01.18.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1576 So I have an issue with the head being full when it truly is not. We will suck out the tank to empty
Filler for Hunter 40.5 factory solar panel (2) smokey73 at 6:18pm 01.18.22 Ask All Sailors 2/330 I have removed the factory OEM solar panel from the sea hood. I have a separate 100 W solar panel a
lubricating anemometer bearings (1) petrenyc at 6:05pm 01.18.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1300 Our TackTick T120 masthead wind indicator needs lubrication. I've opened up the unit but the anemom
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? (2) TWheatley at 2:08pm 01.18.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1168 201850
bolt rope extrusion removal from selden mast cstonedent at 1:19pm 01.18.22 Ask All Sailors 1/356 I have a Salona 38 that came with mainsails that have bolt ropes. I am going to convert to Tides Mar
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? Terraphobic at 11:59am 01.18.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/826 How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5??
35s5 replace windows steffenled at 10:32am 01.18.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/3427 Does anyone here know if replacement windows can purchased for the First 35s5?
Lower shrouds kclancy at 9:21am 01.18.22 Catalina 22 5/1071 Hey gang - I hope all of you are off to a good start to the New Year! I am going to replace my shro
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 8:42am 01.18.22 Ask All Sailors 65/9637 I am HOT into planning a long yearned-for "bucket list" adventure... I am 65 now, still fit and full
Coast Guard multi year renewal CYQK at 7:27am 01.18.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2763 Today was supposed to be the beginning of multi year renewals Went on the website but no option for
Trying to identify this boat (6) kgallowaypa at 7:43pm 01.17.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2464 Hello, might be a potential sailboat owner soon but I am having trouble identifying this one that ha
O'Day Sprite Rudder. Petererb at 6:49pm 01.17.22 Day Sailers 6/1673 We lost the rudder to O'Day Sprite and I have the capacity to make a new one, however need dimension
Need wiring advise on Supco Hard Start Kit for Cruisair Aircon (2) Ken13559 at 6:00pm 01.17.22 Ask All Sailors 2/596 Lately my 2KW (230V 50Hz) Genset trip when running aircon, which had never been an issue for several

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Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 1:31pm 07.16.24
Stray current in the water jssailem at 1:19pm 07.16.24 If you want to test for stray current in the water, you should use a Corrosion Reference Electrode
Stray current in the water dlochner at 1:17pm 07.16.24 Do they have galvanic isolator installed? If they don't sounds like they need one. Not connected to
Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 chrisyse at 1:09pm 07.16.24 good question, but wheel lock was not on. The P27 manual states that information for the optional w
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Davidasailor26 at 12:18pm 07.16.24
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Johnb at 11:46am 07.16.24 Or you filled it with US gallons and the capacity is in imperial gallons Or the metering was bad O
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 11:30am 07.16.24 @Brinky63 call back the forum store and ask. For Al Fooks. If he cannot help, follow up @rgranger
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! kappykaplan at 11:13am 07.16.24 I remember quite well where I was when these events occurred. Tks for the trip down memory lane! :b
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 rbelau at 11:04am 07.16.24 Unlikely to be a printing error in the manual. I first looked online, and all the websites that refe
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 10:56am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like
I just don't get this Foswick at 10:54am 07.16.24 I think there's more to this story. Ages 3 and 5 are not too young to go out for a day sail in dece
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover dLj at 10:38am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 10:36am 07.16.24 I would be suspicious of the extended wood coaming around the companionway entry. It looks like a
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Bob S at 10:24am 07.16.24 It is a good time now to start a fuel log. You know you filled the tank. Keep track of the hours us
What a day! Foswick at 10:24am 07.16.24 they went out and their three hour scheduled trip If there's one thing we learned from Gilligan'
What a day! Foswick at 10:22am 07.16.24 They are definitely transients {Biggs} especially given that we watched them grab a seal for lunch.
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover SoSound at 10:09am 07.16.24 There is a mystery that I'm keen to solve, though. If you look at the picture of the cockpit - on
I just don't get this DArcy at 10:03am 07.16.24 There is a video that mentions the boat is 18ft and that there was a variety of weather over the per
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 9:56am 07.16.24 226112 I love this picture. JIm...
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! JamesG161 at 9:53am 07.16.24 think Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 21, right? July 20th, 1969 hxPbnFc7iU8:11 Heros al

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