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Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main smokey73 at 3:40pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 36/2947 1994 Hunter 40.5 I am going to need to replace my main pretty soon and I think I'd like to go to a l
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 2:58pm 03.09.25 Newport 11/1320 New owner here. This boat has a Universal M-18. I am not on the boat right now so I can't look at th
Toilet Issue (1) Kraffert at 2:17pm 03.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/2066 My toilet seems to be getting liquid forced into it when we're not onboard. This originally only ha
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa yelkenli at 1:35pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 28/1835 I sail on a lake with low winds, and the sun protection strip on my genoa has a length along the lee
Know When to Hold 'em, Know When to Fold 'em ............. (5) Ralph Johnstone at 1:24pm 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 6/730 In a previous post entitled "Runaway Diesel" back in February, the post managed to drift from, well
Source for replacement sheaves (1) yelkenli at 11:46am 03.09.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1050 The sheave on this single line reefing clew car fell apart. Most likely age. Is there a good source
Play in wheel - fixed Mike Oldak at 10:52am 03.09.25 Big Boats 1/460 While installing a new hydraulic arm for my autopilot I noticed that after 40 years the cables in my
Did you wake up early or sleep in? jssailem at 9:01am 03.09.25 Sails Call Lounge 10/1149 giphy.gif It is that time of year when we intentially screw with our internal clock, our circadian r
New Harbor 20 Owner KingsParkSteve at 8:57am 03.09.25 Harbor 20 4/2897 Greeting, I am the owner of Whim, sail #264. As this will be my first season as an H20 owner, I mos
Replace Teak Bungs Tayana at 2:31pm 03.08.25 Ask All Sailors 8/693
VHF antenna mast mounting jimconn at 2:22pm 03.08.25 Ask All Sailors 10/827 What is the best way to mount a vhf antenna on the Catalina 22 mast
Hunter Legend 35.5 - rudder stop help Johnymac2 at 2:13pm 03.08.25 Big Boats 3/437 Hello all, I have an Edson Marine Radial Drive, 800-8. The rudder stop was mounted under the drive,
1984 Hunter colors Mike Oldak at 8:04am 03.08.25 Big Boats 6/394 I'm trying to repair/replace the ceiling inserts on the port and starboard side of the cabin ceiling
VHF SWR results... (1) BAD ORCA at 7:39am 03.08.25 Ask All Sailors 36/2172 So I think I have a problem. I just bought the meter and according to the limited info on the web,
Mast repair thoughts (2) CSade at 8:57pm 03.07.25 Ask All Sailors 8/664 I am in the process of rerigging and rewiring my 61' Kenyon 6902 mast. When we pulled the mast, I di
Diesel Leak Injection Pump buddybear at 5:19pm 03.07.25 Catalina 310 15/1880 This is a continuation of my post Antifreeze Leak. I still have the antifreeze leak. It appears wher
Trail-Rite Trailer weight jvanhare at 12:34pm 03.07.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/534 I have a 1986 Catalina 22 swing keel. It has a Trail-Rite trailer I believe. It has a tongue extens
Stuffing Box Leak - 2QM15 Moondawg at 12:28pm 03.07.25 Engines and Propulsion 10/1290 I checked on my sailboat yesterday to run the Yanmar 2QM15 after sitting for a few weeks after a fre
Have you noticed disruption of your GPS location? jssailem at 9:02am 03.07.25 Ask All Sailors 12/780 If you have been sailing in the Baltic, it appears that the GPS location data can not be trusted. A
Underfunding the US Coast Guard garymalmgren at 7:53pm 03.06.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/802 RE: the 2025 financial year in which the agency requested $709 million but was only allocated $167 m

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Mariner Roller-Stay Parts? Tarango97 at 12:42pm 09.12.25 I am the 3rd owner of an Ericson 27 with a Mariner (who went out of business) Roller-Stay Furling S
Permission To Come Aboard!! dLj at 12:35pm 09.12.25 If you have any plans to eventually travel south, do not put more VC17 on the boat. VC17 is not a t
LP Valve dLj at 12:04pm 09.12.25 Good question. It is the solenoid valve that is wired. The valve gets hot when I turn on the circ
Permission To Come Aboard!! dlochner at 12:01pm 09.12.25 Good eye. I do recall the owner mentioning that t was VC17 (which I have no clue about). Our water
Lithium Batteries dlochner at 11:52am 09.12.25 Thermal runway, or combustible gases, the common point in the posts above is that like many other p
Lithium Batteries dlochner at 11:49am 09.12.25 It sounds like we are using the same term to describe different things. Yes. It sounds like you
LP Valve marcham at 11:45am 09.12.25 How is your boat configured? It may not be the same today as it came out of the factory... is it a h
Permission To Come Aboard!! Davidasailor26 at 11:36am 09.12.25 I do recall the owner mentioning that t was VC17 (which I have no clue about). Our water is cold so
Marine Comfort System Model PH16-IR-D Marine Air Conditioner Knotsoeasy at 11:18am 09.12.25 I don't know that particular system, but typically there is a safety shutdown mounted on the top of
Lithium Batteries marcham at 10:37am 09.12.25 Thermal runway, or combustible gases, the common point in the posts above is that like many other pr
Permission To Come Aboard!! BigEasy at 10:35am 09.12.25 Nice lookin boat that appears to be well maintained. I agree that a sea trial should be conducted.
Marine Comfort System Model PH16-IR-D Marine Air Conditioner (1) kloudie1 at 10:34am 09.12.25 I don't know that particular system, but typically there is a safety shutdown mounted on the top of
Permission To Come Aboard!! GeneraiT001 at 10:20am 09.12.25 Very nice looking boat. The launch charge is about what I would expect. The price the surveyor is g
Marine Comfort System Model PH16-IR-D Marine Air Conditioner Don S/V ILLusion at 10:12am 09.12.25
Permission To Come Aboard!! GeneraiT001 at 10:12am 09.12.25 Does the beer tap come with the boat? :):beer: Nicely maintained boat. Someone took care of it.
Permission To Come Aboard!! dLj at 10:11am 09.12.25 Very nice looking boat. The launch charge is about what I would expect. The price the surveyor is gi
Lithium Batteries High Current at 10:10am 09.12.25 I've seen that video and that is not thermal runaway. It is the electrolyte in the cell burning aft
Permission To Come Aboard!! dlochner at 10:08am 09.12.25 Does the beer tap come with the boat? :):beer: Nicely maintained boat. Someone took care of it.
Permission To Come Aboard!! kappykaplan at 9:54am 09.12.25 Nice lookin' boat. Hope it surveys well. I'd spend the money to get the the boat in the water for
Shimming rudder shaft Project_Mayhem at 9:35am 09.12.25 When using a feeler gauge to measure the gap, does the feeler need to be bent to make it fit and/or

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