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Thistle main sail Seaswood at 2:44pm 08.23.21 Parts Search 3/486 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 1/1118 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 7/760 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 8/2423 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 22/3183
Hunter 265 w/Nissan throttle/shifter problems Soonersailor at 11:41am 08.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/860 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 2/1250 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 2/842 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 3/1499 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 9/3802 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 7/1188
Engine size sail boat. Help please. (1) stricklandmma at 11:10pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 28/2708 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 11/1806 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 7/3745 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 16/3871 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 1/480 After 2 close calls with the 50 amp shore power inlet almost burning up, I decided to replace it. Th
New cabin table? KristineDC at 4:45pm 08.22.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/1530 Hi Hunter owners, has anyone replaced their cabin table? Ours broke on our Hunter 326 and the only r
Trying to understand this modified 40.5 rigging! SandyFrank at 3:44pm 08.22.21 Big Boats 2/734 Hello all, I do not remember what rabbit hole I was going down but found this old 40.5 listing in N
Balmar SG200 battery monitor Mark Maulden at 3:40pm 08.22.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1085 Anyone know how this monitor handles a bank and a separate start battery with an ACR In between?
Anyone replace the fuel tank in a 1988 Catalina 27? Astromech1 at 2:35pm 08.22.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/883 Over the last few days I had some diesel leaking into the bilge; I not had this happen before. I've

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The Little Engine story continues RussC at 3:05pm 04.26.25 Great to hear you're back on the water again John. looks to be a great sailing season this year. :th
1996 Jeanneau 45.1 Parts (5) sailpcb at 2:57pm 04.26.25 Its a Lewmar, size #3. Here are some pics. I have a contact I am working with here down in Florida t
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? BigEasy at 2:42pm 04.26.25 I wouldn't trust much of the surveyor's opinion if he said that thru-hull assembly was OK. As @dlo
Sail Shape EnamrdSalr21 at 2:38pm 04.26.25 Anyone selling a mainsail for an oday 192 for a bargain? ;-)
2001 Hunter 340 main bilge and leak questions Sailgunner at 2:33pm 04.26.25 My deck joint leaked at the stern. When on the hard removed the rubrail and resealed with 5200. BI
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Clutch Cargo at 2:19pm 04.26.25 Very impressive!!
Sail Shape Clutch Cargo at 2:18pm 04.26.25 I've admired the 192 as a worthy successor to the Mariner. From the last image EmanrdSailr21 posted
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 1:58pm 04.26.25 The sensor itself is just a LM235, which costs $0.50. I might just stick one on the batt sens term
Laclede chain colemj at 1:48pm 04.26.25 An interesting observation on the Peerless ACCO chain. But what concerns me is that both Peerless A
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? dLj at 1:40pm 04.26.25 That is the funkiest looking thru-hull installation I've ever seen... I'm with Greg on this one, the
Sunken Treasure azambella at 1:27pm 04.26.25 I am curious.. How deep is the water where this boat is down? Do you intend to bring her up on you
The Little Engine story continues Tally Ho at 12:49pm 04.26.25 I hope I am turning a new chapter in the story of SV Hadley. Congratulations John! Greg
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Tally Ho at 12:46pm 04.26.25
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail Dalliance at 11:53am 04.26.25 Instead of drilling new holes in the deck or toe rail, look at replacing one bolt at each stanchion
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? dlochner at 11:19am 04.26.25 My original thought was to use an oscillating tool and to cut away the pile of fiberglass and then
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 04.26.25 My original thought was to use an oscillating tool and to cut away the pile of fiberglass and then
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 04.26.25 Many years ago I had problems with the factory installed lift pump on my 2GM20F and decided to go wi
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F jssailem at 10:22am 04.26.25 Check the flow rates required in the engine manual and compare them to the pump's flow rate. It lo
The Little Engine story continues (7) jssailem at 10:17am 04.26.25 Follow up. The next morning, the engine fired up on command. I left Port Ludlow at 0800. I avoided t
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 10:11am 04.26.25 One caveat: The price will be only accurate from the actual vendor, seldom from a competitor. :) V

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