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Majic Catalyst Harder Plymouth Sailor at 10:04am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 3/586 Has anyone used Majic in topside paint before? I have an issue with boat paint as it drys so quickl
interior wood treatment SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57am 03.11.19 Big Boats 17/2512 Hey All I love the look and feel of the wood inside the 40.5. It was become quite weathered unfor
Trucking a Cape Dory 30C Zekmeister at 9:09am 03.11.19 Trailer Sailors 1/51 I am writing a journal of the journeys of the Cape Dory 30, SV The Kestrel. On this post, I write ab
Making Sense of Automatic Charging Relays Maine Sail at 8:45am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1504 Hi All, I know I have been hit or miss here recently, things are quite busy here at Compass Marine
Hunter 216 keep pin replacement H216sailor at 8:22am 03.11.19 Day Sailers 16/1787 Has anyone ever replaced their keel pin on a Hunter 216? it is not broken, but I do have some wobbli
Aqualarm bilge switch wiring question (1) Justin_NSA at 7:22am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 1/2279 I sent this question to Aqualarm but who knows if or when they will respond. Any thoughts on how to
Hull speed dnimigon at 7:17am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 57/6897 Just a question for all of you. When a manufacturer states that a boat has a certain hull speed what
Stereo replacement Valerio at 6:54am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 5/381 Hi to all. My west marine deck stereo has died. I am wondering if is better to replace the allsystem
What kind of marine head setup do I have? Project_Mayhem at 6:49am 03.11.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 24/1893 I recently bought an O'Day 25 that has a head. It's a square toilet on top of a square holding tank.
H41 owner question Valerio at 6:47am 03.11.19 Big Boats 6/550 Hi to all 41 owners, i need to rewire the hot line on the travel arch, how do i access the cables ru
A spotlight alternative Skipper at 6:29am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1114 I have an old GE spotlight that plugs into 12v. Swiped it years ago from my first power boat that I
Moved to a Mooring - and have never moored before (1) CherylZZ at 6:03am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 8/853 Our marina was taken over by the county in a long court settlement about property ownership and I wa
Leaking Hull?? (2) SailRex at 5:36am 03.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/653 Hello All, I have a 1989 Hunter 23 that water seems to be leaking into the cabin sump. I have attach
Outback Chargers dke at 11:59pm 03.10.19 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1210 I have an Outback 2812M charger/inverter and Deka 4D gel batteries. It is driving me crazy to attemp
iNavX and CHS Charts YVRguy at 9:29pm 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 31/5641 Hello. This is primarily for Canadian sailors. I have been on hiatus from sailing for the last f
H260 Rudder Line specs (1) Chuck C. at 9:25pm 03.10.19 Smaller Boats 17/2318 Changing out my rudder blade, putting back the original foam core instead of the shorter poly blade.
My new saildrive Mark Maulden at 7:29pm 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 143/17207
New Cockpit Control panel (1) jssailem at 7:14pm 03.10.19 Big Boats 6/663 Finished the install of my new control panel. Built by @LeslieTroyer with his magic CNC Router. We
Civilization (1) All U Get at 6:38pm 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 33/1334 Our first sign of getting back towards civilization from the out islands.
Yanmar parts suppliers Tim Mills at 3:40pm 03.10.19 Engines and Propulsion 6/1103 Looking for advice for a good online provider of Yanmar parts I have a 2004 Yanmar 3GM30. Looking f

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Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Ward H at 7:29pm 04.28.24 The upper block at the mast is so the main sheet will clear any obstruction such as a open hatch. I
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Stu Jackson at 7:28pm 04.28.24 the upper block I see three "upper block"s. The point being is regardless of which ones you do or
Prop Shaft runout JoeWhite at 7:17pm 04.28.24 My opinion, fix it before getting on the water. Mark the lifting points in your hull so they do not
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 7:15pm 04.28.24
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 7:03pm 04.28.24 Personally I think this is a better solution than a PLB that is designed to only transmit a low pow
Hand held Radio ? stephen_i_w at 6:39pm 04.28.24 I purchased a Standard Horizon HX890 that I use for the purpose of attaching it to my PFD. When you
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 5:59pm 04.28.24
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Terry Cox at 4:43pm 04.28.24 Also, my freezer is not freezing. What should I do? If the fridge runs but does not get cold at an
Water-ballast funny story bmorr at 3:46pm 04.28.24 Could it be a mussle shell?
Hand held Radio ? kappykaplan at 3:42pm 04.28.24 Is that the technology, which was weak, or is there some triangulation going on? There is triangul
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 3:31pm 04.28.24
Stern anchoring Captain Larry-DH at 3:14pm 04.28.24
Air Conditioner Vents artboas at 3:04pm 04.28.24 7224378 I have attached some pictures of the salon a/c with the floor opened up ready for a/c remov
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer JamesG161 at 3:01pm 04.28.24 Look for most Latches here. Marine & Boat Latches \| Boat Outfitters Jim...
Hand held Radio ? kappykaplan at 2:49pm 04.28.24
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Craig Meredith at 2:31pm 04.28.24 Did you ever find the specific refrigerator part?
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Craig Meredith at 2:31pm 04.28.24 Thanks for the suggestions. What I found was the latch doesn't have a catch to keep the door shut.
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 2:13pm 04.28.24 ...Later we would add DF for 406 MHz, and eventually for almost all voice freqs (including VHF)...
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 2:09pm 04.28.24 No, I would not cut off the bottom of the rudder unless you plan to buy or fabricate a new one. Is
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (1) mbefus at 2:02pm 04.28.24

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