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Thru Bolt Sealant JamesG161 at 12:39pm 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1439 My life rail stanchions are bolted thru the Fiberglas (FRP) deck. I noticed "Docking Helpers" grab
old style West Marine Go-Anywhere seats Carolyn M at 12:22pm 06.03.15 Parts Search 13/4061 I'd really like to find 2 of these, the new ones are HORRID. Can anyone help? Thanks ~ Carolyn
Yanmar YSE wiring (2) MarkVatcher at 12:11pm 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2031 I've got an old PaceShip PY26 with a Yanmar YSE12 that i bought late in the season last year as an e
Exterior window frames for 86 hunter31. aliebnick at 10:57am 06.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/759 I am looking for manufacturer suggestions for the white exterior frame only. Hunterowners owners onl
communicating coordinates dlewis812 at 10:50am 06.03.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1125 what is the correct way to communicate lat/long coordinates? realized recently when contacting the C
O'Day 222 Extra rigging line... rjenglan at 10:47am 06.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1132 In setting up the mast on my 222, I have what seems to be an extra line from the mast head leading a
New (to me) Catalina 250 MkII (1) gosenbach at 10:23am 06.03.15 Smaller Boats 11/4513 I just purchased a nice 2009 Catalina 250 MkII, which is now the first sailboat I have ever owned (y
Boat Lift Modification to support stub keel sailboat (1) Seahorse24 at 9:27am 06.03.15 Trailer Sailors 27/8134 I have been researching boat lifts and trying to determine a way to modify an existing power boat li
110v outlet Kloudkckr at 9:02am 06.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2233 One of the 110v power outlets in our 2005 Beneteau 343 shows some black residue and slight disfigure
Main Halyard Clutch Installation Macboy at 9:00am 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1549 We'd like to install a clutch on the deck for the main halyard so we can use both winches for the ji
Battery Box on New Style C22 Leeward Rail at 8:54am 06.03.15 Catalina 22 18/3010 Hello all, I've got a new battery box and my C22 no longer had one installed. Eventually I plan on
Lines aft to AVOID single-handing! SoundWave at 8:44am 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4793 During a recent cruise in the Pamlico sound, I almost lost the Admiral. We just celebrated our 25
Standing water in cabin raycraft99 at 7:36am 06.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1146 Hi! Just bought my 1985 Mac last year. For the first time i had some standing water in the cabin,
Companionway light - 2009 B37 (1) Vegas at 5:04am 06.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1282 A light is just to the port side of the companionway...see picture. I haven't figured out how to
help me please caper27 at 8:47pm 06.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1165 I just bought a sailboat for my 65 the birthday . I want to try something new . However , I have a b
Anyone else ever tried sailaway78 at 7:48pm 06.02.15 Ask All Sailors 34/3154 Anyone else ever tried flying a small quadcopter drone from a sailboat. I gave it a try on my recen
Short cruise sailaway78 at 6:36pm 06.02.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1030 Just back from a two week plus cruise over to the Tampa area from New Orleans on a friends H36. W
Catalina 27 Hull/Deck joint leak Kopite at 6:21pm 06.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/4505 Hi, My 1984 boat has a leak at the joint, near midship on the starboard side. Water show
Beneteau powerboats - Gran Turismo david hines at 6:16pm 06.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1160 Hello all - has anyone experienced problems with Beneteaus new power boats? We are finding major pro
Disappearing engine coolant CrazyLegs at 5:39pm 06.02.15 Ask All Sailors 3/2079 On our odyssey to get our boat back home to BC. Having run the Yanmar 4JH4E for @ 90 hrs thus far an

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310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 12:49pm 09.19.23
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 09.19.23 I would say to look at the Maxwell 500 specs and see what is required in the way of maximum amperage
Alternatives to NER Salsa (better price, less ugly) bellrock9 at 11:47am 09.19.23 Lanex Meltemi fix, 10mm. Google it. .79/ft from a company in Jamestown. Used for my 3:1/6:1 mainshe
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 11:31am 09.19.23 This seems to be a recurring topic. My response to related question last spring seems relevant. I
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 10:57am 09.19.23 Good point, I do the same as far as removing the speed sensor, but I had never thought about removi
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 10:56am 09.19.23 Seems to be just the stern/transom area. the side don't have this. Other than being dirty, the res
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 CrispyCringle at 10:54am 09.19.23 The mast pin on the 23.5 is pretty beefy. And the width of the vang hinge is wide. I dont recall the
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 Dalliance at 10:51am 09.19.23 Call Garhauer. When I bought my rigid vang from them, they made custom mounting plates to match th
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Techstyle at 10:50am 09.19.23 I have a similar section on my check list. I also have to pull and drain the through hull tri-data
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:46am 09.19.23 220076 I've got to confess, I've never seen gel coat come away like that in addition to the OP's po
Discharge of sewage over 3 miles Dalliance at 10:44am 09.19.23 220070 that's all I do!! I have a similar section on my check list. I also have to pull and drain
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting P12nash at 10:32am 09.19.23 I did the same thing as Senang on my H38. It works great and provides a lot better light. I will s
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 09.19.23 220075
Rudder counterbalance? Tsatzsue at 10:29am 09.19.23 219623 But if you want to conduct an experiment and see if swinging the sheet to windward and then
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 10:24am 09.19.23 I agree 100% with rgrainger. Uhg.... and from someone with a French last name to bout. :facepalm
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior sorcererdog at 10:23am 09.19.23 Thank you for your suggestions. Will check this out and let you know.
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 10:16am 09.19.23 We looked at the MH 31 yesterday and it is indeed a beautiful boat. But it has a few awkward design
Rudder counterbalance? Tsatzsue at 9:51am 09.19.23 Does the boat want to round up into the wind? That is called weather helm. If your boat wants to
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) Tsatzsue at 9:45am 09.19.23 [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttps%3A//forums.sailboatowners.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/1
Precision 16 dlochner at 9:42am 09.19.23 Jim Taylor designed the 15 and a bunch of other boats for Precision. He has a reputation for designi

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