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Very Strange Electrical Hazard/Problem rgranger at 4:23pm 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 56/4645 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 3/2172 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 3/1041 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 6/924 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 2/690 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 2/1406 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 0/747 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 5/995 I used the Sailbrite product and basically wasted my time. Mildew didn't come out as advertised and
Been absent for a while Ross at 11:17am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 19/1543 In early March Nancy was found to have breast cancer. Unrelated to the two other cancers that she ha
One burner or two?? PSR at 10:55am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2688 The POs of my Catalina 27 trashed the original galley and installed a custom cabinet lacking a stove
Singing Solar Praises Kings Gambit at 9:55am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/817 In the ongoing slow, but inevitable, conversion of the Bavaria 38E from a so-called "Racer/Cruiser"
Prop Shaft Vibration donvanv at 9:23am 06.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1018 I am new to my '98 Oceanis 36cc. It was purchased in March and I'm still getting to know how she ha
Another Really Cool Video caguy at 9:18am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/985 This came up on my Facebook. What a great job. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN4CBbe
Replace Toggle Part (1) DockH at 8:15am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1136 Friends. Thread damage. Need to replace this part (see photo) the lower threaded eye toggle of my ol
Cockpit drain hoses a65sailor at 7:39am 06.20.14 Big Boats 4/914 I am working on the aft cabin in my H34. I believe the drain hoses are original, so 31 years old! Wh
Installing teak deck strips CYQK at 4:47am 06.20.14 Ask All Sailors 3/897 Anyone know where a guy can purchase the backing material that you glue the teak strips down to? Tha
Edson Binnacle Steering Lubrication bobcat30 at 3:07am 06.20.14 Catalina 30 5/1315 I have a 1995 Catalina 30. The steering needs to be lubricated. Does anyone have a suggestion how to
Run TV without inverter? scherzoja at 9:26pm 06.19.14 Musings With Maine Sail 33/14299 have a "120v" TV that has one of those power brick that outputs 12v to the TV. So the TV is acually
I'm looking for... capdabney at 6:04pm 06.19.14 Catalina 22 0/574 Rich Fox... Would like your input. please contact me thru my PM thanks
Venture 21 Gudgeon dimensions wanderlost at 5:53pm 06.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/701 OK, I know this is all my fault, but I'm hoping y'all can help me out: I need to make a new backing

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Difficulty raising the main Ward H at 6:46pm 08.16.23 The ideas to lubricate the track and replacing the halyard are good but first back to the basics. 1.
Bimini for Newport 28mk II Davidasailor26 at 6:22pm 08.16.23 Backstays in the way of a Bimini is pretty common. Often the Bimini is cut with small reinforced hol
New holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:03pm 08.16.23 The current blackwater plumbing is this: Toilet line to Y valve (a) Y valve lines to b) top of tan
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Sail22Capri22 at 5:51pm 08.16.23 I have a Capri 22 that is new to me this summer. I have raced it a bunch in our local beer can Thurs
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:48pm 08.16.23 218897 I take Lee Marvin's approach to politics NTymtAbaG08 I'd rather go sailing. -Will
Difficulty raising the main CurtisC at 5:36pm 08.16.23 Gary, First thought is replace the old oversized halyard with the correct size. An oversized halyar
Difficulty raising the main shemandr at 4:59pm 08.16.23 You need lube the track with some version of dry lube (PTFE). OK the mast is already up so ... you
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? shemandr at 4:25pm 08.16.23 That's what ratings are for. The Capri 22 is light with a fin keel (Well some are wings). In ligh
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 4:06pm 08.16.23
Cutter 37 Refit Jim Legere at 4:06pm 08.16.23 The best place to post something like this is under this link "Hunter 37-cutter Modifications and Up
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Ralph Johnstone at 4:01pm 08.16.23 So you are the guy I saw snooping around my back yard?!?!?!? Keepin' my ear to the ground for any
Need source for winch parts (3) Rich Stidger at 3:59pm 08.16.23 UPDATE: I finally got together with my machinist friend and completed the machining on a bronze bush
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hayden Watson at 3:51pm 08.16.23 My favorite exclamation. And a damn sight better than what the neighbours usually see, if I do s
Tide Clock Davidasailor26 at 3:49pm 08.16.23 Very nice clocks. Have any of you with them actually checked them against reality or at least a ti
Tropical Storm Hilary [E Pacific] (1) JamesG161 at 3:31pm 08.16.23 I went to the typical News Cycle to see an Update on TS Hilary.:laugh: If it wasn't so Political, I
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 3:29pm 08.16.23 218891
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? (1) curtdo at 3:27pm 08.16.23 Attached is how I will try out the YDWG-02R. All I think I will need to do is plug it in
pros and cons of adjusting valves... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:26pm 08.16.23 Oh, the Humanity! :yikes: My favorite exclamation. I even had to wear my sandals WITHOUT SOCK!
Catalina Stickers pclarksurf at 3:19pm 08.16.23 Does anyone know what or if there were stickers or ? on the 1973 models? Have a relatively stock '
Galley foot pump leaking (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:18pm 08.16.23 The gusher of course is beneath the galley sink, port. But this the exact opposite of what the in

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