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Need help stepping mast on Cat 250 Mako60 at 3:40pm 04.28.15 Smaller Boats 6/1940 Hi Everyone, I have recently moved up from a 22' swing keel to a Catalina 250 Wing Keel. I would
Furling Line - your favorite Gunni at 3:22pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1045 I'm getting ready to replace my headsail furling line. Big boat, lots of blocks and deck organizers
Compass for ST4000+ autopilot Retiring type at 2:50pm 04.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1656 Does anyone know where I locate the onboard compass for my Raymarine ST4000+ autopilot on my 2006 Be
West 610 Epoxy or 3M 5200 Ward H at 1:06pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1561 I am putting a SS bushing into the bottom of the fiberglass CB pendant tube on my O'Day. Here is t
(Canadian) PVC Zodiac repair question Scotchyscotch at 12:58pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 5/8126 I have a PVC zodiac that needs quite a few small holes repaired. The local boat shop sells a small
Shake and Break, part 6 Skip Gundlach at 12:32pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 0/552 Shake and Break, part 6 - Wednesday, April 15, 2015 We left you as we'd just checked in to the Ba
Removal of Beneteau insignia empty nest at 12:11pm 04.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1015 How can I remove the metal seahorse on the transom as it interferes with the placement of boat name
That Nasty Winter....... (1) Maine Sail at 12:06pm 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1139 Just stacked my bench for the next few days trying to play catch up from a horrible winter... It rea
Mast bolt hole (1) 7653 at 11:45am 04.28.15 Catalina 22 17/4047 Hi all, I just purchased a 1977? Catalina 22 with swing keel. I replaced the mast step (which was be
Anchor shank stabilizer Clydo at 11:04am 04.28.15 Catalina 310 10/2281 Have anchor chain pulled fairly tight against anchor windlass drum but after bouncing around one fi
Removing shower covers clarsen at 10:40am 04.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1058 The shower covers on the transom have broken off. To replace them, I need to remove the fitting, wh
New owner of a 1989 Hunter 26.5 with parts questions. jeepjake at 10:32am 04.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1956 First sailboat and the boat I just bought has been sitting mast down for a while so i'm sure some of
FYI - replacing alternator light with an LED... holdech at 9:57am 04.28.15 Engines and Propulsion 0/1019 I used sealed LED indicators on my new engine panel for alternator, oil and temp warning. When I fi
Genoa track location rettop at 9:45am 04.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1805 I have a 1990 26s that I am upgrading. I've installed a CDI furling system and now I want to purchas
Another sailboat incident? shemandr at 8:30am 04.28.15 Ask All Sailors 2/967 In the midst of all the commotion about the Dauphine Island tragedy, I saw a item on the crawl of a
O'Day Widgeon - Missing Mast Step (1) drewmacd at 8:19am 04.28.15 Day Sailers 1/3030 I recently acquired a 12' O'Day Widgeon, circa 1970's, from a family friend. Interestingly, they ori
Tiller to Rudder Sloppy (1) mlindberg1 at 7:19am 04.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1703 The bolt that connects the tiller to the rudder is really sloppy and has a lot of play. Is there a f
Port Gaskets bobcat30 at 7:11am 04.28.15 Catalina 30 2/922 Trying to replace my 4 port gaskets. Cat Direct has them for $35 each. I thought that was pretty exp
Smoke but no fire...Yanmar SB8 braol at 6:31am 04.28.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/5538 So...after bleeding my engine until well after the cows came home I have progress, sort of. Now I h
Hunter 260 control cables Prussian at 5:52am 04.28.15 Smaller Boats 1/672 Dave, Thanks for your reply. The outboard motor is a Nissan 9.9 HP, 2 stroke motor, 2004 model year

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Lewmar 3500XXXXX Portlights source? BigEasy at 12:13pm 09.05.23 A couple of years ago I got a quote from Hatchmasters for the two big Lewmar hatches on my boat and
Privacy Curtain hangers for 29.5 ? Rick Webb at 12:10pm 09.05.23 Looks like what we have The one on the tape are much easier to work with
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:45am 09.05.23 Update for @dLj and his luck with storms. :facepalm:
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 11:37am 09.05.23 That is a great explanation! The picture of the parallel resistances in the Victron paper really ma
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:23am 09.05.23 I always like a good puzzle and your photos and write up certainly don't make things any easier. in
Looking for Oceanis 35.1 Owner Manual PDF SoSound at 11:16am 09.05.23 For something as recent as a 35.1, the PDF should be available through the dealer network or directl
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. capta at 11:15am 09.05.23 Wiring is the same as an auto bilge pump. However, why would you replace one of the best pumps ever
Let's Talk About Power capta at 11:07am 09.05.23 Every bit of equipment you intend to install comes with a spec sheet. That is where you will get you
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel (1) Davidasailor26 at 10:53am 09.05.23 A quick recap. The OP wanted to install a third battery in parallel with 2 existing batteries. Howe
Let's Talk About Power Stu Jackson at 10:49am 09.05.23 Mike, re: your comments on Dave's and Ralph's: I, too, am a model railroader, and understand G&Ds.
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:49am 09.05.23 Some good news this morning. TD 13 is turning away from the East Coast.:thumbup: But will soon be
Let's Talk About Power dlochner at 10:45am 09.05.23 This isn't a backwards way of thinking, its what all marine system's engineers have to do when desi
Let's Talk About Power mikeracca at 10:19am 09.05.23 Good morning everyone! I will attempt to answer everyone's concerns here and maybe give you guys a
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? kappykaplan at 10:16am 09.05.23 Kappy, close. Tks, Ed. :beer:
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Ed Caldwell at 9:48am 09.05.23 The last two digits (02) indicate the boat was built in 2002. Kappy, close. The last FOUR digits
Privacy Curtain hangers for 29.5 ? rgranger at 9:43am 09.05.23 If you research the slide off of the Amazon site, you might be able to find a description of the tra
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) rgranger at 9:41am 09.05.23 Got to put a old sock with some moth balls inside each now to discourage re-population. Old sailor
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Hayden Watson at 9:33am 09.05.23 That is my concern, so I am biting the bullet and getting a new one from Westerbeke as they will st
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel rgranger at 9:30am 09.05.23 Thanks @dlochner That takes an obscure idea and makes it intuitive. To paraphrase...If your batte
21 Day Cruise rgranger at 9:22am 09.05.23 Legit!:beer::beer:

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