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Electric bilge pump sometimes fails to prime patrickkidd at 8:34pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/5352 Does anyone have problems with their sump pump priming in the bilge? Mine seems to sometimes get air
Removing Galley Faucet GorillaToast at 6:58pm 06.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1583 Does anyone have a picture, or a picturesque desription of how the galley faucet on an h27 is remove
LEWMAR OPENING PORT SEAL REPLACEMENT bsouza at 6:20pm 06.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1183 I have purchased new seals to replace two leaking Lewmar opening ports in my Catalina 36 MKII. My
O'day 23 storm jib? (2) Ziradog at 5:41pm 06.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/631 This came with my 1983 23-II, the seller said it was a storm jib. It is small (LP less than 4-1/2 f
shore power and 12 volt electronics fsarmast at 5:35pm 06.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/2925 I have purchased a 2004 catalina 350 and the prior owner has been a great help. I want to confirm so
How fast will I go with.... ejet9999 at 5:22pm 06.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1684 I have a Venture 2-24 and a new Tohatsu 9.8 Hp. sail motor. With the mast up and the keel down it wi
Electrical Ground My Mistress at 5:18pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/518 I've been rewiring my Mac26C. All wiring goes to a common grounding point beneath the galley, but th
Additional jib winches? Kermit at 5:15pm 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 34/2110 Have any of you H260 owners added or thought about adding an additional pair of jib winches closer t
what in the world is this doing here? (2) jdub tn at 12:04pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 15/1165 I've been posting about my '88 wing keep I just obtained, and am close to putting in the water. as
Mast Foot Riveting Question (1) Tim Moylan at 11:48am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 4/694 124843 I am repairing the split in my mast by the gin pole hole. I have removed the mast foot plate
Shroud tension shawanaga at 11:46am 06.19.16 Big Boats 4/1087 I am wondering if anyone with a 1990 Hunter 35.5 can tell me what to tighten the three stays to I am
Other fresh water pressure issues MattObjects at 11:27am 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 28/4696 I know FriscoRon has a recent post about fresh water pressure issues but my problem is a bit differe
Drill Drainage hole in cabin lockers? newsailor130 at 11:01am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/1881 There are a couple of cabin lockers under the settee in my 1981 Hunter 22 that are part of the molde
Dinghy Tow Jpachill at 6:25am 06.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1154 I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I tried searching the forum and found lots of dis
Auto booster as batter for day sailor dobrosailor at 6:27pm 06.18.16 Catalina 22 8/1044 I pulled most of the wiring out of my cat 22 since it was a rats nest. The basic wiring, running lig
gearbox lee oakley at 5:40pm 06.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/556 Hello , Anyone that could tell mewere to get a control cable for my gearbox? A 79 hunter with a yan
Most genius move for me sailnewbie at 5:06pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1121 Instead of my life lines tied off and need re-adjusted all the time I tied aprusic knots and just sl
Set Screwed!!!!! &%@(^$%$%#$$!!! topcat0399 at 2:29pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 33/4428 Grrrrrrrr Does anyone make a damn set screw that doesn't strip the 2nd time you torque it down??????*
Bilge water Stormy26 at 1:20pm 06.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1098 I have a 1985 Oday 26. I keep getting water in the bilge when it rains. It appears as though it's
Batteries 2016 Tally Ho at 1:17pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2053 I need some new batteries for my O'Day 322. Read through Mainsail's post about manufacturer of th

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Prop Shaft runout JoeWhite at 7:17pm 04.28.24 My opinion, fix it before getting on the water. Mark the lifting points in your hull so they do not
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 7:15pm 04.28.24
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 7:03pm 04.28.24 Personally I think this is a better solution than a PLB that is designed to only transmit a low pow
Hand held Radio ? stephen_i_w at 6:39pm 04.28.24 I purchased a Standard Horizon HX890 that I use for the purpose of attaching it to my PFD. When you
Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 5:59pm 04.28.24
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Terry Cox at 4:43pm 04.28.24 Also, my freezer is not freezing. What should I do? If the fridge runs but does not get cold at an
Water-ballast funny story bmorr at 3:46pm 04.28.24 Could it be a mussle shell?
Hand held Radio ? kappykaplan at 3:42pm 04.28.24 Is that the technology, which was weak, or is there some triangulation going on? There is triangul
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 3:31pm 04.28.24
Stern anchoring Captain Larry-DH at 3:14pm 04.28.24
Air Conditioner Vents artboas at 3:04pm 04.28.24 7224378 I have attached some pictures of the salon a/c with the floor opened up ready for a/c remov
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer JamesG161 at 3:01pm 04.28.24 Look for most Latches here. Marine & Boat Latches \| Boat Outfitters Jim...
Hand held Radio ? kappykaplan at 2:49pm 04.28.24
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Craig Meredith at 2:31pm 04.28.24 Did you ever find the specific refrigerator part?
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer Craig Meredith at 2:31pm 04.28.24 Thanks for the suggestions. What I found was the latch doesn't have a catch to keep the door shut.
Hand held Radio ? shemandr at 2:13pm 04.28.24 ...Later we would add DF for 406 MHz, and eventually for almost all voice freqs (including VHF)...
Dropping rudder on 11.0A Tally Ho at 2:09pm 04.28.24 No, I would not cut off the bottom of the rudder unless you plan to buy or fabricate a new one. Is
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (1) mbefus at 2:02pm 04.28.24
Access to windlass marchem at 12:17pm 04.28.24 That's not so much a compartment as it is a place to hang an anchor. It has a groove that runs for
Access to windlass Tom J at 11:24am 04.28.24 Tom, what's the compartment in the forward section of the anchor locker? I don't have that. That's

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