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Mounting a Raymarine Type 1 Linear Drive on a Ben. Oc. 351 sailrj at 5:30pm 04.12.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/9261 Looking at installing Raymarine Type 1 Linear Drive below decks on our Oc. 351 and would appreciate
H-19 Swing Keel Removal (3) bobbyfingers2001 at 4:38pm 04.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3695 Hi All, I have an issue that I hope I can get some advise for. I have a 1993 Hunter H 19 (19-2)
Mast Raising Gin Pole (1) bobbyfingers2001 at 4:10pm 04.12.14 Smaller Boats 13/5591 Hi, I have a 1993 Hunter H 19-2 and am missing the mast raising "gin" pole, I have the shorter sh
H 19-2 Filler Piece (2) bobbyfingers2001 at 3:50pm 04.12.14 Smaller Boats 2/711 Hi, I have a 93 Hunter 19-2 and need to get a tracing of the filler piece between the compression
Universal M4-30 spare parts kit ChangsinLattitudes at 3:50pm 04.12.14 Catalina 30 1/1166 Anyone familiar with the M4-30 spare parts kit? Just got one sent to me. New C-30 owner. Wondering
Main breaker will not turn om carlager at 2:04pm 04.12.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/961 The main 220v breaker on the panel in our Oceanis 36cc will not turn on the electricity. Any idea
2000 Catalina Mk2 Saillavie1 at 1:03pm 04.12.14 Big Boats 8/2684 I am in the process of buying a 2000 Catalina 36. Are there any areas of concern I should watch for
need main sail mc gregor 22 alfred gamil at 12:42pm 04.12.14 Parts Search 1/1239 < I need a used but good shape main sail for my mac gregor 22, 1982 Thanks
Preventing chartplotter chip theft Oliverhg at 12:11pm 04.12.14 Ask All Sailors 22/6047 I have a Raymarine C120W chartplotter on my Hunter e36. The Navionics chart card disappeared. I su
question about keel cable allen-deckard at 11:57am 04.12.14 Catalina 22 4/777 pretty sure I know the answer to this but thought I'd throw it out there and see the response. Wh
Blade maintenance on brass folding prop cymeyer at 11:50am 04.12.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1165 We have a maxprop and have noticed the blade is tarnishing and was not sure if it will start to pit
Spare Main Halyard? Hobartwoodworks at 11:24am 04.12.14 Smaller Boats 3/1298 We are the new owners of a 1981 Hunter 22. Weather is finally improving so we're finally able to get
Messenger Line mrudman850 at 10:59am 04.12.14 Ask All Sailors 0/790 I All Replacing the swing keel control line on my Bayliner Buccaneer 180. It connects to the bulkh
Spring Maintenance Cambo at 10:44am 04.12.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1198 Hi guys, I uncovered the boat this morning and went all through it to get an idea of what needs to
7.3 Bulkhead Table Redo (7) StanFM at 9:04am 04.12.14 S2 11/5809 The OEM folding bulkhead table was a bit tired and needed some help... ut a guy who made some shelv
Outboard Bracket korchinskyp at 8:18am 04.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1226 I need to replace the outboard bracket on my 1983 O'Day 25. Since there is a wedge between the trans
How to make a foresail pennant (1) $tingy Sailor at 7:51am 04.12.14 Catalina 22 1/4470 Would you like to see forward around your foresail better? Do you hate the stains that you get on th
AC 220 does nor work carlager at 7:25am 04.12.14 Ask All Sailors 0/627 The AC 220 volts in our Oceanis 36cc does not work. Is there a fuse somewhere that can be replaced
Keel Cable Hose kenai at 6:51am 04.12.14 Catalina 22 7/1689 I have been a sailor for many years, but I am only into my second year with my 1985 Catalina 22. I w
Input on Beneteau 503 - pre 2000 mystery117 at 5:52am 04.12.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/869 I'm looking at a 503 that appears to be in good shape, well maintained and not extensively used. I'm

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Battery Confusion.. Timm R Oday25 at 9:56am 08.02.23 While I agree with everything that's been already posted , I humbly offer a few thoughts . Our 12 vo
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Hayden Watson at 9:55am 08.02.23 Interesting, Hayden - I had tried straight across, but the boat still either moved away from the wi
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure AndreInPortland at 9:50am 08.02.23 It's definitely frustrating that they have a clear manufacturing defect. I just called Ruddercraft a
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 9:49am 08.02.23 Revisiting this idea... and following up on what @jssailem said... I think we could be more helpfu
VHF Handheld Timm R Oday25 at 9:45am 08.02.23 Batteries plus has custom built several battery packs for me .Very reasonable prices .
VHF Handheld smokey73 at 9:21am 08.02.23 I had an old Ray100 handheld. I sent the battery pack to a "battery rebuild service" and they made m
VHF Handheld rgranger at 9:16am 08.02.23 If you know an electronics gearhead, you could get them to replace the batteries in your beloved Un
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 9:16am 08.02.23 Here we go, let's hope for good luck and mother nature's blessing! Absolutely! :beer:
Applying Cetol question rgranger at 9:15am 08.02.23 I ran across this article a while back. I'm not endorsing... just passing this along https://www.p
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? rgranger at 9:11am 08.02.23 Currently researching some possible options for my first boat, ... Revisiting this idea... and foll
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 9:08am 08.02.23 Skating between weather systems.... Here we go, let's hope for goo dluck and mother nature's blessin
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure (1) Gene Neill at 9:01am 08.02.23
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 8:55am 08.02.23 What is it about the wrapped rope that doesn't work? I always used a newish 3/8" nylon line so th
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Gene Neill at 8:52am 08.02.23 Well, that makes four cases of this happening in C22's that I am personally aware of, including my o
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 8:49am 08.02.23 What is it about the wrapped rope that doesn't work? I always used a newish 3/8" nylon line so th
Applying Cetol question dmax at 8:39am 08.02.23 I do as Peggy says, using cheap "chip" brushes from Home Depot, throw away when done. Looks great. F
Vang Tang - Pearson 26 DougL at 8:37am 08.02.23 Padeye would work if you use a good quality welded piece. There can be significant stress since it
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 8:24am 08.02.23 I owned two Ensigns over time and really enjoyed them. The first one was my introduction to sailing
Info needed on LARGE Boats / Research Vessel (100ft+) Joe at 8:22am 08.02.23 I've been researching this for a bit and thought that this forum would be a good place to ask for
Vang Tang - Pearson 26 Joe at 8:06am 08.02.23 Padeye would work if you use a good quality welded piece. There can be significant stress since it'

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