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Rudder noise stevec22206 at 11:33am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 1/887 92' Hunter 33.5. I'm hearing a noise originating from the rudder stock when steering. With the cockp
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven SSchneck at 11:04am 06.28.22 Catalina 30 17/3659 Does anyone have the manual for this, or can instruct me how to use it? I need to know what kind of
Clamcleat replacement for jib sheets chriscampbell at 9:06am 06.28.22 Smaller Boats 9/1292 I know lots of people recommend Spinlocks for the jib sheets, but I saw a post here about using thes
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 7:49am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 16/3335 Yes, another post on air conditioning, but I am out of options and everyone here always comes throug
Grounding plate..... NYSail at 7:12am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1158 Is there any reason / benefits to keep a grounding plate? My boat came with an Onan genset that was
2008 Oceanis 43 cabin eyebrow windows Hanrahan1 at 6:49am 06.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/558 I have two cabin 'eyebrow' windows that I am trying to get someone to install. They have a special
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:22am 06.28.22 Weather and Forecasting 5/1353 A small LOW pressure cell appeared in the Gulf of Mexico. It is now being tracked as it moves slowl
Catalina 250 wheel to tiller conversion sebastko at 7:37pm 06.27.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1789 Hi, I'm considering converting from wheel steering to a tiller (I had been considering that even bef
Mercury 4hp 4stroke oil leak out the propeller. TimFromLI at 6:04pm 06.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/1367 I had my 2006 mercury 4hp stroke stored in the garage over the winter and noticed a fair bit of oil
Spinaker sock Belgian Chris at 2:08pm 06.27.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1048 Good afternoon, I just bought a 1984 Beneteau First 29. To my surprise the boat came with a spinnak
Need to figure out what model Universal diesel sheardc at 1:35pm 06.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 5/1103 Just bought a 1990 C'C 30' MkII fin keel and having looking for diesel information. The engine looks
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) (3) Muttondressedaslamb at 1:30pm 06.27.22 Catalina 310 35/5204 Last week, I went out to my boat at its mooring in Staten Island's Great Kills harbor. Discovered w
Replacement bow rail pmichener at 11:12am 06.27.22 Ask All Sailors 2/363 In search of bow rail for Pearson 27. Any info or suggestions welcome.
Fridge/freezer use danm1 at 9:48am 06.27.22 Big Boats 25/3556 I am (hopefully) acquiring a 356 and had a question about electrically frugal use of the fridge free
H240 spreader support toggles chriscampbell at 9:29am 06.27.22 Smaller Boats 8/1073 I'm re-tuning our mast from scratch. I've researched here, and have been in communication with Crazy
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 DMendels at 8:18am 06.27.22 Bigger Boats 12/1945 I am having an intermittent shut down problem that seems to be fuel related. I have been touch with
Replacing shower drain hose? CowboyWay at 7:42am 06.27.22 Catalina 310 3/1077 On a 310, anyone know how to access the bottom of the shower drain to replace the drain hose? It's r
Do you use checklists? odaydokay at 6:59am 06.27.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2616 Over the years my wife and I have learned a couple of things: A) We are getting older and more forg
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. justin.hendo at 5:59am 06.27.22 Racing 20/6037 I have a WS310 wind sensor at the top of the mast. It displays wind angle and speed. To get True Win
2007 Hunter 49 Refrigeration (1) tkwhalen at 6:26pm 06.26.22 Big Boats 1/453 I am trying to figure out the model of the larger refrigerator as the tag on mine is worn out. Hopef

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Head filling with water while I'm away travelinreid at 1:29pm 07.12.25 Since it fills up in such a short period of time, I would disconnect the hose from the seacock and
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (3) testingthewaters91 at 12:59pm 07.12.25 Just to further complicate matters, here's and exploded view from the 2002 Yanmar service manual bu
Head filling with water while I'm away JoeWhite at 12:55pm 07.12.25 Since it fills up in such a short period of time, I would disconnect the hose from the seacock and
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (5) testingthewaters91 at 12:46pm 07.12.25 Hey everyone, I went back to the boat today and took some high-resolution photos, as requested. The
New O'day 192 Sailingflutist at 12:14pm 07.12.25 Do you know if you have a Dwyer or a z-spar mast? Basically, halyards outside mast is a Dwyer and ha
New O'day 192 Sailingflutist at 12:11pm 07.12.25 The other day I was searching for stay tension guidelines. I do such searches not limited to one sit
Survey before insurance will renew? thinwater at 11:58am 07.12.25 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/members/thinwater.103071/report thinwater, Your section C and se
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P dlochner at 11:53am 07.12.25 The alignment of the cam, labeled "shifter" in Ralph's diagram is critical. If it is misaligned the
Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 11:47am 07.12.25 If you were your insurer, wouldn't you want a survey occasionally, on a boat that hadn't (apparentl
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 07.12.25 Just a note here but the parts catalogue exploded diag. labelled as a KM2C is quite different form t
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:29am 07.12.25 Just to further complicate matters, here's and exploded view from the 2002 Yanmar service manual but
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 07.12.25 Ah Crap, Seems that Yanmar did not include xmissions in their earlier parts catalogues. I was only
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? (1) chipmonger at 11:05am 07.12.25 I received measurements from someone with a New Design C22. I have tried these out yet but wanted t
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:31am 07.12.25 Any chance to get a couple of razor sharp, high def. photos of your lever arm to be sure of exactl
Survey before insurance will renew? capta at 10:19am 07.12.25 If you were your insurer, wouldn't you want a survey occasionally, on a boat that hadn't (apparently
Yanmar Post General Info from Practical Sailor Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 07.12.25 So NOW you tell me after 27 years. Always wondered how those things worked :rolleyes: .
Dufour 500 GL (1) Dennis55 at 8:40am 07.12.25 Here's my Dufour, 2 years old...
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (1) testingthewaters91 at 8:21am 07.12.25
Survey before insurance will renew? surfstud31 at 8:14am 07.12.25 I think it helps to remember that no insurance company has a policy handbook section titled "Things
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P Don S/V ILLusion at 8:14am 07.12.25

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