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Genius time fix for Beckson @#%&* portlight gasket njlarry at 8:05pm 06.18.19 Ask All Sailors 4/494 I have previously posted my frustrating experience over 6 years trying to replace a leaking gasket o
Cal T2 sonar transducer location T2-1966 at 6:08pm 06.18.19 Cal 0/705 Has anyone mounted an in-hull sonar transducer in an early 70's Cal-T2 or Cal-2-27? I am new to sona
Not One of Beneteau's Better Idea's! (2) BrianRobin at 5:56pm 06.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1432 Picture of the furling pin on my 351, the drum is below the deck and accessible from the anchor lock
Boat pumpkinpie at 5:20pm 06.18.19 Ask All Sailors 27/2423 .
Pneumatic Arm? rgranger at 5:13pm 06.18.19 Smaller Boats 6/640 Hello Hunter owners. For some mysterious reason, the pneumatic arm that holds up my front hatch (w
Hunter 23 electrical (1) joeredwing19 at 3:10pm 06.18.19 Smaller Boats 4/1082 http://file:///Users/joeyslaptop/Desktop/IMG_0411.jpeg Hi I recently purchased a hunter 23' sailboat
Battery Fuses LakeOntario270 at 2:41pm 06.18.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/446 I'm looking to upgrade my Catalina 270 battery system by adding a battery fuse block like the Blue S
Beneteau 323: Replacement transom shower head? Bryan9 at 1:16pm 06.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1419 Due to incomplete winterization (mea culpa), the spray head on my 2006 323's transom shower is crack
Whisker Pole Mast Storage (1) Bill19233 at 1:10pm 06.18.19 Ask All Sailors 23/3849 My Hunter 340 has the whisker pole stored on mast. The top end is on the ring pulled up high on the
Need suggestion on furler issue dennisv at 10:26am 06.18.19 Bigger Boats 5/1297 Need suggestions for things to "look at" on my furler. It is a Furlex unit and believe it to be ori
Do you - Accidental Gybe? jssailem at 9:02am 06.18.19 Ask All Sailors 68/7834 If you sail down wind, it is a fact of life... You are going to do an accidental gybe. If you are no
Sails seminar this Saturday (1) bob_pattison at 8:33am 06.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/530 Long Island / CT / NY Beneteau Owners: Sails seminar this Saturday at Willis Marine. The good folks
Interesting sail design... got me thinking (3) rgranger at 7:03am 06.18.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1504 Hello all. Yesterday, I stumbled upon this interesting concept video for a sailing trimaran canoe.
Yanmar alarm and hydrolock Richard L at 6:50am 06.18.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1046 Hi all, When trying to start the Yanmar 47 port engine on our cat the alarm would sound necessitat
Which Yanmar water pump? (2) Jon Elliott at 6:38am 06.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1641 166121 166120 I have a 1978 Hunter 27 with the Yanmar engine and I need to replace the gaskets and t
Power Requirements Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 06.18.19 Musings With Maine Sail 16/1475 Apparently there's no electrical forum so I'm posting here. I have an OMC Saildrive which is essenti
Are two headsails better than one? Todd Atchison at 6:30am 06.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1030 While getting organized for the sailing season I happened upon a very good condition jib (Rick Walla
Storing a furling jib Stlsailor at 5:15am 06.18.19 Smaller Boats 13/1868 I recently purchased a Hunter 260 with a CDI flexible furling fib. It is still in my driveway, waiti
Frigoboat Refrigeration System Repair Mike H. at 8:49pm 06.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1 We just took delivery on our 1989 first 35s5. Lots of repairs to make. This is a refrigeration quest
Frigoboat Refrigeration System Repair Mike H. at 8:45pm 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 6/2454 Hello All: We just took delivery on our 1988 Beneteau First 35s5. We have lots of repairs to make,

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Mast up winter storage Sailor Sue at 10:59am 09.13.23 Thanks for all the responses. The consensus seems to be that lots of people store boats with the ma
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX Benny17441 at 10:54am 09.13.23 A most distinctive characteristic is weigh, a Mercury 9.9 HP 4 stroke engine will weigh around 85 l
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 10:52am 09.13.23 What you are referring to is a DIN connector . DIN is a set of european standards that specify the
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 10:33am 09.13.23 The windlass doesn't pull the boat, it picks up the chain from the bottom until the catenary is gon
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 10:25am 09.13.23 All good advice heere, but the OP wanted to know how to keep the anchor chain from piling up and ja
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Rich Stidger at 10:15am 09.13.23 All good advice heere, but the OP wanted to know how to keep the anchor chain from piling up and jam
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:11am 09.13.23 I deleted the sound, but it does get idea across of the Ride they get inside the aircraft. Heroes f
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 10:08am 09.13.23 A quick movie on the Hurricane Hunters flight into Hurricane Lee,''
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 10:05am 09.13.23 Yeah its the strong wind/current situations that will be a problem. I certainly don't want to pull
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 10:01am 09.13.23 I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done wit
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 9:40am 09.13.23 So I did look into some options to add the second teef to my existing 23 year old main sail. Sailri
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 09.13.23 made sure full water flow is getting to the pump Are you able to see how much water is coming fro
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:30am 09.13.23 Do you trailer with a single axle? Sorry to go off topic. No need to be jealous or worries about
Fuel pump filter-necessary? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 09.13.23 219854 I also omitted the coarse filter as I was relying on my primary filter at 20 micron to ensur
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 9:22am 09.13.23 I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done with
Fuel pump filter-necessary? DaveJ at 9:21am 09.13.23 There should be a 2 micro secondary filter after the 30 micron racor. That is the setup on mine, fac
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller Salty Jack at 9:15am 09.13.23 Makes sense. Thanks, Jack
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:15am 09.13.23 @morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better sh
27 Mast Gate Options (1) Apex at 9:12am 09.13.23 219852 lots of options via the googles.....stingy sailor image looks interesting, and the elastic h
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 09.13.23 My primary anchor rode is 50' of rope and 200' of chain. Don't you mean the other way around ?

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