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Replacing 1992 H28 Shifter and Throttle Cables. Do I have to drop the binnacle? Dave4983 at 6:40pm 08.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/489 I've recently replaced my throttle and shifter cables that were ordered from this web site. We had
Manual for Ample Power alternator Hayden Watson at 5:51pm 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 0/300 I was looking through my boat documents and I cannot find the manual for my old Ample Power Co 105A
Question - Cushion for the galley tale to make a bed gmiller131 at 5:50pm 08.01.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/763 Hi all, Just purchased a Catalina 387 and have a question about storage. The cushion that you use w
Doyle stack pack NCBrew at 5:34pm 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 2/632 I have a Doyle stack pack and it is difficult to stuff the mainsail down into it, I would have thoug
Sail measurements 11a Halvern at 5:24pm 08.01.22 S2 2/1215 I am trying to find standard dimensions for both the Main and the Furling Jib. I have a 130 genny bu
2005 Hunter 33 Shower Sump Pump (2) 4Winds at 3:02pm 08.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2169 Am I correct that water from the galley and head sinks drain directly to the ocean via a throughfitt
The Verdict w4swk at 2:27pm 08.01.22 Catalina 22 14/1509
tohatsu on a p18 scottscotty at 1:17pm 08.01.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1001 finally got to make a sail with everything working! We left the dock going into a head wind so I lef
Diesel Inboard RPMs Plymouth Sailor at 12:59pm 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 17/5274 Dear Fellow Sailors, I have a new-to-me Irwin 28 with a 25hp Kubota diesel engine. Wondering if an
Bristol 22 (2) dship19127 at 12:47pm 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1990 We just acquired (cheap) what we believe is a Bristol or Sailstar 22 but the vin is not proving idea
hunter 460 pss juan rius at 11:05am 08.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/392 Please i need to know the diameter of my stern tube of my 1999 h460 y want to change my pss and i on
Intracoastal Waterway Trip duke1046 at 10:24am 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 14/2729 Planning a trip in the future. Been reading info about it of course. What is the best time to go hea
H49 washing machine install Zencra at 9:32am 08.01.22 Big Boats 5/973 Hi everyone, we are now in our 4th year living aboard and full time cruising. we have survived thus
Barlow 19 Winch fourwhitesocks at 9:17am 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2253 Re: my Barlow winch 19 on my Oday 28 Cabin top This is probably a dumb question but the PDF of par
2007 H38 - Wiring diagrams flightlead404 at 7:53am 08.01.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2116 I'm looking for real, detailed wiring diagrams for my boat (ie not the next to useless ones in the m
Tools All U Get at 6:34am 08.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1377 Hi all, With a large variety of tools aboard I found a few beginning to rust and wondered what type
Looking for Steering cable & installation instructions for MacGregor 26 x 2002 RickJay at 5:38am 08.01.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/695 Looking for Steering cable ' installation instructions for MacGregor 26 x 2002
Solar Voltage Project_Mayhem at 7:32pm 07.31.22 Ask All Sailors 63/7688 I finally got around to connecting my solar panel. It charged a battery that was roughly 50% dischar
Fuel Vacuum Gauge sailboatracer at 5:53pm 07.31.22 Ask All Sailors 43/5424 Here's the situation. A vacuum gauge is installed in the fuel output hose immediately after the prim
swing keel will not drop on Santana 21 sailingwithquestions at 4:08pm 07.31.22 Trailer Sailors 28/3397 After a lot of banging and working at it, we've managed to mostly free up a rusted frozen swing keel

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Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? BarryL at 10:04am 07.18.25 Hello, I don't think you'll be able to gather any data regarding performance improvements, the diff
What is your favorite anchor alarm app SV Temenos at 9:54am 07.18.25 This guy has a spreadsheet comparing features, but it is a few years old now. https://trimaran-san.
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? PaulDaniel at 9:16am 07.18.25 And to put the price into perspective: I spent $500 on 8mm Marlow D2 SK78 Racing halyards for my Cat
Cost to have the prop shaft duramax compression seal replaced? Rich Stidger at 9:15am 07.18.25 If by "compression packing" you mean the shaft cutlass bearing, I had my yard change ours this Sprin
Block Island July 3rd 2025. Rich Stidger at 9:00am 07.18.25 Block Island is known for surprises. Total fog, pop-up squall, 2am 180 degree wind shifts. Be caref
Strange grumbling noise behind engine odaydokay at 8:49am 07.18.25 I missed the neutral part. Very sorry but well underway, the prop spins so I wonder if it still coul
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 8:15am 07.18.25 I would strongly suggest reading the Gougeon Bross manual on basic frp repairs. I believe it can be
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. FastOlson at 7:43am 07.18.25 At first I was scared of the glass work, but it seems like I have no choice. I've been studying up
Strange grumbling noise behind engine Sailor Sue at 7:04am 07.18.25 Do you have good raw water flow out the exhaust? You might check the condition of your water pump i
Cost to have the prop shaft duramax compression seal replaced? jssailem at 5:58am 07.18.25 A little over one boat buck. That maybe valid depending: on the condition of the coupling, their e
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:23am 07.18.25 I would glass over the holes, use the shoot-through transducer for depth, and get a GPS for speed (
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? Ward H at 3:56am 07.18.25 What engine do you have? This is an interesting idea. Allowing a larger flow area into the strainer
Routing jib sheets aft shemandr at 3:55am 07.18.25 Cross sheeting is a tried and true way to manage the cockpit for short handed sailing. Aside from F
Strange grumbling noise behind engine Caboteur at 3:07am 07.18.25 What you describe could be harmonic vibration. (forward, reverse and neutral). What is transmitting
How to replace anchor roller on bow sprit? brockfromwa at 10:10pm 07.17.25 Solution: You have to remove the vertical brace to expose the bolt head. Super annoying but I guess
Pairing the remote control with the swim platform on an Oceanis 40.1 brockfromwa at 10:06pm 07.17.25 Bumping this post, my remote is not working on my 2014 Beneteau Oceanis 55 either... but for my wind
Strange grumbling noise behind engine BERK30 at 8:20pm 07.17.25
Strange grumbling noise behind engine Tally Ho at 7:45pm 07.17.25
What is your favorite anchor alarm app JBP-PA at 7:32pm 07.17.25 Start using the anchor alarm function, then to set anchor position choose either live anchoring or
Replacement front windows: Crazy Dave Condon at 7:22pm 07.17.25 For replacement, call the forum store and ask for Mike Thomas who can get it built. He was a forme

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