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Head not drawing water robinrjellis at 11:48am 05.27.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1055 I'm helping my son get his beneteau 40, which he just bought, up and running. Both heads have an iss
water pressure issue George Braun at 7:58am 05.27.25 Big Boats 7/933 question for the group. Spent the long weekend on the water with guests on board., so more water us
communication question about listed boats for sale on this website whudatt at 7:48am 05.27.25 Ask All Sailors 6/531 Good morning folks, can anyone tell me where I find replies to inquires that I made regarding 2 boat
Hunter 29.5 - Loose footed? ciso at 6:53am 05.27.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/831 Hey everyone. Bought a 29.5 last year, and at the end of the season I swear I pulled the foot of th
Schaefer wire luff furler (2) C22BC at 5:47am 05.27.25 Trailer Sailors 0/446
Airhead compost toilet on C 350 Danz25 at 6:38pm 05.26.25 Big Boats 0/415 Taking the plunge(r) on a change from elec head with weird above-toilet tank to airhead composter on
Bimini Top Toucan Tango at 6:08pm 05.26.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/792 .I have a 2007 Macgregor 26M Does anyone know what I need for a Bimini top? Length, Width, Height, I
O'Day 322 masthead pocket SamRy at 5:57pm 05.26.25 Ask An Oday Owner 4/533 Does anyone have pictures or schematics of how the shroud is attached to the masthead. I believe it
Hunter 356 toilet supply hose has pinholes. Radio Flyer at 4:44pm 05.26.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1549 Of course I will replace it. However, the original owner already has some of the smooth white sanit
rookie mistakes suck (2) RussC at 2:30pm 05.26.25 Ask All Sailors 11/984 You'd think after 10 years of sailing I'd be past rookie mistakes. I guess not:(. First sail of the
Motor mount for a small outboard? (1) loreo51 at 11:06am 05.26.25 Ask All Sailors 16/1653 We have these 3 fittings which we're wondering if they are for mounting an outboard. We don't have t
Help! Cracking on deck of 2010 Hunter 33 (3) freeyoda at 9:19am 05.26.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/847 Under contract on this boat and a survey was done within a year so I was going to skip survey. But I
Pearson 303 companionway sill - gap between fiberglass original? (1) tanstaafb at 8:34am 05.26.25 Pearson 0/293 Hi all, this is our second season with our 1983 Pearson 303. The wooden trim on the companion way st
PACIFICNW Weather Memorial Day 2025 jssailem at 7:22am 05.26.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/401 The sailing season is open. May is looking to bring nice sailing weather. Here is the Rufus forecast
How to restore this bottom (2) newsailor72 at 8:56pm 05.25.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1432 Picked up a 84 macgregor, there are bunch of these white patches like this under the black paint, th
Any current or former Pearson 38 owners out there? Newtonian at 2:13pm 05.25.25 Pearson 1/347
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 12:30pm 05.25.25 Ask An Oday Owner 31/2967 Husband and I are new sailors. The plan was to get our boat in good shape, then have fun learning to
Hunter 170 Delam and Sub Floor detachment (3) WatersEdge at 12:10pm 05.25.25 Ask All Sailors 0/217 Hello, First post on the site. Been reading many of the existing posts regarding Hunter 170 repairs
Yamaha 28 Drinky Crow at 11:10am 05.25.25 Yamaha 0/703 Iron keel. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/yamaha-28 Anyone know if it's encapsulated ballast or e
Racor fuel filter element replacement (3) yelkenli at 7:32am 05.25.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/1338 I am figuring out my fuel filter system for my new-to-me M18 diesel. I can assume the previous owner

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Question: replacing the 26 or 260 centerboard with a stainless steel one for more ballast? Johann at 7:17am 12.10.25 When I had my 23.5 I had the same issue. It turned out that the gasket was not sealing because the v
Rotten egg smell on first flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:08am 12.10.25 A filter in the intake line wouldn't block sea water micro organisms, but could interfere with the t
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Project_Mayhem at 7:06am 12.10.25 Life is good in Florida. Winter prep consists of adding air to the fenders. with lots of rain and
A little bit of sewing help needed Project_Mayhem at 7:05am 12.10.25 The part in the picture wraps around the mast to keep rain out. A strap would be perfect for this ap
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:05am 12.10.25 Life is good in Florida. Winter prep consists of adding air to the fenders.
Adding an alarm to Oil sender (2) Allan12210 at 6:40am 12.10.25 Nice! Do you happen to know the part no you used for the sender? I assume you had to install a BSPT
A little bit of sewing help needed fred1diver at 6:22am 12.10.25
A little bit of sewing help needed fred1diver at 6:21am 12.10.25 Ok, I just looked at the 2 pictures again Is the cover that narrow or is it the angle of the picture
House SOC while on shore power Tally Ho at 6:20am 12.10.25 When I added LFP bank of house batteries last year and kept a sealed lead acid battery for starting
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Tally Ho at 6:15am 12.10.25
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Project_Mayhem at 6:14am 12.10.25
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 12.10.25 I'm also a big advocate of a winter cover. With over 100 holes in the deck, it's a guarantee that at
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Tally Ho at 6:12am 12.10.25
WHY DO WE DO THIS? (1) Tally Ho at 6:04am 12.10.25 I do the same thing, and also hike the mast and takedown my wind anemometer. In the Chicago area, w
Why is my stove working? Project_Mayhem at 5:57am 12.10.25 how many burners? One bad one can be the issue. Jim... Two burners both with the same behavior.
A little bit of sewing help needed Project_Mayhem at 5:53am 12.10.25 When I worked there, we did car upholstery, replace Jeep plastic windows (very often) repaired lugg
House SOC while on shore power dlochner at 5:52am 12.10.25 Alternative is to just make engine and bow thrusters lithium and reconfigure the charger. either wa
Why is my stove working? JamesG161 at 5:51am 12.10.25 how many burners? One bad one can be the issue. Jim...
Why is my stove working? Project_Mayhem at 5:49am 12.10.25 All I can say is that I HATE when things fix themselves. At least when they don't work, I can trust
A little bit of sewing help needed fred1diver at 5:45am 12.10.25 When I worked there, we did car upholstery, replace Jeep plastic windows (very often) repaired lugga

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