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Help Identifying my Furler (2) Tim Foolery at 9:33am 08.24.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1640 I have a C'C 24 with headsail furling. Unfortunately the line constantly comes off the barrel and fo
Oceanis 37: stern tube/stuffing box vent or feed pipe? (2) Rob Heath at 7:33am 08.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1419 On our Oceanis 37 there is a small bronze nipple on the stern tube, just aft of the stern gland seal
Near Miss in Port Huron dlochner at 5:26pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 57/5374 Saw this video of a near miss at Port Huron. The folks on this boat are lucky to be alive. Wonder wh
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging John Marrone at 5:02pm 08.23.21 Catalina 22 13/2229 Battery is located inside the starboard cockpit seat. Outboard is on the Port Aft Transom New Outbo
Thistle main sail Seaswood at 2:44pm 08.23.21 Parts Search 3/429 I am in process of getting a older thistle needs a mainsail if anyone knows where to look. or I shou
Capri 18 Without the wing Ajay73 at 2:04pm 08.23.21 Smaller Boats 1/1043 I'm looking at a 1986 Capri 18 which doesn't have the wing on the keel. For those with these early
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea Captain Larry-DH at 1:34pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 7/653 An interesting short story that I came across Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Surviv
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 1:09pm 08.23.21 Big Boats 8/2070 I am a little surprised I didn't find anyone who has installed a mini wood stove on a Catalina 36 wh
Galled stanchion removal (3) jdrutten at 12:19pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2814
Hunter 265 w/Nissan throttle/shifter problems Soonersailor at 11:41am 08.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/772 Owners of Hunter 265 help me out. My boat has the 9.9 hp Nissan w/electric start. The controls are m
Sikkens Cetol stain removal jk kudera at 8:24am 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 2/935 OK, I was careless and spilled some cetol on the white fiberglass deck, I cleaned most all the exces
Hatch Question (1) EdWard3 at 7:30am 08.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/784 I recently took my forward hatch to have it sanded, painted, and lexan replaced. I reinstalled, but
Xantrex trucharge2 40 amp charger problem CYQK at 6:22am 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1346 Noticed that the charger will charge up my bank but then returns to what could be described as stand
Coolant Change for a 4JH2-TE Yanmar Stephen M at 5:54am 08.23.21 Big Boats 9/3422 I am going to change out the coolant in our Yanmar 4JH2-TE motor. I would like to get any tips, advi
Heliatos solar water heater NYSail at 12:45am 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1012
Engine size sail boat. Help please. (1) stricklandmma at 11:10pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 28/2322 hello everyone, I just purchased my first sail boat. I've actually never been on a sail boat do this
brand of microwave to fit in cupboard above stove mike ashton at 11:07pm 08.22.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1593 I want to retrofit a microwave in the cupboard above the stove in my 355. I understand 355's sold in
Raymarine Wheel Drive plus B&G Autopilot? MikeSea at 7:18pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 7/3306 Hi everyone. I recently bought a 1995 Hunter Legend 35.5 with a Raymarine autopilot system which use
asymmetrical spinnaker sock Richardwm at 5:48pm 08.22.21 Bigger Boats 16/3425 Hi guys. Hope your sailing season is going well. Mine sure is. I am considering buying a sock for my
Hunter 49 / 50 Shore Power inlet artboas at 5:47pm 08.22.21 Big Boats 1/450 After 2 close calls with the 50 amp shore power inlet almost burning up, I decided to replace it. Th

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Retired person with too much time on his hands? walt at 7:17am 12.20.24 The word retired was used in the title.. Some of this is sounding like a having a job!! The comment
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore (4) Walsh0575 at 7:07am 12.20.24 Hi all - OP here. I thought I'd give an update on my wet storage and winter sailing experience in Ne
Yanmar Engine mounts. (2) dlochner at 6:20am 12.20.24 After reading the JH2 service manual and looking at the parts list the only guidance I found on moto
H290 Galley faucet cartridges colin59 at 6:19am 12.20.24 The issue is that the documents section here says the faucet is discontinued and no name is indicate
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Project_Mayhem at 6:06am 12.20.24 A few thoughts, some which others have touched on... As we all know, 90% of the heat will go upward
Diesel injector testing Tally Ho at 6:05am 12.20.24 At 9:50 on this video, they fire up the old 2-cylinder that they rebuilt on the boat. 96zdjKTDChM
Yanmar Engine mounts. Tally Ho at 5:59am 12.20.24 This will be anticlimactic to say the least. No conspiracies to be found here. Trying to put this
Barton Marine removable traveler Timm R Oday25 at 4:51am 12.20.24 Interesting discussion . When I initially brought home our Oday with end boom mounting and the trave
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? mermike at 4:42am 12.20.24 Mark - while the Arco Zeus can use a user-defined output curve based on RPM, I'm unaware of any dyna
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? colemj at 4:23am 12.20.24 Older regulators, like the Balmar ARS-5, 614, and 618 used charging voltage to control the field cu
How to repair mild gel coat cracking on 1984 hunter 27 Indysailor at 2:55am 12.20.24
Hunter 34 keel bolts BAD ORCA at 7:37pm 12.19.24
Water in Bilge! Don S/V ILLusion at 7:21pm 12.19.24 it is keel stepped. I'm worried about it accumulating and freezing. What can you do about the mas
How to repair mild gel coat cracking on 1984 hunter 27 jssailem at 7:09pm 12.19.24
Water in Bilge! Johnb at 6:48pm 12.19.24 I went on a mission to seal All the penetrations at the bow All the chain plates The hatches The sc
Hunter 34 keel bolts Colibri at 6:17pm 12.19.24
How to repair mild gel coat cracking on 1984 hunter 27 Ralph Johnstone at 5:53pm 12.19.24 read my comments here regarding waxed gel coat. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/gelcoat-o
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Chuck_FLA at 5:39pm 12.19.24 @Chuck_FLA The venture 21 is either a swing keel or a dagger board. Please advise which one. I
Yanmar Engine mounts. (8) Ralph Johnstone at 5:38pm 12.19.24 This will be anticlimactic to say the least. No conspiracies to be found here. Trying to put this
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:25pm 12.19.24 @Chuck_FLA The venture 21 is either a swing keel or a dagger board. Please advise which one. I

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