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Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star Scott T-Bird at 7:21am 09.23.21 Ask All Sailors 30/3494 My daughter came to New Jersey from her home in Montana specifically to sail with me and we hit a ho
Drinking water system hose and connectors (2) Udi at 6:44am 09.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/496 Recently I replaced the drinking water pump in my Hunter 45. I have to connect an accumulator to th
H 19 FURLING HEADSAIL brianp.murray at 6:27am 09.23.21 Smaller Boats 11/1264 IS THERE A STANDARD R/F FOR AN H-19 ? I HAVE JUST PURCHASED. I'VE TRIED TO ORDER ONE FOR MY LAST PRE
gel coat on textured areas (1) sunlover at 6:05am 09.23.21 Ask All Sailors 5/2074 198514. How does repair cracks on textured areas like this? Is there a waxed form l that I could u
Davit for Hunter 45 Udi at 1:29am 09.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1991 Hi ! I'm considering installation of a davit for hanging a 2--3 pax dingy, and solar panels above.
Spinnaker halyard on 272 (1) Jaxn at 8:11pm 09.22.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1544 I just bought a spinnaker (asym) for my 272 and want to make sure I rig the halyard correctly. I ha
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement Grip Fast at 5:10pm 09.22.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1721 Folks, I want to change the Cutless Bearing on my boat while I am changing the shaft seal. I have t
Saildrive Volvo D2 55 Andre_Sail at 5:06pm 09.22.21 Parts Search 1/634
Cannot locate positive bus bar Catalina 42 MK ii theoriginalbudman at 4:20pm 09.22.21 Big Boats 2/1850
Bilge pump not running off of the battery FlyingSailor at 12:31pm 09.22.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1199
Locking latch for engine controls cover for Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 11:12am 09.22.21 Parts Search 4/867 Anyone have any idea where I might find a locking latch to hold down the stern engine compartment co
Tempest International (1) BigDream at 8:55am 09.22.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2261 Hello all-. I have an O-day International Tempest. This boat was a basket case, but most of the stuf
Has anyone added a secondary holding tank to an THETFORD ELECTRA MAGIC head? (1) Robert1224 at 8:15am 09.22.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/859 Hello, I have a 1979 Hunter 30 and want to add a holding tank to my ELECTRA MAGIC head that has 6 ga
79 Hunter 30 - What make of roller furler is this? (5) Robert1224 at 8:00am 09.22.21 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1746 Hello fellow sailors of classic boats, I have a 1979 Hunter 30 and the roller furling has failed. Gr
Replace Stays on a Beneteau 343 sunlover at 7:21am 09.22.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/941 Any leads for me? I would think there would be a cable kit to replace. Also, what's the proce
Selden Furler - jib jam pbeckett at 5:20am 09.22.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1034 I have a Selden Furlex 100 on an O'Day 322 (1987) that I have owned since 2005. Recently the jib wou
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known (7) Will Gilmore at 9:24pm 09.21.21 Ask All Sailors 42/4680 The greatest sailor I have known, my father William Humphrey Gilmore, died this Tuesday morning. ed
Yanmar 3jh3e seawater pump - impeller (1) Gary Ryan at 7:57pm 09.21.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/3789 Thought I'd take a look at our impeller only to find I have a different system. Best I can tell is
Cabin sizing on the 361 3 cabin version? YellowBlanket12 at 7:41pm 09.21.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1376 Hi everyone! My husband and I are looking at the Beneteau 361. We were able to get onto a two cabin
H240 hatch board storage? chriscampbell at 2:19pm 09.21.21 Smaller Boats 4/886 Hi all, Where do you H240 owners store your plexi hatch boards? Is there a cool, secret built-in sto

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Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 3:21pm 04.30.25 Thanks again uncleboom for the measurements. Comparing against the template I was putting together
Looking for W58 fuel return line Foswick at 2:56pm 04.30.25 The thing is, somebody, somewhere has one sitting on their shelf collecting dust, but it has been in
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock dLj at 2:45pm 04.30.25 I prefer KISS systems. I'd rather have an emergency back-up high volume pump that can be deployed if
Starter switch sporadically engages starter (1) skunther at 2:44pm 04.30.25
Replace or repair O'Day, Daysailer 3 boom dLj at 2:27pm 04.30.25 Got ph photos? dj
Looking for W58 fuel return line Hawynsailorbabe at 1:44pm 04.30.25 Thank you. That was the first call I made months ago. Then called every one Coast to Coast. Looks li
DC Distribution Panel Rehab mermike at 1:40pm 04.30.25 The Curse of the Dropped Screw is why I use flanged fork terminals for connecting to a terminal stri
Looking for W58 fuel return line Foswick at 1:15pm 04.30.25 Yeah, I see what you mean: LINE - Westerbeke I would just contact Westerbeke. Sometimes when a par
AEDs Foswick at 1:09pm 04.30.25 Good to hear folks are carrying aspirin. There has been a little backpeddling on aspirin, in recent
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (4) JRacer at 12:59pm 04.30.25 Mine is routed through a turning block attached at the base of the forestay (the bracket that the fo
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 12:47pm 04.30.25 Starboard pic angle is tough. Port pic looks good to me. :-)
Boat aground in Queensland Australia FastOlson at 12:45pm 04.30.25 How do you "Sink" when you are hard on the rocks? "Journalism" is not what it used to be... if ind
B&R rig tuning take 1 (2) SteveHughessails at 12:45pm 04.30.25 Last one, this one went together quite nicely. 10% on all shrouds and just shy of 8% on the forestay
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 12:32pm 04.30.25 I am getting 10v continuous at that wire when pressing the start button. This is the problem. It
B&R rig tuning take 1 (2) SteveHughessails at 12:20pm 04.30.25 These pictures are with a 4 inch extension and 10% on shrouds with a lighter forestay tension 4 ish%
Looking for W58 fuel return line Hawynsailorbabe at 12:08pm 04.30.25 It's 24528. Sorry I forgot to post that
Looking for W58 fuel return line Foswick at 12:03pm 04.30.25 What is the Westerbeke part number?
Mystery block EnamrdSalr21 at 11:53am 04.30.25
Boat aground in Queensland Australia shemandr at 11:50am 04.30.25
B&R rig tuning take 1 (2) SteveHughessails at 11:44am 04.30.25 I received the extension and I was able to hook it up today. In the pictures below, the forestay has

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