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New Articles Maine Sail at 1:10pm 05.16.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3748 Hi all, My recovery is super slow but thanks to Nigel I've been able to use Dragon speech to text s
Owner's Manual norsky7 at 12:57pm 05.16.22 Big Boats 3/1086 Looking for owner's manual pdf for Hunter 36 Vision
Beneteau 343 Raw Water Pump adjustment and a 1964 Thunderbird kellyr073 at 12:28pm 05.16.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/414 Hi all, thought I would share a quick experience and possible tip for others. On Friday, while out
Oday 26 chain plate leak (3) SailingTurtle at 11:42am 05.16.22 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2134 I am interested in an O'day 26 and inspected the boat after a rain. One of the chain plates has a le
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:11am 05.16.22 Catalina 22 16/1949 I am getting around to redoing the electrical in my Cat22. Basically it's a blank canvas, I have a q
320 Deck/Mast wiring connection Jwhy at 9:56am 05.16.22 Mid-Size Boats 5/2527 Does anyone know where this connector is located with a deck stepped mast? 320 Deck/mast wiring con
Bare lead revealed on keel Xstream at 9:35am 05.16.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/878 I used some stripper on my keel and left it on a little too long resulting in losing the barrier coa
Freezer compartment Fred at 9:01am 05.16.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/617 After one season with my H33.5 we would dearly love to have a freezer compartment in the cooler box.
Amount of Liability Insurance Tedd at 8:52am 05.16.22 Ask All Sailors 21/3474 I'm in the process of buying a 26-foot trailerable sailboat that I will keep at home. I'm in Canada
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's vsfoster at 8:38am 05.16.22 Newport 11/2276 Hello all, I recently purchased a 1983 Newport 30 Mark III, While out a couple weekends ago I was o
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend (1) FDICsailing at 7:51am 05.16.22 Big Boats 9/1272
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? (3) Silhouetta at 7:08am 05.16.22 Ask All Sailors 14/3559
Fuel Catalyst CYQK at 4:25am 05.16.22 Ask All Sailors 6/830 Noticing folks add this to diesel pusher motorhomes to clean injectors Anyone use this in the small
Should I run away from this boat? (7) tym2 at 6:14pm 05.15.22 Catalina 30 11/1840 I am looking to buy a 70's Catalina 30 and the boat is in awesome condition except for the keel bolt
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... (2) Team118 at 5:02pm 05.15.22 Big Boats 7/3332 Hello; I wanted to request information if possible about the exact process of creating the in boom
Operating the House/Start battery selector (1) Udi at 2:48pm 05.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4721 Hi ! Request The forum's advise concerning the operating of the "operating the House/Start batte
Insurance RichardSprince at 1:01pm 05.15.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1126 In the process of purchasing a 22 ft. Racer/daysailer. Insurance is cheap enough, property and $100k
Macerator for Hunter 34 (1) Charlie98117 at 12:46pm 05.15.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/2842
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. JohnB40 at 12:44pm 05.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/1336 I have just had the bearing replaced. Unlike many boats it's a rubber sleeve held in by friction and
M7 Toggle Jaw Reverse Thread (1) sunlover at 12:22pm 05.15.22 Ask All Sailors 2/590 Anybody Know where I can find one of these? I'd prefer a double end left right bolt, but ironicall

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No priming after filter change on M25XPA DaveJ at 5:38pm 07.04.25 Yes, it is a spring return to run position. You have to hold it. Hope this helps Cheers
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 5:23pm 07.04.25
Release outhaul when not using boat? kappykaplan at 5:05pm 07.04.25 Off topic so I apologize in advance but have never had a loose-footed main so - how does one reef i
Tropical Depression 3 Kermit at 5:01pm 07.04.25
Release outhaul when not using boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:59pm 07.04.25 There might not be a bolt rope since it was designed to be loose footed. I agree with the others -
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 4:55pm 07.04.25 Sadly sold the Merit 22 on May 16th....but bought the Catalina 22 two spots down from mine on the 22
Release outhaul when not using boat? Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 07.04.25 There might not be a bolt rope since it was designed to be loose footed. I agree with the others - c
No priming after filter change on M25XPA Project_Mayhem at 4:30pm 07.04.25
Double the tanks, double the Catalina fun? Project_Mayhem at 4:22pm 07.04.25 I found a plumbing schematic in the owners manual. If it's correct, both tanks share the same output
Tropical Depression 3 kappykaplan at 4:14pm 07.04.25 I am sorry I forgot @Kermit in South Carolina too.:facepalm: How could anyone forget Kermie? Righ
Tropical Depression 3 JamesG161 at 4:09pm 07.04.25 I am sorry I forgot @Kermit in South Carolina too.:facepalm:
Tropical Depression 3 jssailem at 4:03pm 07.04.25 Lots of rain is coming to relieve any thoughts of a summer drought.
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light Zencra at 3:41pm 07.04.25 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 and am wanting to change my anchor light with a dusk to dawn LED lamp. My qu
DC to DC charger size Zencra at 3:35pm 07.04.25 I have a question for all of you that have switched to lithium house banks but kept the AGM start ba
H49 New Sails Zencra at 3:30pm 07.04.25 I've recently installed new sails on my H49. French made whilst in Tunisia. I have 4 partial battens
hunter 49 engine alarm intermittent beeping Zencra at 3:18pm 07.04.25 yes through the factory installed "Mas-Technolies digital readout. further investigations show all r
Release outhaul when not using boat? BAD ORCA at 3:05pm 07.04.25 Yes, it is possible, but your outhaul isn't pulling on the cloth, or at least, it shouldn't be dire
Ranger 12 - rescue kappykaplan at 2:44pm 07.04.25
Ranger 12 - rescue (4) rhsc912 at 2:07pm 07.04.25
Release outhaul when not using boat? Will Gilmore at 1:59pm 07.04.25 Is it possible to permanently stretch a sail like this, or is it really not an issue? I'm pretty su

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