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Replacing Burnt Salon Bulbs canuck at 12:01pm 05.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1095 We have a 2012 Hunter 39. How do we remove the round circular salon light fixture cover to get at th
Seldon GX15 SheridanMae at 11:51am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 0/729 We recently installed a Selden GX15 Top Down Furler on our Catalina 36 with a Selden retractable spr
Selden GX15 Top Down Furler SheridanMae at 11:15am 05.03.14 Big Boats 1/2295 We recently installed a Selden GX15 Top Down Furler on our Catalina 36 with a Selden retractable spr
New guy here (1) vthardhatdiver at 11:11am 05.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1203 Hello forum folks! This is my first post but I have been lurking for a while now. Wanted to say hi,
Oversize masthead sheaves for all line external halyards (2) $tingy Sailor at 10:44am 05.03.14 Catalina 22 2/1970 If you're going to replacing your external wire/rope halyards on your first generation C22 for all r
is this correct for the front and rear stay pins? (1) gitpicker2007 at 9:26am 05.03.14 Catalina 22 8/1483 This is the pin rigging system that came with the 22 I just bought. These pins are holding both the
boat cleaning splax at 9:14am 05.03.14 Big Boats 6/4113 Hello All, I want to share some positive experiences with boat cleaning this past week.
Fuel efficiency gfroch at 8:47am 05.03.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/981 Hi- I've become a partner in an '85 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2gm20F, which I believe is a 16hp. C
Marine Navigator App for Android judsonj at 7:30am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2249 I recently downloaded the free version of this app on my phone and tablet. It seems pretty nice but
Sea Fire Engine Shut off - Hunter 426DS Ianwinter at 7:29am 05.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/709 I had a Sea Fire unit fitted from new (2003). I had to replace the relay unit (located behind the co
Name says it all! clueless1 at 5:55am 05.03.14 Ask All Sailors 73/9907 Good morning! I just want too apologize up front. You see I saw an add in Craigslist for a deal to
Improve steering Mick at 8:55pm 05.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1158 Improve Steering System ??? I have the 2001 26X. I replaced the twin rudders with the aftermarket p
What to paint lazarette with... tidal9 at 8:41pm 05.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3571 I have a Venture 22, but also own a Chrysler Buccaneer. The lazarette on the Bucc is pretty dark and
Swing Keels and Salt Water -- New Owner Question mark_swart at 6:05pm 05.02.14 Catalina 22 2/1031 Hello Everyone, I am picking up a 1970 Catalina 22 this weekend. In preparation, I downloaded an own
Looking for Advice on Fixed Portal & Headliner Replacement (7) Doug in Lakeview at 5:26pm 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5381 Hi, We are in the process of replacing the 29 year old plexiglas portals in our Beneteau First 38.
302 Anchor question (1) Mackaroni at 4:11pm 05.02.14 Bigger Boats 10/2055 I was wondering what sort of setup you guys use for the anchor while under way or in the slip. Rig
a step closer dfrancis23 at 3:59pm 05.02.14 Day Sailers 2/786 Well, at least I'm getting closer to the water geographically! Brought "No Hurry" home from the dry
Raymarine st4000 secondwind410 at 3:27pm 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1660 Hi I have a raymarine auto pilot that came with the boat I bought. The unit was not installed prope
Beneteau Dishes deckedout at 2:50pm 05.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2164 Does anyone know where you can purchase Beneteau dishes. Tried galley ware and they just have the mu
Sail slides ??? strobeone at 2:05pm 05.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/942 I have a hunter 23.5 and am in need of some new slides and plastic shackles. Can anyone steer me in

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New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) Stu Jackson at 12:07pm 08.16.23 Garhauer
Tide Clock Stu Jackson at 12:05pm 08.16.23 Very nice clocks. Have any of you with them actually checked them against reality or at least a tid
pros and cons of adjusting valves... kloudie1 at 12:01pm 08.16.23 My old XK-150 Jag burned a valve one night as I was travelling back to the Navy training base in Mil
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 08.16.23 I had a friend who was a certified Jag mechanic and he told me that the flat rate for adjusting the
Tide Clock jviss at 11:47am 08.16.23
Galley foot pump leaking kloudie1 at 11:44am 08.16.23 Curious as to how the suction of the Gusher is installed. If installed close to the galley pressure
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 08.16.23 There's a superb marine engine rebuilder about 3 miles from my house! That could work ...........
Its funny Friday! curtdo at 11:38am 08.16.23 Ha Ha. I had to pass this along. Coming in to slip with my 336 today at the same time as a neighbori
Galley foot pump leaking (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:27am 08.16.23 The first question that comes to mind is "how is your Whale Gusher installed ?" "A" on the left sid
Tide Clock (1) sailcapt340 at 11:24am 08.16.23
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 11:22am 08.16.23 I think the big question at this point is: "Is it UV resistant?'
Thoughts on chart tables? MikeHoncho at 11:17am 08.16.23 My chart table serves as a shop table during projects. When sailing, which I pray will come soon, o
Broken Rudder Calif. Ted at 11:15am 08.16.23 They have rudders for your boat here on the site, their prices are usually the same as the manufactu
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? MikeHoncho at 11:11am 08.16.23 Gotcha, thanks for the reply. I bought this boat fully equipped, and found there are three WiFi n
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? MikeHoncho at 11:08am 08.16.23 I go cruising to get away from jargon and technical complexity. Until the industry learns that crui
Cutter 37 Refit (1) Allan12210 at 11:02am 08.16.23 The refit extended into the cabin. The Corian galley came out great. It is amazing how much stora
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? jviss at 10:59am 08.16.23
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup jviss at 10:57am 08.16.23 .................... on a rebuilt engine ? Why not? "Rebuilt" means different things to different
Tide Clock jviss at 10:54am 08.16.23 I live in Charleston and I am lucky enough to be able to drive my stink-pot to work one days when t
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hayden Watson at 10:53am 08.16.23 ... 2. Prepare the engine for valve adjust by removing arm rocker. ... I hope you do not need to

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