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I need a hatch latching block from 1990's Hunters (1) Rich Stidger at 11:55am 07.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/352 I muscled my hatch handle a bit too enthusiastically, and I broke the block that the handle dogs und
Forestay and roller furler question on O'Day 23 Chart Guthrie at 10:21am 07.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/880 The forestay on my O'Day 23 has released at the bow and slipped up the roller furler tube about 19".
Re-building mast dLj at 9:53am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 42/3106 I bought a fixer-upper and am about to put in new halyards, mast wiring and all that. The mast curre
It has been too Long... (2) jssailem at 8:24am 07.03.17 Sails Call Lounge 2/477 It has been too long since I have seen that green friend posting his image. So I start another in th
I guess it was my fault!? (1) rgranger at 8:13am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 57/5080 I should have known not to go on the water on the Sunday before the July 4th weekend and on a day wh
Johnson lever in place of the turnbuckle on the fore stay on H25 Rock Solid Ron at 6:34am 07.03.17 Smaller Boats 2/451 Thoughts on using a Johnson lever in place of the turnbuckle on the fore stay on a 2007 H25. I have
Static Noise on Handheld RoyS at 5:43am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1605 Technical question here: Whenever I visit an unfamiliar marina mooring field, I call the marina on t
34 v-berth improvement (1) Sefuller at 5:01am 07.03.17 Bigger Boats 4/868 This was not my idea, and perhaps it was standard on later boats but after struggling for a half hou
Anchor chain All U Get at 4:51am 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 36/4511 Hi all, Just looking at my anchor chain that is in need of replacing. The chain has an 8 marked on
393 Cyclades cutlass bearing size Araluen at 7:24pm 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2082 Hi all In order to save time and money when the boat is hauled out, I'd like to get a new cutlass be
A PFD reminder chp at 4:28pm 07.02.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1658 A sad Canada Day sailing day today. After a very windy a rough water sailing day today, my wife and
Being towed experience chrisings at 4:22pm 07.02.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1689 So, it finally happened. I had to bite the bullet and call Sea Tow. I think I could fixed my issue (
What is the 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350 OEM prop size? James Nguyen at 4:10pm 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1293 Hi, I just got a 1989 Beneteau Oceanis 350. It is still on the hard for fixing up. The old propell
Fuel uptake problem Jwhy at 2:37pm 07.02.17 Catalina 30 13/1691 After cruising against the wind and long shore off the California coast for several hours, my M25 d
Outboard Oil Extraction (2) Brian D at 2:16pm 07.02.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/820 Time to change the oil in my Suzuki DF2.5 Outboard. I have been meaning to do it since I cleaned out
Door Pulls? GorillaToast at 1:38pm 07.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/690 Does anyone know what the wooden rings lining the holes in cabinet doors on the Bayfield 36 are call
H 23.5 Bimini stackwalker at 12:26pm 07.02.17 Smaller Boats 11/878 Took the family out yesterday on the boat... on the busiest boating weekend of the year. Things wen
Drawer locks Bill post at 12:25pm 07.02.17 Parts Search 2/439 hunter 49 08 model need push drawer locks
Solar Renogy? rpludwig at 9:25am 07.02.17 Catalina 22 12/1167 probably should direct this to Gene, but perhaps others have used them, seems very reasonably priced
Cooking batteries gettinthere at 9:03am 07.02.17 Musings With Maine Sail 17/2054 This time it's low water. My 5 T-1275s are a year old and never need much water. But I checked them

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Genoa sheets mashmaster at 9:30pm 04.03.24 First think the older guys at my club said when they saw my cat 22 was "you need to remove the lifel
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Michael Davis at 9:14pm 04.03.24 By the way ,the 5411 is a very easy engine to rebuild and would be a lot cheaper than what you are p
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler rob452 at 9:10pm 04.03.24 Yeah, that is my plan C - hoping someone saves me from getting there..
Stuffing box question. Ralph Johnstone at 9:00pm 04.03.24 I was wondering if anyone has ever used a wireless Bluetooth grill thermometer to measure temperatu
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Michael Davis at 8:44pm 04.03.24 After using a good gear puller and a lot of heat I finally decided I needed a new shaft and resorted
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05pm 04.03.24 You need all new tires. I would recommend new stems as well. I would suggest looking at tractor s
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) marcham at 7:54pm 04.03.24 At least you did not pull out. On my second charter to the Gulf Islands we anchored in Princess Cov
voltage drop with deck light only Don S/V ILLusion at 7:48pm 04.03.24 The quick connect is new and was pre wired by Catalina Direct I only had to attach the female end a
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 04.03.24 The drop is at my volt meter which is on the switch panel wired to the Guest switch. I only get the
Stuffing box question. Blitz at 7:12pm 04.03.24 Our stuffing box normally drips every six to ten seconds while rotating and none at rest. The box sh
Solar / lithium question Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 04.03.24 I am looking at the Victron screen that shows the data I guess I need a bigger battery bank then A
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:10pm 04.03.24
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:09pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:08pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 7:07pm 04.03.24 Never again will I stern tie in sour weather, especially with the weather abeam. Side loading, as y
Solar / lithium question leo310 at 6:54pm 04.03.24 lets find out what the loads are first. Turn off all DC loads then check your Victron meter to see
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 6:53pm 04.03.24 The dent is not good. The mast needs to be in column for the high loads to be safely transmitted int
Solar / lithium question dlochner at 6:48pm 04.03.24 That's a lot of power draw overnight. What exactly are you running? Remember running AC loads off th
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the dr
voltage drop with deck light only Captain Larry-DH at 6:28pm 04.03.24 Put a clamp-on ammeter on the wire to determine its current draw. The voltage drop elsewhere could

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