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I have a 2001 380 and want to install MarinAire any help ?
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Hello all, I am not sure this is the proper thread to post this but I am getting a bit desperate. I
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Thought I would share the progress. I posted while back about having fuel or oil in my bielge and fi
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We are lucky that where we live we are able to sail pretty much year round, however our week of wint
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Anyone out there running an axle less trailer? Which units are you running, Timbren, Flexiride or a
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I'm adding chafe patches to a new mainsail on my 356. I have measurements from the boom to the sprea
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Hi, I have a Hunter 25 2006 I want to adjust the standing rigging tension because I am feeling it t

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Replacing Injector Return Hoses
dLj at 2:29pm 03.27.24
Very nice! dj
Outboard HP on WWP 19
WetDreamer at 2:29pm 03.27.24
Bought the tach and installed it. Worked right out of the box! Went out on a calm day with engine
How do you get your Batteries into the boat.   (1)
dkinzer at 1:46pm 03.27.24
I used a block and tackle attached to the boom, too. I had to remove part of the bimini so I could s
Funny Friday!!!   (1)
Will Gilmore at 1:43pm 03.27.24
er? :cool: 223815 -Will
Funny Friday!!!
Will Gilmore at 1:38pm 03.27.24
e. -Will
How do you get your Batteries into the boat.
shemandr at 1:12pm 03.27.24
Years ago I used the boom with a 3 part block and tackle with a cam cleat to lift a 4D out of the la
Welding Flaw?
LakeShark at 12:22pm 03.27.24
@dLj & @thinwater thanks again for your help and the picture. Contacting the distributor I am goin
How do you get your Batteries into the boat.
Kings Gambit at 12:04pm 03.27.24
Yesterday and the day before I swapped out my four 6V flooded cell deep-cycles for new ones. I hung
How do you get your Batteries into the boat.
Terry Cox at 11:32am 03.27.24
Replaced our two twelve year old 8D AGM deep cycle batteries (160 pounds each) with new sealed for l
Stem Fitting
Tom J at 11:29am 03.27.24
Good find. It appears that the angle of the fitting doesn't match the angle of the forestay, so tha
Welding Flaw?   (1)
thinwater at 10:36am 03.27.24
Not that unusual. That white is at the edge of the heat affected zone. It was probably many colors b
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS
jssailem at 10:08am 03.27.24
It is an oldie but I thought goodie.
TELL ME ABOUT SURVEYORS
kappykaplan at 9:39am 03.27.24
Nice read, John. Tks for sharing. :beer:
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leo310 at 9:09am 03.27.24
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Tiller pilot ? Raymarine
Alan Gomes at 8:25am 03.27.24
Aw man, that's rough. I guess I'm lucky, my ST2000+ is over 10 years old and still rocking. The ST
Backstay Connection to Mast
Joe at 8:16am 03.27.24
Wow those pics are confusing. One pick looks like it has twin backstays.. perhaps the problem is wi
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine
Joe at 7:57am 03.27.24
I have had the Simrad TP22 as a replacement for my old Autohelm 1000, which was the Raymarine's "dad
Boom   (4)
rgranger at 7:39am 03.27.24
A longer boom can be cut back with a hacksaw and the end cap reattached with a rivet gun. Salvage
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22
rgranger at 7:27am 03.27.24
Just make sure you get one that has a break. If (when) your hand leaves the handle while under load

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