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Re-powering Irwin 42 Center Cockpit swflman at 7:42pm 01.08.15 Irwin 6/3927 I'm in the process of restoring a 1976 Irwin 42 Center Cockpit and planning to re-power with an Yanm
Swing Keel Maintenance (1) suvh8er at 6:56pm 01.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2430 Hello everyone. I am a little more than halfway through sanding off the old bottom paint on my Mac 2
Where to buy Hunter 27 Port Lights? stollo770 at 4:57pm 01.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1685 Hello, I have a 1979 Hunter 27 and I am trying to find replacement port lights (side windows) for he
What the heck is this plug?? (2) Gene Neill at 2:28pm 01.08.15 Catalina 22 15/1529 Okay, this is embarrassing. I've owned this boat over a year now, and NEVER NOTICED this thing befor
H26 interior panel Larry D Calander at 2:05pm 01.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/1335 Hey all Replacing gray interior side panel in my boat with white vinyl. Any ideas on how to attach
How concerned should I be with these rusty keel cracks? (3) micksbuddy at 1:21pm 01.08.15 Big Boats 10/4138 I recently had a Legend 40 surveyed and all went pretty well except for these two rusty cracks in th
Tattoo 26 Production to Cease? dlandersson at 11:05am 01.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/13662 Tattoo 26 Production to Cease? Their facebook page said they were relocating because they had out
First 38 toilet brand (1) PekuHako at 10:52am 01.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1767 Does anyone know the brand of toilets in the 80ies beneteau boat? More specifically First 38. I need
boom vang on traveler? JoeSailer10 at 10:38am 01.08.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/15531 I bought a Macgregor Venture 21 mid season last summer. It was set up with the mainsheet mid boom a
fuel line hole in hull? gitpicker2007 at 8:26am 01.08.15 Catalina 22 7/1603 Has anyone ever cut a hole on the back hull for the fuel line to the outboard? One of my minor irr
Kick up rudder bugsboat at 7:46am 01.08.15 Catalina 22 9/2487 On our way south with our 1990 Catalina 22, the pintles and pintle housing was damaged on the kick u
Steering maintanance Video Sailvayu at 7:44am 01.08.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2410 Here is a new new video I just completed for Ocean Navigator Magazine and Edson Marine. It covers th
Beneteau 361 stanchion bases removal Philip_Oceanis 361 at 7:15am 01.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1545 Has anybody ever removed the stanchion bases from a Beneteau 361? I need to fix the fiberglass just
Refitting Finished !!! (5) ELMAX at 4:35am 01.08.15 Big Boats 5/1214 Refitting Finished !!! After 23 months (the gestation of a whale) I finished the job it was a wonder
Guest battery switch problems ? Bob 04 H260 at 4:25am 01.08.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1585 I had my boat on the hard all summer. In July when the yard did the monthly inspection they called t
Head Replacement-Sanitary Lines? Curiousgeorge206 at 3:29am 01.08.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2345 Recently purchased a 1984 C'C 30' Mk II. In the midst of replacing the the original leaky head with
2015 B.E.E.R. Cruise CaptDon01 at 10:26pm 01.07.15 Catalina 22 13/2151 Don't know how many know of this event. I think we'll stick around the Florida Gulf Coast after the
type of main sail question timothy_c at 5:12pm 01.07.15 Smaller Boats 25/5820 My wife and I managed to blow our mast during a race last fall on our H23-5. A 42 kt gust got us on
Force 10 part frankiedogs at 4:05pm 01.07.15 Parts Search 5/1683 I am looking for the locking pin for a gimbaled force 10 stove/oven. To clarify I mean the pin that
Motor Sailing In Aggressive Conditions NICK1951 at 3:10pm 01.07.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/5232 Don, I purchased your book over the holidays and found it an excellent read! Complex issues were

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Help Identifying model (4) apell at 4:45am 06.07.23 Photos? Received these from the seller
Tropical Depression 2 (1) JamesG161 at 4:22am 06.07.23 where I may not have cell coverage for example, and need to pull it down via HF or Sat That is onl
Adding soundproofing to companionway step Captain Larry-DH at 3:38am 06.07.23 Buy the Soundown kit Soundown Outboarder Noise Reduction Kit - NOBK1A The pin fasteners are to be a
How important is the sunguard on a roller jib? Do I need it for day sailing? Joe at 11:31pm 06.06.23 No sun cover needed if the furled sail isn't stored in the sun.
Help Identifying model Hollyberry at 9:34pm 06.06.23 Photos?
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? (1) ggrizzard at 7:53pm 06.06.23 John T, And there's the problem. Your 1980 table set up is the same as my 1979. Hunter must have ch
Jabsco volume per stroke Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50pm 06.06.23 No! Plunging any marine toilet except a VacuFlush can mis-align the seals, o-rings etc in the pump,
Advice before I buy C30 G4rs at 7:34pm 06.06.23
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 7:19pm 06.06.23 I found this which seems very much on point with my issue or at least a way fix things correctly. th
Tropical Depression 2 (1) Screen Saver at 7:15pm 06.06.23 Yea, been working with Raymarine on and off for a while, testing their products before released, but
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 06.06.23 Usually an amp meter is just a very low resistance resistor that sits inline in the circuit to measu
I am still hove-to in the marina jssailem at 6:41pm 06.06.23 Still waiting for some good news.
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 6:38pm 06.06.23 Sorry, I am new to all of this, can I just bypass the meter altogether and see if that is my issue?
I am still hove-to in the marina MikeHoncho at 6:29pm 06.06.23
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 06.06.23 The amp meter or the connections around it are a possibility. The amp meter design is generally frow
Jabsco volume per stroke JoeWhite at 6:27pm 06.06.23 Peggie, is it ok to use toilet plunger to move stuff into holding tank when the pump will not move i
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 6:17pm 06.06.23 Everything either works or it does not, when I tap, not hard but with some force I can hear the pump
I am still hove-to in the marina Terry Cox at 5:57pm 06.06.23 Hove-to in our marina as well, John. But that is about to change. June 23 is our last school day wit
Tropical Depression 2 jssailem at 5:49pm 06.06.23 I like your wish list. Here is a simple route from Sydney to Wellington NZ. The planning feature is
Engine Control Tally Ho at 5:37pm 06.06.23

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