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Boom AngelM at 8:33pm 03.24.24 Ask All Sailors 12/459 Looking for a boom replacement , Ericson 35-1.
Naked 85 H31 (cabin sole removed!) (1) mavexe at 6:54pm 03.24.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/366 Figured some might appreciate this. This boat had a leaky window that destroyed the cabin sole and
Replacing a frozen autopilot Nauti Laopo at 5:01pm 03.24.24 Big Boats 3/502
Simpson/Lawrance Horizon 1500 Windlass (3) LIAH20 at 2:23pm 03.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/185 Hello all, I have a S/L Horizon 1500 windlass on my 2000 Hunter 460. I need to purchase new chain
Adler Barbour Power Plate RitSim at 10:23am 03.24.24 Ask All Sailors 3/237 Someone gave me a Power Plate (used) It "gurgles" when I rotate it. How would I determine if this i
1999 450 salon table pin AKlight at 9:55am 03.24.24 Big Boats 4/330 On my 450 there was, at one time I assume, a pin that helped the clamp hold the table in place. See
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 8:45am 03.24.24 Catalina 310 12/907 There are two flat fuses bolted to "floor" of battery compartment. Battery cables red one connected
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 8:44am 03.24.24 Catalina 310 0/22 There are two flat fuses bolted to "floor" of battery compartment. Battery cables red one connected
Use of C.S. Johnson Quick Release Levers on standing rigging Seadoc at 7:25am 03.24.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/339 I have an '85 Mac 25. I'm considering changing my forestay deck attachment to a C.S. Johnson Quick R
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? IWannaGoSailing at 7:23am 03.24.24 Destinations 11/804 I'm planning to retire in 10 or so years and would like to start spending more time in Florida towns
Sirius 21 trailering dimensions. Gopher11 at 8:44pm 03.23.24 Sirius 21/22 0/548
Morgan 34 prop shaft removal tilla at 7:58pm 03.23.24 Engines and Propulsion 0/34 Does anyone out there know if the rudder has to be removed on the Morgan 34s to be able to slide the
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal tilla at 7:53pm 03.23.24 Ask All Sailors 9/428 Hey out there does anyone know if the rudder has to be removed to get the shaft out of the Morgan 3
Eight bells for Roadking Larry SycloneDriver at 7:25pm 03.23.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/529 I've been putting this off for as long as I could, but the sail club had an event in his memory toni
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 5:20pm 03.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/415 I know I've posted previously about the challenge of lee helm on our beloved in-mast furling H306. S
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. Daveinet at 8:28am 03.23.24 Ask All Sailors 2/629 Just watched a very interesting video that is a great demonstration of hull speed on a displacement
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Mackpappy at 7:50am 03.23.24 Yamaha 4/660 Hello, considering a 25 MK2 for sf bay and coastal cruising and racing. Can any of you share any exp
Floor plan to make new wood flooring for Oday DS1 afrattalone at 8:39pm 03.22.24 Day Sailers 0/187 Hello! My boat did not come with any wood flooring inserts. I thought about tracing it out with ca
Overboard discharge of waste tank? xavpil at 8:39pm 03.22.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/702 Hi all. I have a Sun Odyssey 419 and I know there are some common features with the benetteau. I am
Launching boats with an outback? Northof60 at 5:09pm 03.22.24 Trailer Sailors 7/639 Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I'm looking for input and experience on launching and retrieving a sa

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Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 8:33am 07.08.24 @jviss - If your pump uses a gasket, then it is the old style #33636 and it uses the #34440 impeller
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? jssailem at 8:33am 07.08.24 It will alos be handy for looking in my fuel and water tanks as well. Just be sure to carefully cl
Stuck seacock question dlochner at 8:31am 07.08.24 John's seacocks show evidence of pinking, which happens when zinc in the bronze leaches out resultin
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 8:27am 07.08.24 I am sure pleased with mine. The pull on my midship cleats uses there strong designed side. I have n
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jviss at 8:25am 07.08.24 Unfortunately, several years ago no one was selling replacement shuttle blocks in the USA, so I had
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 07.08.24 Friction is bad. You increase friction with the blocks but you gain mechanical advantage. The fric
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 8:23am 07.08.24 Way to GO @Screen Saver . Now looking forward to seeing you sail that boat. Pictures of you blastin
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Sailfanatic at 8:22am 07.08.24 Ah, gotcha. Mine was not rigged when I got it, and both shuttle blocks were gone. I was fortunate
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 8:20am 07.08.24 It's back to being difficult to start. I am working down the chain. Cables are the next to be replac
Stuck seacock question (2) jssailem at 8:15am 07.08.24 He recently reported that the seacock for the forward head is stuck Couple of queries... What typ
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break Crazy Dave Condon at 8:04am 07.08.24 @philiefay the forum store should know the length of the cables. Running the cables through the ped
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? john6206 at 7:55am 07.08.24 The Suncat is smaller, not larger than the Catalina 22. It does have an awful lot going for it - esp
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. jssailem at 7:52am 07.08.24 CDI is not far removed from our SBO family. It was purchased last year by non other than our "JudyB"
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:49am 07.08.24 Former dealer who introduced that sailboat now retired. Get rid of that motor bracket and get a sm
Pat Daily FastOlson at 7:48am 07.08.24 Good music. Never heard of him, and that appears to be my loss. :(
Pat Daily john6206 at 7:45am 07.08.24 Never saw him live, but he'll be missed for sure.
Is a little water in the bilge okay? jviss at 7:27am 07.08.24 Most bilge pumps won't dry a bilge for the reasons Peggy stated. There are dry bilge systems availa
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:22am 07.08.24 @Darwinless Include photos of the trailer
Tartan Fantail questions Davidasailor26 at 7:21am 07.08.24 Not working for me. Oh well. Maybe a screen size thing. The interface uses browser width to determ
Tartan Fantail questions justsomeguy at 7:16am 07.08.24

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