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Urgent, sail problem snadd1s at 1:04am 04.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1612 Hello all. I have a Bene 473 with original rig / sail. On the sail its battons attached to cars/ rol
Bent Rudder on a Ranger 28. sailinhsquamish at 12:33am 04.27.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1530 Hello Friends. I have an opportunity to save a beautiful Ranger 28 from being scrapped. It C*
Ranger 28 bent rudder. advise please. sailinhsquamish at 12:28am 04.27.15 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3054 Hello I have an opportunity to save a beautiful Ranger 28 from being scrapped. It Came onto s*
Chain SVPardonMyFrench at 7:05pm 04.26.15 Big Boats 19/1704 Looking for 350 ft of chain. Shocked by west marine price. Will look up fishery supplies since am
What does this do? SVPardonMyFrench at 6:59pm 04.26.15 Big Boats 13/2527 I am sure someone knows what this line does. It's is on the compression post above the table. Assume
anchor chain swank at 6:07pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1074 I am replacing old 5/16 60 ft anchor chain. I would like to go to 1/4 150ft. I'm thinking HT chain.
Bottom paint for a lake Cat36Amoore at 5:55pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 10/3372 My Catalina 27, 1983 is in need of bottom paint. When I purchased the boat two years ago the survey
Jabsco fresh water pump Gzito at 5:55pm 04.26.15 Bigger Boats 2/1378 Have a jabsco 46400-9500 fresh water pump that keeps running with a slight hiss at the pump. Filled
trailer extension while attached to truck piedpiperIII at 5:28pm 04.26.15 Catalina 22 26/2460 I have read and re read posts from here and others so I understand the extension proses. But chockin
Replacement bilge hatch woverend at 5:28pm 04.26.15 Bigger Boats 2/1055 Does anyone have any ideas on replacing the wooden hatch cover that has the cutout for the mast? Pre
Shaft Anode Question? pateco at 5:19pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3760 While I was cleaning the bottom during a snorkeling trip a couple of weeks ago I noticed my shaft an
Zar Rib owners? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:14pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 0/751 Long shot question - anyone here own one?
12 Volt Supply for Hobbs Mater Marc14857 at 4:31pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 5/831 12 Volt Supply for Hobbs Meter As discussed by many on this forum the hour meter died again on my n
Selden In Mast Main Furling Line Marc14857 at 4:26pm 04.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2081 Does anyone know for sure what size the furling line is for the Selden in mast main? Hunter owners m
Wall and headliner repair NiceBeny at 4:25pm 04.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1442 What is the best brand glue for gluing the vinyl back together?
Need picture of hunter vision 32 rigging Mhutchinson at 4:04pm 04.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1383 I need help if you have some picture of the rigging at the mast. I took it all apart to remove the m
Holding tank deck access cstonedent at 3:27pm 04.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2498 After spring launch of our B311 I can not open the holding tank access on deck. I have tried wd 40,
Macerator Pump simply installed: Dumping of Sewage Regular Guy at 2:46pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 2/6720 Hello to all, I created a thread at Hunter Owners - Smaller Boats about putting a macerator pump di
O'say 23-2 wirong question Ziradog at 2:10pm 04.26.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1595 O'day 23-2 wiring question The wiring on my boat (1983 model) is the usual mishmash of original fac
Bottom Painting Pricing Computation SailMaster at 2:02pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 3/904 I just had a non boating person ask me this. When the yard prices a bottom paint job, are they prici

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Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 7:51pm 09.04.23 The wind is blowing the wrong way for the flag :dancing: ?
Let's Talk About Power Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 09.04.23 Spoiler alert, running AC on battery power requires very large battery banks and very large chargin
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 7:38pm 09.04.23
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 09.04.23 The only way to confirm this would be to have the owner, broker, or other confirm the date of manuf
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? Tally Ho at 7:18pm 09.04.23
Thundering water tank? Jimongee at 6:27pm 09.04.23 Thanks RoyS. Tomorrow I will see if I can locate the vent and confirm it is clear and open
Winterization of hot water tank Jimongee at 6:25pm 09.04.23 Thank you to all above. Very helpful stuff. Tomorrow here at the Manitowoc slip I will take your i
Let's Talk About Power SycloneDriver at 6:08pm 09.04.23 Don't forget that the Victron is also a charger. So when you remove the old charger your will have
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet splax at 5:47pm 09.04.23 my replacement of the scarfed compression post with the aluminum post was a definite upgrade...
New to the forum Anomymous 163294 at 5:03pm 09.04.23 well thank you for the information. i guess i will trade this 10hp when i get it. cheers
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks Tally Ho at 4:43pm 09.04.23 We probably need a little info about how your particular boat and topping lift are set up. @rgrange
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa kappykaplan at 4:37pm 09.04.23
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa Tally Ho at 4:35pm 09.04.23 You also state that you solo a lot and it's easier to do just the jib. This in my eye is a lazy and
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) chriscampbell at 4:15pm 09.04.23 Just a little follow up...here is a diagram of how we're currently set up.
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? F260SS at 3:49pm 09.04.23
Let's Talk About Power dlochner at 3:41pm 09.04.23 Victron makes good products with good integration across their product line. They are active in the
Rope to anchor chain attachment Richard19068 at 3:31pm 09.04.23 less parts, no bumps. ;) Sorry if I disturbed you, unintended. I think we're "there" on this subj
New to the forum BruceC at 3:30pm 09.04.23 You definitely do not want a 10-hp outboard hanging off the transom; 7.5 hp would be more than adequ
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 3:12pm 09.04.23 Yes, not the raw water pump. Been there and done that. Getting the Kubota part is a clever idea, bu
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 3:07pm 09.04.23 Hi Nate, different model boat, but I've used a homemade preventer for years. Nothing more than a lon

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