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Anchor winch solenoid PeterBld at 11:52am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 3/865 We are currently in Vava'u. Tonga. Deep anchoring. And our 1501 Lighthouse anchor winch (12 volt) cu
Trailer tire type /size BILLNPR at 10:06am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1064 Just bought home a Mirage 5.5 with 12 inch tires/rims. Since I will need new tires, I am thinking o
Autohelm BiData Depth & speed replacement John1534 at 9:14am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 0/616 I have a Autohelm BiData (Z162-0230207 #4349 -1952) on our 1992 Capri 26 that is barely working ' ha
Interesting Article on Ship Hull Design Theory rishackie at 8:34am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1586 There is an interesting article in the July 2017 issue of Physics Today about the history of the wav
Replacement Fuel Tank Recommendations? Ben Jammin at 8:12am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 12/2619 Upon removing the 12-gal aluminum diesel fuel tank in my 1979 Hunter 30 for cleaning, I found it was
Any P-28 owners out there.? Hydro Therapy at 8:09am 07.12.17 Precision 2/1318 Hello, I'm in the process of purchasing a 94 Precision 28. I know there weren't to many made. Wonder
Kermit friend observed in Washington (1) jssailem at 7:43am 07.12.17 Ask All Sailors 14/725 Kermit did you run your friend out of town? Or just have him shipped here. He appears to have an in
Keel winch replacement little breeze at 7:41am 07.12.17 Catalina 22 15/5107 Hello everyone I have been digging thru some of the threads in finding a alternitive source for keel
Topping Lift On Capri 22 rski1184 at 6:36am 07.12.17 Smaller Boats 1/1003 While single handing I heard a ping and then realized the connection of the topping lift to the boom
CABLE paulj at 7:38pm 07.11.17 Catalina 310 5/866 Installing new clutch cable this week.......................
Replace Standard Horizon - DS10 ChrisHunter at 3:42pm 07.11.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/1271 The LED's have finally gone out on my DS10. I can say the alarm still works, so the DST25 Transduce
Need bunk design for 1978 OD-23-II trailer Huntr at 2:31pm 07.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/463 I am buying a 1978 OD-23-II. It has no trailer. The mast blew over in a wind. The screws pulled out
Mac 25 Bow Eye vwjon Mac25 at 2:06pm 07.11.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1101 I need to access the bow eye from inside and am not sure where to cut into the liner. Anyone have a
Roller Furler will not completely unfurl/furl Calvin1Calvin at 12:51pm 07.11.17 Ask All Sailors 11/3626 I have a 1983 Hunter 27 that came with a Sea Furl roller. The furler was working fine until I tried
H23.5 com (4) Dennis Kitchen at 12:27pm 07.11.17 Smaller Boats 11/1271 I recently replaced my bulkhead compass and during the process discovered that the companionway bul
Baba 40 Port hole rubber gaskets Hannah Knecht at 10:58am 07.11.17 Parts Search 2/600 Hello! I am looking for port hole rubber gaskets to replace the ones on my 1985 Baba 40 that are ol
DSC from MFD to VHF DougM at 9:56am 07.11.17 Ask All Sailors 6/534 Just replaced my Raymarine C70 MFD with an eS750. I have everything communicating except making a c
Removing handrails on H-31 Reg M at 8:53am 07.11.17 Mid-Size Boats 18/1695 I started stripping and sanding the deck handrails and the eyebrows along the coachroof of our 1984
A/C Seawater Pump Size Question JRacer at 8:47am 07.11.17 Ask All Sailors 22/10780 My First 310 has an older 12,000 BTU Marine Air AC Unit (circa 1997). The seawater pump it uses is a
What's normal temperature what's not Ken13559 at 8:36am 07.11.17 Engines and Propulsion 23/2332 Not that my 2GM20F is overheating, just that it's 15years old with almost 2,300 running hours. I've

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Paddlewheel suggestions? Sutric at 7:53pm 02.22.24 I sail mainly in the Chesapeake Bay. I use my Garmin GPS for my speed over ground. When that isn't
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 thinwater at 7:43pm 02.22.24 Chemical smell is rather vague, like saying food smell. Like ... gasoline glycol alcohol from wint
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 dlochner at 7:39pm 02.22.24 Some plastics have a propensity to absorb smells, the shower grate may have absorbed the odor and be
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. dlochner at 7:30pm 02.22.24 Whys the Pullpit grounded. Its part of the earth leakage and lightning protection. Everything, ie p
Michigan Trailer sailer destinations shemandr at 7:26pm 02.22.24 When s##t happens, it happens. You need a place to go - or at least I do. It could be be a MSD or
Michigan Trailer sailer destinations john6206 at 7:14pm 02.22.24
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) dlochner at 7:14pm 02.22.24 Now if we only knew the right size for them. :banghead::) That's easy, they are just big enough t
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) Davidasailor26 at 6:31pm 02.22.24 Now if we only knew the right size for them. :banghead::)
Michigan Trailer sailer destinations PaulK at 6:25pm 02.22.24 You might be able to extend your cruising grounds if you went swimming now and then, since you don't
New Engine for 23 foot O Day baycloud at 6:24pm 02.22.24 I had an O'Day 23-2 and can't imagine needing more than 6hp. I had to punch through some dicey condi
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) PaulK at 6:18pm 02.22.24 I looked it up. Penboards are similar to companionway boards in that they slide down vertical groov
B331 switchboard rail terminal block Davidasailor26 at 6:07pm 02.22.24 I agree - Beneteau definitely used quite a bit of Wago terminals like that. On our 37 they used a Wa
B331 switchboard rail terminal block SoSound at 6:01pm 02.22.24
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. Davidasailor26 at 5:41pm 02.22.24 Yesterday I could not run the winch for long while measuring. Today I could and there is a full 12
Paddlewheel suggestions? captcoho at 5:36pm 02.22.24 Hey, Does anybody have any suggestions for keeping the boatspeed paddlewheel spinning? I clean mine
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. (1) Screen Saver at 4:46pm 02.22.24 Just to clear up some points and update further investigation: There is no actual ground on the
Water Leaks Mike Oldak at 4:27pm 02.22.24 I used pool ph sticks and then compared rainwater to water in tank to see if leaks were from above o
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification KelToy at 3:39pm 02.22.24 The Wood Company I found in Mass is this one - seems very old school but they seem to focus on this:
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification flightlead404 at 3:23pm 02.22.24 Thanks for tips! As I need specific sizes of new wood I think I will go the route of testing wood a
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) Sailor Sue at 3:16pm 02.22.24 I've also heard them called washboards or simply companionway boards. Learn something new everyday.

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