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To Be or not to be? Bad Obsession at 7:22am 07.23.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1331 I have something mounted to the stern of my boat. It looks like an old bracket that a motor bracket
Simrad AP 11 problems Rodd at 7:21am 07.23.14 Musings With Maine Sail 9/4252 Can anyone suggest how to proceed when getting an error message: "Actuator, Fail" from an AP 11 pilo
want new motor for C 16 Marc SCCP16II at 7:02am 07.23.14 Com-Pac 7/7886 Recently purchased '87 C-16 with same model Evinrude 4. It runs fine, but looking to upgrade to a 4
Beneteau 343 Deck Light Gerald Tibbo at 5:47am 07.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/847 Does anyone know the replacement bulb number for the decklight on a 2007 Beneteau 343? Thanks
prospective 26m owner Georgem52 at 10:40pm 07.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/687 I am looking to get buy a 26M and was wondering if I could meet with any current owners who are in t
1972 Mast Step Bent, Odd size (3) LukeD at 8:54pm 07.22.14 Catalina 22 3/2004 Hi everyone, just picked up my first sail boat, a Catalina 22 #1771. Trying to get her sail ready in
battery mmsailor at 8:24pm 07.22.14 Smaller Boats 2/564 I need to replace the battery in our boat . We just run cabin and running , masthead lights . Any re
DIY Cooling System Pressure Tester? Dan_Y at 7:32pm 07.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1352 I'm in the process of rebuilding the heat exchanger and replacing all coolant pipes in my yanmar 2gm
Propane generator recommendation PKFK at 7:04pm 07.22.14 Big Boats 8/2514 I purchased a yamaha tri-fuel (propane/natural gas/gasoline) inverter-generator at the beginning of
Outboard electric start not working boatnut at 6:38pm 07.22.14 Day Sailers 10/7749 Last fall I purchased an Oday 26 with a 1984 9.9 Evinrude motor with electric start When I ran the m
Navionics ipad app Bob S at 6:36pm 07.22.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1978 I'm sure there are many of us using this app. I just bought myself a 4th generation iPad to play wit
Keel frown Donnco at 6:23pm 07.22.14 Bigger Boats 9/1626 I'm new here but here goes. My 37 CC is showing a smile on the aft end of the keel stub. It's about
How is the deck saloon window awning attached Akapeterc at 5:22pm 07.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/653 I have to remove the front three windows on my Hunter 44DS AND TO MAKE THE JOB EASIER IT WOULD BE GO
Drifter got wet (2) rblevens at 5:14pm 07.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/956 Got Drifter in the water... Now the work starts! We will go through every system... We are preparing
CB raising MaxinCalgary at 4:47pm 07.22.14 Smaller Boats 15/1743 How
1994 Hunter Passage 42 swim ladder. Zaya at 3:37pm 07.22.14 Big Boats 2/740 Hello, can someone suggest where I can buy replacement for 1994 HP42 swim ladder. Mine is broken, I
mast stepping/un-stepping on hunter25 sbarnes at 2:55pm 07.22.14 Smaller Boats 4/882 I've taken my mast down twice over the years but it's been a long time ago and I always had 'supervi
AC motor in bilge, 1995 HUNTER (1) pilotgene1 at 2:37pm 07.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/646 my AC pump is not working, can't find 120 volts ac on any 3 wires, ran a 120 volt jumper from an out
How do you tell PVC from Hypalon? JackK at 2:28pm 07.22.14 Ask All Sailors 9/12261 Need some help, please..... I'm trying to repair an old Valiant D-300 RIB dinghy. Valiant isn't so
Shweet new head area floor (5) redhead78 at 2:28pm 07.22.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1046 Hi all hope everyone is out there sailing and enjoying all our boats... time is way too short in the

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Fender covers- Yes or No? Rich Stidger at 1:27pm 10.31.22 Read a tip somewhere along the way that you can make fender covers from sweat pant legs - buy some
Winterizing question T J Furstenau at 1:24pm 10.31.22 Like many "problems", there are often multiple solutions. What has worked for me on the fresh wat
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 1:23pm 10.31.22
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 Graham Haire at 1:04pm 10.31.22 I am super interested in how you go with this one. From what I have read elsewhere, this will be a
4.108 winterizing Don Crowther at 12:50pm 10.31.22 My first time winterizing this engine When you run rv antifreeze through the system do you leave i
O'Day 39 mast step nramsey at 12:29pm 10.31.22 I have a 40 and there is no steel plate. I thought the hulls were pretty much the same. Could this
Winterizing question George Braun at 12:20pm 10.31.22 i was actually thinking of using a shopvac in reverse to push air into the main water tank, run the
Refilling CNG Tank jon hansen at 12:19pm 10.31.22 baking under sail is a real treat. soups and chowders are another of my favorites when under way.
Winterizing question Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 10.31.22 The one time my boat was stored on the hard for the winter, I had good luck in using a super cheap 1
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 Laid-back at 12:15pm 10.31.22 On our Hunter 50 the main anchor is a 33kg Rocna with 12mm chain. We stay in the Caribbean and I nev
Looking at an s2 7.9 Scott T-Bird at 12:05pm 10.31.22 It's a very nice boat design and quality wise and surely a more desirable boat for sailing performa
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads serenisea at 11:57am 10.31.22 Actually Peggie, I did exactly that. I was trying to remove the stains on the bowl where the raw wa
Cable port replacement senang at 11:56am 10.31.22
Fender covers- Yes or No? dmax at 11:55am 10.31.22 Read a tip somewhere along the way that you can make fender covers from sweat pant legs - buy some c
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 11:51am 10.31.22 Scott, I have found the T-Handle Allen wrenches and an electric impact wrench with an Allen wrench
OEM Bimini support structure senang at 11:44am 10.31.22 In Europe a lot of boatbuilders use "NVEquipment" in the Netherlands for everything they install on
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Tedd at 11:30am 10.31.22 It doesn't take much physical activity before I become too warm. Once this happens and I start to p
Refilling CNG Tank kappykaplan at 11:21am 10.31.22 Fresh baked bread, muffins, etc., with butter and jam slathered on. Yum. :plus::plus::plus:
4.108 winterizing JamesG161 at 11:05am 10.31.22 Ok ok, to help all of you winterization people you can use this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro
Bottom in great shape Dr. D at 10:57am 10.31.22 How many coats? What is the typical frequency between bottom paint in the mid Chesapeake Bay? If it

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