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Delayed Reverse CTS at 6:37pm 05.20.18 Catalina 310 8/1617 We had a great sail today on the Chesapeake Bay, good winds, nice temps and no chop. When we got bac
Ben 361 Repairs for water inlet nipple at fwd end of shaft log - or NOT?? Pinch at 6:30pm 05.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/744 On my 2000 Ben 361, there's a water inlet line for the forward end of the shaft log, just behind the
Stern Shower Walter59 at 6:07pm 05.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/508 Stern Shower advice. I have a 2005 Hunter 36 and the stern shower at the swim platform just abrupt
Balmar Regulator Temp Sense Wires dlochner at 4:56pm 05.20.18 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2183 Installing a Balmar ARS-5 with both battery and alternator temperature sensing. The battery sensing
O'Day 322 throttle and transmission cable replacement (1) joshnewbury at 4:40pm 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1530 Changing the cables just made my to do list. Any tips tricks would be appreciated. Has anybody chang
Through hull strainer (1) Ted at 4:33pm 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2341 We had different opinions at the boatyard today regarding the correct way to install a through hull
Hunter Purchase advice needed airtraffic at 4:25pm 05.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/979 Hello! I'm considering a 1999 Hunter 301 that I've seen advertised for $29,500. Boat is used on the
Simrad WP30 Worth Repairing? SFS at 2:04pm 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 23/5708 The belt inside our WP30 is apparently failing, and generating some steering friction, which is incr
macerator r@r dakno at 12:58pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 14/1223 Hello Skippers I need to replace my O.E. JABSCO Model 18590 macerator on my 08 H41DS. It looks fairl
H41 holding tank sending unit. Very eratic dakno at 12:34pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 32/3218 Hello Skippers The WEMA sending unit in the holding tank has become erratic and I want to get a repl
6v wired in series/parallel Bob S at 10:16am 05.20.18 Musings With Maine Sail 19/2421 what color wire when wiring pos to neg when wiring in series? Does it make a difference? Also, the
Alternator wire identification..... help (2) NYSail at 6:09am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 17/7512 hello all..... so I am now the proud owner of a new alt. / regulator (balmar 150 series 6 / mc614).
FTZ lugs? Solstice at 5:33am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 12/806 I am about to install a new Sterling charger and usually source my heavy duty lugs from genuinedealz
This Looks Like a 5 Minute Job! (2) BrianRobin at 5:33am 05.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/1658 Fact: There are few, if any 5 minute jobs/repairs on a boat! Doing a cutless bearing, shaft seal ,g
Identify this boat I found? (1) HighCs123 at 5:15am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 28/3192 Sometimes I like to go check out Marina's (that are open and not gated) and see what boats I see. I
Possible rework of DC system (2) HMT2 at 9:07pm 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 5/373
Larry Pardey JoeD at 8:12pm 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1076 What happened to Larry Pardey? I see Lin art the shows but never heard what or where Larry is. Anyon
Can rails be extended around stern? (H23) Ohiosailin at 6:55pm 05.19.18 Smaller Boats 31/2749 1987 H23, and the rails end (downwards) @ bow ' starboard stern (sides). I want to enclose (bring fu
H34 Compression Post One More Time SabreToothedEngineer at 6:12pm 05.19.18 Big Boats 15/1921 For anyone interested in this topic, I did the compression post repair on my H34 over the winter. I
Beneteau 331 era fuel pickup question arf145 at 4:02pm 05.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/458 Anyone know if Beneteau used a screen on the end of the fuel pickup line inside the tank? I had a sl

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Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast ShawnL at 3:15pm 07.29.24 I'll check more this weekend. Lowering the mast isn't really an option. We're on a mooring and I'd
Set your watch back 20 years Foswick at 3:06pm 07.29.24 I rejected the notion of a "God" technical system for a sailboat decades ago. I realized that such
Useful Technology Ideas Davidasailor26 at 2:59pm 07.29.24
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 2:51pm 07.29.24 I purchased one of these. Wireless Winch Remote Control Kit for Truck Jeep ATV SUV Auto Winch with
Set your watch back 20 years shemandr at 2:31pm 07.29.24 I rejected the notion of a "God" technical system for a sailboat decades ago. By "God" I mean a cen
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge Rick D at 2:02pm 07.29.24 Check this now in the 40.5 owner mods area: Bilge Through Hull Replacement
Set your watch back 20 years Dalliance at 1:34pm 07.29.24
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:27pm 07.29.24 Can the SCAD sensor be used as a signal switch? I would like to retrofit the sensors onto the "Navio
Reefing: Procedural Questions Foswick at 1:19pm 07.29.24 Reefing is performed before the wind picks up. I can hear Poseidon laughing. I would say that, in r
Reefing: Procedural Questions kappykaplan at 1:19pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft jviss at 1:12pm 07.29.24 Well, I wouldn't go so far as to state, "LiFePO4 batteries are no more of a risk than lead acid bat
Couple found dead in life raft capta at 1:08pm 07.29.24 Not all Lithium batteries are equal. The boat in question had a NMC Nissan Leaf battery. LiFePO4 ba
Set your watch back 20 years capta at 1:04pm 07.29.24 installed. That's bound to get them out of any distress they may finds themselves in. Yes dear.
Set your watch back 20 years capta at 12:58pm 07.29.24 Over the last 6 decades of gallivanting here and there by boat, many of the new"aids" to boaters hav
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast (2) LakeShark at 12:54pm 07.29.24 @ShawnL For reference here is a 5 year old class legal main on a Catalina 22 hoisted to the top ban
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast LakeShark at 12:41pm 07.29.24 I can get it close ~ 6-12 inches, but then no matter how hard I pull on the halyard, it just won't
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 12:13pm 07.29.24 Yes! I must have missed that attachment. I also now notice your Hey Dudes! I've been wearing them
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 12:08pm 07.29.24 Why? What jumps out? A cruise from Florida to Nova Scotia via SLS is ambitious. My take is that
Reefing: Procedural Questions capta at 12:07pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft Jim Legere at 12:07pm 07.29.24 Let's not spread misinformation here. Exactly. An electrical fire, whatever the battery chemistry

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