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Beneteau first 41s5 (1) Harro at 6:05am 08.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/843 Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me find the latch which is missing on my chain locker. It w
Voltage drop at panel redunculous at 6:51pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1915 So I've noticed that my batteries haven't been performing too well which I honestly struggled to bel
Older sailors - upsize or downsize? MightyMike at 6:44pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 131/11816 After being out of sailing for 15 years or so, I've recently purchased a Hunter 33. Love the boat. I
any Macs interested in sailing to Fort Jefferson in May? TortugasRoyal at 6:44pm 08.10.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1336 thinking of taking the month of May off..........
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 24/3333 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 0/347 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 1/526 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 4/1360 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 1/990 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 1/1645 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 12/2041 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 0/367 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 38/3011 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 5/483 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 6/2146 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 8/1489 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 8/2590 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 8/935 I am having my mast dropped next week so I can fix the deck core under it and perhaps even shim unde

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Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:08am 07.11.24 Nope the boat had an atomic 4 originally I believe (or a universal can't remember atm) - she was re
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:06am 07.11.24 My sympathies for your engine woes, but I think you are burying the lead. "Sold all my stuff, and m
P42 radar mount HoosierSailor at 6:06am 07.11.24 Hmmm.... What makes you think that's they way it came from the factory? Surely that tape wouldn't
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Project_Mayhem at 6:06am 07.11.24 THere's a few variations on what @jviss posted but these things are invaluable for a trailer sailor.
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues Project_Mayhem at 5:56am 07.11.24 Are you still having issues with this?
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 5:54am 07.11.24 Is that engine with <900 hours as old as the boat? If the pressure sensor wire is suspect, I would
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 5:48am 07.11.24 I would suggest running a wire outside of the harness to confirm your issue is in the harness. che
Dinghy best practices shemandr at 5:12am 07.11.24
What a day! shemandr at 5:08am 07.11.24
Unusual stuffing box jviss at 5:05am 07.11.24 Why not just ask over here: Cornish Crabbers Club
Unusual stuffing box Sailor Sue at 5:01am 07.11.24 In the very first picture there appears to be a hole in the main shaft tube. Could that be for a zer
P42 radar mount jviss at 4:58am 07.11.24 Hmmm.... What makes you think that's they way it came from the factory? Surely that tape wouldn't
EV-100 auto helm issues jviss at 4:56am 07.11.24 FOLLOW UP: Contacted Raymarine in NH.. No solutions from them... Was aboard with a drill doing some
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? Timm R Oday25 at 4:32am 07.11.24 I used them on my Hobie 16' . They are the cat's butt . I need to loosen my shrouds to raise or lowe
What a day! Hayden Watson at 4:28am 07.11.24 Nice write up. I'd have to comment that the seal didn't have a very good day! Well, it was a trans
EV-100 auto helm issues kappykaplan at 4:17am 07.11.24 Necessity IS the mother of invention... :plus:
Dinghy best practices east coaster at 4:09am 07.11.24 I believe he means "swampings".
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 3:47am 07.11.24 FOLLOW UP: Contacted Raymarine in NH.. No solutions from them... Was aboard with a drill doing some
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 3:43am 07.11.24 Update: Replaced the positive wires to the battery switch and the negative linking cable. Sanded the
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? jviss at 3:29am 07.11.24 They come with a variety of ends on them. Only thing, they are expensive.

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