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Non skid paint Clydo at 4:23pm 04.12.22 Catalina 310 3/781 Has anyone used Awlgrip over their non skid? Guy that wants to do my 19 year old boat says don't l
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out (2) Growl at 1:14pm 04.12.22 Mid-Size Boats 59/5301 Hi, We were sailing in Orange County Ca. Saturday, Alamitos Bay to be exact. We spotted a small whal
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity Dolphin55 at 10:41am 04.12.22 Smaller Boats 6/972 Sailed for the first time at max capacity in my Hunter 240 yesterday. Eight adults onboard averaging
Catalina 22 Swing Keel (1) Scott300 at 7:45am 04.12.22 Catalina 22 8/1709 I have recently purchased this Catalina 22. The swing keel is very rusty. I plan on replacing the sw
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? (2) kjdoyle1 at 4:53am 04.12.22 Ask All Sailors 29/2211 Last year was our first with our 1994 Hunter 29.5. We noticed that when steering in one direction th
Seams A Problem? Kings Gambit at 11:53pm 04.11.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1491
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? svAtargatis at 7:30pm 04.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1267 Hi All, I have been the owner of my '93 Legend 40.5 for about a year. In 2 days I'm doing my first
1988 Beneteau 285 First Pedestal Control head (1) fuzzy at 4:32pm 04.11.22 Ask All Sailors 0/217 Ahoy: I am having trouble replacing a Pedestal Control head for my 1988 Beneteau 285 First. The one
C 310 wheel Bob James at 2:22pm 04.11.22 Catalina 310 1/998 What are the specs for the 30 inch Destroyer wheel on the 310? Hub size, tapered or straight?
Identify brand of DIN rail terminal blocks (1) SimonNZ at 1:56pm 04.11.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1298 Hi there Can anyone ID the type of DIN rail terminals on our 1994 Beneteau Oceanis 400? I need to
Water intrusion at rudder stock. (1) bdincer at 1:54pm 04.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 5/963 From interior there is a round plate that is soft and wet. Material unknown. Anyone knows what this
240 fender location when docking chriscampbell at 1:44pm 04.11.22 Smaller Boats 3/874 Obviously a noob question, but where do you all with 240s like to tie on your fenders for docking? T
1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed SailingTheSound at 12:20pm 04.11.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1312 Howdy, I recently purchased a 1975 Cal 2-29 that needs a little love. I am taking her in to get new
Raritan rebuild? (1) DeniseO30 at 12:09pm 04.11.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/838 I think, I don't know if this is a Raritan I didn't see a model hasn't backed up. I did the salad o
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 11:22am 04.11.22 Irwin 17/2635 Hi, thanks for the add. My name is David, I am 45 years old, and live in San Carlos Mexico. I am 1.5
Sail Trim Chart Question Don Guillette at 10:20am 04.11.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/3120 I recently spoke with a New Orleans sailor. My first thought when he mentioned New Orleans was my wi
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement MikeHoncho at 10:11am 04.11.22 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1307 Well, it looks like the 3M 5200 patch work on my aluminum 40 gallon freshwater tank has either faile
Vinyl stripes DauphinIsland at 7:36am 04.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/718 What shade of blue vinyl will match the original hull stripes on a 1986 Hunter 34?
Jammed In-Mast Furling Dr. D at 6:21am 04.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1179 I've heard it said that if a boat has in-mast furling (IMF), then she will either have had the IMF j
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel pullark at 4:52am 04.11.22 Catalina 30 6/1072 Hello, I have noticed some water loss from the weep hole so time to rebuild my Obendorfer pump. I be

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Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 4:26am 01.31.25 Going sideways in this thread a bit, what problems do people have with starting their engines? I ca
Outfitting a little bare boat Will Gilmore at 4:16am 01.31.25 There are self-rescue systems that integrate with the self-steering and the radio. They detect when
Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 4:03am 01.31.25 I was going to say you must be sailing a catamaran to have the space for a spare engine, then I loo
Lithium Battery upgrade installation marcham at 11:13pm 01.30.25 Yes. Remove that solenoid combiner from your system! Dc dc chargers are very inefficient for chargi
Runaway diesel Ralph Johnstone at 8:32pm 01.30.25
Outfitting a little bare boat shemandr at 7:54pm 01.30.25 Does OP have dry storage for all this stuff? Too much crap on a small boat makes getting at any par
Raymarine Auto Pilot Jan_H at 7:34pm 01.30.25 It sounds like a a broken 5V or Gnd wire, or a short between the transducer centre tap and either 5V
Runaway diesel dLj at 6:38pm 01.30.25
Runaway diesel (1) Tally Ho at 6:34pm 01.30.25 I'll photo everything in little pieces and post when we get out of our present deep freeze here (it
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks dLj at 6:34pm 01.30.25 4200 isn't bad to get undone. I've done it numerous times quite easily. Now, 5200, that's a differen
Outfitting a little bare boat Tally Ho at 6:28pm 01.30.25 I read somewhere about someone having looked at pulling yourself back on-board at various speeds. I
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 6:12pm 01.30.25 I know what buttress threads are. But they are typically not used where the threads are meant to se
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. (1) Sutric at 5:27pm 01.30.25 A basketball worked just fine for my little Yanmar 1GM. Your weight may vary!
Sailing courses in Thailand (6) Will Gilmore at 5:17pm 01.30.25 We flew up to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai for a few days. We fed elephants and took a bamboo raft rid
Outfitting a little bare boat kappykaplan at 4:50pm 01.30.25 The five main tenants of preparing for off shore: 1) keep the water out 2) keep the people on 3) k
Outfitting a little bare boat dLj at 4:20pm 01.30.25 At my age I'll do well to get to the line and hang on. But here's a thought: suppose the line was
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 3:50pm 01.30.25 I read somewhere about someone having looked at pulling yourself back on-board at various speeds. I
inspecting a Catalina 30 Straycat22296 at 3:31pm 01.30.25 I would look at the tanding rigging, running rigging and the sails. Making a guess the replacement
Handcrank starting a small engine. dLj at 3:13pm 01.30.25 Oh dear, it does seem a little shop worn around the edges. Ya think... dj
Handcrank starting a small engine. Ralph Johnstone at 3:00pm 01.30.25 Just for fun, here's a photo my friend sent me of the catamaran she sailed to the Azores Oh dear,

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