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Another sinking... shemandr at 6:09pm 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1616 Details are a bit fuzzy but it appears that a Buzzard's Bay 25 sank in last Wednesday night's race
The worst call you will ever get.... (5) Sailingaway22 at 3:13pm 08.04.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 31/2952 So last Saturday My son and I took Buttercup(C22) out for a wonderful day of sailing on a local lake
New Mast Crutch (4) w4swk at 3:04pm 08.04.18 Catalina 22 0/442 I finally got around to building a proper mast crutch. First and foremost, I give all design credit
Rigid Boom Vang Failure jviss at 2:00pm 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 25/4973 Sailed from Tarpaulin Cove to Edgartown today; wicked windy and wet! Gusts to probably 30, maybe mo
Bimini on a trailerable john6206 at 1:40pm 08.04.18 Trailer Sailors 17/4187 Hi all, Recently acquired Capri 18 came with a Bimini. Previous owner said that the boat can be s
Mild Boat Porn & terse Marina Review (7) rgranger at 12:12pm 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 1/615 Just completed a few days at Hilton Head Island and (of course) I visited most of the Marinas. The
Carbon Monoxide alarm ???? mikej21 at 11:05am 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1890 Hi everyone, I have a 2005 Hunter 33 named Ripple. Recently while the engine is off and I am away f
Query ref Rudder to engine linkage bar (2) Pobinr at 10:17am 08.04.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/451 Hello I just brought a MacGregor 26X with Yamaha 50HP outboard I noticed the 'Rudder to engine linka
Sink Drains and Seacocks/Thru Hulls Ward H at 9:23am 08.04.18 Ask All Sailors 19/6144 Hi All, I just installed a Raritan toilet that uses pressurized fresh water. So now I have two seaco
Did anyone ever rebed the forward hatch on a 212? JimInPB at 7:32pm 08.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/410 The forward hatch on my Hunter 212 leaks when it rains. The gaskets look like they seal. If I duct
Engine / transmission problem Weasel at 6:51pm 08.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 7/1416 Hey Guys ' Ladies, Beneteau 331, Yanmar 3GM30F Transmission, Kanzaki KMZP-1 (Integral throttle / s
Blind Bay Today (1) Charles Erwin at 5:49pm 08.03.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1058 154510
Parts search PeterGale at 5:16pm 08.03.18 Parts Search 10/1072 I am trying to buy 5 lengths of 6061-T6 Anodized Aluminum tubing 2.25 OD x .049" wall x 12'. It is f
Lake Fontana North Carolina (4) rgranger at 2:31pm 08.03.18 Trailer Sailors 25/5464 last week I rented a pontoon boat for the day and scouted lake Fontana. It is a high altitude lake
Calling Smith Moutain Lake Sailors shemandr at 12:40pm 08.03.18 Ask All Sailors 10/819
The heavy driveline vibration mystery continues (1) markwbird at 12:27pm 08.03.18 Ask All Sailors 21/3429 154496 154495 Awhile back I posted about how my crewman had thrown the tranny into gear while the en
Sourcing a fixed window Emanuel at 12:05pm 08.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/455 I own a 2012 Hunter e33 where can i buy the starboard middle fixed window ?
If you could change one thing about your boat Phil Herring at 12:01pm 08.03.18 Ask All Sailors 71/5900 While most of us love our current boat, theres always that one thing that wed change. Chances are, i
Is your battery half empty or half full? Phil Herring at 11:49am 08.03.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1586 Do you have enough power? With the explosion of powered appliances, electronics, and miscellaneou
Favorite cruising beverages Phil Herring at 11:36am 08.03.18 Ask All Sailors 71/6427 Like the Miller jingle used to say, When its time to relax... what do you drink? Do you pop a bee

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Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 11:13am 09.20.24 Getting a prebuilt angled panel might be a challenge. What about a flat plastic panel say made of AB
Osmosis Don S/V ILLusion at 11:11am 09.20.24
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 11:08am 09.20.24 https://www.tadiesels.com/instrument_panel.html Perhaps this plastics company makes something that c
Angled Engine Control Enclosure LloydB at 11:02am 09.20.24 The Perkins panel you show is no longer available due to disruptions in the supply chain so it looks
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Schwarz633 at 10:55am 09.20.24 The gauges and controls on our boat are also horizontal, and I have wondered about a solution. I wa
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Hello Below at 10:49am 09.20.24 For LED lighting, i think this is a perfect application for them. :plus:
Adding a Bimini Leeward Rail at 10:15am 09.20.24 The easiest and most expensive way is to hire a canvas shop to make one. If you use a shop that dea
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Project_Mayhem at 10:03am 09.20.24 Buyfoam.com is a reasonably priced site for custom cut foam. You may have to trim a little bit but f
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 9:54am 09.20.24 @Moondawg , how are you doing with that overheating problem ? This is an interesting one. I'm goi
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 9:51am 09.20.24 Check the downloadable section on this site and see of you can find a manual for your Yanmar 2QM15.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 09.20.24 @Moondawg , how are you doing with that overheating problem ? This is an interesting one.
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Captain-Will at 9:39am 09.20.24 For the cushions, definitely remove the covers and wash them. I wash them by hand in a big tub. In
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Captain-Will at 9:38am 09.20.24 The musty smell might be that the covers just need a good cleaning, if you can remove the covers, j
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Leeward Rail at 9:24am 09.20.24 I find crouching down to see anything very annoying. The back of my panel is exposed in the lazaret
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Leeward Rail at 9:12am 09.20.24 That panel looks nice. Why don't you acquire it and transfer your gauges into the new panel? Errr.
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner jssailem at 8:39am 09.20.24 You will install these in a "hidden" space where you can hide extra wire. Go with heat-shrink butt c
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner BAD ORCA at 8:38am 09.20.24 you can put a piece of heatshrink over Wago nuts with a bit of dialectric grease over the open ends
Osmosis BigEasy at 8:27am 09.20.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 8:25am 09.20.24 I wear contacts, and use reading glasses. To me the most important thing is the darkest, polarized,
Osmosis jssailem at 8:25am 09.20.24

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