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I am looking for a used but still okay main sail forma Venture 17. Anyone? Thanks!
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Closing on a new-to-me 1984 11.0a early next week. Here she is hanging around for the survey:
John Welch at 9:05am 08.22.19
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I just purchased a 2008 Hunter 216. It was only sailed ten times in ten years but it needs a good de
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I sail on lake Champlain and after a conversation this past weekend that there are other sailors her
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(I figured I'd start an issue oriented thread rather than tagging on to the many messages in the mas
Gene Neill at 7:11pm 08.21.19
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1995 Boston Whaler Dauntless 15'. She's basically been sitting in an old man's air conditioned garag
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I just purchased a Catalina 315 and I would like to see if there is anyone out there who wants to ex
Captain Larry-DH at 5:33pm 08.21.19
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I received by new Torqeedo and wanted to make it less easy for thieves, so here's my project. See i
Tally Ho at 5:27pm 08.21.19
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Firehorse at 3:46pm 08.21.19
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Hi fellow sailors, I need help finding a few spars for my damaged Famet roller furlers. I have a 3/
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4JHE front cover removal trying to get this front cover off so I can slide the injection pump out t
Halipeno2 at 1:05pm 08.21.19
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I have an air conditioner under the starboard settee, I need to run a hose for the condensation to
Rich Stidger at 12:59pm 08.21.19
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I am at anchor in Vinyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard, MA. It is blowing hard and I seem to be ancho
Rob & Rita at 12:38pm 08.21.19
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Mark from Montreal at 11:24am 08.21.19
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We just bought a 2002 Beneteau 473. On the stern platform, port side, is a locker, the bottom of wh
Mike Oldak at 10:58am 08.21.19
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Quite a number of the 12 volt and 120 volt lamps on the electrical control panel have died. Does an
Blown Fuse   (1)
CJB220 at 10:07am 08.21.19
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I have a 2005 H36. Recently, the 5 amp fuse in the cockpit engine control panel has blown. I replace
jviss at 10:00am 08.21.19
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I have a prop that has a lot of the finish off, and lots of spots of corrosion on it. It looks, see
Joe Spruill at 9:31am 08.21.19
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HI! Got a boat with no cushions...looking for dimensions, sources, used to buy, ALL options open!
zephyr070 at 9:28am 08.21.19
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My first post in a sailing forum! Hi all, I'm about to purchase my first cruiser, a 1989 Hunter Visi

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Retired person with too much time on his hands?
Project_Mayhem at 7:53am 12.20.24
How about a bunch of small DC fans on the perimeter of the fire pit blowing towards people? I wouldn
H290 Galley faucet cartridges
dlochner at 7:52am 12.20.24
Can you post a photo of the cartridge and the faucet?
2nd Bilge Pump
Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 12.20.24
The reason for the separate line is that the output from the manual bilge pump will flow through the
Bimini tubing chafe
JoeWhite at 7:47am 12.20.24
A 4" length of hose, held in place with ty wraps on both ends on the Bimini tubing. Rotate or reposi
Bimini tubing chafe
dmax at 7:26am 12.20.24
I think a short section of shroud cover would be best - very slippery - not a big fan of covering s
Bimini tubing chafe
dlochner at 7:25am 12.20.24
A photo of the Bimini frame as installed would be helpful. It may be possible to adjust the angles o
Bimini tubing chafe
kappykaplan at 7:21am 12.20.24
Wrap with sacrificial Rescue Tape? May not look good, but when the bimini is in place you won't see
Retired person with too much time on his hands?
walt at 7:17am 12.20.24
The word retired was used in the title.. Some of this is sounding like a having a job!! The comment
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore   (4)
Walsh0575 at 7:07am 12.20.24
Hi all - OP here. I thought I'd give an update on my wet storage and winter sailing experience in Ne
Yanmar Engine mounts.   (2)
dlochner at 6:20am 12.20.24
After reading the JH2 service manual and looking at the parts list the only guidance I found on moto
H290 Galley faucet cartridges
colin59 at 6:19am 12.20.24
The issue is that the documents section here says the faucet is discontinued and no name is indicate
Retired person with too much time on his hands?
Project_Mayhem at 6:06am 12.20.24
A few thoughts, some which others have touched on... As we all know, 90% of the heat will go upward
Diesel injector testing
Tally Ho at 6:05am 12.20.24
At 9:50 on this video, they fire up the old 2-cylinder that they rebuilt on the boat. 96zdjKTDChM
Yanmar Engine mounts.
Tally Ho at 5:59am 12.20.24
This will be anticlimactic to say the least. No conspiracies to be found here. Trying to put this
Barton Marine removable traveler
Timm R Oday25 at 4:51am 12.20.24
Interesting discussion . When I initially brought home our Oday with end boom mounting and the trave
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators?
mermike at 4:42am 12.20.24
Mark - while the Arco Zeus can use a user-defined output curve based on RPM, I'm unaware of any dyna
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators?
colemj at 4:23am 12.20.24
Older regulators, like the Balmar ARS-5, 614, and 618 used charging voltage to control the field cu
Hunter 34 keel bolts
BAD ORCA at 7:37pm 12.19.24
Water in Bilge!
Don S/V ILLusion at 7:21pm 12.19.24
it is keel stepped. I'm worried about it accumulating and freezing. What can you do about the mas

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