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Pearson 31-2 1991 with wing keel inkunzi at 12:52pm 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 4/476 Any and all comments welcome
Took out zephyr sail drive motor leela at 11:07am 09.29.24 Ask All Sailors 8/439 My problem now is where do I connect the negative battery cable. It was connected to the starter mo
2999 Hunter 310 rudder Willemvan at 8:23am 09.29.24 Big Boats 4/407 My friends boat broke off its mooring during a storm and the rudder shaft broke off. Any ideas on w
DLB800 Keel winch SteveHughessails at 11:39pm 09.28.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/364 Looks like an issue, the 1st issue with our Mac 25. While attached to the buoy the keel winch let go
CNG Refill or Exchange? Brooksiej24 at 7:47pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 9/743 Hello All, I see an old forum from 2019 regarding CNG refill but wanted to get an updated thought. A
Catalina 27 Deck ends (2) Dazmainian at 3:43pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 6/518 Hi, I recently took owneship of a catalina 27, 1978. At some point she seems to have suffered an is
Newbie question: First Boat - Am I in the right place? ScottBHome at 3:24pm 09.28.24 Ask All Sailors 44/2389 My first post. I'm not even sure if I am in the right place or forum, so I would be happy to take an
paralleling batteries glandry924 at 10:21am 09.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/553 How does the solenoid to parallel the batteries get energized?
2008 Hunter 38 Headliner Replacement TSL at 1:52pm 09.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/377 Need to replace a portion of my headliner (soft Whisper material). Need to find where I can get mat
Question about Eye protection when refueling (1) Captain-Will at 10:09am 09.27.24 Ask All Sailors 11/756 I recent realized how Important eye protection can be when refueling, so I have started to wear safe
Amalfi Coast Sail william24424 at 7:33am 09.27.24 Ask All Sailors 7/563 Selling the house, moving aboard a sailboat and traveling the world, making youTube videos sounds ni
Material for drive shaft packing Rick.johnson at 5:33am 09.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/449 Hi Guy's have a 1987 40 ft Hunter legend Yanmar 4jhe engine aboard her an just had a mechanic
Laminate sails for a daysailer? Project_Mayhem at 7:53pm 09.26.24 Ask All Sailors 12/629 My new C30 has a set of dacron and UK X-Drive laminate sails. Are there any drawbacks to using them
Wisper Headliner Material TSL at 9:47am 09.26.24 Parts Search 0/209 Anyone know how to get the 2008 38 Hunter white headliner material and install it. Need to replace
Looking for used Raymarine EV-100 autopilot, or similar, for Hunter 34 with a wheel. Globe Pilot at 6:40am 09.26.24 Parts Search 10/916 Looking for Raymarine EV-100 Autopilot
Stackpack / lazy jacks rigging on a Beneteau 311 (3) Shorinsean at 6:00pm 09.25.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/974 Hi all, New poster here, because I have a new-to-me 2001 Beneteau 311. I've been getting the runnin
Paint for 20' racing catamaran sharkcatamaranguy at 4:28pm 09.25.24 Ask All Sailors 3/323 Hello everyone, I race a 20'x10' shark catamaran. Hulls are fiberglass and the boat is trailered in
1987 Hunter 31 boom insert replacement parts (2) BMercer at 12:47pm 09.25.24 Ask All Sailors 5/394 Hi all, in taking off my boom I lost a piece that the pin goes through and that holds the circular p
Dyneema chafe protection FlimFlamII at 7:01am 09.25.24 Ask All Sailors 7/631 Any ideas on what to use for chafe protection on 6mm seems?
What is this paint? (1) duncan14 at 6:19am 09.25.24 Ask All Sailors 10/738 Hello All, new boat owner here with noob questions! I just got an old Pearson, it needs some cleanin

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Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel JBP-PA at 10:13am 04.03.25 From the first picture that does look like a pretty shallow ramp and maybe your only option is a str
Oday Trailer Weight Distribution EnamrdSalr21 at 10:09am 04.03.25 If I end up grabbing this boat, which I plan to, I was thinking I could try and make some minor adju
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit JBP-PA at 10:07am 04.03.25 It runs OK for a long time? Not an overheating problem? When it wont start, have you checked the f
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 10:02am 04.03.25 but if impellor ends broke off and got into heat exchanger would have to clean it out. I change imp
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 9:44am 04.03.25 Stu you are right as usual. Seals and impellor wouldn't like it much. Keep ignition key around ha
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 9:20am 04.03.25 Have you checked the fuel tank vent and the fuel filter? Try unscrewing the fuel cap, see if it rep
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel Rick Webb at 9:09am 04.03.25 Hitch extenders are readily available at like a two-foot length. Inexpensive and may be just enough.
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit SteveHughessails at 9:06am 04.03.25 Have you checked the fuel tank vent and the fuel filter? Try unscrewing the fuel cap, see if it repe
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 8:58am 04.03.25 Yes it has a carb with a manual choke. I may just have to take longer showers.
Aqua Lift muffler C310 dlochner at 8:57am 04.03.25 Regret to say no typo. Full disclosure No San Francisco Bay or ocean sailing now jjust up and do
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel SteveHughessails at 8:54am 04.03.25
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:53am 04.03.25 At 96 just to be moving is a good sign! Or is that a typo and you are 69? At any rate, I hear you.
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit Davidasailor26 at 8:47am 04.03.25 Is it carbureted with an automatic choke by any chance? I have a lawn mower with a similar problem -
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:46am 04.03.25 Clyde, this is a BAD idea. Why? Because your raw water pump is not made to run DRY. Stu you are
Aqua Lift muffler C310 dlochner at 8:41am 04.03.25 You are so right Dave. I am 96 years old and wanted to avoid climbing around on hands and knees in
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 8:35am 04.03.25 There won't be that much water to worry about. Just climb down and drain it, It can't hold more tha
Sailing Tender kloudie1 at 8:30am 04.03.25 A buddy of mine built an Eastport Pram like this and used it as a towed dink for the Tartan 37 .. It
Depth needed to safely launch/retrieve Catalina 18 Wing Keel LloydB at 8:23am 04.03.25 A hitch extension wouldn't work on my pickup I think because the rear gas tank or the spare tire wou
Sailing Tender jssailem at 7:53am 04.03.25 Duckworks boat builders developed a small sailing dinghy. They use fiberglass over a foam core. Here
Sailing Tender JBP-PA at 7:18am 04.03.25 I'd like to try building one of those Chesapeake Light Craft with foam core instead of plywood to se

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