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New (to me) radio arrived Brian D at 1:52pm 06.29.16 SSB and Ham Operators 4/1207 I finally purchased a radio to replace my Kenwood TS-50S which gave up the ghost. The replacement is
Replacing Batteries OS2Dude at 1:41pm 06.29.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/2693 I'm sure this has been asked before in various ways, but a search returned over 20 pages of threads
1979 Irwin 30 CB Mr Mac at 12:50pm 06.29.16 Irwin 0/1009 Does anyone have pics or a good diagram (already been to Irwin Yachts web site and looked at the dra
D/L ratio Sampled at 12:06pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1666 Hello, my husband and I are very new to sailing in general. We have been thinking about getting a bo
rigging my "gennaker" (3) Justin_NSA at 6:47am 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/697 I've not rigged this sail yet so I wanted to check with you all. The clew has 2 lines secured to it.
Water pressure regulator (1) SirMichael at 7:58pm 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1727 125254 The water pressure regulator on my boat (88 Hunter 28.5) is leaking. When I look at the wate
Facet Fuel Pump DannyS at 4:11pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1180 A new gremlin popped up this past week while on the boat. I have a Universal M25 with a Facet fuel p
Spindrift mariner? andy creighton at 3:22pm 06.28.16 Trailer Sailors 3/1360 Find a deal on a Mariner 19, but it is an 81 made by spindrift. I know the story about the owner's
Main Sheet Blocks for Cruising H37C JHoward at 3:13pm 06.28.16 Big Boats 4/642 My old Witchard blocks are too broken to use, I need new or slightly used ones for my main sail, 6:1
Lifeline wire size question Chris & Lenore at 2:44pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4393 It's time to replace our aging lifelines. We have decided to use coated wire instead of the other op
Hose to Exhaust Elbow coming off rfrye1 at 1:37pm 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/921 Hey Y'all, Out of the blue, the raw water hose into the Exhaust Elbow has pooped off twice, at 2500R
Old CDI furler Derbie at 1:17pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 3/638 I have what is probably a 30-year-old CDI furler, which is in good shape, except for a missing piece
NavionicsHD mrudman850 at 12:44pm 06.28.16 Catalina 22 3/688 Hi My depth finder is history, thought I saw somewhere that one of the Navionics apps provides real
Hunter 23.5 - Need a mast pin and boom vang strap GGordonWoody at 12:27pm 06.28.16 Smaller Boats 24/3886 Hello everyone. We just bought a beautiful, gently used 1996 Hunter 23.5. She's "The Great Escape"
Raw Water Strainer on H34 (2) SabreToothedEngineer at 11:30am 06.28.16 Big Boats 4/1463 The raw water strainer on my Hunter 34 needs a new gasket for the top cover. It's a special thin pla
Need help trouble shooting and identifying my roller furler (3) SV My Luv Too at 11:22am 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/853 125236 125238 125237 Does any one know what style of brand roller furler this is ? I have looked a
Riding a mooring (2) ifmdalvey at 10:33am 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 11/960 Last weekend i took a run up the lovely 12 mile Kennebec river to the city of Bath in Maine. Some ni
Trailer support for O'day Gannet (2) meg2323 at 9:40am 06.28.16 Day Sailers 2/1094 My Gannet is sitting on an old bunk trailer ( 2 runners). Since the bottom of the boat does not have
Mounted recylced Raymarine C80 MFD in a used Navpod. (10) pateco at 9:05am 06.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1904 My boss gave me his old Raymarine C80 multi-function display along with a DSM300 depthsounder and tr
36e Spinnaker Halyard install - Leader line is coming out of the mast foot? hoffmad at 8:59am 06.28.16 Big Boats 7/1127 Finally broke down and bought the hardware for the new asy spinnaker. Now I have the halyard in han

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Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) dlochner at 8:12am 05.01.24 You don't actually need the water reservoir if you don't want the hassle. I believe this was an ad
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) BAD ORCA at 8:04am 05.01.24 You don't actually need the water reservoir/hose if you don't want the hassle. I believe this was a
Removing Stains and smudges BAD ORCA at 7:50am 05.01.24 Another vote for magic erasers and acetone. I usually try acetone first and if it doesnt do the tri
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. BAD ORCA at 7:47am 05.01.24 For your type of use, take a look at weBoost cellular repeaters. This is a very reputable brand. Ma
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 7:45am 05.01.24 While looking for boat parts this morning, this EBAY advertisement appeared. While the smiling blon
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 7:41am 05.01.24 While looking for boat parts this morning, this EBAY advertisement appeared. While the smiling blond
Alternator charging dlochner at 7:34am 05.01.24 Maine Sail just posted an article on a simple LFP installation. If the LFP bank is under 400ah it sh
Looking for ideas on galley remodel dlochner at 7:28am 05.01.24 How about some photos of what you have now and some basic dimensions?
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. kbgunn at 7:26am 05.01.24 For your type of use, take a look at weBoost cellular repeaters. This is a very reputable brand. Mak
07 H-36 front water tank sender Windpilot at 7:19am 05.01.24 Order a new one from KUS, (weema replacements) they should still be less than $100. Once the float
Alternator charging kloudie1 at 6:46am 05.01.24 This guy does some good videos on lithium//lead stuff 2 Ways Lithium KILLS Your Alternator (and how
Hurricane Season 2023 Analysis JamesG161 at 6:11am 05.01.24 Guess why John and I did this? The Hurricane 2024 Season is going have a Huge impactful forecast.
07 H-36 front water tank sender seadaddler at 5:50am 05.01.24
Removing Stains and smudges Captain Larry-DH at 5:30am 05.01.24 tea-colored water stains On and Off sold in marine stores, or muriatic acid. Rinse thoroughly aft
Sailing Sidekicks (1) Will Gilmore at 5:29am 05.01.24 224507 Bear was a chow/samoyed mix. He loved to sail with us on our Hobie 18. Visiting my father a
Removing Stains and smudges Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 05.01.24 Acetone and Magic Erasers will take shoe marks off. Acetone evaporates too quickly to do damage unle
Alternator charging dlochner at 5:09am 05.01.24 Let's back up here. If you are considering adding LFP batteries, there is a lot more to the installa
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:04am 05.01.24 there are so many things wrong with this ... But there are a couple of things right with it. Righ
Removing Stains and smudges kappykaplan at 5:00am 05.01.24 Magic Eraser might work.
Outboard depth in water. LakeShark at 3:30am 05.01.24 I haven't figured out why the stern sits so low. Only weight in the back is the outboard (tohatsu s

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