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Where to get the best price - Windlass for Beneteau SVMusic at 10:29am 08.16.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3067 We have a Beneteau Oceanis 40CC that currently has a Horizontal, on-deck, electric,heavy duty windla
New Cockpit Light (3) w4swk at 10:00am 08.16.18 Catalina 22 11/805 We have been looking for a small, simple LED light to hang in the cockpit at night when we are out a
Simple LED Conversion (6) w4swk at 9:46am 08.16.18 Catalina 22 31/3469 If this has been covered, please accept my apology. I did a search and couldn't find this particular
Engine rpm light bulb out - what type? Pat T at 8:29am 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 4/463 My rpm light went out on the engine panel. You don't notice this until you have to sail at night. I
Hurricane Lane JamesG161 at 6:48am 08.16.18 Weather and Forecasting 13/962 As noted in the previous post on TS Kristy... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/ts
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 6:32am 08.16.18 Weather and Forecasting 1/463 A point of INVESTigation is showing up 750 miles East South East of the Windward Islands It is loca
Two broken jib sheets within 5 minutes of each other! danstanford at 4:59am 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 28/2108 Best race start of the year right on the line on time and second over from the boat end of the line,
Paging all sailors Meriachee at 8:35pm 08.15.18 Ask All Sailors 30/1750 Did @Kermit fall into a frying pan someplace?
V berth venting question Fullajoy at 8:02pm 08.15.18 Ask All Sailors 7/660
Catalina 250 Wing trailer SeaRags at 8:00pm 08.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2948 Hi, I currently own a Catalina 250 wing keel. I've recently decided I want to do some traveling to
Sub Tropical Storm Ernesto JamesG161 at 3:14pm 08.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/557 This NON-tropical storm is located several hundred miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. It i
Number of batteries? RNC725 at 2:51pm 08.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/688 How many batteries originally came on a 2002 Hunter 326 please?
SSCA now pay-only website Brian D at 12:23pm 08.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 6/595 SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association) had a great forums section for marine communications. A lot o
New House Batteries! Yay! jviss at 10:22am 08.15.18 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2134 I just picked up my new house batts, two Trojan SCS200 Deep Cycle Marine, 115Ah, group 27 batteries.
Cooking Fuel Flexibility jviss at 10:02am 08.15.18 Ask All Sailors 29/1157 I have a propane locker with two 11lb. steel cylinders. They last so long one can become complacent
bent mast, are my chainplates ok? (1) vegassail at 9:44am 08.15.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/585 I stupidly managed to hit a tree with my mast and bent it in half. Looking the boat over after, I n
Sanitation hose length hunter 41 Tucker67 at 9:31am 08.15.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/1596 hi all I am looking for anyone who knows the sanitation hose lengths for a hunter 41. The manual g
Tohatsu 5hp propane outboard? rpludwig at 7:17am 08.15.18 Catalina 22 39/14549 I see discussions going on regarding propane tank sizes/storage issues, etc. Aside from that, looki
Hunter 26 ( what was mounted here) (2) jbreland at 4:44am 08.15.18 Smaller Boats 5/746 On my hunter 26 on the port side (where the rope clutches) would normally go, these bracket remnants
Upgradng cabin top winch to electric- more economically! eianm at 8:22pm 08.14.18 Big Boats 20/3402 On my passage 42 I have always lusted after an electric upgrade for my main cabin top winch. At a r

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Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? kbgunn at 3:28pm 08.06.23 meh, I'm not putting another generator in. I don't see a purpose with the advances in lithium. I'
1993 Passage 42 waste tank replacement kappykaplan at 3:28pm 08.06.23 To directly quote @Peggie Hall HeadMistress : "I suggest you try Ronco Plastics...they make TOP qua
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Hayden Watson at 3:27pm 08.06.23 A friend had similar complaints about the Jabsco toilet not flushing, I told him replace the joker
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. kappykaplan at 2:58pm 08.06.23 Here's a photo of the one he removed. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1691357458148-
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine kappykaplan at 2:57pm 08.06.23 Anyone have experience with Quantum? My loft here in southern Maryland did a great job with my new
New Campbell Sailer Prop Michael Davis at 2:48pm 08.06.23 So it might be a little under proped. Or you may have been over propped before. @Maine Sail did a
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. (1) dlochner at 2:31pm 08.06.23 A friend had similar complaints about the Jabsco toilet not flushing, I told him replace the joker v
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 2:03pm 08.06.23 The prop is on! Slightly smoother than the beat up old prop. Seems to have less prop walk. Looks
New Campbell Sailer Prop Tally Ho at 1:57pm 08.06.23 I ordered a new prop a few weeks ago from West by North. They are super responsive to email. The
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 1:56pm 08.06.23 meh, I'm not putting another generator in. I don't see a purpose with the advances in lithium. I'm
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 1:38pm 08.06.23 You need a forestay. Furler extrusion (plastic one piece or aluminum foils) is reinforced with the f
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 08.06.23 For a quick and easy solution to the wiring harness problem, I found this to be the easiest and chea
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type BigEasy at 12:49pm 08.06.23 Just about Any thru hull installation - done 'right' - will last 30+ years. :) True; however, y
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type FastOlson at 12:29pm 08.06.23 Just about Any thru hull installation - done 'right' - will last 30+ years. :) While the OP seems to
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:21pm 08.06.23 Before I'd open up the pump to replace anything in it, I'd just replace the pump. If it IS original
Merit 22 owners Centex at 11:53am 08.06.23 Was trying to do a dry run to step the mast, make sure all the parts were there as when I bought my
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 11:27am 08.06.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop Michael Davis at 11:15am 08.06.23 surprisingly easy. Is that normal Not normal at all. Could be that it had been replaced before wit
New Campbell Sailer Prop Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 08.06.23 One further question, is the shaft SS or bronze ? If SS, this makes the correct anode material even
Gearbox issue? Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 08.06.23 Occasional after driving forward, when I throttle to reverse my engine felt loaded with black smoke

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