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compass gypsywind1980 at 4:49am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/705 i have a hunter 27 1980 looking for compass that fits the helm pedestal and if anyone has knowledge
Wax or ceramic Hayden Watson at 9:47pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1424 Finish protection has been changing so much in the last few years that I do not even know how to tal
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts (1) Learningthehardway at 2:12pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 24/2930 Newbie sailboat (Oday 240) owner here and of course one of my lines snapped in a recent storm I wasn
Legend 41ac - autopilot KeokiV at 1:02am 04.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/752
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 10:19pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 66/6816 Anyone got any tips for reviving my new boats electrical system. I delivered it two weeks ago to my
Sailing near Staunton Va Jumpstart at 7:11pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1393 Anybody in Staunton area sail? SO is strongly hinting about a move there to be near the grandkids i
Reciprocal boat exchange? WindThieves at 4:56pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/452 Wondering if anyone knows if there are any reciprocal boat exchanges besides boat clubs? I'm traveli
Ultra Sonic Anti-Fouling system Rjm st.petersburg at 4:30pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1292
I blew a fuse! (2) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 28/3140 So, I will freely admit that boat electricity is not my strong suit. But last year, I (finally) rep
Yanmar Tach Lee Hadjiosif at 2:39pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 1/357 My Yanmar tach is sticking badly...and I think I need to replace it. But how do I know if it's the t
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... jssailem at 2:05pm 04.07.22 Racing 13/2144 The R2AK a No motor, No support, all the way to Alaska. Navigate the 750 cold water miles from Port
Bow Anchor roller 23.5 Daryl V at 12:33pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 0/285 Good afternoon all I would like to add a Bow roller on my boat as it only has a slot coming out of t
Pontoon vs Cato bridge All U Get at 5:41am 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/824 Hi all, Another bridge incident in Florida. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/06/pontoon
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 5:21am 04.07.22 Smaller Boats 11/1956 I find the rudder very lively on my 216 so I'd like to add dampening or friction. I also would like
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. (10) mermike at 8:07pm 04.06.22 Yamaha 13/1995 Greetings all. I just spent a lovely month in Port Townsend on the hard, replacing 5 of the 8 though
Ocean Air Shade Replacement BigEasy at 7:43pm 04.06.22 Ask All Sailors 0/647 Has anyone attempted to replace the fabric inside an Ocean Air retractable shade. I have seen repl
Catalina narrow rub rail dimensions kendyoozed at 7:15pm 04.06.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/433 I have an odd request. I have a Macgregor 26D that I need to replace the rubber insert on the rub ra
Searching for Beneteau 373 in Southern California khillis at 6:13pm 04.06.22 Ask All Sailors 1/637
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf Randy Church at 5:58pm 04.06.22 Big Boats 8/1684 Yanmar 3gmf owners. Spring start up here in Rhode Island. Is it necessary to clean the heat excha
Hard Bimini for the H37C H37Cmatt at 5:43pm 04.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 2/521 I'm in the process of constructing a hard bimini for my H37C and was wondering if there is anyone he

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inspecting a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 9:23am 01.30.25 On that boat before 94 the most common issues are the Catalina smile, mast compression post block in
inspecting a Catalina 30 Justin_NSA at 9:21am 01.30.25 I'm sure C30 owners will contribute. What I have gleaned from previous posts is; watch out for rotte
Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:15am 01.30.25 The easiest hose to work with is Raritan Sani-Flex, little more expensive, but you'll save money on
Handcrank starting a small engine. kloudie1 at 8:56am 01.30.25 We cranked an old 2QM20 with a weak battery using the decompression levers.. Battery was too weak to
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue smokey73 at 8:11am 01.30.25 Its a little to late for this particular situation but if you think you will need to pull your rudde
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 8:10am 01.30.25 CG Regulations: When under power: (c) In vessels of less than 12 meters in length: (i) a mast
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue jssailem at 8:03am 01.30.25 Understand. I've seen boats moved to a place in the yard where one can accomplish such a task. It is
Lithium Battery upgrade installation Scott B at 7:59am 01.30.25 This is a very good article for what you're doing. I also favour leaving the windlass on the start
Outfitting a little bare boat jssailem at 7:52am 01.30.25 assume regulation-correct steaming and sailing nav lights, being installed CG Regulations: When u
Home Pumpout System dlochner at 7:26am 01.30.25 Mine had smooth ports as well. The vintage hose was like aquarium or bilge hose with a reinforced p
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:10am 01.30.25 It looks like some are still being sold with the RC Marine name on them https://defender.com/en_us/f
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 7:07am 01.30.25 Couple of throw pillows and blankets are handy when it gets chilly, in addition to your regular sle
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 7:00am 01.30.25 We owners are a penny pinching lot. For various reasons between 1994 and 2024 the boat challenged t
Home Pumpout System Project_Mayhem at 6:58am 01.30.25 Hi @Project_Mayhem , Yes, the Guzzler pump I bought has completely smooth ports--no barbs or textu
Outfitting a little bare boat JBP-PA at 6:48am 01.30.25 Couple of throw pillows and blankets are handy when it gets chilly, in addition to your regular slee
Handcrank starting a small engine. PaulK at 6:40am 01.30.25 After trying hand-cranking several times on the Yanmar 3GM in our J/36 we got a battery jumper pack.
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks jssailem at 6:21am 01.30.25 I'm wondering why I have an RC branded valve on a 94 Catalina. We owners are a penny pinching lot.
Handcrank starting a small engine. dlochner at 6:19am 01.30.25 Are electric fuel pumps necessary once the engine is running? Perhaps a bulb could be used just for
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 6:14am 01.30.25 Gary -- thankee. Enjoyable to watch; very interesting the difference in craft down under.
Handcrank starting a small engine. Project_Mayhem at 5:55am 01.30.25 Nice! I love your PVC cleat! On one of the big ocean races a boat had a dead starter on their new en

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