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Navico base y knot at 7:11pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 0/703 Where can I buy a petistal base for a Navico 4000
Anyone know where to find a single alcohol stove for cheap? Hooks at 7:01pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 5/1051 Need to replace the wood around my sink and wondering if it's worth my while to install a small stov
Bottom Paint Upper Chesapeake, Md mytime at 6:58pm 11.06.14 Catalina 30 5/1418 Our new to us Catalina 30 needs a new coat of bottom paint. It came from Toms River, NJ and they inc
Cyclades 50 BillKlarer at 4:35pm 11.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1034 I am looking at a 2008 Beneteau Cyclades 50 and would like to know if there are any design or perfo
37 cutter frankies56 at 4:19pm 11.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/829 anybody have any input on what the right size ac should be for my 37 cutter, I had a 16,000 btu but
Mast raising wander22 at 4:13pm 11.06.14 Day Sailers 6/2149 I just bought my first sailboat. An ODay 22 1980. I have no idea of how to raise the mast or where a
Quick Release Wheel Nut Dave Groshong at 3:31pm 11.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/777 Any B361 owners out there that can tell me what brand of pedestal you have? Lewmar? Edson wheel nu
What do you leave on board over the Winter (Northern Climate Mark48 at 3:22pm 11.06.14 Big Boats 14/1998 Just curious as to what people leave on board while on the hard in norther climates. I have bagged
Pump Theory wufibugs at 1:48pm 11.06.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2176 I was thinking of relocating my fresh water pump and was wondering whether it makes any difference
Gauge trouble Yellowjeepman at 12:11pm 11.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/687 Hoping someone with an answer out there. I purchased a 1984 O'Day 34 back in May. We have only had a
LED Lighting Terry Cox at 11:12am 11.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2984 Awhile ago Main Sail recommended Marine Beam as a quality supplier of LED lights for the marine envi
460 Staysail Sheet routing hosemandc at 10:33am 11.06.14 Big Boats 2/1136 I have a 2000 Hunter 460 with the staysail option. I cant figure out how to route the sheets to fly
Swing Keel Rope Replacement Seahorse24 at 9:10am 11.06.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4692 I am interested in finding photos of the swing keel on a Yankee Seahorse 24. My son and I are restor
Pics burnswelds at 4:56am 11.06.14 Catalina 30 12/1609 Good morning, how do I share pics on this site? Kind regards , Shannon
Rudder (3) stvnm at 6:54pm 11.05.14 Smaller Boats 5/884 I am trying to make sense of this 1987 H23 i bought recently from an older gentleman who kept in a y
water pump hose routing on m2-12 engine fastmover at 4:44pm 11.05.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1490 I just replaced my sherwood raw water engine pump with the oberdorfer n202m16. It mated up to the en
Recutting a genoa scupper at 4:39pm 11.05.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/13000 I just bough a new 135% genoa, for very cheap considering it never has been taken out of the bag, it
wall boat stabilizer AtomicPhil at 3:26pm 11.05.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1159 hey guys, new to the site, and a newbie to sailing. got a question to ask, if anyone here knows how
oday 27 shaft strut... mquin25 at 1:52pm 11.05.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/984 I bought a 1977 Oday 27.. with a Atomic 4, the shaft strut appears to be broken... has anyone replac
Raw Water System Hoses Windborne at 1:51pm 11.05.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/2440 Greetings - Looking for advice on hoses for my raw water system. It appears I have two kinds of hose

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Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 4:02pm 09.16.23 Depends on how you do the edge hems. Two hems in a corner will get you 6 layers of fabric if the he
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 4:02pm 09.16.23 Bimini projects are difficult; definitely a learning curve and an art. Yes, indeed. Sometimes we
Sewing Cushions and Bimini dlochner at 4:01pm 09.16.23 Thinking about my bimini and dodger I can't imagine anywhere where there are eight layers of fabric
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 Mousam 4.6 at 3:55pm 09.16.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. jviss at 3:46pm 09.16.23 Rodkicker is Selden's name for a rigid boom vang. I researched rigid boom vangs a while ago as my o
7.3 Gooseneck assembly replacement mtb369 at 3:21pm 09.16.23 According to that "S2 History & Referral Information" letter I've found online, it looks like the S2
Sewing Cushions and Bimini BigEasy at 3:12pm 09.16.23 Purchased a Sailrite machine many years ago. Made new sail cover, binnacle cover, hatch covers, etc
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Rich Stidger at 3:04pm 09.16.23 It seems to me that I read somewhere that the bulk of the heat generated in the alternator was from
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:00pm 09.16.23 Try a 33 second video on you tube. There is some information on Harbormoor.com too which you can s
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 2:54pm 09.16.23 The small Singer sewing machine you have will struggle I don't think he said his singer was small,
Macerator "stalling out" Sailor Sue at 2:29pm 09.16.23 Look for a big slotted screw on the ends of your macerator. If you find one stick a big screwdriver
Third Reefing Point Crazy Dave Condon at 2:28pm 09.16.23 @patbratton Do you have a solid boom kicker that works as a boom vang and holds the boom up in l
Sewing Cushions and Bimini fred1diver at 2:05pm 09.16.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? jviss at 2:02pm 09.16.23 There are liquid cooled alternators on eBay. Here's a 150A one for $265: Alternator Bo 12v 150 Amp
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 1:56pm 09.16.23 I started with a 50s Singer machine making simple covers to see if I had any sewing skills. I enjoye
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 09.16.23 The biggest problem is the temperature inside your engine compartment. Technically speaking, I'd say
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat ...3TacksontheWater at 1:43pm 09.16.23 Thank you both LakeShark and morbidfollower. I've inserted the picture of the new switch panel benea
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 1:33pm 09.16.23 When the alternator is off, it will cool down to about 160-170 which is about the engine space temp
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 1:16pm 09.16.23 The engine compartment should be about the same temperature as the engines operating temperature. T
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 1:14pm 09.16.23 The biggest problem is the temperature inside your engine compartment. Technically speaking, I'd s

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