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AIS/PLB HMT2 at 2:45pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 7/900 I am preparing my list of safety equipment and maintenance items for a 150 mile off shore race in th
Sticky Tachy dehler25 at 2:17pm 08.24.16 Big Boats 6/656 The original Yanmar tach is behaving badly! It seems that the needle movement has become stubborn at
Catalina 30 cockpit hose replacement Cabin by the Sea at 2:09pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1494 Both of my cockpit drain hoses were leaking. I found the marine exhaust hose that Catalina used on
Companionway boards Doug J at 12:47pm 08.24.16 Smaller Boats 20/9370 If anyone has replaced their OEM companionway boards with something new and nice looking I would lov
Pearson 37-2 1989 H33CRich at 12:23pm 08.24.16 Pearson 4/3857 Considering the purchase of a 37-2. Have arranged for a survey and will potentially commit of the su
What's the best way to make a "Dark and Stormy?" jibes138 at 12:14pm 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 45/8123 Looking up the recipe I get all kinds of differences everything from 3 ounces of ginger beer to 10 o
Apostle Islands were great! TortugasRoyal at 11:56am 08.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/836 Apostle Islands were great! Bayfield city ramp and parking lot nice to launch from. Want to go aga
Columbia 22 Manual/Blueprints SJ77GrahamWA at 8:54am 08.24.16 Columbia 11/9474 We're restoring a 1968 Columbia 22. Interior pretty much gone. Sails shot. But definitely worth savi
Satellite TV Don Lucas at 8:29am 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/711 Looking for feedback for satellite TV on the boat. What service are you using? Good/bad and costs
Icebox drain fitting (1) oldlaxer1 at 7:04am 08.24.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/744 I have a two section ice box on my Tartan 30 with access from both the galley as well as from the co
mast coming down for repairs - possible enhancement Justin_NSA at 7:02am 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/499 I've decided that at the end of the season, my mast needs to come down for electrical repair work. D
Help ... I really need a screw. (1) Gene Neill at 5:37am 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 14/959 A really big one. Just not the kind you perverts were thinking.:kick: I guess it's called a "slotte
Gangway meirgerner at 3:34am 08.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/726 I have a Hunter 33 with a self built wood gangway that I want to replace with a better one. Any sugg
Faulty Tachometer - Volvo Penta MD2030 onlinelee at 12:11am 08.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/1616 Hi friends, further to my other post about my engine idle speed being very high at 1200rpm. It turns
Looking for identification. (1) Mtman1021 at 9:18pm 08.23.16 Ask All Sailors 2/407 Anyone know if this is an O'Day and if so what model?
Refrigeration Questions? LouisMK at 9:10pm 08.23.16 Bigger Boats 4/894 My 1983 vintage refer, in my O'34 to no one's surprise appeared completely dead when I purchased the
Shore sailing. (1) Karyon at 8:28pm 08.23.16 Trailer Sailors 11/1230 We had a huge storm yesterday and overnight with gusts up to 95km/hr, I had a nice big 3'screw ancho
Adding Insulation around icebox/fridge? (2) japtenks at 7:54pm 08.23.16 Catalina 30 3/3062 Anyone have a suggestion as to how to rebuild and or add insulation around the current icebox, to co
fire alarms on sailboats tadd5181 at 7:52pm 08.23.16 Big Boats 5/752 I do have a carbon monoxide alarm aboard but not fire alarms. The USCG doesn't require fire alarms
Joker Valve (2) joker460 at 4:56pm 08.23.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1037 I replaced my joker valve May 2016 with a brand new Jabsco unit. I now have back flow after using th

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Stuffing box question. (5) RevenantDan at 4:35am 04.03.24 Pictures? Needs some work, to be sure. There was a squatter on it, but at least he wasnt a crackhe
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading east coaster at 4:32am 04.03.24 Same instrument lay out as yours. I also had the same issue, did all the tests as advised by raymari
Stuffing box question. kappykaplan at 4:27am 04.03.24 Now I have another project, lol. Was able to buy a 1976 Freeport Islander for $500. It floats and d
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 4:27am 04.03.24 Danforth won't due and CQR tends to be unreliable in these parts. Hmm. Our boat came with a 40# Da
Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 4:19am 04.03.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per sec
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 4:17am 04.03.24 Where did you have the problem? Also been there many times before, Leo and never had a problem. Pr
Starting Engine on pallet cdells at 3:30am 04.03.24
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Ikokite at 12:17am 04.03.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom... ring the diagrams in the user manual. C
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 (1) marcham at 11:45pm 04.02.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom...
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:27pm 04.02.24
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:18pm 04.02.24
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 9:35pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, tha
Stuffing box question. High Current at 9:21pm 04.02.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per seco
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? newranger at 8:52pm 04.02.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm s
Rode for Desolation Sound leo310 at 8:29pm 04.02.24 Been to Sturt bay many times never had problems with anchoring. Where did you have the problem?
Mooring setup cost.... TimFromLI at 7:44pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, that
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain dLj at 7:43pm 04.02.24 Swivel shackles are nice, but I'm told that they are the most frequent failure point in local groun
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 7:25pm 04.02.24 Agree with foam replacement. But, you could clean the covers (if they are still usable) by taking t
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 7:24pm 04.02.24 a. The corrosion is because the rope stays wet. Something is weird; I've never seen the corrosion th
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 7:17pm 04.02.24 Yanmar chooses specific distributors to service a given geographic area. The distributors sometimes

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