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Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 Tom Cordero at 11:16am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1391 Good afternoon forum members: Does anyone know of any Gulfstar 47 Sailmaster, Morgan 462, or Irwin
Kudos to the SBO store Ken Cross at 9:46am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 2/690 I have been looking for an odd-sized sheave and asked our friends at SBO. They were unable to locate
Replacing FP mini 12 Velero49 at 7:05am 05.20.21 Big Boats 4/640 What replacement genset did your get for your hunter49? Thinking about Westerbeke 11. A little hea
What is this number? (1) ramoore at 6:34am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2089 Hi all, I recently purchased a 2007 sailboat. In the cockpit lazerette is what looks like a coast
Vertical Challenged can I 31 Hunter at 6:15am 05.20.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1279 New to sailing, Just bought an 84' Hunter 31'. I have found that i am vertical challenged to connect
Housing market All U Get at 4:04am 05.20.21 Sails Call Lounge 19/1884 Hi all, We wintered in the Chesapeake and had a number of live aboards at our marina. Many of them
Yanmar 3YM20 oil change? Dale Haz at 9:36pm 05.19.21 C&C 4/2044 I found in looking over my just purchased C'C 33-2 that the engine (installed in 2009) has two oil f
stern pulpit rail hardware ManicFarmer at 9:01pm 05.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/613 I just bought a 1990 Hunter 28 and the surveyor noted a dead short in the running lights. The stern
Life Seal Products Admiral at 7:39pm 05.19.21 Ask All Sailors 2/2052 I have a Catalina 30 with leaky windows. From the outside. I am not ready to pull them. The window
272 mainstream options Jaxn at 6:45pm 05.19.21 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1063 I bought a 272 last week and find the mainsheet... odd. Going through the manual and looking at pic
Keel size issue (1) KAC at 5:25pm 05.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/784 Hi everyone. This is my first post. I have owned my 1981 Hunter 33 for 3 years now. I noticed a crac
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover (1) TimFromLI at 5:14pm 05.19.21 Engines and Propulsion 10/2048 My perkins 4108 has 6 screws securing the impeller cover to the pump. The screws were heavily corrod
Engine panel troubleshooting LukeAvanti at 4:00pm 05.19.21 Catalina 30 11/2042 Hi all, new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II, with a question about a new issue on my engine panel.
Raw water impeller. jake5555 at 3:53pm 05.19.21 C&C 6/1298 Has anyone used a substitute impeller for their Westerbeke 4-60 raw water pump?
Hunter 49/50 Mamba steering issue SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:39pm 05.19.21 Big Boats 2/961 While motoring out of my marina, I noticed the boat failing to respond to steering wheel inputs from
Best genoa for Catalina 30 JRR at 12:54pm 05.19.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/5969 Wish everyone a fantastic season and best of health. i'm a novice sailor that recently became aware
New to me '90 Capri 26' questions. Markhh2 at 10:32am 05.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 5/2161
News for Annapolis Leukemia Cup Race Dr. D at 10:29am 05.19.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/457 On June 19th, a Saturday, the Annapolis Leukemia Cup Race will be held. (Info) There are several cla
What is the best bottom paint for Hunter 240 located in Florida, Tampa Bay. Chern at 9:20am 05.19.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1410 Long lasting, less cleaning. Is the most expensive is the best paint? Or any budget paints can work
Halyard Keeping Dave Powell at 8:05am 05.19.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 14/5130 I recently bought a 2012 309 and am in the process of getting used to the boat. It is set up with ha

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Anchor Shackle Terry Cox at 10:27am 06.09.25 Hi Greg. Replaced the original swivel shackle on our 35,000 pound 1991 boat two years ago. It was du
Anchor Shackle dLj at 9:45am 06.09.25 Photos please. dj
Air Conditioner Guystapo at 9:42am 06.09.25 I will look into it
Catalina 30, Universal M25 - No water running from the exhaust, issue with overheating. Please help! Hayden Watson at 9:28am 06.09.25 @ChrisVR1994 did you ever get your overheating issue resolved?
Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle Timm R Oday25 at 9:11am 06.09.25 The view from here ; I wouldn't move the boat any further forward as the keel is already past the
Unreliable shore power FastOlson at 8:39am 06.09.25 Maybe not the case here, but when our YC marina upgraded all of our power posts to the new standard
Windlass Gearbox Not Dropping JoeWhite at 8:34am 06.09.25 There is a split washer at the bottom of the shaft that fits into a groove. It can be removed with a
Unreliable shore power JoeWhite at 8:22am 06.09.25 The only other reason a circuit breaker would trip is due to excessive current. This can happen if t
Unreliable shore power JBP-PA at 8:11am 06.09.25 I'm a power tech for a large communication company, but not an electrician. The generator idea soun
Unreliable shore power mermike at 7:52am 06.09.25 The generator idea sounds good but I don't have the space. Sorry, my suggestion was a little tongu
Air Conditioner Johann at 7:47am 06.09.25 Hey Gang ..I have a brand new ac on my Catalina 34 and my 2400 gen will not run it. Has anyone ever
Unreliable shore power walt at 7:45am 06.09.25 I think you should do a little homework on the tripping as if its ELCI or GFCI, whole different issu
Volvo penta 2002 marine diesel twin cylinder starter jacobsnr at 7:24am 06.09.25 Thanks for the replies. I ended up attaching the negative wire from the alternator and the negative
Beetle Cat LLoyd B at 7:21am 06.09.25 That is a pretty sailboat:)
Beetle Cat dmax at 7:10am 06.09.25 Nice looking boat - I've camp-cruised on a Hobie 16 so that looks luxurious :)
Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle LLoyd B at 7:07am 06.09.25 I can't see what you expect to gain by lowering the boat 4 inches while on the trailer. Have you con
Beetle Cat (2) Dave Satter at 6:53am 06.09.25 She's been refastened and caulked. I'll splash her every spring , let her sink/swell up , pump her o
Chart Plotter Guystapo at 6:48am 06.09.25 I bought the 27 and it showed up in 4 weeks ..Im still trying to figure it out ..
Air Conditioner Guystapo at 6:46am 06.09.25 TY
Air Conditioner Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 06.09.25 Zero Breeze units were discussed here a month or two ago. I believe the general conclusion is that t

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