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Maxwell windlass C36MKii hwy1sail at 10:56pm 05.27.14 Big Boats 1/1046 Anyone know where I can find the plastic/fiber tensioner that is located inside the Maxwell Windlass
The Petlowany Principle Brian D at 10:47pm 05.27.14 SSB and Ham Operators 0/6212 Ever hear of Bill Petlowany, K6NO? Neither have I until I stumbled on some web pages while researchi
Inflatable repair njlarry at 9:46pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1177 Unrolled my PVC inflatable recently and discovered two rodent chewed holes, one 3 inch and the other
Important things I learned this weekend davejet at 8:14pm 05.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/733 I learned WestMarine has 2 free stickers required for my 31' Hunter required warnings about garbage
Cal 21 cockpit set up (5) Pcalvin1966 at 7:32pm 05.27.14 Cal 2/4685 Need some help setting up the main/boom on our Cal21. Is this right???
How many Eclipse Owners here? Al Santini at 7:29pm 05.27.14 Com-Pac 6/6950 Hello everyone. I actually just stumbled onto the Com Pac side of the site. I have been on the Pre
Best Practice To Terminate Wiring for Keel Stepped Mast Doug in Lakeview at 6:46pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/3332 What is Best Practice To Terminate Wiring for Keel Stepped Mast? Hi All, Is the following doab
Looking for Main an Jib Sails rlearn at 6:39pm 05.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/746 We have reciently purcased a 1961 rebuilt 15.8 ft Osprey Oday fiberglass sailboat in hope to learn h
apelco 360 fish finder manual mick hodapp at 6:12pm 05.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1965 hello folks, if someone out there has a link on the apelco 360 manual could you please post it for m
Electrics Intermittent on Cat.30 neilcarroll at 6:03pm 05.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1647 Recently on my 1987 Catalina 30 the electrics began to be intermittent. When the radio and NAV were
Ha Ha - not funny kamper at 5:48pm 05.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1634 Not sure if this has been discussed, but I suggest no Baja Ha ha event this year as protest against
New to me 40.7 yachtsman at 4:07pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1090 Any info appreciated. Upgrades etc. Dare I say keel repairs! Still have the Hunter 260 tho. Fan
shift cable on 376 Mark Juetten at 3:59pm 05.27.14 Big Boats 5/1470 I believe it is time to replace my shift cable on our hunter 376 1996 year . I hope someone knows th
New Trailer for the Mariner supercub at 3:49pm 05.27.14 Day Sailers 0/589 My trailer is rusted out, I was thinking about a Venture aluminum bunk trailer, 21 ft in length, 298
bottom Paint John11936 at 3:27pm 05.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/860 Getting ready for new bottom job. Did the sand blast and epoxy barrier coat last time. I plan to pow
Question for the brain trust (2) Phil Herring at 3:00pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2603 These winch covers were new in August of 2013 and have been on the boat one winter. This looks li
Solar vent bedding/sealant Cest La Vie at 2:40pm 05.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 15/3474 I am about to replace an aging Nicro stainless solar vent in my forward hatch. As the proper hole i
Ovens amontem at 2:32pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/979 Does anyone have any places where I might search for oven parts for my 1986 Beneteau First375Electro
Propeller Change amontem at 2:30pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/867 I have a 1986 Beneteau First 375 with a 28 HP Volvo Penta 3 cylinder engine. I wish to change out my
An arctic voyage. (1) lokiii at 2:29pm 05.27.14 Day Sailers 2/1222 What is my wife dressed for on a sunny California day?

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Where are the sea cocks on my 1991 Hunter 28? kappykaplan at 3:24am 04.24.23 Is the boat in the water or on the hard? If the latter, you can walk around the jack stands to see
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power kappykaplan at 2:37am 04.24.23 Bob, does your boat have any AC plugs in the cabin? You might be able to trace your AC circuits tha
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? (1) SailingLoto at 2:09am 04.24.23 P18/starwind 19 I liked mine. As Project_Mayhem stated earlier, they get tossed around a bit, but s
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (1) skunther at 12:16am 04.24.23
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... NYSail at 11:58pm 04.23.23 Before you do anything you might want to give Jabsco tech support a call. This might be a known is
Need help to recognize a part (1) NYSail at 9:25pm 04.23.23
Towing a Portland Pudgy? (1) jssailem at 8:55pm 04.23.23
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power jssailem at 8:45pm 04.23.23 I do not know. I would start trying to track it. Follow the wires. The ones from the plug or the one
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 8:36pm 04.23.23 Sure. My old coupler was rusted onto the shaft. After inspection of the stuffing box the shaft was
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Noodat Lady at 8:28pm 04.23.23 Still hoping for a Seaward owner to reply. I am sure that my wiring is OEM. I'd like to think that
Anti seize on coupler set screws? skunther at 8:01pm 04.23.23
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power (1) jssailem at 7:57pm 04.23.23 I comprehend. Boat yoga is not for everyone. They say if you need help with a computer ask a kid. Ma
Problems with early 310s rpwillia at 7:29pm 04.23.23 This is for the Universal (Kubota engine). I understand later models have Yanmars. The way I underst
Towing a Portland Pudgy? Kings Gambit at 7:24pm 04.23.23 Wouldn't the Zodiac cause a lot more drag, slowing the boat substantially? My current 8'3" slat-bot
Towing a Portland Pudgy? SailorElliot at 7:18pm 04.23.23 So, the question as always, do you wish a dinghy or a life raft? An inflatable dinghy does not have
Towing a Portland Pudgy? Kings Gambit at 6:49pm 04.23.23 So, the question as always, do you wish a dinghy or a life raft? An inflatable dinghy does not have
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? rpwillia at 6:47pm 04.23.23
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? rpwillia at 6:33pm 04.23.23 If you don't have an AP you will miss it. Invaluable for freeing your hands. And jaysweet is right,
Problems with early 310s Ralph Johnstone at 6:32pm 04.23.23 The things I can remember is they used 1. Crappy plastic damping plate 2. Crappy transmission 3. He
Problems with early 310s rpwillia at 6:24pm 04.23.23 The things I can remember is they used 1. Crappy plastic damping plate 2. Crappy transmission 3. Hea

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