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'88 Legend 35 transom question CarmenK at 8:58pm 11.09.20 Big Boats 9/955 Our girl is on the hard having repairs made to her drive train. She sat down when Hurricane Sally bl
37c Rudder Quadrant gockleyd at 7:47pm 11.09.20 The Cherubini Hunters 2/551 Could anyone get me a few photos of how your rudder quadrant attaches to your Rudder shaft? I had pr
Hot restarts gettinthere at 5:44pm 11.09.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1088 Engine starts fine but after sailing, it ddn't restart. I get the oil pressure buzzer as usual. But
Would love a Catalina 275 test sail! Molokai at 5:02pm 11.09.20 Catalina 275 6/2102
H260: Water Under Cabin Floor rs1sensen at 4:08pm 11.09.20 Smaller Boats 10/1162 Hi All, When I walk on my cabin floor in the main salon and in the bathroom, I can hear water slosh
Blister history of Catalina 310 Clydo at 4:06pm 11.09.20 Catalina 310 16/1672 Last hauled my 2003 Catalina C310 four years ago had just three or four small blisters. Wonder abou
0.45 gallons per hour OK? Dr. D at 1:09pm 11.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4064 Earlier this season I topped off the fuel tank, and then again today. The difference in hours on the
Swing keel effectiveness Tsam at 12:42pm 11.09.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1879 On my 6.8m S2 I have a shoal draft keel(2ft) and a swing keel/centerboard that extends 2.5ft below f
Scratched hunter 33 rubrail (1) MichaelStacy at 10:05am 11.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/818 What material is this part of my Hunter 33 side rail, with the scratches. Feels like it is plastic
110 V plugs not working. Steveosailor at 9:24am 11.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1482 I have a 2016 35 ft weekender. My internal plugs are not working, they are not working for the inve
Whisker Pole Roy 845 at 9:17am 11.09.20 Ask All Sailors 26/1734 A couple of times this past season I had decided to use my Whisker Pole on "Penelope" to hold out He
Small surveillance cameras wdonovan at 6:01am 11.09.20 Ask All Sailors 23/1525 Someone is boarding my boat at the marina and stealing and vandalizing. Has anyone installed a small
Beneteau propellor Aliesh at 3:37am 11.09.20 Ask All Sailors 9/732 Hello all and hope everyone keeping well. I have a Beneteau 285 with 2 blade folding propellor. Hopi
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall Mike Curtin at 7:44pm 11.08.20 Big Boats 16/2016 Wondering if any one has had a problem with draining their holding tank. This is a passive drain sy
Wheel Steering First Class at 6:52pm 11.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/367 I have a 35s5 with a Tiller and would like to convert to wheel steering. I've been through all the p
Help a new C30 owner! (4) drjoans at 3:49pm 11.08.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/703
H28.5 busted furler drum (1) David21149 at 1:38pm 11.08.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/623 Per attached, somehow I busted my furler drum and need to replace. Can anyone confirm what type of f
Catalina 22 anchor - what fits? Lazy1 at 1:14pm 11.08.20 Catalina 22 2/583 In the New Style ('86 in my case) anchor locker, anyone get a modern style anchor to fit? I would l
Chock Screws Backing Out stephen_i_w at 12:53pm 11.08.20 Catalina 310 14/1120 After having my boat hauled out I notice that some of the screws that hold the chocks to the deck ha
2017 Beneteau 41 or 38 alf10 at 12:14pm 11.08.20 Ask All Sailors 2/282 Looking for opinions on 2017 Beneteau 41 versus 38. Primary sailing is Southern California day crui

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Is this bushing still available? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:30am 01.02.24
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. Scott T-Bird at 8:02am 01.02.24 @JohnnyP based on this post, you haven't really defined a problem. You say it leaks "while working
Is this bushing still available? Justin_NSA at 7:56am 01.02.24 Contact Mike Thomas at the forum store extension 106. He use to order parts for Hunter Marine now
Is this bushing still available? Justin_NSA at 7:45am 01.02.24 Have it machined from a block of delrin... If I can't find one, I may do this. The diagram says I
What's the purpose for these slots? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:43am 01.02.24 Jkutyna, I am not planning to seal off the floor panel, just screen the slots. I may have it done l
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help DRhoads at 6:29am 01.02.24 Check your starter battery. If low all you will get is clicking. Start the engine, take it up to a
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:06am 01.02.24 I was going to pay to have the boat disposed of but someone wanted to have the boat. I ended up gift
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. dlochner at 6:02am 01.02.24 The extra clamp on the shaft is a safety feature. If for some reason the SS rotor should come loose,
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. Ward H at 5:57am 01.02.24 I agree that the clamp is being used as a marker to indicate if the collar is slipping forward and l
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. Captain Larry-DH at 5:54am 01.02.24 It looks over compressed. Where is the vent line? When was it last serviced? (Every 6 years ish pa
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. marcham at 5:06am 01.02.24 It looks over compressed. Where is the vent line? When was it last serviced? (Every 6 years ish par
What's the purpose for these slots? Jkutyna at 4:50am 01.02.24 What's odd is I have the same panel on my 1993 33.5 and it does INDEED drain out the back as there i
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. arf145 at 9:02pm 01.01.24 I think some owners put a clamp behind the stainless steel piece to ensure that it doesn't back off,
Need a new swing keel pgandw at 6:13pm 01.01.24 It's worth joining the Mariner Class Association. Over 250 owners of the 4000+ Mariners produced ar
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Rich Stidger at 6:12pm 01.01.24 With the main DC panel windlass breaker ON, the windlass controller box would "click" when pressing
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 5:30pm 01.01.24 With the main DC panel windlass breaker ON, the windlass controller box would "click" when pressing
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Rich Stidger at 2:12pm 01.01.24 It's not the breaker or the switch, because there would be no clicking if either were faulty. In add
Need a new swing keel MBBoater at 12:58pm 01.01.24
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help ice breaker at 12:29pm 01.01.24 Could be a bad solenoid/batery contactor too.
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Sailgunner at 12:28pm 01.01.24 One of the best upgrades I did recently was replaced my Simson Lawrence with a new Lewmar. What a di

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