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Keel winch replacement little breeze at 7:41am 07.12.17 Catalina 22 15/5267 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 1/1052 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 5/897 Installing new clutch cable this week.......................
Replace Standard Horizon - DS10 ChrisHunter at 3:42pm 07.11.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/1306 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 4/488 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 7/1119 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 11/3766 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 11/1297 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 2/628 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 6/555 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 18/1738 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 22/11347 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 23/2580 Not that my 2GM20F is overheating, just that it's 15years old with almost 2,300 running hours. I've
Does your club or marina have an AED? Jumpstart at 8:19am 07.11.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1021 My club has an AED (automated external defibrillator). I recently had an experience where I had a su
Sailors Solutions Hook Knive (1) Marc14857 at 7:52am 07.11.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2370 Headed on a three week trip to Maine next week and we are pretty well all set with spares etc. Was t
Hunter 212 Headsail Advice Needed MikeRottenborn at 7:12am 07.11.17 Smaller Boats 6/544 Hi Folks, I'm a new owner of a Hunter 212 (built in 2000) and very glad to have found these forums!
Headsail Needed for Hunter 212 - Advice Also Welcome... MikeRottenborn at 7:11am 07.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/498 Hi Folks, I'm a new owner of a Hunter 212 (built in 2000) and very glad to have found these forums!
3gmf fuel pump replacement b crites at 6:42am 07.11.17 Ask All Sailors 7/466 Original 3gmf yanmar on my 84 Hunter has many hours but has been serviced regularly. original fuel p
ORR ez or ORR sleazy??? BH1 at 6:21am 07.11.17 Ask All Sailors 12/2034 Folks, I have the pleasure of being a two boat owner, one to race and one to cottage. Recently the r
Just picking up a new to me Beneteau 461 BH1 at 6:01am 07.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1785 Any advice for a new Beneteau owner? Motor is a 4JH3-TE, where is the water impeller? Boat is splas

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Refrigerator thermostat wiring danm1 at 8:09pm 04.07.24 Easy is relative. Are the green wire and the connection wrapped in red the "existing thermostat wire
Mast for plastic Walker Bay 10 FTPartridge at 7:58pm 04.07.24 Thank you both!
Refrigerator thermostat wiring (1) Rich Stidger at 7:39pm 04.07.24 I have wired this same controller to my refrigerator and I have a second one to connect to my freeze
Refrigerator thermostat wiring marcham at 7:35pm 04.07.24 Tstat is a simple on/off circuit, there should only be 2 wires. http://sailing.mit.edu/wikiupload/7
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Stu Jackson at 7:31pm 04.07.24 Single Handing 101.2 HOPPING OFF THE BOAT IS UNNECESSARY Single handing & Bull Rails - Page 2
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:05pm 04.07.24 if the engine is being used to push against that line and hold the boat stable against the dock. T
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 7:02pm 04.07.24 are you jumping off the boat single handed with engine on? I would not have a problem stepping (no
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: jssailem at 7:01pm 04.07.24
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: dlochner at 6:58pm 04.07.24 sure put my situation is when you can't mosey up parallel to dock because of high wind The point
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: shemandr at 6:37pm 04.07.24 ...are you jumping off the boat single handed with engine on? I would certainly prefer to jump o
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 6:14pm 04.07.24 Call Dave with US Spars in Gainesville, Florida as Z Spar is synonymous with US Spars
Do I need a grounding plate? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:10pm 04.07.24 If you feel a need to ground anything electrical, an existing thruhull will suffice.
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Davidasailor26 at 6:08pm 04.07.24 I'd love to see a picture of your lines all ready to be snagged by a boat hook? We have a slip wit
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger higgs at 5:53pm 04.07.24 If most of your cruises are weekenders any size with bunks will work, but if you want to do longer c
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:52pm 04.07.24 solo or not you want to make it as easy as possible and pulling the lines on board seems to do that
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:48pm 04.07.24 Not that I've observed. I believe I'm the only solo sailor on the dock. solo or not you want to ma
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: kappykaplan at 5:42pm 04.07.24 Thanks. Do most folks at your marina use that technique? Not that I've observed. I believe I'm the
Do I need a grounding plate? higgs at 5:39pm 04.07.24 I have had several experience with lightning and the bottom line is there is no guaranteed protectio
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:39pm 04.07.24 Boat is supposed to splash this week, so I'll see what I can do. Thanks. Do most folks at your mar
Best way to single hand dock to starboard with wind blowing you off: Ted10028 at 5:38pm 04.07.24 Have you seen the stern bridle technique? It worked for me once or twice. Stern bridle (link is to

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