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Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTED" error. Hayden Watson at 9:33pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 19/5782
10.3 Mast Step Schwarz633 at 4:13pm 07.03.21 S2 1/632 I'm looking at a 10.3 to purchase that seems to have some problems with the mast step and stringers
Best location for a Bilge Pump John Marrone at 1:31pm 07.03.21 Catalina 22 8/1445 I have gotten a few best scenarios, one of which was the Volcano, the area where the retractable kee
San Juan 28 Blowboat at 1:04pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2061 As my wife and I continue our rather low key boat search...trying to decide on timing and stuff...I
Hunter 41DS with original Raymarine C120 chart plotter and electric compass issues MFD at 12:47pm 07.03.21 Big Boats 2/463 Hey All, So I have been working around this since (second owner) got the boat about 5 years ago. Bot
Outboard Motor conundrum. Alouette at 12:25pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 4/855 I presently own a 1973 Catalina 27' and use an outboard as my motor. Would like to up grade to a 4
Looking for a Westerbeke 12B two part beefneck at 12:10pm 07.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/985
origo 2000 knobs Don Crowther at 12:00pm 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 7/839 I'm looking for replacement knobs for our stove. One broke off this week. I did see some but I can't
Hello hvac&r tech at 11:05am 07.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/590 New to the forum, I have a 40.1 on order. Wish me luck!
Best plan to replace a jib t track standup block? (1) itscalvin at 10:31am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 1/308 I have an Oday 19 that has a cracked standup block. It's on a 15mm track. I haven't had any luck fin
How strong is the rigid solar panel? NYSail at 9:30am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 0/474
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 8:32am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 47/4048 https://www.thelog.com/local/commissioners-approve-8-week-pause-for-in-water-hull-cleaning-in-shelte
LED Anchor Light KZW at 7:17am 07.03.21 Catalina 310 14/2790 Any recommendations/ sources for an LED anchor light on the C-310?
Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed econnors at 6:22am 07.03.21 Catalina 22 7/1226 My 1987 Cat 22 cockpit has chalky-to-touch status all over. White dust rubbing off on hands, skin an
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Monterey385 at 6:20am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 33/9804 What is the proper wrench/tool to loosen both the lock nut and tighten the packing nut for a stuffin
Portable solar panels??? Ken Cross at 6:17am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 3/603 We rarely need to charge other than shore power because we don't often go more than one night where
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 5:20am 07.03.21 Mid-Size Boats 12/1622
Bleach in water tanks NYSail at 5:16am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 13/11279 Hello all. So every season I thoroughly clean my water tanks using bleach with several good rinses.
Roller furling failure 1123581321 at 3:38am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1559 I was sailing in 20 -25 kts and my furling line came loose. I had no way to furling the sail. What i
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:04pm 07.02.21 Sirius 21/22 36/8263 Second season on a Sirius 21 and I'm trying to get it better dialed-in this year now that we've lear

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Older CDI furler Barnacle Bill at 3:56pm 02.17.25 The furler on the O'Cay 322 is a different model for a larger boat. The CDI you have on your MacGre
Sacraficial Anodes Tomek at 3:39pm 02.17.25 I sail on Georgian Bay, so no salt water. I have magnesium sacrificial anode on my shaft. Rather tha
Wrap around jib on a furled genoa jssailem at 3:34pm 02.17.25
Chesapeake Rendezvous- Summer 2025 Clutch Cargo at 3:19pm 02.17.25 Please post details here to those of us who do not have Facebook accounts.
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak smokey73 at 3:02pm 02.17.25 Agree with @Rich Stidger! I had the same problem with leaks at the screws. I did the same thing an
interior boom assemblies? shemandr at 2:09pm 02.17.25 I think having a functional outhaul is a great upgrade. As we know it controls the depth of the who
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy Skipper J at 1:00pm 02.17.25 Hi All, I appreciate the feedback. It sounds like I'd be better off leaving it as it is, with the dr
Steps to open and check copper tubes on heat exchanger for Universal M25-XPB engine? BigEasy at 12:43pm 02.17.25 I used a brass gun cleaning brush and rod (22 caliber diameter) to thoroughly clean the tubes. The
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dlochner at 12:40pm 02.17.25 I used a hole saw of the correct diameter, but without the pilot bit. It was hard to get the hole s
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Tally Ho at 12:16pm 02.17.25
interior boom assemblies? Tally Ho at 12:03pm 02.17.25
Older CDI furler (1) Tally Ho at 11:59am 02.17.25
Hunter 170 crack down to keel Ralph Johnstone at 11:54am 02.17.25 Please keep us informed.
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 David in Sandusky at 11:50am 02.17.25 I would suggest end of boom sheeting if this is at all ,possible. Our '77 h27 is sheeted from the en
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 jssailem at 11:38am 02.17.25 I grew up sailing dinghies and small boats. I understand your experience of having the main sheet in
Hunter 33 water leak at compression post (2) KyleH at 11:15am 02.17.25 Thanks for the reply's. I did investigate the wire box, and it didn't appear to be the source, I'll
Hunter 170 crack down to keel DFD at 10:59am 02.17.25 You definitely have high stresses occurring under the cracks. This will require building up the hu
Older CDI furler Timm R Oday25 at 10:54am 02.17.25 Hopefully this will help . The shackle you show might as well be used securing the foot of the sail
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 02.17.25 I could provide links to the owner's groups, forums where this has been discussed, etc, but this is
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak Rich Stidger at 9:51am 02.17.25 Try resealing the screws first before escalating the job. Access to the portside tank is hard becaus

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