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Burnt wires on Air Conditioner (1) thaeni at 11:11am 06.11.19 Ask All Sailors 3/477 My Ocean Breeze Air Cond was blowing hot air. I checked the control box and found a few burnt wires.
12 volt panel (2) thetone at 9:59am 06.11.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/795 165865 I
Loose stringer in bilge area EricCBohn at 8:39am 06.11.19 Ask All Sailors 22/4054 I'm new to boats, so bear with me, but I'm also mechanically inclined and have been doing a lot of r
Need some winches KX50002 at 5:29am 06.11.19 Catalina 22 13/1078 I need new winches. I found a pair of barient 10 winches on Craigslist ... Will they fit?
Toe rail attachment yoms1984 at 5:03am 06.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2672 I had to remove a damaged toe rail on my 37C. Is there a torque setting for the tightening the bolt
How does this happen? dlochner at 4:49am 06.11.19 Ask All Sailors 59/7228 Another example of poor seamanship. Clear skies, big boats, professional captains. https://gcaptain
Head making sound as if a screw is rattling around when flushed star302 at 4:24am 06.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/555 Hi, We have a Hunter356. Our head is fresh water, flush. When we flush, it sounds as if a screw is
Taxes, Registration and Documentation pumpkinpie at 7:57pm 06.10.19 Ask All Sailors 1/396 If purchasing a sailboat in Florida, but we live in Alabama, I was told we could file a form that wo
Alternator excitation 907Juice at 7:45pm 06.10.19 Engines and Propulsion 31/3793 My alternator is only putting out 12.6 volts while running. I had it removed and tested and the guy
Sail ties? D7764 at 6:54pm 06.10.19 Trailer Sailors 12/1617 I have a Hunter 18.5. I have yet to sail her and as I was practicing in the driveway, I noticed tha
OB Mounting/install q's sbcwolff at 6:53pm 06.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/436 So we purchased a "new" outboard and are looking to mount it - do people usually mount directly to t
Jib Sail Beat Down.. Jtcf78911 at 6:42pm 06.10.19 Ask All Sailors 39/3216 Hey all. Still a learning-the-hard-way sailor 4 years in and yesterday simply could not furl my j
1980 37C cutter traveller car mjmercer19248 at 6:00pm 06.10.19 The Cherubini Hunters 2/917 Does anyone know of a replacement cutter traveller car for what was once a Nicro-Fico NF 599/600 ?
h36 Autopilot Upgrade Thoughts (2) Dan_Y at 5:12pm 06.10.19 Big Boats 2/1036 Our '08 h36 has the latest Raymarine mkIIwheel pilot/ev1 course computer and the ACU100 controller.
new owner restoring 85 MacGregor 21 fishhuntercraig at 5:11pm 06.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1347 recently retired and wishing to learn sailing - got a MacGregor 21 that needs repairs - after a bunc
H340 Sherwood Raw Water Strainer (2) Chew Oon at 4:49pm 06.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2107 I have a 2001 H340. Her raw water strainer is installed without leaving me much room to unscrew the
Who made this waste tank for the 1989 Hunter 30? (2) clamrock at 12:28pm 06.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/4704 Hi all, I"m currently replacing all components in our 1989 Hunter 30's head. The last piece of the
Sail Track Slot Cover Concerto at 8:42am 06.10.19 Catalina 310 4/1303 Does anyone know where to get the small aluminum strips that close the mainsail slug slot. On a prev
Using a Cat27 mast on a Cat25 silsdorfs1 at 8:12am 06.10.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/583 Hello all! My current catalina 25 mast has a dent just below where the starboard upper shroud conn
Mac 25 keel winch turns ? whudatt at 8:07am 06.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1294 Good day all, has anyone out there with a Mac 25 ever counted the number of turns of the winch handl

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So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 4:06pm 10.15.24
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 3:47pm 10.15.24 I will address a couple of the posts. First I would say that my disdain for Lazy Jacks came from sa
Teak black spots ? dmax at 3:38pm 10.15.24 The finish is failing - you need to scrape off any compromised finish (use a cabinet scraper or some
Lazy Jacks ? Justin_NSA at 3:11pm 10.15.24 Sounds like the Dutchman is not a DIY project. Unless maybe you have the skills: https://dutchmar.co
mainsheet block change (2) kloudie1 at 2:58pm 10.15.24 6:1 here as in picture with a cam .. works fine but kind of a reach if singlehanding.
Tiller Clutch awesome ! BTC1984 at 2:18pm 10.15.24
mainsheet block change PaulK at 2:11pm 10.15.24 Putting the traveler just forward of the wheel is what we had on our J/36. We had a double-ended sh
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project rajhnsn at 1:59pm 10.15.24 If the new sections are thicker, will it line up correctly with the existing section?
Lazy Jacks ? Tally Ho at 1:47pm 10.15.24 I guess I really mis-spoke, I meant to say Dutchman, that is what I have used for about 20 years an
Surface Prep for Dinghy Bottom Paint sailcapt340 at 1:27pm 10.15.24 I heard back from TotalBoat today and they feel going forward I need to treat this boat as a new app
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 1:11pm 10.15.24 My experience relies on the fact I sold nearly a quarter of the production line and know the boat to
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. dLj at 12:31pm 10.15.24 Thank you. Those are great points i had not considered. I guess my biggest problem is that I have
Mix Axiom and C80? kblodorn at 11:32am 10.15.24 In this scenario, it would be the only one that the radar works with. For the future system, I doubt
Mix Axiom and C80? flightlead404 at 11:17am 10.15.24 Are you really going to use the plotter at the nav station? I certainly never did.
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 10:57am 10.15.24 I guess I really mis-spoke, I meant to say Dutchman, that is what I have used for about 20 years and
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing SteveHughessails at 10:54am 10.15.24 Up here in Canada we can longer get ethanol free fuel at the pump. All fuels as of 2022 have ethanol
mainsheet block change BarryL at 10:50am 10.15.24 Hello, I used to have a C&C 110 with traveler on the bridge deck and main sheet controlled by a win
mainsheet block change dlochner at 10:42am 10.15.24 There's a trade off between increased friction with the block and increase purchase. I'm not certain
Tiller Clutch awesome ! pgandw at 10:03am 10.15.24 The tether should be short enough to prevent going overboard. Neither getting dragged, or watching
Keel bulge c&cgal at 9:54am 10.15.24 Great news! Thanks so much!!

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