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Need help simpson hyspeed windlass aret007 at 12:21am 06.26.21 Ask All Sailors 2/620 Need know How remove old grease and put in new grease How remove old gear oil and put in new gear
Never say never (1) pclarksurf at 9:20pm 06.25.21 Catalina 22 29/3605
Mast Corrosion (4) Vega27 at 8:24pm 06.25.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1266 Greetings I recently bought an albin vega 27 from 1973 with a proctor mast I have the same problem
Fireboy CO Monitor Replacement Nodak7 at 8:15pm 06.25.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2327 I recently replaced my Fireboy CMD4 - MR CO Monitors (3) due to a required end of life (5 years) rep
Forward Window leaks on the H41DS Nodak7 at 7:58pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 3/505 We have a 2006 H41DS and the forward window (Port ' Starboard) have begun to leak. I tightened the P
Talk about wind speeds... SOLAR UPDATE (1) jssailem at 7:36pm 06.25.21 Weather and Forecasting 0/656 Maybe Milar sails would hold up a enough to get the boat going. But sustained "Solar wind speed re
Moving galley cabinets to access engine Mike johansen at 5:22pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 0/375 The manual that came with the boat says to remove a few screws and slide tha bank of cabinets to the
1999 H410 Outboard Mount Challenges/Questions (1) SailorFrank at 4:45pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 0/442 I'm struggling with the current layout of the dinghy davits, motor hoist, and motor mount on the pat
Outboard (dinghy) motor mount ideas for 1999 H410 (2) SailorFrank at 4:42pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 1/559 I'm struggling with the current layout of the dinghy davits, motor hoist, and motor mount on the pat
Javelin motor advice Tattan at 3:15pm 06.25.21 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2738 Hey, I just got my hands on an older (year yet TBD) Javelin. I am planning on getting a motor to m
New guy with second boat Gutshot at 2:57pm 06.25.21 Day Sailers 4/1128 Just bought a 1974 oday daysailer 17' with trailer and free motor. $400. It's the second sailboat I'
Oday 23 or Oday 272 TieOneOn at 2:40pm 06.25.21 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1689 Moving up from a 22'. I have a number of boats available, and will prob NOT be using my new medium S
Hunter 44DS Cruising Speed HarryvdMeer at 2:37pm 06.25.21 Big Boats 9/1665 To Hunter 44DS owners: what is your typical cruising speed? My 2004 Hunter 44DS with a Maxprop has
DWL. Mast height visegrip at 1:24pm 06.25.21 Ask All Sailors 9/9630
Re-bedding upper shroud chainplates. sigsgmret at 11:47am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 4/1067 I noticed some discoloration on the forward side of the port and starboard bulkheads that the upper
Setee supports on Hunter 23 (2) Stokeshc at 10:53am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 8/1591 I have the settee bench tops removed and new ones cut and noticed that the horizontal boards they re
Leak on B332 Flatfish at 6:56am 06.25.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/764 I have an annoying seawater leak on my 2001 B331. it only occurs when hard pressed to windward. This
Reef line Routing (2) Ran-Dee9229 at 6:29am 06.25.21 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2628
Seaward Slipper 17' or Seaward Fox 17'. I located in NC, will travel for the right boat. Cheers! KnightsAtSea at 5:41am 06.25.21 Trailer Sailors 4/2571
240 center board Bubbadog at 4:59am 06.25.21 Smaller Boats 2/421 Hello all. I just bought a 2002 Hunter 240. The line for the center board appears to be all the wa

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Safety Tether WayneH at 7:28am 02.15.25 My reaction to going forward on a smaller boat like my 27 footer or even your 22........ is to CRAW
Gelcoat repairs or paint shemandr at 7:06am 02.15.25 The only pic that I see something repairable is 1311. Even that is most likely not into laminate an
Safety Tether Joe at 6:50am 02.15.25 My reaction to going forward on a smaller boat like my 27 footer or even your 22........ is to CRAWL
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dlochner at 5:13am 02.15.25 Does the sheave at the masthead rotate freely? Older boats often used aluminum sheaves on a SS bolt.
260 Hull Repairs dlochner at 5:08am 02.15.25 The cost of this repair is in the labor. Lots of sanding and grinding to do. Probably a few areas ne
Boat ID - Yacht Brokers Inc? Will Gilmore at 4:21am 02.15.25 The pictures don't give a lot away, the clipper bow makes me think of a Fiji Ketch. How long is she
Exhaust water flow Tally Ho at 6:39pm 02.14.25 My Hunter 280 also had the exhaust exit below the waterline. I could hear a difference in the tone
Exhaust water flow (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 02.14.25 Was the 40 designed to have the engine exhaust below the WL.? No rhyme Nor reason. Some did, som
Boat ID - Yacht Brokers Inc? (1) dLj at 2:11pm 02.14.25 According to the Coast Guard identification it's a Puerto Rica importer: of the boat in the photos
Exhaust water flow (3) Ralph Johnstone at 1:47pm 02.14.25 Here's mine in position for a Yanmar 2GM20F : 229799
Exhaust water flow dlochner at 1:28pm 02.14.25 I had one of these on my boat. Super easy to install I loved it! Buy the kit with the alarm. http
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 1:20pm 02.14.25 Yes she was designed that way from Hunter I like the first Answre using the in line electric water
Exhaust water flow Don S/V ILLusion at 1:11pm 02.14.25 Was the 40 designed to have the engine exhaust below the WL.? That seems like either a bad design
Exhaust water flow JoeWhite at 12:57pm 02.14.25 To test the water flow, close the raw water intake thru hull valve, disconnect the hose from the out
Exhaust water flow jssailem at 12:53pm 02.14.25 Lots of options: Stick a pole down in the water near the exhaust. Is it being knocked about? Probab
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator JoeWhite at 12:39pm 02.14.25 BigEasy, visit here to read about my experience with this need to install the ground wire. https://m
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 12:25pm 02.14.25 Hay Thank Mike that would take care of my problem To make sure she stays cool Will get on an
Exhaust water flow HMT2 at 12:18pm 02.14.25 I had one of these on my boat. Super easy to install I loved it! Buy the kit with the alarm. https
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing Steve_Catalina at 11:19am 02.14.25 If this had been installed and removed I would expect horizontal scratch marks, I see none. I search
PacificNW update. kappykaplan at 11:04am 02.14.25 For our Chesapeake Bay sailors, you can see that white streak (137kn winds) coming out of Central C

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