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Main Haylard catealley at 1:03pm 05.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1355 I have a Catalina 27 and need to purchase a new main halyard. My specs tell me 78', 5/16". My ques
Trouble starting M3-20 Bob Mc at 12:37pm 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/616 Sorry. Didn't mean to repost
Need Help Fishing a Wire on a H356 SA1LOR32 at 11:51am 05.15.15 Big Boats 11/1306 I'm trying to run a GPS antenna cable and satellite antenna cable from the electrical panel area to
bilge float switch cstonedent at 10:44am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3212 On our B311 there is a very swallow bilge. What is the best type of float switch for these boats? An
Stern arch Prime Time at 10:43am 05.15.15 Bristol 0/1442 Anyone out there buy, make, steal a stern arch for a Bristol 41.1 or 43.3?
Bow Thruster Controller dehler25 at 10:37am 05.15.15 Big Boats 0/632 Anyone know if the Sidepower 8950g will fit in the cutout for the older SM8800?
Yamaha 30 Sail from Seattle Ameseys at 10:25am 05.15.15 Yamaha 8/5142 I bought a neglected Yamaha 30 near Seattle. I spent a few months refitting her and sailed to Portla
headliner dhenze at 9:58am 05.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1083 The manufacture vinyl, which had a foam-type backing, disintegrated on me a couple of years ago. I
"Hunter" decals braol at 9:13am 05.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2455 Anyone have a good source for Hunter-logo decals for the hull? I'd like to modernize my '79 H27 wit
From lemons to lemonade rgranger at 7:41am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1433 Hey All Starting in August I'm going to "live aboard" two nights/week. The "higher-ups" where I
Internal Outhaul Access DockH at 7:17am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/902 I cannot reach into my 8 ft boom to re rig the outhaul. The lines got old and failed. Any ideas,. ti
Finally Solved - CAT270 Instrument Panel bawlmer at 6:44am 05.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/598 Back in Oct of 2013 after I took possession of Mystic, I noticed the low Oil Pressure alarm did not
Starting Univ M3-20 Bob Mc at 6:28am 05.15.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1263 Hello all. I can't get my circa 1993 Universal M3-20 to turn over. I get a very slow "mmwahll", "mm
Bottom Paint Doc_holiday at 4:38am 05.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1371 Will a quart of anti fouling cover a 26S below the boot stripe? Switching from Blue to Black and go
First race of the year (1) Jackdaw at 3:58am 05.15.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1322 First race of the year at WYC. It was cold and blustery. And it rained non-stop. Predictably, we ha
Is this normal? OS2Dude at 3:04am 05.15.15 Catalina 30 21/5353 We just bought a 1985 Catalina 30. This is my first boat with a marine toilet. Issue - During the
Starboard Gate Stanchion Elton at 10:07pm 05.14.15 Catalina 310 3/1506 Where would I find a starboard, forward gate stanchion for a 310?
Through Hull Diagram Oceanis 350 RobTek at 9:24pm 05.14.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/640 does anyone have a through hull diagram for an oceanis 350? Even something hand drawn would be ap
water in air intake Boxie at 9:17pm 05.14.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/600 Today after my engine was running for a short time, I noticed water coming out of the air intake on
Tampa/St.Pete sailaway78 at 7:21pm 05.14.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1240 Any of you guys in the Tampa/St.Pete area. We will be leaving New Orleans Sun. morning. Going to m

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Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 garymalmgren at 3:29am 11.10.23
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 11.10.23
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. dLj at 3:05am 11.10.23
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. justsomeguy at 2:50am 11.10.23 Wonder what they said about electric winches. They'd probably write it up like this, replete with
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 (1) jssailem at 10:03pm 11.09.23 It is a reasonable query @inkunzi . When considering it you need to be aware of the boat.design, Let
Does anyone have, or had, a Belmar 120 diesel heater on board? twalker H260 at 8:56pm 11.09.23 A thread fro the following site indicates that the Belmar 120 may be the same as a few other brands
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose jssailem at 8:08pm 11.09.23
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Terry Cox at 5:39pm 11.09.23 I have a '92 p42. Wondering what the wiring looks like in the mast? Is it bundled with wire ties? I
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose artboas at 5:35pm 11.09.23 I replaced the 3" exhaust hose on my 2007 41AC last year. I didn't relish the thought of trying to
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 jon hansen at 5:24pm 11.09.23 sure i'm 6'5". and quick enough, so far so your thinking it could be a 'slow duck'r' issue
Pearson electra? (6) SailingLoto at 5:24pm 11.09.23 Here she is
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Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 ggrizzard at 4:51pm 11.09.23 Jon, ever experience a unexpected jibe? Some folks just can't duck that fast!
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 jon hansen at 4:39pm 11.09.23 so, when sailing the boom is off to the side, mostly. at the dock, at anchor, while motoring the boo
H450 Grunert fridge/freezer AKlight at 3:22pm 11.09.23
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H450 Grunert fridge/freezer JamesG161 at 3:13pm 11.09.23 I must have something going on Clean your water side heat exchanger. It can get "slimed" Jim...
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Does anyone have, or had, a Belmar 120 diesel heater on board? Tally Ho at 2:48pm 11.09.23
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