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Garmin products to delicate intended use Daveinet at 3:33pm 02.17.19 Ask All Sailors 12/851 Last year I bought a Garmin VivoActive HR smart watch for the specific purpose to use while sailing.
Spring is right around the corner! (1) pclarksurf at 3:24pm 02.17.19 Catalina 22 6/692
Help me choose a new trailer tongue jack Gene Neill at 2:11pm 02.17.19 Trailer Sailors 21/2068 I've never bought one by itself before, so it's not something I have ever given much thought to, or
Modifications, that worked. (4) TomY at 12:15pm 02.17.19 Ask All Sailors 30/3545 Soon after buying this boat I decided it needed better access to the engine, primarily to service th
1GM10 Engine Wire Harness (3) jamieFL at 10:02am 02.17.19 Engines and Propulsion 16/1676 I cleaned, derusted, painted, and replaced routine maitenance parts on my 1GM10. I took photos of ev
Hose Clamps Solstice at 9:41am 02.17.19 Musings With Maine Sail 4/898 I was wondering if anyone has an opinion on Scandvik non-perforated hose clamps as compared to AWAB?
411 steering console SVPardonMyFrench at 9:22am 02.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/642 Hi all I don't understand why the steering console in the 411 is so big and bulky, taking so much o
O'day Widgeon Rigging and Centerboard video CentralMich. at 7:28am 02.17.19 Day Sailers 0/1695 Here is a Video I made where I go over the rigging and a few other things including how the centerbo
Self tailing winch conversion hook at 6:16am 02.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/10762 Barton Marine makes a self tailing winch conversion that they call "Winchers". I have a Mac 25 and s
Electrical upgrades in process (7) Sefuller at 5:28am 02.17.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1551 Working on some electrical and aesthetic updates on our recent acquisition. At some point in it's h
Documentation question Sefuller at 4:55am 02.17.19 Ask All Sailors 12/973 In the process of applying for documentation for a boat not previously documented. CG-1258, section
Used Westerbeke 30B mhberinger at 7:45pm 02.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4601 Hi Everyone, I recently purchased a used Beneteau 361 which came with a Westerbeke 30B that had 1,8
Raw water cooling question edgarcia2002 at 7:06pm 02.16.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/650 Hi everyone, While performing routine maintenance on my Atomic 5411 I noticed hose between the the b
88 Hunter legend chart table chair riversloth at 4:59pm 02.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1913 I Bought a 88 hunter legend and It does not have the chart table chair. There is an Air Conditioner
New galley sink for O'Day 34' Windchime2 at 4:06pm 02.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/542
Thruhull backer blocks dakno at 11:36am 02.16.19 Big Boats 11/1034 Hello all. I have a 08 H41 and the plywood backer blocks for the genset and engine thruhulls are in
new oday owner sailherr at 10:51am 02.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1098 Just purchased a 1976 Oday 28. Boat is in very good condition but needs some updating on running ri
Reefing and outhaul Rxsail at 9:52am 02.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1086 For some reason the original owner removed the reefing system and outhaul from my 30T. I have Cunni
Broken Dream Treyolsen at 9:19am 02.16.19 Ask All Sailors 18/1611 Does there really come a time when a man with a dream should step back and say to himself "just give
Quick question about mast step for 146 KeukaSailer at 8:08am 02.16.19 Day Sailers 2/641 Hello all! Bought my 146 last year and with alot of advice from here, got her all fixed up and out o

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Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot rgranger at 5:52pm 06.15.24
Engine Overheating Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 06.15.24
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 4:41pm 06.15.24 @Hayden Watson, thanks for the write-up. Looking good. I agree with not powder coating anything that
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot (1) twalker H260 at 4:36pm 06.15.24 Does it look like this? rig rite site it looks like it could be one of 3 mast feet - see if there i
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot kappykaplan at 4:07pm 06.15.24 Any photos of the carnage?
Engine Overheating Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 06.15.24 Could be any number of reasons: clogged exhaust elbow faulty injectors faulty water pump/ bad impell
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 2:55pm 06.15.24 GRP (glass reinforced plastic) is very strong in tension but not in compression. Thin washers under
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 2:24pm 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alte
Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. stickinthemud57 at 12:23pm 06.15.24 There are a lot of very knowledgeable people at this forum. A few other great resources include: ht
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.15.24 well, it is a heat gun or use my torch, the heat gun wins most times.... Oxy-acetylene torch on
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 9:40am 06.15.24 OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see a 666 stamped into it anywhere, con
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 9:14am 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alter
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 06.15.24 the forward head seat just broke OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 8:18am 06.15.24 Maybe hold off on that 'til you're back home with lots of supply backup. Actually, there's really
Cleaning Anchor Hello Below at 7:29am 06.15.24 Up to now we, as in mostly my wife, used a bucket and sea water. A bit of a struggle at times and it
2008 Hunter 33 ice box Crazy Dave Condon at 5:14am 06.15.24 Your best source for information in this case is Al or Mike at the forum store as they are former Hu
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? Becubed at 5:13am 06.15.24 This is amazing. Thank you, all! I was tripped up by the idea of attaching to the toe rail -- assumi
Bilge maintenance rgranger at 5:08am 06.15.24
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? dlochner at 4:32am 06.15.24 The spreader fitting strongly suggests the boat was designed to have both forward and aft lowers.
Cleaning Anchor dlochner at 4:22am 06.15.24 I have been meaning to install something to wash down my anchor, maybe a pump with hose attached to

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