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Table Weight - Hunter 376 Tristan Simonds at 12:18pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 8/1610 So I removed my mast step to attempt to release the table weight as it has rusted to the inside of t
December Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 6:36am 12.09.19 Racing 27/3199 We raced in the GBCA Chili Chase regatta last Saturday on Galveston Bay. The wind died before most b
EV-200 Auto Pilot. BwWhisper at 6:27am 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 5/514 Has anyone installed an EV-200 Auto Pilot in a 32 foot sailboat? I am wondering where to mount drive
Catalina 34MK II autopilot install gary16188 at 6:26am 12.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/865 I have a 2005 Catalina 34 MK II. I recently purchased a Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. I am not sure
MacGregor Venture 2-24 & Venture 21 Keel BravoGolf at 4:13am 12.09.19 Parts Search 1/618 I'm looking for keels for both a 1972 Venture 2-24 and a 1972 Venture 21. Original keels that can b
Fresh water filling floods bilge? OraclePythia at 10:59pm 12.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1842 Hey, new owner of a 1995 Beneteau Farr 50 here. When filling my four fresh water tanks, the top tray
Genoa sail needed davidaH at 8:35pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 10/943 Does anyone have a 150% furling Genoa for sale in NZ? Mine shredded itself in the high winds a few
Keel Damage 1986 Hunter 40 Legend (1) OZWILD at 8:05pm 12.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/958 He All, I have sustained some keel damage. I am not confident I know when it happened, but I suspect
Any other C22 MkII owners out there? Zinger88 at 7:51pm 12.08.19 Catalina 22 2/580 As a new owner of a 2002 Catalina 22 MkII (#15493) and new member to the forum, I thought I'd toss o
Yanmar 3YM30 with KM2P-1 tranny vibration Ebenezer at 6:08pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 1/497 Vibration, enough to cause mechanical seal to leak (in forward not in reverse). I know the transmiss
grampian 26 info, looking to buy fred1diver at 3:31pm 12.08.19 Grampian 7/1440 looking at buying a grampian 26, can anyone tell me if the galley is easily removable to refinish it
1985 H31 Keel-Hull "Flanges" (3) Capt-Jack at 3:20pm 12.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1286 A recent inspection of my H31 bottom revealed what look like flanges that appear at the keel-hull jo
Hypalon eroded am I screwed? (1) scuba201 at 3:11pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 13/3004 So I thought I was getting a good on craigs list on this ab inflatable, seller said it had a leak bu
another buy or charter question Richard19068 at 1:51pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 8/620 Greetings: My wife and I are thinking about sailing for two months or so in the PNW, mostly in water
Ever wonder what could be swimming beneath your keel? TomY at 12:35pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1619 https://neal.fun/deep-sea
Attention San Diego Area Boaters >>> New Regulations (1) Rick D at 12:33pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 24/1562 For those of you in San Diego, see this notice of meeting and PowerPoint regarding a proposal to res
2020 policy survey results (3) Phil Herring at 10:43am 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1103 Thank you all for participating in the survey! I would normally run it longer but the results we cle
USVI - Charter Suggestions Nodak7 at 8:35am 12.08.19 Big Boats 2/575 Scheduled a CYOA Charter out of St Johns USVI for March. Looking for some suggestions or advice on w
Florida Folk's Registration Question scuba201 at 7:34pm 12.07.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1381 Purchased a boat in Florida, I am in Texas, did the title change, registration, etc. through the mai
Raymarine ST40 Depth Ken13559 at 6:09pm 12.07.19 Ask All Sailors 7/2892 Hi, if my Raymarine ST40 Depth transducer is faulty, can I cut old wire and splice new on to it? It'

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2GM20F engine issue RoyS at 5:09am 02.22.24 Question your compression gauge results. Examine your gauge assembly closely. There should be a chec
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. Davidasailor26 at 4:51am 02.22.24
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 4:35am 02.22.24 It doesn't really become brittle, in the materials definition of that term. It corrodes and wears.
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 CAVU at 2:53am 02.22.24 Using the inspection camera we did see a messenger string in one of the three conduits. Unfortunatel
WINDLASS dLj at 2:33am 02.22.24
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? dLj at 2:15am 02.22.24 I'm looking for just a sheet winch, not an anchor windlass. my bad... dj
2GM20F engine issue knackers at 11:39pm 02.21.24 check that a reversing roller has not fallen out of the kiwi prop. had same problem with reverse
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 marcham at 11:22pm 02.21.24 You should have strings pulled in each conduit from the factory. If you use one, ensure you pull a n
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 02.21.24
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink baycloud at 8:15pm 02.21.24 A bit of long story. After quite a bit of reflection, following unsuccessful tracking even with the
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 7:57pm 02.21.24 This sounds like a rather less than honest statement. Given the length to which you went through th
WINDLASS dLj at 7:01pm 02.21.24
Fuel locker and propane dlochner at 6:51pm 02.21.24 Thanks for the input. The solution might be mounting the gas can to the stern rail. safe, effectiv
WINDLASS dLj at 6:50pm 02.21.24
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 6:48pm 02.21.24 This sounds like a rather less than honest statement. Given the length to which you went through th
WINDLASS dLj at 6:42pm 02.21.24 Silly me I was hoping to avoid the debate between HDG (Hot Dipped Galvanized) and SS This sounds l
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 6:41pm 02.21.24
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 5:28pm 02.21.24 I'm not going to argue with you, simply put some numbers out there. 3/8 grade 43 (high strength) g
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 5:20pm 02.21.24 I'd also like to know more on where you're coming from here. Are you just getting more service life
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 5:17pm 02.21.24 Silly me I was hoping to avoid the debate between HDG (Hot Dipped Galvanized) and SS But in answer t

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