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Telescoping Table Leg windcat at 8:33pm 12.28.14 Catalina 30 3/2152 We bought a table leg from a salvaged Catalina 34. We had hoped to be able to use it on our 1978 hu
Battery Charger cam at 5:23pm 12.28.14 Catalina 310 11/3079 Hi all, I trust you have had an enjoyable xmas and new year will be the same. I have a 2005 310 and
Time to replace chainplates? indimini at 5:15pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3992 As part of my winter maintenance, I pulled off the starboard chainplates and noticed what I would de
Hauling my 390 this week for the first time NiceBeny at 4:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2817 Besides the bottom paint, zincs maybe cutlass bearing, any thing I should look at or do (California
How Many of Your Still Have the Original Metal Fuel Tank? rardiH36 at 4:23pm 12.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 34/5349 I am asking because I am getting concerned about mine. I don't see any obvious signs leakage. But
Filling through hull holes a65sailor at 2:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1063 I am planning to upgrade my sailing instruments. With the new electronics I will only need one throu
MacGregor rig tuning DRosen at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2079 Is a MacGregor mast rigging tuned as for any sailboat mast? Anything different for the MacGregor ma
Yanmar 3GM30f Raw Water Pump (1) carlager at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2723 I have have unmounted the raw water pump (type Johnson Pump F4B-903) on our Yanmar 3GM30f. I can s
One project finished (2) DAVA390 at 1:37pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1756 GPS Hatchboard bracket. Used a strip of Velcro inside the bracket to keep it from sliding side -to s
Installed Manual Windlass on C-27 (2) caguy at 11:33am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6554 I finally mounted the manual windless on the C-27 and it works great. I had to remake the stripper s
anchor locker drain tube leak question allen-deckard at 11:15am 12.28.14 Catalina 22 39/10319 I haven't tore into it yet but I'm 99% sure the tube that comes out of the anchor locker on my 1986
Perplexed by Time (1) OdayDave at 10:59am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 45/7861 I have an interesting problem with my Weems and Platt clock. When the clock is on shore, it keeps n
Morgan 32 Hobartwoodworks at 10:55am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3026 Looking at 1982 Morgan 32; a little concerned about the chainplate design - anyone know about the in
Bloopers ??? Ropeburn at 10:05am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/4259 OK, in the old days on our 33ft boat we had a blooper. Yes it matched the color of the spinnaker. Do
Macgregor 26s Stern light Don Quinn at 9:12am 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/5547 I have recently purchased a 1990 Macgregor 26 with a swing keel. It does not have a Stern light and
diversion load controller gettinthere at 6:51am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1190 We have 280w of solar plus a feeble wind generator. Last summer it just about kept up with our deman
oDay 322 Sanitary vent lines PatTormey at 6:11am 12.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/864 The sanitary tank vent lines on my oDay322 are designed to fail. Maybe yours are too. The PO simp
Pearson 303 Transmission Information guywithsmile at 5:59am 12.28.14 Pearson 2/2259 I am in the process of replacing the engine in my 1985 Pearson 303. The replacement is a rebuilt Ya
oDay 322 Boom Vang (1) PatTormey at 5:54am 12.28.14 Bigger Boats 5/1380 My 322 didn't have a boom vang and seems to have very little room for one. Following Don Guillet
What's that smell?? rockingham at 1:26am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1299 Just installed a single battery bank on my Montgomery 17. Used a 6 Amp ProSport Marine Battery charg

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DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 12:53pm 09.01.23 Thanks! I couldn't find the part on the Beneteau spare parts site but the Blue Sea one is available
Rope to anchor chain attachment BigEasy at 12:52pm 09.01.23 is a direct rope to chain splice better than using an eye splice around a thimble and an appropria
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Hayden Watson at 12:34pm 09.01.23
DC panel led indicator stopped working BigEasy at 12:26pm 09.01.23 the indicator LED for the refrigeration switch on the DC panel had stopped working. The circuit s
CL1 4 RBand at 12:23pm 09.01.23 Looks like I am missing the main cleat/pulley that attaches to the Barney post
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting Davidasailor26 at 12:17pm 09.01.23
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting arcadiahunter28 at 12:10pm 09.01.23 Something like this? Idealy 12VDC 8.33AMP 100Watts LED Driver,Waterproof IP67 LED Power Supply Low V
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting arcadiahunter28 at 12:09pm 09.01.23
DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 12:08pm 09.01.23 I'm going to be back on the boat on sunday so I'll have a look then. I always worry about random el
DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 12:08pm 09.01.23 Could be a simple as a broken lead. Send pics of the back of the panel detailing that circuit's s
DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 12:06pm 09.01.23 If your Bene DC panel is anything like my Hunter DC panel, I've lost something like 3 LED's over th
Cat 28 MKII - Genoa Calif. Ted at 12:06pm 09.01.23 The last three headsails I've bought have been 150's so I like your choice. Current sail has a foam
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting JBP-PA at 12:04pm 09.01.23 It has an AC converter that looks like it might only push out 3 W. Could that be causing the proble
Gulf Storm Potential Kermit at 12:01pm 09.01.23 Perhaps it is an aging thing. I like them on my car. I also have taken care to change the way they
Raritan PHII long term review (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 09.01.23 But when the joker valve becomes worn andor there's a buildup of sea water minerals on it, it can n
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting arcadiahunter28 at 11:58am 09.01.23 It has an AC converter that looks like it might only push out 3 W. Could that be causing the problem
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting JBP-PA at 11:56am 09.01.23 Put a voltmeter on it or give it a different power supply. The power required to transmit at 25W can
Com-Pac 16 tabernacle/mast step HELP NUBOAT?? at 11:47am 09.01.23 Hello I have come across a Com-Pac 16 for sale. Upon inspection, I noticed that the mast step fou
SANTANA 23? NUBOAT?? at 11:44am 09.01.23 Glad the issue didn't mess you up!!
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting Davidasailor26 at 11:44am 09.01.23 Trying to transmit without an antenna is generally not advisable as it could damage the radio. The r

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