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change steering wheel hunter 29.5 I�AXIO at 1:57am 04.15.21 The Cherubini Hunters 19/1737
Oday 27 stepping the mast? kendyoozed at 9:40pm 04.14.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2313
FRANCESPAR BACKSTAY ADJUSTER - HANDYLOCK SS DUAL HANDLE thetone at 9:07pm 04.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/764 Hello, I'm thinking of purchasing this used backstay adjuster for my 1990 35s5. Does anyone have ex
'78 Hunter 27 Tiller/rudder interface (2) Jerdavis77 at 8:30pm 04.14.21 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1325
Zeppelin RIBS (3) thetone at 7:43pm 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 7/3244 Hello, I am considering purchasing a Zeppelin Zulu Hypalon 260 RIB. Mine was stolen last summer. Do
DC Distribution Re-wiring (1) DArcy at 7:01pm 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/586 In the year I've owned this boat I've come to realize there were a lot of sketchy things done with t
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 3:24pm 04.14.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3528 I'm getting back into sailing after 16 years. Looking for a bot that my family of 4, kids are 16'13,
Fischer Panda Mini 12 valve corrosion SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:59pm 04.14.21 Big Boats 4/902 I have had to have the cylinder head removed and machined and the valves replaced due to salt water
Does Anyone Have a Web Address for Ida Sailor rudders Red_Dog at 9:46am 04.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1503 When purchased my Hunter 28.5, the boat had an Ida Sailor Marine rudder. It was installed by a PO fo
Repowering Islander 36 chdeist at 9:39am 04.14.21 Islander 6/2101
Anchor chain for Catalina 440 (2005) HansZelf at 8:42am 04.14.21 Big Boats 3/1214 Hi, I am buying a Catalina 440 (2005) but need to buy an anchor chain. The old one has been lost...
Capsized transport in GOM. shemandr at 6:49am 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2497 The Weather Channel had a report about a capsizing in the GOM yesterday afternoon. They reported 3
Marine Air Conditioner Andrew Dobson at 6:37am 04.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2078 Good morning fellow sailors I am looking at fitting marine A/C on my 35 in the next couple of month
Hunter 260 Mooring Challenges John Marrone at 4:37am 04.14.21 Smaller Boats 11/1628 Looking for some help with challenges leaving a boat at mooring, maintenance, battery charging, canv
Not known in the States but a BIG name in Oz garymalmgren at 2:41am 04.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/524 https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/experienced-seafarer-peter-warner-dies-after-boat-capsized-on-mi
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime Captain Larry-DH at 9:04pm 04.13.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2595 Has anyone else ever experienced this? Even after filling the raw water strainer it still had a pro
Where to find HD74 at 8:43pm 04.13.21 Ask All Sailors 7/795 I not sure where to find white powder coated stainless steel #10 screws. Does anyone know thanks
Should I buy this prop for my '79 H33? Stephentrapani at 8:18pm 04.13.21 Ask All Sailors 5/564 Hi, I am about to haul out and am considering buying a prop in case the current one is bad, this pro
B361 Battery replacement Guan at 6:43pm 04.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1918 Hey everyone thanks for the help and suggestions all these 10 years. Now 10 +yrsBatteries need to b
O'Day 31 Rudder OdayGeorge at 3:00pm 04.13.21 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1108 Many thanks to previous posts. Very helpful. My '86 OD 31 rudder under shudders under sail. The c

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Home Pumpout System Project_Mayhem at 2:15pm 01.26.25 Nice setup! I had one of those as a backup bilge pump. Careful not to over tighten the screws when y
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring Project_Mayhem at 1:49pm 01.26.25 You have not one but two bow rollers though I would feel more comfortable throwing the line over the
Transmission output rust Tally Ho at 1:35pm 01.26.25 Its surface rust. Ive read a few articles that stated that if theres surface rust on the coupler th
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (1) Tally Ho at 1:32pm 01.26.25
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:24pm 01.26.25 For all the reading I have done on GFO, I still don't understand GORE GFO packing. Or for that matt
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring jssailem at 12:22pm 01.26.25 Retrieve the anchor by hauling in the rode hand over hand. The chain in the locker does not appear
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring jssailem at 12:18pm 01.26.25 You can anchor the boat. Just grab the anchor, and let it drop over the side. I would tie off the e
Fuel filter size Richard19068 at 10:40am 01.26.25 I disagree about the swap and it's one of the only times I've ever disagreed with Maine Sail; if yo
Fuel filter size Don S/V ILLusion at 9:28am 01.26.25 Maybe im getting the terminology mixed up here, but why would you ever flow from a smaller micron t
What is this on my boom? Joe at 8:56am 01.26.25 The basic topping lift tackle that is rigged on the majority of 70's80's era small Catalinas is pret
Fuel filter size CrispyCringle at 8:56am 01.26.25 Maybe im getting the terminology mixed up here, but why would you ever flow from a smaller micron to
What is this on my boom? PaulK at 8:53am 01.26.25 We put a reef into a lazy-bagged sail on a Beneteau Oceanic last summer. It is possible, but needs t
Fuel filter size Stu Jackson at 8:19am 01.26.25 finally on the electric fuel pump an 80 micron. The last one I suppose is to stop the big stuff tha
Fuel filter size Stu Jackson at 8:16am 01.26.25 Then in that case you will swap out that 2-micron secondary for something larger. MaineSail says th
Sunken Treasure SailingLoto at 7:47am 01.26.25 Just to put a finer point on it, I'd wager that you can buy a decent Morgan 382 for $20-25K. There
Runaway diesel Alan Gomes at 7:30am 01.26.25 There is a situation where the engine can runaway at full bore and cause catastrophic damage. That
Fuel filter size Alan Gomes at 7:25am 01.26.25 On my 2002 310, I have a 10 micron racor primary, then a 2 micron secondary then finally on the ele
Fuel filter size (1) jssailem at 6:29am 01.26.25 Let's discuss this Service bulletin from FEB 2003. It specifies a new fuel pump inlet filter PN# 048
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Blitz at 6:01am 01.26.25 Gore GFO. He also mentions a couple of others in the article Gore GFO, Duramax Ultra-x and GTU sti
Runaway diesel colemj at 5:20am 01.26.25 There is a situation where the engine can runaway at full bore and cause catastrophic damage. That

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