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sail patching doug fulp at 11:35am 06.11.13 Catalina 22 2/788 I have a small tear in my main sail (catalina 22), can someone recommend the best way to patch the s
Wheel and rudder alignment ranchu56 at 11:29am 06.11.13 Big Boats 1/729 ALCON, Installing Raymarine wheel-pilot on the Admiral's boat. Wheel with keyway centered at the t
stern bearing jaraman at 11:16am 06.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/725 What are the dimension of the cutlass bearing for a 393 with 30mm shaft
B First 310 Electrical Breakers/Panel Parts JRacer at 11:12am 06.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1774 I had to add some breakers to my 92 Beneteau First 310. Back of the breaker panel shows it was made
Spinaker pole mast ring. Happy Daze at 10:55am 06.11.13 Smaller Boats 3/1252 OK guys! Anyone know how high the spinnaker pole ring is on the mast? Apparently a spinnaker was an
Prop Shaft Spec's for (Yanmar) 40.5 Rick D at 10:11am 06.11.13 Big Boats 1/762 I got this info from Hunter and thought I'd post it. I'd like to find a place to stick it for others
MacGregor 26X stern rails Justin_NSA at 9:31am 06.11.13 Parts Search 2/9497 I thought I'd give this a try. I am looking for a used pair of original 26X stern rails for my 26S
Hunter 23 110% or 135% Genoa Size??? jimfrankelly at 9:21am 06.11.13 Smaller Boats 6/1693 I am going to buy new sails for my 1987 Hunter 23 and would like advice on whether to choose a 110%
The Lite Cylinder Propane Tank Recall Bob S at 9:17am 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 23/8985 http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/portal/site/PHMSA/menuitem.ebdc7a8a7e39f2e55cf2031050248a0c/?vgnextoid=7c73
Looking to Rendezvous in Puget Sound or San Juans valhallasailingtv at 9:04am 06.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/687 hello: i sail outta Seattle and would like to meet up with other macgregor sailor's to rendezvous...
Question for Victron BMV-600S Battery Monitor Users JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:59am 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1763 Hi, I installed a Victron BMV-600S battery monitor this year. I tried to program it this weekend bu
Rudder groan (1) Jon_E at 8:56am 06.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1026 Yesterday I noticed a slight groan coming from the rudder post. The groan can't be reproduced easil
parts question jmhenry at 8:32am 06.11.13 Pearson 1/1725 I recently purchased an '88 Pearson 31. I noticed that the hydraulic (?) icebox part is locked in t
B331 Propane locker design flaw? (3) Cwoody at 8:28am 06.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1328 Ran myself out of propane a couple of weeks ago and took the tank to get it filled. Decided to get a
Which autopilot, and where? lorisjohnson at 7:35am 06.11.13 Big Boats 7/1706 I have a Hunter 460 that never had an autopilot. I am outfitting her for cruising and I am thinking
Tack Tick loses signal twdevore at 7:12am 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 2/903 Our Tacktick wind indicator continues to lose signal. Prior to launch we brought the unit down from
anyone ordered from O'Day owners.com? avenger79 at 7:09am 06.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1044 Anyone have experience ordering from the site. I was looking at putting new running rigging on my 19
need spreader light info Jimongee at 5:24am 06.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/825 Hello, We have a 2002 356. Since the mast in on the saw horses this week-we would like to finally
System Down? ggrizzard at 4:45am 06.11.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/3537 Phil or Staff, I have my morning Email that contains updates to the forums to which I subscribe, but
Pop top leaks (surprise!) sailaway802 at 4:32am 06.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/685 We have a 1973 23' pop top. Has anyone had experience resealing the pop top? Ours is leaking. It

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Line routing to cockpit Crazy Dave Condon at 12:38pm 01.26.23 It would be helpful to identify the boat such as year and make to include the mast as well. There i
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 01.26.23 Any chance you could provide a video with good audio showing one session of the engine being started
Solar panel question/Recommendations BigEasy at 12:13pm 01.26.23 . I will be adding Solar this year to accommodate planned multi-week cruising. Defender has a
Need a "double" block at the mast base capta at 12:08pm 01.26.23 I would suggest you use two single blocks as it would be most difficult to fairlead two different li
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source BigEasy at 12:06pm 01.26.23 I wouldn't leave a gas generator (or any generator) running in my abscence. Honda issued a recall
Need a "double" block at the mast base Justin_NSA at 11:56am 01.26.23 Those look like US Spars blocks, why a double to lead to the Dutchman block? Right now the line i
Solar panel question/Recommendations Leeward Rail at 11:55am 01.26.23 Leeward how did they attach them to the top? I was looking into those types of panels and considere
What is This, Anyone Need One? LloydB at 11:52am 01.26.23 Wherever you put it you should make a label for it that says something such as 'do not install after
Head Discharge Pump Terry Cox at 11:45am 01.26.23 No the pump does not empty the bowl full of water. Did you read my article in the earlier post? If
Need a "double" block at the mast base Dave Groshong at 11:44am 01.26.23 Those look like US Spars blocks, why a double to lead to the Dutchman line?
Head Discharge Pump Jeff Jellick at 11:36am 01.26.23 No the pump does not empty the bowl full of water.
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 01.26.23 Please be considerate of nearby boaters, and run it during limited daylight hours. The sound can ca
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 10:56am 01.26.23 Hi Scott! Long time no sea (haha see what I did there?) Thank you for the insight on those panels. I
Line routing to cockpit (3) Dalliance at 10:45am 01.26.23 I currently have everything except reef lines led back to the cockpit. Garhauer is the place to go
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start Ralph Johnstone at 10:43am 01.26.23 the starting motor is working very well (in fact it worries me water could come back from the exhau
Missing boom PRoberaon at 10:24am 01.26.23 Thanks
Solar panel question/Recommendations Scott T-Bird at 10:21am 01.26.23 I will be adding Solar this year to accommodate planned multi-week cruising. As yet not sure about
Missing boom stickinthemud57 at 9:53am 01.26.23 Thanks, I will look at that. Thinking of how I could fabricate an overhang maybe an inch out. Might
Yanmar engine console - yuck BigEasy at 9:48am 01.26.23 so it's just the white (yellow?) console. Any suggestions/advice? Sand it, repair crack at upp
Line routing to cockpit thinwater at 9:40am 01.26.23 I've had both. I like it as-is. Less friction. Grinding a sail up is a pain, but body weight makes i

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