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Kudos to the SBO store Ken Cross at 9:46am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 2/500 I have been looking for an odd-sized sheave and asked our friends at SBO. They were unable to locate
Replacing FP mini 12 Velero49 at 7:05am 05.20.21 Big Boats 4/457 What replacement genset did your get for your hunter49? Thinking about Westerbeke 11. A little hea
What is this number? (1) ramoore at 6:34am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1088 Hi all, I recently purchased a 2007 sailboat. In the cockpit lazerette is what looks like a coast
Vertical Challenged can I 31 Hunter at 6:15am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 9/723 New to sailing, Just bought an 84' Hunter 31'. I have found that i am vertical challenged to connect
Housing market All U Get at 4:04am 05.20.21 Sails Call Lounge 19/1058 Hi all, We wintered in the Chesapeake and had a number of live aboards at our marina. Many of them
Yanmar 3YM20 oil change? Dale Haz at 9:36pm 05.19.21 C&C 4/1373 I found in looking over my just purchased C'C 33-2 that the engine (installed in 2009) has two oil f
stern pulpit rail hardware ManicFarmer at 9:01pm 05.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/452 I just bought a 1990 Hunter 28 and the surveyor noted a dead short in the running lights. The stern
Life Seal Products Admiral at 7:39pm 05.19.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1028 I have a Catalina 30 with leaky windows. From the outside. I am not ready to pull them. The window
272 mainstream options Jaxn at 6:45pm 05.19.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/559 I bought a 272 last week and find the mainsheet... odd. Going through the manual and looking at pic
Keel size issue (1) KAC at 5:25pm 05.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/618 Hi everyone. This is my first post. I have owned my 1981 Hunter 33 for 3 years now. I noticed a crac
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover (1) TimFromLI at 5:14pm 05.19.21 Engines and Propulsion 10/1238 My perkins 4108 has 6 screws securing the impeller cover to the pump. The screws were heavily corrod
Engine panel troubleshooting LukeAvanti at 4:00pm 05.19.21 Catalina 30 11/1032 Hi all, new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II, with a question about a new issue on my engine panel.
Raw water impeller. jake5555 at 3:53pm 05.19.21 C&C 6/768 Has anyone used a substitute impeller for their Westerbeke 4-60 raw water pump?
Hunter 49/50 Mamba steering issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:39pm 05.19.21 Big Boats 2/570 While motoring out of my marina, I noticed the boat failing to respond to steering wheel inputs from
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:54pm 05.19.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/3884 Wish everyone a fantastic season and best of health. i'm a novice sailor that recently became aware
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. Markhh2 at 10:32am 05.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1344
News for Annapolis Leukemia Cup Race Dr. D at 10:29am 05.19.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/302 On June 19th, a Saturday, the Annapolis Leukemia Cup Race will be held. (Info) There are several cla
What is the best bottom paint for Hunter 240 located in Florida, Tampa Bay. Chern at 9:20am 05.19.21 Ask All Sailors 12/797 Long lasting, less cleaning. Is the most expensive is the best paint? Or any budget paints can work
Halyard Keeping Dave Powell at 8:05am 05.19.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 14/2947 I recently bought a 2012 309 and am in the process of getting used to the boat. It is set up with ha
Rudder Purchase kendyoozed at 6:31am 05.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1099 I am going to purchase a new rudder from rudder craft for my 26D. I wanted to purchase it through th

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Western L.I. Sound marina shemandr at 4:11pm 02.19.24 The OP is short on details but doesn't say he's located on L.I. I would say crossing from LI to Ct
37c hose size for stuffing box Tally Ho at 3:41pm 02.19.24 @Cocoa Beach Sailor, I sent you a PM. I think you will need to measure (or someone with this spec
1987 Catalina 27 rigging upgrades Any Sea at 3:21pm 02.19.24 jssailem: Thanks for your toughts. You're correct in that I am stepping up to this boat from a C-2
YANMAR replacement shemandr at 3:19pm 02.19.24 I really liked my "Fresh Water Cooled" Yammie. With my previous raw water cooled A4 I was obsessive
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 2:53pm 02.19.24 Radio provides AIS info to My Chart plotter, and CP provides GPS coordinates to the radio Same her
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Tally Ho at 2:51pm 02.19.24 :plus: I use the B&G version, with a wireless remote at the helm. Radio provides AIS info to My C
YANMAR replacement Tally Ho at 2:26pm 02.19.24 As always yiyr knowledge /advice is highly appreciated... That been said, here's the situation. A r
YANMAR replacement Scott T-Bird at 2:02pm 02.19.24 I had a Yanmar 3YM20 installed. Yes, 7K was a bitter pill to swallow along with all the other ex
Paddlewheel suggestions? shemandr at 1:58pm 02.19.24 I used to keep a toothbrush and scraper in the compartment where the thru hull was on my H356. Also
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts dlochner at 1:40pm 02.19.24 Glad you figured it out. You now have one more thing to check on your annual maintenance list. Just
YANMAR replacement ggrizzard at 12:40pm 02.19.24 While I can't address the longevity of either engine you mentioned, I can tell you that 10 years ago
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? Siamese at 12:40pm 02.19.24 Generally, the OP is going to be looking for your opinion. Not necessarily your opinion on someone
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts patbratton at 12:31pm 02.19.24 Aristotle Metal Works in Lawrenceville, Georgia has given me a price of $65.00 plus tax for TIG weld
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? DaveJ at 12:27pm 02.19.24 I also would have called 911. Totally reckless. And comment #3 in this thread, makes no sense.
Paddlewheel suggestions? Rich Stidger at 12:26pm 02.19.24 I pull and plug after each sailing period. If I am using the boat for several days or weeks, I pull
Western L.I. Sound marina BarryL at 12:21pm 02.19.24 Hey, I'm more familiar with the marinas in Suffolk County but I've stayed in plenty of Nassau count
Moving Up... pclarksurf at 11:47am 02.19.24 Bad country song to follow but pretty sure you can take the boat out of the forum but not the man?
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:31am 02.19.24 didnt someone invent smokeless powder 100 years ago?
Paddlewheel suggestions? dlochner at 10:32am 02.19.24 No magic. There are some really expensive anti-fouling paints that might work. Otherwise, it is pull
Paddlewheel suggestions? BarryL at 10:31am 02.19.24 Hi, The only magic I know is to either use GPS speed or an ultrasonic transducer. I paint my padd

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