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H240 main battery fuse missing caverun at 4:49am 05.28.16 Smaller Boats 2/487 While doing some electrical work on my '98 H240 I noticed there is no main fuse on the battery- I ch
1999 380 freezer thermostat needed planoron at 4:20am 05.28.16 Parts Search 3/532 The thermostat in the freezer compartment has quit working. I think somebody just jammed the knob a
Emission label on Yanmar? (2) RichW9603 at 3:39am 05.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/2583 Hi all, I recently bought a 1989 Hunter 33.5. Got a great deal on it but one of the reasons for tha
Crack in mast of Beneteau First 40.7 Ian Lewis at 7:18pm 05.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1271 In have noticed small cracks (2 to 3 cm) on both the port and starboard side in the manufacturer's
O'day 22 Battens Capri at 6:47pm 05.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/729 Any oday 22 owners that could measure their Battens' width? I have a 30" and two 24" battens.
Balboa 20 restore- swing keel issue Bal20Greg at 6:16pm 05.27.16 Balboa 3/2204 Hi, I recently acquired a mid 80's Balboa 20' that had been stored away. I have encountered the swin
Z spar topping lift RonniePH26 at 5:22pm 05.27.16 Smaller Boats 2/523 Can anyone send a pic or tell me how the topping lift line attaches to the masthead on the z spar ,s
H26 sole refinishing CHSN WND at 4:03pm 05.27.16 Smaller Boats 15/1336 Happy Friday! I'm at the boat, crummy weather, so I've decided to tackle one of my 4 remaining proje
ST 4000 display not working kimelmore at 3:28pm 05.27.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1571 I have an older AutoHelm ST 4000 and the display LCD isn't working. I am unable to find a manual tha
ignition alarm gettinthere at 2:15pm 05.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/676 My 1985 endeavour has a toggle switch at the helm and a momentary button to start. The oil/temp alar
Hood Roller 810 Furling replacement? rickmds at 1:39pm 05.27.16 Catalina 30 17/4843 Hi I just launched my 1989 Catalina 30 that I purchase last fall with the sea trial scheduled next
Dedicated shore power for onboard air conditioner ???? woodster at 1:37pm 05.27.16 Ask All Sailors 39/5042 ok it's getting hot down here and i have onboard ac .....now it is wired in the the maine panel...vi
Kenwood TS50S failure... again Brian D at 1:11pm 05.27.16 SSB and Ham Operators 11/2525 I think I have had enough of this radio. The dang think started acting up again. Same as maybe a yea
Weathering Texas Storms (1) Texas Gun-Man at 1:10pm 05.27.16 Catalina 22 29/2089 Last night we had some strong storms in North Texas. On my ranch I lost one tree and had damage to a
Buff&Shine results...& questions.... rgranger at 10:47am 05.27.16 Smaller Boats 6/550 Hey all So I spent the past day and a half buffing and waxing my new-2-me Hunter. The port side o
Watertight air ventilators (2) jssailem at 9:12am 05.27.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1083 Anyone have any experience with a "Air-Only ventilator"? I am looking for a way to get air into my W
What should I look for when buying an Oday Javelin. Juansinu at 7:32am 05.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/469 Hello all, I'm new to sailing, just finished ASA101 and ASA102. An 83 Oday Javelin has come up for s
41 DS. Leaky windows sailor5017 at 7:29am 05.27.16 Big Boats 8/1529 Looking for advise on repairing leaky Windows on 2006 41DS. Large main cabin Windows with polished
Racing in 2 knots of breeze. (1) Jackdaw at 6:41am 05.27.16 Racing 9/915 Summer means light airs on Lake Minnetonka. It's early in the season, but last night we started a ra
Pearson 10M - Junk Rig Conversion Scott Dufour at 6:00am 05.27.16 Pearson 10/1801 Hi, I'm in the initial stages of converting my 1979 Pearson 10M to a junk rig with an unstayed mast

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New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Hayden Watson at 4:59am 04.08.23 Cheers Hollyberry. I`m watching a lot of popeye videos to get the lingo correct.;) It's not a sta
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 4:55am 04.08.23 The operative word is "could." ;) Oh my gosh that is awesome. Maybe it is the membrane but what
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee dlochner at 4:52am 04.08.23 That is a good question. They said the membrane could last up to seven years. It has about 100 hour
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 4:49am 04.08.23 How are the membranes. If they have become clogged, the output would be reduced. That is a good qu
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee dlochner at 4:45am 04.08.23 How are the membranes. If they have become clogged, the output would be reduced.
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 4:28am 04.08.23 4 months old. Isn't there a warranty? gary Yes, but they are far away and slow in any real help.
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee garymalmgren at 4:18am 04.08.23 4 months old. Isn't there a warranty? gary
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Brad Gregg at 3:43am 04.08.23 For what it's worth, my vibration was related to a worn out max prop. Two mechanics, on the hard, lo
Need a Beneteau part NYSail at 1:35am 04.08.23
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration NYSail at 1:28am 04.08.23 Alfa, thanks for the insight. Did run the engine in neutral a couple of days ago and no engine vibr
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 10:56pm 04.07.23 Cheers Hollyberry. I`m watching a lot of popeye videos to get the lingo correct.;) It's not a st
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2010 jon hansen at 10:37pm 04.07.23 thanks for sharing Terry
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Leeward Rail at 10:21pm 04.07.23 We use something like that shown in @Will Gilmore above photo. We have a DIY heavy duty screen with
Zinc on strut? Leeward Rail at 10:11pm 04.07.23 And this guy is telling you to eliminate that fastener/anode/part electrical connection. I love ta
Removing Dyneema Core thinwater at 9:52pm 04.07.23 ... What about splicing my 1/4" line to 1/8" Dyneema for the first 10' or so? It eliminates the ques
Removing Dyneema Core Project_Mayhem at 9:47pm 04.07.23 There's too much bulk on the spool with the genoa fully out. Doesn't matter how much or little tensi
Long distance boat ownership Project_Mayhem at 9:40pm 04.07.23 I did this for a summer. The boat was 1.5-4 hours away depending on traffic. I put 20k miles on my c
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 9:14pm 04.07.23 I wish that were the case. I'm with @TimFromLI , according to the Garmin manual for the 5212, ther
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) Will Gilmore at 9:11pm 04.07.23 Is there someone making something like this Sogeman Bugbusters Companionway Screen There are even a
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Rich Stidger at 9:02pm 04.07.23 We just drop in the boards at night, and stow them elsewhere in the morning.

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