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B323 Headsail fullbore at 6:16pm 03.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1388 Another chapter in me new to me boat: delivery captain left boat with jib loosely furled,. When I d
Exhaust hose replacement JoeK at 6:06pm 03.09.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1009 I am selling my 2002 Catalina 28 MKII. Don't worry, I plan to buy a bigger one. Anyway the buyer's s
B323 fuel pickup fullbore at 5:24pm 03.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1626 New to me 2004 B323 suffered fuel issues in delivery. The supposed 3 day trip took 11 days, due to 2
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? jonelli at 3:17pm 03.09.21 Ask All Sailors 9/862 This may seem like a silly question, but I can't get either of my two helpers to clean/wax the mast
Darn raw water intake blocked again Dr. D at 3:05pm 03.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2008 My boat was splashed this morning and put back in the slip. In the afternoon I go aboard to get a fe
Hunter 190 snailboat at 3:02pm 03.09.21 Day Sailers 3/859 Anyone familiar with hunter 190 with bulb keel and full width traveler.
Serpentine kit for Ample Power alternator Hayden Watson at 1:10pm 03.09.21 Musings With Maine Sail 10/1852 I have an Ample Power 105A alternator on my M25XP with the stock 3/8" v-belt and I would like to upg
Help with shore power tlott1980 at 10:56am 03.09.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1364 I have a Buccaneer 305 that I am having trouble with getting power to the sailboat. I was running m
H37C Companionway Width Measurement Needed Brazil at 10:30am 03.09.21 The Cherubini Hunters 6/682 Does anyone with a Hunter 37C know, or could measure, the greatest width of the topmost companionway
Hunter Sonata 7 Lifting Keel centerboard either replacement or fabricatoin options UK J.OZZ01 at 10:26am 03.09.21 Parts Search 1/1164 I have bought a Hunter Sonata 7 but unfortunatly after a season of use the lifting keel snapped. I h
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles (5) Scott T-Bird at 10:04am 03.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 27/5899 Related to my other post, I found that in removing the fuel lines I also had to take off the retaine
Single or double line reefing Hans Baart at 9:41am 03.09.21 Ask All Sailors 22/4774 Hi, I have a Hunter 34 with 2 reef points in my main. I now have single line reefing for the leech a
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Pump sensitivity -Help? (4) Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 03.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 6/3560 As I've said before, I'm taking my gear case off to replace the gasket and hopefully repair an irrit
Chartplotter for Raymarine ST 1000 Jerry Parks at 6:54am 03.09.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2344 What brand chartplotter for ST 1000
1989 M25XP PCV Question brett_howard at 10:56pm 03.08.21 Engines and Propulsion 13/2367 So my boat has previously had the PCV run directly into the intake I can tell because there was a to
SA/Displacement C310 Clydo at 10:40pm 03.08.21 Catalina 310 3/889 It appears most comparison between different boat specifications include Sail area/displacement figu
replacement pads on my jackstands question CYQK at 4:43pm 03.08.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1092 time to replace the plywood on my jackstand pads thinking about putting astro turf on the top good i
New Owner of a 1985 Hunter 22 "Moccasin" Mocsie at 12:31pm 03.08.21 Smaller Boats 5/784 Howdy, I'm the proud new owner of a 1985 Hunter 22 that I have named the Moccasin. She is in great
Parting out campdavid64 at 12:22pm 03.08.21 San Juan Sailboats 0/6 I have the below parts available for sale from a San Juan 7.7 we are parting out. Let me know if int
New chartplotter gary16188 at 10:53am 03.08.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/786 I am looking to purchase a new chartplotter. I currently have a older Raymarine (2005) that is diffi

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Raw water vented loop question Rick D at 6:57pm 05.24.24 I replaced mine with a Vetus about 15 years ago.
Mixing elbow Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 05.24.24 I think the Universal engines just use pretty generic types of elbows if I remember right? I know on
Raw water vented loop question Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 05.24.24
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Don S/V ILLusion at 5:46pm 05.24.24
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart David in Sandusky at 5:36pm 05.24.24 Thank you both. I printed your pdf's, Kloudie, to show to my rigger.
2024 Hurricane Forecasts kappykaplan at 4:24pm 05.24.24 This is not good news, Jim and John. Tks for sharing, err forecasting. :beer:
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (3) Coloradonosea at 4:08pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish. Feel free to send them my photos of what it s
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 05.24.24 The only time I remember removing the cable from the linkage was over the winter in 2020 / 2021. I
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 1:26pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Salty79 at 12:51pm 05.24.24 Haha ok well I couldn't turn down the good deal on the Raritan. May need to do some modifications to
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:25pm 05.24.24 The Jabsco QF has a pump to put water into the bowl and another pump to empty the bowl. That's beca
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... (1) Tally Ho at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is the geometry on the new guard different so that the throttle hits it? As I recall, the old pede
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Richard19068 at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is there no adjustment on the engine end of the cable?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... dmax at 12:13pm 05.24.24 When I replaced the throttle and gear shift levers on my boat with SS ones, the throttle would hit t
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question (1) Salty79 at 12:12pm 05.24.24 Thank you Peggie. My problem with the Raritan will be positioning. Either the discharge pipe will st
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Hello Below at 11:55am 05.24.24 replace it with a Raritan SeaEra, which Defender has with household bowl for $609. Pretty much a s
Electric Head conversion (1) Scott B at 11:48am 05.24.24 Quick question for folks with the Sea Era in question here: can the bowl be rotated 180 so it faces
Mast bag? BrianQ at 11:48am 05.24.24 You don't need to coil the line. You can stuff the tail end in and keep stuffing like you load a li
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Rmalko at 11:47am 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish.

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