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Brightwork Orbweaver at 11:16am 05.29.21 Ask All Sailors 20/1562 I've been spending a few hours after work each night for the past few weeks trying to resurrect the
Hunter 466/460 Winch location & single hand BSEACHAMP at 10:13am 05.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/614 Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a H460/466 and there is a good chance I will be single handing th
Lets talk about DYI shroud swaging. Mickyfin at 8:37am 05.29.21 Ask All Sailors 20/5357 Being a fairly handy guy, I view myself as an accomplished do-it-yourselfer. In addition to shrouds
Bow Anchor Roller for Macgregor 25 Lemont at 10:56pm 05.28.21 Trailer Sailors 4/970 Having trouble finding room to mount a bow anchor roller on my Macgregor 25. The tang for the fore
Help me Understand Batteries (1) MikeHoncho at 3:58pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1291 I'm having issues with understanding battery specs and discharge rates, SOC and DOD, specifically AG
Don't want to sink my boat! (1) justsomeguy at 1:53pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1451 I've a Perko sea cock that's got a slight leak from the handle when open. ea cock closed, of course.
Disappointed in Beneteau (1) Dr. D at 1:42pm 05.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2928 This only applies to the Oceanis 35.1 and 35. I'm not sure which years besides my 2018 35.1. To red
H23.5 joetr1955 at 1:10pm 05.28.21 Smaller Boats 1/536 Some play in the spreader bar connection to the mast spreader bar bracket normal or not ??????
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor WayneH at 12:28pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 11/981 Friends of mine had a very nice boat. Well maintained and a real beaut. Not giving the brand because
My Boat has a blog rlongfield at 12:20pm 05.28.21 Catalina 22 3/509 I decided to start recording my restoration efforts so I setup a small little blog. I'm just playing
Sail Track Lubricant shemandr at 12:07pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 32/7056 I'm looking for something to spray in the sail track and lugs of the Flying Scot I've been sailing.
C310/315 IA Webmaster SawyerCurt at 8:33am 05.28.21 Catalina 310 5/864 Good morning, fellow C310/315 owners! I am currently the C310/315 International Association Secreta
Tender 315 Bill Russell at 7:54am 05.28.21 Catalina 310 13/1390 I just took our new (to us) 315 out for the first sail. It was very quick in 10 knots of breeze, bu
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues WrangelliaGeo at 7:07am 05.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/1213 Hello All, First Post - Please tell me if I do anything wrong!* First time sailboat owner here. Boa*
Bimini jroon at 6:38am 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1093 OK, I am probably opening myself up to ridicule, so I bow my head in shame, right off the hop. Anyw
oh, oh, oh that O-ring! odaydokay at 5:48am 05.28.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/583 Filled the water tank as usual, started the Shurflo pump, all good. Cam back a few days later and n
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 4:24am 05.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 21/1425 My boat is on the hard with the mast up. The main halyard has completely come out of the mast. How d
Ahoy sailor folks capta at 9:45pm 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 3/647 We are seeking help finding a year 'round slip for a 53 foot sailboat, somewhere in or around Narrag
Water inside the bench seats of Javelin 14? Philly2DC2LBI at 6:42pm 05.27.21 Ask An Oday Owner 0/335 I bought a '68 Javelin, had hardly been used in years, getting it ready and noticed small water leak
Rule gusher pump Cypressman at 6:38pm 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 10/901 I have a Rule emergency gusher pump on a 1985 Pearson. I cant find any info about this pump. does an

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Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Stu Jackson at 11:03am 02.21.24 See there right in the advertisement? It is shown exactly as Stephen posted it. It is long past the
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 02.21.24 I have had difficulty finding a Kuuma stainless steel heater on the web, using a Google search. A
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 dlochner at 10:48am 02.21.24 The link in Post #1 is a link to a low quality image of the Kuuma water heater, it is not a link to
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 10:27am 02.21.24 Stu, this is just plain silly. Stephen's original post has the caption Kuuma 11811 6 Gallon 120v Fr
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 dlochner at 10:14am 02.21.24 FWIW, the Kuuma 110v 6 gallon water heater is the only marine water heater on the market with a UL 1
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Stu Jackson at 9:33am 02.21.24 Dan's comments make sense. I owned a Catalina 22 from 1983 to 87 in San Francisco. I sailed the Ba
New Engine for 23 foot O Day rgranger at 9:32am 02.21.24 :plus: on the 25"
WINDLASS Captain Larry-DH at 9:24am 02.21.24 All chain is great, especially if you have a 20,000 pound boat. The OP (and I) have boats closer to
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Stu Jackson at 9:17am 02.21.24 Stu, I'm afraid you must have missed this since it was the opening post .... Do you see where it sa
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? (1) rgranger at 8:59am 02.21.24 I guess he was shooting away from the marina, toward what looks like empty land on the other side?
Western L.I. Sound marina dlochner at 8:22am 02.21.24 Good thing my wife agrees that boating expenses come under healthcare in the family budget...dare I
WINDLASS Alan Gomes at 8:20am 02.21.24 That only works in mild winds. Not really helpful in strong winds with adverse current. Plus a kell
Western L.I. Sound marina danm1 at 8:16am 02.21.24 I don't think you will find a mooring with launch service for a 30 ft boat for less than 2000-2500 a
WINDLASS Captain Larry-DH at 7:55am 02.21.24 Easily solved with a kellet. (This does not address your other points, though.) That only works in
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 7:04am 02.21.24 Contrary to what 99% of the world would tell you and Im sure there will be much opposition to my st
Paddlewheel suggestions? twodzusfittings at 7:00am 02.21.24 I sail mainly in the Chesapeake Bay. I use my Garmin GPS for my speed over ground. When that isn't w
Moving Up... w4swk at 6:57am 02.21.24 Thank you, Stu! I have read many of your posts and find them to be informative and accurate! I will
st 4000 and rudder position (1) john2 at 6:45am 02.21.24 After some diy stuf, i got it working. The autopilot now displays rudder postion, also in standby m
West Wight Potter 15 Center board replacement sbrogden at 6:07am 02.21.24 Hello. I am purchasing a potter 15 and need a replacement center board as it is missing one. Lookin
Paddlewheel suggestions? JVB at 6:04am 02.21.24 Hey, Does anybody have any suggestions for keeping the boatspeed paddlewheel spinning? I clean mine

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