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Install a Mast Mounted Winch jsmac at 4:12am 05.29.15 Big Boats 1/1014 Hi, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 and need to install an additional cleat on my mast and I want to ins
410 Freezer Lifter Arm (1) jsmac at 4:06am 05.29.15 Big Boats 12/1658 Hi, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 and I need to replace the Freezer Lifter Arm.I know it says "Spring
Single 0-volt 100% discharge. Hayden Watson at 10:33pm 05.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2142 I unknowingly had a small load left on with a brand new Interstate Group 24 battery. When I went ba
Major screw-up? jmkinsfbay at 7:39pm 05.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/996 2006 343 w/ mainsail furling. Main would not furl so that leading edge of the "cover" was inside the
Atomic Universal Model? Scoop at 7:34pm 05.28.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1743 I am acquiring a 1981-2 C27 that has been abandoned and am getting the boat basically for sweat equi
solar panels parallel or in series galynd at 7:32pm 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 22/4015 I recently purchase a Renogy solar kit with a pair of 100 watt Renogy solar panels and the MPPT 20A
Depthfinder blanks out under 4' Gene Neill at 7:20pm 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 4/821 I have a Garmin 740S and an Airmar through hull transducer. Works great until the water gets scary t
Looking for Boat Specs/Ratios BayMan at 6:53pm 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1562 Does anyone know a reliable source for the individual specs/ratios for specific boat models? Things
C27 foredeck re-core VaBch Sailor at 6:13pm 05.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 44/8164 Since I couldn't find any topics or projects that were exactly like mine, I thought I would start a
Wing Keel Soft Mud In Slip Monterey385 at 5:48pm 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 22/4565 Looking for thoughts regarding the impact of letting a 38-40 foot Catalina with a Wing Keel settle 1
Prop Height on an Outboard twodzusfittings at 5:47pm 05.28.15 Smaller Boats 3/666 Here goes: Looking for the answer to this question. Understanding that when your in waves, the outbo
A visit to the "Mothership" CaptDon01 at 5:45pm 05.28.15 Catalina 22 6/1167 Spent the afternoon on a tour of the Catalina Factory in Largo Florida. Very interesting, and took s
Wing Keel Soft Mud in Slip Monterey385 at 5:26pm 05.28.15 Big Boats 6/2258 Looking for thoughts regarding the impact of letting a 38-40 foot Catalina with a Wing Keel settle 1
24v bulb in a 12v system Skipper at 2:27pm 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 10/8959 I have a 10w 24v bulb in inventory. Long story. If I install it in the 12v system, it will use 5watt
wire route from mast to console sailorstan at 12:22pm 05.28.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1208 Anyone know where wiring from mast base to steering pedestal is routed? Many Thanks.
Revisted: Anything Wrong With Used 30 Year Old Sail Cloth? (1) rardiH36 at 11:40am 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1082 To start, back October 2013, one or two of the thread participants of a thread with this title asked
Topside Floor repair around cockpit/helm .. k9walker at 11:05am 05.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/760 1980 - Hunter 27' .. I need to repair a soft spot/spongy floor around the cockpit/helm (steering ped
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter/radar Spellman66 at 10:33am 05.28.15 Catalina 310 9/1850 The bride and I took our new, to us, C310 on it's first sail up to our club. Halfway there black ve
Outboard capacity on a Mac 22 JoeSailer10 at 10:10am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2128 I think my boat is a MAC 22, but I am not sure. I read or heard somewhere that the maximum capacity
Imperial 5100 Toilet JHoward at 10:03am 05.28.15 Big Boats 7/1312 Boy these neglected boats can eat up ones time. The pump handle on our head froze up. The unit is a

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Yanmar Throttle Not Holding sailcapt340 at 12:30pm 11.29.23
Single private mooring rentals tfox2069 at 12:25pm 11.29.23 I like the business idea; a lot of worthy considerations have been proffered. The state of Maryland
Single private mooring rentals Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02pm 11.29.23 @fishinnnc As a former sailboat dealer in North Carolina , there is a lot to deal with to include
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 11:44am 11.29.23 We received our new LSZ last Friday. It is quieter, more powerful and that LED light is fabulous.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 CrispyCringle at 11:44am 11.29.23 You could try a jumper wire from the battery to the fuse block. If it powers up then the problem is
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Caboteur at 11:34am 11.29.23
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack Dalliance at 11:28am 11.29.23 Good idea. My hack is a 3-way valve on the engine side of the raw water strainer with a hose into
Charts recommendation bob45 at 11:10am 11.29.23 Why do you think this is necessary? What's moved? New equipment? Please help us understand the "
Charts recommendation Stu Jackson at 10:50am 11.29.23 I need to update my charts for my raymarine axiom. Why do you think this is necessary? What's mov
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:47am 11.29.23 Ah yes I suspect that will be just fine. Although Im surprised if the AIS goes directly to E80, and
Re-anodising boom and holes PaulK at 10:23am 11.29.23 The anodizing guys should be able to tell you if the different alloys will make any difference. The
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack TimFromLI at 9:46am 11.29.23 I have a similar hack for winterizing my engine. The bowl of my vetus raw water strainer has 2 openi
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Calif. Ted at 9:44am 11.29.23 I'll attach a link to the owners manual for your boat, on page 64 is a wiring diagram that may be he
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 dlochner at 9:26am 11.29.23 Not sure if mice could get in them. Some of the wiring looks like household electrical cable. Mar
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:13am 11.29.23 Are these channels big enough for mice? You may have rodent sabotage. You might have to pull the w
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way. That is my suspicion.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus bec
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:08am 11.29.23 Is there a circuit breaker panel anywhere? A battery cut off switch? Bus bar? What electrical compo
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:32am 11.29.23 When a winter storm destroyed my jib a couple years back, I called a local sail marker that came hi
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack tfox2069 at 8:20am 11.29.23 Plastic on plastic threads are a pain. Try lubricating the threads with some Super Lube. It prevent

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