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#580 for sale, massachusetts upslims at 5:22pm 09.14.14 Catalina 22 0/7 Hi all Well with a heavy heart I'm selling my 22'. It's been a great boat but I found a deal I cou
SHURflo 5.7 water pump Pat T at 5:11pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 1/775 My shurflo smart sensor 5.7 developed a problem recently due to a leak and the pump was running dry
Topping lift ? slowdog at 4:50pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3388 I would like to see some pictures of how your topping lift gos on the boom . Can you still use the r
Bene 473 single handed snadd1s at 4:34pm 09.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6288 Hi, unfortunately it seems that i have to sail my new baby short / singlehanded for some time. Any
Oday 23-2 mast slot question itsjojo at 3:42pm 09.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1161 Another newbie question.... I have my 1977 23-2 sailing well now after many repairs in the past 12
Oday 23-2 mast slot question itsjojo at 3:02pm 09.14.14 Smaller Boats 0/488 sorry wrong forum
Wet core higgs at 3:00pm 09.14.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3125 A cabin top deck fitting was leaking and I did not know until the headliner started dripping. Botto
Permanently raised Pop Top jbvalya at 12:16pm 09.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 29/6388 I am in the process of buying a C25, standard rig, fixed keel boat. I am 6'-1" in height. Has an
Fog!!! Don Guillette at 10:08am 09.14.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/5268 I've only sailed in fog on 2 occasions and I didn't like either of them. The first was a race in Lon
Autopilot problem zrod at 8:03am 09.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1175 Hi, Today i noticed a new problem on the autopilot of my hunter 340 -1999. I could hear a strange
tack line for spinnaker... (1) jaycrawford97 at 7:46am 09.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1363 Using spinnaker from BWY last couple of days. Want to modify a few things. First off, what is line
Broken Rudder (1) weedstomper at 7:39am 09.14.14 Smaller Boats 10/2104 I was sailing my Hunter 260 (wing keel version) under 20+ knots and my rudder snapped at the head.
Out haul 7.3 (2) StanFM at 7:17am 09.14.14 S2 0/768 One of owners here wanted pics of the outhaul setup on a 7.3 so here are a couple shots. The cable
davit arch for bigger hunters (1) Navicula at 6:30am 09.14.14 Big Boats 9/1994 I just did a dry fit test of this arch that I started, I was getting worried about the fit from the
info on H 26 trailer only Crazy Dave Condon at 5:23am 09.14.14 Smaller Boats 2/618 I am working with a H26 owner who sent me photos of the hull dented in by the bunk boards. My resp
Alignment of keel, rudder and prop skeg on Oceanis 34? Softlad at 1:50am 09.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2386 With an Oceanis 34 out on the hard-standing, I happened to look down the length of the boat and noti
Replace shift/throttle cables Clydo at 7:11pm 09.13.14 Catalina 310 1/1096 Had a guy look at my shift/throttle cable replacement project today. After remove compass etc., an
autopilot GrampaArt at 7:02pm 09.13.14 Ask All Sailors 1/911 I'm looking for an autopilot for my S2-8.6'wheel steering. The Raymarine AV-100 seems to be the only
Catalina 30 Aft of nav station starboard dead space windcat at 5:14pm 09.13.14 Catalina 30 8/2886 I have a question about the hollow area to the right of the Nav station along the hull. This seem
Technautics CoolBlue Compressor location windcat at 4:22pm 09.13.14 Catalina 30 1/1120 We bought a "CoolBlue" refrigeration unit at the Seattle Boat Show about 3 years ago. We are finall

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AC Refrigerator and loading kappykaplan at 2:31am 07.19.23 Are you sure the fridge is AC only?
Clean main sail cover kappykaplan at 1:55am 07.19.23 The items get cleaned, then dried, then sprayed, then air-dry. Truth be told, my sail loft does thi
Winch handle safe use Hayden Watson at 11:01pm 07.18.23 I would really like to see a documented case of a winch freely spinnin while under load without the
Clean main sail cover zinahewitt at 9:56pm 07.18.23 I treat my dodger and bimini with 3M 303 every year. So for 303 You take it home, you spray it , Y
Clean main sail cover (1) zinahewitt at 9:52pm 07.18.23 Sunbrella is usually matte, and looks like canvas, showing the threads on both sides. This seems to
Need Help with my Spaghetti! jssailem at 9:28pm 07.18.23 Old boat's electrical were not always properly color coded as they are now. A thick black wire goin
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 catalinasailing at 9:15pm 07.18.23 I have ran a ground and the issue came up after the boat ran a ground and pulled by harbor master ve
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Richard19068 at 9:10pm 07.18.23
Crack in the bilge where mast meets bottom hull - Catalina 320 jssailem at 9:09pm 07.18.23 the following is My opinion based on the images and the statements made. The cracks like that on a
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. BTC1984 at 8:41pm 07.18.23 Look for a hose running from the top of the waste holding tank to a vent somewhere on the boat. Min
Winch handle safe use TimFromLI at 8:39pm 07.18.23 Perhaps. It would be interesting to see how that handle would behave if a pawl gave way and set the
Need Help with my Spaghetti! dlochner at 8:07pm 07.18.23 The DC- (DC does not have a ground) ends up at a connection point on the engine, typically around th
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? WayneH at 7:59pm 07.18.23 I have three in a locker on my boat and one of them popped sometime in the last year. Not sure when
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs ggrizzard at 7:07pm 07.18.23 "Dual Contact"! One for the red (hot) wire contact, one for the black (or yellow) wire (ground) cont
Life vest inflated while stored on boat. Common? rgranger at 7:03pm 07.18.23 I had three inflate when i didn't want them too... but it had nothing to do with the mechanism and e
Smoking St. Louis Ribs rgranger at 6:58pm 07.18.23 I need to get one of those eggs.... I keep looking for them on offer up and FB market place.
Need Help with my Spaghetti! Joe at 6:20pm 07.18.23 When anyone says "THICK BLACK WIRE" to battery and the same to the engine.... I can't assign any va
Against the wind - in the docks Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 07.18.23
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? Rick D at 5:50pm 07.18.23 I think you are doing a good job of eliminating most of the common sources. FWIW, I had the same iss
Against the wind - in the docks PaulK at 5:13pm 07.18.23 How does that work with a 20 mph wind pushing the boat into the dock? If the boat is held by the s

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