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More January racing in Texas Bill19233 at 8:21pm 01.21.20 Racing 29/3642 Last week was over 20 knots, but this week was another drifter. A frontal passage gave us a little w
Looking for a rigging service in or near San Pedro CA marke14 at 6:54pm 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2669 Greetings SBO friends, If anyone has any recommendations for a rigging company to re-rig my wire ro
Catalina 34 MK II salon table conversion gary16188 at 3:35pm 01.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2292 Hello, Can anyone tell me how to lower the salon table for use as a berth. i cannot figure it out. T
Hunter 37.5 (1990)-Garmin Linear Drive Autopilot Installation Assistance Biggin at 2:17pm 01.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/720 I am in the process of replacing all of my original Raymarine instruments including the ST60 (wheel
Scimitar rudders Drinky Crow at 1:13pm 01.21.20 Racing 4/1214 Like the ones on the old Pearsons/C'C's. What's the helm like? Balanced or heavy/dead....?
Fluid line to overflow tank Hydro Therapy at 11:32am 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 2/361
Looking to get out on the water in Tampa on Saturday Project_Mayhem at 9:28am 01.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/571 We're averaging 20F in Chicago lately. As a result the sailing bug has been gnawing at us pretty har
Access to exhaust elbow on Universal MX 25 in Catalina 36 Fudsdad at 1:59am 01.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/596 Can anyone help me access my exhaust elbow to clean the end of the sea water hose? Is it from the a
Replacing a "Max Prop" on a Beneteau 25 mm metric sized shaft. Mike H. at 9:05pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 0/19 We have a 1989 Beneteau First 35s5. New to us last June. 31 years old. When we pulled her out for th
Solar vents Weasel at 7:19pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 2/500 Has Nicro Fico gone out of business. All I see are Marineco units at EXORBITANT prices. Anybody?
Appropriate Fuse Size ? catalanc at 5:29pm 01.20.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2825 Hi Guys, I have a new 2 me 1988 Seaward 24. Very simple electrical system and I am replacing old/m
New name and graphics (1) RussC at 5:01pm 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 13/889 I pulled the cover back on the Merit today just enough to wipe down the area and install the new vin
Hunter 240 needs stern rails and stern seats (1) Dolphin55 at 3:33pm 01.20.20 Smaller Boats 20/1952 My Hunter 240 came with an open transom - no stern rails or stern seats. I can purchase the rails an
Question about repairing toe rail and hull (3) AndreInPortland at 2:29pm 01.20.20 Catalina 22 15/1891 An area of visible damage on Avalon is on her starboard toe rail and hull. I'm not sure if the toe r
Grey Enterprises Gone? markwbird at 10:06am 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1980 I am freaking out. What happened to Grey Hatches?
Frozen M-18 - Rebuildable? Jimski at 10:03am 01.20.20 Engines and Propulsion 12/1150 2 part question: 1. I have a frozen M-18 that's been in my garage for 2 years. It froze after sucki
Newport RI to Mystic CT (1) ontherocks83 at 8:59am 01.20.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1943 This summer I am hoping to take the trip from Narragansett Bay to Mystic Ct for a few days. Is anyon
Hunter 22 Mast Raising from Trailer Single Handed (8) curt in CO at 8:51am 01.20.20 Smaller Boats 1/1746
2014 Beneteau Oceanis 48. Freezer Vortac at 8:27am 01.20.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/867 Hi All I am having problems with the freezer. It is my understanding that all 4 side should form
I need a used mast for a Hunter 34 MacV at 6:03am 01.20.20 Parts Search 15/3135 I recently bought a 1988 H34 demasted due to hurricane damage. The boat is docked in Dania Beach, F

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Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. bonkle at 1:14pm 03.01.24 Well golly gee. I found a mechanic to get the trans out, shipped to the service center, and got an i
Clean Out Oil Pan Rick Webb at 1:00pm 03.01.24 There likely maybe some gunk or sludge in the bottom of the oil pan. If it is sitting there stuck on
Clean Out Oil Pan Richard19068 at 11:50am 03.01.24 I wouldn't pull my oil pan unless there was some indication of a problem. I might put some Sea Foam
Clean Out Oil Pan Justin_NSA at 11:32am 03.01.24 I've been seriously contemplating going even further; Having the pan tapped and a drain valve instal
Water Leaks laitm001 at 11:24am 03.01.24 Use a test strip in fresh water then another in Salt water Sample that your boat is in. Compare th
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 (2) laitm001 at 11:08am 03.01.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Snow falling on Cedars (1) jssailem at 10:17am 03.01.24 For our NE brethren, there are a 2 High Pressure cells in the Atlantic that are going to try and tea
Clean Out Oil Pan Rich Stidger at 10:11am 03.01.24 I agree with @jssailem up to a point. I would not attempt a job like this without compelling eviden
Clean Out Oil Pan jssailem at 9:47am 03.01.24 As Mike Rowe the host of Dirty Jobs might say... You have no idea until you explore it for yourself.
Grand Soleil 50 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 03.01.24 The only GS 50 with which I am familiar has a 7.5 ft keel draft. It itself, that severely limits whe
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 7:44am 03.01.24 I reviewed your "about Me" post... "Fairly new to sailing, in process of learning." The Catalina 22
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 7:17am 03.01.24 Thank you for your response. I was wandering what the cost of replacing that might be and have oft
Chain Plate Inspection American_Mainsail at 7:03am 03.01.24 Those look the same as the fascia covers on my 44 (which is also the same hull). Put a plastic scrap
New England Ropes VIPER line reviews? (1) jssailem at 6:54am 03.01.24 I use it for my outhaul. It should be very serviceable as halyards. I found the line a bit stiff.
Sigma drive flex coupler (1) American_Mainsail at 5:58am 03.01.24 I notice far less vibration and maybe somewhat less noise. There isn't less noise inherently due to
Windlass (1) JamesG161 at 5:48am 03.01.24 Here is the electrical diagram. e H340 info spot, which includes the Owners Manual. https://hunter.
Twizzle rig? Tipsynippertoo at 3:22am 03.01.24 https://www.yachtingworld.com/cruising/downwind-sailing-tips-sail-more-comfortably-and-faster-with-t
Windlass marcham at 3:18am 03.01.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/anchor-windlass-for-hunter-340.1249932807 https://forums.
Twizzle rig? Tipsynippertoo at 3:11am 03.01.24 Update: I had new sails made a couple of years ago, not long after posting the original article. I s
2GM20F engine issue Tipsynippertoo at 2:58am 03.01.24 With the boat out of the water: If the prop' is serviced correctly the blades should rotate on their

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