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Rigging Component Designation Help? jviss at 12:56pm 10.06.17 Ask All Sailors 6/325 Anyone know what this refers to? MH 7854-101616 I know it's a rigging turnbuckle, but I'm coming
Holding tank vent filter RWSlater at 12:17pm 10.06.17 Big Boats 3/561 Specifically on the H 45CC (circa 2007) does anyone know where the holding tank vent filters are loc
Leave mast up for winter, or not? Tsam at 12:08pm 10.06.17 Ask All Sailors 8/693 The last few years I have had the pleasure to leave my mast up over the winter in far north Minnesot
In mast roller furling problem Jeff652 at 11:32am 10.06.17 Catalina 310 26/4580 In 2012, I bought Still Crazy, my 2005 Catalina 310 with in mast roller furling. At that time it wa
Yanmar 4JH4 1000 hour service CarlN at 9:02am 10.06.17 Engines and Propulsion 28/7516 My four year old 4JH4 HTE has reached 1000 hours. It's running great. No smoke. Doesn't burn oil. Co
Bribes and Forged Documents CloudDiver at 7:33am 10.06.17 Ask All Sailors 11/674 Is this a question of ethics, protecting yourself, or just trying to outsmart criminals? I was rece
Roller furler tnathan at 4:22pm 10.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/1322 i have a dumb question. I have never had a problem before, but this season my roller furler seems t
Interview with Capt'n Fatty Goodlander dlochner at 3:51pm 10.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/669 If you read Cruising World you know of Capt'n Fatty Goodlander. If you follow cruising sailors on Yo
Chainplate replacement marcoroks at 3:51pm 10.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1459 i need to replace the chainplates for my beneteau oceanis 352 from 1995. Does anyone know where i ca
This is what happens when....... (1) T_Cat at 2:21pm 10.05.17 Catalina 22 14/945 What happens if you don't go sailing enough? After raising the mast the (new this year) topping lift
An Acceptable Repair or Wimping Out? rardiH36 at 2:09pm 10.05.17 Ask All Sailors 56/3301 Looking for suggestions or alternatives to the situation described below. My 37 year old aluminum 3
Loosen stays for winter storage? Tsam at 1:07pm 10.05.17 Ask All Sailors 18/2265 For a 22ft S2 being stored outside with mast up in Northern Minnesota, should the turnbuckles on the
Waxing solar panel Brian D at 12:53pm 10.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1340 Anyone have any luck waxing the glass on the solar panel so things like bird poop do not stick? Was
Speaking of rigging tension... Joe Blizzard at 12:45pm 10.05.17 Ask All Sailors 8/638 Here's what my boat's manual says on the subject: "The forestay and backstay should be carried quite
Bow Cleats on O'Day 272 fhujber at 10:11am 10.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/632 I own an O'Day 272LE and one of the bow cleats is loose. As far as I can tell, the bow cleats mount
H-31 Fresh Water Lines Reg M at 9:00am 10.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/720 I recently bought a by-pass kit from an RV dealership to install on the hot water tank of my 1984 H-
Battery fuse Gabor15908 at 8:39am 10.05.17 Ask All Sailors 5/391 I am increasing my house battery pack from two T105 to four T105. To do this I have relocate the bat
Imitation teak decking Reg M at 8:36am 10.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/1206 A year or so ago someone shared some info on a product, the name of which escapes me. It was an imit
Help,Tranny HF BW 7 dnamron41 at 7:34am 10.05.17 Engines and Propulsion 0/455 I am trying to locate a ZF BW7 marine transmission which attaches to marineengine, a Bukh DV 20 ME.
C&C 110 Owners Ted at 6:10pm 10.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1311 I know that some of us participate in multiple sailing forums besides Sailboatowners. There is prese

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fuel gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:22pm 06.22.23 The Colors are shown on my Wema Gauge :biggrin: Sounds exotic. I only have the 0 - 1/2 - 3/4 - F
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? stickinthemud57 at 12:22pm 06.22.23 spun us around almost in a full 360. Yep. Sounds pretty vortex-y to me.
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 06.22.23 I was not aware that the trapped air would eventually be absorbed by the water surface inside the t
Where to put AIS antenna? Richard19068 at 12:05pm 06.22.23 1) Does your radio transmit AND receive? (AIS) Does there exist a single unit that receives VHF a
fuel gauge (1) JamesG161 at 11:59am 06.22.23 So far haven't had any problems with a 24 year old WEMA float gauge. :plus: Since I have my fuel
Topping Lift drgbanks at 11:59am 06.22.23 If you buy the kit there is a cheek block that you install near the top of the mast. If I understand
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 Bob S at 11:58am 06.22.23 I installed one in the port lazarette where the shore power inlet is. Also installed a galvanic isol
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing Philly2DC2LBI at 11:57am 06.22.23
Zodiac Inflatable taking water odaydokay at 11:52am 06.22.23 It's PVC, correct? And 10 years old? I believe PVC and yes 10 years old with about 20 miles on it
Topping Lift Philly2DC2LBI at 11:51am 06.22.23
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? ricksoth at 11:41am 06.22.23 Sorry. Poor wording. Pump running when faucet opens nearly immediately. I will say the variable spe
fuel gauge (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 06.22.23 Will be testing it this weekend Go high tech and use a stick. No, I'm quite serious. I have a s
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 11:37am 06.22.23 Power washer and Crud Cutter. No to Simple Green.
2002 Beneteau 411 Oceanis -Tachometer Problem dslance at 11:35am 06.22.23 when I couldn't get my tach to work I found the connection on the engine cleaned the connection and
Hunter 310 listed on this site. Ward H at 11:35am 06.22.23 This depends on how much you can do yourself. If you were accustomed to working on your outboard en
Hunter 310 listed on this site. Ralph Johnstone at 11:28am 06.22.23 Here at Lake Lanier a 31 foot boat slip is $3,000 a year with water and power. Clear a path. At
Hurricane season storage xavpil at 11:26am 06.22.23 If your plans are to sail the Caribbean for multiple seasons, bringing the boat back to the US duri
Hurricane season storage ggrizzard at 11:23am 06.22.23 You mean like these...:yikes: Those of you wanting to buy a boat on the cheap (initially :wink3:)
fuel gauge flightlead404 at 11:23am 06.22.23 Will be testing it this weekend Thanks Rick Either way I wouldn't trust it. Having flown thousan
Oceangate Titan ggrizzard at 11:16am 06.22.23 Coast Guard is putting out a presser at 3:00 PM EDT today (Thursday).

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