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Mac 25 mast question DHaning at 1:10pm 07.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/900 On my Mac 25 mast step, there are two holes. I have a bolt for the bottom hole to connect the mast,
Lewmar 40 2 speed Winch Spacer slomotion at 12:04pm 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1231 Happy 4th of July!!! Undertook the annual cleaning of our 1982 Morgan's Lewmar 40 2 speed winch and
Yanmar 2GMF-- Won't start + mystery connector (1) nestorph at 11:47am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 30/4796 Last week I replaced the oil and fuel filters, impeller, and changed the oil on my Yanmar 2GMF after
Anyone have a prop they would sell? redunculous at 10:54am 07.04.17 Big Boats 11/1033 well it seems lightning really does strike twice for me. Today I lost my strut and subsequently thre
Lewmar 40 ST disassembly Charlie98117 at 9:17am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 1/312 I am trying to disassemble my winches and can not figure out how to remove the 2 gears at the bottom
Kites and cameras Meriachee at 9:05am 07.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/1020 Here's a quick piece of video showing the top down furler on the 270. It was shot with the "sailcam"
Transmission Issue - stranded in Racine WI Pat T at 7:09am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1537 On a short trip backed out of dock on way home and then no forward gear. I thought my Kiwi prop fell
She was promoted... (2) Tally Ho at 8:58pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 24/1977 My wife does not really share my passion for sailing, but she will go out on a nice day (light winds
H34, it seems I have to remove 2 cars to reef, help (2) CoastLife at 6:54pm 07.03.17 Big Boats 23/3470 Hi guys. We have our hunter 34 mostly setup, It's new to us and we're just figuring things out.
The 4th of July sailing adventures with HoJoWa, Linda and Izzy. Izzy at 6:45pm 07.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/843 We decided to take HoJoWa, our 1991 26S sailboat, out for my last holiday before the end of the year
Terminal type or better option? (1) Tdaddy2000 at 6:38pm 07.03.17 Catalina 310 4/672 Recently did some troubleshooting leading me to a broken terminal at what I believe is the coolant t
Head medicine cabinet slider? (1) Tdaddy2000 at 6:32pm 07.03.17 Catalina 310 4/991 Hello All, Does anyone have a part number for the glass sliders for the cabinet in the 310 head? No
Would someone please help me with this item? (1) Cowpokee at 4:29pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/459 I found this in a box of spare parts that came with a boat that I recently purchased. I have no ide
You may say I am crazy (1) Jerry Taylor at 3:14pm 07.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 36/2989 138220 138220 Bought a pretty old O'Day sailboat... mostly dirty.. hoping I can post a picture I kno
Sailboat manufacturers, please visit the Roadtrek site Bryan9 at 3:03pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/814 Troll bait, it seems. Deleted.
Anybody know where to find the hull ID on a 2005 41 AC? Boyd at 2:55pm 07.03.17 Big Boats 2/564 Boat is remote and I need a pic of the hull id. Marina staff is having trouble finding it? Suggesti
Water ballast leak nopressure at 1:16pm 07.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2781 I Bought A 2005 hunter 260 with the water ballast system. My seasoning for this boat was the ability
Crib Board/Companionway door 351 Oceanis David21341 at 12:56pm 07.03.17 Parts Search 4/592 I discovered that the plexiglass crib board on my 1994 Beneteau 351 Oceanis is warped and no longer
Beneteau 351 Oceanis Winches for single handed sailing David21341 at 12:51pm 07.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/796 I found a forum from a couple of years ago where 351/352 owners described plans for mounting winches
Crib Board/Companionway door 351 Oceanis David21341 at 12:49pm 07.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/367 This morning my crib board (Beneteau said that they were not familiar with this term) was warped. I

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O'day 192 tidal mooring jssailem at 8:36am 04.04.24 the keel just barely touches the soft sand at the lowest tide. This will do a wonderful job of cle
Cleaning foam cushions? Scott T-Bird at 8:26am 04.04.24 Yes, replace foam. You don't want to... yet part of you understands you must. Also I'd suggest to c
Solar / lithium question Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 04.04.24 What voltage do the batteries read in the morning after discharging all night? Why do you run air c
Solar / lithium question Johann at 7:37am 04.04.24 I am looking at the Victron screen that shows the data I guess I need a bigger battery bank then W
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 7:35am 04.04.24 Thanks. Like I said, it could be excess marine putty that may have separated but the good news no
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 7:27am 04.04.24 @pgandw Thanks for the info. I'm pretty familiar with the theory. Just haven't done it yet. Pretty
Ruined mast or not a big deal? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:25am 04.04.24 Former Catalina dealer and I concur with @dlochner good assessment. Take a picture of the dent anyw
O'day 192 tidal mooring rmilofsky at 7:24am 04.04.24
Adding a new rope clutch Calif. Ted at 7:22am 04.04.24 As I awoke this morning it literally "Dawned" on me "Garhauer makes an adapter plate for that". I kn
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM RoyS at 7:03am 04.04.24 It is nearly impossible to get all the chlorine out of your hot water tank by simply running the wat
Rode for Desolation Sound dLj at 6:03am 04.04.24 Never trust a bowline on a floating line that's not under load! :) A trick I learned recently - af
Rode for Desolation Sound dLj at 6:00am 04.04.24 Nope, but a long standing boater tradition on wallace isl is to make a sign..... a short hike from
Stuffing box question. jssailem at 5:53am 04.04.24 An interesting idea. It strikes me as a clever high tech idea looking for a problem to solve. I like
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) marcham at 3:59am 04.04.24 Intriguing summer cabin marcham, yours? :) Nope, but a long standing boater tradition on wallace i
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? (4) ArnoldAlden642 at 3:01am 04.04.24 These are the best I have at the moment.
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 2:54am 04.04.24
Solar / lithium question mermike at 2:35am 04.04.24 All battery monitors do is to offer an educated guess as to state of charge. The programming of batt
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:57am 04.04.24 One thing I thought of doing is install the resistor with a jumper wire around it with a switch in
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 1:51am 04.04.24 Was there just last week Intriguing summer cabin marcham, yours? :)
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 1:47am 04.04.24 On my second charter to the Gulf Islands we anchored in Princess Cove @ Wallace Island. Very simil

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