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sliding hatch allen-deckard at 9:48am 05.18.15 Catalina 22 3/758 anyone know if there is a supplier out there for replacing the sliding hatch? I thought catalina
Sailing from Long Beach, CA to San Juans dstouten at 8:27am 05.18.15 Destinations 10/4481 I know, I know... I have read other's posts about sailing/motoring north along the west coast and I
New Boat, need steel lines and manual digitalpuffer at 7:48am 05.18.15 AMF 4/8294 Hi Everyone, I just bought a slightly used AMK Puffer this winter. I noticed that all three of the
Raymarine ais 650 for $360?? galynd at 7:44am 05.18.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2286 Does anyone know of this company or if there is a catch to the price of this raymarine ais 650?
Mast Lines chicagodave at 7:40am 05.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1239 I recently purchased a 423. The previous owner wasn't much of a sailor. Looking at options for orga
towing your dinghy tyeshack at 7:36am 05.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1225 Quick question. Never towed a dingy. How far back do I keep it? Will be using a bridal. tyesh
G10 vs. Stainless Steel for Backing Plate JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:25am 05.18.15 Ask All Sailors 13/10124 Hello all, I am beefing up my anchor cleat system to head out cruising. I will be adding the Sch
Epoxying a grab rail - ye or nay? Sailor1970 at 6:42am 05.18.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1131 We own a 1972 C'C 30' which is in remarkably good shape for her age. We plan on having this boat for
Info. on How Well a Islander 37 MS Handles Rough Seas ? HighFly27 at 6:28am 05.18.15 Islander 4/7613 Hello All, Looking to hear from owners/ skippers about the stability of a Islander 37 MS in heavy
Please Help with Running Rigging?? (3) Vernonite at 5:54am 05.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2477 I am new to sailing and need help with my running rigging. I attached pictures with numbers to he
Sound Cover for Kohler Genset Hunter 450/456 Bowedtoothdoc at 5:53am 05.18.15 Big Boats 0/669 Does anyone know if the Kohler made sound cover will fit on the Gensets installed on the Hunter 450/
Raymarine to Garmin backbone dehler25 at 5:50am 05.18.15 Big Boats 5/892 Does anyone know what the adapter would be that would connect a Raymarine backbone to a Garmin. The
Hole in the Hull Tobydaisy at 5:47am 05.18.15 Catalina 22 8/1176 What should I use to seal a through hull fitting? My '74 C22 is dry as a bone, then I go and drill
solar powered anchor light burnswelds at 3:01am 05.18.15 Catalina 30 5/3822 looking for a solar powered anchor light. Can anyone reccomend one? kind regards, Shannon
Keel Winch Rusted (1) judsonj at 9:20pm 05.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/873 So I have had this boat for about nine months or so. I sailed it all last season and I knew the keel
5hp Nissan stalls in gear Cincy020 at 6:22pm 05.17.15 Engines and Propulsion 9/3110 I bought a 1993 Nissan about a month ago. When I bought it, I ran it in a tub and it ran great so I
Rudder Removal 1983 Hunter 31 (1) davejet at 5:47pm 05.17.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/4305 :confused: I think my rudder got bent when being towed off a sandbar last week. I had the boat hau
Oil in air cleaner - universal diesel Skipper at 4:36pm 05.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1717 Motoring in last night I noticed an abnormal amount of smoke lit up by the stern light. Also smelled
Engine cooling system - What is this? (2) islandrunner70 at 2:46pm 05.17.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2128 Hey everyone, The item in the pics is installed between the heat exchanger and the hot water tank
Connect to 12V Panel (1) carlager at 12:38pm 05.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1007 I need to connect the + chord on our AIS to the 12V panel on our oceanis 36cc. Does anyone know how

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Boom eye - What is this called? Allan12210 at 7:51am 11.21.23 Clever fairlead. In the fiber spinning industry they were called "Pigtails" to guide the filaments a
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:37am 11.21.23
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 7:03am 11.21.23 The windlass looks like something that could come from either of those seaports. Certainly a piece o
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor barnstormer at 6:22am 11.21.23 Don't know if this is helpful but the RS 129 seatalk 1 antennae has a button style battery that dies
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. OS2Dude at 5:59am 11.21.23 Do you have a battery fuse? IIRC the AYBC requires a Class T fuse within 7" of the Lithium Bank. H
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 5:45am 11.21.23 Thanks Terry! I will certainly send that email. Brisbane, Australia in 1976. I have no knowledge o
Another Solar Panel Question. . . Project_Mayhem at 5:38am 11.21.23 Get a decent charge controller such as Victron or Morning Star. If I had a choice between MPPT and a
Compass plexiglass got blind kappykaplan at 5:11am 11.21.23 Ritchie will rebuild to as good as new for 1/3 of price of replacement :plus: Did this many years
Compass plexiglass got blind NoReverse at 5:07am 11.21.23 Ritchie will rebuild to as good as new for 1/3 of price of replacement
Boom eye - What is this called? jssailem at 4:40am 11.21.23 Hello Sean. Looks to me to be a custom designed fairlead. Clever design. Keeps the line off the cent
Boom eye - What is this called? (1) Will Gilmore at 4:38am 11.21.23 It looks like it was installed to prevent the sheet from catching on the vang pin. Perhapse you cou
Does anyone recognise this windlass? Terry Cox at 4:34am 11.21.23 Good morning, Johan. Mr. Bob Walker, with Vetus, Inc., was very helpful in determining the brand and
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 4:24am 11.21.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 4:22am 11.21.23 @Ralph Johnstone and @Meriachee
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 4:19am 11.21.23 With old stout gear you need to be a bit of a sleuth to discover the mysteries they hide. Do you kno
Boom eye - What is this called? smo10018 at 3:48am 11.21.23
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 3:30am 11.21.23 Are you looking for parts or just trying to remove the parts to clean and service them. It sure look
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 2:28am 11.21.23 Kermit, that's really bad!!! :poop:
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 2:05am 11.21.23 The antenna doesn't have a use by date so I would suggest there is some other problem. By False read
E-80 Screen Saver at 12:14am 11.21.23 Ok press menu system setup date/time.... Note almost as suggest by Shemandr the actual date and tim

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