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Any P-39-1 Owners out there? Abaco Joe at 11:11am 11.14.21 Pearson 3/1106 Hi All, I'm writing a review on a 1975 P39 for Good Old Boat magazine and am looking for owners inpu
WAAS or wasn't All U Get at 10:19am 11.14.21 Ask All Sailors 5/741 Hi all, I have ignored the clock on my Furuno chart plotter for several years and have a renewed in
interested in buying a 310 paulducham at 9:39am 11.14.21 Catalina 310 11/2086 The 310 is on my short list of candidates for our next/last sailboat. Please let me know if you're o
Beneteau 331- Replace head normant at 9:22am 11.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1652 Would like to replace the Jabsco manual head in our 331-2003. Considering a Vacuum head. Any sugges
Top Speed of the Flicka 20 (w/ Motor) SailorElliot at 8:32am 11.14.21 Ask All Sailors 21/3005 Hello! I was wondering what the top speed of the Flicka 20 via motor in the ocean (1-3 foot waves).
yanmar water pump leaking after replacement (1) dave_and_dd at 8:02am 11.14.21 Engines and Propulsion 7/1425 Hey guys - well, I had a leak from the fresh-water pump seal and had started a thread about possibly
Sealed with a bow (and a stern, too) Phil Herring at 6:31pm 11.13.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1013 How do you prep your boat for winter? While this varies depending on your latitude, it's a great op
Forestay and furling genoa David B. at 5:30pm 11.13.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1897 I bought a 26M from a person who told me the original connector on his furling genoa failed twice.
Winter Jackstands and Blocking (1) lehighsail at 3:44pm 11.13.21 Ask All Sailors 18/3363 I am somewhat aware of jack stand technique for winter storage on the hard and that the boat rests o
De Persia Automatic Bailer jeffmalarik at 1:51pm 11.13.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1151 Where can I find a pair of De Persia Automatic Bailers for Oday 15? Is there an alernative?
I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1980 and considering adding a Windlass. Lewmar has a Low Profile model that it seems would fit. Thoughts? Bill Martin PEI at 1:12pm 11.13.21 Ask All Sailors 3/591 I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1980 and considering adding a Windlass. Lewmar has a Low Pr
Lifting Sling Points for Hunter 40.5 - Help smokey73 at 11:54am 11.13.21 Big Boats 5/1066 1994 Hunter 40.5 My hull was repainted and the sling points are no longer marked on the hull. I"l
Painting water ballast lifting Dennis1390 at 9:47am 11.13.21 Ask All Sailors 1/396 how to lift a Catalina 250 wb for painting? concerned about damage to water ballast system. thx
recirculating ball bearing outhaul car rebuild (2) sf34dtw at 9:34am 11.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/2928
Need an oil pan for a Perkins LD 20663 (Marine 4.263 diesel) Billy_Pilgrim at 8:49am 11.13.21 Parts Search 1/596 cracked the oil pan in my s/v and having trouble sourcing a new one for the swap. i understand the 4
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? Calif. Ted at 7:22am 11.13.21 Sails Call Lounge 11/1707 I'm 60 miles downcoast from Los Angeles and it looks like a floating village of container ships all
Replace Traveler on 35S5 KGarvey at 4:07am 11.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/630 I'm looking for information on removing a Amiot traveler on a 35S5 and replacing it with a Harken. I
Wiring Raymarine Digital Radar with new and old cable smokey73 at 8:01pm 11.12.21 Ask All Sailors 2/670 I had damage to my radar cable from a Raymarine Digital radar and had to cut it. I bought a new Ray
Stray Induced Current (2) smokey73 at 4:43pm 11.12.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2138 When my Generator is running and I measure the current on the Green Wire shows 0.33 A with the readi
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS (1) dkinzer at 1:16pm 11.12.21 Big Boats 11/1529 It has been raining very heavily for several days now in the Portland area. I was at the boat this m

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What is this doohickey in the cockpit? sailme88 at 4:01am 10.30.24 First off it's a thingamajig not a doohickey..... and as stated it's part of a throttle and gear con
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? dlochner at 2:57am 10.30.24 It is a single lever gear shift/throttle. The clue is the back side, the gear shift attaches to one
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? Davidasailor26 at 2:26am 10.30.24
Stuffing box wrench size question Michael Davis at 8:47pm 10.29.24 I measured mine then made a couple of wrenches out of some 3/8 aluminum plate I had kicking around.
Stuffing box wrench size question Rich Stidger at 8:36pm 10.29.24 I keep a set of the crow-foot wrenches onboard for in-season adjustments. But if the nuts have not
Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 7:40pm 10.29.24
Is your boat haunted? Captain Larry-DH at 7:29pm 10.29.24 Not haunted, but Neptune's wrath struck my prior boat. (Actually his friend Zeus.) I bought it and
Buying 423? Davidasailor26 at 7:13pm 10.29.24 I am guessing a soda blast is in order. Seller states he had to epoxy small areas of keel between p
Is your boat haunted? dLj at 6:43pm 10.29.24 Sounds like a raccoon got into your boat and left. spoil sport... LOL dj
Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 6:23pm 10.29.24 I had a boat that was on the hard and up for sale. There was an inquiry and we arranged to look at
Stuffing box wrench size question Tally Ho at 6:13pm 10.29.24 I used standard pipe wrenches (short, small ones). The only issue I had was getting them side by si
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please markymac1961 at 5:35pm 10.29.24 Oops - rudder stock was glassed to the stbd side, with little attachment to the port side... but th
Stuffing box wrench size question Terry Cox at 5:34pm 10.29.24 Skimping on wrenches has not worked well for me over the years. Our stuffing box, that has a 1.25" p
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please Jan_H at 5:02pm 10.29.24 Oops - rudder stock was glassed to the stbd side, with little attachment to the port side... but the
Stuffing box wrench size question JoeWhite at 5:02pm 10.29.24 Yes, I use two of what Richard suggested. The packing size is 1/4", 3 rings.
Stuffing box wrench size question (1) TimFromLI at 5:01pm 10.29.24 I've used this with some success as well as crow foot wrenches. The good thing about the crow foot i
Hunter 340 'soggy' ruddder question please Jan_H at 4:57pm 10.29.24 Hi Mark - Based on my correspondence with David Walker (of Foss Foam) last year, Hunter took over ma
Is your boat haunted? william24424 at 4:26pm 10.29.24 Either a ghost or a thief. I left my boat @ Christies dock in Newport., a once happening bar with la
Water based Spar Eurethane william24424 at 4:10pm 10.29.24
Water based Spar Eurethane (2) jssailem at 4:06pm 10.29.24 1. Can I use this product on my teak toe rails? 2. Inside the sailboat on the teak trim pieces? 3

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