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Evaporator Plates 2005 473 B473 at 6:18pm 07.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/591 Holding Plates 2005 473 Does anyone know who would have made the plates in my boat? 2005 Oceanis 4
Broken Mast Step? (2) SpenserSpratlin at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1551 I've been sailing on a Hunter 23, and we've been having some problems with the boat, so we decided t
Can you splice Transducer wire? Depth Sounder question. (4) Sock Puppet at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4321 My boat has a transducer for the depth sounder mounted on the bottom of the hull. It was wired to t
Smart Gauge Installation dlochner at 5:22pm 07.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 18/4888 Greetings, Looking for thoughts about installing a Balmar Smart Gauge. The gauge is going to be i
Fabric Spray "Paint" for old cabin cushions? rmwac at 5:16pm 07.13.14 Catalina 30 3/1618 We have an '84 Catalina 30 with the fabulous 80's tan 'Plaid' pattern. The cushions are in excellen
What's an "end tie"? pupluv at 4:33pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 12/4231 Please forgive my ignorance but what is an "end tie"? I think it's like a slip except there's a floa
need opinons on annapolis sail shops DAVA390 at 3:34pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1159 Purchased a 1988 Precision 23 last spring. Previous owner bought a new main from Scott sails in Anna
Unusual hot/cold water problem IH82BL8 at 12:55pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/623 This weekend I recommissioned my fresh water storage tank and water heater. I filled them and turne
Best hatch lens adhesive / sealant ? sailfree20770 at 12:38pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 32/16063 From what I've read so far, the 3 best options for plastic lens sealants are: 3M 4000 Dow Corning 79
Cheoy Lee/ Luders 36 Primary Winch Bracket Needed RaccoonTOF at 12:14pm 07.13.14 Parts Search 0/1003 Hurricane Arthur claimed the starboard primary winch on my 1975 Cheoy Lee/Luders 36 ketch. We recov
How many sailors does it take to change a light bulb? (1) Pat Hooyman at 12:11pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1024 I want to replace the incandescent bulbs on my 38 with LED's. I cannot figure out how to get the len
Tips or Suggestions for Mounting Tiller Pilot Ward H at 11:16am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 16/5822 Just bought a Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot. Spent about an hour measuring, remeasuring, second gu
What is this wooden clamp-like accessory? (1) flagbag at 10:16am 07.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 20/2022 Can anyone help identify this wooden clamp like accessory we found in a a '77 Oday Day Sailer II. Ab
Speed Loss michaeel at 9:55am 07.13.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 19/2606 Recently replaced the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3YM20. The engine runs great as normal with no sign
Kenyon boom internal lines question jtmccue at 9:06am 07.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/910 I wanted to replace the tired and worn outlhaul line on the H28.5. A wire comes out the boom aft s
Flat winter cover for a B311 amayers at 8:14am 07.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/848 I'm going to need a winter cover for my B311 and saw an interesting cover this winter that was flat
H 26 mystery inspection plate and wet floor by galley (1) abk at 7:58am 07.13.14 Smaller Boats 1/739 The floor by the galley is squishy. Water seeps out from under the wood and collectis the corner the
VENUS Sailboats?? colinhulse at 7:08am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1758 I am going to look at a Venus 46 on Saturday. I know little about them! Designed in New Z and built
main sheet controls sailorsteve1 at 7:00am 07.13.14 Smaller Boats 2/677 the only thing i dont really like about my capri 18 is the mainsheet controls. has anyone made a cha
Success (2) All U Get at 6:57am 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 3/787 Hi all, A year ago I found a part kicking around in our boat and posted a picture to get some hel

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Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 10:18am 10.28.22 :)
Outboard for Sirius 21? jssailem at 10:16am 10.28.22 Lucky... or shrewd :biggrin:
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase jssailem at 10:16am 10.28.22 I reviewed a thread about buying a boat on Cruisers Forum. A link to a Surveyor's opinion provided a
Al Fooks Leeward Rail at 9:06am 10.28.22 I wonder why the Labor shortage. Likely the same reason everyone else is having staff shortages an
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Justin_NSA at 8:40am 10.28.22 I used Blue Devil radiator flush back in '20. I think I will drain it again next spring and see what
Al Fooks JamesG161 at 8:37am 10.28.22 You would think picking up Catalina Parts, moving new warehouse to Florida, dodging Hurricane Ian mi
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 10.28.22 Again, unless there is some very obvious softness in the deck, it's not an issue that can't be atte
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 8:13am 10.28.22 Are these for your instrument set up? If yes is it because the pedestal guards are full of cables
Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 8:12am 10.28.22 It was actually, 9.9 mercury..heavy as hell and big...sold it and will be able to buy new 6Hp with t
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 8:11am 10.28.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1666968382364-png.210464 Same for this one . . .
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 8:10am 10.28.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1666968248086-png.210463 @rgranger , shouldn't this
Outboard for Sirius 21? Project_Mayhem at 8:09am 10.28.22 @SiriusCanada - That looks like a decent motor hanging off the back. Was that included in the sale?
ODay 34 refrigeratiom AndreNJ11 at 7:47am 10.28.22 Thanks for posting this!! Are you happy with the install and function? Absolutely happy with the
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (1) rgranger at 7:46am 10.28.22 210464
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (1) rgranger at 7:44am 10.28.22 210463
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar seadaddler at 7:38am 10.28.22 I know friends who used Preston auto flush and happy.
Looking at an s2 7.9 FastOlson at 7:35am 10.28.22 We used to cruise in company with a couple that cruised their 7.9 a lot. It's a minimalist interior,
Al Fooks Phil Herring at 7:33am 10.28.22 Hi Andy, Al is not really reachable right now. We're having our own mini labor shortage and he's cov
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 seadaddler at 7:31am 10.28.22 I would move it where the fiberglass is in good shape maybe little to the side. I have not had any p
Al Fooks seadaddler at 7:27am 10.28.22 I think you can get in Ocala Fl. at the store here

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