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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 13/2692 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 17/4390 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 6/920 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 2/1093 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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Masthead sheaves jssailem at 9:40pm 04.30.24
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 8:58pm 04.30.24 Correct ... when correctly installed (on the highest part of the inflated lifejacket when in the wa
Hand held Radio ? marcham at 8:19pm 04.30.24 It sounds like you are saying that a man overboard AIS device has better range than the DSC signal
Alternator charging AKlight at 5:50pm 04.30.24 Thanks for all the input everyone! I have validated the house bank is being charged by the alterna
Outboard depth in water. morbidfollower at 5:33pm 04.30.24 I haven't figured out why the stern sits so low. Only weight in the back is the outboard (tohatsu sa
Topping Lift Appears Short jssailem at 5:13pm 04.30.24 It is common. That is how my topping lift is rigged. I also have my reefing rigged at the mast. Th
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat jssailem at 5:09pm 04.30.24 Things Change... Dwyer Masts has sold the business to Zim Sailing. Dwyer Mast & Rigging. Where you
Need help identifying this boat please rgranger at 5:09pm 04.30.24 I don't know what it is but the HIN you decoded is probably what it started out as... could have be
Cell phone signal booster experiences or recommendations please. Davidasailor26 at 4:21pm 04.30.24 Thanks. I tether my phone to PC via usb cable. Its an older PC that doesnt have bluetooth or wifi
WEMA Holding Tank Gage - LED all Lights are on Sailgunner at 3:49pm 04.30.24 I replaced my wema sensors years ago with new wema sensors. You do need to remove and clean the hold
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat Rick Webb at 3:22pm 04.30.24 They are generally attached with rivets. I know it looks torn up. Yours is totally functional. All t
Need help identifying this boat please Rick Webb at 3:16pm 04.30.24 Just for trivia information The bracket for the rudder looks like a Sunfish bracket. One of the idi
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast assembly - Wind Jammer 17 boat (1) DKurtz-NC at 3:04pm 04.30.24 It is a Dwyer mast, but I cannot see any specific information on the label (see attached picture).
Advice - Westerbeke 30b Spun Bearing kloudie1 at 3:02pm 04.30.24 Good to know that it is a Mitsu.. I'd worked a bit on a 4 cyl Westerbeke that is a Mitsu, but I didn
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dLj at 2:56pm 04.30.24 That's great. Working on convincing the Admiral. (So far she's not convinced.) Two years ago we ha
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 2:33pm 04.30.24 Here is one for fun too. I guess that's for Vampires that want to go to the beach during the day -
Sailing Sidekicks (2) Rick486 at 1:49pm 04.30.24 My beloved Toby who passed in 2022. He spent 10 summers aboard with us sailing in southern New Engla
Need help identifying this boat please skallagrime at 1:32pm 04.30.24 Ah yes, i was not clear, i certainly did buy it, spent a few hours sun just cleaning up the trailer
Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 1:21pm 04.30.24 Thanks again for all the comments and suggestions. When I tackle the job, I'll take pictures. What c
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 1:13pm 04.30.24 Off shore you simply dump into the ocean. I don't actually even use the inside head unless it's bad

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