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Replacement Zinc for Yanmar Saildrive AwwShucks at 7:19am 03.23.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2768 I could not find the replacement zinc information for the engine on my boat - SailDrive Yanmar 4JH45
Icom m802 All U Get at 5:53am 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2187
Scared myself - broken forestay (1) Valerieflyer at 9:26pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 16/1937 This past Sunday I wnt up to the lake with my first mate Wiley (brown dog) and intended to just put
1985 Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:28pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1826 Ok, same boat of previous thread... This is part of the ad: Mechanical "Yanmar marine diesel engine
Black rubber stuff in bilge? (2) CaptnPorter at 6:23pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 12/3044 Hi all, I recently bought a balboa 26 and I was assessing how much work it would be to clean up some
Starting over from scratch (3) HandHFarms at 5:13pm 03.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/673 Ok guys, so some of you know our boat got struck by lightning 2 years ago and has been on the hard e
Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos (5) brockangelo at 3:29pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 10/4332 Got recommended the Semco Teak Sealer on this forum, so thought I'd post progress photos. I used Sem
Do You Know A Good Broker? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 12:45pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 14/2073 I am looking to buy a 32' - 40' sailboat most likely on the Pacific Ocean side of Canada. I MIGHT co
Lake Michigan brockangelo at 9:57am 03.22.22 Catalina 22 2/824 Getting antsy for the season to start, so daydreaming a bit... Does anyone here ever sail Lake Mich
Pearson 36.2 Jib track question Jon Elliott at 9:16am 03.22.22 Pearson 0/1176 I know this may have a lot of answers but does anyone with an original jib track know the actual wid
Bow cleat mounting repair. JH Barker at 7:50am 03.22.22 Seaward 3/2714 Big blow pulled bolts from cleat. Must access space between underside of deck and upper side of head
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? flightlead404 at 7:07am 03.22.22 Big Boats 6/1620 I have the original Norcold fridge and freezer on board my H38. The freezer is starting to loose th
Leave the refrigerator on or off? (1) sf34dtw at 6:36am 03.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/6514 Like many other weekend sailors my boat tends to sit a few weeks between sails. I might average a sa
Touch up interior wood (3) sf34dtw at 5:56am 03.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2093 I have a 2002 331. the interior wood is pretty good but needs a little touch up in a few places. I k
Catalina 30 Table/hardware (2) mikeracca at 12:15am 03.22.22 Parts Search 5/1168
Hatch handle Halvern at 9:21pm 03.21.22 S2 13/1635 S2 11A : Original handle on lexan sliding main hatch is long gone. There are four screws going thru
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats Ken13559 at 7:51pm 03.21.22 Ask All Sailors 24/3284 Any idea what type of wood should I use for Stern Rail Seats wood strips? I couldn't find it in SBO
ICW actual state "of affairs" conditions The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:32pm 03.21.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3330 Hi I'm considering moving myself a 1985 Pearson 303 from South Portland ME down to the Fl east coast
Paceship p14 swing keel snick at 6:23pm 03.21.22 Ask All Sailors 0/343 Hi, Im a newbie sailer. Can anyone point me to a diagram of a swing keel on a Paceship p14 ? My
JABSCO LITE OVER-FILLING THE BOWL! newmoon333 at 2:17pm 03.21.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2349 hello! i am the owner of a lite flush electric jabsco marine toilet: https://www.xylem.com/siteasset

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Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM Will Gilmore at 2:36am 06.27.25 Welcome back, Crazy Dave. Hope you post a few pictures of the spectacular Alaska coast. -Will
Columbia 36 parts garymalmgren at 1:52am 06.27.25 Right, you have the wood and the template. But, I don't have the tools to make the spreader or the
looking for a Rhodes 19 boom and Spinnaker dLj at 8:35pm 06.26.25 What a cool project! Is the current mast wood or aluminum? The boom would likely be the same materia
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 8:27pm 06.26.25 This seems to be too hard to be pine. I have access to Cypress, White oak, and Teak but I don't hav
A SMALL ITEM ON A UNIVERSAL DIESEL 5614 Stu Jackson at 8:22pm 06.26.25 Yellow is for the starter solenoid. IIRC I used a 20A fuse. But start out smaller and build up unt
SVEclipse ShotgunSlim at 8:02pm 06.26.25 Wow, what an awesome find in the C22 world: stored indoors and rarely sailed. Keep us posted on al
Bring the heat: ShotgunSlim at 7:47pm 06.26.25 Of all the things I've added to my boat, I count the bimini as the best thing ever. Of course, I do
Constrictor Clutches fred1diver at 7:41pm 06.26.25 The advantage of constrictor clutches are that they are easier on the rope, can be used with bare d
Constrictor Clutches Tally Ho at 7:39pm 06.26.25 I always 1) cut the motor 2) raise the jib before the main, 3) then raise the main last. My reasoni
Hunter 18....pointing problems?? Mainsail too low or weeds on rudder or centerboard? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:14pm 06.26.25 Are other daysailors experiencing the same thing? Hydrilla in the water?
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 7:08pm 06.26.25 wonder if they charge you there to use that spot? I talked to the skipper and he told me the cost
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Crazy Dave Condon at 7:08pm 06.26.25 The 23.5 dry weight is 2000 lbs. trailer weighs appx 980 lbs. 8hp motor 2 stroke engine weights ap
Is this gelcoat or paint marcham at 7:07pm 06.26.25 whatever you do, don't forget to fair the whole hull first, otherwise all the scratches and gouges a
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 marcham at 7:02pm 06.26.25 What's above it? Might be able to remove the fill port, shorten the hose just a little, and then ch
Columbia 36 parts JLBrackett at 6:55pm 06.26.25 This seems to be too hard to be pine. I have access to Cypress, White oak, and Teak but I don't have
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 6:48pm 06.26.25 I have the starboard spreader and it is good enough to use as a pattern. You can use the existing
H23.5: can the mast be lowered stepped after the rigging is tuned? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:40pm 06.26.25 @FWBpilot I designed the mast raising systems for the hunter water ballast boats. There is a deta
Columbia 36 parts JLBrackett at 6:37pm 06.26.25 I have the starboard spreader and it is good enough to use as a pattern.
Does anybody have a speed table for the Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:16pm 06.26.25 @rgranger puchased a hunter 26. Rgranger has helped me at times but most important has helped many
A SMALL ITEM ON A UNIVERSAL DIESEL 5614 Richard19068 at 6:08pm 06.26.25 Can you just go with the appropriate max size (or less) fuse for the size of the wire you are trying

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