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Wind speed/direction gauges...do you use them? kito at 5:32am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 102/20481 My H30 project boat came with old wind speed and wind direction gauges. The problem is the wiring fr
Dufour 425 Grand Annoying Leak Peoplevalue at 3:42am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2722 Hi All, Me again. On a roll given your advice on the last topic on the twin wheel helm. The o
weld repair at base of mast? jessrads at 10:51pm 08.15.14 Catalina 22 4/1888 Speaking with this c-22 owner who is selling a nice looking '75 in my area, he mentions that the bas
340 - adding a winch or cam cleat for mainsheet? Wallrat at 9:59pm 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4956 I'll start with admitting that this is my first real boat having only owned small multihulls prior t
Caulking Oc 351 cockpit seats sailrj at 8:55pm 08.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1455 We are refinishing the cockpit seats of our 1996 Oceanis 351. In searching the web, the consensus i
If you like spinnakers should be beautiful... Hayden Watson at 8:41pm 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2461 I have entered a photo of a 5-pointed star spinnaker that my wife made for our Catalina into the pho
Window Shades Hale Meakipe at 8:08pm 08.15.14 Catalina 30 2/1485 On recommendation of other owners installed Ship Shades window Shades on our Catalina 30. Installati
Hunter 31 stern rail replacement Mark7604 at 8:01pm 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2155 It was a bad day. I crashed my 1985 Hunter 31 into a docked boats anchor during a swift ebb tide. I
'99 380 Jib Furler Line Size planoron at 7:45pm 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/531 Back again,,,I will be going out next week and need to replace the old furling line for the jib. I
Link 2000/Freedom Question Rick D at 6:42pm 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1258 Just returned from a couple weeks in Catalina Island. While there, I ran the Honda 2000 once a day f
Right of Passage? (2) Roadking Larry at 6:10pm 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1150 Last saturday I had the headboard shackle on my main fail. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b398/
steering h28.5 billandmir at 4:48pm 08.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1015 has anyone refit rudder bearings on a 85 28.5? I am looking for parts or refit parts.Rudder seems lo
H26 First time mast steping Dfisher at 4:11pm 08.15.14 Smaller Boats 5/995 I have gone through the manual a couple of times and done my research on here but have a couple ques
H460 Bow Thruster Brigadoon460 at 3:46pm 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2083 Hello, first off my apologies for throwing this post up as i'm guessing there have been posts on thi
Engine mounts Soaring eagle at 2:54pm 08.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2368 Anyone have any thoughts on replacing motor mounts ??? I have a Yanmar 30GM in a cat 320 . Yanmar
Heat exchanger clamp Tom J at 1:11pm 08.15.14 Catalina 310 8/2466 I had another heat exchanger clamp break. Ordered 2 new clamps from our local Universal distributor
Alternator and tachometer cutting in and out 4arch at 12:47pm 08.15.14 Big Boats 9/5645 I recently unplugged from shore power with batteries full, motored about 5 hours, and dropped the an
Dismasted! (2) KrustyKrab at 11:38am 08.15.14 Smaller Boats 24/3549 Is what happens when you don't use your mast-raising shrouds. Trailer sailors know what I mean. I
Hatchboard bag Canvasback at 11:38am 08.15.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/2745 Hey skippers, curious to know how you stow your hatchboards. All comments much appreciated!
Macgregor Venture 22 Mast needed njbaker at 9:57am 08.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3052 Hello all. I just purchased a 1983 Venture in great shape but...I do not have a mast! Can anyone

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Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 9:30am 08.30.23 I have always heard that Volvo was REALLY proud of their parts but $200 for a small return line?!?!?
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 9:28am 08.30.23 This stuff. 3M Dual Lock tape. https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Reclosable-Fastener-SJ3560-Clear/dp/B07
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? jssailem at 9:23am 08.30.23 I had wrap on my exhaust system when I disassembled my engine. It took a sharp knife that ended up d
Need source for winch parts jviss at 9:20am 08.30.23 Excellent! Thanks for the update.
Replace section of G4 anchor chain jssailem at 9:18am 08.30.23 Win the lottery... Buy a big yacht and hire a Captain and Crew to care of the boat. All the problems
Winterization? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:44am 08.30.23 See the "Winterizing Plumbing" sticky at the top of the Plumbing and Sanitation forum...it's the se
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 8:42am 08.30.23 Sounds like a plan thanks for your comment. Do you have any pictures? Doesn't seem like it should
Refilling Compass - where's the port? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:42am 08.30.23 Refilling is only half the problem. Unless you find and fix the cause, refilling is a futile action.
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40am 08.30.23 Hard to believe that the PHII would still be the top rated manual toilet pump ever since Raritan int
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Ralph Johnstone at 8:38am 08.30.23 Lewmar just confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Incredible stroke
Raritan PHII long term review Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 08.30.23
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks VT Fitz at 8:30am 08.30.23 On the topic of marine lubricants, I just had a rigger down to my boat yesterday to retrieve my main
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 8:25am 08.30.23 How would you describe your pumping action - aggressive or moderate ? Did you lubricate the piston
Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:24am 08.30.23 I installed a couple of ceiling lights in my C30 and fully hid all of the wires. I used a combinat
Catalina 22 bilge care Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 08.30.23 https://people.com/4-people-dog-rescued-moments-before-sinking-boat-capsized-new-jersey-7963345 It
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 8:17am 08.30.23 ust confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Upsizing a connecting link
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 8:06am 08.30.23 A friend had a vinyl winch handle holder that he never installed because he didn't want to drill ho
2001 HUNTER 320 Keith P at 7:57am 08.30.23 Yes!!
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 08.30.23 My boat came with the wrap on the mixing elbow. I attempted to unwrap it once just so I could exami
2001 HUNTER 320 dlochner at 7:20am 08.30.23 Am I correct in assuming that autocorrect got you and Raymor, is really RayMarine?

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