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Buying a new main for my H31 IH82BL8 at 4:41pm 06.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/827 There's probably a thread here for this but I didn't find it in my cursory search. I'm buying a mai
Steering chain Mhoffpapa at 4:32pm 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/941 The steering chain in my Hunter 336 snapped. Edson, the manufacturer do the system want around $300.
Cat 27 rear Transom Drain Majestic at 4:14pm 06.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/509 The plug that goes thru the upper deck into the transom drain system is broken. I think it's 1/4 inc
Need your opinion (1) Jacomo Sailor at 3:26pm 06.08.15 Catalina 22 4/738 Need some quick opinions. I'm freshening up the gelcote on my 84 C22 and while I'm at it I've decid
port side 110 circuit shiponia at 3:03pm 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/844 1999 411 Beneteau 3 cabin . All of the GFI outlets on the port side have stopped working. All four
Hood Furler hardware (1) TommmD at 2:53pm 06.08.15 Big Boats 2/901 Fairly arcane question for anyone with a Hood SL 900 series furler . .I meant to take one of the nyl
lifting mac25 off trailer for bottom painting jonjbfx at 2:44pm 06.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/5186 OK my first post I am sure of many. I have 79 Mac Venture that has never seen salt. I am on Southe
Beneteau 432 - 1988 Issues - Know anyone? cappat at 1:19pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1186 Hello everyone - I have a 1988 Beneteau 432. There does not seem to be much info out there from ow
Trolling motor and charging Syversens at 12:19pm 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/950 Hey all, last weekend the mrs and I went on a nice sail without the kids. We did a nice row along th
Any Idea Who Made This Furler (1) ramblinrod at 12:13pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1528 This furler (see photo) has a lunchy drum bearing. Attempting to determine manufacturer, to see i
Engine Instrument Panel Gauge Covers/Panel Replacement (1) dtmarker at 11:56am 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1317 88824We have a Perkins diesel on our 1996 Oceanis 281. We need to replace the instrument gauge cover
Keel paint coming off..... davidlneely at 11:55am 06.08.15 Big Boats 3/922 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 and had my bottom painted about 7 months ago. I had it dove to change the z
De-Laminating Wall Covering in Head (1) salemsailor at 11:32am 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/578 Hi All! Apologies if this has been covered somewhere. I didn't read all of the 500+ posts. Have
add a manual bilge pump to legend 37.5 ben solomon at 11:02am 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/892 Hello all. I have a 1990 37.5 Legend and I want to add a fixed manual bilge pump. I can't figure o
options to attach main sheet block to deck Winnebago at 10:47am 06.08.15 Seafarer 0/1889 Hi, I have a Seafarer 22 that had a damaged traveller that I took off. The original drawings of
hjwjhasjhaw Attached Document -- PLEASE DELETE Phil Herring at 10:19am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/621 It appears that an email has been sent to some of you with the subject "hjwjhasjhaw Attached Documen
Junk in the Trunk? 31seahorse at 9:57am 06.08.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/4016 Hello All, I just received a strange email that would appear to have come from this sailboatowners s
Looking for a piece of rub rail Jeff222 at 9:49am 06.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/526 Does anyone have a leftover piece of the white trim that the rub rail mates into? I need a piece ab
Gel Charge/float tweak wmj at 9:37am 06.08.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1337 Maine, I have two group 24 West Marine gel as my house bank with a smaller battery on Xantrex ech
Propeller choice for Pearson 26 and 9.8 Tohatsu 1972p26 at 9:32am 06.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/3048 Hi, I am new to this list and 2 years into owning a sailboat. I just replaced the 1972 Chrysler 2 s

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Rainwater leak under cockpit deck matts997 at 4:13pm 01.23.23 My dealer had to add cables for the rotary AutoPilot drive in the steering pedestal to that bundle
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck matts997 at 4:00pm 01.23.23
Single handing kappykaplan at 3:02pm 01.23.23 When you carry your VHF portable radio around, how much it at all does it affect the compass? Or is
Solar activity brings spots breakout kappykaplan at 2:58pm 01.23.23 @jssailem and I are preparing a post on Sun's effects on the Oceans and Sailing. Looking forward t
What is This, Anyone Need One? capta at 2:57pm 01.23.23 I believe you could attach the main sheet to the old boom furling system.
Slip n slide! Hello Below at 2:52pm 01.23.23
Single handing WI Rigger at 2:46pm 01.23.23 When you carry your VHF portable radio around, how much it at all does it affect the compass? Or is
Mattress Underlayment Alan K at 2:40pm 01.23.23 Still happy with HyperVent after about 12 years. We sail weekends and for a few weeks each season.
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable thinwater at 2:23pm 01.23.23 It has to be visible 360 degrees for two miles. Sort of. See Colregs Annex I 84.17 (b) All-round
Looking to add NMEA2000 to Hunter 386 - cabling routing? Alan K at 2:23pm 01.23.23 I did that a few years ago on my 380 which must be similar. I went from the steering pedestal down
Solar activity brings spots breakout (1) JamesG161 at 2:21pm 01.23.23 Triple X This is picture of that Triple Solar Flare its the Astronauts on the Space Station, but
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable thinwater at 2:12pm 01.23.23 ... I would be tempted to get two of those dingy lights and build my own hanger one for each stay w
What is This, Anyone Need One? Alan K at 2:08pm 01.23.23 Looks like an old left-handed sail flaker to me.
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck Alan K at 2:01pm 01.23.23 I have a Hunter 380 and the arrangement for getting the cable bundle from the cockpit into the vesse
Hunter 280 mast Question Crusty Ol Salt at 1:40pm 01.23.23 Yes there was a rectangular exit block offered by Z Spar. Keep us posted on the exit block. As f
Water heater, electrical enigma Alan K at 1:40pm 01.23.23 That's a 240v male connector. This is a French-made vessel. In 240-volt countries, like France, th
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 rgranger at 1:37pm 01.23.23
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable ggrizzard at 1:37pm 01.23.23 If a LEO see's 2 bright white lights on an anchored vessel they will likely not care if there are tw
Hunter 280 mast Question (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 1:32pm 01.23.23 Okay, sorry about posting later than I intended. I swear it is just an "exit block" (@Crazy Dave Con
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:15pm 01.23.23 Another cable sealing options is a cable gland like these from Amazon. This type of gland will requi

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