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Beneteau 361 Water Heater Vesna at 1:56pm 05.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1918 Have a 2003 Oceanis 361, in which the water heater has stopped functioning with the following issues
Barient #17 Winch Issue Patronus322 at 1:52pm 05.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2241 OK...here's the deal. I took the winch apart today and cleaned it, then put it back together. It now
Need replacement compass for 1986 Hunter 23 CaptainDA66 at 1:42pm 05.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1129 Dear Hunter Owners, I own a 1986 Hunter 23 and I need to replace the bulkhead compass. Has anyone ha
SAIL Magazine story inquiry for Beneteau 25 owners sailmagazine at 1:25pm 05.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/733 Hi Beneteau 25 owners, My name is Becca Oken, and I'm a writer at SAIL Magazine. For our August iss
My anchor roller saga - what I ended up doing.... (3) holdech at 1:15pm 05.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5238 Guess it was a few weeks ago when I asked a ton of anchor roller questions. Finally managed to get
Convert furling main to standard. Skywalker at 11:33am 05.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3073 I am considering converting my furling main to a standard. Not sure if it will be worth the effort f
bimini flapping backward caprice at 10:37am 05.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1890 How do I keep the bimini from folding backward in high winds? Its a standard cover and frame for a B
Stainless steel life line posts bent oceansail0 at 10:37am 05.13.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1632 A couple of the stainless steel life line posts have bent near the base. Can these be bent back into
Microwave factory installation JOKE! Unbelievable! isail46 at 10:26am 05.13.13 Big Boats 4/1459 We own a 2006 46' Hunter and had to replace the Tappan microwave. Once we removed the wood trim pie
model number dtbender at 9:50am 05.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1025 Would anyone have an idea as to the model number of the Adler Barbour refrigeration system that was
Rudder Ring 0n O'Day 28 rveilleux at 9:12am 05.13.13 Bigger Boats 1/1112 Hello, I own an O'Day 28 sailboat and I have to replace the Rudder Ring, is anyone know where to fin
History/question Sailor 3269 at 8:38am 05.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2327 I have already posted this question with all my history I just butted in with my my question on top
Cleaning hull Mike Kane at 8:12am 05.13.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1220 I am looking for a solution to clean the waxy deposit on the hull from my winter canvas cover. The c
o'day 192 - info on mast step pin. bluesailer at 8:09am 05.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1517 I am missing the pin (mast step pin) for my 192, (Z spar mast). Any info on size, diameter, or where
OMC Zephyr SailDrive problem Daboosailing at 7:47am 05.13.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/7371 (The author of this thread moved this thread to this location, feeling it is a better place for it t
impromptu rendezvous 1Goldie at 7:38am 05.13.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/2063 Sent out a quick email for Cinco weekend and ended up with 7 boats rafting behind Blakely. Lots of f
Replacing the rudder post cap on a Catalina 36 thagan1 at 7:22am 05.13.13 Big Boats 1/1889 Has anyone replaced the rudder post cap (where the emergency tiller is placed) on a Catalina 36? My
H27 Delrin emergency tiller spacer puddlejockey at 7:14am 05.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1419 Hi all, There have been a few threads about the Delrin "spacer" (the big giant washer) on the til
messed up gel coat repair Piotr at 6:48am 05.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/6568 Being European, I still did not master the whole "ounces and tbs" conversion thing (30 years later..
I think I solved the propane vs alcohol stove debate RECESS at 5:59am 05.13.13 Ask All Sailors 10/11498 Over the weekend we bought an Origo 4000 alcohol stove. Our Pearson 323 is outfitted with a propane

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Adding Speed (1) rgranger at 8:15pm 05.09.23
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:59pm 05.09.23 Ladies and gentlemen ! Step right up. Step right up and see the amazing tempest in a tea pot. You'
Acrylic portlight question xavpil at 7:32pm 05.09.23 Plexi (aka polycarbonate) is a great fit for many locations, but acrylic is harder for any place th
Bilge pump wowes!!! Tally Ho at 7:23pm 05.09.23 The pump is toast, Wiring is A-OK and so is the switch. I connected the pump to a battery and not
Mainsheet is in the way on Hunter 33 Joe at 7:17pm 05.09.23 How about a picture of the problem.
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 6:55pm 05.09.23 Appreciate the feedback everyone. I do not have a conduit going thru the mast currently, for those o
Bilge pump wowes!!! azambella at 6:23pm 05.09.23 There is quite a bit of info on-line indicating that the antifreeze can damage the bilge pump. Who k
Adding Speed DanMaine at 6:15pm 05.09.23 Thanks everyone. I decided to get the analog/digital box, keep the working depth Transducer and cut
Self Tacking Jib Experience PaulK at 5:55pm 05.09.23 Turns out Selden doesn't sell them anymore -- they said there wasn't enough interest in them. Seems
Acrylic portlight question DonScribner at 5:53pm 05.09.23 Dudes! Plexi (aka polycarbonate) is a great fit for many locations, but acrylic is harder for any pl
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 Ltfdrebbin at 5:50pm 05.09.23 LKarrh- our KM4A1 just went out today. Who did you have rebuild it, and are you happy with the work?
Bilge pump wowes!!! azambella at 5:30pm 05.09.23 The pump is toast, Wiring is A-OK and so is the switch. I connected the pump to a battery and noth
Lift Arm - Engine room cover Ken13559 at 5:22pm 05.09.23 What I learnt from supplier, gas spring are usually installed with rod downwards. The oil within the
Windshield and side window material Ralph Johnstone at 5:15pm 05.09.23 Seems a strange place (structurally) to put such a large opening, given proximity of the mast. Al
Lost the job roller furler halyard Project_Mayhem at 5:05pm 05.09.23 It's almost a guarantee that this is going to take two people no matter how it's done. Taking the ma
Lift Arm - Engine room cover sailcapt340 at 4:44pm 05.09.23 Capta is right. They are rated in various pressures. Can you match them up to the original ones yo
Windshield and side window material (2) BabuBoat at 4:38pm 05.09.23 I put a bunch of photos in an album, but don't know how to link it from here. So here are two photo
Windshield and side window material BabuBoat at 4:28pm 05.09.23 You will have to carefully remove the existing ports and hatches and take them to a plastic supplie
Windshield and side window material Ralph Johnstone at 4:25pm 05.09.23 If that fails, then perhaps polishing what I have and re-bedding is the only other option? Sorry
Lift Arm - Engine room cover capta at 4:08pm 05.09.23 When I was replacing the struts on my truck cap back window, I found that not all struts are created

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