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My first post. Will work for parts?!? Tumororlater at 6:13am 10.27.14 Big Boats 7/1029 Have a 1994 40.5 and the stbd spring line chalk broke. At first I thought I would have to replace th
Bearing Buddy master cylinder system kit . sailersteve at 5:44am 10.27.14 Trailer Sailors 13/1811 I have a Bearing Buddy Axle W / Drum brakes on my sailboat trailer . I have a 24ft Windrose by Lagun
Winter covering for H26 Fred at 5:38am 10.27.14 Smaller Boats 17/1608 This will be the first winter that I will be preparing my H26 for outside storage. I am located in a
Wayfarer Mark I GRP Questions DHaranSailor at 9:00pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 28/7915 Hello! I have been searching for some information on the Wayfarer Mark I GRP model of boat. I
Anchor Windlass for a C&C29 mk 2 sycalabar at 8:59pm 10.26.14 C&C 14/4103 Just downsizing from a Bristol 41 to a CC29 Mk. 2 . We are in search of an Anchor Windlass for the l
1994 40.5 Pedestal cableway leak charris at 8:43pm 10.26.14 Big Boats 7/962 Hello all, when it rains hard, my Bimini will leak. Then water drips down onto my pedestal/table uni
How to clean my aluminum mast and sails ELLIOT at 8:32pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3050 I BECAME THE PROUD OWNER OF A MID 1980's JY 14 , I HAVE RESTORED THE HULL , AND NOW AM GOING TO TACK
Wear & Tear Hunter 49 done hrs & miles Screen Saver at 7:49pm 10.26.14 Big Boats 2/1000 I am looking for any Hunter 49 Owners who has used there yacht considerably. By this I mean in the o
Raw Water Strainers Deleted member 117556 at 7:42pm 10.26.14 Catalina 310 6/1784 Hello All, I am having trouble locating where the raw water strainer is for my engine. It is a fres
23 anchor locker drain hole sealant rogjack2 at 6:50pm 10.26.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2020 Does anyone know exactly what flexible "sealant" was used to "seal" the anchor locker drain hose a
sails CCrane2299 at 6:37pm 10.26.14 Catalina 22 62/5840 I need an education. My main is baggy enough to store things in while sailing. It is a factory sail
Heading South Tim R. at 6:11pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 20/2612 We have completed our summer cruise of Nova Scotia and Maine. On Saturday we left Potland to start
Lock bolt (1) slowdog at 6:09pm 10.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1057 81530.vB can't get to the back side of the lock bolt time for the hole saw ?
Our hot water is too hot !?! SVEnchantress at 5:17pm 10.26.14 Pearson 7/2070 Sailed our new to us 303 up from Melbourne to Titusville this past weekend. Due to the winds, it was
Oceanis fridge tube Davidasailor26 at 5:12pm 10.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/711 Our Oceanis 37 refrigerator has a small tube (maybe 1/4" diameter) from a pan under the freezer to o
loose steering linkage + rudders Macgregor 26M 2006 JMConnery at 4:59pm 10.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1983 My 2006 Macgregor 26M has a loose steering linkage which has way too much play. Also the rudders ar
available: early model oday 22 sliding companionway hatch MikeInMaine at 4:45pm 10.26.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/6790 had to dispose of my old oday 22 and the companionway hatch is solid. Anyone want it? MikeInMain
Wanderer 30 swing keel, locking?? SailorTom at 4:23pm 10.26.14 Pearson 4/2576 I'm interested in getting a swing keel boat about 30ft LOA and the Pearson Wanderer 30 is very inter
Battened headsail cstonedent at 4:13pm 10.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1910 My wife and I have a 02 B311 with original sails so getting ready to replace. Since our 116% headsai
H380 enclosure Capn D at 3:32pm 10.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/770 We have a 2000 H380 with the steel arch. Anyone have an enclosure for that style (386 should be clos

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Fabric for boom tent? (1) JamesG161 at 5:50pm 08.20.23 We used bungie cords on this one.
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:48pm 08.20.23 The one I'm putting back in is a BMW bd7 which is a six to seven max horsepower motor. Starting b
Fabric for boom tent? SFS at 5:18pm 08.20.23 We had a rule that nothing came on the boat that wouldn't serve at least two purposes. So we used ex
H49/50 battery replacement artboas at 5:03pm 08.20.23 To the issue of off-gassing, there are two causes of this - bad charger/charging or bad battery cel
Advice for a Solo Sailor? BarryL at 4:59pm 08.20.23 Hi, Good for you and enjoy the cruise. I always find myself very tired after a day of sailing. I d
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Davidasailor26 at 4:49pm 08.20.23 I can try that. I don't have a failed breaker at the moment, but I may be changing a couple due to
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Rich Stidger at 4:44pm 08.20.23 @Rich Stidger , did you ever download a copy of Faststone Image Viewer ? I forgot to mention that
Expectations from solar SycloneDriver at 4:27pm 08.20.23 Why would you need one for each panel? The MPPT works more efficiently with one per panel, if ther
Wema tank level sender JoeWhite at 3:43pm 08.20.23 Good detective work, Screen Saver. I use this sender on my diesel fuel tank. No problem yet after 10
Hunter 23 Keel shemandr at 3:37pm 08.20.23 I think that is a swing keel housed in a keel enclosure. My clue is the pivot pin. Keels serve two
Hunter 23 Keel isaksp00 at 3:21pm 08.20.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/hunter-23-swing-keel-version-not-the-wing-keel-version.180
Hunter 23 Keel isaksp00 at 3:18pm 08.20.23 That isn't like my '91 H23, which has a cast iron winged keel. If you can swing down the white foil
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 3:18pm 08.20.23 You used incorrect numbers to prove you are right... What is needed is to use correct numbers to s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 3:04pm 08.20.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 3:01pm 08.20.23 Well, first leg of a solo cruise a big success. Admittedly it was a short leg - my home port of We
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 3:00pm 08.20.23 No, just remove the mounting screws on the front of the panel and the breaker should tip out the ba
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Johnb at 2:57pm 08.20.23 Yep, an oversight, while the numbers I used ended up being incorrect the basic premise is the same.
Hunter 23 Keel Davidasailor26 at 2:44pm 08.20.23 Seems like the kind of thing @Crazy Dave Condon would know.
Wema tank level sender ggrizzard at 2:43pm 08.20.23 Oooh, good question. Hope someone has.
Finding a trailer in California Kings Gambit at 2:07pm 08.20.23 You might be able to transport the boat there from SF for near enough the cost of buying/building a

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