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cheap heat powsmias at 12:29pm 01.06.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2208 may have been posted before but here goes: http://www.whydontyoutrythis.com/2013/11/how-to-e
Sticky throttle Ritchie Pedistal dabishop5 at 11:46am 01.06.14 Pearson 1/2002 Am feeling a stickyness / roughness in the throttle cable. I have removed the compass and tried to r
Engine gear control cable replacement Alctel at 10:14am 01.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 18/6008 Hi there, On attempting to move the 1980 36' hunter I own, I discovered that the gear handle on t
Installing Raymarine ST4000 on Wheel Captainron1 at 7:44am 01.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/801 Hello, I purchased a Raymarine ST4000 to install on my 1979 O'day 30' wheel helm. I wonder if anyone
Annapolis Bar Ron20324 at 7:42am 01.06.14 Ask All Sailors 20/4983 The next time someone pulls that "GEICO... 15 percent yadda yadda yadda" bit on you, you can reply,
Boom vang adjustment... Doug/Karen at 7:41am 01.06.14 Big Boats 8/2047 Our vang is attached to the boom at a point whereby no further downward adjustment can be made. We
changing sanitation hoses on 41ds sailor5017 at 6:43am 01.06.14 Big Boats 20/3084 Planning to change out sanitation hoses on 41DS Has anyone done this ? how difficult is it? any
Holding tank place- oceanis 351 Beach Bum at 6:42am 01.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2366 Hi, I need to install a holding tank to my 351 (two aft cabin version) But where to put it? Cou
rudder post bearing and cone flex captainrod at 11:28pm 01.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/815 I have a bebeteau 440 and notice both top and lower bearing rotate. I think i read some Beneteau rec
Blower Muffler (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:37pm 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 14/12875 Has anyone installed a bilge exhaust fan in their engine compartment ? Now before you label me an
In mast furling issues Davefromoregon at 9:02pm 01.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 35/15279 I have had my share of in mast furler fouling on my 343. I am pretty careful to make sure the boom i
Cheap wind instruments Kestle at 8:38pm 01.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/13841 Love the wind instruments on the race boat, but on my Mac, the hull speed doesn't justify the $2-6k.
Rebedding hull to deck joint victorhoisington at 8:32pm 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 3/3568 I've embarked on a 2 year project. I recently purchased an old Plastic classic, a 1962 Shock 25, hu
Hunter 23.5 djpryor at 7:40pm 01.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1324 I recently purchased a 1995 Hunter 23.5. The boat came without a motor. Does it require a long or sh
Cal 27 T2 Niche Vintage at 7:09pm 01.05.14 Cal 0/2529 Curious if anyone can tell me what concerns or issues to look out for on a 74 Cal 27 T2 doghouse. Bo
Hot Water Heater coolair at 6:23pm 01.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/969 Winterizing our H280 fresh water system includes bypass and draining the hot water tank. This got m
New site! agaliha at 5:45pm 01.05.14 Sabre Express 2/2003 As a former sailor, I moved over to the "dark side" and purchased a Sabre Express 36 Cruiser last ye
Ruder Post Ball Bearings Tato Requena at 10:40am 01.05.14 C&C 2/2029 I need the measurements for the rudder post ballbearings of 1986 C'C44.Can somebody help? If the mea
Looking for a Guest Charge Pro 2615 Manual robwalten at 9:40am 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 2/7771 I cannot locate a manual for this older model unit. Guest was purchased by Marinco bit no luck from
Options for selling sailboat? Ropeburn at 9:30am 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1878 I am a sailor in the midwest. I have been contacted by a local Used Car Dealership, who has taken a

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Lazy jacks Tally Ho at 4:09pm 04.23.23 Those are pretty cool, and should work ok. if you can splice, that is the best looking way to do i
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED Tally Ho at 4:00pm 04.23.23
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power (1) Noodat Lady at 3:58pm 04.23.23 Thanks for taking the time to reply. Unfortunately to my shame and chagrin I don't know where the 1
Lazy jacks fred1diver at 3:55pm 04.23.23 Ok, so I mounted my cheek blocks on my mast at around 70% of the mast, getting ready to get the line
Yenmar 2QM15 Exhaust Mixing Elbow Part PIC INCLUDED pipedream at 3:52pm 04.23.23 Try HDI, the replacement is SS, and cheaper than OEM. https://hdimarine.net/product-category/yanmar
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Alan Gomes at 3:51pm 04.23.23 Probably one of the worst features of an AP is the follow a route. This will cause the boat to turn
LPG tank Hunter 39 fero at 3:51pm 04.23.23 We live on the boat 6 months each year and get 65 to 75 days out of 10 lbs tank ( possibly slightly
Need help to recognize a part jssailem at 3:50pm 04.23.23 The imaged Anchor roller design, as I understand. The fore pins allow the chain and rode to stay ove
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Tally Ho at 3:50pm 04.23.23 Three stories, three similar results. Fortunately all lived through the experience to share the tal
Crew finder dLj at 3:48pm 04.23.23 I am just trying to find options. What site did you use? Options to do what? Day sail? Deliveries?
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? jssailem at 3:30pm 04.23.23
Help!! Seaward 25 shore power Davidasailor26 at 3:30pm 04.23.23 There is supposed to be an AC breaker within 10 feet of wire from the shore power inlet. Seaward may
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? dLj at 3:07pm 04.23.23 It depends what you are sailing and how you want to sail. On my current boat I'll have two electron
Sunbird Battery Box Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 04.23.23
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 04.23.23 I'm paranoid about that sort of thing. My anchor is pinned to the roller with a fastpin, and I als
Crew finder Coboaters at 2:45pm 04.23.23 I am just trying to find options. What site did you use?
Crew finder dLj at 2:42pm 04.23.23 I've been using various web resources for finding crew. Depends what you are looking for: day sailin
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? dlochner at 2:39pm 04.23.23 I kept thinking that if the anchor grabbed the bottom, something crazy was going to happen. I was
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? jviss at 2:21pm 04.23.23 I kept thinking that if the anchor grabbed the bottom, something crazy was going to happen. I was
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Tally Ho at 2:17pm 04.23.23 Sailed merrily along until the bottom came up and set the anchor for you. At which point the boat w

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