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Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 12:47pm 05.15.23 Ask All Sailors 27/4083 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
Mast Gate Woes jviss at 4:23am 05.15.23 Tartan 6/1650 @Sean K , maybe you can help me with this. My mast gate, the widening of the slot for the sail slid
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Johnb at 8:55pm 05.14.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/3418 About 10 years ago I bought a lifetime supply of Odorlos. I seem to be living longer than expected a
Engine compartment ventilation BabuBoat at 6:22pm 05.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/6160 1993 Hunter 42 CC Passage: There are two small forward-facing (air) scoops either side of the cockp
Crack in mast post base fiberglass azambella at 5:41pm 05.14.23 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1259 Our 1983 Hunter 33 has a deck stepped mast, The pole inside the cabin runs down to the base/keel?. T
Battery Switch Confusion (2) Dudenhoeffer at 5:08pm 05.14.23 Catalina 30 16/2450 Hi All! Picking up our "new to us" C-30 on Tuesday (thanks to everyone that chimed in on my prop q
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity (1) MysticBlue at 4:14pm 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1265
How many have serviced your Winches leo310 at 3:59pm 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1231 Just a question as to how many of you service your winches and what is the time intervals.
Recommissioning a 27 year old Tartan 3800 jviss at 2:20pm 05.14.23 Tartan 2/1302 This is the sixth recommissioning of this boat for me. I can't believe it's that many years, and th
Water holding tank fittings broken fred1diver at 12:22pm 05.14.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/857
Stuffing box- dumb question? (1) Anchor Lady at 8:35am 05.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 21/3388 My beloved sailboat forum, Time to point me in the right direction one more time: Below is a pictu
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing (4) thetone at 8:06am 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 34/2852 Asking for advice.. I am trying to replace the rudder bearing on my 1990 Beneteau 35s5. The lower pi
No More Dinghy Butt (1) Captain Larry-DH at 6:03am 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1010 Wet butts are rampant among cruisers. I found the cure years ago at the Annapolis Boat show - it was
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 5:29am 05.14.23 Ask All Sailors 33/2526 I haven't fully verified this yet, will do so today. But commissioning my boat this season it's the
Non working microwave Clydo at 11:17pm 05.13.23 Catalina 310 22/4436 Have factory installed microwave used only twice. Last time plugged in coffee maker and tried start
Yanmar 2YM15 Tachyometer Failed circa1971la at 9:42pm 05.13.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/757 I have a Yanmar 2YM15 and the tachyometer failed just after the warranty expired. Dealer and Yanmar
Ranger 11' (3) TamBamK at 6:10pm 05.13.23 Ranger Boats (WA) 4/2937 I purchased her a couple of winters ago. I'm hoping to learn to sail and finally got to take her out
Non Skid; Black Spots (1) colet at 1:56pm 05.13.23 Ask All Sailors 26/4611
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy Geoff E at 1:07pm 05.13.23 Ask All Sailors 6/3892 Hi All. I've got a PVC 10 ft inflatable dinghy that is only a few years old but is showing brown st
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 12:27pm 05.13.23 Big Boats 18/2144

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Seaward Fox 19 manual online? Tranquil Soul at 5:41pm 07.15.25 I have a copy - it's for the cat rig/free standing mast model. That work? I believe I can scan it
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific dlochner at 5:18pm 07.15.25 Here's one for John Shepard. I just got a notice from SAIL Magazine that a Cal 40 won the race. T
DC to DC charger size dlochner at 4:56pm 07.15.25
Fitting New Mast (MacGregor 21) VenturED at 4:21pm 07.15.25 Hi Dan, That is a good list of questions! It might be a good idea to look online for a good refere
DC to DC charger size Tally Ho at 4:03pm 07.15.25
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific shemandr at 3:16pm 07.15.25 There was another recent sailing press article about a well credentialed racing couple, with world w
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific jssailem at 3:04pm 07.15.25 Thank you @shemandr. It is remarkable that these classic hulls still have some ocean creds. Bill
Survey before insurance will renew? surfstud31 at 2:52pm 07.15.25 Is this true? With an automobile, the conditions of the car with regard to safety (good brakes and
Cal 40 "Wins" Transpacific rgranger at 2:32pm 07.15.25 I haven't re-subscribed due to the editorial policy of highlighting female sailing. Good for you
Hunter H280 Galley Sink Drain Connection Stu Jackson at 2:14pm 07.15.25 Many of them are bar sink units. I hanged mine to Ambassador from OEM. Google bar sink drains.
Picking up a mooring ball. Stu Jackson at 2:12pm 07.15.25 I wonder about having the buoy downwind and the possibility of running over it and tangling? The b
Picking up a mooring ball. danm1 at 1:53pm 07.15.25 Our buoys here in BC have big, floppy rings. I attach a long dock line to the bow cleat and run it
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises rgranger at 1:46pm 07.15.25 Then it is called the "underbutt" my new favorite word
Picking up a mooring ball. Stu Jackson at 1:41pm 07.15.25 Our buoys here in BC have big, floppy rings. I attach a long dock line to the bow cleat and run it
H410 Waste Vent Access shemandr at 1:28pm 07.15.25 At the very least have a cell phone with while doing boat Yoga. I know someone who got stuck when t
Whisker Pole Part Sought (1) twodzusfittings at 1:27pm 07.15.25 Drive up and over the Bay bridge to Anchors and Oars (or is it Oars and Anchors) in Graysonville. In
H260 from 2001 the "T-ball" connector pulled away from wires of jib, up top, what replacement connector is used now, and any chance for self fix?? Davenport at 11:49am 07.15.25 Thanks
Yanmar 2GM20F - Upgrade Raw Water Intake Seacock from �" to �"? BigEasy at 11:18am 07.15.25
DC to DC charger size Johann at 10:31am 07.15.25 As an aside, the Promariner 50amp charger, has a proper lithium setting, but per promariner tech su
Ceiling Replacement and Pleasant Surprises Foswick at 10:23am 07.15.25 The underside of the cabintop is the overhead. ... unless I am sitting on the cabintop. Then it is

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