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Peek a Boo shutters Waltsailor at 10:03am 07.26.20 Big Boats 8/904 Looking for ways to help AC work more effectively and saw shutters by Zarcor. Want to start by putt
Cruising RPM. Waltsailor at 9:54am 07.26.20 Big Boats 41/8595 Just curious as to what RPM others cruise at? Our boat is a 386 with a 3jh3e Yanmar and a 3 bladed
A week in Jamaica JRT at 8:21am 07.26.20 Catalina 310 9/1100 Got away with wife last week to Sandals Royal Caribbean, great trip in this crazy time. The country
Newbie question on rearranging deck hardware, sealing holes, drilling new ones... (2) docsooner08 at 7:30am 07.26.20 Smaller Boats 13/2569 Good Morning All, I've had my 1999 H240 for 2 weeks and I am loving it! I've noticed I don't love
2008 Beneteau Oceanis - Engine battery alarm on while battery appears to be appropriately charged. miraculix at 6:32am 07.26.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2755 Hi all, We recently purchased our first bigger sailboat, a Beneteau Oceanis 40 from 2008. The boat
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Brian D at 6:22am 07.26.20 Ask All Sailors 65/5972 Wow, someone screwed up! https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2020/07/25/will-garmin-pay-10m-r
Garmin 440 s Jac123 at 3:24am 07.26.20 Catalina 30 3/756 Our Garmin begins to power up and then fades to a blank screen. Has anyone had a similar experience
Hunter 19-2. What size and type plug is used on the ballast vent? ChampagneBoatingonaBeerBudget at 7:50pm 07.25.20 Smaller Boats 12/1094 My project Hunter 19-2 is moving along. The boat came with no plug in the water ballast tank vent. I
O'Day 322 throttle cable Mickstr at 7:32pm 07.25.20 Bigger Boats 2/534 Anyone know the length and or Teleflex model number for a throttle cable on the 322? I need to repla
Rebedding a Winch - Best sealant that can be removed after a few years? Dan_Y at 7:17pm 07.25.20 Big Boats 12/3802 Like other hunter 36 owners (and other models) I just discovered that the Lewmar Ocean ST 40 jib wi
Replacing original Ray52 VHF Radio..... (2) sailcapt340 at 4:52pm 07.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/887 On my 2000 340, I have a Ray52 VHF radio. The cord has deteriorated and as it is hard wired to the
Access stereo panel above chart table ranmanca20 at 1:10pm 07.25.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/609 How does one access the panel where the stereo and VHF are installed above the chart table? Breaker
Honda 2200 vs 1000 noise comparison SycloneDriver at 11:14am 07.25.20 Ask All Sailors 42/4819 I did a little unscientific testing today with my Honda inverter generators. I compared the noise l
Harvest Moon Regatta - pulled the plug Jackdaw at 10:28am 07.25.20 Racing 12/1132
New to sailing. lots of questions (1) svlivinalittle at 10:16am 07.25.20 Catalina 22 35/3492 So a few years ago I bought a sailboat... And I found out why its called a mid-life crisis, because
No one owns a Mariner? Really? Anonymous User 801 at 10:05am 07.25.20 Mariner 9/7372 4 posts in 3 years? And one of those posts was about an outboard motor and not the actual boat. I b
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 8:36am 07.25.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 48/3761
Read above Kings Gambit at 8:22am 07.25.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/353 Read above post.
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump malyea at 6:53am 07.25.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 32/4153 What are the pros/cons of a impeller type macerator discharge pump vs a bellows/diaphragm NON - mace
Hurricane Isaias <--- TS Isaias <--- PTC 9 <--- Invest 92L (2) JamesG161 at 6:00am 07.25.20 Weather and Forecasting 47/3532 We noted this tropical wave when it was 20 days away. World wide weather information continues to i

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Name Change Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 04.10.24 Sink boat, rebirth it by bringing it back up, give it a naming ceremony of your choice, chastise int
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? Project_Mayhem at 6:48am 04.10.24 One more option but would probably require more labor on your part than any other option: Home - Hat
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? Joe at 6:44am 04.10.24 Sorry to interrupt this discussion fellas, but the subject of inserting a shim to improve the fit of
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 6:40am 04.10.24
Small Wood sailboat jssailem at 6:29am 04.10.24 Refinishing a boat comes down to the look you enjoy and the way you plan to use it. Driving on a tra
CS22 in the Thousand Islands David in Sandusky at 6:22am 04.10.24 We have sailed a Rhodes 19 and own a Hunter 27. We have vacationed on an island downstream from Bol
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 6:17am 04.10.24 The shop reused the same shims that were there before the pump was rebuilt. They said the timing sh
Small Wood sailboat william24424 at 6:11am 04.10.24 Restoring boat with the top rail varnish & the hull blue will look very sharp. Also removing metal a
Small Wood sailboat shemandr at 5:46am 04.10.24 Oars seem like a good project to get going. What about the mast & boom? No, I wouldn't strip the e
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon smokey73 at 5:19am 04.10.24 @Ralph Johnstone Do you have any problem or concern with the Sunbrella scratching the acrylic or l
Pacific NW Weather jssailem at 10:01pm 04.09.24 Here is the current data for the South Pacific on Tropical Tidbits. https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:32pm 04.09.24 I had my high pressure pump and injectors serviced at. https://www.seattleinjector.com Can anyone
Small Wood sailboat dLj at 9:18pm 04.09.24 If you are "restoring" it, paint it. If you are "fixing up" to your liking - your choice. Nice loo
Replacement outside cover for large "panoramic" fixed port in Salon (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:14pm 04.09.24 The material is white Sunbrella. Front hatchlight, side portlights, and recently added opening hatc
Dufour 500 GL dLj at 9:13pm 04.09.24 Where and how will you be sailing? All of them except the Beneteau 49 have deeper draft than I'd w
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:06pm 04.09.24 Excellent point! Yes, the timing shims are important. I pulled mine off carefully and originally
Replace just acrylic on bow deck hatch? BAD ORCA at 8:38pm 04.09.24 Try and get the old piece of acylic out without breaking it into smaller pieces. Bring it to a loca
Pacific NW Weather (2) Screen Saver at 7:16pm 04.09.24
2005 Catalina C36 MK2 - Shaft and Strut parts Info Steve_Catalina at 7:12pm 04.09.24 Sorry, I had a c34. If you haven't yet checked try also c36ia.com good luck
Starting Engine on pallet (1) TimFromLI at 7:11pm 04.09.24 If you want to start the engine without the alternator try using a "link belt" temporarily. I used o

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