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Neat little volt meter gadget (2) Skipper at 8:45am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2427 I love gadgets. However, I resist with all my might the temptation to put useless junk on the boat.
jib block retaining screws sailorsteve1 at 8:11am 06.21.14 Smaller Boats 1/600 had a little problem sailing my capri 18 yesterday. i went to adjust the jib sheet block on the port
Need Help with Long Range WiFi Setup Bowedtoothdoc at 6:39am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1611 Does anyone have experience setting up a Microtik Groove 52HPN? I recently purchased one and an ante
ST-50 wind vane problem almost perfect 2 at 6:30am 06.21.14 Bigger Boats 3/970 I have a 1988 272LE with an autohelm/ray marine ST-50 mast mounted wind vane transducer Z135 is # o
bilge water wdancer at 6:15am 06.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/762 I have a hunter legend 1990 35.5 recently I have been having more than the little water accumulat
Bayfield,WI area sailors? Deal on NEW '14 Honda 2.3hp 20"leg Stephan at 5:07am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/138 Hello Sailors in northern Wisconsin area. I have a Customer in Bayfield, WI who mistakenly ordered
Do you know what this is and how it's used? (2) BobStor at 12:28am 06.21.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1726 Attached (I hope?) are two photos of one of six copies of a kind of fitting that I have found in a 1
1st sail on the "new" boat (3) Roadking Larry at 9:02pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/916 Finally got the "new" boat out on the lake this afternoon. Motored out of the marina and on to a lak
Transporting Hunter 310 Tim22 at 8:14pm 06.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2731 I am closing in on buying a Hunter 310 and, if successful, will need to transport it about 500 miles
Access panel to stanchion and chain plate JHS at 6:51pm 06.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/813 Dumb woman question, but how do you remove this panel. There are white covered round raised button-
New genoa doesn't fit luff extrusion slowtype at 6:04pm 06.20.14 Catalina 22 13/1812 I bought a new genoa over the winter for this season. YEAH! just tried to hoist it, and I cant ge
What is used to seal between the hull and cockpit seam (1) bluesman at 5:02pm 06.20.14 Day Sailers 4/1647 I bought a new (used boat and I am wondering what is the material that is used to seal between the h
Very Strange Electrical Hazard/Problem rgranger at 4:23pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 56/4423 Hey All I got a weird one. So I'm prepping my boat for a trip starting June 30. Got the outboard
Widgeon Seats terry_buda at 4:07pm 06.20.14 Day Sailers 3/2133 I have a Widgeon which is missing the removable "Teak Seats" (actually mahogany, I'm told). I c
Replaced GPS receiver battery tchastain at 3:23pm 06.20.14 Big Boats 3/1018 My gps was beginning to take several minutes to find the boat position. New raystar 130 was $294 pl
Electrical terminals colinhulse at 2:26pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/915 A small pack of ring terminals (4 in a clear pack) manufactured by Ancor can run 5 bucks. Jamison di
376 lifeline size Phil Herring at 2:24pm 06.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/681 Anybody with a 376 replace their lifelines recently? Trying to get a confirmation of the wire and s
LeFiell boom extrusion L-104 centerline at 12:53pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1393 I want to add on to the length of my boom.... we have concluded that adding to the boom will be more
Rudder Post Shims benfirst at 11:45am 06.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/726 Does anyone know of the best material to use to shim the rudder post at the lower berring?
Sail Cleaner Chief RA at 11:30am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/989 I used the Sailbrite product and basically wasted my time. Mildew didn't come out as advertised and

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Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater dlochner at 5:31am 07.22.23 The T and P valve on your tank is there to keep the tank from blowing up not the plumbing. There sho
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water Monheganlover at 5:26am 07.22.23 Thanks for the suggestions!
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) thinwater at 5:25am 07.22.23 Understood that masthead is a power vessel definition and not a "top of mast" thing. I didn't know
"Portable" Anchor Light? Rick486 at 3:07am 07.22.23 @Rick486 and @dlochner how and where do you mount these? The light is very small in weight (didn't
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 12:44am 07.22.23
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help jonelli at 12:39am 07.22.23 My old one was probably never rebuilt. The seals and carbon bearing were really stuck in there. The
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 07.21.23 Have you checked your HBW-50 to see if it can be rebuilt? If you have access to a small benchtop pr
Papillon Summer Solo cruise. Hayden Watson at 11:30pm 07.21.23
Ignition panel replacement Richard19068 at 9:33pm 07.21.23 Or should I get a piece of plexiglass and cut the appropriate holes in it and fabricate my own mou
"Portable" Anchor Light? Richard19068 at 9:30pm 07.21.23 The answer to your question is spelled out in the annex to COLREGS. A certain number of degrees of
Windows Hello Below at 9:28pm 07.21.23 Both Portside and Starboard side windows have cracked. Is there somewhere I can get replacements?
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 07.21.23 Use a bottle of the sealant you put inside of it and roll it around. It works really well. Same conc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable rgranger at 7:18pm 07.21.23 My tubes have a target pressure of 3.8 psi, and I would be very hesitant to go much higher in fear
Vent Hose Project_Mayhem at 6:57pm 07.21.23 Thanks everyone! It looks like the most economical route for this will be to acquire it locally sinc
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable shemandr at 6:42pm 07.21.23 I was surprised to learn of the relative low pressure in the tubes. Maybe only a few lbs/inch. So
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice isaksp00 at 6:14pm 07.21.23 I'd consider using your main halyard attached to one of the bow cleats and then tightened enough to
Winterizing Air Conditioner While in the Water SycloneDriver at 6:00pm 07.21.23 If you pop off a cooling water hose at the lowest point and shut the thruhull, all the water in the
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help (1) RitSim at 5:40pm 07.21.23 If the scratch is deep enough, the seal may not fully block the oil or water side. Since this is no
"Portable" Anchor Light? thinwater at 5:04pm 07.21.23 Okay, here is over thinking for you! "... (b) A vessel of less than 50 meters in length may exhibi

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