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Impeller pliers with bent tips? davjonLegend at 7:57am 06.06.16 Big Boats 11/2907 I was helping a friend on his Hunter 466, which has a 4JH3E-TE engine. The raw water pump faces back
Free Catalina 22 How to operate swing keel? Robr0924 at 7:28am 06.06.16 Catalina 22 4/2168 A fellow boat owner at the marina we use for our coronado 23, has neglected his boat for Several yea
Changing the in-haul line on Selden in-mast furling Craig Cook at 6:29am 06.06.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/4197 DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM US SPARS. The instructions say that you can service the furling
Oday 26 Running Rigging mlindberg1 at 6:25am 06.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/655 Does anyone have a picture or drawing of where the jib sheets run? I have a large 140 to 150% jib. I
h386 Replacement Bimini Canavas Boston2020 at 5:26am 06.06.16 Big Boats 2/501 I need to replace the bimini canvas on my 2003 h386. Has anyone found a good canvas shop for this. I
Binnacle compass replacement question grandview846 at 5:11am 06.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/920 Hi everyone. My wife and I just purchased a 1992 Beneteau 310 in Toronto ' are looking forward to s
JIB traveler location on a Oceanis 343 oyvst@statoil.com at 4:24am 06.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/513 Hi, just received a 105% jib for my 343. I think it needs to be sheeted further forward than the ins
Wifi amplifiers..... NYSail at 3:52am 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1719 hello all Wanting to get a wifi booster and see a nice package from defender. It's a PDQ AllPro and
Lake Erie 6/5/16 sailnewbie at 1:46am 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 5/587 Curious how bad Erie got around Sandusky area, seen a bad storm rolled thru tearing out trees and po
So far off topic it could incur the wrath. (1) Meriachee at 8:29pm 06.05.16 Sails Call Lounge 9/1205 This was recently seen on the interweb. Somebody needs to have a chat with Kermit. Or not. :)
H40.5 Line Organizer Repair (4) Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 06.05.16 Big Boats 8/1346 Last year I noticed that the aft port corner of my organizer cover was soft. I have the later versi
Be careful with your trailer winch Kermit at 7:18pm 06.05.16 Trailer Sailors 34/6194 I learned the hard way Wednesday just how much pressure a floating boat puts on a fully-wound winch
New O'Day 30 Owner with questions Robert Stevenson at 6:51pm 06.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/579 I went to look at a 30 ft O'day that I tried to walk away from.but was offered a price I couldn't re
Testing AGM Batteries? jackhartjr at 5:29pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 5/888 Hi folks, what equipment would best be used to test AGM batteries? The guy at Deka Battery said I ne
What the h@ll causes this? Tally Ho at 5:06pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 53/6019 My DSC, AIS, VHF radio (IComm I believe), starts making this strange noise all by itself. . If I ke
Hunter refrigerator mikej21 at 4:43pm 06.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5794 Last season when I had my 2005 Hunter 33 pulled for winter storage the refrigerator was working grea
B361 rail diameter Bob Grove at 3:34pm 06.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/636 I was about to order a mount for the magma grill, and a few other items, to mount on the stern rails
On the Subject of Rowing Dinghies Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/279 Got off on this topic briefly in another thread. I've long held this (romantic) notion about having
Life vests All U Get at 2:05pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1493 Hi all, During our trip to the Bahamas I noticed my indicator button on my self inflating life vest
Grounding Plates bmccuej at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Bristol 3/3024 I have a 1979 Bristol 29.9, the boat does not have a grounding plate on the hull. About half the sai

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New sails for Catalina 18 Project_Mayhem at 5:34am 02.27.24 For lower priced sails, take a look at Precision and Rolly Tasker. Both have a good reputation
dual voltage water heater element Project_Mayhem at 5:33am 02.27.24 While I doubt this would work out powerwise, Tempco would be a good source for heating elements. The
GOB Gone? Project_Mayhem at 5:19am 02.27.24 This is horrible news. I subscribe to Practical Sailor for product and technique selection and GOB f
WATCHING PAINT DRY! (3) twodzusfittings at 5:13am 02.27.24 Ready to install. I added Low Friction Tape to the glide sides.
Need Bronze bushing for Mirage 26 rudder post kappykaplan at 5:05am 02.27.24 jollydave , the OP hasn't been seen since he made the post above. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Need Bronze bushing for Mirage 26 rudder post jollydave at 4:55am 02.27.24 Hello there! I am currently dealing with a similar issue. We're you able to find a new one? Was you
Weekend Login Difficulties Rick486 at 3:35am 02.27.24 Me too. But when you mess around with computers, s** happens....*
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Keel repair KCofKC at 9:59pm 02.26.24 What year is your boat? Your keel is in very sad shape. My approach would be to try and find a use
Login issue - You are not allowed Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40pm 02.26.24 Happened to me this morning on my office PC even though I was logged in. --Peggie
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint Siamese at 8:08pm 02.26.24 It depends on whether you launch it every time you sail, or whether you keep it in a slip. If you'r
Weekend Login Difficulties twodzusfittings at 7:25pm 02.26.24 Best Help desk ever!!!!!
dual voltage water heater element dlochner at 7:04pm 02.26.24 Your thinking about this in a linear form. With the solar panel as the center the batteries and th
GOB Gone? Blitz at 6:58pm 02.26.24 That is a huge bummer. I've discontinued other magazines over the past few years but I always looke
Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 6:57pm 02.26.24 The studs are also quite a bit longer also on the BEP bars. I need to cut out a part of my companio
Weekend Login Difficulties dLj at 6:51pm 02.26.24 Funny thing for me was i had just made a post jokingly suggesting I needed to stop or potentially ge
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 6:34pm 02.26.24 I see that Lewmar has a newer model line VX series. Anyone have any experience with them? I am see
dual voltage water heater element jssailem at 6:27pm 02.26.24 The heater element will be powered from the excess power from the solar panels, not the batteries.
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 6:20pm 02.26.24 It:s a Rocna 10kg with 40' of 1/4" chain. Thanks. That is about 1/3 the weight of my gear with a

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