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Espar Hydronic 4 coolant leak/pressure/bleed question forbin at 10:15pm 01.08.17 Ask All Sailors 0/647 Hi all, I posted this on cruisers forum so some of you have probably seen this, but I thought I'd a
Hunter 28.5 portlight Michael S at 8:20pm 01.08.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1138 Has anyone replaced the portlight in the head or aft cabin? Can you tell me what you got to replace
Great Circle Sails: Opinions needed - am buying new sail. MoustachesN22 at 2:27pm 01.08.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1124 Hi All - Does anyone have any experience with GREAT CIRCLE SAILS of Marblehead, Mass ?? The sails ar
Fairlead Adjustment Don Guillette at 1:05pm 01.08.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/7843 It's summer in Australia -- right now it's not so much like summer in the North East, but have heart
Catalina 22 Events Calendar for 2017 EditorC22NSA at 7:59am 01.08.17 Catalina 22 2/531 The 2017 Catalina 22 Events Calendar has been posted at www.catalina22.org. Several Class regattas a
Going to "The Dark Side"? Ron20324 at 7:25am 01.08.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/735 One thing about living in a boating town (Annapolis) is we get stories in the newspaper that you mig
302/322 Shaft Strut (1) the_alpine at 6:36am 01.08.17 Bigger Boats 8/1370 the strut on my 302 does not have any flange or bolts visible. It goes through the hull and is cove
Wind generator All U Get at 5:50am 01.08.17 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2163 Hi Maine Sail, It appears to me that when our wind generator is running we lose or not produce powe
Propeller Shaft Length? Michael Davis at 6:54pm 01.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/553 Just purchased a 1984 First38s5. Looks like it will need a new shaft and cutlass bearing on the next
304 vrs 316 stainless sailnewbie at 4:44pm 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 21/3590 I have a mac 224 and want to replace my turnbuckles, i sail only in fresh water. 304 turnbuckles i c
I've just purchased my first Cat. 27' Sloop Rey3475 at 4:03pm 01.07.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1079 I've owned quite a few sailboats, but at the age 71 I needed a smaller and more easily managed singl
Lithium Battery for Trolling Motor - H216 Ranger Paul18578 at 2:01pm 01.07.17 Smaller Boats 2/628 I drive my H216 with a lightweight trolling motor and lead acid battery. It works fine for launch/r
Reco's for external regulators John61CT at 1:13pm 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1106 I've got an old Balmar 94-160A I picked up for $120 (tell me a good deal please!) on the way via slo
Mastervolt DC-DC Converter John61CT at 1:07pm 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1357 Good quality brand, correct? I've got a chance to buy a 12-12v IVO 8772, rated 20A NOS $60 Must b
Removal of forward water tank Seahorse24 at 10:39am 01.07.17 Trailer Sailors 15/1619 My son suggested we cut up the old water tank located in the bow so we can remove it. The tank is 44
PNW Cold Weather Full Circle 473 at 10:32am 01.07.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 50/4782 What are you locals doing to protect your boats in this unusual weather? I was surprised to find th
Towing weight? shemandr at 9:50am 01.07.17 Trailer Sailors 19/4575 It's snowing and I'm considering looking at a sailboat/trailer. I would need to transport it over 1
Tongue too light sailnewbie at 9:35am 01.07.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 60/8247 On my mac 224 i keep my yamaha 9.9 on while towing therefore making tongue a bit to lite for comfort
ST4000 vs ST4000+ Autohelm freeheelbillie at 9:01am 01.07.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2522 The LCD went bad in my ST4000 display head and I found http://www.ebay.com/itm/182410813103?ul_noapp
Boat Stripe little breeze at 7:27am 01.07.17 Catalina 22 13/2903 Hello everyone , First off I have to tell you all thanks for all the technical contributions that h

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Stem Fitting pclarksurf at 10:32am 04.02.24 I go through my trials and tribulations with everything foredeck here: Fore-deck Fun Might be u
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks ggrizzard at 8:50am 04.02.24 You firmly mounted an electrical device to a more stable platform. The connecting wires don't move
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 8:44am 04.02.24 You must take care of the long chain splice. The major strands are unlaid so they can be individuall
Fake teak deck glue..... MikeHoncho at 8:39am 04.02.24 Gorilla Glue is a urethane glue that cures with moisture. The more moisture, the faster it cures/rea
Starting Engine on pallet Rich Stidger at 8:16am 04.02.24 @cdells - All alternators are not the same. Most autotype alternators are spec'ed at peak current wh
Rode for Desolation Sound dLj at 8:09am 04.02.24
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 8:02am 04.02.24 I missed that you have 3YM !!! - I was going by my 3GM30F. I was totally discombobulated before no
Fake teak deck glue..... NYSail at 7:47am 04.02.24 223845 Work continues, so please excuse the dirty areas. I have some of the cheap faux teak left ov
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Scott T-Bird at 7:47am 04.02.24 I missed that you have 3YM !!! - I was going by my 3GM30F. I was totally discombobulated before not
Cabin top hand rail Arrgh at 7:33am 04.02.24 That's what I was thinking. Thanks!!
Cabin top hand rail jssailem at 7:26am 04.02.24 Sounds about normal. I removed my cabin top hand rails. I had to pull the bungs in my teak hand rai
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:19am 04.02.24
28.5 Split Backstay rigging jssailem at 7:17am 04.02.24
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 7:15am 04.02.24 thanks so much for the effort. I really appreciate it. Actually the photo was easily taken from the
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 7:12am 04.02.24 thanks so much for the effort. I really appreciate it. Actually the photo was easily taken from the
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 7:08am 04.02.24 The photo looks like a reverse image of the aft section on the port side. The heat exchanger in th
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 6:56am 04.02.24 For just the materials, mooring block, chain, ball, and pendant, the $3,000 range is probably prett
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 6:53am 04.02.24 Its a fabulous harbor and yes the view and access to great sailing grounds would be perfect. Didn't
Mooring setup cost.... dlochner at 6:52am 04.02.24 So have just got approved for a mooring in a new harbor. Town fee is very reasonable at $100 but th
Mooring setup cost.... jssailem at 6:31am 04.02.24 I hope that includes installation and insurance. That price is about 2 years of slip fees in Seattle

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