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The Greatest Sailor I Have Known (7) Will Gilmore at 9:24pm 09.21.21 Ask All Sailors 42/3378 The greatest sailor I have known, my father William Humphrey Gilmore, died this Tuesday morning. ed
Yanmar 3jh3e seawater pump - impeller (1) Gary Ryan at 7:57pm 09.21.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/2742 Thought I'd take a look at our impeller only to find I have a different system. Best I can tell is
Cabin sizing on the 361 3 cabin version? YellowBlanket12 at 7:41pm 09.21.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/864 Hi everyone! My husband and I are looking at the Beneteau 361. We were able to get onto a two cabin
H240 hatch board storage? chriscampbell at 2:19pm 09.21.21 Smaller Boats 4/739 Hi all, Where do you H240 owners store your plexi hatch boards? Is there a cool, secret built-in sto
Where to buy need 2" hinged jaw rail slide/clamp? (1) flightlead404 at 1:35pm 09.21.21 Big Boats 9/2452 I'm building my solar panel frame and want to tie into the traveller arch as its the strongest/most
Filler material for teak MaryEllaRose at 1:04pm 09.21.21 Ask All Sailors 8/3484
Battery cut-off switch? (1) Chris Blubaugh01 at 12:53pm 09.21.21 Ask All Sailors 6/646
Tachometer suddenly stops....... NYSail at 10:00am 09.21.21 Engines and Propulsion 13/2336 So this is the second time that this has happened. Traveling via motor and after say 4-5 hours tach
Seventeen Years and Out! DougM at 5:28am 09.21.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1172 Well, that bittersweet day has come. The boat is sold and delivered to a new owner. Bought it in Sep
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Gary Ryan at 4:56am 09.21.21 Engines and Propulsion 12/1255 Hey Guys, My local guy charges $150 to winterize our engine. We did it last year, as it was our fir
Rail mounted stern light azambella at 3:41am 09.21.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/665 We have a 1982 Hunter 33 and the stern light assembly is damaged beyond repair. This is the white li
Keel Mast Plate Replacement Letta at 8:25pm 09.20.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1012
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle Two Sails at 6:27pm 09.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2064 My Hunter 33 (2005) has the original Marine Air SVCD16K/1 unit that neither heats nor cools any long
Best caulk for deadlight? (1) LuckyDuck at 6:12pm 09.20.21 Smaller Boats 7/1432 I have a tiny bit of moisture inside the foredeck deadlight and want to recaulk the edges. Any recom
Bow thruster on a 2011 Hunter 50 CC Oddvardm at 5:51pm 09.20.21 Parts Search 2/438 Restoring a Hunter 50 CC 2011 in Antigua. Live in Norway so access is a NOT. Need to purchace parts
The Beneteau 32A dock cord. Inter20sailor at 2:48pm 09.20.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1060
ground wire in mast Off2day at 1:30pm 09.20.21 Ask All Sailors 23/3121 rebuilding my mast I have a mast headlight as well as lights on my spreaders is there any counter in
I plan to upgrade my plumbing to add pressurized and heated water! Who can help me choose a heater? (1) Mooseman at 1:23pm 09.20.21 Catalina 30 15/2162 Hello all! I've decided to upgrade the plumbing on my 1986 C30 Mk2. It came with just the hand-pump
Legend 37.5 - Rudder Bearings? C27_HappyRock at 12:24pm 09.20.21 Parts Search 3/575 I'm looking for where to source rudder bearings for a Legend 37.5? I need to drop the rudder this fa
Hard starting - Looking to diagnose electrical system Project_Mayhem at 10:11am 09.20.21 Ask All Sailors 11/980 I have an OMC saildrive that sucks a ton of energy out of my batteries. I want to determine if the o

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No more vroom vroom? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:36pm 07.04.24 Thank you for sharing
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 5:59pm 07.04.24 What model and manufacturer OMC Saildrive. Essentially a 25hp power head tuned down to a high torq
O'Day 28 Steering Davidasailor26 at 5:35pm 07.04.24
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart jssailem at 4:59pm 07.04.24 The motor lost power on a short run out of port, stalled, and would not restart. That sure sounds
Line diameter jssailem at 4:50pm 07.04.24 It is not about the line you have on the boat, It is about the size of your sheaves on the mast to h
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 4:18pm 07.04.24 My wife was looking over my shoulder when i wrote the above response and she asked me "why doesn't h
O'Day 28 Steering Mockingbird01 at 4:14pm 07.04.24 I thought about Coosa but would plywood (properly prepped as Dave suggested above) be better because
Universal 5411 stalled won't restart Davidasailor26 at 4:10pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering Davidasailor26 at 4:03pm 07.04.24
O'Day 28 Steering (3) Mockingbird01 at 3:59pm 07.04.24 Attached are pics of the idler plate and the rotted plywood
O'Day 28 Steering FastOlson at 3:49pm 07.04.24 Happy Fourth! Thanks to Dave for (again) passing along some good advice. :cool: Before starting, I
O'Day 28 Steering dlochner at 2:48pm 07.04.24 Dang POs! The old plywood has to be removed and ground down to fiberglass and sanded with 80 grit.
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast isaksp00 at 2:46pm 07.04.24 Jib sheets could be secured by cleats if you have them in that area on the coaming.
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 2:27pm 07.04.24 As a point of info to help you through the learning process and with your future sail purchases. I'm
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast Crazy Dave Condon at 2:19pm 07.04.24 I am a former Hunter dealer who sold the Hunter 23 wing keel. Picture of the mast and rudder uphau
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:11pm 07.04.24 @philiefay when replacing steering cable which requires running through the pedestal down through t
Bilge Keel on a hunter 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:37pm 07.04.24 You all guessed wrong. The twin keel Hunter is a British built boat built by a different company c
Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast Newhouse1969 at 8:44am 07.04.24
Non working microwave john2 at 7:43am 07.04.24 gas is from Dometic, oven is : Inventum
Freedom 10 buzzing (1) jssailem at 7:32am 07.04.24 Battery voltage is 13.3 as I am plugged in and charger is working That is nice, but it does not te

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