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Rhodes 22 mast needed in New England Tony Jonaitis at 11:31am 06.19.22 Trailer Sailors 3/692 Looking for just the mast for a Rhodes 22. Prefer the in-mast-furling design. I'm in Marblehead, a
Universal M18 unattached hose (1) boater7cs at 11:06am 06.19.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/708
Installing extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast Sofocles Arquimides at 9:49am 06.19.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1340 How high do you install extra cleats on a MacGregor 26M mast
recently purchased a 26D 1987 found about 200lbs of lead shot. west wind at 8:06am 06.19.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1008 Do I need the extra ballast or is the water ballast enough, just crusin of So, Cal coast mostly.
How do you keep the birds at bay? Project_Mayhem at 6:31pm 06.18.22 Ask All Sailors 28/3113 Birds are an issue at our marina. Especially when you've spent 25+ hours detailing your boat. There'
AC Captain Sandbar at 4:34pm 06.18.22 Catalina 30 4/917 Where is the ac circuit breaker
Selling a Boat Without a Broker Sailor_Al at 7:42am 06.18.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3432 I'm considering selling my boat without a broker. I expect to keep everything "up and up", use a la
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved morsail779 at 11:08pm 06.17.22 Ask All Sailors 1/817 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved morsail779 at 11:07pm 06.17.22 Hallberg-Rassy 0/16 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved morsail779 at 11:06pm 06.17.22 Big Boats 0/16 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved morsail779 at 11:04pm 06.17.22 Bavaria 0/16 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved... morsail779 at 11:01pm 06.17.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/20 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Knotmeter Clydo at 10:32pm 06.17.22 Catalina 310 24/3137 Friend said he heard of knotmeter that doesn't use paddle wheel? Anyone know about this? Thanks. C
Boat Needs A Little Work (3) SoSound at 4:25pm 06.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/1048 What else would you do, on a rare for this year, really nice day with a minus four foot tide? Go ex
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps (1) Capt Doug at 10:42am 06.17.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/1633 I'm thinking about buying a 1996 Catalina MK3. The aloft survey says to replace the spreaders and u
Yamaha Outboard Cooling Problem RoyS at 5:16am 06.17.22 Ask All Sailors 6/750 I have a 2-1/2 HP Yamaha four cycle outboard on my inflatable. Every year a build up of something th
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start GordonSmith100 at 11:24pm 06.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3035 My old West Marine batteries for my 1986 Hunter 34 were about 6 years old and had gotten to the poin
Shift strip (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:15pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 3/452 I have a 96 Evinrude 9.9 that I just changed the impeller on. I'm having issues getting the shift li
Looking for tubing bender fred1diver at 4:31pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1615 Hey everyone, I keep getting asked to make biminis and dodgers, just need to get a bender, the one I
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 4:29pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1081 Hi everyone. I discovered today that I'm going to have to replace the main prop strut on my Islande

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Part 2: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! JBP-PA at 5:28am 04.16.25 Leave the shroud turnbuckles loose until all the standing rigging is attached. Then you can tighten
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! colemj at 5:22am 04.16.25 I agree with @dlochner . We had one of the opaque spin on types once and I hated changing filters s
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 5:08am 04.16.25 The rpm control is the biggy for me. spinning 250A from a 35-year old 23-hp engine takes some cont
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank aaronshorb at 4:47am 04.16.25 Having replaced the holding tank on my previous '92 Legend 35.5, I cannot emphasize strongly enough
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! dlochner at 4:43am 04.16.25 The Racor 500 would be my choice. One of the big reasons is filter changes, it is easy and relativel
Waste valve state position? Davidasailor26 at 4:37am 04.16.25 If the boat was on land for winter it may have been kept that way from the winterization and storage
Waste valve state position? kappykaplan at 4:27am 04.16.25 Thank you. De nada
Waste valve state position? SheetHappens at 4:26am 04.16.25 It's open. Handles parallel to the hose are open; perpendicular are closed. Thank you. Just didn
Waste valve state position? kappykaplan at 4:13am 04.16.25 It's open. Handles parallel to the hose are open; perpendicular are closed.
Winchrite V5 replacement battery?? sailme88 at 3:01am 04.16.25 After a the daughter of a friend bought a Winchrite for him at Christmas, I decided to get one. Res
Hunter 240 owners here? Gypsy Legend at 12:38am 04.16.25 Thanks Steve, yes she is, I've had plenty of boats over the years but she beats them all for comfort
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! Will Gilmore at 11:37pm 04.15.25 I saw the pic. It looks pretty standard. It will depend on how the jib is cut. -Will
Hunter 456 rudder issue henric at 10:47pm 04.15.25 Hi, thanks all for your help. I have no other Hunter to look at in Sweden, I have the only Passage h
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion marcham at 8:59pm 04.15.25 Well, I am resigned to the fact that the only way to do this properly would be to remove the engine
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Foswick at 8:53pm 04.15.25 This is at the base of the mast where the sail feeds into the luff track, just above the boom. Oh,
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 8:53pm 04.15.25 Thanks guys! Thank you for that explanation Mark. It really helped me to understand this effort. On
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion capta at 8:41pm 04.15.25 It is cast iron. Do aluminum block marine diesels even exist? The best picture I have, on-hand, is
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? Gene Neill at 8:23pm 04.15.25 how much drain does your electronic usage put on your system? We consume about 15Ah a day on avera
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 8:02pm 04.15.25 Beautiful vessel Gypsy Legend. She looks very well looked after. Love it.
Hunter 29.5 leaks between hull and deck mount or through scepter? Tally Ho at 6:54pm 04.15.25 Water can take some interesting routes. Are there any port lights above where the leak appears?

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