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Window replacement question on my 1986 Oday 28 fourwhitesocks at 6:03am 11.16.14 Bigger Boats 17/4051 Ok I have a question. I am going to replace the large port light on the port side of my 28 Oday. (
Active Captain and iPads Chris Patterson at 6:02am 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 46/12183 Hesitate to even ask this here, but here goes. In short, wife buys me this iPad Air, to keep me quie
First 375 aft cabin headliner s2fast4u at 7:09pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1421 Hi, I did remove the old and stained headliner of the aft cabin and now, I'm trying to find the
Windlass installation First375 s2fast4u at 7:05pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2978
Fav Haunts Terry Cox at 5:57pm 11.15.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1162 Weekend cruises off season offers several remote spots near Shelter Bay to spend a quiet time on the
How to use globalstar Qualcomm phone to get data? discovery at 5:21pm 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1662 I have a older globalstar Qualcomm phone with a car kit so I have a external antenna and a docking s
Need Stern Rails Joe23343 at 4:40pm 11.15.14 Smaller Boats 2/1239 I have seen many pictures of 23.5 with stern rails and/or lifelines at the stern , I need to add the
Oil in antifreeze hafa adai at 3:55pm 11.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/785 This season I noticed a small amount of oil in the antifreeze in the heat exchanger on my Yanmar JH
Badly Scratched Mast - Repaint or Touchup? Skippie10 at 3:30pm 11.15.14 S2 2/1103 Hi, I have a 1985 S2 9.2 with an "off white" paint on it which - through the years - has become pret
Beneteau 37 triumph250 at 2:34pm 11.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1998 1) any experience w/ companionway, installing doors rather than the stock sliding door that ride
Replace the CNG stove with Propane christod at 10:01am 11.15.14 S2 10/2447 I'm about to purchase a 1980 S29.2C. Would like to replace the stove with propane as the closest CN
Leaving battery's on board in the winter smoothsailing at 9:59am 11.15.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4855 I have 2 Deep Cycle battery's on board hooked up to a 120 W solar panel with a Pulse Width Modulated
Just finished my $20 pvc hand rails (2) kito at 9:24am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 54/8716 I got 2 113" long hand rails out of a 1" thick pvc board I bought at Lowes. It cuts and routes very
What is the largest trailerable sailboat? Mike H. at 8:14am 11.15.14 Trailer Sailors 107/63786 We currently have a nice 36 foot Hunter Vision. Beautiful, comfortable boat. We have had her in a ma
No boats for sale in So Cal Skipper at 6:42am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 30/4833 --Update 11/25-- We're looking at moving back to Orange County, CA. On Yachtworld, there are bu
Catalina 25 mast wiring concheyes2 at 6:14am 11.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3236 I am needing to replace my mast vhf antenna and wire. I will also replace the lighting wires while
Hood SeaFurl 810 LD bearings (1) George Da Porge at 4:31am 11.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/15819 So I am undertaking maintenance on my Hood SeaFurl 810LD, specifically bearing replacement. I've wo
Fishries Supply Seattle, WA hewebb at 4:18am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1466 Have any of you done business with Fisheries Supply in Seattle, WA? I ordered a mast eye from
Butchart Gardens Terry Cox at 8:04pm 11.14.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1286 The Admiral and I have been to the Gardens several times over the years. We find it most enjoyable t
Mac 25 Rudder question (1) Wakulla212 at 6:20pm 11.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3526 Hi, I just bought a 1985 Macgregor 25 which needs a bit of work before I get her into the water. I

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Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Johann at 3:10pm 10.06.23 We have a 34 Hunter - year 2000 with a Dometic air conditioner - VTD12K-410A. Basically, the A/C
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 sailboatracer at 3:10pm 10.06.23 There's a Harken backstay adjuster for sale in the Gear Ads portion of the Classified section on thi
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 2:14pm 10.06.23 If you have a lead keel you do not want to add any protection. One of the very positive features of
Kevlar skid plates? Skipper J at 2:04pm 10.06.23 Well I'd agree except it's a beachable boat, and I may not be in clear water all the time. I don't k
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top dlochner at 12:27pm 10.06.23 Another rite of passage for a sailor, a halyard at the top of the mast. There are two solutions, tak
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 12:22pm 10.06.23 Great ideas! I guess dropping the mast is possible. I have a derrick that could work, but climbing o
Dingy Davits and air floor boats Bob S at 11:52am 10.06.23 Eyes on the transom are step one. Have read many added d-ring lift points inside tubes. That's exa
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top stickinthemud57 at 11:43am 10.06.23 Welcome to the forum! My jib halyard suffered a similar fate while racing this spring. Fortunately
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top rgranger at 11:21am 10.06.23 Climb or drop the mast are the most common ways of dealing with issues at the top of the mast. BUT
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 10:42am 10.06.23 I think "cheap" is the word. From my experience, I remember simple electro/mechanical trips being
Raymarine RL70C..... NYSail at 10:23am 10.06.23
Water in the bilge Crazy Dave Condon at 10:18am 10.06.23 @Kjstanc Companionway cover needs something underneath it to prevent water from pooling on top of i
Dingy Davits and air floor boats danm1 at 10:15am 10.06.23 Eyes on the transom are step one. Have read many added d-ring lift points inside tubes. I used towi
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking kloudie1 at 9:56am 10.06.23 I think "cheap" is the word. A simple bimetallic disk which pulls its points open at a set temperat
Dometic Air Conditioner Not Staying On - then clicking Ralph Johnstone at 9:15am 10.06.23 Yup, that breaker is usually attached to the top of the compressor case .. These are set for some p
Starter switch sporadically engages starter JoeWhite at 9:06am 10.06.23 The Yanmar solenoid is not a simple contact switch, it also drives a lever to engage the pinion gea
Backstay Adjuster for First 41S5 jssailem at 8:36am 10.06.23 Hello... Backstay adjusters are not usually original equipment on most large boats. That is not to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing Davidasailor26 at 7:58am 10.06.23 Rule 22 tells us a boat is capsized when the masthead is in the water. In theory, once you begin to
Racing Rule Question on capsizing DArcy at 7:51am 10.06.23 BTW, you can get the Racing Rules of Sailing here: https://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/WSRRS2021
Damage to Keel jssailem at 7:45am 10.06.23 :plus: with Fast Olsen Like a car door ding. You can talk to the marina, but it may be an empty sol

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