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Capri 18 capdabney at 2:34pm 09.26.19 Trailer Sailors 1/750 Just picked up a 1986 Capri 18 this morning. Does anyone have a copy of the owners manual or a plac
Toilet attachment Base is going powdery / flakey (1) reworb at 12:08pm 09.26.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1176 I have a 2004 Beneteau 311. The toilet attachment base (I'm not really sure what the proper term is
trouble registering at ericsonyachts.org Scandium at 10:51am 09.26.19 Ericson 5/1817 Anyone else tried to register at EricsonYachts.org: The Starting Point on Ericson Yachts forum and g
Tanzer 30? (3) Superiormarine at 9:47am 09.26.19 Ask All Sailors 1/402 170138170139170137 The Tanzer line is the closest I can find to whatever this may have been. Anyone
Cup holder cockpit table (1) SteveATx at 7:37am 09.26.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3779 Help please, We have a 2015 38 Oceanis, On the Beneteau 38 the Cockpit table drink holders are terri
Engine Test - Pre-purchase Survey Jimbeaux at 6:16am 09.26.19 Ask All Sailors 21/2249
Cat 27 Stainless steel keel bolts Buzzlovelace at 8:42pm 09.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/782 What year did Catalina 27 start using the stainless steel keel bolts Thanks
My daughters latest project. (1) Hayden Watson at 6:29pm 09.25.19 Ask All Sailors 7/743 My daughter has started making quilts and this is her latest design. (I am hoping it will be a Chri
advice to refasten teak deck seating area nightowle at 4:51pm 09.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/855 On my 1999 Bavaria 35E, there's teak decking on the cockpit seating. In a couple of areas, it is li
Stern tube / packing gland hose JuanMarcos at 3:50pm 09.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3673 My Beneteau First 38 nearly sank to the bottom of the marina last weekend!!! After a few hours sail
Access to bilge hose overboard fitting Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 11:41am 09.25.19 Big Boats 4/621 1994 Hunter 40.5 I need to replace my bilge pump hose (I had to make a temp splice in it where it a
2008 Beneteau 43: In Mast Furling Main Replacement DPW at 11:28am 09.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2343 Howdy! the in mast furling main on our 2008 Beneteau 43 is past due for replacement. To insure this
steering pedestal for hunter 426 2003 (1) avigoldman at 10:43am 09.25.19 Parts Search 0/424 looking for used or new steering pedestal for my hunter 426(square base) with or without input shaf
Hunter 36 macerator pump hublerg at 10:15am 09.25.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/822 Hi, I would like to know the exact position of the macerator pump on Hunter 36 from 2008
New sailor What are these in deck blocks/pulleys for? (3) Iggi at 7:41am 09.25.19 Ask All Sailors 25/2376 I am in the process of reatoring my first sailboat: a 1974 Venture 21 I have replaced all the bulk
Loose Steering on my Mac26x Tom McCormack at 10:05pm 09.24.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1616 The steering is so loose on the Mac26x I just purchased, that if I let go of the wheel for a faction
Cpt autopilot Waltsailor at 7:28pm 09.24.19 Big Boats 7/2632
Diesel intermittent Low RPM stall Monterey385 at 6:17pm 09.24.19 Ask All Sailors 28/3867 My 3 cylinder diesel has begun to intermittently stall immediately after starting about 10% - 20% of
Refer. Drain jbertelli at 5:55pm 09.24.19 Catalina 30 12/1818 I have a cat30trbs with a refer. Ice box.when I pump the drain pedal water comes up in the sink and
Ice box drain jbertelli at 5:51pm 09.24.19 Catalina 30 1/894 I have a cat30trbs with a refer. Ice box.when I pump the drain pedal water comes up in the sink and

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DIY Wooden Blocks thinwater at 3:20pm 07.29.24 Sailors Sketchbook There is a really good, detailed section on this. The writer is a smart guy, wel
Set your watch back 20 years Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 07.29.24
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? ShawnL at 3:16pm 07.29.24 It's an old tank. No vent. I'll make sure to crack the fill tube and let out any pressure next wee
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast ShawnL at 3:15pm 07.29.24 I'll check more this weekend. Lowering the mast isn't really an option. We're on a mooring and I'd
Set your watch back 20 years Foswick at 3:06pm 07.29.24 I rejected the notion of a "God" technical system for a sailboat decades ago. I realized that such
Useful Technology Ideas Davidasailor26 at 2:59pm 07.29.24
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 2:51pm 07.29.24 I purchased one of these. Wireless Winch Remote Control Kit for Truck Jeep ATV SUV Auto Winch with
Set your watch back 20 years shemandr at 2:31pm 07.29.24 I rejected the notion of a "God" technical system for a sailboat decades ago. By "God" I mean a cen
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge Rick D at 2:02pm 07.29.24 Check this now in the 40.5 owner mods area: Bilge Through Hull Replacement
Set your watch back 20 years Dalliance at 1:34pm 07.29.24
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:27pm 07.29.24 Can the SCAD sensor be used as a signal switch? I would like to retrofit the sensors onto the "Navio
Reefing: Procedural Questions Foswick at 1:19pm 07.29.24 Reefing is performed before the wind picks up. I can hear Poseidon laughing. I would say that, in r
Reefing: Procedural Questions kappykaplan at 1:19pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft jviss at 1:12pm 07.29.24 Well, I wouldn't go so far as to state, "LiFePO4 batteries are no more of a risk than lead acid bat
Couple found dead in life raft capta at 1:08pm 07.29.24 Not all Lithium batteries are equal. The boat in question had a NMC Nissan Leaf battery. LiFePO4 ba
Set your watch back 20 years capta at 1:04pm 07.29.24 installed. That's bound to get them out of any distress they may finds themselves in. Yes dear.
Set your watch back 20 years capta at 12:58pm 07.29.24 Over the last 6 decades of gallivanting here and there by boat, many of the new"aids" to boaters hav
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast (2) LakeShark at 12:54pm 07.29.24 @ShawnL For reference here is a 5 year old class legal main on a Catalina 22 hoisted to the top ban
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast LakeShark at 12:41pm 07.29.24 I can get it close ~ 6-12 inches, but then no matter how hard I pull on the halyard, it just won't
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 12:13pm 07.29.24 Yes! I must have missed that attachment. I also now notice your Hey Dudes! I've been wearing them

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