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Roller furling issue (3) lsavocchi at 5:51pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1841
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 2:30pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 31/4175 Apparently, I am having a new corrosion problem. Diver told me this week that my shaft zinc was co
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles asalotto at 10:54am 06.11.22 Catalina 310 9/1608 Hello fellow 315 owners! I was sailing yesterday in 10 kts, with slightly reefed main and slightly
Waterline Width CHris F at 8:49am 06.11.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/886 I am getting a new trailer for my O'Day 20 - does anyone know the waterline width of an O'Day 20. I
Epoxy questions (2) jaysweet at 7:46am 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1770 I have 3 different projects which will require epoxy, and I'd like to save money by just buying one
The Death of a Boat MikeHoncho at 7:07am 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1080 Qe5-bPiz2wA Happened a couple days ago in Spain. The supply ship had a malfunction and was stuck in
Trying to find source of leak in 23.5 (1) waterman30 at 6:12am 06.11.22 Smaller Boats 4/575 Hi - I found delaminated fiberglass on bulkhead in bow (just aft of sealed flotation foam). I cut so
Balsa in a 1994 Hunter H26 Mergatroid at 6:08am 06.11.22 Trailer Sailors 2/629 I have a 1994 Hunter H26. There is a soft spot to the port side of the mast tabernacle. Is there b
Prop Efficiency Halvern at 8:59pm 06.10.22 S2 7/1710 I have a 1979 11A, and recently when I had her on the hard (actually as we lifted her) observed ther
Interior arch below a deck stepped mast Bluenose at 5:36pm 06.10.22 Other Sailboats 2/1025 Has anyone ever fixed an arch beneath a deck stepped mast? I have a Bristol 24 that I am replacing t
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 ChrisHunter at 1:03pm 06.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 13/1646 I need to replace the hose from the toilet to the holding tank on my 1992 Hunter 30. Would like to
Battery bank question (1) Jon Elliott at 11:23am 06.10.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2077 Hello everyone. I have a Pearson 36.2 with two Deka Marine dual purpose / deep cycle batteries conne
23.5 spreader kit travelingjerryb at 11:03am 06.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/553 I just installed the US Spars spreader kit for my Hunter 23.5. Do I tighten the spreader cap clamps
Where Is Your Battery Charger? mikeracca at 10:55am 06.10.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/3011
H-34 Cabin Top Handrail Size kloudie1 at 9:43am 06.10.22 Ask All Sailors 4/917 I need to replace my cabin top handrails and I am not near the boat right now, so I can't measure th
Mercury 4S 5HP Shift Interlock problem - Can't Pull-Start (4) JonnyEp at 4:09pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 2/1057 Casting a wider net here, as well as adding photos. 2 weeks ago made a mistake and tried to start t
Edson side lock knob unscrews when loosening (2) Walsh0575 at 3:49pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 6/878 I have an Edson side lock that does a great job of locking, but when I go to unlock the knob just co
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit One Life at 3:42pm 06.09.22 Catalina 22 5/926 Has anyone installed this kit from CD? Have received the kit and now realize I have to order 1 of t
Structural Foam (3) teacherspet at 1:49pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2461 Had to pull out the old water tank in the V berth of our Hunter Vision 32. On both the port and star
Navionics card renewals are deceptive.... cymeyer at 11:55am 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 0/367 Was looking at renewing my Navionics card. Their website says if you have a card, you can renew fo

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Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm mcconkd at 8:19am 07.25.25 I am not sure but I will share your response to see if it makes sense to him. There was an alarm wir
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) SycloneDriver at 8:10am 07.25.25 Does your boat have a hot water heater & is it heated with engine coolant? The coolant hoses going t
Lazy Bag for H260 ArcticFarx at 7:51am 07.25.25 AMAZING! And right at the price I was hoping to get it for!
Lazy Bag for H260 Mark15231 at 7:49am 07.25.25
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? thinwater at 7:37am 07.25.25 If, like a racer, you adjust the halyard loose off the wind and tight up wind and particularly in st
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat marcham at 7:37am 07.25.25 Strange... all the arm chair sailors that make a final determination and say it's only cosmetic, wit
Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm marcham at 7:22am 07.25.25 Ok, great, that helps to narrow it down. Did your installer use the input 2 and output 1 wires on
Lazy Bag for H260 kappykaplan at 7:13am 07.25.25 Check with your local sail loft.
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat colemj at 7:10am 07.25.25 If you look around marinas, you will find many boats with this scar. It is a big nothing. Nothing
ICW and the Hunter 49 short rig tkwhalen at 6:56am 07.25.25 Well we are just about rebuilt in Florida ... from Ian ... almost 3 years after the storm ... so get
Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm mcconkd at 6:03am 07.25.25 On the MS200, I get both an audible as well as a visual alarm that simply states "Alternator". I hit
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat thinwater at 6:02am 07.25.25 Relax and enjoy the summer. You are not the first on, and the water won't hurt it. Fix it on the har
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) testingthewaters91 at 5:01am 07.25.25 I bought a sheet of G10 from Amazon. We'll see how it goes.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 4:53am 07.25.25 Please, please, please don't use wood. It WILL rot unless you're usng an exotic and if you're going
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 4:38am 07.25.25 The guys at West Marine were telling me everyone uses Starboard these days because it's all they ca
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 4:15am 07.25.25 y. "Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around. It's the only way that I've found. Some guys
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 4:12am 07.25.25 233207
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 4:11am 07.25.25 233205n your 40 acre body.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:10am 07.25.25 G10 is the preferred material for backing plates; however plywood coated with a few coats of epoxy
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification (1) twodzusfittings at 4:10am 07.25.25 If I remember correctly (mine is a 5416, which has two cylinders), each injector needs a crush washe

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