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Need mast and swing keel for Venture 24 Lemont at 5:06pm 06.04.20 Trailer Sailors 5/940 Trailer collapsed on the way to the lake, dropping our well loved Venture 24 on the highway. Swing k
Smelly "fresh" water GWG at 4:40pm 06.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/5116
Ignition wiring (1) danm1 at 3:02pm 06.04.20 Big Boats 5/791 So, I did it again. Fixed one problem and created another. My stop cable was stuck so I pulled a new
Hunter 260 Faucet Replacement (2) rk1sails at 2:29pm 06.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2150 I am slowly fixing up a 2003 Hunter 260 and both the galley and vanity cold water faucets are badly
What is the proper maintenance routine for a 76 C22 in salt water. Richie50 at 2:07pm 06.04.20 Catalina 22 8/611 I own a 1976 C22 swing keel. In October 2010 I purchased the boat, removed the keel, sanded all surf
Awww Snap! It leaked! Project_Mayhem at 1:16pm 06.04.20 Ask All Sailors 7/873 I charged a battery a couple of days ago. Took it off the charger yesterday morning. I came back thi
Alarm and warning light not coming on shawanaga at 12:51pm 06.04.20 Big Boats 3/597 Recently I turn the key and I am not getting the buzzer or light coming on. We played with it a bit
Macgregor 19 battery set up Tottoch at 12:17pm 06.04.20 Trailer Sailors 1/709 I would like to see any Macgregor 19 battery set ups. Location, 2nd battery options, solor addition,
Hunter 46 AC Raw Water Pickup (1) sail sfbay at 11:46am 06.04.20 Ask All Sailors 6/562 Boat does not have AC raw water pick up thru hull #8. Can the forward head raw water pick up thru h
Locating a H37C owner (newly purchased) luketsp at 11:29am 06.04.20 The Cherubini Hunters 0/524 Hi folks, this is a bit of an odd post, but hoping someone might be able to connect some dots. I'm h
2000 Hunter 340 - Heat Exchangers Service? Yachtsman1686 at 10:47am 06.04.20 Big Boats 1/430 Hi All, I put my 2000 Hunter 340 on the market (San Diego). The broker is asking me when the last
Rain under the sliding hatch while trailering ... SOLVED! (1) Gene Neill at 9:08am 06.04.20 Catalina 22 3/896 This was a happy accident, just a raggedy old scrap of Sunbrella I found in the shed. I don't even k
Leak in P 42 forward bathroom ceiling. BBC16385 at 8:56am 06.04.20 Big Boats 2/334 My 1997 P42 has developed a leak in the forward head. Water will drop down from the headliner above
Bilge paint colour h41ac leemarkadams at 7:43am 06.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/491 Hi all, Want to repaint the bilges on out H41ac (year 2004) and does anyone know what the actual c
Floor flooding. (2) Scott T-Bird at 7:02am 06.04.20 Ask All Sailors 34/4041 Trying to piece together some clues based on what we (me and surveyor) have seen on this 20 year-old
I'm considering buying a NewPort 30 Hillbillybuddha at 7:52pm 06.03.20 Newport 23/9886 I sailed a lot when I was younger. Haven't sailed much since the 90s. But my wife and I want to spen
O'Day 25 Main Cabin Windows Project_Mayhem at 7:29pm 06.03.20 Parts Search 2/361 I'm looking for some fixed main cabin windows for an O'Day 25 - Primarily the starboard aft window.
Non-Drying Gasket Sealant Project_Mayhem at 7:15pm 06.03.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1644 I was happy to discover that #2 sealer didnt dry... or so I thought. I pulled my power head off this
More Alternator questions (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:50pm 06.03.20 Ask All Sailors 24/4217 I had a Catalina 320 surveyed with Yanmar 3GM30F engine with a supposed alternator upgrade. The sta
Please allow me to introduce garymalmgren at 5:36pm 06.03.20 Ask All Sailors 4/534 Please allow me to introduce you to some one that you have probably never heard off. As an Australi

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Tartan 33R Throttle Cable (2) Schwarz633 at 6:15am 07.31.24 1. I'm not familiar with that kind of speed control, where you can pull it back to shut down the en
Yanmar electrical problem. BigEasy at 5:46am 07.31.24
Anchor deployment wyctoronto at 5:17am 07.31.24 Thanks, I have since marked the chain at the point where the centre of gravity is downward then I re
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable kappykaplan at 5:10am 07.31.24 Is it possible that this sequence reduces engine idle to a speed that will no longer support combust
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable jviss at 4:36am 07.31.24 1. I'm not familiar with that kind of speed control, where you can pull it back to shut down the eng
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? jibes138 at 4:09am 07.31.24 Check two things. This weekend they both failed on my little 20hp outboard skiff. 1. Pull the picku
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE sailme88 at 3:43am 07.31.24 If memory serves me correctly, the LE has an inboard diesel along with other upgrades. The plain Ja
Yanmar electrical problem. dlochner at 2:48am 07.31.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE kappykaplan at 2:33am 07.31.24 Oday 27-2 manuals are here - don't know how different the 27-2 is from the 272LE. https://oday.sailb
Anchor deployment peterwynndavies at 12:02am 07.31.24 I used a small "bow fender" and got the anchor in a ready to go position ie. with the center of gra
1984 Hunter 22 Swing Keel pivot pin SeaTR at 9:13pm 07.30.24 Jim_3 ---I would recommend that you do a complete overhaul of your H22 (1981) swing keel. I have do
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 07.30.24 whether I should add some permatex etc to it? Try some temporary gasket material but be careful w
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 9:05pm 07.30.24 It does not have an off switch Actually, it does. Hold the button down for a couple of seconds and
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 8:39pm 07.30.24 Would it need to be coated with liquid gasket etc? Only coat the flange side. Why? Because the e
Yanmar electrical problem. Tally Ho at 8:22pm 07.30.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2G
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 8:03pm 07.30.24 Thanks yes this is basically what I'm going to do - the question is whether I can just use regular i
Hose life? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:53pm 07.30.24 A number of yard managers in both small and large boatyards have told me that the average maximum wo
West Marine Inventory Leeward Rail at 6:25pm 07.30.24 and the finite, non-zero chance of an accident every time you drive I can't see that ever being in
1gm10 Electrical Vannbrook at 6:24pm 07.30.24 Thanks, i will give it a shoot tomorrow, appreciate the advice
DIY Wooden Blocks (1) thinwater at 6:23pm 07.30.24 It helps if you have a lathe, but I've used an electric drill and accomplished almost the same thin

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