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Head Pump Handle Spellman66 at 8:07am 08.17.15 Catalina 310 2/848 I was pumping the Jabsco on Saturday when the handle pulled apart in my hand. Headed to West Marine
Lost a block, looking for replacement (1) thaddeusflint at 7:29am 08.17.15 Catalina 22 2/593 I lost the other side block, same as this one, on my '78 Catalina 22. I have been looking online fo
Terminating Tank Sender Unit JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:27am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/934 Hey Maine Sail, I hope your summer is going well and you are getting some sailing in! :D Curre
Hot interior lights... Doug/Karen at 7:25am 08.17.15 Big Boats 4/1066 For years I have been aware that the recessed saloon headliner lighting fixtures become very hot aft
Rebuilding H34 Fixed Portlights (3) Charlie98117 at 7:09am 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3171 I am finally getting around to rebuilding the fixed portlights on my H34. The boat is an '83 so I h
Deka vs. Trojan GWG at 6:34am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/5067 Maine Sail I'm upgrading to 6v golf cart batteries, and my yard contends that Deka ProMaster are eq
Noise and leak coming from my CNG tank gatrnoles2 at 6:28am 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1305 I recently changed out my CNG tank. The new tank appears to be leaking while turned on. Additionally
Shipping from US to Greece spherecons at 6:00am 08.17.15 Big Boats 5/950 I've not had a problem before with shipments from Sailboatowners to our location in Greece. However,
O'day 22 jib repair / replacement lostintime at 5:28am 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 2/865 Ok, here's my next question. I purchased a 22ft O'day with a roller furling jib. I think the jib is
Jib Repair lostintime at 5:21am 08.17.15 Day Sailers 2/983 I just purchased a 22ft O'day with a roller furling jib. I think the jib is a 110 or a 120 as the cl
sharks Leopotter at 11:25pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 83/11135 I am sorry to ask such a silly question but... My wife is freaked about the idea of sailing out of
393 wire routing mpl239 at 8:58pm 08.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1599 I have just purchased a Raymarine digital radar for my 393. It will be mast mounted. No problem get
1985 McGlasson Bahama Sloop 25'10" (4) Tom Shaw at 8:32pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1814 Good evening, My name is Tom and I just aquired a project sailboat. I am new at rigging and sail
Mast Spreader Inserts maxshanks at 7:18pm 08.16.15 Parts Search 0/791 I have the spreaders out of their sockets on the mast of my boat (1972 Westerly Centaur) and in the
Temp alarm jwieneck at 6:26pm 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2232 I was sailing up the bay today when the wind just stopped so I started up the engine. I had been ru
Removing Battery Boxes on French Built Boats Breezydays at 5:51pm 08.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/907 I have a French built 423 with the factory installed plastic battery boxes for the service batterie
NJ Disaster (1) lehigh375 at 5:43pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 12/2059 Don't know if you all know but yesterday Central NJ was hit by another natural disaster. The devast
Aqua Signal Series 25 Rail Mount Brackets (1) Windborne at 4:55pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 5/5006 Greetings all. It would seem Aqua Signal discontinued their Series 25 rail mount bracket nav light f
Corian Galley Surface TXGulfcoaster at 3:02pm 08.16.15 Big Boats 4/1193 We have a 2014, Hunter 50cc which has a Corian surface Galley. The surface scratches very easily and
GPS recommendations Brian D at 2:59pm 08.16.15 Sails Call Lounge 6/1666 Ah... here we go with another GPS tread. Sure, I could have look in the archives, but this is for my

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H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 10:59am 12.09.23 What should I do about the other alternator? It is charging a Dakota 65 ah 1000 cca lithium startin
H49/50 battery replacement marcham at 10:55am 12.09.23 I don't think this is an issue. Your start battery has a very very low depth of discharge after havi
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:37am 12.09.23 Now that we have been running on our lithium batteries for a while, a new concern has come up. While
Tidal Currents Trip planner App (2) jssailem at 10:26am 12.09.23 @Tedd Lay out a simple route. This one is for a passage through Deception Passage, Using OpenCPN wit
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Michael Davis at 10:10am 12.09.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Captain Larry-DH at 9:58am 12.09.23 I have been using an Tidal Currents trip planner for a few years. It's an app where you plug in you
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 8:43am 12.09.23 And no tidal currents! Well, there are the seiches, and they can be quite radical at times, depen
Beneteau Spare Parts SoSound at 8:37am 12.09.23 Did you purchase the Sense from a U.S. dealer? Are you still in the U.S., and only the boat in Euro
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 (3) VFR750 at 8:15am 12.09.23 I am not putting an Atlantic Tower arch on my 315. The problem: the seats overhang the cockpit and
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tedd at 8:01am 12.09.23 OPENCPN is a free software that shows the affects of the tide on your route.based on a timeline tha
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 dlochner at 7:50am 12.09.23 Thank you SO MUCH for this info and the video. Both are so helpful. The boating community is aweso
Water Maker - Horizon /Sea Recovery Aqua Mini 170 kloudie1 at 7:36am 12.09.23 In addition, I didn't include the brine bypass flow in my thinking (with a nip of Sailor Jerry) My
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Salty Jack at 7:13am 12.09.23 Having completed all of the locks on the Erie Canal (except for the one going to Seneca Lake) and h
Hollow Transom Surprise dlochner at 7:00am 12.09.23 What you are seeing is pretty common and is a function of how boats are built. There are 4 major com
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 dlochner at 6:43am 12.09.23 Having completed all of the locks on the Erie Canal (except for the one going to Seneca Lake) and ha
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 Salty Jack at 6:33am 12.09.23 Thank you BVlew! Let's connect this summer. Love to see your 30! Fair winds. Jack
Lead Acid Batteries dLj at 6:26am 12.09.23 While the article was an interesting overview, what I've still never seen well explained is the sulf
2 blade vs. 3 blade prop for my 1988 C30 BVLew at 6:23am 12.09.23 Coming in late, but FYI: I have a 1978 C-30 in Ithaca, Atomic 4, 2 blade folding prop, does fine for
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:08am 12.09.23 221850
Slow Leak Crazy Dave Condon at 5:52am 12.09.23 Under boat information there is a 27 and 27X. I believe it is the same bull but with a deep draft

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