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halyard exit plates? Chesapique at 8:32am 01.08.13 Smaller Boats 6/3537 The plastic halyard exit plates on my 94 H19 have broken off. Anyone have experience replacing them?
Where to get butyl tape? shozbot at 7:06am 01.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1223 Does anyone know where I can buy in Connecticut the type of butyl tape that is used for rebedding de
1972 Catalina 22 restoration (10) david_deland at 6:34am 01.08.13 Catalina 22 19/4109 I found this boat over by where I live for around 700 dollars and there was no way I was going to pa
Smile: Yes or no? (3) 1st boat at 5:20am 01.08.13 Catalina 30 14/4757 Just got my boat pulled (81 C30) for the winter. Picked the boat up in June and learning and loving
O'Day 28 derfus at 4:56am 01.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1191 Hi, Of the 507 O'Day 28's that were built how many are still in service?
Anchor rode marking All U Get at 4:51am 01.08.13 Ask All Sailors 33/10212 Hi all, Yesterday while painting marks on my anchor chain I got into a discussion on what distance
Engine Hour (LCD) Meter Repair (1) NorthStar at 9:17pm 01.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 81/62032 I have finally had the time to troubleshoot and repair my Yanmar Tach-Hour meter. I believe wha
What's wrong with the 'trim' on this boat? (1) RichH at 8:18pm 01.07.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 53/24426 http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/j449/svAquila/reef_zpsed162b23.jpg "photo" is from the Sail A
Beneteau Rubrail Lee Hadjiosif at 6:54pm 01.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/4132 I'm trying to select a suitable rubrail for my 381 but I'm having trouble. I prefer the solid vinyl
Waccamaw Morning Roger Long at 5:09pm 01.07.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/3250 I had the anchor aboard almost before there was enough light to see my way out of the creek as the t
Trolling for ideas... Phyrexii at 4:23pm 01.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2663 Recently, I replied to a thread dealing with an issue common among Mac sailors ('Mac Bump'), where t
Autohelm ST4000+ dim display problem kwiggy at 1:43pm 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4331 Hi, I have searched through the various forums, but can't find this problem mentioned anywhere. My
used deck hatches redhead78 at 1:31pm 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1595 Anyone know where I might be able to buy a couple of used deck hatches, for ventilation, in the 10 o
Magazine slowdog at 1:14pm 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 37/4906 What boating magazine do you subscribe to?
Basic Electrical Seminar Content Maine Sail at 12:05pm 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 28/3172 If you were attending a Marine Basic Electrical Seminar (roughly 2 hours) what type of content would
Whose boat is this? (1) BrokeNotBroken at 11:27am 01.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2041 I would love to see more pictures of the teak cockpit. I think it looks fantastic. http://sbo.sail
I need a rudder edefaria at 9:47am 01.07.13 Day Sailers 2/5564 Hi - I have a O'Day 12 here in Brazil. It's quite similar to the javelin model. I've lost its rudder
No Locker soldier1964 at 9:40am 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1895 Hello everyone, I have a small problem to contend with. My Helms25 doesn't have a rope locker in t
Attending Strictly Sail Chicago 2013 - any pointers? Igetit at 9:39am 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1274 This weekend I booked accomodations and bought show tickets online for Strictly Sail Chicago, which
40.5 keel bolts bustedrudder at 8:40am 01.07.13 Big Boats 2/1167 I was cleaning the bilge in our 40.5 and only saw 2 keel bolts on the centerline of the stub. Is th

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Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. shemandr at 6:43pm 03.16.23 There are numbers of boat owners who would like to take their chart plotter or fish finder/GPS home
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? Dalliance at 6:18pm 03.16.23 I hesitate to answer this as there are so many differences between the different Cherubini Hunter mo
Starwind 19 project boat PRoberaon at 6:04pm 03.16.23 Does everyone enjoy this boat? The more I want a bigger boat, the more I realize this is just basic
2016 Beneteau 381: does the table drop to become a bed? Mechone at 5:49pm 03.16.23 On the 351 you remove the legs and there is shorter ones to support table ,mine are missing however
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Rick Webb at 5:38pm 03.16.23 I've rigged Lazy Jacks and rerigged the Topping Lift on my boat. For the Topping Lift I added a che
Macerators lehighsail at 5:22pm 03.16.23 Thanks to all for the useful input and I do have a question. Some have suggested "rinsing out the m
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 5:17pm 03.16.23 There is a block at the end of the boom on my rig. The previous owners ran the topping lift through
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? heritage at 5:13pm 03.16.23 I have not read of any problems with the Cherubini chainplates, but it appears that you are concerne
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04pm 03.16.23 The advice on a lazy jack system is not worth the hassle. There is a block you can put on the end
Oil Leak kappykaplan at 4:53pm 03.16.23 oil intake via air intake It's a mist of oil, not enough to support combustion.
Blower issues? (2) ScottySailor at 4:09pm 03.16.23 Also here is a picture of the relay I have I replaced the faulty one that was in there but who kno
Blower issues? (1) ScottySailor at 3:56pm 03.16.23
Everett Fuel Dock JoeWhite at 3:53pm 03.16.23 I use a dock line attached to my stern cleat. As I approach the dock , I hook the line around the do
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. dlochner at 3:49pm 03.16.23 Is this a long term solution or an emergency solution? Didn't your insurance company pay to repair t
Solar q's Maine Sail at 3:48pm 03.16.23 Ok, looking at solar equipment, what type of solar charge controller would you recommend? I know MP
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. stickinthemud57 at 3:39pm 03.16.23 That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. dmax at 3:23pm 03.16.23 Ooops, only for the loss of cooling water flow. No cooling water flow, the exhaust temp. instantly
410 Owners with Y-Valves for aft head? (1) JamesG161 at 2:59pm 03.16.23 Our H430 Aft hold tank. A PVC Lateral is used. Why? Shared with Deck pump out port. Jim...
Oil Leak leo310 at 2:50pm 03.16.23 Just remember that a diesel engine could continue to run even with the fuel shut off if out side fue
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. Ralph Johnstone at 2:37pm 03.16.23 measures the exhaust hose temperature: Ooops, only for the loss of cooling water flow. No coolin

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