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Radar Echo Rick D at 2:17pm 05.13.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1518 So, I noticed on my last trip a persistent false port echo at about 10:00. Not always, but most of t
Hunter 410 Keel issue imacoolchick at 12:47pm 05.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/749 IMG_4276 by imacoolchick posted May 13, 2018 at 3:39 PMIMG_4265 by imacoolchick posted May 13, 2018
H35.5 L macerator Kgatesma at 12:05pm 05.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/630 I was under the impression the macerator was specifically for grinding up waste as you flush into th
Recently purchased FTZ crimper - horribly over crimping (7) genkinyc at 7:04am 05.13.18 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3769 I recently purchased an FTZ Correct Crimper from this site - Mfg p/n 94284. I also purchased the FT
SD50 Saildrive whine redunculous at 6:56am 05.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 2/1056 Just had the shaft replaced in the SD50 due to the magical issues these things have and when we run
Equalizing batteries NYSail at 6:26am 05.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/2063
Mother's Day Celebration! JamesG161 at 9:30pm 05.12.18 Sails Call Lounge 3/428 I took the Admiral out to dinner tonight with her two son's, daughters-in-laws and 2 grandkids. It w
Engine compartment air blower ... 2010 Beneteau 40 Oceanis JohnB40 at 8:53pm 05.12.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1687 There is an air blower attached to the transom. Very hard to get at thru aft locker. Was badly insta
Companion way screen and boom canopy Whatsit at 1:16pm 05.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1065 hi all If this has been brought up time after time on here please delete I was wondering if any of y
yanmar gear shift lever dave lundy at 10:33am 05.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/7443 recently I read a post where Kloudie referenced adjusting either the control cable or the lever on t
P-18 Forestay shackle recommendation needed ghandif15 at 8:50am 05.12.18 Precision 3/2294 Hello, I need to purchase a shackle to connect the turnbuckle to the forestay chainplate on my 1985
PROPANE OUTBOARD? drewsyntax at 8:37am 05.12.18 Smaller Boats 27/6828 Hi All - Shopping to replace my 23yo 2 stroke 9.9 still and was about to pull the trigger on a toh
376 V beth headliner JohnandJane at 7:23am 05.12.18 Big Boats 1/540 Does anyone know which fasteners on the deck hold up the v berth headliner, I have a small leak I wa
Is telling all really important? Kermit at 6:40am 05.12.18 Ask All Sailors 40/4120 Seems like most folks here post their hull number when describing their boat. I have no idea what hu
House Battery Circuit Troubleshooting rishackie at 6:40am 05.12.18 Big Boats 4/716 I just had an issue where I lost DC power to the main DC switch panel in my 2013 45DS one week after
Perko swivel hasps (1) rukidn at 4:33am 05.12.18 Catalina 310 11/3033 Has anyone replaced the Perko swivel hasps on their cockpit / anchor lockers? The standard Perko chr
New trick w/butyl tape rgranger at 6:26pm 05.11.18 Ask All Sailors 23/4258 Hey all I stumbled on a trick this weekend and thought it might help someone else. I was touching
Traveler pully replacement thwilson at 5:39pm 05.11.18 Catalina 30 3/823 I have an 86 Catalina 30 and the two pulleys on each side need replacing. They are held in place wit
Painting Stainless Steel Cowls jviss at 4:10pm 05.11.18 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2819 Hi there, MainSail, Can you (or anyone else with knowledge) please advise as to painting the inside

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Tank Sensors Boiler at 10:04am 09.02.24 The old sensor had a problem when the float became waterlogged. I replaced mine. :biggrin::biggrin:
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Foswick at 9:31am 09.02.24 Yeah, I definitely didn't mean to offend or even correct. I am definitely not trying to prescribe ho
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 9:27am 09.02.24 I finally took it off. It's an HF-73, no longer made, of course, but my sense is all it needs is a
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 jssailem at 8:40am 09.02.24 After viewing these guys sailing their Catalina 16.5, I think I would not worry about controlling th
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Rick Webb at 8:38am 09.02.24
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Oldskoolguy at 7:45am 09.02.24 good luck, it'll work fine.. whatever you do. Something like that is easy to tweak and modify. N
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 7:40am 09.02.24 good luck, it'll work fine.. whatever you do. Something like that is easy to tweak and modify.
Dimensions for the Seaward 26RK Dodger Joe at 7:38am 09.02.24 Hi Does anyone have the dimensions for a 2014 Seaward 26RK dodger? Thanks A dodger is very much a
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Oldskoolguy at 7:34am 09.02.24 That will work, of course, but I was thinking of it being even simpler. Just one line per side, no
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 7:31am 09.02.24 Maybe a setup with the same principals as this without the aluminum slide. ? That will work, of co
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Joe at 7:26am 09.02.24 I hope this isn't too pedantic, but I wanted to clarify. Piloting and "pilotage" are two different
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 (1) Oldskoolguy at 7:25am 09.02.24 Yes that's one way. In fact, isn't that what the owner's manual you posted suggested? What might
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? dLj at 7:12am 09.02.24 I am little late with my (irrelevant) reply. Firstly, in my view this is not a day sailer, but a sa
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Oldskoolguy at 6:55am 09.02.24 Yes that's one way. In fact, isn't that what the owner's manual you posted suggested? What might
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 6:50am 09.02.24
3M 5200 thinwater at 5:21am 09.02.24 Oh no. Not this again! (5200 haters) Epoxy is permanent too. No on mentioned some of the very effe
Yanmar4JH4E engine dipstick levels jssailem at 4:14am 09.02.24 For our Canadian friend, that would be 1.23 liters. :)
Yanmar4JH4E engine dipstick levels Davidasailor26 at 3:47am 09.02.24 According to the manual at Yanmar 3JH4E Service Manual (Page 25 of 350) \| ManualsLib the effective c
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? garymalmgren at 11:28pm 09.01.24 I am little late with my (irrelevant) reply. Firstly, in my view this is not a day sailer, but a sai
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Georgedoyle at 9:22pm 09.01.24 The Raystar 125 has an internal battery that probably needs to be replaced. Take it apart and you wi

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