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Shower Sump Pump Concerto at 1:44pm 08.05.13 Catalina 310 5/1849 The Jabsco shower sump pump, (which also drains the refrigerator), has stopped pumping. I think it w
Hard dodger for Oceanis 40 CC jorge zlatar at 1:33pm 08.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1670 Hi all I just bought a Benneteau 40 CC with a soft Bimini and dodger. Does any body know where can
Mast strut adjustments Ashley at 1:29pm 08.05.13 Smaller Boats 5/1459 Question for Crazy Dave or anyone that might know the steps for adjusting the mast struts. I kept my
Noisy spinning shaft while sailing wstockho at 1:19pm 08.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1800 I have a Hunter 33 with a Yanmar 2GM20F diesel and a fixed 3-blade prop. I normally let the shaft f
swing keel kgindling at 12:21pm 08.05.13 Catalina 22 7/1607 Hello everyone. My wife and I just bought or first Catalina 22 cruiser. We're very excited. Sailed h
Cal-22 hgj1805 at 12:18pm 08.05.13 Cal 1/4084 I just got a Cal-22 and need info on mast set up or any owners manuals or web site to get info. Than
Widgeon CB extending too far Jhassol at 12:16pm 08.05.13 Day Sailers 1/1034 What controls how far forward the Widgeon CB pivots when down? On my 1974 Widgeon, I noticed that th
Rudder Blade Vanguard Nomad mrwalker1956 at 12:11pm 08.05.13 Other Sailboats 1/4358 Since Vanguard no longer manufactures this boat, does anyone have a lead on where I can find a new r
Hunter 340 Skylight Fwd of Mast Leak revolution2013 at 12:03pm 08.05.13 Big Boats 4/1787 Hi, I have a recurring leak that is being generated from the large window/skylight forward of my m
Looking for a chain locker latch larrydynamic at 12:02pm 08.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/987 I have a 2000 Hunter Passage 450 and the anchor chain locker is missing the latch. The holes for th
What is this? (1) Manureva at 11:57am 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1329 Anyone know what is this thing?
roller furling rudym at 11:23am 08.05.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/6276 I have a 1983 S 2 9.2C that I bought last Fall. The Genova is rigged with a roller furling. This i
Engine Smoking on Catalina 30 sailaway123 at 11:14am 08.05.13 Catalina 30 4/1943 I had an issue with my boat (1984 Catalina 30 Diesel engine) this weekend. As I was motoring back
Mast Raising System Help caseyblacklab at 9:11am 08.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1789 I have a 2000 Hunter 212. I was told by the previous owner that it has a Hunter mast raisning system
belts and stretch Mark Nooney at 7:55am 08.05.13 Mid-Size Boats 14/2241 HI all I replaced my belts on a yanmar 2GMF. After about 15 hours the over heat alarm sounded. I che
Universal M18 in a Catalina 30 underpowered John rolka at 7:38am 08.05.13 Catalina 30 26/6194 This is my first season with a Catalina 30 with a Universal M18. I initially was looking for a M20
O'Day 19 - Hoisting Gib Dede7157 at 7:34am 08.05.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/930 Ok.. another newbie question.. (and please pardon my possible lack of proper terminology) Our jib
That " boat smell" Fred7825 at 7:30am 08.05.13 Big Boats 6/1652 I spray the bilge with bleach, rinse with water, follow up with a mildew protector. I am not able to
Batterys Alansails at 6:14am 08.05.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/6912 Maine, I have 2- 4D Batterys AGM and I was wondering after I read someone comment that they have Blu
Blown Battery Fuse- Overcharging AGM 4D (1) Schatzi at 6:13am 08.05.13 Musings With Maine Sail 1/3151 Maine: A couple of years ago, I had the Promariner battery charger go up and replaced it with a new

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mast lights Terry Cox at 4:42pm 03.18.23 Hi Al. Replaced the bright halogen deck light on our boat with one of these: 9mm BA9S Mini Bayonet L
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems RoyS at 3:47pm 03.18.23 I have a different boat but mine is under the galley sink inside the cabinet. Very accessible.
Grounding log JamesG161 at 2:22pm 03.18.23 I will post this again and again.:biggrin: I am an expert in Lightning protection. I was taught ma
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Breezy1 at 1:37pm 03.18.23 Will do! Thanks
Passport Renewal capta at 1:01pm 03.18.23 I believe that any State Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) was developed to ease the pressure on the p
Screwed Up Cetol Project capta at 12:55pm 03.18.23 After wood gets wet, it raises the grain and should be lightly sanded again. One gets that deep, ric
Grounding log capta at 12:45pm 03.18.23 Some boats seem to attract lightning while others do not. Skipping Stone was often the highest mast
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 03.18.23 the one job I'm not looking forward to. I had made preparations last fall to replace the two 3/4"
Halyards and Such stephen_i_w at 12:37pm 03.18.23 While a 2 speed winch can be coslty, I found it very helpfull on my previous 27'. Even with a long
Halyards and Such dlochner at 11:52am 03.18.23 1. When you are sailing, where do you all keep your spinnaker halyard? When the yard rigged by boat
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems BigEasy at 11:48am 03.18.23 My autopilot did crazy Ivans too. I never fully trusted it. My fluxgate compass was mount
Grounding log dlochner at 11:40am 03.18.23 Lightning is a very large electrical discharge between 2 poles, the earth and the cloud forming what
Screwed Up Cetol Project dlochner at 11:30am 03.18.23 Cetol is fairly thick, it is not a varnish, it is more like a paint. Thinning may be an option, chec
Screwed Up Cetol Project BigEasy at 11:30am 03.18.23 No need to sand it all off. I would lightly sand (by hand) along length wood grain and reapply. Do
Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:57am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell i
Macerators Hayden Watson at 10:56am 03.18.23 http://mei1970.org/saillavie/macerator_installation Yes. I have replaced the "T" with a Y valve, se
Grounding log LloydB at 10:53am 03.18.23 'What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originates in
Passport Renewal Marmalade at 10:50am 03.18.23 in a few weeks I will call their hotline to see when they plan on completing processing Just went
Grounding log Brian D at 10:36am 03.18.23 Current flows from positive to negative, and voltage flows from negative to positive. The earth is n
Macerators Sailm8 at 10:28am 03.18.23 After replacing 2 expensive electric pumps I bought this 5 or 6 years ago. As near as I can tell it

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