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423 interior courtesy light...... NYSail at 6:49am 04.25.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1686 At floor level next to galley and chart table, I have small yellow lights. Cant figure where the sw
Where to store a battery bank? patrickkidd at 6:18am 04.25.17 Catalina 30 5/1550 Hi there! I am going to put a battery bank in on my Catalina 30, mostly to keep my 2.5A norcold fri
Battery relocation question Macboy at 9:39pm 04.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1702 I'm looking at the WM wire size / ampacity charts in contemplating a battery move OUT of the lazaret
What are tthhese things? (3) sailscallny at 8:42pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/758 I have a Hunter Cherubini 36' I have these things by the engine key and lights On the starboard side
Request a favor...Beneteau 393 owners mdmoreau at 7:05pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2286 I recently had a strange incident on my boat. I was cleaning the bilge under my engine battery and d
Installation question regarding Gray portlights. Robert1224 at 7:03pm 04.24.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/686 Ahoy, I am replacing nine port lights on my 1979 Hunter 30 with new Gray units. My question is: Giv
Oday 23 rope sheaves (1) AWalker at 6:04pm 04.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/569 I had a spare cable sheave for the top of my mast, so I ground out some tooling for my lathe and tur
Frozen Stuffing Box kenvail at 5:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2854 The stuffing box on my 2006 Hunter 38 is leaking pretty badly early in this season. I've tried to lo
Attachment of Mainsheet Elissatoo at 5:46pm 04.24.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/926 I just bought a Catalina 270 and am rigging it by the seat of my pants as it was taken down by someo
One-Way Drain on Dinghy kenvail at 5:32pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 2/411 I have a 1987 Achilles dink. The circular flap that is in the drain, which allows water out but not
Hole in the Hull, Help pflng at 5:11pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1346 Somehow I have managed to put a fist size crack/hole in the bottom of my new to me O'day Widgeon, wi
Thermostat problem? Clydo at 4:42pm 04.24.17 Catalina 310 9/1167 Anyone have this problem? After replacing small formed hose on front of engine in fresh water cooli
Oceanis 281 - knot meter/depth sounder? HighFidelity at 3:59pm 04.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/681 Hi, New to the forums. Bought my first sailboat in November and getting ready to launch in two weeks
P42 passage- boom preventer? Puesta del sol at 3:57pm 04.24.17 Big Boats 9/819 Looking for a safe option for adding a boom preventer. Don't really want to hook to the rail. Othe
C38 Strut snapped in half! C38newbie at 3:22pm 04.24.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1376 Last time we sailed it was uneventful. Very light wind and motored back to the slip in calm water an
FURLER HALYARD SWIVEL FROZEN jerry10848 at 2:48pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2325 Several years ago I replaced the bearings in the drum of my Hood Seafurl 810LD. Now the halyard swi
Trailerable Sailboats Under 5,000lbs rustyw007 at 2:43pm 04.24.17 Trailer Sailors 97/32967 Hi, I'm trying to compile a list of all trailerable sailboats that meet the following requirements.
Mast Step Parts Roy 845 at 1:56pm 04.24.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/572 Hi All, Iv'e been repairing a 1977 O'Day 22 and I'm wondering if anyone has a picture of what t
Ya gota love the classic sailers! RussC at 1:51pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 3/525 1899506993596150
Teak Preparation - or how to turn grey to gold vhoisington at 1:24pm 04.24.17 Ask All Sailors 19/7606 OK - without the discussion on grey vs finished teak (I go with admiral's preference), I have some q

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Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 11:46am 04.30.24 There is one bridge in the Carolinas (I'd have to look back as to where) with overhead clearance of
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dLj at 11:42am 04.30.24
Replacing exhaust hose Jkutyna at 11:35am 04.30.24 The Hunter 33.5 owners manual is available for Download on this Site... HunterOwners.com downloads
321 Rudder Play - Parts (1) dmdiehl64 at 11:28am 04.30.24 Few updates. Got the rudder dropped but had to use an oscillating tool to cut out all 4 bolts for th
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. BAD ORCA at 11:21am 04.30.24 A simple approach would be to use a flag halyard (or topping lift) to raise your phone up off the d
Sailing Sidekicks danm1 at 11:05am 04.30.24 Yeah, but can he tail?
Sailing Sidekicks kappykaplan at 10:47am 04.30.24 Nice lookin' pup! :beer:
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? JamesG161 at 10:25am 04.30.24 You might look at this site for best information Bedding Deck Hardware With Bed-IT Tape - Marine Ho
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? Ringydingydo at 10:19am 04.30.24 Typing outloud... Would bedding the upright portion in the base with a firm caulk take up the space
Looking for Fantasia 35 on East Coast US jssailem at 10:13am 04.30.24 Yes. That is not shown in the YouTube video. No experience with the Isuzu diesel. Must have had an
Looking for Fantasia 35 on East Coast US SailingAlchemy at 10:08am 04.30.24 Yeah I have seen that boat and called about it, definitely not completely off our list but it needs
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. kbgunn at 10:04am 04.30.24 A simple approach would be to use a flag halyard (or topping lift) to raise your phone up off the de
Replacing exhaust hose JamesG161 at 10:02am 04.30.24 The Hunter 33.5 owners manual is available for Download on this Site... HunterOwners.com downloads
Replacing exhaust hose (1) JamesG161 at 9:57am 04.30.24 This shows you HUNTER Exhausts Design.
Replacing exhaust hose JamesG161 at 9:51am 04.30.24 Are you sure you need to do a full replacement? What most have said here is WRONG! Why? The final
Advice - Westerbeke 30b Spun Bearing jsut210 at 9:40am 04.30.24 The engine is probably manufactured by Kubota with Westerbeke marine stuff bolted on. The engine bl
Looking for Fantasia 35 on East Coast US jssailem at 9:33am 04.30.24 They look to be a pretty boat. I see one listed a 1978 Fantasia 35 in Anacortes WA.
Prop Shaft runout Davidasailor26 at 9:31am 04.30.24
Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 9:14am 04.30.24 Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I've ordered 12' of new hose as well as the necessary c
Prop Shaft runout Sutric at 9:10am 04.30.24 Is the yard taking any responsibility for the shaft bend due to improper sling placement to the mar

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