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Looking for I J P E and any others u might have. thanks
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Hello, I have a Hood Seafurl 810 LD that is jammed. It will not furl and unfurl. Read the posts an
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On the old to do list is installing Lewmar's D1 clutches on the cabin top. My handrail is a four (4)
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I am wanting to replace the throttle lever on my Morgan OI. Does anyone have a suggestion on where I
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Hi, I'm new here, and to sailing, and I have just acquired a 1975 Jim Young Mandrake 33, a New Zeala
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Working my way through the list of broken crap on my new to me 410. Just got it back after new stan
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Hi all, It was a bit of a slow day at work today, so I was thinking about emergency tillers (as one
Beneteau323 at 9:39am 07.10.25
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The Beneteau 323 has an Engine Battery and a House Battery. In the past, I have used the same two A
Nan at 7:58am 07.10.25
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My 1986 Pearson is getting black, rank smelling water in bilge. Seems to be isolated in forward bil
TeamRichardson at 7:57am 07.10.25
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Just purchased a Commodore 26 in solid condition but needs some tlc. Looming for measurements for th
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Hey everyone - Hope you all are out enjoying some great winds! As the title says I am about to diy
pham at 11:05am 07.09.25
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Replacing the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 2GMF, all 4 bolts came out easy. Unfortunately, the 4th onl
dlochner at 9:57am 07.09.25
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ABYC has started posting short (<10 minutes) excerpts from their certification courses. These are fr
toomanyirons at 7:53am 07.09.25
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ProNautic does not exceed 11.7 A I have a ProMariner ProNautic 1240P charger (rated for up to 40 A,
sailingescape at 1:42am 07.09.25
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Hi all - we are first time sailboat owners with a new to us and very loved 1977 O'day 27. I have a
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Randall Schmidt at 4:49pm 07.08.25
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I was sailing on a Hunter 40.5 sloop today and we were going wing-on-wing with a whisker pole. Afte
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Ok, I may be crazy but i just picked up a beautiful 1990 Ericson 32-3 with the catch that it's missi

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Timing for the perfect tack
RussC at 12:39pm 09.28.25
As to the backwinding "controversy" ;) perhaps some definition is needed. most notably in regards t
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JamesG161 at 12:32pm 09.28.25
234555 Dammit Jim...
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JamesG161 at 12:26pm 09.28.25
234554 the perfect HEAT engine. Dammit Jim...
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Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 09.28.25
The hard right turn is characteristic of a cold front, but is there actually one there or is it jus
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Davidasailor26 at 11:23am 09.28.25
The hard right turn is characteristic of a cold front, but is there actually one there or is it just
Help identify this
Dave Satter at 11:21am 09.28.25
No numbers anywhere. I looked everywhere. Not even a stamped number. Vagabond14??? It's my trail
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kappykaplan at 11:12am 09.28.25
That will PUSH PC 9 to be a fish storm.;) Yay! :beer:
Alternator Temperature Sensors   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 09.28.25
Your alternator may be dropping its output due to being too hot. I'll second that. Time for a co
Running light corrosion
BigEasy at 11:10am 09.28.25
or just replace them? Curious about the age of these fixtures; how old are they?
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JamesG161 at 10:57am 09.28.25
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JamesG161 at 10:52am 09.28.25
Looks like we may get a blocking cold front That will PUSH PC 9 to be a fish storm.;) Dammit Jim.
Help identify this
Will Gilmore at 10:04am 09.28.25
It also looks a lot like a Paceship P14. -Will
Help identify this
Will Gilmore at 9:55am 09.28.25
Very similar to the O'Day Widgeon, but there are differences in the bow stem shape, the trunk, and t
Running light corrosion
danooxnard at 9:01am 09.28.25
If you can take the metal tabs out you might try soaking them over night in muriatic acid. If that
Timing for the perfect tack
thinwater at 8:54am 09.28.25
90% of the times I've been caught in irons in light winds it's because I didn't let the foresail b
Lithium Batteries   (1)
Johann at 8:11am 09.28.25
Don't know why you just called out Battleborn in this post - that was not a Battleborn battery they
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this?
rgranger at 7:48am 09.28.25
Are there any indications of who the manufacturer was? It might be a stamp or a sticker on the boom
Timing for the perfect tack
RussC at 7:41am 09.28.25
My boat is hard to tack. I've found how I tack depends greatly on wind speed. Below a certain wind
Help identify this
rgranger at 7:41am 09.28.25
Also, did the trailer come with it? If so, you might be able to track some information down using th

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