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Casting All U Get at 12:50pm 07.11.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1664 Hi all, Anybody ever do any bronze casting or other metals? I was attempting to get into a class b
Yanmar 3jh3e rpm's up and down Gary Ryan at 11:43am 07.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/730 Well my son and his buddies took out out Hunter for a voyage to Lake Erie. Coming back today the we
Anyone install a temperature sender in the heater line on a Yanmar 3GM30F? Chris & Lenore at 11:01am 07.11.21 Engines and Propulsion 12/2020
Fresh water fill on Hunter 35.5 Moon Dytuck at 9:34am 07.11.21 Big Boats 3/621 Hi, I have been trying to figure out how to get access to the hose where you fill the fresh water t
Fear of sailing at night? Phil Herring at 9:05am 07.11.21 Ask All Sailors 44/5164 We like hearing from our readers, share your tips and stories here.
fun weekend so far Orbweaver at 6:43am 07.11.21 Ask All Sailors 5/679 We have the in-laws with us this weekend. had a great day on the water yesterday, just waiting for e
Running Rigging leastman at 8:13pm 07.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 12/1300 I recently bought a 1992 Hunter 27 wing keel, Fractional Sloop with roller furling, which I have bee
Work Load Advise - Damper, Motor Mounts, Exhaust Elbow MikeHoncho at 8:01pm 07.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1450 With my new prop came more load on the engine which brought about a chatter. I believe it is a comb
Sheets for Beneteau mattresses Brian Ortelere at 7:49pm 07.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/830 Anyone know how/where I can get a set of new sheets? Thanks!
Diesel fuel question sailnski at 7:00pm 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1502 I am about to start my engine up for the first time this year having done some extended work on my b
Dark Days rgranger at 6:19pm 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 45/3403 My wife recently told me she would like us to get jet skis. This will only lead to less sailing.
My 2003 Beneteau 411 shower floor drain is stop up. Does anyone know where the valve is located to release the water. My subpump does work. (1) Mike M. at 5:52pm 07.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3097 196065
H34 lifeline Jim szczublewski at 3:07pm 07.10.21 Big Boats 10/1509 this might be a dumb question, but where should the gate be for the lifeline?
Swing Keel Question Aquarius 23 toddfather at 12:59pm 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 4/696 Hello. My swing keel is stuck in my Aquarius 23. The vessel is on blocks now. What should I do to
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. sunlover at 12:34pm 07.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2581 Is there a good manual? I found a 28 pager online which seems amazingly lightweight, but it does g
Looking for portlight screens to for Hunter 44 AC SailRonJan at 10:51am 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 8/703 I live in NL, Canada. I located the screens on the hunter shop however the shipping cost is very hig
1989 C&C Mk2 Bow Roller and Windlass (5) tfletche at 9:56am 07.10.21 C&C 3/1793 Hello- first post to the forums here. I have a new-to-me 1989 C'C MK2 sailboat (Not a Catalina - I'
Hunter Stainless Arch ScottySailor at 9:37am 07.10.21 Big Boats 7/1380 Hey guys trying to get some info here I was thinking about running some extra wiring inside the stai
Looking for replacement tachometer Volvo Penta 2002 OWI at 6:05am 07.10.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2026 Had little luck with an aftermarket model i bought from a UK company last year. Water ingress after
mast raising pole attachment (2) patbratton at 3:03am 07.10.21 Smaller Boats 4/1236 can anyone affirm that the pole simply inserts into a one inch hole drilled into the mast? It looks

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Yanmar Engine mounts. (1) Tally Ho at 8:05am 12.10.24
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) Tally Ho at 7:59am 12.10.24
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Tally Ho at 7:55am 12.10.24 Since the hose you want to use is vacuum-rated, I think it should work fine. One of the concerns is
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? (1) colemj at 7:53am 12.10.24 AIS targets around us today. 200 isn't going to do it here.
Interior wood slats for C30? dmax at 7:52am 12.10.24 In my 1989 C30 they were definitely ash strips and not plywood, so they must've changed shortly afte
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Project_Mayhem at 7:32am 12.10.24 Only if he winds the sheet the wrong direction ;) Every turn on a line increases resistance. I usu
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? SteveHughessails at 7:24am 12.10.24 Wait until you try and get the wrapped sheet off the winch :)
replacing portlights sailor832 at 6:58am 12.10.24 Thank you for the information I would never have thought they were that thick.
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 12.10.24 Just a little update on this project... @Blitz was kind enough to give me a killer deal on a brand n
Overturned Mac???? mtwolf13 at 6:08am 12.10.24 You can't fix stupid.
Route & weather planning mermike at 6:05am 12.10.24 Predictwind was 50% off a couple of days ago.
Interior wood slats for C30? Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 12.10.24 Thanks Ward!
Interior wood slats for C30? Ward H at 5:47am 12.10.24 C30's were made in Florida starting with the 1990 model year until end of production. The PO claim
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? garymalmgren at 5:28am 12.10.24 They've destroyed our bimini ,dodger and some cushions I have seen a ship disabled at sea because
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length Project_Mayhem at 5:24am 12.10.24 If you find that you're lacking response and control, get the 20 lower in the water or go for a 25"
Interior wood slats for C30? Project_Mayhem at 5:23am 12.10.24 I had a feeling these might not be available or worth jumping through multiple hoops just to pay thr
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Project_Mayhem at 5:17am 12.10.24 I've had mice in both my sailboat and powerboat over the winter . Even mice can do a fair amount of
Route & weather planning Screen Saver at 7:11pm 12.09.24 Ah it seems Luckgrib not available on Android or Windows :( Seems Predict wind is the next choice
Top Down Furler (2) DinghySailor at 7:05pm 12.09.24 Great vid and drone work. I have topdown furler envy. As for a tack attachment on our C&C, I came up
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44pm 12.09.24 Thank you - I did try number 3. I did check the connector at the radio but the mast head antenna

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