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Java - update for September (1) Jim Seamans at 1:40pm 09.18.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1436 Update for September How does one start with great news all around. I've just finished my 8th c
oil pressure jso at 12:28pm 09.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1457 sent in error
240 Table Support entmejia at 11:59am 09.18.14 Smaller Boats 1/635 Quick Question: Does anyone know where I can purchase a Hunter 240 table leg or alternatively, have
Need Yanmar exhaust elbow DevlinMike at 10:48am 09.18.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/2534 I am searching for Yanmar part #129171-13550, a mixing elbow for a 3JH2-TE. I thought the hard part
8.6 prop shaft strut AZ sailor at 9:55am 09.18.14 S2 2/1043 Need to replace the prop shaft strut on my 8.6, and would like to identify ' order the replacement b
Confusion about what Oberdorfer Pump to Use 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:45am 09.18.14 Catalina 310 40/10671 I was reading the article about replacing the Sherwood with the Oberdorfer Pump. Within the topic t
Hilarious Trailer Video KrustyKrab at 9:20am 09.18.14 Trailer Sailors 20/3673 Not a sailboat, but you have to see this. Now I know how to replace the bunk carpet on my 23.5 :D.
Keel Removal and renovation sofaboy at 9:09am 09.18.14 Catalina 22 6/1716 Hi to all my sailing friends across the pond. This is my first post as I am now the proud owner of a
Bilge Pump Fuse smoothsailing at 8:26am 09.18.14 Big Boats 2/1109 I have a 1997 Hunter 340. The bilge fuse is located on the battery selector switch panel along wit
trailer hop wingnut/boston at 7:23am 09.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1382 i put my boat on a mooring in winthrop and bring the trailor home to s.nh for the season but with ou
Bavaria 47 2000 chart table? nigelmercier at 7:07am 09.18.14 Bavaria 0/5124 My Bavaria 47 was built in 2000. Has anyone got the same model? I need the following chart table
quality of Beneteau interior wood Richard Olden at 6:06am 09.18.14 Ask All Sailors 10/5164 Can someone give me the truth on the quality of the interior wood used in Beneteaus? I have been led
Leisure Sail By Forespar - Boom furling system Rich Stidger at 5:50am 09.18.14 Ask All Sailors 8/6776 I'm looking for likes/dislikes about this system. Most new sailboats have in-mast furling for the m
The 2 best days in a boaters life..... (1) Tally Ho at 8:02pm 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1664 And I had them both in the last 30 days! I bought my first boat 4 years ago. In my search, I foun
New Mack Pack? Tally Ho at 7:41pm 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 7/3658 Any sailors out there with a bolt rope mail sail install a Mack Pack recently? My new-to-me O'Day 3
keel type pilot3503 at 7:08pm 09.17.14 Catalina 22 15/2084 I purchased a Catalina 22 last year at my club, great sailing boat. There has been some discussion o
O'day 28 Shoal Draft Swing Keel line tcwaltz at 6:12pm 09.17.14 Bigger Boats 1/1567 Anyone had any experience with replacing this or what it looked like originally. Mines always been
H326 Engine compartment cover Ken13559 at 5:38pm 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/593 My engine compartment cover opens, tilting forward with hinges at bottom. I'm thinking of putting a
Remove holding tank sender AMYWEST2 at 5:14pm 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/938 Hunter 340, 2001 model Need to replace holding tank sender but unable to remove sender from tank.
Victron Batt. Monitor - design flaw? syoun10 at 4:53pm 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2702 I'm using a Victron battery monitor and can't anymore imagine trying to get by without it! Howeve

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Rub Rail Help dennisv at 5:10pm 08.13.23 Thanks everyone for your replys. I was thinking of the rubber mallet approach myself. THe boat wa
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 5:00pm 08.13.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? heritage at 4:44pm 08.13.23 Thank you for your reply. It was these numbers that I was looking for. Might I ask what year your h
Weather vane (1) WI Rigger at 4:37pm 08.13.23 Here it is on my deck before mounting it on the mast
I need a good chili recipe... (1) jviss at 4:29pm 08.13.23 218787 April 13, 2016.
I need a good chili recipe... kappykaplan at 4:25pm 08.13.23 I had my first one in Ireland in Cork in 2016, I think. That's the BEST place to have a Guinness!
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 4:14pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 4:10pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 4:07pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac
I need a good chili recipe... Tally Ho at 4:06pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack Stu Jackson at 4:03pm 08.13.23 I'm only interested in the main halyard winch, and not so much for 'strength,' but for expeditiousn
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Tally Ho at 3:57pm 08.13.23
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:32pm 08.13.23 We use the eWincher to raise the main sail, hoist the dinghy on deck. Raise and lower the outboard
Weather vane dlochner at 3:28pm 08.13.23 How does it point? Do you have a photo?
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 3:26pm 08.13.23 Ha, ha, that's a good way of looking at it. I'm only interested in the main halyard winch, and not
Looking at a c22 need advise ambler at 3:19pm 08.13.23 Having the sandblasters is nice. I got a small cheap one and it took forever. I went at my keel firs
Rechargeable jviss at 3:16pm 08.13.23 I assume you mean "reliable?" I recommend against an electric pump. A good foot pump works great a
Sailing post heart attack jviss at 3:05pm 08.13.23 The eWincher works on all 5 of my winches, that's $400 for 5 electric winches. Or I could go with 5
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? jviss at 3:02pm 08.13.23 It's hard to believe that a 51 year old sail is still serviceable! But if it is, good for you! S
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:01pm 08.13.23 The answer to question 3 is actually Maybe. Is the water clean or dirty? If it's dirty, the answer

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