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A "what's it worth" question- Edson pedestal. Roadking Larry at 8:27pm 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1066 Not looking to sell anything here but I have an Edson pedestal set up that I took of of my Macgregor
simrad ap russell talisman at 7:45pm 04.24.15 Catalina 310 0/663 has any one had any luck with a simrad wheel piolit cant find parts spent hours trying to recalibra
Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot bream reach leevin100 at 6:22pm 04.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/687 Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot wind I 'test drove' a 2010 MacGregor 26M in 10 knot winds and noti
Universal 5411 (M15) 2 cyl diesel parts RBilly at 5:53pm 04.24.15 Bigger Boats 4/2092 I have an '83 O'day 28 on Georgian Bay in Canada with the 5411 (M15) (Kubota) engine. I went to Kubo
Marine Head Maintance seadaddler at 4:31pm 04.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/602 I have a Raritan Sea Era electric head and up until a few weeks ago always used fresh water flushing
Need windlass type/brand for 356 Jimongee at 4:11pm 04.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2210 If there are any sailors with a 356 that is equipped with an electric windlass it would be so helpfu
Macerator Pump simply installed (3) Regular Guy at 3:46pm 04.24.15 Smaller Boats 23/6737 This may be interesting for some of you. I have an 13 Gallon holding tank on my H260 and it doesn't
repair/replace b311 binnacle compass wingman at 11:24am 04.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1211 large bubble in binnacle compass on b311, any opinions about fixing or replacing with Plastimo Olymp
EcoClad out of business. SailMaster at 11:10am 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1599 Hello All, As I shop for options on our upcoming bottom job, I find that Eco Clad is out of busin
306 vs 310, need opinion hlanni1 at 10:49am 04.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/770 I hope I am not rehashing a previous topic and your comments are appreciated. I am currently lookin
how does the water heater work? iSailor at 10:11am 04.24.15 Catalina 310 7/1073 Ok, I will admit it, I have no idea how the water heater actually works. Since it has the engine co
Hatch Friction Hinges kenvail at 8:33am 04.24.15 Big Boats 9/1765 The friction hinges on the two main hatches of my 2006 Hunter 38 are not keeping the hatch open. No
When your GPS fails, how do you navigate? Kings Gambit at 7:59am 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 48/4565 If, for example, you're on a 140 n.mi. overnight trip along the coast between 3 and 10 n.mi. offshor
Autopilot - Pedestal Bracket geek_guy at 6:40am 04.24.15 Big Boats 4/1089 I'm replacing the wheel drive on my Raymarine Autopilot. While I suppose it really doesn't matt
Storage Cradle Long Story at 6:24am 04.24.15 Catalina 310 4/1945 Here is an interesting or odd question for our group. Of the owners that had cradles at time of del
Is This A Barrier Coat? (3) Kper at 5:50am 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 6/923 I couldn't stop myself. With dreams of stripping the black, ablative paint and switching to VC17 I
Water leak while on Port Tack Kleis at 10:47pm 04.23.15 Big Boats 14/2896 Appreciate suggestions where to look for the cause of water showing up on the sole of the starboard
Lewmar Port trim kits Schoolmarm at 8:55pm 04.23.15 Big Boats 3/1666 Put an offer on 1996 34. Some of the plastic trim for the lewmar ports could use replacement. Catali
midship cleat mounting rgarrison@gmail.com at 7:35pm 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/3002 I just bought a Hunter 335. We are very pleased with the boat but want to mount midship cleats port
looking at Tanzer mark rocco at 7:24pm 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 13/5779 Just want to get some kind of input on a Tanzer...22ft-30ft are they any good...most of the ones i s

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Contessa 32 Owners ... dlochner at 7:58pm 01.08.23 I think the woman sailor in Maiden Voyage circumnavigated in a Contessa 26. Way back when, Tania
Contessa 32 Owners ... Kings Gambit at 7:44pm 01.08.23 The Contessa 32 & 33 have high reputations for seaworthiness, as folks above have noted. We have a 3
Rain water through the mast (2) jonelli at 7:06pm 01.08.23 Went to my boat today and discovered that I have two little access panels on either side of the mast
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 5:39pm 01.08.23 What David said. :beer:
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 5:37pm 01.08.23 Requirements and guidelines for name and hailing port placement for Documented vessels are at: https
First time sailboat owner shemandr at 5:22pm 01.08.23 Not to be argumentative but how would the authorities know if a vessel is documented before an encou
Barlow Self Tailing Arms (1) Zom-B-Land at 4:59pm 01.08.23 Hi. This piece.
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 4:49pm 01.08.23 The gov'mint mostly goes by the stickers on the bow. Not if the boat is USCG documented.
First time sailboat owner shemandr at 4:45pm 01.08.23 Warm & peel. Solvents. Hopefully it's not that long of a name. I've lost track of rules regarding
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin dkinzer at 4:35pm 01.08.23 To discover the answers you'll need to examine the wiring and determine what is connected to what an
Barlow Self Tailing Arms sailme88 at 4:26pm 01.08.23 Are you referring to the stripper ring ?
Barlow Self Tailing Arms Zom-B-Land at 4:25pm 01.08.23
Barlow Self Tailing Arms Zom-B-Land at 4:22pm 01.08.23 Comically, my wife would say "Have you really looked for them? Where did you see them last?" Reali
First time sailboat owner jssailem at 4:06pm 01.08.23 :plus: I used a heat gun on the lowest setting. It is easy to scorch the gelcoat. A hair dryer also
First time sailboat owner Tally Ho at 3:41pm 01.08.23 Next question(s): What is the best procedure for removing the old lettering from the sides and back
First time sailboat owner isaksp00 at 3:39pm 01.08.23 Next question(s): What is the best procedure for removing the old lettering from the sides and back
Changing to electric throttle control for 2001 Yanmar dlochner at 3:33pm 01.08.23 Hi, I have a 2001 Yanmar 4JH3-TE and looking at possibly add an electronic throttle control in plac
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 3:29pm 01.08.23 hatchclan, is the boat USCG documented?
Changing to electric throttle control for 2001 Yanmar sail sfbay at 3:13pm 01.08.23 Had electronic controls on my powerboat because it offered multiple control stations, which is benef
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 2:56pm 01.08.23 Next question(s): What is the best procedure for removing the old lettering from the sides and back

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