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Distance between motor mount stringers in 1968 morgan41 milfordadkins at 5:28pm 02.14.25 Ask All Sailors 0/171 Needing measurements for distance between the stringers in a 1968 morgan41, builng adapter to mount
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 12:14pm 02.14.25 Ask All Sailors 43/2510 Hi Guys I have a 1987 Hunter 40 legend With a 4jhe Yanmar engine Question then I have it runni
PacificNW update. jssailem at 9:20am 02.14.25 Weather and Forecasting 2/500
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator (1) BigEasy at 4:37pm 02.13.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1326 I carelessly shorted my alternator ' now attempting to rebuild. The continuity of the stator ' rot
Cheap fix for worn out Hunter 18 & 170 C/B Bumper Nuts (3) CurtisC at 2:06pm 02.13.25 Day Sailers 0/266 For Hunter 18 ' 170 owners needing to replace those red center board bail retaining nuts you've prob
DIY Boat Refrigeration by R. Kollmann fero at 2:01pm 02.13.25 Big Boats 1/625 I wonder if anyone knows how to get this book in paper or pdf. I know that regretfully Mr. Kollmann
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 9:23am 02.13.25 Bigger Boats 19/1617 Over the last season, the part of the halyard that runs through the sheave at the top of the mast re
Boat ID - Yacht Brokers Inc? (4) Project_Mayhem at 8:50am 02.13.25 Ask All Sailors 4/514 There's a rather interesting boat in the yard. It has a window in the stern. The HIN starts with YBI
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing (5) Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 02.13.25 Ask All Sailors 8/808 I received this cutlass bearing from a reputable vendor. The inside looks new but the outside has so
What materials to use for mast step repair? Project_Mayhem at 5:39am 02.13.25 Ask All Sailors 11/950 What wood or composite material would you use to replace the rotted wood in a mast step? I've heard
260 Hull Repairs (9) philiefay at 9:46pm 02.11.25 Smaller Boats 5/880 I'm intimidated... My 260 2 X mooring ropes snapped in a storm last august and she broke from the ba
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? (1) kodiak1120 at 2:41pm 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 55/3767 I am about to start replacing the thruhulls and seacocks on my 2009 B37. I know the recommended app
O'day 272 parts TangoXray at 11:03am 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 13/602 If you own or have owned an O'day 272, where is a good source for parts? Specifically I need some ca
Safety Tether Migolito at 9:49am 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 9/826 Hello all, I have a 22 Catalina and am looking for a safety tether. Seeing how this boat has a 7.5'
A few fixed rudder questions. Chuck_FLA at 6:18am 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 8/586 I have a MacGregor 21 with a solid rudder and I sail in shallow water, so I'm in the process of buil
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 02.11.25 Ask All Sailors 34/2305 We like to work on the boat during the winter. The full cover makes it tolerable to do short amounts
Stern Tube Rotated 180 Degrees After Fishing Line Incident (Beneteau 393) (1) SVBLU at 6:29pm 02.10.25 Engines and Propulsion 10/1248 Looking for advice on a serious issue with my 2002 Beneteau 393 Oceanis after a run-in with some ind
That 42 year old Atomic 4 . . . john6206 at 9:07am 02.10.25 Ask All Sailors 16/1128 Hey everyone - My current front runner in the "let's get a bigger boat" reality show is a 1983 Cata
Any Catalina 22 Sport owners in/near Fort Myers, Florida (1) Cyb3rSail3r at 8:11am 02.10.25 Catalina 22 6/1100 Looking to go out sailing, but I'm not familiar with the water yet. I have a 22' Catalina Sport MKI
Looking to downsize from CAL 39 MK2 to Trailerable sailboat - Coast of Maine sailing andyschoenb@gmail.com at 6:00am 02.10.25 Ask All Sailors 12/789 The costs in Southern Maine for Storage of a 39 ft sailboat have become prohibitive at this point (p

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Lithium Batteries Maine Sail at 3:45pm 09.10.25 Will stated that that by all info he has seen, this issue is only relating to the 300Ah mini. None
Keel bolt damage on lead keel dLj at 3:39pm 09.10.25 Where is the boat currently? dj
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? GeneraiT001 at 3:35pm 09.10.25 I asked how many hours were on the engine but the owner did not know....apparently there is no instr
Keel bolt damage on lead keel Foswick at 3:24pm 09.10.25 The repair of the keel itself is beyond my experience. I could only tell you what I read. But, I wou
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? Hayden Watson at 3:04pm 09.10.25 Are loose-footed main sails reinforced differently than a bolt-rope-footed sail at the corners (at
Keel bolt damage on lead keel capta at 2:48pm 09.10.25 If I were in your situation, I might be tempted to put the boat up for sale, considering what a prop
Lithium Batteries Screen Saver at 2:47pm 09.10.25
How to tie a reef line to boom with a track? Tally Ho at 2:36pm 09.10.25 I just took the bolt rope out of the boom and used the "footed" sail as a loose footed sail. It pe
Apparent Wind Indicator Tally Ho at 2:25pm 09.10.25 My aft of mast Windex broke (not the Raymarine little windex with the anemometer). The tail fell o
Rudder repair shemandr at 2:16pm 09.10.25
Autopilot for O'Day 39 Taylor1618 at 2:09pm 09.10.25 @kappykaplan and @jssailem which electric autopilots would you all recommend?
Lithium Batteries dlochner at 2:01pm 09.10.25 Correct, your boat is much more at risk from a fire cause by your chordless tool or cell phone batt
Apparent Wind Indicator jssailem at 1:33pm 09.10.25 Here is one that fits your boat size. 15" Great Hawk for boats from 8m - 20m $75.41 USD
Lithium Batteries Hayden Watson at 1:24pm 09.10.25 Note that in all of the articles listed in post #41, the chemistry of the battery was not mentioned
Lithium Batteries Foswick at 1:16pm 09.10.25 Note that in all of the articles listed in post #41, the chemistry of the battery was not mentioned.
Lithium Batteries Tally Ho at 1:15pm 09.10.25 I'm wondering if the long run from the charger's negative terminal to the battery is contributing t
Keel bolt damage on lead keel dmax at 1:05pm 09.10.25 Or Newport. Melting the lead and casting new bolts is best (surprised Mars no longer doing that) - h
Rudder repair brhoads at 1:01pm 09.10.25 Thanks so much for all of the help. After taking the pintleoff, I discovered that a chunk of the rud
Autopilot for O'Day 39 jssailem at 11:22am 09.10.25 The suggested CPT autopilot by @Stu Jackson is a solid unit. For day sailing on a boat where the ski
Keel bolt damage on lead keel rgranger at 11:15am 09.10.25 You are not too far from Annapolis. There should be many yards that deal with sailboats there.

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