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23.5 Stern Rail Seat kit doc2b4fun at 5:30am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 2/1031 anyone know any good places to look to find a stern rail seat kit for a 1994 23.5? i know they
Thru hull depth finder... jaycrawford97 at 4:49am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/885 As you can see, we are busy preparing the '97 26x for the season... next question with the Garmin
Questions on Vacuum Toilets (1) FlushedAway at 8:30pm 04.24.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6285 I'm designing a vacuum toilet system for a commercial trailer bathroom and need some information...
How is the jib halyard supposed to be tied off? CapitalistSailor at 6:37pm 04.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2650 Hello forum, I purchased a Beneteau 311 last year, and I love the boat. The boat was fully rigged
Owatrol Gel Coat Restorer Wmaraines at 6:31pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/5586 This product supposedly restores the faded gelcoat over all colors does not work on white. Anyone us
Iron keel primer question Gunni at 5:11pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5437 I have a few small spots of rust on my iron keel. A 1 qt. epoxy primer pack hull primer would be wa
rigging sailorsteve1 at 5:00pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 18/4133 let me check if this is correct. before i step the mast on my capri 18, i loosen the backstay a bit.
Mast-up lot in Long Beach, Wilmington, San Pedro? pupluv at 4:57pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2650 Previous I got very good feedback when I asked about slips in Long Beach, Wilmington, and San Pedro
Removing Bow Pulpit on 1981 27 Cherubini GorillaToast at 4:57pm 04.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1132 Hello All. I need to have a couple of spots welded on my bow pulpit. One is at the base of a vertica
outboard on mount while towing sailorsteve1 at 4:19pm 04.24.14 Smaller Boats 10/2035 i will be driving 500 miles to pic up my 87 capri 18. it has a 2009 mercury 5 hp 4 stroke on it. wit
Refill compass? pupluv at 4:12pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/6665 I have a X-10-M Ritchie Sport Compass that I inherited. However, there's no fluid to cushion the m
Should I buy this V-22 (2) judsonj at 3:22pm 04.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2232 Hey, I am very new to sailing boats bigger 15'. I love sailing and my wife and I would like to take
Leaving shore power connected IH82BL8 at 1:57pm 04.24.14 Ask All Sailors 37/17483 Is there any harm in leaving shore power connected as long as the boat is at the dock and leaving th
issue 23 bilge pump dfrancis23 at 1:51pm 04.24.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/965 So, for the first time since her launch in 77, my 23 will be spending the summer in a wet slip. Curr
single lever control upgrade/conversion eianm at 12:37pm 04.24.14 Big Boats 23/9196 Has anyone done a single lever conversion or upgrade? I have a H42 1991 with the standard Edson pede
Fleible Solar Panels triumph250 at 12:19pm 04.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1345 Expect to install 2 x 100w panels on aft bimini w/ zippers. Per e-marine Solbian 100w are $1200/ pan
Sloop to Cutter, possible? yammy at 12:15pm 04.24.14 Yamaha 2/1588 Dear proud Yamaha owners, I have been hoping to sail off-shore one day and know I need a different
Hello Pearson and Pearson 303 Owners Captain Keith at 10:57am 04.24.14 Pearson 8/6761 New to the forum and just wanted to say hello and look forwarding to exchanging ideas and advice.
V Birth Fitted sheets pattern Gillfowdy at 10:53am 04.24.14 Big Boats 1/1769 Im sure i saw a post long ago re sewing patterns for modifying a fitted sheet to fit the H376 vbirth
Wet Galley Floor (2) pariseaux at 10:52am 04.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1281 We have a 1992 Hunter 33.5. I believe we have a leak coming from our ice box, as the floor in the g

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Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Jacktar at 7:10am 08.03.23 Got to wonder why they just dont use a threaded pintle through the bracket instead of welding them i
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 7:10am 08.03.23
VHF Handheld (1) rgranger at 7:05am 08.03.23 I am only looking for basic features. I only use this to contact in sight marinas for slip assignm
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 7:00am 08.03.23 I don't want to piss in anyone's pot. I have the sailboat bug bad and I have sympothy for anyone
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 6:53am 08.03.23 My phone has gone wonky. Every time I take a photo is shuts down and reboots, no photo captured... G
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? (1) rgranger at 6:51am 08.03.23 I don't want to piss in anyone's pot. I have the sailboat bug bad and I have sympothy for anyone e
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 5:50am 08.03.23 Interesting. What was the tach reading?
VHF Handheld RoyS at 5:47am 08.03.23 Thanks for all the suggestions. I ordered the Standard Horizon HX210 as dlochner recommended. When I
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:46am 08.03.23 Thank you Dave. The place where we put up on the hard in the winter suggested Mack Boring & Parts
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 5:40am 08.03.23 Thank you Dave. The place where we put up on the hard in the winter suggested Mack Boring & Parts C
North Channel Charter Tally Ho at 5:40am 08.03.23
North Channel Charter High Current at 5:39am 08.03.23 The control for my 1983 Hunter was like that. It was mounted on the side of the seat and got kicked
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping jviss at 5:08am 08.03.23 You are fortunate that parts are available for these. My gear is from a defunct company and none of
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 5:04am 08.03.23 I've used Fred Warner Marine for transmissions and parts. Good service and easy to work with. If yo
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 4:58am 08.03.23 Just wanted to follow up. While at the boat yesterday, my sailboat broker was working on another bo
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 4:52am 08.03.23 the instrument requires a fairly large hole! Yes. I'll make sure to capture a photo of the pod th
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 4:44am 08.03.23 As a side note, while in school for electrical engineering, I worked at a marine electronics place i
VHF Handheld Captain Larry-DH at 4:07am 08.03.23 If you can figure out how to take it apart yourself you might find a battery that fits. Unless you
VHF Handheld jviss at 3:57am 08.03.23 Which handheld do you recommend? The one in your hand that works. For me it is the Standard Horizon
Applying Cetol question jviss at 3:42am 08.03.23 Or, you could just strip the varnish off, and go commando.....:) Yes! But I don't care for the we

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