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Blob Material (1) LakeOntario270 at 1:46pm 10.14.18 Ask All Sailors 11/706 Looking for a recommendation on what to use to seal my new cable (left side) in my Nav Pod. I'm gue
Primary Fuel Filter on 2001 Hunter 410 Darb at 12:41pm 10.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/867 Hello fellow Hunter owners. I have a 2001 410 that is factory equipped with a Northern Lights gener
Chance it or replace Richard Bayle at 12:27pm 10.14.18 Big Boats 14/1473 Surya, a 41 DS, is 10 years old next month, and I am having suggestions out here that the insurance
What is the fitting on the bottom of the boom used for? (1) Tim Mills at 10:29am 10.14.18 Big Boats 3/584 Does anyone know what this plastic fitting on the bottom of the boom is? I want to use it for attach
Hydraulic Backstay Adjuster Kings Gambit at 9:49am 10.14.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1237 My rigger just installed an integral hydraulic backstay adjuster (split backstay), replacing the blo
Catalina 22 Pop-Top Cover GrantG at 8:52am 10.14.18 Catalina 22 2/1570 Hi guys, I just picked up my new (to me) 1989 Catalina 22 last week and I'm really enjoying my new
Alternator replacement (3) BC Bernie at 8:04am 10.14.18 Catalina 310 6/1425 My 2004 310 with Universal XPB 25 has a Fleece Neville 8MR 105 amp (higher output than the original
Strippers (1) kbgunn at 7:47am 10.14.18 Ask All Sailors 26/4110 Ok...I know the title of the post was click bait, but I'm hoping someone can help. I have Lewmar Wa
Replacing galley faucet IH82BL8 at 4:51am 10.14.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4052 Can I use an RV faucet, or is the a necessarily "marine" specification for the application? Thanks.
Power windlass sailme88 at 7:33pm 10.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/799 Greetings, Our C-34 has a deck mounted windless the is powered by Armstrong. Now retired we plan to
Help installing MSD on a Thetford 550p (Porta Potti) guywarwick at 7:05pm 10.13.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1504 I would be very grateful is anyone could help me with the correct method of installing an MSD with m
To Drone or not to Drone? (1) Grey wolf at 5:29pm 10.13.18 Ask All Sailors 7/766
Screwed impeller... rpell1@msn.com at 4:25pm 10.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/865 Hi all, Now that I have changing the impeller on my M25xpa down to a science, maybe next time I will
Catalina 18 Shrouds Attachment at the Upper end Ajay73 at 4:11pm 10.13.18 Smaller Boats 4/859 Today I was looking over the shrouds and stays of my new to me 2003 C18. I looked at Catalina Direct
New Venture 222 owner jimrichey at 4:06pm 10.13.18 Parts Search 2/511 I have just purchased a 1971 Venture 222 and I am trying to restore it. I am currently searching for
Nut Size on 1995-40.5 MetricMountie at 3:19pm 10.13.18 Big Boats 18/1262 wondering if anyone would know the nut size on the keel bolts for a 1995 - 40.5 and the torque specs
in mast sheets GREGP at 1:34pm 10.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/634 My main and jib sheets run inside the mast. The plates that cover the hole where they exit are missi
12volt smart tv CYQK at 10:10am 10.13.18 Ask All Sailors 39/3061 Has anyone found a good source for one of these?
1995 Catalina 42 Adler Barbour fridge advice JlewCat42 at 9:46am 10.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1943
replacing cdi halyard ljo at 9:00am 10.13.18 Smaller Boats 25/6838 Our cdi furler is 17 years old and we are thinking it is time to replace the internal halyard before

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28.5 Split Backstay rigging Shaw_2112 at 5:30pm 04.04.24 I have a 34 but here is a picture of what your back-stay should look like with the proper attachmen
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 5:15pm 04.04.24
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Terry Cox at 5:10pm 04.04.24 When boat owners around these precincts fail to pay marinas their due, they have a legal right to ta
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Davidasailor26 at 4:38pm 04.04.24 I find that just letting the tank drain by opening the pressure relief valve is very slow. After I
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Claude L.-Auger at 4:26pm 04.04.24 A badly tuned mast will show that curvature, as well as an un-stepped mast left unsupported in the m
28.5 Split Backstay rigging (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:02pm 04.04.24 I have a 34 but here is a picture of what your back-stay should look like with the proper attachment
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Hayden Watson at 3:54pm 04.04.24 Good advice, thanks. I will amend the directions by adding something like, "Just as you drained th
Solar / lithium question Captain Larry-DH at 3:50pm 04.04.24 What Victron screen? Do you have a shunt based monitor (BMV-712 or SmartShunt)? What solar controll
Not understanding stop solenoid function Claude L.-Auger at 3:46pm 04.04.24 While I do agree that the cable being mechanical is supposedly trouble free, in my case 4 times (yes
170 cracked warranty hull kappykaplan at 3:35pm 04.04.24 @Crazy Dave Condon should be able to point you in the right direction. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Battery Bank Location Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 3:09pm 04.04.24 Hello, I have a new to me 2006 Beneteau 343. It has 2 100 Ah AGM batteries under the aft berth.
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:59pm 04.04.24 Good advice, thanks. I will amend the directions by adding something like, "Just as you drained the
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 SailingSputz at 2:48pm 04.04.24 my new 2008 hunter 33 (bought may 2023) had original sails and neither made it to august, got new sa
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) pgandw at 2:04pm 04.04.24 @pgandwIf you loosen your shrouds when raising the mast and then tighten them again, do you use sli
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) jssailem at 1:25pm 04.04.24
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 1:08pm 04.04.24 Folks, FYI... I took my covers to the dry cleaners once and was told that because they had vinyl pa
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Rich Stidger at 12:55pm 04.04.24 I don't know the answer, but I am interested in what you find. Pictures too. I have a 1997 h40.5 w
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 12:23pm 04.04.24 Z spar is the mfg.
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 12:10pm 04.04.24 First you need to identify the mast mfg. could it be Keyon Isomat or Z Spar? Look for mfg sticker
Cleaning foam cushions? Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 04.04.24 I've dried foam overnight with a box fan overnight after they got soaked due to a leak. As for your

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