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Legend 41ac - autopilot KeokiV at 1:02am 04.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/828
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 10:19pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 66/8167 Anyone got any tips for reviving my new boats electrical system. I delivered it two weeks ago to my
Sailing near Staunton Va Jumpstart at 7:11pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1773 Anybody in Staunton area sail? SO is strongly hinting about a move there to be near the grandkids i
Reciprocal boat exchange? WindThieves at 4:56pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/518 Wondering if anyone knows if there are any reciprocal boat exchanges besides boat clubs? I'm traveli
Ultra Sonic Anti-Fouling system Rjm st.petersburg at 4:30pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1676
I blew a fuse! (2) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 28/3621 So, I will freely admit that boat electricity is not my strong suit. But last year, I (finally) rep
Yanmar Tach Lee Hadjiosif at 2:39pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 1/400 My Yanmar tach is sticking badly...and I think I need to replace it. But how do I know if it's the t
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... jssailem at 2:05pm 04.07.22 Racing 13/2644 The R2AK a No motor, No support, all the way to Alaska. Navigate the 750 cold water miles from Port
Bow Anchor roller 23.5 Daryl V at 12:33pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 0/355 Good afternoon all I would like to add a Bow roller on my boat as it only has a slot coming out of t
Pontoon vs Cato bridge All U Get at 5:41am 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1141 Hi all, Another bridge incident in Florida. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/06/pontoon
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 5:21am 04.07.22 Smaller Boats 11/2243 I find the rudder very lively on my 216 so I'd like to add dampening or friction. I also would like
Installing through-hulls in a Yamaha 33. (10) mermike at 8:07pm 04.06.22 Yamaha 15/3030 Greetings all. I just spent a lovely month in Port Townsend on the hard, replacing 5 of the 8 though
Ocean Air Shade Replacement BigEasy at 7:43pm 04.06.22 Ask All Sailors 0/748 Has anyone attempted to replace the fabric inside an Ocean Air retractable shade. I have seen repl
Catalina narrow rub rail dimensions kendyoozed at 7:15pm 04.06.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/494 I have an odd request. I have a Macgregor 26D that I need to replace the rubber insert on the rub ra
Searching for Beneteau 373 in Southern California khillis at 6:13pm 04.06.22 Ask All Sailors 1/746
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf Randy Church at 5:58pm 04.06.22 Big Boats 8/1894 Yanmar 3gmf owners. Spring start up here in Rhode Island. Is it necessary to clean the heat excha
Hard Bimini for the H37C H37Cmatt at 5:43pm 04.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 2/592 I'm in the process of constructing a hard bimini for my H37C and was wondering if there is anyone he
Strut Replacement Arrigo666 at 3:55pm 04.06.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1121 Looking for any info on doing a strut replacement for my 1983 S2 9.2A...my current strut got eaten b
Question About Mesh Dodger Window Covers Rick D at 1:07pm 04.06.22 Ask All Sailors 3/942 I had an overpriced replacement dodger made about four and a half years ago. The prior one lasted te
Wash down pump orientation (1) Captain Mateo at 7:01am 04.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2171

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Roller Furling Line Replacement and Reinstallation Kraffert at 7:09am 06.29.25 Mark, I've not deployed the jib yet, so unsure how it all works. When we did sea trial, the capt
Roller Furling Line Replacement and Reinstallation colemj at 6:53am 06.29.25 Furler lines are not under tension unless the sail is partially furled. The drum shouldn't be compl
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. Tally Ho at 6:43am 06.29.25 Do you know how many miles that is? I am not familiar with the area. I would think you will motor
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Scott T-Bird at 5:55am 06.29.25 I'm replacing the entire assembly. The price differential between replacement parts and new assembl
Troubleshooting mainsail trim thinwater at 5:29am 06.29.25 We've got a small trailer sailor (a Starwind 19) and I'm hoping for ideas or references to help me
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard testingthewaters91 at 5:09am 06.29.25 The other post you started is in Ask All Sailors.:facepalm: Oh my, I see. I'm new to this format o
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard kappykaplan at 5:04am 06.29.25 It was recommended to me to try the all sailor's forum for this question as there may be some folks
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard testingthewaters91 at 5:02am 06.29.25 Full details in this thread: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/seacock-quality-replace-curr
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard testingthewaters91 at 5:02am 06.29.25 You don't say what kind/make of thru-hulls but if they have a threaded hose barb adapter to connect
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard kappykaplan at 4:59am 06.29.25 You don't say what kind/make of thru-hulls but if they have a threaded hose barb adapter to connect
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top ShawnL at 4:51am 06.29.25 I have a home made (previous owner) topping lift. It adjusts at the end of the boom. Also have a b
Plugging Thru Hulls on the Hard Jim Legere at 4:49am 06.29.25 You don't say what kind/make of thru-hulls but if they have a threaded hose barb adapter to connect
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions Clutch Cargo at 4:48am 06.29.25 Pardon my ignorance. What exactly does this do? Is it a unit that sucks up any residual water in th
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Captain Larry-DH at 3:29am 06.29.25
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Blitz at 9:04pm 06.28.25 In the water change will work if 1 you get the coupler off and 2 can move the shaft back enough so
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (2) Michael Davis at 8:33pm 06.28.25
Troubleshooting mainsail trim Stu Jackson at 8:06pm 06.28.25 The boat does not have a vang, but I could add one. you're missing an important sail control. Rea
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 7:52pm 06.28.25
Boomkicker or rigid vang and pop-top ...3TacksontheWater at 7:40pm 06.28.25 I'm curious about using a boomkicker instead of my topping lift. I imagine this would work great w
A blessing or a curse? shemandr at 7:10pm 06.28.25 You can probably make a better rudder than the original. It can be a fun project. Get informed on

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