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Raised Cockpit Seat Cobalt79 at 9:30pm 08.27.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/3509 Hi I am wondering if there is an upgrade or after market seat for the cockpit? I have a 1981 Catalin
Cat 30 Fuel hoses Tucson Sailor at 9:12pm 08.27.17 Catalina 30 5/851 My Cat 30 MKIII is two hours away. I'm having a leaking fuel tank repaired and forgot to measure th
Halyard replacement for Oday 222 DaveSte at 7:34pm 08.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/471 Has anyone ever replaced their halyard while the mast was up - how did you splice the line?
Halyard replacement for Oday 222 DaveSte at 7:32pm 08.27.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/357 has anyone ever replaced their halyard on an Oday 222 while the mast is up? How did you splice the
how can I replace a center board line on an Oday 222 DaveSte at 7:30pm 08.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1495 does anyone know if a center board line can be replaced while the boat is in the water - possibly fr
My Vagabond 17 review (1) RussC at 7:15pm 08.27.17 Trailer Sailors 2/10161 A quick set-up time was high on my priority list, and the V17 did not dissapoint. the mast is fairly
Low speed control (2) FlimFlamII at 6:54pm 08.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/661 Yanmar YSM8. When rpm's drop below about 1500 it 'kicks' into neutral. I'm looking for help on wha
Charlie Jones, I was wondering how he is doing with the storm croatan fan at 6:22pm 08.27.17 Trailer Sailors 3/580 Anybody heard from him? I hope all members on the Texas coast are safe
Bellingham a staging point for Salish Sea exploration, and beyond? Kings Gambit at 3:39pm 08.27.17 Destinations 16/1103 So, can any of you PNWers comment on the qualities/desirability of having a boat moored at Bellingha
Riglots-Railroad Swing Bridge Soldier at 2:54pm 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 7/817 We have had trouble in the past with the bridge operator. The bridge was closed and he told us to Vi
Refer Anyone Head Sail at 2:23pm 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1168 When I bought my first sailboat, it came with a switch called "REFER". I was expecting when I turne
Engine Exhaust Related To Engine Condition FlimFlamII at 1:18pm 08.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/605 I have a 1980 Yanmar YSM8 with about 375 hours. At least that's what the engine hour indicator read
Deck Light Switch therealbrianf at 1:12pm 08.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1612 Hi everyone, I have a combination of problems with the foredeck light on my Beneteau 281. It's a Pe
Trying to get my Hunter 19-1 back on the lake.... some questions (2) garybeck at 12:13pm 08.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1071 Hello, I have had this Hunter 19-1 (http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=6218) sitting in
Webasto Diesel Heating and A/C Lee Hadjiosif at 10:21am 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/561 I have a 42' sailboat with Webasto diesel heating and 3" ducting throughout. I now want to install A
Law Enforcement Sailing Association Lodi47 at 8:29am 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1028 With five years to go before retirement I have begun making plans for leaving Chicago and sailing ba
Fiberglass cutlass bearing??? (3) George Da Porge at 7:15am 08.27.17 Catalina 30 1/765 No question here, for info or discussion only! Had to replace my cutlass bearing. The existing one
Music to calm the savage beast you BlowMeAway at 8:00pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 61/3752 We haul a lot of new sailing folks, potential crew, never been on a sailboat kinda folks for a weeke
Hunter 380 Inverter/Charger replacement PowerWinch at 6:47pm 08.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/975 My Freedom 20 that came with the boat only puts out 90 volts when inverting. I'm looking at 2000w r
Best anchor for the Cheasapeake Bay PAC3142 at 6:12pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2322 My Danforth style Fortress anchor isn't cutting it lately. I've had a hard time setting in Oxford,

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2gm20f will not start BigEasy at 12:02pm 06.18.23 As I am waiting for fuel filters I decided to pull the injectors and inspect and clean them. After
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 BigEasy at 11:51am 06.18.23 OK. On my boat (Beneteau) there is only one breaker on the AC power distribution panel for all AC
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 11:50am 06.18.23 As I am waiting for fuel filters I decided to pull the injectors and inspect and clean them. After
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 11:40am 06.18.23 thanks !! after watching the video it seems that the plates/rings inside the gear box are faulty, i
Do you trailer with the motor attached? BigEasy at 11:29am 06.18.23 @BigEasy , Is the purpose of the transom saver to prevent the motor from rotating or is it meant t
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 JBP-PA at 11:25am 06.18.23 A 2003 boat would not have had an ELCI breaker, but if retrofitted it would be your main shore power
Leaving the dock BigEasy at 11:15am 06.18.23 Another great piece of advice! I will give the pirouette a try. Do a bit of research on the
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Tedd at 10:55am 06.18.23 @BigEasy , Is the purpose of the transom saver to prevent the motor from rotating or is it meant to
2011 Hunter 45DS need mast boom sails FastOlson at 10:50am 06.18.23 Previous insurance total loss? If so, be sure that your current insurer will underwrite it, once res
Do you trailer with the motor attached? BigEasy at 10:39am 06.18.23 I have had fishing / runabout boats on & off for many years. Absolutely impossible to remove 40 HP
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 BigEasy at 10:26am 06.18.23 What's an ELCI??
Need Mast boom sails for 2011 hunter 45DS sunwest at 10:25am 06.18.23 call a sailmaker................... google "sailmakers" or "sail lofts near me" "mainsail for
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:19am 06.18.23 Being. YouTuber, I figure you will appreciate videos of "How TO". BoatUS has some good ideas that a
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:17am 06.18.23 I'm thinking from your video, you could run a doubled aka slip spring line off your bow, stern out,
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:16am 06.18.23 At slow speeds, the boat will want to feather with bow pointing downwind and down current. Until th
2011 Hunter 45DS need mast boom sails sunwest at 10:15am 06.18.23 In Mast..was original.. but I could do traditional also:facepalm: received boat without mast and rig
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:15am 06.18.23 If I didn't feel like I could swing safely I would back out the fairway till I had room to turn.
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:14am 06.18.23 I owned an O'28 for 19 yrs. With the OEM prop there is significant prop walk astern. Recognized e
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:12am 06.18.23 Here's link to a well know series on docking techniques. I think you should take the time to go th
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:10am 06.18.23

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