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Preventer Attachment Point obsailor at 6:56pm 09.04.17 Catalina 30 4/924 Is a shroud base sufficiently strong to use as a deck attachment point for a preventer? Boat is a 1
Best Rudder Postion mccadamsoday at 6:18pm 09.04.17 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1070 I am having a great time sailing my O'day 222 on the Tennessee River. You all have been a great hel
In need of Venture / Macgregor 25 Keel Replacement (2) T/Y Goodman at 5:43pm 09.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5089 Any one have or know where i can get a v25 swinging keel replacement? Original is completely ruste
Things that go TWANG (1) Sefuller at 5:03pm 09.04.17 Bigger Boats 2/808 We were having coffee in the salon before heading out for a weekend trip on Saturday morning when we
Bump, scrape, crash! Jacomo Sailor at 3:05pm 09.04.17 Catalina 22 5/761 So there was a Danger bouy in our harbor that marks a shallow obstruction and it went missing after
Jib furling Fast Lane at 1:25pm 09.04.17 Ask All Sailors 24/1875 I broke it. My Genoa wrapped around the spare halyard attached to the bow rail. It twisted and snapp
First 47.7 windlass model, gypsy chain compatibility Maksim Imakaev at 12:11pm 09.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/924 We just purchased a 47.7, and trying to replace the anchor chain. All I can see on the windlass is "
V-Birth john6206 at 9:25am 09.04.17 Smaller Boats 9/5762 Hi All - I've owned my Capri 18 for about a month now, and haven't sailed it yet. I have a couple m
Engine cooling Hunter 31 at 6:26am 09.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1633 I have a Fresh water cooling system on my Hunter 31. I believe the engine is a Yanmar 2GM20F. Right
B-45 Tuning Guide bob_pattison at 5:19am 09.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/549 45 owners: Though I don't yet have the 45 guide published I do have the setup data below. You can u
Raymarine course computer s2 service manual Tamas Kocsis at 3:24am 09.04.17 Ask All Sailors 2/3041 Hi, A lightning strike near our boat (Hunter36 2008) made a big electrical damage for us, including
Imagine if this were your mast!!! Brian D at 10:18pm 09.03.17 Sails Call Lounge 8/803 XpgzP9BrVQw
ODAY 23 ON CAPE COD gjaffess at 6:57pm 09.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/767 DOES ANYONE HAVE AN ODAY 23 ON A TRAILER ON OR NEAR CAPE COD
Simrad tbilyeu at 5:39pm 09.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/457 I thought this deserved a mention. The Simrad 35 radio on my 2014 OC 45 was malfunctioning. My deale
Purchasing Used Sails Dfisher at 4:16pm 09.03.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/2595 Hello, I have a 1986 Hunter 31 with original sails that are at the end of their life. I only cruise
Moisture under queen mattress after overnightingproblemma Helli M at 4:07pm 09.03.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3699 Hi, The underside of our queen mattress in main sleeping berth is damp after sleeping overnight. The
Moisture underneath main queen mattress Helli M at 2:40pm 09.03.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/2572 Hi. Re 2003 Catalina 320, we get a fair amount of dampness underneath our queen mattress after sleep
How not to connect wires (1) dlochner at 2:32pm 09.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 3/801 A couple of weeks ago the float switch in the shower drain sump crapped out. Not surprising, it was
Spin Halyard Shieve for '93 H30T Scott19770 at 1:47pm 09.03.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/433 Need to replace my spin halyard shieve on my 1993 Hunter 30T. Does anyone know a part number or can
Spin Halyard Shieve for '93 H30T Scott19770 at 1:40pm 09.03.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/564 Need to replace my spin halyard shieve on my 1993 Hunter 30T. Does anyone know a part number or can

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FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Kings Gambit at 2:58pm 06.14.24 In many popular cruising ports, like Georgetown Bahamas, there is a daily "Cruisers Net" where all
Bomar hatch hinge pin ggrizzard at 2:39pm 06.14.24 I don't know if the new nylon "pins" would hold up to a pounding into a jammed pin. Can you find an
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 2:36pm 06.14.24 I usually agree with you, KG, but this ^^^ is part of the part I find to be appalling behavior.
Y33 TM Spartite 2000 mermike at 2:34pm 06.14.24 Did this 4 years ago. I've had issues with the plug shimmying up the mast. I had to use Flextape to
waste tank ind colin59 at 2:33pm 06.14.24
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Calif. Ted at 2:33pm 06.14.24 I am a little concerned about burning the blower out on long motors. Well, they do burn out every
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Stu Jackson at 2:04pm 06.14.24
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) SVFreedom at 1:59pm 06.14.24 Poly tank but cant see levels, it is tightly packed in. I could open a cap (Maybe) but risk damagin
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 1:57pm 06.14.24 The Bernina sewing machines are excellent machines. I don't know that they have a walking foot howev
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dLj at 1:53pm 06.14.24
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Davidasailor26 at 1:49pm 06.14.24 The blowers on most diesels are designed for just that purpose. Unlike a gas engine where the goal
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Michael Davis at 1:44pm 06.14.24 Missing might be when there is no one at the helm and you're recovering in strong wind with little
Leaking deck plate replacement dLj at 1:38pm 06.14.24 The strength of the joint made in n-buena with Krazy glue is not much of an issue here. If you look
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Ralph Johnstone at 1:36pm 06.14.24 This is how I wired by my bilge blower which is not a bilge blower but an exhaust fan to cool the al
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 06.14.24 One last MAYBE and I do mean maybe. With the holding tank known to contain some liquid (maybe 1/4 f
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 06.14.24 Poly tank but cant see levels, it is tightly packed in. I could open a cap (Maybe) but risk damaging
Universal M18 burning wires ? BTC1984 at 12:49pm 06.14.24 Fixed with the help of some awesome people !! It was an electrical short due to chaffed wires. Rep
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 12:27pm 06.14.24 Ah good. Back to the pump again. You don't want to remove the pump if the pump is not the problem
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 06.14.24 WHen you are dumping the tanks, after the tank is empty, the macerator still pushes air out, you ca
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 12:07pm 06.14.24 Oh :poop: :poop: :poop: ! We carry a spare pump just for the possible eventuality of this disaster

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