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Ventilation fan gettinthere at 7:41am 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 2/412 I have a spare exhaust fan port from a long removed diesel genset. 4" vent hose to a clamshell outsi
40 hunter legend 1986 anchor locker Coddiwomple at 7:10am 09.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/416 Does anyone have pictures of their anchor locker with a windlass for their 40 legends? trying to de
About to drop cash on a new mainsail, advice please. (1) dgreen1991 at 6:30am 09.15.16 Smaller Boats 63/9230 As I have only sailed this boat twice I would like some advice. This boat, Hunter 26 WB, has a fixed
Control Head for ST 4000 Issues Long Story at 4:57am 09.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1363 Anyone have a working control head for an ST 4000 wheel pilot? I had a boat fail survey because the
Control Head for ST 4000 Long Story at 4:54am 09.15.16 Parts Search 0/595 Anyone have a working control head for an ST 4000 wheel pilot? I had a boat fail survey because the
Alternator seems not to be charging reworb at 4:39am 09.15.16 Ask All Sailors 20/7160 I have a Yanmar 2GM 20 in my 2004 Beneteau. For a while I had been suffering from the dreaded push
your sheet bags? Dutchman at 4:37am 09.15.16 Smaller Boats 5/1287 My cockpit is a jumbled mess of lines. Sheets and halyards all over the place. Looking to add some
Standing rigging adjustments and tuning MccNeo at 4:35am 09.15.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/3653 I have noticed several posts that result in various discussions about tension and adjustments of the
odd request: battery case tadd5181 at 7:47pm 09.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/978 I have an old (circa 2002) Humminbird hand-held VHF radio, model VHF5. The radio still works well .
Tropical Depression 12 JamesG161 at 6:18pm 09.14.16 Sails Call Lounge 11/1343 The newest African wave is on its way toward us. It will steady on and be more forecastable on Sept
87 Newport 28 MKII Cutlass Bearing help? KoolMoDee at 5:58pm 09.14.16 Newport 0/805 I am trying to get an estimate for a cutlass bearing replacement and the yard needs to know the "sha
Water under hull continues!!!!! Pam at 5:51pm 09.14.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 51/5826 Pulled boat our cleaned and reseated hatches with 5200 DM. Left boat on trailer for 24 hours. That w
Yacht sold recently Bob S at 5:23pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1212 Is there a registry showing recent boat sold with pricing? I know you can find recently sold home pr
Water leak on Yanmar 2GMF raw water pump Reg M at 5:00pm 09.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 25/7552 I have a small water drip coming out of a small hole in the bottom of the raw water cooling pump on
Yet another "What is this?" (2) SFS at 4:52pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1257 Any ideas what these little translucent plastic buttons are, or are for? Each is about the size of
The luck of the Irish (2) All U Get at 4:50pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 15/749 I had stumbled onto a issue that could have gone unnoticed for some time. So the short version is t
Size of tabernacle pins for O'day Daysailer (late 60's) Windtherapy at 3:56pm 09.14.16 Day Sailers 1/1415 Picking up a late 60's daysailer Friday and I need 2 pins for the tabernacle. I know I can enter the
25' with trailer sailnewbie at 3:28pm 09.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/806 Any ideal of a price for a decent 75% mid 90s oday 25 on trailer
2002, Hunter 386 mast stepping marginal at 3:01pm 09.14.16 Big Boats 4/971 Hello, I previously had regular masts on my boats and had no probles taking them down. But now I
Any Trimaran Experts? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:47pm 09.14.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1777 Hello all, I am looking for any sailors with experience on trimarans. My wife and I have spent th

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12v breaker panel wiring question dlochner at 10:55am 05.13.24 The grounding wire (bare, green or green with yellow stripe and normally non-current carrying) shou
12v breaker panel wiring question domer94 at 10:26am 05.13.24 john , since the "dc neg" and "grounding buss" as labeled on the panel bars are isolated, i will jus
12v breaker panel wiring question jssailem at 10:20am 05.13.24 i have has a neg buss that goes to "DC neg" and another buss right next to it that goes to "DC grou
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 9:59am 05.13.24 hahaahah. I finished my repair, went to place the window down in my shop and it slid sideways, hit
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (2) anelso29 at 9:28am 05.13.24
Its funny Friday! Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 05.13.24 I finely set the timer for the oven An electric oven which explodes like a gas oven. What will t
Refrigerator/Solar Timm R Oday25 at 8:49am 05.13.24 The Camco's offering looks tempting . I am not finding any amperage draw rating..
Refrigerator/Solar DArcy at 8:36am 05.13.24 It would be good to know the brand and model of fridge. There are some that run on either 110v AC or
Selden in-mast furler halyard car won't go up DRhoads at 8:27am 05.13.24 Not knowing where your car is jamming, I can just relate what happened to me and hope it helps. On m
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 CaptainCr3ative at 8:07am 05.13.24 I cracked one, repaired it, swore I wouldn't drop the second window, dropped it twice and it ended
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 05.13.24
Refrigerator/Solar east coaster at 7:48am 05.13.24 In my case I have the three prong 500 controller which alternates between ac/DC with AC being firs
Deck Hardware Neddimg Project_Mayhem at 7:46am 05.13.24 Mineral spirits is a great solvent. Safe for most surfaces, dissolves grease, thins some paint, and
Tohatsu Charging Project_Mayhem at 7:45am 05.13.24 I had a 4hp Tohatsu from '94. It did not have a regulator from the factory. It was putting out an AC
Deck Hardware Neddimg dlochner at 7:43am 05.13.24 I've tried acetone and it makes a mess. I typically use a Scotchbrite wheel on hardware and hidden
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 CaptainCr3ative at 7:43am 05.13.24
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 7:40am 05.13.24 224776
Eco Flow Wave 2 Airconditioner Thoughts/Reviews (1) JBP-PA at 7:40am 05.13.24 I'd like to try one of these Zero Breeze units in my small boat, 2300 BTU. eap knock offs as well.
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it Project_Mayhem at 7:37am 05.13.24 Use a halyard knot. Clean and lube your track at the end of every season. Magic Erasers make quick w
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 7:34am 05.13.24 I've repaired chipped trim before. The hardest part is masking off the window before painting

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