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Battery Charger Question rgranger at 7:49am 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1195 Hey All I have a question about battery chargers. I was poking around the boat yesterday with my
how do I replace centerboard pendant bellnier at 7:48am 06.16.14 Day Sailers 5/1765
Water Ballast Washer! rbarnard at 7:35am 06.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/848 Can someone please help me locate a replacement 3'' rubber washer at the bottom of the ballast syste
Anchor Chain Size for Oday 28? (4) Euphoria2011 at 6:51am 06.16.14 Bigger Boats 2/917 Hello, i was brushing up on anchoring gear and took a closer look at my setup and have determined th
Father's Day Disaster vincent wesner at 6:31am 06.16.14 Day Sailers 2/1114 :cry: Father's Day Weekend. Saturday, June 15th. Grandpa ("new" Sprite owner), son and grandson. A s
1980 H27 product suggestons for deck paint txmilke at 6:28am 06.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1195 Hi All, Has anyone tried to match the color on the original gray (I think) deck paint on the non-ski
cushion cleaning flasailor at 6:27am 06.16.14 Big Boats 8/1171 I recently purchased an 86 h34 which has the blue cushions I have seen on most h34's. They are not
Losing Coolant: advice requested. edguy3 at 6:12am 06.16.14 Big Boats 15/1824 Here's the situation on my 4JH2E in my Hunter 40.5: Last season: Broke V belt, twice, overhe
Masthead lightbulb type - 192 Vrotate at 5:32am 06.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/689 I have a 1986 192. The masthead light is the original. Anyone have a guess as to what type of bulb
Raw Water Intake Ball Valve won't close! bigbrownpilot at 4:45am 06.16.14 Big Boats 12/5297 Last time we were motoring out in our 2002 Hunter 380, we were running the Yanmar at around 3200 RPM
Sail cover sailnoproblem at 4:35am 06.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1236 Time to replace my main sail cover. I live on the Jersey shore and want to know of any local sail/ca
Capri 18 Transducer NewbieOwner18 at 2:14am 06.16.14 Smaller Boats 2/2223 I'm a new owner of a 1991 Capri 18 and would like to install a depth sounder. I don't want to add a
L25-V - Lead bulging into cockpit Mik at 9:51pm 06.15.14 Lancer 5/2190 Hello I have agreed to purchase a very nice Lancer 25-V sailboat. After cleaning out all the "st
crack in the bilge under the transmission (1) windcat at 8:53pm 06.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1176 :eek:This is what we found after pulling the Atomic 4 and scrubbing the bilge. Is this crack somethi
cutter rig for Hunter 40.5 Dad21fjggh at 8:48pm 06.15.14 Big Boats 9/2016 I am in the process of purchasing a '94 hunter legend 40.5, and was wondering if anyone has tried to
23.5 mast pin mmhamer at 7:51pm 06.15.14 Smaller Boats 5/981 Thx for the feedback on my 23.5 interior light issue. Now I have another question. I am missing th
H466 Headsail Lyle7358 at 7:06pm 06.15.14 Big Boats 1/647 I'm looking for a recommendation regarding purchasing a new roller furling headsail for my 2002 H466
Source for bumper for H36 (3) Al Miller at 6:10pm 06.15.14 Big Boats 3/727 The 356 36 models used a plastic bumper on the swim step to hold the cockpit piece that folds down.
84 First 42 Rudder Shaft Mitch Witt at 6:04pm 06.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/875 My 1984 First 42 (built in France) has a 4" did sold rudder stock. I want to drop the rudder in
Reefing a C30 drazlou at 5:15pm 06.15.14 Catalina 30 7/1781 I was out today and the wind piped up so I thought I'd practice reefing. My C30 came with single lin

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New owner! dizo514 at 7:05am 08.02.23 Mamaroneck Yacht Club by any chance? Close! Mooring in Mamaroneck harbor. Should be in the water
Applying Cetol question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:59am 08.02.23 I used Cetol on my boats. If you want Cetol to look like varnish, sand, prep and apply the same a
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure pcharn01 at 6:53am 08.02.23
New owner! jviss at 6:19am 08.02.23
VHF Handheld JBP-PA at 6:00am 08.02.23 If you know an electronics gearhead, you could get them to replace the batteries in your beloved Uni
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Rick486 at 5:57am 08.02.23 Currently researching some possible options for my first boat, one of which is the Pearson Ensign.
VHF Handheld dlochner at 5:57am 08.02.23 Take a look at the Standard Horizon HX210. SH has a good reputation for quality. The radio will floa
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 08.02.23 post a photo of your setup. :plus:
New owner! dizo514 at 5:34am 08.02.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 5:20am 08.02.23 The DM doesn't have an NMEA183 output. The only thing I can imagine is a microcontroller connected
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? shemandr at 4:43am 08.02.23 The Ensign sails surprisingly well. It is forgiving - a sailing school on Block Island used them as
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place sailme88 at 3:44am 08.02.23 Sorry, my bad.. The owner who bought the boat from me was shown the repair. To date (8yrs later)
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? FastOlson at 11:10pm 08.01.23 For the use and service you need, better find a well maintained later model Catalina 25, or somethin
Weird electrical issue FastOlson at 11:05pm 08.01.23 We recently installed a new forced air diesel furnace. I did not want the work/expense of installing
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (4) jssailem at 10:28pm 08.01.23
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location nramsey at 9:41pm 08.01.23 I think that, with a little thought, they could have installed it without notching the propane locke
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:40pm 08.01.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) Khaos13 at 8:38pm 08.01.23 Wow, I'm way late on this thread but I found it while researching my own issues. I have a CD 30 with
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 7:24pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 7:18pm 08.01.23 I like the idea of the auxiliary tank. So maybe I can get a 2 gallon day tank, figure out a spot for

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