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Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. Hello Below at 9:20am 11.01.21 Destinations 7/1541 Although it is clear in this Waggoner article, I cannot find any news release or US government state
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 Trick at 8:14am 11.01.21 Ask All Sailors 7/2602 Hi New to sailing life long dream come true. I bought a San Juan 21. And happen to have a Honda bf9
Odd wave Brian D at 7:51am 11.01.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2950 This is a short video of an odd wave. Wasn't expecting what I saw. Anyone ever encounter anything li
Removing furling drum on Legend 40.5 baycloud at 11:55pm 10.31.21 Big Boats 23/3133 Hey all, I'm up here living and working on the boat temporarily. I am planning on replacing the stan
H260 Furling Main Sail Tedd at 11:35pm 10.31.21 Smaller Boats 12/1567 There's an H260 (inboard) for sale in Oxnard. I'm not interested in the fixed keel version but, from
Air conditioning timer or remote start (2) sf34dtw at 2:59pm 10.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2166
Inner shell cracks on haul out (2) KenFege at 11:31am 10.31.21 Catalina 310 7/1877 I just discovered after my boat was haul out a good size crack in the floor of Catalina 315. It o
Oceanis 48 - Salon Ceiling Panels (1) Roger F at 5:14am 10.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1402 I need to access above the ceiling panels for the first time to address leaky vent that appears to b
Hunter 49 Variprop Georgedoyle at 5:59pm 10.30.21 Big Boats 20/4167 I need some information about the Variprop feathering prop for my Hunter 49. I have the 110hp Yanmar
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 Morry at 4:41pm 10.30.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2434 Hello, I am looking to take my newly acquired Oceanis 430 out of the water and onto a hard stand. T
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 hollyclouse at 2:43pm 10.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 11/2358 Hi just pulled my boat out for bottom maintenance and hoping to solve a huge problem. Since I've ha
Battery box over prop shaft (1) Jaxn at 2:38pm 10.30.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1871 I ripped out a rats nest electrical system and am starting over from scratch in my O'Day 272. I am
Oday Day Sailer Mast & Boom: Ashland MA (3) T Smith at 11:34am 10.30.21 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/52 20 foot 9 inches Mast, 10 foot 2.5 inches Boom: All good condition. Sailboat ' Trailer got damaged a
Used Gear Link not working WayneH at 10:29am 10.30.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/584 https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/gear/gear.php - no workee, blank page.. Used sailboats, sailboats fo
Freshwater Sailors captcoho at 10:16am 10.30.21 Ask All Sailors 5/2405 Is there anyone who used the Sea Hawk VMG bottom paint last season? It apparently is indicated for d
Mast track Car Hunter Passage (1) Easy at 9:09am 10.30.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1125 1994 Hunter Passage 42 with track on front of Mast. I was advised to bolt a new track over the built
H50 chart table seat (2) Gianni65 at 6:10am 10.30.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/609 Hello. I've an Hunter 50 AC 2007 and I would like to change the seat at the chart table with one of
Battery Charging (1) Lee Hadjiosif at 5:41am 10.30.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1624 I want to change from sealed/flooded to AGMs. I have three banks. The charger has an AGM setting. Ho
New Hunter 41DS Owner dkinzer at 7:08pm 10.29.21 Big Boats 11/1358 Well, we closed last week on a 2007 Hunter 41 DS. We've been exploring all of the nooks an crannies
Worst mistake by a boat idiot Captain Larry-DH at 6:47pm 10.29.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1081

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Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] Davidasailor26 at 5:54pm 07.05.25
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 5:52pm 07.05.25 The shaft seal is a PSS Shaftseal In normal use it should not drip. It may not be installed correct
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] (3) sailcapt340 at 5:49pm 07.05.25 Where does the hose in your photo that is attached to the seal end? Is the end higher than the moto
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (3) testingthewaters91 at 5:45pm 07.05.25 My boat is finally out of his yard and I'm trying to get it to a DIY yard to employ the wonderful ad
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] garymalmgren at 5:34pm 07.05.25 RE, 1. Can anyone confirm what type of seal this is in my photos? Stuffing box or dripless? This is
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Rjm st.petersburg at 4:32pm 07.05.25 https://www.raymarine.com/en-us/learning/online-guides/real-time-route-sharing-with-the-orca-navigat
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Rjm st.petersburg at 4:29pm 07.05.25 https://www.google.com/search?q=orca+and+Raymarine&oq=orca+and+Raymarine+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEE
Release outhaul when not using boat? Joe at 4:25pm 07.05.25 Its loose footed and takes quite a bit of force on the outhaul to get the foot reasonably flat.
Wheel Bearings for original trailers? Rick Webb at 4:22pm 07.05.25 That is correct. I apologize if any part of my comment was taken to suggest otherwise. Add the bea
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. Captain Larry-DH at 4:20pm 07.05.25 We found a dock for the night in Yonkers great place!! Glad to hear it. If you get an early star
Wheel Bearings for original trailers? Joe at 4:07pm 07.05.25 You cannot load up grease in your bearing using bearing buddies. Hand packing bearing is an easy p
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 3:52pm 07.05.25 Looks like ORCA is designed to work on tablets, phones, etc and not as nav software loaded onto a ch
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 3:43pm 07.05.25
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Rjm st.petersburg at 3:30pm 07.05.25 Look up ORCA . Orca \| Orca - the next-generation navigation experience They are actually in partners
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 3:23pm 07.05.25 From Forward Harbour we motored to Johnstone Strait and up to Port Neville. As of July 5 Made the
Ranger 12 - rescue rhsc912 at 3:22pm 07.05.25 Looks like the decision was made for you. Those are the easiest decisions! Are you going to remove
Seeking a whisker or spinnaker pole for an O'40? LouisMK at 3:05pm 07.05.25
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. shemandr at 3:03pm 07.05.25 Glad the East River part was smooth.
Ranger 12 - rescue shemandr at 2:53pm 07.05.25 Looks like the decision was made for you. Those are the easiest decisions! Are you going to remove
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 2:35pm 07.05.25 As of today the power was on at my boat when I arrived. I forgot to reset at history in my Smart S

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