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Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 Proj1423 at 7:43pm 06.07.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1531 New sailor. Been getting water in the bilge when it rains and tracked it to three constant tracks o
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 7:34pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 23/3228 I am a new owner of a 1989 Tartan 31 Sirena in Jersey City, NJ. I am seeing a maximum speed of 4.1 k
Water leak from my keel joint Lusitano at 7:09pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/637 Hi, has anyone dealt with this keel leak problem on a 1984 hunter 34? I really want to take the kee
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe (1) Kingjus at 6:05pm 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/1588 Has anyone engineered or found a cheep replacement for the hose that comes off the mixing elbow part
Cracking around inside fixed portlight (1) Walsh0575 at 6:02pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/740 I recently acquired my first boat (Express 35 Goman/Killing 1987) and have been spending lots of tim
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light (1) dkinzer at 5:10pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1563 I need to find a replacement bulb for the steaming light of our 41DS. The bulb (image attached) has
2" ( 51mm ) Odor Resistant Sanitation Hose, 2" Y connector (1) Jeff-Masala at 1:48pm 06.07.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/505 I have a European built boat that uses 51mm size (per the manufactuer's documentation, and it is vis
Lewmar Friction hinge replacement pfaffk at 12:42pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/470 Hi, I have a Hunter 290 with what I believe are Lewmar low profile hatches and portlights and I need
1990 Volvo Penta Raw water pump (2) thetone at 11:43am 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/1102 Hello, I have a 1990 Volvo Penta Diesel Model 2003. This engine was put together in France by Benet
SBO is moving to the lower right-hand corner (1) Phil Herring at 10:20am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2814 After 25 years in Seattle, SailboatOwners.com is pulling up stakes and moving to... wait for it... F
Propane monitor/Sensor Going into fault mode Hans Baart at 9:37am 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1059 I have a Trident model #1300-7761 propane sensor and Control module. It is going into fault mode aft
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? rgroothuis at 8:13am 06.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1908 Hi Beneteau Owners, In my Beneteau Oceanis 37 sailing boot from 2009 there is a 12 volt air pump i
Spar Height Sailing Know Return at 5:32am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/591 Previous owner was tall, and raised our boom a foot. The boat is Bristol 41.1 center cockpit. The bo
2005 Macgregor for sale in WI Rbmolatore at 8:38pm 06.06.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/765 I saw this boat for sale. Registered to this site so I could try to get more information. If you do
Friction on CDI Furler DanMaine at 6:52pm 06.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1288 I have what I think is an original CDI furler on my Hunter 37, Cheribini. It is hard to turn. I've
Catalina 25 electric lsavocchi at 5:30pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1107
Do I have a teak interior or cherry? (2) Unwinder at 3:41pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2354 I am having trouble finding any wood to match my current cabin interior. When I've bought "teak" se
Remove galley faucet Aqua Touch 7811 (2) skunther at 3:28pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 1/698 It seems the manufacturer put fittings that snap into the hot and cold hoses after running them thro
H 41 CUTLASS BEARING REMOVAL and SHAFT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE Valerio at 2:47pm 06.06.22 Big Boats 1/706 I would like to share my troubles that I have encountered while I was on this. First after 17 years
79 C&C hatch cover (1) Wm. Gill at 2:29pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 3/644 One of this year's projects is to fix the drip in my hatch that's ruining the laminate floor (also t

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Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? Foswick at 4:14pm 07.19.25 There just isn't any reason anymore to use polyester double braid for running rigging. Dyneema is
Catalina 22 Step bolt ...3TacksontheWater at 3:06pm 07.19.25
Catalina 22 Step bolt danooxnard at 2:43pm 07.19.25 I would not drill it larger. There is not a lot of extra metal around the hole. Pictures would help.
SHROUD PLACEMENT Doug on Long Island Sound at 2:29pm 07.19.25 Lower shroud is forward and upper shroud is aft. Thank you.
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 12:21pm 07.19.25 Sail handling and dock lines likely will stay with PolyDB. Dock lines should probably be nylonDB
Block Island July 3rd 2025. (1) Michael Davis at 12:04pm 07.19.25 233048 I much prefer anchorages like this!
Strange grumbling noise behind engine DaveJ at 11:58am 07.19.25 Not sure if your boat has a damper plate, if this is faulty it is more of a chattering noise. It is
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Clutch Cargo at 11:44am 07.19.25
Trolling motor for backup? patbratton at 11:38am 07.19.25 I went straight to an electric outboard to get rid of my starting anxiety with the previous Honda 5
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 10:49am 07.19.25 I too replaced my OEM isolators w/ Ellebogen units and am very pleased with the product and the res
DC to DC charger size dlochner at 10:22am 07.19.25 The point is to understand the PS mode and realize that it is not a constant voltage. The selected
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? jssailem at 10:11am 07.19.25 For me first there was Braided Nylon, then Polyester Double Braid. As the boat increased in size t
Trolling motor for backup? Project_Mayhem at 10:04am 07.19.25 It'll work in ideal conditions. Sail into the harbor and use it to dock if conditions pick up
Trolling motor for backup? SteveHughessails at 8:57am 07.19.25
Rhodes 19, Stuart built, water coming through centerboard trunk pgandw at 8:40am 07.19.25 I have a Stuart Mariner. The only time I have water coming in via the CB trunk is when I get up on
Block Island July 3rd 2025. shemandr at 8:36am 07.19.25 We dragged our mooring in a particularly bad T-storm. Harbormaster's team had to move many moorings
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? shemandr at 8:29am 07.19.25 To me the decision to upgrade to low stretch halyards isn't about straight line speed. It's about t
2012 Hunter 41DS Water tank valve location rad1492 at 7:27am 07.19.25 Under the sink - there is the distribution manifold for the plumbing. My 41DS has an intake line fr
Survey of a 331 BigEasy at 7:21am 07.19.25 I spent approximately 40 non consecutive charter days on a 331 when I was A member of a charter club
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Clutch Cargo at 6:51am 07.19.25 ....installed new Ellebogen engine mounts and replaced the seised engine anodes, which will now be

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