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Bareboat Tahiti? DanMaine at 1:09pm 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 5/632 I'm considering chartering a bare boat monohull in Tahiti for a week or two. Anybody have any experi
Can we get an all owners electrical section? MFD at 11:56am 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 2/476 I always thought it was odd we have plumbing, engines, other things - but no dedicated electrical/el
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Migolito at 10:58am 03.02.25 Ask All Sailors 12/2572 Hello again, I'm installing a Suzuki 2.5 on my inflatable and will be adding a fitting for an extern
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:33am 03.02.25 Smaller Boats 23/2635
Best way to remove FlexiTeak adhesive. jim01749 at 8:19am 03.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/653 Just got my new Plasideck teak pieces to replace all the old ones on the boat. Any recommendations o
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units (3) Arbee at 2:42pm 03.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/989 Over the past couple of years our waste tank sending unit, and fresh water to a lesser degree, have
Engine control cables bound in pedestal, H37.5 (4) PAC3142 at 9:44am 03.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1175 I'm replacing my engine control cables because the shifter cable broke last fall (When approaching t
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (6) jssailem at 9:32am 03.01.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1896 In October 2024, I received an advertisement for what looked too good to be true: LFPo4 batteries at
Retrieving engine hours Mike8193 at 2:24pm 02.28.25 Ask All Sailors 7/862 Yanmar 3YM 20 engine. Tachometer and fuel gauge work fine. Engine hours have not displayed for quite
Chesapeake Bay weather - Spring Change (5) jssailem at 8:05am 02.28.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/743 I have been trying to understand the weather patterns that are affecting the Chesapeake Bay as sprin
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head Samos381 at 8:20pm 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 4/565 I have very low fresh water pressure coming from the rear showerhead on the swim platform of my 2001
Replacing Mast Head Sheaves on a 310 KenK13623 at 2:31pm 02.27.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/714 I am most likely will have to replace my Jib halyward sheave and since I will have to drop the mast
Assistance Finding a Stern Tube/Shaft Log for a Beneteau 393 (7) SVBLU at 1:55pm 02.27.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/1438 This is a follow up to my post about running over a fishing line and rotating my stern tube. In the
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 5:03am 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 8/885 MARINE STRIKE LOG SURVEY Take the Survey Participate in this anonymous survey about collisions at se
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 3:55am 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 0/14 MARINE STRIKE LOG SURVEY Take the Survey Participate in this anonymous survey about collisions at se
Outboard Battery Connection Bobbi Ullinger at 7:49pm 02.26.25 Smaller Boats 6/889 I'm planning on replacing our 30 year old Honda 5 pull start on our '93 23.5 with a new Honda 8 elec
Non-skid surface (1) drgbanks at 4:14pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 6/812 Hello, I'm refurbishing a new to me O'day 22. On the topside there is this non-skid surface. As yo
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 3:52pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 29/1808 I'd like to move my 2 Golf Cart 6V Lead Acid batteries (that are only 2 years old) from high in the
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:38pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 48/4226 I am installling a new windlass that has a chain gypsy to replace the capstan rope only windlass tha
Kenyon Alcohol stove burner questions azambella at 10:40am 02.26.25 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1003 Has anyone fixed/rebuilt their Kenyon presurised alcohol stove burners? I have one that is misbehav

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Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Leeward Rail at 10:49am 11.30.25 If you're a physically capable individual, you definitely don't need a suicide machine like this N
Has anyone the caulked the black rub rail that covers the top/bottom hull seam LLoyd B at 10:15am 11.30.25 Years ago after putting the boat away after a long summer weekend I got back into the boat after the
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Don S/V ILLusion at 10:07am 11.30.25 Thanks for the link @Captain Larry-DH . I think this presents a damn good lesson to NOT have a powe
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 9:53am 11.30.25 Another note regarding electric winch danger is that many winch controls have load sensors and will
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. BigEasy at 9:28am 11.30.25 Lots of work and $$$. Good job!
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident (1) JamesG161 at 9:09am 11.30.25 Mine has a safety cover and a long way from the Winch.
Funny Friday!!! (1) JamesG161 at 8:58am 11.30.25 235678 @Kermit working a remote control AGAIN :facepalm: Jim...
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (1) RussC at 8:47am 11.30.25 This looks nice! And could you share the model of the little clock you hit there? I love it!! it's
Introduction - Ballenita eherlihy at 8:26am 11.30.25 Welcome! That hull looks to be in GREAT condition! Is that gelcoat or paint?
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (1) Hayden Watson at 7:28am 11.30.25 If you know anyone with a 3d printer, you can make an escutcheon plate to cover the hole and fit the
Depth sounder replacement on C30 kappykaplan at 6:58am 11.30.25 Silly question but.. where do you get the charts? West Marine? NOAA no longer prints nautical char
Depth sounder replacement on C30 manymoon at 6:50am 11.30.25 I would encourage you to get a chart of the local area you plan to sail. Study the chart and stay i
Depth sounder replacement on C30 manymoon at 6:47am 11.30.25 I just removed a Raymarine ST-40 depth instrument from my boat. keeping the transducer in place but
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. dmax at 6:38am 11.30.25 Excellent write-up, nice job.
Cleaning a Diesel Tank jibes138 at 4:28am 11.30.25 Would Dawn soap work to remove the scum? Seems like a go to detergent for oil spill cleanups as well
Introduction - Ballenita kloudie1 at 3:58am 11.30.25 Congrats on the boat; she looks to have been well kept. Welcome to the forum!. Lots of great info t
Introduction - Ballenita kappykaplan at 3:12am 11.30.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer:
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? Paceship.org at 9:20pm 11.29.25 This is creating a good list of boats to consider. So far the Seawards are looking promising, even
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (3) max_sailing at 6:40pm 11.29.25 27) Using feeler gauges, we made minor adjustments to the engine port-aft position until the gap on
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. (4) max_sailing at 6:21pm 11.29.25 16) Installed the new RD-22-A-4 damper, using new screws from Westerbeke part # 200443. I couldn't

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