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When to move up? Pkeller at 10:07am 02.10.22 Ask All Sailors 46/3283 I bought a 1993 Hunter 23.5, along with the trailer, during the summer in 2020. I taught myself to s
Sirius 21 main sheet assembly JoeBVG at 9:31am 02.10.22 Ask All Sailors 1/579 Joe B here. Looking for info on install of main sheet in a Sirius 21... I't was a project boat witho
No way out Bruce Rowe at 8:24am 02.10.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/996 1995 Oceanis 281. Area beneath fuel tank collects water/fuel but doesn't drain into the bilge. Ins
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 6:39am 02.10.22 Ask All Sailors 39/4704 I pulled my one and only below water thru hull last weekend. What I found was a little surprising. I
Oceanis 461 inner forestay HighlandFling at 6:00am 02.10.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/364 Looking for the drawings to construct or have constructed the deck fitting for attaching the inner f
Yanmar motor control stiff stuendan at 6:56pm 02.09.22 Mid-Size Boats 0/446 Hi again, My Whitlock (Lewmar?) motor control lever on my H326 is pretty stiff and it's quite hard t
Newish Capri 18 owner. Francis P19 at 5:41pm 02.09.22 Smaller Boats 2/1425 Hello all. I've had nine boats over the years (power ' sail) of which I had varying degrees of love
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 5:03pm 02.09.22 Engines and Propulsion 16/3066 I have just cleaned the tank. I blew out the carb and changed the fuel line. When I back flowed the
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 2:12pm 02.09.22 Ask All Sailors 42/8580 discuss.
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 2:03pm 02.09.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2710 I recently bought this 1974 Ford 20 and am searching for information about it. I would appreciate a
Minn Kota 50 Light air at 1:34pm 02.09.22 Catalina 22 6/528 I'm having to work on my Mercury 7.5 and waiting for parts. In the meanwhile, I have a 50lb thrust
PT Boat Building kloudie1 at 10:27am 02.09.22 Sails Call Lounge 4/800 Not sailing, but interesting old film on building the PT boats: R8ZxFSaphw8
Salon Bench Seat 3 cabin mounting SVGreenEnergy at 7:32am 02.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/400 The prior owner of my vessel put in new flooring and I am trying to figure out how to correctly moun
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 7:30am 02.09.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1199 hi all looking for suggestions,i have a 30 year old vacuflush system 2 heads that i have been mainta
What Y valve do I have? (1) dslance at 7:07am 02.09.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1105 On an overseas built 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 42 I'm doing a complete sanitation system overhaul and lo
Rudder shutter Halvern at 9:36pm 02.08.22 S2 1/862 During our 60 nm run yesterday, 2/7, I was at the wheel and I felt an occasional "shudder" in the st
The Big Move Halvern at 9:23pm 02.08.22 S2 4/789 We made it. My friend Brad took the helm to move the S2 11A from Berkeley to Oakley up on the Delta
Tow Vehicle Question. Tater at 4:19pm 02.08.22 Trailer Sailors 20/2835 Is anyone towing with a Ford Bronco? Details please?
Hole for Mast riser pole (1) Ingram at 2:49pm 02.08.22 Smaller Boats 18/1107 The riser pole is 1 1/4" should the hole cover be replaced?
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews sailing11 at 1:29pm 02.08.22 Engines and Propulsion 3/2043 Wondering if anyone has any experience or reviews on a 260 hp 7.3L StarPower Internetional 444TD die

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Forestay to bowplate connection hardware dLj at 7:02pm 01.19.25 Why would you go to a clevis pin? This is a much better setup as long as the smooth pin section goes
Through-Hull Fittings dlochner at 6:55pm 01.19.25 If you have been using the overboard discharge for the head, the problem may well be calcium build u
Through-Hull Fittings Randall Schmidt at 6:48pm 01.19.25 You definitely don't want to go with brass. What you are thinking is brass is probably bronze a mor
Through-Hull Fittings Randall Schmidt at 6:47pm 01.19.25 You definitely don't want to go with brass. What you are thinking is brass is probably bronze a mor
Through-Hull Fittings dlochner at 6:38pm 01.19.25 You definitely don't want to go with brass. What you are thinking is brass is probably bronze a more
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. twodzusfittings at 6:05pm 01.19.25 I used a 2x4 and my friend to lift one side, changed out the mount, did the same on the other, final
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (3) james2034 at 4:25pm 01.19.25 Until we get pictures of the wiring behind the switch panel, everything above is conjecture. The OP
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator james2034 at 4:23pm 01.19.25 Until we get pictures of the wiring behind the switch panel, everything above is conjecture. The OP
entry level electronics (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 01.19.25
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. RitSim at 1:52pm 01.19.25 On my C30, I needed to remove the transmission. My oil pan was in good shape( not rusted). I loose
Estimate?? Rick Webb at 1:10pm 01.19.25 Best of both worlds is a storage location with a ramp to store the boat on the trailer with the mast
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler jssailem at 12:54pm 01.19.25 Congrats on your steady progress. Here is the fundamental goal. I strove to achieve the 3600 RPM s
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 12:44pm 01.19.25 I don't doubt that. Unfortunately the closest slips are 90 minutes one way, 2 hours the other way.
Estimate?? Project_Mayhem at 12:32pm 01.19.25 Yes, that's what others do there, is tie their boats to a rock, go park, pull their boats back as s
Prefer to trailer RussC at 12:07pm 01.19.25 At 74 years old I've trailer sailed my Mac25 to local lakes for the past 9 years. mostly multi day t
HUNTER 34 Tranny to prop shaft coupler (1) cdells at 11:56am 01.19.25 Despite it going on 3 years now I have finally made some progress. I finally got the old coupler an
entry level electronics jssailem at 11:49am 01.19.25 I had OpenCPN (which is great) but we found we really didn't use it all that much. True statement.
Galley . . . comforts of home? ShawnL at 10:43am 01.19.25 Mine still calls them thingeys.
entry level electronics ShawnL at 10:43am 01.19.25 I have a Garmin Striker fish finder on my Catalina22. It does depth and speed just fine, and the tr
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 9:18am 01.19.25 Yes, that's what others do there, is tie their boats to a rock, go park, pull their boats back as sh

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