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How can I identify nylon vs. non-nylon line? SFS at 8:26pm 09.07.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1856 Ok, I've had the boat two weeks now. Working through little things, but that isn't preventing us fr
Great Labor Labor Weekend! (2) Ward H at 8:04pm 09.07.15 Ask All Sailors 4/894 At work last Thursday I was sitting next to a company VP during lunch. While making small talk I fo
Cal 2-27 spreaders needed Tripaddle at 7:34pm 09.07.15 Parts Search 1/1430 Have a 76 Cal 2-27 that needs the spreaders replaced. Does anyone know the specifications? Or anyone
H49 engine stalls Brezzin at 7:27pm 09.07.15 Big Boats 16/3657
More solar questions nautikaljeeper at 3:20pm 09.07.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2335 Planning a solar project for the boat. I would like to use 2 140W Kyocera panels and 1 90W Solarland
O'Day 192 kick up rudder rswift at 2:13pm 09.07.15 Day Sailers 12/8504 We just recently relocated our 1987 O'day 192 to a lake that has shallow water at the docks such tha
H375 batter charger? (1) Don s/v Tellico at 1:56pm 09.07.15 Big Boats 3/1265 Anyone know the make/model of the OEM battery charger on a 1993 H375? I can see it, but cannot make
Before i sink a lot of money into it NiceBeny at 1:34pm 09.07.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1597 Isn't it the case, flawless day and the engine starts and runs poor at a mid rpm, put it in neutral
Looking at buying 37/40 7onthewind at 12:10pm 09.07.15 C&C 0/906 looking for wisdom and insights to the problems with these boats and there overall build quality, we
outboard motor mount options on a 27 timmeehle at 11:45am 09.07.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/3719 Need some help from my fellow 27 owners, in the form of photos, drawings, measurements and the like.
Vhf radio "skip"? DAVA390 at 11:35am 09.07.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1245 Crossing the Chesapeake today, monitoring my handheld radio. It is plugged into an 8 ft antenna long
Westerbeke four-60 Water Pump gulf islander at 10:00am 09.07.15 C&C 3/1291 Just replaced exhaust on my 4-60 now the water pump just died. Shaft is broke. Called a Westerbeke
Roller Furler set up on a 23.5 (1) SFKjeld at 7:58am 09.07.15 Smaller Boats 4/988 I have been struggling to get my Shaefer Snapfurl furler to unfurl reliably. It worked like a dream
Powerpak Battery Capacity jveatch at 7:54am 09.07.15 Big Boats 4/994 On our 2005 Hunter 41DS, the house batteries are two Powerpak Heavy Duty Commercial batteries. Does
Outhaul Shackle size? SwanAround at 5:22am 09.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/912 Anyone know the size on the outhaul shackle for Hunter 356? Also load? Dropped in the water while
Hello waterpirate at 5:18am 09.07.15 Trailer Sailors 5/1367 Hello all! I am a returning sailor after a 19 year drydock:confused:. I have become the owner of
Bed Foam and Water Kestle at 9:16pm 09.06.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2536 OKyou Mac Guys: Wife has given me an ultimatum on a new foam mattress, but I read that Tempur Pedic
And life gets in the way Bad Obsession at 7:54pm 09.06.15 Ask All Sailors 2/706 This has been a horrible year for me for sailing. I haven't seen Saga since June!!! Life keeps on
Replacing the Joker Valve on a a B321 cymeyer at 6:57pm 09.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/2532 I always dread the replacement of the joker valve. Not from the possible waste water that comes out
Furling Jib Cable nashlah at 6:25pm 09.06.15 Trailer Sailors 9/2859 Where can I find a new cable for my macgregor 26M furling jib? It runs the length of the jib support

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Is this bushing still available? Justin_NSA at 7:56am 01.02.24 Contact Mike Thomas at the forum store extension 106. He use to order parts for Hunter Marine now
Is this bushing still available? Justin_NSA at 7:45am 01.02.24 Have it machined from a block of delrin... If I can't find one, I may do this. The diagram says I
What's the purpose for these slots? (1) Justin_NSA at 7:43am 01.02.24 Jkutyna, I am not planning to seal off the floor panel, just screen the slots. I may have it done l
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help DRhoads at 6:29am 01.02.24 Check your starter battery. If low all you will get is clicking. Start the engine, take it up to a
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:06am 01.02.24 I was going to pay to have the boat disposed of but someone wanted to have the boat. I ended up gift
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. dlochner at 6:02am 01.02.24 The extra clamp on the shaft is a safety feature. If for some reason the SS rotor should come loose,
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. Ward H at 5:57am 01.02.24 I agree that the clamp is being used as a marker to indicate if the collar is slipping forward and l
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. Captain Larry-DH at 5:54am 01.02.24 It looks over compressed. Where is the vent line? When was it last serviced? (Every 6 years ish pa
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. marcham at 5:06am 01.02.24 It looks over compressed. Where is the vent line? When was it last serviced? (Every 6 years ish par
What's the purpose for these slots? Jkutyna at 4:50am 01.02.24 What's odd is I have the same panel on my 1993 33.5 and it does INDEED drain out the back as there i
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. arf145 at 9:02pm 01.01.24 I think some owners put a clamp behind the stainless steel piece to ensure that it doesn't back off,
Need a new swing keel pgandw at 6:13pm 01.01.24 It's worth joining the Mariner Class Association. Over 250 owners of the 4000+ Mariners produced ar
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Rich Stidger at 6:12pm 01.01.24 With the main DC panel windlass breaker ON, the windlass controller box would "click" when pressing
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 5:30pm 01.01.24 With the main DC panel windlass breaker ON, the windlass controller box would "click" when pressing
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Rich Stidger at 2:12pm 01.01.24 It's not the breaker or the switch, because there would be no clicking if either were faulty. In add
Need a new swing keel MBBoater at 12:58pm 01.01.24
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help ice breaker at 12:29pm 01.01.24 Could be a bad solenoid/batery contactor too.
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Sailgunner at 12:28pm 01.01.24 One of the best upgrades I did recently was replaced my Simson Lawrence with a new Lewmar. What a di
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 01.01.24 I did that conversion on my 3GM30F and it works fine. I attached a Trombetta P-610-B5V12 directly
Need a new swing keel shemandr at 11:56am 01.01.24 For the one time I sailed an O'Day Mariner I thing it had a metal CB. What is the material of MBBoa

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