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New Stereo Box (2) kloudie1 at 12:37pm 04.24.19 Ask All Sailors 12/782 164061 164062 Old stereo went "poof" after 22 years.. It had always just been sitting in the little
Disclored Mirrors Beneteau 37 Slider at 11:47am 04.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1615 Our 2011 Beneteau 37 has 3 mirrors in the head. 2 are discolored from moisture in air or possible f
Overhead Plugs for Topside Handrail Nuts atomichead at 10:14am 04.24.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/447 Bought a 1978 23' O'Day and am trying to clean up the cabin and looking for the overhead plugs (caps
Raising L'eau Blow findingzzero at 8:23am 04.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/516 I have a 600lb day sailer (Boston Whaler 5.1) on a one axle trailer. I had it up on blocks/wheels of
Question from a new 23 O'Day owner atomichead at 6:03am 04.24.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/828 Hi All, I just completed the purchase of a 1978 23' O'Day and have a question about spreader boots.
1983 hunter 34 hatch gaskets question? Capt Robbie at 5:56am 04.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/869 Anyone know how much gasket material is need to replace all original hatch gaskets on h34. One For
Hunter 26 mast raising gin pole storage ? jbreland at 5:28am 04.24.19 Smaller Boats 10/2015 Hunter 26 ? Those of you with Hunter 26 where do you store you mast raising gin pole ? My boat was
Lazarette bumpers or stoppers Canonshooternb at 7:12pm 04.23.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2920 The little black bumpers or stoppers under my Lazarattes have dried up and should be replaced. I a
Shower sump syphons on my 45f5 (2) Leakie Marine at 5:33pm 04.23.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/737 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1HLsNh5bI3Hryj4kPJJ8nmMLB_z6_VLbT I just discovered a worrying desi
Top of mast.Main Sail stuck Ozpilot414 at 4:34pm 04.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 30/6767 Went for a glorious sail today. no problems at all...coming back in however loosed the lines for the
Not TP52's, not even close... Bill19233 at 4:30pm 04.23.19 Racing 1/523 A couple old guys badly racing a sailboat that's probably kind of like your boat. F5vYgME5udM
Sun Gypsy 2019 Cruise (1) Michael Davis at 4:14pm 04.23.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 161/13332 164039 The weather is getting better and the boat is ready. Seven days 'til the start of this years
Autopilot question Avi at 2:14pm 04.23.19 S2 21/3587 I have a 1979 S2 9.2C. The Ray Marine Autohelm ST4000+ not working anymore. I am thinking to replac
Hunter 34 winches YVRguy at 12:41pm 04.23.19 Big Boats 12/2366 Hello all. We have a 1986 Hunter 34 and her main winches are in need of replacing. I'm not complet
New (to us) boat starting to feel like ours (3) sesmith at 12:09pm 04.23.19 Big Boats 7/1283 Bought it last fall, no time to take it out for a sail even. Reminds me of the post on the main for
Drain filter clogged? (1) sbcwolff at 11:46am 04.23.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/701 Sorry if this is a silly question, new mac owner here... Just wondering if this little foam plug can
Relative Durability of MSD Portpottie Models ? Leeward Rail at 11:07am 04.23.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/3401 Due to a recent thread by @AaronD about putting a MSD pumpout style portapottie in his Catalina, I b
2000 Hunter 340 Engine RPM Yachtsman1686 at 11:01am 04.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 6/931 Hi All, I was on a 2000 Hunter 340 last week w a mechanic, and he said the manual says the engine s
Adding an outboard to an O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 9:29am 04.23.19 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1693 Call me paranoid but I'd like to add an outboard as a backup to my 41 year old Saildrive. How much w
34/35 Anchor Hatch Rebuild SailingCal21 at 8:54am 04.23.19 Bigger Boats 6/847 So Karma's anchor hatch has finally bit the big one and needs a rebuild or replacement. Seems that

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Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Tedd at 10:28am 08.17.24 C.S Johnson Handy Lock Turnbuckle Isn't that the coolest thing, ever! I don't need one on my curre
Electric Winch Recomendations jviss at 10:26am 08.17.24 Not cheap, Wow, I'll say! Looks like over $2k these days. I'm saving my pennies for a Harken 35
Install Air condition in hunter 38 ggrizzard at 10:22am 08.17.24 There are several mfgrs of aftermarket, DIY AC systems available online. Defender.com is one seller
how to remove leds from electrical panel jviss at 10:22am 08.17.24 solved. It is by pulling the led towards the front of the board. Well, you had a 50/50 shot. Ha,
Looking for an Autohelm course computer jssailem at 10:05am 08.17.24 Check E-bay. https://www.ebay.com/itm/186467051799?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1ix3LJf9bS
Electric Winch Recomendations jssailem at 9:51am 08.17.24 Nice video Greg. I like how you eased the pressure on the sail and rig by heading into the wind and
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 9:38am 08.17.24 possibly just to get a reaction within this forum! Never.
Electric Winch Recomendations Tally Ho at 9:36am 08.17.24 I couldn't remember if I posted this video previously or not...I hadn't finished it, so put it toget
how to remove leds from electrical panel jssailem at 9:34am 08.17.24
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore jssailem at 9:31am 08.17.24 I think winter sailing in a keel boat can be somewhat encumbered, as has been identified. If winter
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Scott T-Bird at 9:26am 08.17.24 Constant bearing, decreasing range. This sounds technically plausible. But, I'm very sure that
how to remove leds from electrical panel BigEasy at 8:55am 08.17.24 one of the leds on my electrical panel doesn't light up Recently replaced one with a Blue Seas
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore Art12050 at 8:46am 08.17.24
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 8:22am 08.17.24 @Windpilot , hope you are out cruising brother. finally getting moving on this project. Got the tang
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? artboas at 8:22am 08.17.24 A side point. You mentioned that you had a number of wires connected to the battery terminal. This i
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker artboas at 8:05am 08.17.24
Add vented loop for water in bowl or flush to dry? TonyDz at 8:03am 08.17.24 Thanks Peggie.. This is from the manual for the smart control which came with the SeaEra. "At the
Boom Kicker on Capri 18 john6206 at 8:00am 08.17.24
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 7:54am 08.17.24 Well, you haven't really explained. Did you think one or more boats was going to hit you and, if s
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks jviss at 7:54am 08.17.24 It's not clear to me if he was motoring or sailing (maybe I missed it). Post 1: I was entering N

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