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Electronics for a Mac My Mistress at 5:33pm 10.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1147 "Mistress" came with an old Hummingbird electronic depth sounder/water temp sensor. I have been co
RPM change when boat pitches Skipper at 5:17pm 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1080 This is odd. In neutral at idle, the motor RPM dips when the stern pitches down in swells. It's ins
Wind Speed Meter defect Viktor Eysselein at 3:22pm 10.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5362 One quick question: on my Hunter 45CC during sailing all of a sudden the wind speed meter showed onl
Whats up with my interior bulbs? freeheelbillie at 1:21pm 10.10.16 Catalina 30 29/2273 I bought some LED replacement bulbs and they wont turn on. I put the incandescent back in and they f
MaxSpeed Bow thruster on my B43 Dave9854 at 1:14pm 10.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/2061 My bow thruster turned on the other day but had no response from either button. Battery checks out f
EMS Knotmeter manual needed JoeSailer10 at 1:04pm 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 2/571 Can anyone supply me with a copy of their manual for an EMS U25K or U25PL knotmeter? PDF would be gr
Perko Fuel Filter (1) Mike Daus at 10:51am 10.10.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1320 The first filter downstream of the diesel fuel tank in our '82 Hunter 36c is a brass-bodied Perko 29
1999 Hunter 420 Passage rudder (3) hughvr at 10:20am 10.10.16 Big Boats 7/2229 I noticed over the last several years that my steering under power or sail kept getting worse. I rep
Beneteau Oceanis domestic water system Don S. at 9:23am 10.10.16 Big Boats 1/1134 I have been unable to keep a prime in the port aft domestic water tank in my 1993 Beneteau Moorings/
Standing rigging question Leatherneck at 8:57am 10.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/705 Do the port and starboard shrouds go inside or outside the lifeline?
Any ideas for sealing or restoring non-skid deck? speras at 8:45am 10.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1060 Hi - We've had a great couple seasons on our 1991 Mac 26S, but I'm realizing the deck needs some sea
Rig modifications for flying a Gennaker (1) onlinelee at 7:16am 10.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/7231 Hi Beneteau friends, I have what I guess is a standard factory fitted bow anchor roller on my 2003
The river runs through me jleblanc31 at 5:37am 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 13/893 I slept on the boat this weekend with my two youngest boys . it took a little getting use to with t
Replacing the in-haul line on 27-3 in mast furling Craig Cook at 5:18am 10.10.16 Mid-Size Boats 10/1116 After several months of trying, this project is finally done. I know there are only a few 27-3's ou
Extra table section Slipin Away at 3:21am 10.10.16 Big Boats 4/764 Has anyone come up with a cleaver place or way to store the extra dining table section when not in u
Northstar TPPL Charge Profile Charles Erwin at 9:08pm 10.09.16 Ask All Sailors 2/3723 I have looked over the internet published documents (without success) to get this information. Can
Removing Mainsail from In-Mast Furler SDcondogirl at 7:19pm 10.09.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3921 Hi All! I'm new at my "big Bene" and need a little help getting the mainsail out for storage this wi
Storage under seats Marty at 6:08pm 10.09.16 Day Sailers 1/801 I am interested in creating water-tite storage under the seats. Specifically to mount a pair of batt
Siren 17 pictures before winter. (7) Goatman at 4:41pm 10.09.16 Trailer Sailors 2/3198 I wanted to get some pictures taken of our small Siren before the snow blows in. Will be taking some
Water in cabin Bill and Kathy McDonald at 4:21pm 10.09.16 Catalina 22 4/721 Our "NTU" 1974 C-22 is an in the water boat. We live in Belize so don't need to trailer (and my golf

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What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 12:23pm 10.07.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 12:20pm 10.07.23 Thank you! The practical season is coming to an end here, due to the weather and the marina closing
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 12:08pm 10.07.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 12:06pm 10.07.23 This turned into 6 hours of shop labor as two of the 4 pump bolts sheared and also the Adjuster bolt
Pedestal cup holders BL_Sailor at 11:57am 10.07.23 There are 2 on each side of the compass which is blocking the other 2. There are also 1 each in the
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location (3) jssailem at 11:48am 10.07.23 Hello Yak,. I do not have an Islander. If you can help with a picture we may be able to help. Look
Anchor/Rode (2) capta at 11:37am 10.07.23 By fluke, do you mean a Danforth knockoff? As a very general rule-of-thumb, you want 1 pound of an
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration jssailem at 11:35am 10.07.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? dlochner at 11:34am 10.07.23 1) How easy is it to capsize Catalina 18 (Capri) with a winged keel? (Full keel, not a centerboard)
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 10.07.23 As wind speed builds the boat becomes overpowered and all of the extra wind is just drag pulling the
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top DArcy at 10:43am 10.07.23 I'm in Canada so I get tarps from Princess Auto which is the Canadian equivalent to Harbor Freight.
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top capta at 10:39am 10.07.23 If I felt uncomfortable of going aloft on the main halyard in a proper bosun's chair, then I'd just
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 10:20am 10.07.23 Where can you buy a heavy duty tarp? Yes, we'll be storing it on the boat. We did something wrong la
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top DArcy at 9:39am 10.07.23 All great ideas! I think I'll sail with the main tomorrow, then take it all down for the season. An
1984 c25 sits bow down Stu Jackson at 9:24am 10.07.23 Is the outboard engine on? :)
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 9:14am 10.07.23 All great ideas! I think I'll sail with the main tomorrow, then take it all down for the season. Any
C-28 - what to look for? jssailem at 8:47am 10.07.23
Anchor/Rode jssailem at 8:33am 10.07.23 The problems with anchor selection are compromise and subjective experiences. If you are considerin
Pedestal cup holders (1) jssailem at 8:05am 10.07.23 This image of a Catalina 310 only shows 2 cup holders on the table
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning Rich Stidger at 8:01am 10.07.23

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