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Don't want to sink my boat! (1) justsomeguy at 1:53pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2190 I've a Perko sea cock that's got a slight leak from the handle when open. ea cock closed, of course.
Disappointed in Beneteau (1) Dr. D at 1:42pm 05.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3955 This only applies to the Oceanis 35.1 and 35. I'm not sure which years besides my 2018 35.1. To red
H23.5 joetr1955 at 1:10pm 05.28.21 Smaller Boats 1/627 Some play in the spreader bar connection to the mast spreader bar bracket normal or not ??????
A windlass near accident that happened to another sailor WayneH at 12:28pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1470 Friends of mine had a very nice boat. Well maintained and a real beaut. Not giving the brand because
My Boat has a blog rlongfield at 12:20pm 05.28.21 Catalina 22 3/659 I decided to start recording my restoration efforts so I setup a small little blog. I'm just playing
Sail Track Lubricant shemandr at 12:07pm 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 32/11331 I'm looking for something to spray in the sail track and lugs of the Flying Scot I've been sailing.
C310/315 IA Webmaster SawyerCurt at 8:33am 05.28.21 Catalina 310 5/1120 Good morning, fellow C310/315 owners! I am currently the C310/315 International Association Secreta
Tender 315 Bill Russell at 7:54am 05.28.21 Catalina 310 13/2169 I just took our new (to us) 315 out for the first sail. It was very quick in 10 knots of breeze, bu
1996 Hunter 280 - Starter Motor Issues WrangelliaGeo at 7:07am 05.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/1753 Hello All, First Post - Please tell me if I do anything wrong!* First time sailboat owner here. Boa*
Bimini jroon at 6:38am 05.28.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1612 OK, I am probably opening myself up to ridicule, so I bow my head in shame, right off the hop. Anyw
oh, oh, oh that O-ring! odaydokay at 5:48am 05.28.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/661 Filled the water tank as usual, started the Shurflo pump, all good. Cam back a few days later and n
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 4:24am 05.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 21/2295 My boat is on the hard with the mast up. The main halyard has completely come out of the mast. How d
Ahoy sailor folks capta at 9:45pm 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 3/978 We are seeking help finding a year 'round slip for a 53 foot sailboat, somewhere in or around Narrag
Water inside the bench seats of Javelin 14? Philly2DC2LBI at 6:42pm 05.27.21 Ask An Oday Owner 0/439 I bought a '68 Javelin, had hardly been used in years, getting it ready and noticed small water leak
Rule gusher pump Cypressman at 6:38pm 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1640 I have a Rule emergency gusher pump on a 1985 Pearson. I cant find any info about this pump. does an
prefrontal jon hansen at 5:04pm 05.27.21 Weather and Forecasting 2/861 big spring weather event coming in, strong easterlies winding up, lots of rain due over the lower la
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 4:37pm 05.27.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1694 Hi, I put an offer in on a 2009 Beneteau 37 that doesn't have a microwave. Does anyone how difficul
Water Pump Gasket shank at 4:36pm 05.27.21 Engines and Propulsion 9/2158 I'm going to be putting in a new Oberdorfer water pump on my Universal 5411 to replace a Sherwood pu
H260 Diesel v. Outboard Tedd at 4:36pm 05.27.21 Smaller Boats 3/549 I'm shopping for an H260 and wondering about the relative merits of diesel or outboard engine. I can
19-2 Axel markb_nc at 3:18pm 05.27.21 Smaller Boats 2/424 Well, in the process of bringing home my new to me Hunter 19-2 the axel pick it's moment to break.

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Outfitting a little bare boat capta at 2:17pm 02.07.25 I think you are thinking of way too much gear. For instance, a Leatherman has enough tools that you
Motorhome Mariners jssailem at 1:14pm 02.07.25
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. capta at 1:14pm 02.07.25 That is pretty much a standard Morse Cable piece. Find any marine trany repair shop and they should
Motorhome Mariners (1) Will Gilmore at 1:12pm 02.07.25 You might be a motorhome mariner if you buy twice as much rode as the depth you'll be anchoring in,
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 12:12pm 02.07.25 If you hear "This is a no-wake zone, Skipper!" on your VHF a lot. And if you think the proper respo
Tracks location Seaway 25 DArcy at 10:09am 02.07.25 Your "big sail" (genoa) will need to be set outside the stays. The side decks are not that wide, it
inspecting a Catalina 30 docjlb54 at 9:49am 02.07.25 Hi Everyone - Quick background on me: I've been sailing 25 years or so, almost exclusively on tra
Motorhome Mariners Daveinet at 8:01am 02.07.25
Tracks location Seaway 25 PaulK at 7:22am 02.07.25 If there is a sticker on the sail somewhere saying who made it, then i can try. If there is nothing
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 7:01am 02.07.25 Do you have the results of the resistance measurements on the original transducer and the replaceme
Cabin leak ghsmindy at 6:34am 02.07.25 Thanks, Doug! That sounds like the same situation as ours, and the one fix we haven't tried yet.I re
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy shemandr at 6:31am 02.07.25 I had self bailers on my MFG Bandit 15 centerboard sailboat. They did not work very well. I should
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy PaulK at 6:28am 02.07.25 Imagine towing your dinghy with the bailers open to keep it nice and dry. As the day progresses the
Cabin leak duck21 at 6:21am 02.07.25 I had this same issue on my 376. We re-sealed the frame gaps on the aft cabin ports, that took care
Cabin leak ghsmindy at 6:15am 02.07.25 The chalk idea sounds good. She's on the hard now under cover, so I will post pics when the cover's
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy dlochner at 4:19am 02.07.25 I have towed my not-a-Trink dinghy thousands of miles and water in the dinghy from towing is trivial
Tracks location Seaway 25 miro at 2:03am 02.07.25 If there is a sticker on the sail somewhere saying who made it, then i can try. If there is nothing,
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table MarcinS at 10:16pm 02.06.25 Here is a way to convert a table... https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article&mid=77&a
Mast Base Pitting & Structural? redtrianglecoast at 9:12pm 02.06.25 Excellent. I just reached out to Ballenger, via email and will call them and see what they say. Tha
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table MarcinS at 8:49pm 02.06.25 We have the same table in our H38. After a few accidents I installed small plates under the table th

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