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Spinnaker Rigging question yohan at 5:45pm 04.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1082 I am planning to get a spinnaker from sailboatowner.com for my 26M. I did some searching and even c
sleep over trainmanjess at 5:13pm 04.13.14 Morgan 2/1501 hello all I arrived in Portsmouth about 9 pm last night, and found my new-to-me sailboat.. she wa
Refrigerator? Gino at 4:44pm 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1584 I have a 1989 First 32S5. I want to replace the kitchen storage space under the sink with a refriger
What gives? Roger Long at 4:10pm 04.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5734 An AC teaching moment, maybe. I keep one of those little 3 LED test plugs in the 110 volt outlet
O'day 272 Alternator change Charlie D at 3:41pm 04.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/836 Hello Captains: Just wanted to share with you the problem with changing a 35 AMP Alternator to a 4
Buzzers to Gauges robfmcc at 2:40pm 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2261 Can you swap out the "Oh Sht" lights for actual gauges for oil pressure and water temp on a 3GM? I*
portable soldering torch gettinthere at 2:34pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1434 Heading up the mast to do some VHF connector soldering. I have a berzomatic pencil type torch that d
Hunter 170 Stemhead Fitting pcupach at 2:26pm 04.13.14 Day Sailers 0/1369 Does anyone have a stemhead fitting for a 2006 Hunter 170 that they would be willing to part with?
Jib Sheet Technique lehigh375 at 12:36pm 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 20/9480 Didn't want to hijack the thread about jib knots so I am starting this. I think I am missing some
No need to bleed! Bob 04 H260 at 10:13am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 9/5144 A friend has an older sailboat with a 40 hp Westerbeke diesel. It has an electric fuel pump between
Mast step/pedestal buddyshea at 10:04am 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1214 1985 Catalina 27' - Anyone know what size bolts are used to secure the mast pedestal to the hull? Re
Water Ballast Old43Salt at 9:49am 04.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2029 I'm looking at a Hunter 23.5 with water ballast (1,000lbs). How reliable is the ballast in this boat
Restoring compass on H31 IH82BL8 at 8:41am 04.13.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1602 The fluid in the compass on our '84 H31 is cloudy and I'd like to replace it. I've removed the comp
Replacing/repairing cracked stem fitting (2) Skinny Dipper at 8:41am 04.13.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2960 Helphttp://www.c36ia.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif I have just purchased a 1998 C36 MkII and
h 23.5 front window timothy_c at 8:18am 04.13.14 Smaller Boats 3/1218 Has a source for front windows for h 23.5 been found. Mine has been damaged and is in need of repla
New stuff (2) Bill1565 at 7:43am 04.13.14 The Cherubini Hunters 1/795 Moved the traveler out of the cockpit. Tried to use the Garhauer vang tackle that PO had for main s
1983 HUNTER 34 Refrigerator Not Working (2) Hunter345 at 7:18am 04.13.14 Big Boats 1/1669 Hello everyone, Today my fridge stopped running. Anyone ever had this type of fridge stop working?
D2-55 C vent screw jackzimmerman at 6:48am 04.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1039 Hi all, We have a 423 with a Volvo Penta D2-55 C diesel. I'm trying to vent it after replacing t
Battery charging circuit geek_guy at 6:37am 04.13.14 Big Boats 3/1124 I'm curious about the set up on my newly purchased Legend 37. There is the batt selector switch
Spring commishining ChangsinLattitudes at 6:35am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1214 What do you folks normallly do to or change in your inboard diesel before each spring/summer sailin

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'76 Cat 22 Keel Winch operation mbaker267 at 7:27pm 08.08.23 Yes, the keel pivot is on my to-do list. One reason I started looking at the lift mechanisms. I need
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Its funny Friday! shemandr at 7:03pm 08.08.23 ..to the Moon Alice!
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Its funny Friday! PaulK at 6:48pm 08.08.23 and have been allowed to stay up late enough to see it.
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AC Fridge overconsumption. Ralph Johnstone at 5:03pm 08.08.23 If the same unit was 220 volts, the amp rating would be 1/2 of what is on your label. Yes the amp
Watches jviss at 4:47pm 08.08.23
AC Fridge overconsumption. MikeHoncho at 4:41pm 08.08.23 If the same unit was 220 volts, the amp rating would be 1/2 of what is on your label.
Watches (1) Tally Ho at 4:37pm 08.08.23
AC Fridge overconsumption. Ralph Johnstone at 4:34pm 08.08.23 His is 220 volt so it would be 200 watts Can't follow the math on that calculation. My point i
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Watches (1) dmax at 4:28pm 08.08.23 I like watches, here are my two favorites, a Raymond Weil and a solid gold Rolex from the 40's:
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AC Fridge overconsumption. MikeHoncho at 3:08pm 08.08.23 What gauge or meter are you looking at to see the present 1,000 watt loading on the compressor. Ar
Watches Crusty Ol Salt at 3:06pm 08.08.23 I wear a Samsung Gear S3 Frontier. I got it at a discount price from a sailor that was transferred t
Watches fred1diver at 3:01pm 08.08.23 I also love watches. My recent acquisitions are a Tissot sailing touch (used) and a Tag Hueur link (

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