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Stern Tube Vent Fitting Failure (2) PDReynolds at 2:23pm 03.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3229 Hi All, I think this might be a fairly common problem. Today the bronze threaded hose barb venting m
Corona Virus: A Time to Reflect - Worst Vehicle You've Ever Owned (1) BlowMeAway at 1:32pm 03.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 59/3709 Last night I got together with a few local friends. Only six, not more than the ten allowed by Fed g
Looking exhaust manifold DNRJR at 11:44am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1790 I have a 37 Hunter with a Yanmar 3QM30 engine. I need to find a new exhaust manifold. This part is n
Ceramic coatings anyone? Mr Fox at 11:26am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 34/2096
What is this on my Keel? (5) captcoho at 11:24am 03.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1443 Had this spider cracking on my keel (about the middle on port side) for a couple of three, four seas
Defeating a Catalina 34 design flaw (5) sailme88 at 11:13am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 4/610
Wire Furler on a MacGregor 26s Y-Knot at 11:02am 03.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/583 I'm considering a wire furler. That will let me use all my current sails and remove the sail when I'
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement EnamrdSalr21 at 10:39am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 32/3746 Hey everyone! My jib halyard is currently wire to rope and the wire has somehow twisted up like a sl
Head smells- where is my in-line dispenser? Mike Oldak at 10:09am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 3/604 Years ago I used to buy a little bottle of blue liquid that would enter the bowl with each pump. I'
Main Sheet Rigging (2) SVCeviche at 9:29am 03.21.20 Mid-Size Boats 14/5812 Hello all! New owners of a 1985 Catalina 27 here. I wanted to share a photo of our main sheet riggin
Hunter Legend 37.5 Head set up destiny12 at 5:21am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 2/423 Hi all, i just did a refit of the boat in Phuket and am trying to figure out how the discharge syste
Metal Blue Water gas can; no air vent Captain Billy at 8:23pm 03.20.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/737 I purchased a metal can from Blue Water, which fits under the seat of my 26M. There is no gas vent,
Older model st60 Bill M at 6:09pm 03.20.20 Ask All Sailors 6/410 I am cleaning lubricating the speed meter for the transducer, Raymarine ST60. I need one magnet loca
Spring Fever (3) jssailem at 4:38pm 03.20.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/320
It's A Little Warm Here Today (2) Rick Webb at 3:48pm 03.20.20 Ask All Sailors 4/441 176198
Whats the deal with this Italian marina? (2) gtg at 3:32pm 03.20.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1552 My friend found a marina over seas. The marina is missing "fingers" in between the boats. Do they
Install New Cable In Mast Roger Wood at 3:02pm 03.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4574 I want to install wind transponder on top of my mast (Hunter 33.5, 1988, Z. Diffusion) so need to in
Cal 21 Owner (3) EnamrdSalr21 at 12:36pm 03.20.20 Trailer Sailors 3/1862 Hey everyone! I bought a 1970 cal 21 2 years ago and have had a blast sailing it. I'm looking to mak
Mahalo sports newrudder (1) LeslieTroyer at 12:21pm 03.20.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 16/1213 Just got the rudder head bolted up. Looking good. So far new to me autoprop, shaft,cutlass, PSS dri
Hunter 306 aft vent, blower and engine's air intake take.yvr at 10:49am 03.20.20 Mid-Size Boats 23/3328 I'm a new owner of Hunter 306 and working on cleaning and fixes... There is a 3-inch hose running f

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CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES JamesG161 at 9:31am 03.10.24 I flew in the Navy way back when. Me too , but so Way Back...;) Naval Aviator Jim... aka RIO PS
Splicing sta set 8mm jssailem at 9:07am 03.10.24
GOB Gone? thinwater at 9:07am 03.10.24 I was once told my writing sometimes represented "sustainable boating" rather than traditional produ
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 9:06am 03.10.24
Splicing sta set 8mm jssailem at 8:41am 03.10.24 It was a bit of knowledge learned through failure. I tried. I failed. I discovered a better mouse
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 8:37am 03.10.24
Microwave on Hunter 306? JamesG161 at 8:22am 03.10.24 The Microwave should be attached to the cabinet by at least one point, that is approved by their ins
Splicing sta set 8mm (2) jssailem at 8:18am 03.10.24 You identify the most difficult of the tasks when doing a splice with stay-set. This is compounded w
Tohatsu Charging Jacktar at 8:17am 03.10.24 Direct to battery, motor alternator has a voltage regulator on it.
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dLj at 8:06am 03.10.24
G-10 discs for thru-hull dLj at 7:56am 03.10.24 Just not sure if there is a material comparability issue with Marelon sea cocks No material compa
GOB Gone? dLj at 7:11am 03.10.24 There is more sailing information available now than ever. While I agree in theory with the above,
GOB Gone? shemandr at 6:07am 03.10.24 I don't think I'm going to take any share of the blame for the demise of GOB. I was a subscriber fo
Microwave on Hunter 306? (1) jdrutten at 5:02am 03.10.24 Mine came with an exotic Origo, but as jssailem noted, you could put whatever in there as long as it
GOB Gone? jssailem at 4:58am 03.10.24 Interesting look. Lamenting the change of sailboat book publishing as the gentrification of sailing.
Microwave on Hunter 306? jssailem at 4:25am 03.10.24 Congratulations on your boat acquisition. From your post I am guessing this is an older boat. As you
GOB Gone? twodzusfittings at 4:21am 03.10.24 Interesting take: j-F7XzAMfMg
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (2) twodzusfittings at 3:24am 03.10.24 My first application of faux teak lasted total of three years before being removed. It was a cheap p
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 11:41pm 03.09.24 Pull the end cap off the heat exchanger and see if there is build up of scale on the tubes. I had a
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? jssailem at 9:21pm 03.09.24 That may be his auxiliary. You can see the depth of the motor when down. Not very deep. Going throug

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