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What's Marlow Thinking? smackdaddy at 4:52pm 08.10.17 Big Boats 1/15 I anyone else a bit repulsed by the "new direction" Marlow is taking the design of the new M-H boats
Wire/rope to be replaced with all 7/16 double braid - main halyard obdoor at 3:56pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2408 I'm in the process of replacing my wire/rope main halyard with a new 7/16 rope halyard that will hav
Another drink theme - Solar eclipse (1) Justin_NSA at 12:47pm 08.10.17 Sails Call Lounge 0/284 Anyone for some Ozzy Osbourne Solar red wine? http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/local-eclipse-them
Can I replace just my rotovecta or do I have to replace the ST40 as well? danstanford at 11:59am 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 1/327 I am pretty sure I cannot put a proper anemometer and flag at the top of my mast and hook it up to m
40.5 racing the 2017 Swiftsure International Yacht Race SVPardonMyFrench at 11:12am 08.10.17 Big Boats 4/963 VTm3bFLTO98 Here's a short video of a 40.5 in action racing in the 2017 Swiftsure International Yac
Swiftsure 2017 SVPardonMyFrench at 11:07am 08.10.17 Racing 1/651 VTm3bFLTO98 Here's a short video of the 2017 Swiftsure summarizing a 33 hour adventure of sailing,
Beneteau 37 Shower floor not draining (2) Cwoody at 8:02am 08.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1490 Been working with AYS in Annapolis for a year to resolve an issue with the shower floor drain in my
Why pay to put your boat up for the winter? Send it south, WE want to Lease your sailboat (1) Christopher German at 7:30am 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 2/25 Did you know you dont have to pay to store your boat for the winter? Did you know you could make mon
What does this switch do? (1) Smunkey at 7:06am 08.10.17 Catalina 30 12/1520 In my 88 TRBSWK I have a switch on the electrical panel that says "VOLTS READ". Had the flash on so
what to look for in 1994 Hunter 375? ari at 6:39am 08.10.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/304 Going to look at a 1994 375. Did go through the websites etc. Delamination of the side decks and und
Looking for a Blue Sea Systems AC breaker label (1) Jackdaw at 6:48pm 08.09.17 Ask All Sailors 38/2212 My 15a branch circuit breaker needs a label; has anyone saved the extras and be willing to send me o
source for rotary spst 30 amp 120v on-off switch ? MitchM at 2:52pm 08.09.17 Ask All Sailors 5/360 does any one have a source for the small rotary knob switch shown below--it is the cut
Oday Widgeon Hiking Stick/Tiller Extension (5) John From Maine at 1:13pm 08.09.17 Day Sailers 6/1622 Last year, my sailing grand daughters suggested I make a tiller extension. So just finished making
Diesel fuel level? Hydro Therapy at 1:02pm 08.09.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1056 I recently purchased a Precision 28. It has a 9 gallon diesel tank. The tank is hidden under the coc
Finding Hull ID # on old Pearson 23 Zephyr-Jeffer at 11:38am 08.09.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2298 A good friend of mine has been given an abandoned Pearson 23 that's been sitting at a marina for 7 o
Mast storage advice BobM at 11:02am 08.09.17 Ask All Sailors 8/629 I am having my mast dropped next week so I can fix the deck core under it and perhaps even shim unde
aoversier aoversier at 10:25am 08.09.17 Parts Search 2/408 Looking for a rail mount for a Garmin gps model 176c.
New "old stock" main sail, is it good? LadyHawk at 7:57am 08.09.17 Ask All Sailors 8/722 I have come across a new, but old stock (been stored for 20 years) main for my boat. The price is l
Ideas for a new matress for h41legand jJames Madden at 7:06am 08.09.17 Big Boats 6/691 need replacement, any ideas??? thanks
Removing interior cabin lights on Beneteau 321 cymeyer at 3:34am 08.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3674 Must be a trick to removing the overhead cabin lights (2.5" diameter roughly). The bezel broke off a

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30 amp shore power to 15 amp service heritage at 5:04pm 06.15.23 You have gotten lots of expert advice here. Installing a 30 amp receptacle is pretty simple after y
Recommendations for a new head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:13pm 06.15.23 If by "hand flush" you mean a manual toilet, those should never be connected to the fresh water plum
Merit 22 owners (2) Digger1 at 2:53pm 06.15.23 Here is my A-Frame set-up for stepping the mast. I also use the main sheets vs a winch. Also made up
Merit 22 owners (1) Digger1 at 2:47pm 06.15.23 Got the mast up on the Merit 22 this weekend for the first time! We also built an a-frame ginpole
Recommendations for a new head 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:35pm 06.15.23 Good day all .......... anyone have some picks of how they set up fresh water for flushing. We have
2gm20f will not start Crusty Ol Salt at 2:33pm 06.15.23 found peacock open and drained all engine coolant, engine over heated and shut down, closed peacoc
Screens for Windows 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:31pm 06.15.23 We have moved over to ABYC since 2019 ....... Love over here. 5 mins to the club ........ what a di
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 2:25pm 06.15.23 Every trade in the US is short on labor these days. If it is a trade where you get dirt under your f
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 2:07pm 06.15.23 Our boat has the type of transmission oil needed stamped on the bell housing, which was ATF. User m
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 1:36pm 06.15.23
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue JamesG161 at 1:33pm 06.15.23
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service dlochner at 1:25pm 06.15.23 Yes, you could use that panel but you can also get the main breaker and use it in addition to your
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 1:20pm 06.15.23 He has the same problem I have for my Boat Restoration, Labor shortage. His diesel mechanic flows t
Minor project: new teak companionway step jaysweet at 12:31pm 06.15.23 well yeah... if you can find one that fits... no brainer. :facepalm: I thought the issue was you
Minor project: new teak companionway step rgranger at 12:24pm 06.15.23 Sorry, rgranger: thanks, but no sale. :) Too many boat projects. I did just order the one I found o
Solar vent recommendations rgranger at 12:21pm 06.15.23 Thanks @jviss and @JBP-PA I like the idea of a dorade and will probably add one of those low profi
Minor project: new teak companionway step jaysweet at 11:12am 06.15.23 Oh I see... so in an attempt to keep that local welder employed...;) What if you took an off-the-s
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue SailMaster at 10:59am 06.15.23
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 10:59am 06.15.23 In a land project of this size, you'd be finished in a weekend. On a boat, you'd be lucky to be fi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service (1) FastOlson at 10:56am 06.15.23 Here is a picture of the Blue Seas breaker I installed about 20 years ago. Surveyors approved of it.

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