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Fear of sailing at night? Phil Herring at 9:05am 07.11.21 Ask All Sailors 44/5882 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 5/723 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 12/1480 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 11/1590 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 2/895 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 9/1574 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 45/3837 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 13/3466 196065
H34 lifeline Jim szczublewski at 3:07pm 07.10.21 Big Boats 10/1694 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 4/787 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 10/2877 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 8/823 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 3/2055 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 7/1464 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 4/2323 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 4/1369 can anyone affirm that the pole simply inserts into a one inch hole drilled into the mast? It looks
6" round fluorecsent (3) Udi at 2:34am 07.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/4047 Hi! One of these lamps needs to be replace. When taking the device out of its place it looks like a
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? miraculix at 3:25pm 07.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 34/5453 Hi all, On our Beneteau 40 2008, we still have the original Fridge and top loader Freezer. Last year
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? (1) patbratton at 2:54pm 07.09.21 Smaller Boats 7/609 196035
Wireless System Effectiveness in Northern Climes? AlastairLC at 2:26pm 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 7/776 I've been using Raymarine's wireless wind, depth ' speed system in Arizona for several years and am

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Propellor missing help john duncan summers at 5:19am 04.18.25
Propellor missing help Tally Ho at 5:14am 04.18.25 Most prop manufacturers will take your boat info (length, displacement, engine HP, transmission redu
Propellor missing help Davidasailor26 at 4:01am 04.18.25 Thank you I have tried to E-Mail Ward but it just keeps on bouncing back ? Try w.richardson@benete
Propellor missing help john duncan summers at 3:02am 04.18.25 Thank you I have tried to E-Mail Ward but it just keeps on bouncing back ?
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch carlc376 at 2:51am 04.18.25 There should only be one set of wires between the outboard and the battery/switch. Don't expect muc
Last night, greatest experience danstanford at 2:29am 04.18.25 Keep it up, it is indeed a great adventure made better with a team of co-conspirators. You will lear
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (1) Will Gilmore at 12:22am 04.18.25 231010 I hadn't realized this about the 192, but it looks like you have roller boom furling/reefing.
Hunter Legend - Waste Holding Tank aaronshorb at 7:52pm 04.17.25 I'm not a fan of two vents...larger vent line, yes, but aeration instead of a second vent. That do
Propellor missing help BigEasy at 7:48pm 04.17.25 The Beneteau spare parts site lists all of the following possibilities for the 381 - Well, if
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass Foswick at 7:22pm 04.17.25 Yeah, that is pretty thick to bend without a little bit of equipment. Sounds like this is a forward
Last night, greatest experience stickinthemud57 at 6:15pm 04.17.25 I know the Mac 26S and Mac 25 are very different boats due to the keel setup, But I feel reasonably
Southwest Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 5:40pm 04.17.25 We are kicking around the idea of venturing from Victoria, west along the coast of Vancouver Island
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass azambella at 5:11pm 04.17.25 Ok... The material is 1/2" thick polycarbonate.It measures 26.5" x 29.5". It has 18 thru drilled a
Paint protection film gettinthere at 4:57pm 04.17.25 The clear PPF was over a vinyl wrap. The vinyl wrap was over Awlgrip paint. Lots of layers there
Paint protection film Ted at 4:51pm 04.17.25 Was this on paint or gelcoat? The clear PPF was over a vinyl wrap. The vinyl wrap was over Awlgrip
Last night, greatest experience (1) smokey73 at 4:02pm 04.17.25 Spirited sailing solo. Probably would be a little faster with a reef in but - it is a fun ride this
Last night, greatest experience (2) Tally Ho at 3:33pm 04.17.25 I am not really a racer, but when my buddies are sailing in the same direction, it often becomes a r
(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! Tally Ho at 3:19pm 04.17.25 I upgraded to a Racor 500 knockoff, Turbine Marine Boat Superior 500FG 500FH, $37.00 on Amazon.
Southwest Vancouver Island Foswick at 2:41pm 04.17.25 Good luck with that! :) Hey, if it was easy, everyone would be doing it. Anyone can sail west, bu
Need a local (greater Boston area) shop that can bend and machine plexiglass Foswick at 2:37pm 04.17.25 This is really easy to do yourself, depending on what you want to make.

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