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Loos Gauge near Canyon Lake? CAT22SWTEXAS at 5:52am 09.16.20 Catalina 22 11/1250 Hello Cat 22's. New owner, first post. I purchased my Boat in Tulsa OK. Attempted to trailer home
On the beach (1) Jackdaw at 5:43am 09.16.20 Racing 6/942 A report from a Dutch friend of mine. A fine read of race report, with an unexpected ending early s
C30 MKiii length over all - how did the addition of the sugar scoop swim platform affect length? Captain.Olives at 1:03am 09.16.20 Catalina 30 8/1679 Shopping hard for a C30 MKii or MKiii. I am length limited in my San Francisco slip, and know that
O'Day 222 - end of another great sailing season in the Midwest, Lake Pewaukee, WI (5) Waitewigmailcom at 8:16pm 09.15.20 Day Sailers 2/606 184982184978184979184981
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? ThinkingAboutIt89077 at 5:19pm 09.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1455 Everyone - new to the Forum. Studying right now for ASA 101. Looking into the future, I hope to st
Cunningham Rigging CurtisC at 4:21pm 09.15.20 Catalina 30 7/1667 I plan to add a cunningham to my Cat 30 TM with the control line lead back to the cockpit. There is
High Water Alarm - Oceanis 45 (2012) (2) karwas at 4:02pm 09.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1908 Hello, I am new to this forum, and I could not find answer for my question anywhere, including arc
Yanmar stalling issue mpassero at 12:52pm 09.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 20/5967 Hi there, Wondering if anyone has had similar issues with their Yanmar 3YM30 stalling out? Purchas
outboard motor tgrayson at 11:52am 09.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1132 have a chance to get a new 6 hp mercury outboard short shaft at a reduced price, hoping i can use it
In-Boom Furling AlastairLC at 11:30am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1406 Has anybody had experience with in-boom mainsail furling? I've heard that in-mast furling can cause
First 235 Winch Swap (5) cb32863 at 11:04am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 5/709 So it seemed that no matter what I did, my port Lewmar 16ST winch was a bit "grabby". Wouldn't spin
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? LakeShark at 10:20am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 66/5471 I wanted to start a conversation amongst those who have been around a while about the ASA courses.
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings dennisv at 9:46am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 49/3640 Fellow sailors' All of my sailing experience has been based on the boat beings docked in a marina.
SV Preston Point rescue IASailor at 8:50am 09.15.20 Ask All Sailors 24/1947 As a lake/river sailor, this story has many lessons for myself and probably others. What do we think
Torqeedo on C22 Tfahey at 7:18am 09.15.20 Catalina 22 3/736 Has anybody replaced their outboard with a Torqeedo ? If so what has been your experience
87 Hunter 28.5 reefing the jib Shaw_2112 at 6:44am 09.15.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/774 I'm new to this so please bear with me. Can another 28.5 owner explain to me how to reef the jib? I
Frigoboat Brahmany at 9:56pm 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1148 Hi, I think the Frigoboat compressor speed controller has failed. Currently the compressor is runnin
Main sheet twist (1) Mark Maulden at 9:00pm 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 51/3537 This is my main sheet. How would I keep this from twisting around itself? I have taken the line out
Replace Marine Radio Coax & Mast Lights... (1) SirMichael at 5:01pm 09.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/979 I have a 78 Hunter 28.5. It's about a 40' mast, plus the mast step in the cabin. 1. I found that
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now judybuddy at 4:24pm 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 11/894 Hello everyone! Just moved to Florida and want to buy a 36 Vision. I've looked everywhere on the in

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Access to windlass marchem at 12:48pm 04.23.24 Yes Thanks. Didn't want to have to tear into that if I didn't have to.
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel east coaster at 12:44pm 04.23.24 My yanmar 2gm20 had a manual lift pump that worked reasonably well depending on the position of the
Access to windlass east coaster at 12:34pm 04.23.24 My windlass had the same issue and after some electrical sleuthing it turned out that the breaker wa
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 12:15pm 04.23.24 M-25's had numerous pulleys from the factory. You need the one with three tapped holesley was that
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open Ringydingydo at 12:14pm 04.23.24 1" for a halyard on a 37' boat is massive. With modern cordage you can aggressively downsize. Loo
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 12:03pm 04.23.24 Yes
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open shemandr at 11:44am 04.23.24 1" for a halyard on a 37' boat is massive. With modern cordage you can aggressively downsize. Loo
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (1) Maine Sail at 11:39am 04.23.24 If anyone with an M25 or M25XP is near their engine, can you measure the outside diameter of the cr
Windlass and thruster Battery question Maine Sail at 11:32am 04.23.24 The only batts we installed for thrusters are Odyssey TPPL AGM's
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (2) Hayden Watson at 10:54am 04.23.24
Instead of PropSpeed (1) Rich Stidger at 10:48am 04.23.24 Hows about this? Or? Or? https://www.rustoleum.ca/-/media/DigitalEncyclopedia/Product/RustoleumCA/P
Instead of PropSpeed Drinky Crow at 10:27am 04.23.24 ok never mind https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/bronze-prop-treatment.198841
Windlass and thruster Battery question Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 04.23.24 My thruster is powered from a Group 24 battery in the v berth. My windlass is powered from the house
Windlass and thruster Battery question Mark Maulden at 9:55am 04.23.24 What are your house/start batts?
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 9:00am 04.23.24 H49 Jim... PS: You might use the 2 x 10K BTU units since the 18K BTU looks tough to install. Fans
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 8:59am 04.23.24 This is going to be challenging You will need to remove all the headliner material for a start Are
Stepping a mast on hunter 450 passage smokey73 at 8:37am 04.23.24 As far as stepping the mast I am not sure there is a place in Savannah proper that does that kind of
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 8:24am 04.23.24 The problem for the person in the water is that the antenna has to be clear of the water to function
Adding a new rope clutch (1) Calif. Ted at 7:44am 04.23.24 Surprised and dismayed to hear the plate was off Chris, I thought all the pieces involved were uncha
Water coming into cockpit through cockpit drains (1) Commodore Billy at 7:00am 04.23.24 Welcome to SBO. It is not unusual for water to come in through cockpit drains in smaller boats. As

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