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Seacocks location for AC? pshrynk at 3:45pm 06.27.15 Big Boats 1/670 I have an HHH error flashing on my AC thermostats and the manual says to check the strainers and sea
Replacing the Potable Water Lines sailcapt340 at 3:32pm 06.27.15 Big Boats 25/4427 On my 2000 340, I find I have to replace the cold water connection at the outside shower. Both the
Catalina 30 boom height Newcat30 at 11:41am 06.27.15 Catalina 30 2/1963 I am looking at a 1987 Catalina 30 mkii tall rig. I was surprised at how low the boom was, I am 5'10
How to organize a locker- 272LE Mickstr6 at 11:37am 06.27.15 Bigger Boats 13/2429 I struggle to figure out a way to organize the locker space in the cabin, starboard side, under the
Panda 12 mini generator TXGulfcoaster at 10:40am 06.27.15 Big Boats 5/1316 We have a 2014 Hunter 50cc with a Panda generator. The generator works great when it's running; how
Water intrusion oday 322 skindok at 10:24am 06.27.15 Bigger Boats 5/1758 Have been getting water accumulation in the space behind the sink in the head under the vanity cabin
What size anchor for Catalina 30? Rocna? Bahaba0 at 8:49am 06.27.15 Catalina 30 1/4559 I sail on Biscayne Bay and the Keys, mostly soft bottoms, some hard, some seaweed.. I've been readin
Bedford Basin Halifax NS c_witch at 8:26am 06.27.15 Trailer Sailors 2/1880 Just wondering if there are any others sailing in this area? Missed the season last year due to heal
Solar Vents Doc_holiday at 8:22am 06.27.15 Sails Call Lounge 2/1460 I don't have any of these but I occasionally see them on boats or in marine stores. Thinking out l
Anchor Windlass 37.5 (1) Scott NIelsen at 8:10am 06.27.15 Big Boats 6/2420 After over a year of research and figuring out how I was going to do it, I did it. I installed an a
Thinking of getting a GPS..which to buy davidmhull at 7:15am 06.27.15 Ask All Sailors 42/4543 Good morning. I was thinking of buying a digital depth meter for my present sailboat. I never really
Sailing to St. Micheals Mac at 6:58am 06.27.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1211 I'm bringing my sailboat down to the Chesapeake in Sept and would like to launch it near Oxford. Ca
Field Day sullyj020 at 6:47am 06.27.15 SSB and Ham Operators 2/6413 Anyone plan on operating Maritime Mobile on field day
Need rigging instructions for Oday 192 DevJen5 at 6:28am 06.27.15 Day Sailers 3/3042 Good morning all, I'm new to the forum and have a new to me '86 192. I grew up learning to sail o
Chainplate and Outboard Motor Question Blue J at 4:01am 06.27.15 Bristol 2/1648 I'm working on a Bristol 24 from the mid 70's and need to make sure the chainplates are sound. Ther
Name a frog Crazy Dave Condon at 3:30am 06.27.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1667 Since moving to the mountain top, I have watched a frog grow in one specific spot. I would call him
Weird (wired) situation DannyS at 8:09pm 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1004 I ran into a weird situation today on a friend's boat. I was looking over his very nicely done re-in
mount a dingy outboard motor 2nd Wind at 7:17pm 06.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/918 any suggestions how to mount an outboard motor for a dingy on the stern of a Hunter 29.5? the stern
Using scissor jack to change 2GM engine mounts chitradurga at 7:15pm 06.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/4732 For those of you who've done it, I'd appreciate any advice you may care to share about using a sciss
Diesel engine in 28 ft O Happy Day at 7:11pm 06.26.15 Bigger Boats 6/4524 I have a 28ft ODay with a universal atomic diesel 11 horse raw water cooled engine, that has been in

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Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 6:26am 11.19.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 4:56am 11.19.23 221492
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 4:41am 11.19.23 Hi terry, Thanks for your reply. I can see the motor below deck. Unfortunately, the name plate did
Does anyone recognise this windlass? Terry Cox at 4:11am 11.19.23 Hi Johan. What a beast of a windlass. Perhaps if you were to access the motor/gear assembly below de
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) BitsPerSecond at 1:59am 11.19.23 So not gonna lie, I suck at remembering this and I just kinda forgot this existed. So I'm gonna necr
Rudder slack (1) colin59 at 9:08pm 11.18.23 Thanks everyone. the surveyor said it could be a bushing. On another forum there is a thread about r
Passage 42 port salon bench top removal advice. Terry Cox at 9:01pm 11.18.23 Need to remove the port salon bench top and replace. Why does it need replacing? I've not do so, b
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Removing old paint rgranger at 8:11pm 11.18.23
315 Backstay Adjuster Calif. Ted at 7:50pm 11.18.23 Would a backstay adjuster be advisable on an in mast mainsail furler like I believe your boat has ?
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary lacoursmarc at 6:48pm 11.18.23 I mounted a 12V 36# Minnkota on a H260 and it was great for inching up to a dock and as an emergency
315 Backstay Adjuster (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:20pm 11.18.23 Dufour has an interesting solution for that. They have an adjuster inserted in the backstays with bl
Best place to sell a boat quickly? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:16pm 11.18.23 Yacht world. Via broker. Especially if speed is more important than price.
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Scott T-Bird at 4:43pm 11.18.23 Check the bra drawer .... When Sue and I went to St. Augustine last spring, the first morning after
Remove Prop (1) fstbttms at 4:32pm 11.18.23
Remove Prop Tally Ho at 4:26pm 11.18.23 An 18" pipe wrench is my entry level prop nut removal tool -incher would help! I did bring a pipe
Remove Prop (1) fstbttms at 4:14pm 11.18.23
Deck Plate Organizer Sheave Replacement (1) SoSound at 4:11pm 11.18.23 Different years, or model runs, may have different methods of attaching the organizer, and access ma

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