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Raymarine ST4000 LCD Display sporadically showing garbage patrickkidd at 10:44pm 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 18/3172 Hello! I have an Raymarine ST4000 control head that shows garbage every now and again. I read somewh
Hunter 41AC Bow Thruster Bill Marrero at 8:15pm 01.26.16 Big Boats 5/1725 Shopping for a Bow Thruster for Optimistic our new to us 2006 41AC and would appreciate any feed bac
SALT WATER P-31? (1) RobertLangdirect at 8:04pm 01.26.16 Pearson 0/570 119110 I have a 1978 P-31. We raced her for more than a few years on the upper Potomac. Now, I am
New information in the Passage 42 Download page lesalk at 7:13pm 01.26.16 Big Boats 1/793 I have downloaded a few drawings, brochures and miscellaneous files I've collected during my communi
DIY Shrouds for a Mac 25 (1) fwild3 at 4:52pm 01.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3930 We brushed a bridge and damaged a shroud on my 1985 Mac 25. After a local sail-maker estimated $100
centerboard penant rigging for 76 O;day 20 jeffmcgee at 4:51pm 01.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2828 Hey folks, I have a 1976 O'day 20 which I'm working on which has a small tube running between the co
Gulfstar 44 MkII Motorsailer Cool Beans at 4:38pm 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/634 Yes, yes. . .I'm still looking, lol. . . Next interesting boat that has popped up on my radar is th
H26 Bimini Measurements Fred at 3:38pm 01.26.16 Smaller Boats 4/684 My H26 came with a combing mounted bimini. I want to modify it so that it will mount on the rail. Ac
Need some Oceanis 461 spray hood pictures horatio nelson at 2:14pm 01.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/368 hi , I need some detailed pictures of the 461 spray hood, thanks to all who will help. Ciao from Ita
What kind of sailboat is this? (2) p80pott at 12:35pm 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 11/2476 119103 I've been told by the local registration office that this is a 1972, 24' sailboat. Does anyon
New furler for my H34 RvrSailor at 11:08am 01.26.16 Big Boats 8/1902 I've searched through a lot of forum entries but haven't seen where anyone has used a CDI Flexible F
DSC dehler25 at 11:06am 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 3/632 I am aware that transmitting DSC on an Icom 802 uses the same antenna for DSC transmit and SSB. To r
How not to drop anchor cb32863 at 10:09am 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1998 http://digg.com/video/heavy-anchor-drop-fire Oooops.
OK or Bogus marine Supply outfit Bronxite at 9:31am 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 3/662 I'm looking for anyone with experience buying from Marine Supply Direct.com ... http://marines in
Yanmar Engine problems. AllenF at 7:30am 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2272 My boat recently spent 3 months (yes, no typo.....3 months) up on blocks in a boatyard. What a clus
Jib sheeting and adjustable car walt at 7:24am 01.26.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2407 I have a very manual adjustment for the fore/aft position of my jib sheet car and because its not co
6 HP Mercury exhaust leak - ANSWER Piotr at 6:54am 01.26.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/2756 "My 2010 6 HP Mercury developed an exhaust leak near the backing plate of the swivel mount. I took i
Genoa T Track, to curve or not to curve? (1) CloudDiver at 10:35pm 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 25/4445 I got some new Ronstan 1 inch T track for my new Genoa Cars to mount inboard tracks on my Catalina 2
Hunter 37.5 battery relocation PAC3142 at 8:28pm 01.25.16 Big Boats 0/778 I'm considering getting rid of the centerline drawer under the aft berth and moving the batteries th
Transiting The Ditch, er Swinomish Channel Terry Cox at 8:03pm 01.25.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 11/4747 Sometimes the weather will dictate our route to a destination. When the weather is favorable Admiral

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Impeller screws capta at 3:08pm 03.12.23 Hi all, Are all screws for the cover plates on impellers the same size thread and guage. My North
It's almost within reach! jssailem at 3:05pm 03.12.23 halyard organizer plate ....or ..... an old Schafer double turning block. Which would be better? I
Stern Rail jssailem at 2:52pm 03.12.23 In San Deigo this shop may be helpful. https://railmakers.com Railmakers, Inc. 864 W 18TH Street, C
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim jssailem at 2:50pm 03.12.23 When I am on the boat I go by boat time which is based on sunrise and sun set. I switch my watch to
On the water activities for a group of cruisers on the lake dlochner at 2:27pm 03.12.23 Here's a couple. A GPS race. Set up a series of waypoints and have sailors navigate to them. They h
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim Tally Ho at 1:59pm 03.12.23 I just wish the newspapers would stop using this "debate" to fill up space twice a year. I LIKE the
Stern Rail dlochner at 1:38pm 03.12.23 I have contacted the insurance company of the owner of the boat that hit me. They told me to get an
Stern Rail Georgedoyle at 1:31pm 03.12.23 I have contacted the insurance company of the owner of the boat that hit me. They told me to get an
Insurance Claim Georgedoyle at 1:26pm 03.12.23 I reported the accident To my insurance company. The response was that I would need to pay the deduc
Stern Rail dlochner at 1:18pm 03.12.23 A loose boat recently pinballed its way through the mooring field during a storm and ended up crush
Mast step replacement ggrizzard at 1:14pm 03.12.23 I think one would tap using a hard plastic hammer or a box wrench to listen for the "thud" or the "
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Crazy Dave Condon at 1:09pm 03.12.23 On bare metal, use a primer that contains zinc chromate first
Impeller screws dlochner at 1:07pm 03.12.23 The Tef Gel is not where you left it. Mine keeps moving around, playing hide and seek...... and win
Impeller screws WayneH at 12:50pm 03.12.23 Went to the local hardware store and found Allen head, 8/32 thread size to match. Now I have to fi
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim Joe at 11:25am 03.12.23 I just wish the newspapers would stop using this "debate" to fill up space twice a year. I LIKE the
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim Stu Jackson at 10:56am 03.12.23 This is DST I hope we get rid of standard time I just wish the newspapers would stop using this "d
Impeller screws All U Get at 10:45am 03.12.23 Went to the local hardware store and found Allen head, 8/32 thread size to match. Now I have to fin
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim rgranger at 10:18am 03.12.23 There is legislation pending with bi-partisan support to do away with the Daylight Savings Time. I
Stern Rail jssailem at 9:49am 03.12.23 Bad luck. I had RailMakers come out to my boat, measure and install a custom pulpit. It was not exp
Can anyone tell me what this hole is? JamesG161 at 9:49am 03.12.23 Look for HIN# on the boat. Hull Identification Number. When you know that number post it. There

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