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Waste Water Tank Solids H Travis at 5:06am 02.10.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/4428 I bought a Hunter 29.5 that had been in storage for some time. There are solids in the tank, and re
Eclipse All U Get at 4:59am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/496 Tonight, don't stare at the sun. http://www.pcmag.com/news/351594/how-to-watch-fridays-lunar-eclips
Sail loft hewebb at 4:00am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 2/449 Have any of you done any business with this loft? http://h-sails.com/en I found their ad on e-Bay
Where did that month go?? (2) Jackdaw at 2:14am 02.10.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1512 About a month ago I mentioned that I was going to take the Royal Yacht Association (RYA) Skipper/ICC
Where do I fill to on my dipstick (1) David Hopkins at 7:32pm 02.09.17 Catalina 30 11/3977 I can't find the answer to this very basic question. Where do I want to keep my oil level at? A phot
Any Laguna 30 owners out there? Bilgewater at 3:57pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 46/12252 I'm looking at a 1986 Laguna 30, and would like to get some feedback from current owners. Not a lot
Mystery Furler (1) therealbrianf at 3:21pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/424 Hi, I have a broken furler on a 1997 Beneteau 281. Images included. Can anyone identify this furler
Hunter 36 propane cylinder Alctel at 2:39pm 02.09.17 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1448 The propane cylinder on my 36' is held in a specially made sealed recess in the deck. For this reaso
Hunter 280 Spinnaker Chris15054 at 1:40pm 02.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/546 Would someone have a diagram or a description of how to attach the sheets from the spinnaker to the
Really Bad Boat Ads rgranger at 12:36pm 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 61/3979 About a year ago, someone posted a thread like this.... I did the search but could not find it. A
23.5 battery questions JL Stratton at 12:13pm 02.09.17 Smaller Boats 3/1051 I'm currently trying to bring my 23.5 back to its original configuration and have a couple questions
Not a 110 jib...... (1) Dennis Kitchen at 10:57am 02.09.17 Smaller Boats 18/1876 Last winter I ordered and built a 110 jib for my Hunter 23.5 from Sailrite. I went with heavier (6.4
Standing rigging diameter Catalina 25 C22BC at 10:35am 02.09.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/4009 I just sold my C22 and have made a deal on a 1984 Catalina 25 , I'm looking to purchase a loos gauge
Bow thrusters - how important are they, and at what length are they a must? Paula at 10:23am 02.09.17 Big Boats 68/10967 Looking at the larger hunters 36 to 43, some have bow thrusters and some don't. I see some instal
Battery Plan for Beneteau 43 DPW at 10:11am 02.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3516 Hi - First time owner, but sober for 6 moths;-) I have read everything I can find on battery chargin
Have 2 stripe kits Beneteau 331 for sale (2) highportsail at 10:09am 02.09.17 Big Boats 1/429 kits are green have beneteau name and various lengths of striping. Includes flag 75.00 for both plus
Xantrex truecharge2 Alternating Current Error Code RonRelyea at 8:10am 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1405 My Xantrex Truecharge 2 20 amp has been throwing an "AC Input out of range" error. Happened 3 week
A serious question. Scott T-Bird at 7:37am 02.09.17 Ask All Sailors 147/9501 Is there a sailor alive who actually likes the song "Sailing" by Christopher Cross? I had one of my
Worth trying to repair? (1) gettinthere at 6:30am 02.09.17 Musings With Maine Sail 18/3282 This pic is the inside of the positive connection on my Statpower 1000w inverter. It was smoking whe
Asymmetrical Sheet Length/Type SVPardonMyFrench at 6:20pm 02.08.17 Big Boats 21/8253 Easy Wednesday night question... What's the recommended sheet length and type for an asymmetrical

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Boom eye - What is this called? jssailem at 4:40am 11.21.23 Hello Sean. Looks to me to be a custom designed fairlead. Clever design. Keeps the line off the cent
Boom eye - What is this called? (1) Will Gilmore at 4:38am 11.21.23 It looks like it was installed to prevent the sheet from catching on the vang pin. Perhapse you cou
Does anyone recognise this windlass? Terry Cox at 4:34am 11.21.23 Good morning, Johan. Mr. Bob Walker, with Vetus, Inc., was very helpful in determining the brand and
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 4:24am 11.21.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 4:22am 11.21.23 @Ralph Johnstone and @Meriachee
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 4:19am 11.21.23 With old stout gear you need to be a bit of a sleuth to discover the mysteries they hide. Do you kno
Boom eye - What is this called? smo10018 at 3:48am 11.21.23
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 3:30am 11.21.23 Are you looking for parts or just trying to remove the parts to clean and service them. It sure look
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 2:28am 11.21.23 Kermit, that's really bad!!! :poop:
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 2:05am 11.21.23 The antenna doesn't have a use by date so I would suggest there is some other problem. By False read
E-80 Screen Saver at 12:14am 11.21.23 Ok press menu system setup date/time.... Note almost as suggest by Shemandr the actual date and tim
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions rgranger at 9:15pm 11.20.23
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions colin59 at 8:03pm 11.20.23 thats great info, thanks
E-80 shemandr at 6:55pm 11.20.23 So I've waited a while to see if there have been better answers. I think that the time and date co
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 5:54pm 11.20.23 221541
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 5:53pm 11.20.23 221540
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary lacoursmarc at 5:22pm 11.20.23 Afraid I no longer have that boat. As a trailer sailor, I used it on a small lake and in anchorages
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 5:07pm 11.20.23 I'm adding the Rhodes to my list. Lots of sailors love them. Lots of clubs have fleets. That's gotta
Does anyone recognise this windlass? Terry Cox at 5:01pm 11.20.23 The horizontal Maxwell windlass on our boat was made in Australia, but looks nothing like the PO's v
Boom eye - What is this called? Apex at 4:54pm 11.20.23 looks custom???, why not move against the boos with eye straps?

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