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Hunter 356 History GPappy at 6:07pm 08.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2421 I have decided to make the plunge from power boats to sailboats and have started to narrow down my c
Replacement front hatch ont O'Day 22 1979 Rudds67 at 5:58pm 08.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/493 5 years ago we lost our front hatch that was not buckled down during a storm... I have made a tempor
Rear Stay needs parts - looking for a supplier Donnie222 at 4:43pm 08.20.16 Ask All Sailors 4/405 My rear stay is way too loose. I have adjusted the turnbuckle to the full extent possible and I sti
Magic Lights Ellis14376 at 4:03pm 08.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/649 I just bought a 2011 Beneteau 34 and may have magic lights. There are LED lights at the foot of the
Disassembly (2) capta at 1:55pm 08.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/536 127075 127076 127075 127076 Has anyone any experience taking this long extension shaft off the gear
Hunter 380 - rigging TheTY at 1:20pm 08.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/428 I am looking for advice on tuning the rigging on my Hunter 380. The manual states the diamonds are t
Ultimate Trailer Sailor (2) SamLust at 1:16pm 08.20.16 Trailer Sailors 20/3689 The rig is finally together. Centerboard on Sunbird opened up, hacked out, and filled with resin en
Reading Kings Gambit at 12:45pm 08.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/723 Nichts
Roller furling type? pmac at 11:57am 08.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/463 Hello. I purchased a 1985 Catalina 27 last year with many issues, I love to tinker, and have gotten
Yanmar 2GM Primary Fuel filter (1) Dfisher at 10:46am 08.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2906 Does anyone know the make and model of this filter housing? I believe it is a Racor but can't find
This new like thing; good or bad? capta at 10:12am 08.20.16 Ask All Sailors 60/2656 Perhaps this new "like" thing is not the best idea. I received a PM from a newish member who hasn't
Cruising RPM? druid at 9:09am 08.20.16 Ask All Sailors 18/6046 For those who have an engine with max RPM around 3600 (like my new Beta 25): What's your typical cru
Typical RPM onlinelee at 5:43am 08.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3968 Hi all, would members please let me know what their engines typical RPM is when at rest? I have a V
Oday 322 Shifter Cable? PatTormey at 4:24am 08.20.16 Bigger Boats 6/1056 I've got to replace the shifter cable in my Oday 322. (Yanmar 2GM 20) With the brass clevis in hand
Vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico December 2016: help with getting in some sailing williamtl at 3:44am 08.20.16 Destinations 1/577 I'll be vacationing in Puerto Vallarta in December and would like some help or advice. I'd like to r
Attn: Selden forestay Furlex owners artboas at 9:46pm 08.19.16 Big Boats 11/1486 This is my first extended cruise in 3 years, and it's great to get my 49 back into live-aboard mode.
Replacing cam cleats with wood base .. (1) catalanc at 8:25pm 08.19.16 Catalina 22 15/2959 Hi Guys, I have cam cleats next to the winches to make fast the jib sheets (any of this appropriate
Reefing the Main on a Catalina 22 MK II (2) catalanc at 8:12pm 08.19.16 Catalina 22 16/4587 Hi Guys, I checked out the stuff that I got from the PO and it appears that I have a single line jif
M25 keel - ebay prob at 7:06pm 08.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/449 Mac 25 cast iron keel is available right now if anyone is looking. Jus' sayin'!
Dodger dilema (1) Meriachee at 5:34pm 08.19.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2029 We are crafting a dodger for the C270. Currently the bows are being fitted, and they are, more or le

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Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED kappykaplan at 4:11pm 04.23.23 lot of c02 You mean CO, right?
Lazy jacks jssailem at 4:09pm 04.23.23 now my question is should I try and splice the lines or just sew them and whip them? https://www.p
Lazy jacks Tally Ho at 4:09pm 04.23.23 Those are pretty cool, and should work ok. if you can splice, that is the best looking way to do i
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED Tally Ho at 4:00pm 04.23.23
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power (1) Noodat Lady at 3:58pm 04.23.23 Thanks for taking the time to reply. Unfortunately to my shame and chagrin I don't know where the 1
Lazy jacks fred1diver at 3:55pm 04.23.23 Ok, so I mounted my cheek blocks on my mast at around 70% of the mast, getting ready to get the line
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED pipedream at 3:52pm 04.23.23 Try HDI, the replacement is SS, and cheaper than OEM. https://hdimarine.net/product-category/yanmar
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Alan Gomes at 3:51pm 04.23.23 Probably one of the worst features of an AP is the follow a route. This will cause the boat to turn
LPG tank Hunter 39 fero at 3:51pm 04.23.23 We live on the boat 6 months each year and get 65 to 75 days out of 10 lbs tank ( possibly slightly
Need help to recognize a part jssailem at 3:50pm 04.23.23 The imaged Anchor roller design, as I understand. The fore pins allow the chain and rode to stay ove
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Tally Ho at 3:50pm 04.23.23 Three stories, three similar results. Fortunately all lived through the experience to share the tal
Crew finder dLj at 3:48pm 04.23.23 I am just trying to find options. What site did you use? Options to do what? Day sail? Deliveries?
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? jssailem at 3:30pm 04.23.23
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Davidasailor26 at 3:30pm 04.23.23 There is supposed to be an AC breaker within 10 feet of wire from the shore power inlet. Seaward may
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? dLj at 3:07pm 04.23.23 It depends what you are sailing and how you want to sail. On my current boat I'll have two electron
Sunbird Battery Box Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 04.23.23
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 04.23.23 I'm paranoid about that sort of thing. My anchor is pinned to the roller with a fastpin, and I als
Crew finder Coboaters at 2:45pm 04.23.23 I am just trying to find options. What site did you use?
Crew finder dLj at 2:42pm 04.23.23 I've been using various web resources for finding crew. Depends what you are looking for: day sailin
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? dlochner at 2:39pm 04.23.23 I kept thinking that if the anchor grabbed the bottom, something crazy was going to happen. I was

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