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doorhandle Jaap van der Velden at 5:14am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/870 because of a failure of the portside-toilet-doorhandle I tried to remove handle to inspect interior
doorhandle Jaap van der Velden at 5:09am 05.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/843 because of a failure of the portside-toilet-doorhandle I tried to remove handle to inspect interior
1993 23.5 U-bolt Chainplates (4) polaris211 at 3:39am 05.22.13 Smaller Boats 1/852 Hey all - I've attached some pictures of the 'chainplates' on my darlin' Willadine. It appe
Fire! Roger Long at 3:18am 05.22.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2148 Boat fire on the Newport waterfront at 0545. I think it was a stink pot. I don't usually call them t
Mainsail Battens autocad at 2:18am 05.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/801 Looking to replace the 3 partial battens in my 75 O'day 25's mainsail. The mainsail appears original
To furl or not to furl lbd at 11:30pm 05.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1194 2004 Hunter 33 with Selden furling main. New main required. Currently un battened. Looked at battene
AutoHelm ST3000 failure kevinmccowan at 11:16pm 05.21.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1567 my ST3000 comes on just fine, but as soon as I push the auto button to engage it, it shuts down comp
Running with the wind Sixgun77 at 11:12pm 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1672 I have one friend who tells me that running with the wind is the best way to go when possible, and a
H380 Propane Locker Brian147 at 10:01pm 05.21.13 Big Boats 0/805 I am worried about losing a propane lid overboard. One of the lockers has a propane tank and the ot
Dutchman Sail Brian147 at 9:52pm 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1039 My Dutchman mainsail is very difficult to put the cover on. The problem is the sail flakes normally
New to the forum and sailing otg23 at 9:44pm 05.21.13 Day Sailers 2/857 My Grandpa has offered to GIVE me his 1970 something O'day 23 and trailer. It has been parked in hi
In a 26x, whats a good speed to go... Tony E at 9:04pm 05.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5105 Hi, I just got my 1998 26x and I put it in the water for the first time last weekend. Me and my son
H34 accessing the Mast Wiring Question PGIJon at 7:32pm 05.21.13 Big Boats 2/857 I am in the middles of rewiring all the wiring in the mast. I am having a problem getting the remai
Bimini Top for H33 sailguy40 at 7:27pm 05.21.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2721 I am looking to get a bimini top for my 1979 Hunter 33. I am basically wanting to get the dimensions
Mast Stepping on a C250 c22sailor at 7:08pm 05.21.13 Smaller Boats 0/2033 I just bought a 1996 Catalina 250 fin keel model. I did quite a bit of research before picking up th
Anchor storage Gary1946 at 6:38pm 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/956 Hi, I have a 81 hunter 33 and was wondering where to store the anchor, I have a delta 22 and fortr
First ride of the season, Good and Bad.. DAVA390 at 5:58pm 05.21.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1005 So, this afternoon, temps in low 80`s, off work a little early. Called the Admiral, "Let`s go out"!
Callling all 222 Owners Odie & Tweety at 5:53pm 05.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1511 Bought a 1984 Anniversary Edition O Day 222 last summer. After a lot of TLC, got her looking pretty
Is it in yet? FourPoints at 5:48pm 05.21.13 Ask All Sailors 0/672 YES!!! I made it in the water today. A full month behind my normal schedule, but happy to have compl
Replacing P42 water & holding tanks rlamb at 5:37pm 05.21.13 Big Boats 5/902 My wife and I are looking closely at a couple 42 Passage boats we really like (1990 or 1991). A cou

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1964 islander 32 Scott T-Bird at 7:42am 05.22.23 I see nothing wrong with the mast base fasteners. Until you see movement between the plate and the
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? Joe at 7:25am 05.22.23 We need to get the chain plates replaced on our 1987 Island Packet 31. Does anyone have any recomm
1964 islander 32 MikeHoncho at 6:51am 05.22.23 @MikeHoncho Love the expression "driveway engineering"! Yes, that looks like it is poorly designed
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 6:48am 05.22.23 I just dealt with two loose lag screws. PO repowerd and installed angle aluminum ontop of he stringe
1964 islander 32 JBP-PA at 6:28am 05.22.23 One more thing. The vertical pin attaching the boom to the gooseneck looks like it is upside down. T
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:16am 05.22.23 but before chasing that down, I'm interested in thoughts on the wiring. I'm interested in your tho
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:13am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:53am 05.22.23 From your picture on your post#4. It appears the Upper strip or bar is Negative The Lower Strip or
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:50am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea.
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full jviss at 4:52am 05.22.23 I have a 2022 Bavaria CR34. Last week the black water tank was reading 75% full so we pumped it ou
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump davidjpio at 4:48am 05.22.23
1964 islander 32 dLj at 4:46am 05.22.23
Swing Keel Rebuild Gene Neill at 4:30am 05.22.23 I worship you.
Reefing lines jamming RobAL at 1:50am 05.22.23 Thank you, it looks like my issues are illustrated by the middle diagram. I'm not sure about the ful
Santana 21 design info needed rgranger at 10:06pm 05.21.23
1964 islander 32 MikeHoncho at 10:05pm 05.21.23
Finding ignition Wire: 1993 40.5 (1) Ken13559 at 9:07pm 05.21.23 This Yellow arrowed wire should be the "ignition wire". If the cylinder to right is the solenoid and
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51pm 05.21.23 I didn't think any new quality boats still used interior holding tank sensors. If yours has an inte
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 05.21.23 In no particular order : Epoxy has little strength as a plug. I could also tap in a wooden dowel
1964 islander 32 Leeward Rail at 8:17pm 05.21.23 While a few questions about your boat (like the mast step) may be model specific My boat specific

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