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Sabre 34 MKI rudder transducer location night mission at 9:26am 04.27.19 Sabre Sailboats 0/1074 Looking to add a Raymarine rudder transducer to my new Evolution autopilot. Location in the aft comp
Garmin GPSMAP 78SC, is it worth it? bgstar19 at 8:54am 04.27.19 Ask All Sailors 17/2566 I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on a Garmin GPSMAP 78SC. Is it worth it? I searched the forums
Two simple H26 mods (2) rgranger at 8:36am 04.27.19 Smaller Boats 9/788 hi all Wanted to share two quick mods. The first is for sailing off the wind. On the H26 there a
What's wrong with this picture? (1) Kermit at 4:00am 04.27.19 Sails Call Lounge 14/786 -or- Which way is the wind blowing? -or- Which way is the boat facing? -or- What would @Don Guillett
Palmer p60 wont start Eddieburly at 6:08pm 04.26.19 Engines and Propulsion 4/661 Hey guys I just picked uo an old 71 columbia 28 with a palmer p60 inboard . Now ive replaced the plu
Easy safe solo mast stepping (1) Timm R Oday25 at 5:57pm 04.26.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/947 164142 Some one recently asked about solo mast stepping . I can easily , safely raise or lower the m
1974 Catalina 27 with transom cutout for outboard (2) rmundon0721 at 3:29pm 04.26.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/1276 Hello, I have a 1974 Catalina 27 with a cutout in the back for an outboard (apprx 15 x 20"). There
Electric bilge pump runs but does not draw water (Beneteau 31) Sun Catcher at 3:09pm 04.26.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2013 The bilge pump on my Beneteau 31 does not draw water. The electric pump motor seems to be working b
Butyl Caulk dennismenace111 at 1:14pm 04.26.19 Ask All Sailors 22/1836 Has anyone ever had any experience with butyl caulk? I was having new gutters installed on my house
Need surveyor Hampton VA Jimmylee123 at 11:08am 04.26.19 Ask All Sailors 3/677 Hi all, I am looking for recommendations for a marine surveyor to check out a 30 foot coastal crui
Locating new waste tank vent mushroom fitting (2) smokey73 at 9:41am 04.26.19 Ask All Sailors 12/764 I want to install a new 1" waste tank vent with a mushroom fitting per Peggy's recommendation. The
Length of 10mm line for a Hunter 37.6 mainmast furler acepilot123 at 8:37am 04.26.19 The Cherubini Hunters 10/598 looking for the length for the inhaul in mast furler for my 37.6
Filler Neck Replacement on Yanmar YM-series Heat Exchanger? (2) Dan_Y at 8:31am 04.26.19 Engines and Propulsion 17/4885 Found a crack in the filler neck of our Yanmar 3YM30. I pulled the heat exchanger and pressurized i
Replacing lazerette locks (2) dehler25 at 8:03am 04.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/535 I have a set of lazerette locks that need replacing, never had key for them and one fell apart with
Forward Hatch on Hunter 340 - Won't stay open Yachtsman1686 at 7:21am 04.26.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/584 Hi Guys, The forward hatch on my 2000 Hunter 340 won't stay open unless it is all the way up. Ther
Hunter 42 Passage Rudder removal 1mcarlson at 7:15am 04.26.19 Big Boats 21/3056 Has anyone had to remove or drop their rudder on a Hunter 42 passage? I just had my bottom blasted a
No trailer brakes Bugzy at 6:32am 04.26.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/2386 I agreed to purchase a boat the other day. It is in excellent shape, looks almost new inside with th
Scanstrut Cable Seals..... Install NYSail at 6:00am 04.26.19 Ask All Sailors 2/644 Hello all, So an acquaintance of mine purchased these for a solar install and decided not to use th
Classic sailboats are on the rise! (5) TomY at 4:32am 04.26.19 Ask All Sailors 17/3546 That goes without saying as the field of older boats grows. What is a classic sailboat? The term u
A18086 ST4000+ Drive motor replacement jonelli at 8:10pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 37/10217

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Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks thinwater at 3:06pm 09.05.23 Great info. Practical Sailor offers this idea for a DIY track cleaner: The Do-it-Yourself Sail Trac
New Electronics Networking Help gouldx at 3:03pm 09.05.23 You have a number of things going on. First, do you want to end up with a Raymarine physical hardwa
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett Roland5048 at 2:37pm 09.05.23 On a five day sailing cruise many moons ago, I brought my collection of Jimmy Buffet cassette tapes.
Let's Talk About Power mikeracca at 2:33pm 09.05.23 WADR, Mike, not on that boat you won't. Why? Because as nice as a boat as it is, it is not going
Let's Talk About Power mikeracca at 2:31pm 09.05.23 Understanding your intentions with the thread or the boat, builds context for others to structure s
Let's Talk About Power Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 09.05.23 While I currently live in the Puget Sound area, I have no intention of staying here. Once I have th
Let's Talk About Power jssailem at 2:12pm 09.05.23 Understanding your intentions with the thread or the boat, builds context for others to structure so
Invest 95L Rick486 at 2:09pm 09.05.23 Dammit Jim, Lee looks like really bad juju......
New Electronics Networking Help curtdo at 2:00pm 09.05.23 You have a number of things going on. First, do you want to end up with a Raymarine physical hardwar
CL 14 parts question RBand at 1:52pm 09.05.23 thanks again! This is a great site as no one has criticized anyone for asking basic questions unlike
CL 14 parts question shemandr at 1:47pm 09.05.23 I'm glad it's exciting - as it should be. A toy is a toy after all. I was looking on the Ronstan, H
Invest 95L shemandr at 1:40pm 09.05.23 Me rooting for this storm to head North of me is like talking to your golf ball after you've hit it.
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. Jimongee at 1:36pm 09.05.23
CL 14 parts question RBand at 1:33pm 09.05.23 I'll have to measure. Thank you as this is all new (and exciting) to me.
CL 14 parts question shemandr at 1:28pm 09.05.23 What size is the sheet?
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. Jimongee at 1:25pm 09.05.23 So thank you, Ralph Johnson. Regarding those two paragraphs it look like what the heck am I trying t
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 1:16pm 09.05.23 It seems hurricanes like to follow me Or could it be that your boat is so fast that it's sucking t
Let's Talk About Power mikeracca at 1:16pm 09.05.23 @Stu Jackson Thank you for the insight and links, I will study them here shortly. ve the ability
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Project_Mayhem at 12:46pm 09.05.23 I've had great results from McLube and off the shelf dry teflon lubes but I do believe a clean track
Broken propeller captcoho at 12:27pm 09.05.23 Hi I have broken blade on 1985 h34 2 blade bronze prop Question where is the best place to find rep

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