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Swabbing the decks freeheelbillie at 8:09am 03.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2672 Whats you favorite, product and process for swabbing the decks? I'm just looking to do a deep cleani
Beneteau 323 Filters John Moore at 7:10am 03.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1338 Anyone have a list (including part numbers) of all filters (oil, fuel, water) that need periodic cle
22 fixed keel on open water CHIRO at 2:32am 03.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/714 thoughts on trip from california to hawaii. yes i'm experienced. wondering about the boat.
The order of things... PAC3142 at 8:01pm 03.02.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 60/11250 In another topic on fairlead position, one poster said that adjustable jib cars was the best thing h
3 recessed lights above the compression post. VanIslandGuy at 5:56pm 03.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/434 Hi Everyone, I've got a Hunter 410. There appear to be three lights that are on the headliner that
Primary fuel filter Ben 423 NYSail at 5:31pm 03.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1001 hello all, My primary fuel filter is a small racor 110a serving my 4JH4E. What upgrade to filtration
replacing Raymarine E80 (2007) with a Raymarine es127 MFD Captpete12 at 5:19pm 03.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2345 I am replacing the E80 MFD on my Beneteau 40 with a new es127 MFD. I installed digital radar three
"The Generator" gbrian at 4:37pm 03.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/2192 I need to replace my 150 genoa on my Macgregor26. While searching sailmakers sites I ran accross PE
SoCal - sailing dinghy recommendations? marke14 at 3:42pm 03.02.17 Ask All Sailors 49/7772 Hello everyone, I did a bit of searching around in the forums here - quite a lot actually - as well
Rust on Keel of 38 Hunter (2008, bought new in 2010) (1) Tom Lampley at 11:09am 03.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/3226 133727 I need some advice on repairing rust on my keel. I have a 38 Hunter that is only 6 years old
Throttle and Shift Cable Replacement, 85 Legend 35.5 (3) TommmD at 9:49am 03.02.17 Big Boats 8/2749 Hi, looking for some guidance for cable replacement for my 1995 Legend 35.5. What I am seeing appear
Finish on Chelsea Clock Rick D at 9:17am 03.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/2434 I have a large Chelsea clock and matching barometer about eighteen years old. It has their typical l
magic ezy hairline crackfiller?? wilf at 7:47am 03.02.17 Ask All Sailors 12/2604 was going to order some of this online does anyone know how to figure out which color white I need ?
PEX usage in marine applications LeslieTroyer at 7:13am 03.02.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/16729 One project on my to do list is to put in a salt water wash down pump. I would "T" into the head su
Mounting a Garhauer Outboard Lifting Davit on Hunter 426DS (1) reedstephan at 6:43am 03.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1491 133715 Good Morning Scored a nice Garhauer Outboard Lifting Davit at Sailorman in Ft. Lauderdale and
Catalina 22 March MainBrace Now Available (1) EditorC22NSA at 2:20am 03.02.17 Catalina 22 0/391 133711 The Catalina 22 March MainBrace is now available at www.catalina22.org.
Beginner electrical question Zeus2012 at 4:56pm 03.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1572 If my boat is plugged in to shore power, and the battery charger is turned off, do the lights, fridg
Bimini for O'day 25 Douginmd at 1:16pm 03.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1723 I am searching for a bimini that I can use on my O'day 25. I don't want to have to put a lot of add
Throttle and Shift Cable Replacement, 85 Legend 35.5 TommmD at 10:40am 03.01.17 Big Boats 2/709 moved to Hunter forum, sorry for the confusion
Spreadsheets? Do any of you use them to track your expenses? Damifudo at 9:06am 03.01.17 Catalina 30 27/3898 I was wondering if any of you use spread sheets to track your expenses and and the things you have d

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1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Hayden Watson at 1:13pm 06.26.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable.
Bomar hatch hinge pin ggrizzard at 12:54pm 06.26.24 If the old pins are nylon and are going to be replaced, why the concern?
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 12:28pm 06.26.24
Furler woes bob45 at 11:38am 06.26.24
Yanmar 20gm starting issue Dalliance at 11:17am 06.26.24 OK. I will try 1/8 next time. I didn't notice any white smoke though on startup BUT I wasn't lookin
Small Boat to teach Grandchild rgranger at 11:14am 06.26.24 There are so many good choices.... I would not get too hung up on a specific brand but ... Since y
No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 10:51am 06.26.24 I'll do in and out of gear at WOT That will be hard on the transmission, etc.
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 10:27am 06.26.24 Sailor Sue, Good idea. I will try that. The batteries are new with a new trickle charger on them so
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 06.26.24 I don't have any knowledge about these small water heaters but I know that when the pressure relief
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 9:41am 06.26.24 I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear. Got it. That's going to be limited to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild Project_Mayhem at 9:39am 06.26.24 I'd go smaller. Maybe a 420 or 470. The reason I say this is because capsizing drills will teach the
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments jssailem at 9:20am 06.26.24
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. capta at 9:15am 06.26.24 It's been some time since the last storm supplied those kinds of used boat parts, but with luck, for
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement (1) jssailem at 9:13am 06.26.24 @capta are you suggesting
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing capta at 9:11am 06.26.24 No biggie if you can't start your engine to go back to your slip. That's how we all learned to sail
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement capta at 9:07am 06.26.24 Personally, I much prefer bedding things with "bedding compound" which was developed specifically to
Small Boat to teach Grandchild capta at 9:04am 06.26.24 You might want to consider a cat. Something like a Hobie 16. By the time your grandchild is ready to
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 8:56am 06.26.24 The tricolor is really designed for offshore sailing where being seen by fast moving ships is impor
Small Boat to teach Grandchild JRacer at 8:55am 06.26.24 O'Day Day Sailer perhaps. A bit bigger (18') than the Dolphin, has a cutty cabin and big cockpit, tr
No more vroom vroom? kappykaplan at 7:38am 06.26.24 In gear or neutral? I'd want a load on the engine at full throttle, so in gear.

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