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Outboard Motor Carb Question (1) BrianW at 8:15am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/403
gouged gelcoat on 380 planoron at 7:52am 06.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/420 Well backing in last night I almost cleared but now have a decent gouge by the port rubrail aft. L
Replaced Upper Shrouds on H23.5 CrispyCringle at 7:03am 06.23.19 Smaller Boats 2/419 I replaced the upper shrouds on my 23.5 yesterday. I noticed a few popped strands in the steel wire
How to remove cotter pins LordNelson at 6:56am 06.23.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1347 I am replacing the back stay and can not get a grip on the small masthead cotter pin in order to ben
Adding a Cunningham to a Crowded Deck Sailavie1 at 6:23am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 15/2521
Atlantic Hurricane Forecast 2019 (2) JamesG161 at 6:01am 06.23.19 Weather and Forecasting 5/800 The National Hurricane Center has this forecast. justed forecast! ____ The East Pacific , Atlantic a
No fixing sailing !! pclarksurf at 8:39pm 06.22.19 Catalina 22 3/546 Aux5Y5HChz8 It can be done: first season the only thing I had to do prior to splash was a quick was
LP Monitor Breaker Keeps Popping ??? Patrick17430 at 3:43pm 06.22.19 Ask All Sailors 6/441 Hello, We have the Trident gas control panel on our 79 Hunter Cherubini 37 and the breaker pops quit
ditching the kicker bubby-joe at 2:35pm 06.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/3319 I own a 93 26S and am looking to ditch the old broken unreliable outboard and all liquid fuel for it
H170 Where to put the boom when trailering? Shorefun at 2:27pm 06.22.19 Day Sailers 2/784 When I lay my mast down I put he base forward and leave the shrouds attached. Works out nice for ste
Anti-overflow valve causing fuel to leak in the bilges... ugh dkerphunter at 1:53pm 06.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1051 Just took delivery of a Dufour. According to new EU environmental regulations, there is an anti-over
6 wire fuel sending unit - what is this? (5) buddy0 at 11:42am 06.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 4/1557 Just when I thought I had fuel sending units figured out, I come across this in my 2005 Hunter 33-2.
6volt batteries down to 80%.... NYSail at 11:37am 06.22.19 Ask All Sailors 12/784
I'm tired of Groco repair kits $$$$ Are you? (2) StargazerP303 at 10:27am 06.22.19 Ask All Sailors 16/3378 No matter what I do my Groco system fails to stop raw water from filling the bowl with raw-water onl
Wing keel mod DevR375 at 7:40am 06.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1532 Has anyone out there cut off the wings from the keel of a Legend 37.5?
1971 Evinrude won't start. Need ideas. Christian Sailing at 6:44am 06.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/884
Legend 37.5, what size dinghy? aybabtme at 1:45am 06.22.19 Big Boats 2/729 Hey folks! I was wondering what size dinghy people manage to get on their L37.5. I think a 10'2"x5'5
Legend 37.5, what size dinghy? aybabtme at 1:34am 06.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/14 Hey folks! I was wondering what size dinghy people manage to get on their L37.5. I think a 10'2"x5'5
H 23.5 Reefing Points JDE at 4:00pm 06.21.19 Smaller Boats 3/718
How do you rig a 130 Genoea on an O'Day Mariner Rob101 at 1:51pm 06.21.19 Trailer Sailors 22/2754 I have a 1976 Mariner and only sailed it a few times. When I bought it , it did not have a regular j

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Fuel pump filter-necessary? east coaster at 4:17am 09.14.23 Thank you all for your experience and advice. I will remove the 75 micron filter when I do all my fi
Parts required for adding an Asym. to 29.5 Bentsailor at 4:04am 09.14.23 Thanks Greg...will do. The owners manual does show Z-Spar as the go to on their asym. option drawing
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller Salty Jack at 3:22am 09.14.23 Thanks! Will do some research about this...
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Sailgunner at 3:02am 09.14.23 Wow, where is that? The cheapest wired Lewmar one I can find is $200. Don't need a lewmar. Just u
School's back in session cruise! Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 09.13.23 @Hayden Watson. Too funny. We had stuck our nose into Eagle Hbr around noon yesterday and saw 3 emp
Color of your lines Stu Jackson at 8:43pm 09.13.23 Mine are pretty much all the same color. I learned their proper names and used those.
I have an 21' American Fiberglass (2) Perry Welch at 8:41pm 09.13.23 Hi Guys New question On the stern where the rudder mounts on the boat there is a stainless steel rod
School's back in session cruise! Hello Below at 8:28pm 09.13.23 @Hayden Watson. Too funny. We had stuck our nose into Eagle Hbr around noon yesterday and saw 3 empt
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 09.13.23 I think I'll make them from UHMW - less expensive and enjoyable to fabricate. The ideal material.
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 8:14pm 09.13.23 Imagine my disappointment when unheated water began flowing from the newly installed PRV once I hoo
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:28pm 09.13.23
Deception Pass. (4) Hayden Watson at 7:20pm 09.13.23 We came through Deception Pass today and DeepZoom indicated that the current was 4.4-kts but that mu
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO Davidasailor26 at 7:19pm 09.13.23 Problem solved. There is an error in the HTML code that does not pass on the boat manufacturer's na
Where to find a 2005 Beneteau Oceanis owner's manual? Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 09.13.23 The owners manual for our 2014 Oceanis 37 is 115 pages, so more than your 26, but still does not go
Genoa sheets Gene Neill at 6:50pm 09.13.23 Outside. Otherwise tacking gets complicated.
Looking for new sails?? Gene Neill at 6:48pm 09.13.23 In all honesty the inside tracks have been the best change I have made. They easily give me 3 deg m
School's back in session cruise! (4) Hayden Watson at 6:44pm 09.13.23 Well John, we were in the upper NW corner and got some clouds on Monday and Tuesday, but the rain he
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? dkinzer at 6:43pm 09.13.23 Thanks for the photo. I think I'll make them from UHMW - less expensive and enjoyable to fabricate.
Bumpers on H41AC Swim Ladder Rails? quadrille38 at 6:11pm 09.13.23 You are missing the parts that cushion the helm seat. here is the link to them on SBO. They ate pri
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Walsh0575 at 5:22pm 09.13.23 The panel I'm referring to is the plastic black rectangle in the photo. For me it's part number 1281

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