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starter motor installation - Universal M-18 Richard19068 at 8:42am 01.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1077 I'm installing a new starter motor. When I removed the old one there was no shim or gasket but there
Beneteau 43 Reef lines Dave9854 at 6:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1287 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43 with a classic rig, wondering what size the reefing lines should be, and h
Shore Power-SmartPlug vs. 1938 (long post) (45) Maine Sail at 5:22am 01.28.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/11836 For those of you who have already seen this on my site I apologize, please skip over this, but I lik
Need to repair Bow Roller Ken13559 at 3:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/911 Hey, its my bad. Made a mistake of sailing too close to a friend's boat. Was approaching him port to
Anyone else bake on their small boat? (1) dgreen1991 at 9:35pm 01.27.14 Catalina 22 15/2123 Tried this little folding coleman oven. Folds flat 12x12x2. If you buy one don't trust the gauge. Ac
Mast Stolen acordb at 7:33pm 01.27.14 Balboa 7/10687 I'm looking for a mast for my Ensenada 20 !!!!! The original was stolen ' probably cut up for scrap
Heads we win!! 2sticks at 7:21pm 01.27.14 Bigger Boats 1/1042 Just finished installation of the new composting head mfg. by Sandy at C-Head. From the first contac
Windex Nahart51 at 7:21pm 01.27.14 Catalina 22 19/2672 What size windex do you guys recommend? Windex Sport 10 or Windex 15? Thanks
Mast Stolen acordb at 6:55pm 01.27.14 Balboa 0/1484 [f
sheaves for Kenyon spars alallen1 at 6:27pm 01.27.14 Big Boats 5/1640 I have been unable to locate sheaves for the Kenyon boom on my 37 cutter. A company named Rig-Rite
Alternator wiring question THECUSCUS at 5:56pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2383 From what I've read on this site, it seems most prefer to run the alternator output to the house bat
Difficulty with Main Halyard wfulton at 3:38pm 01.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1006 Am having great difficulty raising mainsail for the final 10' or so. Work easily and fine up to that
anchor wench zommer at 2:01pm 01.27.14 Catalina 30 10/1757 I am looking for suggestions in regards to installing an anchor wench on Catalina 30. The deck spac
Using Inverter Charger as 2nd Charger? Gunni at 1:38pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/944 I currently have a 10 year old, 40 amp AC powered battery charger (Sentry) breakered from a 30 amp A
Lady Liberty graphics Small Seed at 1:22pm 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3028 Hi, I am a brand new Beneteau 285 First Liberty Cup Edition and would like to find a source for the
Looking to revamp some rigging - Hunter 22 '83 halyard sheet HiZ at 12:41pm 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/3075 Looking to replace the rigging on the boat while the mast is down Any input on this? Length, s
raptor visit Justin_NSA at 12:06pm 01.27.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/1768 We had an amazing show of bald eagles at our lake this weekend! They tend to spend time out there du
Mast/Boom issues bxdobs at 11:40am 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 3/2594 We have 2 issues with our mast: 1) the triangular pivot on the mast that the boom attaches to
Boat show Meriachee at 10:30am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/684 We just returned from the Vancouver boat show, and had a very nice walkabout of the in-water boats.
East Coast Trip Bonzai at 10:06am 01.27.14 Destinations 10/5387 I am loosely planning on heading up the coast from Brunswick, Georgia sometime late March-ish. Any s

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Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing Hollyberry at 12:00pm 06.04.23 Got it out! Details!!
2004 Raymarine C80 Display jaysweet at 11:57am 06.04.23 A lot to think about, indeed. Thank you for input I also had a 2004 era C80, which had multiple p
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 11:45am 06.04.23 Got it out!
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips morbidfollower at 11:38am 06.04.23 Thanks for the positive encouragement Stu. You would have been a great resource to have here to lear
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:48am 06.04.23 :kick::laugh::laugh::biggrin:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 10:38am 06.04.23 You have the patience of Jobe, John. I'd have lost it long ago, been arrested, convicted, and sitti
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't WayneH at 10:33am 06.04.23 I've been following this thread mostly because it sounds like my luck. Today, my engine still does s
Hunter 38 Fixed Portlight Shade ggrizzard at 10:22am 06.04.23 Not sure... If it was made of canvas (sunbrella) and snapped onto the side of the cabin, I don't thi
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 10:18am 06.04.23 I think these might work. You will need to ID the AMP value of the breaker. These are AC or DC. The
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 10:17am 06.04.23 Is it one or 3 breakers that have lost their toggles? it is a bank of 3 Is it one or 3 breakers th
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 10:10am 06.04.23 Tim. Does this look like the part. https://defender.com/en_us/lewmar-winch-replacement-feeder-arm-4
New Alternator Regulator? Rich Stidger at 10:06am 06.04.23 Is that P-type vs. N-type? I think so.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't RussC at 10:03am 06.04.23 You have the patience of Jobe, John. I'd have lost it long ago, been arrested, convicted, and sittin
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 10:02am 06.04.23 I just occurred to me- When you test the alternator with a resistor connected to the field connecti
New Alternator Regulator? Rich Stidger at 9:58am 06.04.23 I will troubleshoot to see if it's the alternator or regulator, and if it's the regulator, probably
First time sailboat owner (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 06.04.23 216478
First time sailboat owner Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 06.04.23 No stock available. Sorry, I should have said that already. OUCH ! I think that applies to almos
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips Stu Jackson at 9:35am 06.04.23 I do have an autopilot that for some reason won't talk to my gps over NMEA 0183 so it only function
First time sailboat owner JamesG161 at 9:33am 06.04.23 Here are the pics here is that breaker $100 in stock Hunter 42 breaker, triple pole single throw
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 9:32am 06.04.23 When I bought my first sailboat 60 plus years ago, several old salty sea dog sailors said there were

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