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40 hunter legend 1986 anchor locker Coddiwomple at 7:10am 09.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/347 Does anyone have pictures of their anchor locker with a windlass for their 40 legends? trying to de
About to drop cash on a new mainsail, advice please. (1) dgreen1991 at 6:30am 09.15.16 Smaller Boats 63/6305 As I have only sailed this boat twice I would like some advice. This boat, Hunter 26 WB, has a fixed
Control Head for ST 4000 Issues Long Story at 4:57am 09.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1004 Anyone have a working control head for an ST 4000 wheel pilot? I had a boat fail survey because the
Control Head for ST 4000 Long Story at 4:54am 09.15.16 Parts Search 0/501 Anyone have a working control head for an ST 4000 wheel pilot? I had a boat fail survey because the
Alternator seems not to be charging reworb at 4:39am 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 20/5456 I have a Yanmar 2GM 20 in my 2004 Beneteau. For a while I had been suffering from the dreaded push
your sheet bags? Dutchman at 4:37am 09.15.16 Smaller Boats 5/900 My cockpit is a jumbled mess of lines. Sheets and halyards all over the place. Looking to add some
Standing rigging adjustments and tuning MccNeo at 4:35am 09.15.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2228 I have noticed several posts that result in various discussions about tension and adjustments of the
odd request: battery case tadd5181 at 7:47pm 09.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/655 I have an old (circa 2002) Humminbird hand-held VHF radio, model VHF5. The radio still works well .
Tropical Depression 12 JamesG161 at 6:18pm 09.14.16 Sails Call Lounge 11/988 The newest African wave is on its way toward us. It will steady on and be more forecastable on Sept
87 Newport 28 MKII Cutlass Bearing help? KoolMoDee at 5:58pm 09.14.16 Newport 0/606 I am trying to get an estimate for a cutlass bearing replacement and the yard needs to know the "sha
Water under hull continues!!!!! Pam at 5:51pm 09.14.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 51/4023 Pulled boat our cleaned and reseated hatches with 5200 DM. Left boat on trailer for 24 hours. That w
Yacht sold recently Bob S at 5:23pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 17/729 Is there a registry showing recent boat sold with pricing? I know you can find recently sold home pr
Water leak on Yanmar 2GMF raw water pump Reg M at 5:00pm 09.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 25/5422 I have a small water drip coming out of a small hole in the bottom of the raw water cooling pump on
Yet another "What is this?" (2) SFS at 4:52pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 15/981 Any ideas what these little translucent plastic buttons are, or are for? Each is about the size of
The luck of the Irish (2) All U Get at 4:50pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 15/607 I had stumbled onto a issue that could have gone unnoticed for some time. So the short version is t
Size of tabernacle pins for O'day Daysailer (late 60's) Windtherapy at 3:56pm 09.14.16 Day Sailers 1/1047 Picking up a late 60's daysailer Friday and I need 2 pins for the tabernacle. I know I can enter the
25' with trailer sailnewbie at 3:28pm 09.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/678 Any ideal of a price for a decent 75% mid 90s oday 25 on trailer
2002, Hunter 386 mast stepping marginal at 3:01pm 09.14.16 Big Boats 4/853 Hello, I previously had regular masts on my boats and had no probles taking them down. But now I
Any Trimaran Experts? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:47pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1073 Hello all, I am looking for any sailors with experience on trimarans. My wife and I have spent th
Whats this for! (1) sailnewbie at 12:39pm 09.14.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/1609 Just below spreaders, vertical hoop

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Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Tally Ho at 6:43am 04.28.23
Solo Sailing ... for your enjoyment (or not) dLj at 5:48am 04.28.23 I've watched a number of his videos. Tough sailor! dj
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Project_Mayhem at 5:42am 04.28.23 The wire in one of the reviews for this pump looks like it's stranded wire that's been tinned with s
Refrigerator Insulation Upgrade? (2) JBP-PA at 5:34am 04.28.23 I failed. I took everything apart, realized there was no space for more insulation unless I complet
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Scott B at 5:20am 04.28.23 Hi All, Novice sailor here. I am working on installing a bilge pump for my Catalina 25. I bought
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? BigEasy at 5:17am 04.28.23
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? RoyS at 5:04am 04.28.23 Crimp connections do not work on solid wire.
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Terry Cox at 4:23am 04.28.23 My question is whether or not connecting solid wire to stranded wire is possible? If it were my bo
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? jviss at 4:15am 04.28.23 First, I would be suspicious of a bilge pump with solid copper wire leads, it doesn't sound "marine"
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Timm R Oday25 at 4:12am 04.28.23 Good morning . It should make no differance if the wire is stranded or solid . Most pumps of this st
Lubricating Through Hull Valves Terry Cox at 4:10am 04.28.23 Sent a message to Groco.com the other day asking for their ball valve lubricating recommendations. P
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty sailme88 at 3:41am 04.28.23 During COVID the forecasts were a bit suspect.. This was explained as a causal link attributed to f
How close is too close to shore? (1) David in Sandusky at 3:32am 04.28.23 In Marianne Cove in Baie Fine in the North Channel of Lake Huron, we anchored about 10 feet from the
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty JamesG161 at 2:44am 04.28.23 The best forecasts, for Tropical Storms, is less than 30 hours. Sorry @Screen Saver , I meant Land
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty Screen Saver at 11:54pm 04.27.23 Did you note that they have not graded 2022? Jim... Yes I did see that, I guess I assumed it just
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty JamesG161 at 10:57pm 04.27.23 That said I note as is expected when trying to make things look good: careful words have been chose
Glue to attach handle to hatch BigEasy at 9:42pm 04.27.23 what would be the best glue to reattach the handle to the hatch? I had handles on both of the
De-winterization Bob S at 7:58pm 04.27.23 I have pretty much the same routine as Tally Ho Same here but I run the diesel on the hard before
Waste Tank Level Indication Hunter 33 2004 (1) Ken13559 at 7:55pm 04.27.23 Yes you can change to Snake River(still in business?) type using conductive strip outside your plast
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? jigray3 at 7:51pm 04.27.23

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