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Sea Strainer Location CaptainRan at 11:56pm 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/972 My Endeavor 37 with a perkins 4108 has a sea strainer located low, near the aft of the engine, diffi
Frustrating latches on C315 (1) stephen_i_w at 7:38pm 05.07.22 Catalina 310 2/1272 These latches on various storage areas of my C315 are difficult to latch, I have to push the button
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 2:51pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1529 https://www.app.com/story/news/local/emergencies/2022/05/07/coast-guard-rescues-2-overturned-sailboa
Beneteau 343 Wire Rigging Specs? kellyr073 at 12:40pm 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2559 Hi, new to the forum. Just purchased a 2005 343, and the mast was stepped recently. Would like the
Mystery bottom paint coating (1) bigchief at 12:32pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1475 I have a hunter 23.5 with some old bottom paint from previous owner. The black stuff appears ablativ
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out (2) philiefay at 9:55am 05.07.22 Smaller Boats 3/963 I am hoping to replace the original sink with something more practical are per attached. Anyone hav
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:21am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/881 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:17am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/13 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man
Universal M-25XPBC stalling / throttle problems dhandzy at 7:09am 05.07.22 Catalina 310 0/22 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Universal M-25XPBC stalling dhandzy at 7:00am 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1375 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Quick Windless shanker at 6:16am 05.07.22 Parts Search 1/450 I have some issues with a seized up Quick Windlass. does anyone know who can service these? or any o
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine StanleyJ at 3:24am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1631 Fellow Sailors: I have been attempting to correct the alternator belt alignment on my Universal M-1
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation Mattcia123 at 12:27am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/746
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:41pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 11/1895 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:24pm 05.06.22 Trailer Sailors 0/26 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Caption James T at 4:14pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 4/937 I have recently moved to North Virginia just south of DC. I have started looking for a sailboat of s
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 (2) MySong at 4:08pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 13/1522 In the pic below you can see the sheaves at the base of my mast. As some point they had a plastic di
What Brand Mast/Boom do I have? (2) MySong at 4:03pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 5/1619 What brand mast/boom do I have on my 1994 Hunter 26? The Millenium Falcon looking sticker is on the
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? Redhead at 3:55pm 05.06.22 Ask All Sailors 5/4355 thinking buying Catalina 34 MKII any issues to watch for
Sailing the Heel (1) Two Sails at 3:54pm 05.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/4576 So far this has been a great start to the season. My 2005 H33 seems very happy to heel 22-25 degrees

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Friendly letter from Canada Transport. mermike at 7:11pm 07.29.25 The zones are marked on my Canadian ENC charts, but not at all scales. If I recall there was a virua
Water in the bilge Scott T-Bird at 6:24pm 07.29.25 Any news on this issue?
Friendly letter from Canada Transport. Mark Maulden at 6:15pm 07.29.25
Sarasota bay Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 07.29.25 We sail out of Sarasota Bay. What is your question?
Atomic 4 strange behaviour Ralph Johnstone at 5:43pm 07.29.25
Sarasota bay Tally Ho at 3:57pm 07.29.25 Question or statement of fact? Does a Hunter 216 draw 4.5 feet? Inquiring minds want to know :coo
Rain water in cabin Tally Ho at 3:50pm 07.29.25
Water ballast sailboat rudder uphaul lined caverun at 2:27pm 07.29.25 Hey Dave, the original downhaul line had a single block inside the post (near the bottom) with a 2:1
Friendly letter from Canada Transport. Terry Cox at 2:27pm 07.29.25 Wondering if I should or should not contact the email address to better understand their observatio
Merit 22 owners RussC at 2:05pm 07.29.25 When I bought the boat the mast base was fiberglass over wood. Some of the Merit 22s and 25s in our
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? Foswick at 2:00pm 07.29.25 I'll bet we never hear anything more about this little incident. Yeah, that's usually the case wit
Atomic 4 strange behaviour jssailem at 1:34pm 07.29.25 It deserves a few more open water tests before you get too excited. On a calm day take it out and ru
News showing sailboat sinking in Townsend Inlet, NJ - Poor judgement at issue? Scott T-Bird at 1:29pm 07.29.25 Instructors? I would think they will be sent back to school and not be permitted to leave the bay.
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:49pm 07.29.25 I verified there were no drain holes in the stub and keel area per Hunter records plus none seen on
Strange grumbling noise behind engine odaydokay at 12:19pm 07.29.25
overheating 1985 oday 35 odaydokay at 12:17pm 07.29.25 Wildegroot - did you ever get this problem sorted out?
Fuel Tank leak Oday 30 odaydokay at 12:15pm 07.29.25
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) odaydokay at 12:11pm 07.29.25 Have a careful look at that fuel tank the gauge may be built into the top of it.
Catalina 22 refurbishing doug fulp at 12:07pm 07.29.25 Thank you for your input.
Atomic 4 strange behaviour fred1diver at 11:51am 07.29.25

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