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Electric potties Jim Lanter at 7:34am 06.11.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1762 I have a Beneteau 31 with the Jabsco twist lock compact head, and am thinking about switching to an
In Woods Hole (2) Roger Long at 7:32am 06.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1814 Strider at Dyers Dock, from which I left on my first offshore passage to a foreign country and where
Bimini, traveler and water. relentless lily at 6:58am 06.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/933 I just had a bimini and dodger put on our Hunter 426 and they can not come up with a method of keepi
Problems with Heart/Freedom 2000 inverter/charger. Bowedtoothdoc at 6:47am 06.11.12 Big Boats 15/4935 On the Hunter 450's does anyone know if a inline breaker is somehow wired in between the electrical
Mac Mast Raising System Installed, Mast not flush on plate! abk at 6:38am 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1895 In 2009 I was thinking of this mast raising system... So I finally order it, pay to much, install th
Free C-22 Block Island, RI on Craigslist hubbardbilly at 5:38am 06.11.12 Catalina 22 11/2952 Saw this on Craigslist this am. I don't know any details though... http://providence.craigslist.o
Stereo speakers for forward deck? Vegas at 4:55am 06.11.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3314 I love to set the autopilot and sit on the forward deck....as do many of my guests. The cockpit spea
Will The Hobie 17' Sail be enough to power Mac 26? (1) MacNCheese at 3:44am 06.11.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3586 Let's assume that I can retrofit this 17' mast (from a 1988 Hobie 17 Catermaran) to fit my Mac 26'
Replacing lines Adana at 3:40am 06.11.12 Smaller Boats 10/2141 Hello. I've been lurking for quite a while and want to thank all of you for the advice you give to u
What size engine for a Hunter Duette 23? Macseast at 3:38am 06.11.12 Smaller Boats 7/2406 I have just purchased a Hunter Duette and she came with 2 Honda 5hp short shaft engines.I am selling
Big Boobs Pompadi at 10:41pm 06.10.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3859 Now I've got your attention -:) I'd be interested to know how many of you have fitted Folding Props
Commodore 26 wifeonc at 9:10pm 06.10.12 Other Sailboats 0/1744 We just bought a commodore 26, which is a rare boat. Any other commodore owners out there?
Number of people on Mac 25? Piotr at 8:17pm 06.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3064 I checked and re-checked and it seems that I should be OK. I'm going to have 4 average size adults (
Vacuflush Meoldsocks at 7:25pm 06.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1101 On my 460 hunter the vacuum generator pump runs much longer than it should and will turn on several
Where to get a part for a 85 Boston Whaler Harpoon Jplscovill at 6:36pm 06.10.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2762 I just got an 85 Harpoon 5.2 in great shape except I need to replace the self bailers. Where to get
engine type 29.9 daydreamer 2012 at 6:35pm 06.10.12 Seidelmann 9/2804 just started working on putting a ike boat back togather(yes its been neglected that long) can someo
Finally sailed her! (4) foolproof at 6:22pm 06.10.12 Catalina 30 22/7807 Hello all: It has been a while since I've posted, and I wanted to update for anyone interested. Th
Marthas Vineyard Sand Cliffs Roger Long at 5:59pm 06.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2212 Yesterday, I sailed down to Menemsha where I just took a look in: http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot
Garmin Repair sailorjoel96 at 5:30pm 06.10.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1190 I have a Garmin GPSMap 172c that powers up and runs for about three to five minutes then shuts down.
Windlass for Catalina Lost Parent at 5:22pm 06.10.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1373 I may have access to a used Simpson Lawrence Anchorman { I believe } vertical windlass . Does anyone

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Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal kloudie1 at 8:16am 04.21.22 Ken, the parts book says it is a double lip nitrile, HTC 60829 oil seal. I think that is 60mm id, 82
X2Power AGM battery Maine Sail at 7:57am 04.21.22 Anybody hear about these batteries? thoughts? I'll be a guinea pig if necessary! those batterie
Catalina 320 start problem Ken13559 at 7:39am 04.21.22 About 3 weeks ago, I've decided to run a 14awg wire from Starter Push Button to the starter Solenoid
X2Power AGM battery MikeHoncho at 7:34am 04.21.22 No offense taken and to be fair he didn't ask for input on his design just a battery. I'm not claimi
Funny Friday!!! (1) Sailavie1 at 7:26am 04.21.22 204656
X2Power AGM battery FastOlson at 7:15am 04.21.22
1992 Hunter 30T Winches jssailem at 7:12am 04.21.22 Seems like a quick fix, but has flaws. The enlarged holes will make the winch wobble when exposed t
Reverse Polarity Problem JamesG161 at 7:03am 04.21.22 For my own knowledge... Could another boat near by, that has a AC Circuit problem, cause this issue
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug jssailem at 6:53am 04.21.22 Wow. There appears to be a big hole at the base of the stern. I wonder where that hole goes?
X2Power AGM battery MikeHoncho at 6:49am 04.21.22
X2Power AGM battery Maine Sail at 6:46am 04.21.22 I found that the windlass was wired to the cheap SLA auxiliary battery by p.o. Basically, I don't
Datamarine Instruments Tin Kicker at 6:42am 04.21.22 For future reference - Not wanting to trust old o-rings of unknown vintage and having no spares, I
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel Razzler at 6:41am 04.21.22 Hi All, Thanks so much for your insight. These are all super appreciated and I'm feeling a lot more
Anchor woes Scott T-Bird at 6:38am 04.21.22 I would leave well enough alone.
Compression post leak Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35am 04.21.22 Common problem. Many posts here about the same leak. In every case, the leak occurs at the mast step
Fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30am 04.21.22 Based on what others in the club I belong to say-the water in this "freshwater" lake goes bad when
Reverse Polarity Problem Brian D at 6:25am 04.21.22 Well then, I am still skeptical, but it is what it is. I truly believe if you have any voltage on th
Anchor woes fred1diver at 6:23am 04.21.22 The anchor rides on hangers on the pulpit, I thought of those caps, but I think the hole is too big
Epoxy and stainless steel. NYSail at 6:14am 04.21.22
Epoxy and stainless steel. DougM at 5:43am 04.21.22 So have a project to do with epoxying a threaded coupling to fiberglass. A male npt / 5/8 nipple w

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