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Beneteau 373 parts BigEasy at 8:12am 03.19.25 Ask All Sailors 2/353 Was surfing E Bay last night and noted several Beneteau parts for sale. Apparently a 373 had a hard
Keel holes (2) dwillems at 7:41pm 03.18.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1292 A friend has a 1985 Pearson 28 that he wants to give me! Unfortunately it has numerous holes in the
Looking to buy MacGregor 36 cat massnspace at 12:23pm 03.18.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/342 Looking for one. East or Gulf coast. David 206-747-4586
Hunter 340 refrigerator HD74 at 11:13am 03.18.25 Big Boats 2/374 I need to add some insulation around the outside of my refrigerator on my 1999 hunter 340. is anyone
Astronauts to Return in good weather. (3) JamesG161 at 10:31am 03.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 9/1334 "The Crew-9 mission, involving NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, along w
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 6:43am 03.18.25 Ask All Sailors 52/3360 Hello everyone Sailing season is starting to look close. I will be modifying my mainsail in the nex
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf (3) sailcapt340 at 6:00am 03.18.25 SSB and Ham Operators 2/794 A friends 15 year old son is just starting to put his Ham Shack together and wants my Ray52 VHF that
Hunter 290- leaks between hull & floor sole H290 owner at 5:48pm 03.17.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/404 Any H290 or similar, owners have leaking issues where water gathers between the hull and floor sole
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? (1) Monheganlover at 3:47pm 03.17.25 Catalina 310 10/1275 I currently have a Racor 245 series primary fuel filter with a plastic bowl. It is installed in my e
Ramps for Trailer Sailers Along Mississippi Gulf Coast? rcoleman67 at 10:33am 03.17.25 Ask All Sailors 3/362 Looking to sail along the Mississippi Gulf Coast this year. Looking for information on boat ramps th
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 9:25am 03.17.25 Ask All Sailors 30/1983 Anyone have a good source for bulk (non heat shrink) ring terminals? Heat shrink terminals seems ev
Towing Cat 22 with CX9 majorkong1 at 8:02am 03.17.25 Trailer Sailors 5/671
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? Gene Neill at 6:26am 03.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/833 Does any gasket material stick to HDPE? I keep hearing about using HDPE for laz hatches, but I'm no
What is name of a block's attachment point? (1) 4lane at 9:06pm 03.16.25 Ask All Sailors 8/660 I have a few blocks without this part - what is its name so I can track them down?
Pearson 303 Cutlass Bearing Help SVKraken at 5:27pm 03.16.25 Ask All Sailors 5/299 Hello all! I am replacing my cutlass bearing in a few weeks on my 1983 Pearson 303. Just curious if
Hydro of CNG tank - HELP smokey73 at 4:50pm 03.16.25 Ask All Sailors 8/586 I've found places that do tank hydro's and recertification but every time they give the "we don't kn
Hunter 46 fixed window replacement tricks (4) Believe H46 at 2:16pm 03.16.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/550 The 2 fixed windows are held in only by silicone. I used recommended GE ssg4000 ultraglaze. To pry
Hunter 46 tank monitor dim fix (1) Believe H46 at 2:10pm 03.16.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/262 You can replace the LCD. Plug and play but need to solder new connector male pins on it. Digikey P
1989 Rhodes 22 Advice (6) majorkong1 at 2:07pm 03.16.25 Trailer Sailors 3/645
Cockpit table crowding resolved! (4) Believe H46 at 1:57pm 03.16.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/775 Removed the flip up table on the chrome ubar that is always in the way. Finally, easy in and out of

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Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Stu Jackson at 6:33pm 09.13.25 from condensation inside the engine block Plus a (very?) small amount from combustion that may co
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? dLj at 5:44pm 09.13.25 Just an observation. The oil takes a very long time to degrade. There are diesel engines used in rem
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Rich Stidger at 5:35pm 09.13.25 Thanks for all of your opinions. I decided to change the oil, and I dumped the oil out of the filter
have a leak can't find it Clutch Cargo at 5:09pm 09.13.25 Can you explain what the "center pocket" is? Better yet, can you share an image or 5?
Rigging Arrgh at 5:05pm 09.13.25 For my 35 I paid less than $1.5K in 2019 for all new rigging, except the headstay, from Rigging Onl
Question About a Keel Masted Boat GeneraiT001 at 5:03pm 09.13.25 Very nice looking interior.... what is the boat? Hi, Its a 1989 Bayfield 36. I just moved here fr
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 Hello Below at 5:01pm 09.13.25 Did you make any progress with your sprit? I'm looking for the same solution and the image posted b
Question About a Keel Masted Boat marcham at 4:57pm 09.13.25 Very nice looking interior.... what is the boat?
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Scott T-Bird at 4:42pm 09.13.25 Update: Repair is done. See photos. That looks like a very professional repair. You seem to have
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Michael Davis at 4:28pm 09.13.25 I change the oil / filter every 100 hours but we use the boat all year long. May not get to many ho
Access to water heater ( C 320) Scott T-Bird at 4:21pm 09.13.25 I've never heard of an anode for this tank. If there is one, that's news to me. Looks like it
Access to water heater ( C 320) (2) Scott T-Bird at 4:13pm 09.13.25 I've thought of replacing my heater but it has been functioning well so I have left it alone for now
Permission To Come Aboard!! (1) rgranger at 3:41pm 09.13.25 234354 :beer: :beer::beer::beer::plus::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
First Day out on the Hunter 240 rgranger at 3:36pm 09.13.25 I read somewhere folks are using an air pump to blow air in and the water out. Is this ok to do? Ho
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:35pm 09.13.25 I'm not an engine guy but I would change the oil. Over the layup it would drive me crazy thinking
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? shemandr at 2:41pm 09.13.25 I'm not an engine guy but I would change the oil. Over the layup it would drive me crazy thinking a
1972 Ranger 29, in 2025 shemandr at 2:36pm 09.13.25 I had a Ranger 29 for several years back in the 90's. The manual wasn't much. And it didn't need t
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Rick Webb at 2:10pm 09.13.25 At least change the oil You could get by not putting a new filter on but if yours usually comes off
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Davidasailor26 at 1:32pm 09.13.25 from condensation inside the engine block Plus a (very?) small amount from combustion that may con
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? JoeWhite at 1:29pm 09.13.25 If you don't use it, the oil doesn't become contaminated. Water in oil? From where, unless your rw

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