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West Marine VHF Radio Not Receiving kiteflyer at 8:28pm 06.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2388 I was sailing today and I couldn't receive any transmissions on my brand new West Marine VHF580 radi
uh oh (1) SUMB44 at 7:23pm 06.23.18 Ask An Oday Owner 0/426 152686 so while pulling out (what we thought) was a rotten piece of plywood under the battery box in
Knock knock jimma4191 at 7:08pm 06.23.18 Pearson 6/1791 On my 1987 Pearson 33-2 Sailing today. Four to six foot seas on the starboard quarter. Lots of steer
Hunter 2004 420 Fuel Tank normanjj at 6:30pm 06.23.18 Big Boats 1/655 I need to clean my fuel tank. I cannot locate an access or inspection port. Any advise?
Stabilizing binoculars ??? steveebryant at 6:04pm 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 26/1961 Who has an opinion regarding Stabilizing binoculars in the price range of $500 to $1000? I am in the
High water alarm tbilyeu at 5:55pm 06.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2109 We went out for our first sail today on my 2014 OC 45. After the engine was off for thirty minutes t
Hunter 41 840 amps battery bank under nav seat (3) Valerio at 5:52pm 06.23.18 Big Boats 13/1717 152675 152676 152678 i manage to scueeze 4 trojan lp 16 , 6 volts amps. So now i can use 400 amp wit
No Shore Power on Board (2) BlowMeAway at 5:11pm 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 56/5687 All I wanted to do, while visiting the boat today, was tune the rigging, install the boom and mainsa
Epic Fail (Recovery) (10) rgranger at 3:57pm 06.23.18 Trailer Sailors 24/4301 Hey All Some of you were kind enough to console me when I dropped my mast after hitting a power lin
The First Few Days of Sailing in our Very First Sailboat (9) Siren at 3:38pm 06.23.18 Catalina 22 26/2652 Three weeks to the day after buying our very first sailboat, we christened our new-to-us girl and to
rowing an inflatable w/out a keel: how bad is it? matts997 at 11:49am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 39/8931 Need a new dinghy and I find myself tempted by a West Marine sale on the Pru-3 roll-up inflatable bo
Bow Cleats on Wooden Blocks to Clear Toerails? hankz at 11:03am 06.23.18 The Cherubini Hunters 5/839 I am the proud owner of a new Manson Supreme anchor, but also want to mount a Lewmar bow roller that
Summer Solstice Sail One Day Late Kings Gambit at 10:38am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 3/408 We took our summer solstice sail (SSS) one day late this year; Friday, instead of Thursday, evening.
Autohelm 6000 pelicanj45 at 9:21am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1103 I have an Autohelm 6000 auto pilot, It has a mind of its own. For no reason it will turn. I have
1978 hunter 30 ysb 12 H-30 newbie at 9:19am 06.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/530 Ok so i bought a h-30 got the ysb 12 running but it has a ridiculous amount of vibration under way m
Toe Rail Covers jviss at 8:55am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1069 I am thinking of this, especially if I make big investment in time and money on the finish. There's
Unexpected Treasure (9) rgranger at 7:53am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 29/2221
Isotherm Thermostat Issue RoyS at 5:35am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 1/799 Recently installed Isotherm refrigeration conversion kit. This kit has the self pumping thru-hull an
Hunter 34 in Gothenburg, Sweden (1) Allan12210 at 5:24am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 0/358 As we continue our voyage through Scandanavia on the Viking Sun, I spotted a Hunter 34 out at the en
Groco toilet won't pick up raw water Steve L22188 at 5:04am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 20/4375 Have an older model Groco toilet. It will dry flush just fine - but won't pull raw water into the b

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Yanmar electrical problem. (1) Marmalade at 4:03am 08.06.24 Have a Legend 37 as well, and took a slightly different approach. I read lots of these threads on r
Yanmar electrical problem. Jim Legere at 3:29am 08.06.24 I am surprised that no one has mentioned the 30 amp fuse, just to the right of the starter in the sc
Yanmar electrical problem. Mika1 at 2:24am 08.06.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2
Cracked stringer on project boat $2pearson37-2 at 12:15am 08.06.24 Any suggestions for securing this stringer? Optimally without taking the mast out if it can be done.
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 9:57pm 08.05.24 Depends on what you intended to achieve. Scuffing the surface of old hard bottom paint. OR removi
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 08.05.24 Good grief, sometimes you just emit such blather that it's hard to know where to even begin to resp
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25pm 08.05.24 Harsh, but useful in my continuing search for perfection on this old boat. Yes, somewhat like tha
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 8:38pm 08.05.24 Not a word anywhere with Interprotect 2000E about life expectancy. Maybe other products offer an op
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak Bullseye!!! at 8:28pm 08.05.24 I have had the mast down on my Catalina 387 (Sail #150) and it seems like a really well-designed, wa
Refrigerator thermostat wiring Hayden Watson at 8:05pm 08.05.24 I know this is an old thread, but it's one of my favorite topics. Regarding where to get the 12V f
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 08.05.24 but if you read all the documentation provided by manufacturers of barrier coats - they will tell y
Yanmar 2gm engine died Davidasailor26 at 7:28pm 08.05.24 There is generally no need to baby a diesel engine. If it was running well before you brought the RP
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 6:20pm 08.05.24 Thanks all. I'm planning on leaving the boat in the water mostly. Probably 9 - 10 months a year. If
Using the aft stay (4) Allan12210 at 5:42pm 08.05.24 How to attach a Flag & Pendant to the Aft Stay and be able to raise or lower it from the cockpit of
Sea-Fire system Dan_Y at 5:35pm 08.05.24
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . BigEasy at 5:34pm 08.05.24 Had the same problem with my clock. Instead of shipping it back to W&P, paying for service, & retur
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 5:21pm 08.05.24 I'm moving it into saltwater, so won't I need to replace the existing barrier coating even if it's
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 5:18pm 08.05.24 Thanks all, really wanting to learn to sail and teach/mentor my four daughters as well. We'll only
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . jviss at 5:12pm 08.05.24 As regards the Weems and Plath quartz ships clocks that just stop, I have some comments. I had an E
Using the aft stay shemandr at 4:55pm 08.05.24 There all lots of boats I've sailed on that had a topping lift spliced into the backstay. I don't r

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