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Genoa Car Parts for 321 (1) SDcondogirl at 5:01pm 09.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/889 Good Evening All! Glad to be part of our "circle" for all things Beneteau. Just delivered my 1998 Oc
BBQ Grill mount freeheelbillie at 4:45pm 09.26.16 Catalina 30 11/2677 Does anyone make one that fits in the winch?
Mainsail attachment to boom. CapnGL at 4:07pm 09.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1925 The PO told me that he did not attach the mainsail to the boom except at the corners. according to h
Heart Interface Freedom 10 freeheelbillie at 3:58pm 09.26.16 Catalina 30 4/2684 Trying to workout proper use while on shore power and underway (engine off) with a Heart Interface F
Pearson 36-2 wanted. Stuart3311 at 3:47pm 09.26.16 Pearson 5/1902 We are current Pearson 36-2 owners. We purchased Midnight Sun in the spring of 2010 in Annapolis an
Trailer for O'Day27 LE Island Don at 2:29pm 09.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/489 Can any one tell me if a 1996 28' Trail-n-Sail Tandem Axle Trailer will work for an O'Day 1986 27LE?
WINDOWS DENNIS RETYNOLDS at 12:57pm 09.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/573 WHERE CAN I FIND NEW PLEXI FRONT WINDOWS FOR MY MAC. 26X OR ALL WINDOWS THANX DENNY
Water in my Bilge kiteflyer at 12:30pm 09.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2191 I purchased a 1991 Hunter 28 three years ago, and I always had a little bit of water in my bilge (ju
Time To Say Good Bye Dave602 at 12:12pm 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 25/1859 Sadly another phase of our boating life has come to an end. We put our H29.5 Up To No Good up for s
boom preventer CapnGL at 11:24am 09.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 68/18303 I have a block and tackle attached to the middle of my boom with a large U bolt attached and that at
Install air into 2003 H356 wyctoronto at 10:27am 09.26.16 Big Boats 5/487 Hi, As in the post below re H340, I am installing a Webasto 16,000, and am requesting info on the fa
Universal 5411 questions.. itchybro at 10:06am 09.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/478 Ahoy Oday folk! I purchased my (unsure of date) 28 this past February and have Ben getting to learn
Basic Battery Question Boomer54 at 9:18am 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/686 I bought a dinghy this summer from a friend. It is a nice AB RIB center console with a 20hp Tohatsu
Handrails on pop top? AaronD at 9:10am 09.26.16 Catalina 22 2/466 Is there any reason I shouldn't consider moving the handrails on a 1981 to to the edge of the pop-to
There's an app for that... (1) Jackdaw at 8:59am 09.26.16 Racing 14/3132 Due to a SNAFU we didn't have our Velocitek ProStart compass for Day#1 of our Fall Regatta... a key
Dinghy ideas Kommy000 at 8:47am 09.26.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1096 Looking for some ideas on what to get for dinghy for my H27. I'm thinking getting an inflatable kind
Wire size mystery gettinthere at 8:28am 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 13/794 I have some wire that is labeled "marine sae j378b and j1128" but there is no awg marking on any of
Factory air in a 2001 Hunter 340 David Dick at 8:11am 09.26.16 Big Boats 9/1858 I am installing air conditioning in my 2001 Hunter 340. Can anyone provide me with photos (or a good
I never witnessed this before the other day Bad Obsession at 7:42am 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1751 I was out on a cruise. I ended up knocking it down to a three day cruise for various reasons. I wa
O'Day 222 rudder won't stay down bobporta at 7:09am 09.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2998 The rudder on my 222 keeps drifting up as I sail. It gradually becomes difficult to steer and I hav

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:12pm 11.17.23 https://media.tenor.com/-xycQFgNcUIAAAAM/stay-in.gif -Will
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose artboas at 4:11pm 11.17.23
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? rgranger at 3:22pm 11.17.23 years ago I thought someone made a gauge that would alarm when it reached a set temperature. Not s
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Blitz at 3:14pm 11.17.23 years ago I thought someone made a gauge that would alarm when it reached a set temperature. Not su
Deck Plate Organizer Sheave Replacement RitSim at 3:13pm 11.17.23 My organizer also needs attention the screws on deck turn but do not tighten. I think I've seen a
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? JoeWhite at 1:54pm 11.17.23 VT, if an audible alarm will help you, just install a 110 dB 12vdc soanalert across the idiot light
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? shemandr at 1:02pm 11.17.23 When I put an idiot light on my engine it would light up every time I came near ... ;)
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 11.17.23 I should install an idiot light on the binnacle next to my chart plotter, which is an area I do loo
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? VT Fitz at 11:25am 11.17.23 Thanks for all the input so far. Very helpful! As far as "swapping" the idiot light for a gauge cre
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Richard19068 at 10:49am 11.17.23 I completely agree BUT given a choice of only one which most people with boats have (audible alarm
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 11.17.23 Maybe the best solution would be to have both a gauge and a warning buzzer. Or a gauge with a buzze
Ice box refrigeration (1) JamesG161 at 10:12am 11.17.23 Does anyone know if they are rechargeable? Dometic ColdMachine CS-NC15 - Compact cooling system wit
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? Richard19068 at 9:45am 11.17.23 Maybe the best solution would be to have both a gauge and a warning buzzer. Or a gauge with a b
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? rgranger at 9:30am 11.17.23 Not a good idea, in fact a terrible idea. If you go over temp. for any reason (a failed raw water p
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dLj at 9:28am 11.17.23 The normal equalization voltage for a flooded lead acid battery is 15.8 to 16.2 volts. Decimals matt
Suddenly needing some brake work (1) rgranger at 9:25am 11.17.23 That trailer needs some love....
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 Ken Cross at 8:53am 11.17.23 Our Hunter 30 was set up that way when we got her. In our case the heat was noisy in our berth (unde
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 8:52am 11.17.23 With all due respect, this goes against the fundamental chemical process inherent in lead acid batt
Ice box refrigeration kloudie1 at 8:48am 11.17.23 The unit can be recharged but.. ya have to add a service port. Most likely there is an electrical fa
Convert partial battens to full battens Ken Cross at 8:48am 11.17.23 Last time I purchased new sails I used partial full battens. It worked well for us. I think the full

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