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Need tips for removal of main cabin AC in 2007 Hunter 49 bernmeister at 7:03pm 05.03.17 Big Boats 8/1471 I need to remove the old air conditioner to make room for a new one. The old unit is mounted below
McVay Victoria 18 karena at 5:43pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 25/6871 I'm a new owner of a Victoria 18, in search of the gizmo that shows your angle of tilt. I've seen i
Flux compass location tomjoseph245@gmail.com at 4:55pm 05.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1555 I have a 2002 Beneteau 42CC, SN FR-BEY B1035D202 and I would like to know if someone can tell me wh
OMC outboard bracket repair Stan Linado at 3:58pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 0/351 When we purchased our Catalina 25 it had a Merc 9.9 mounted on an OMC bracket. Does anyone know wher
Small outboard for Pearson Commander cstover at 1:57pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2132 Hi, I'm a long-time owner of a 1964 Pearson Commander. I need to replace the outboard engine. The 9.
Pensacola To Havana Race kloudie1 at 1:09pm 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1310 Wish I could be with this gang.. there is a (near) real time tracker on the page.. http://www.pensac
Mainsail part yellowood at 12:12pm 05.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1740 On my catalina 27 the part that holds mainsail up went overboard. Don't know the proper name to ord
How does this come apart? (2) EV21 at 10:55am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1055 Hoping someone here has seen one of these winches and knows the trick to disassemble them. I only w
Repair Manual thetone at 10:51am 05.03.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/658 Does anyone know the best repair manual for my 1989 Yanmar 2GM20F?
O'Day 19 companionway steps John G. Davis at 10:43am 05.03.17 Day Sailers 0/471 I recently purchased an O'day 19. I was wondering if they had companionway steps. I can step into th
Racing in a Headwind Iriegal at 10:33am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 45/3719 Hey All - I have a 1985 Oday 272 (wing keel) here on Kentucky Lake, which provides over 250 square m
Cavitating Tohatsu 3.5hp 4-stroke on Zodiac Zoom Air (6) patrickkidd at 10:15am 05.03.17 Ask All Sailors 29/7493 Hi there, I have a ten-year-old Tohatsu 3.5hp 4-stroke mid-length shaft that cavitates like crazy a
"Survey Says" Bob S at 9:56am 05.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 17/3126 Last fall I posted that we were moving up, admiral's orders. Thanks to all the great advise followed
My Guetto Awning (2) dgreen1991 at 9:41am 05.03.17 Smaller Boats 18/2116 136032 136031 Here is my guetto awning and 3 reasons why it is better than the normal factory one. R
Steering very stiff mikew320 at 9:08am 05.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3200 Hi all, I am just in the process of moving from my Macgregor 26m to a 2003 Hunter 326. There are va
Batteries CapnGL at 9:07am 05.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/902 would I run into problems running 2 batteries in parallel?....just confirming that I won't blow up m
What's this Locker for? (1) LakeShark at 9:02am 05.03.17 Catalina 22 10/1506 So in waiting for the boat to come back from the shop I am going through my to do / improvement list
Mast Slides Pathomas at 6:43am 05.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/412 Good morning what type or style of mast slides does a 1984 hunter use? I am ordering a mastmate an
26 S Needs Foredeck core replacement. Has anyone undertaken this? BernieC at 6:06am 05.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1283 Good Morning All. I am a new owner of a used MacGregor 26S (1990). While we did a basic inspection
Rogue MPT-3048 Software JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:04am 05.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 1/668 Hey MaineSail, I have a Rogue MPT-3048 (actually bought it from you). I was going to make some chan

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A Little Story About Our GPS JRacer at 10:43am 07.07.24 It was trying to deceive you! :biggrin:
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Anchor Lady at 10:31am 07.07.24
Auto Pilot Simrad issues jviss at 10:26am 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS Stu Jackson at 10:02am 07.07.24 Good news, Terry. Gee, I actually tried to help in 2014, but was unsuccessful? Just so you know,
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Anchor Lady at 9:13am 07.07.24 Update: re attached all wiring from autopilot to circuit breaker using crimping tools. Same issue, s
The most explosive week in boating! dlochner at 8:34am 07.07.24 Untied the lines and headed north to the St Lawrence River and points beyond for a long anticipated
Yanmar 20gm starting issue Indysailor at 8:33am 07.07.24 Somewhat related, although you seem to have gotten the beast started, Walter Shulz...yes, of Shannon
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. Indysailor at 8:28am 07.07.24 Yeah, can't go wrong with a CDI. You will need to have a luff tape added to your sail (choose the Ge
What are these tracks used for? jssailem at 8:12am 07.07.24 They appear to be placed so that they provide adjustable positions for control of sails on the bow.
Blown exhaust not enough I guess jssailem at 8:07am 07.07.24 Yes working out, running up hill when it is hot always tends to heat me up and I start to sweat.
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Johann at 8:03am 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS (1) jssailem at 8:03am 07.07.24 You got magic sauce and played the keys. It suddenly was alive... Do you know what caused the vagre
What are these tracks used for? sailcapt340 at 8:01am 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 7:51am 07.07.24 Those fireworks can be very frightening. Agree, John.
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 7:45am 07.07.24 I don't think Westerbeke, or any engine or pump manufacturer makes their own impellers. I use Johnso
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? kappykaplan at 7:30am 07.07.24 when it is a "mission critical" item, I pay the extra for the OE part. :plus::plus::plus::cool:
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 7:30am 07.07.24 I learned over the weekend that some of the high temps I saw could have been from going up river and
A Little Story About Our GPS jssailem at 7:28am 07.07.24 Sometimes gemlins take a bit of time to get out of the system after they have been resting. Likely t
Silent Air Conditioning kloudie1 at 7:28am 07.07.24 this guy has some good ideas: Battery-Powered AIR CONDITIONING on a Sailboat (youtube.com)
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 7:28am 07.07.24

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