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GPS blanking with Auto pilot islandrunner70 at 7:17pm 08.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1293 Looking for some trouble shooting guidance. 93 Oceanis 370 with Garmin GPS 498 installed on the Acc
Heat exchanger zincs (1) rukidn at 6:48pm 08.03.12 Catalina 310 15/6573 Anyone encountered and solved this trap? No way to get a new zinc into the heat exchanger without ma
Blue water over the bow BillyK at 6:22pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4618 Tried to go out into the ocean today off the cost of Atlantic City NJ.. the longport inlet has real
Sailing with just the Jib JasonC at 6:07pm 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1311 O when the Marina put my boat in the pulled the main sail line all the way to top. Still had great
oday 28' owners Dragon Fly at 4:41pm 08.03.12 Bigger Boats 11/3804 [ about to purchase an 28' oday 1984. 2 questions: 1. 10 h.p. universal diesel enough powe
marine surveyor papabenn at 2:59pm 08.03.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/966 I am looking for a good reasonable marine surveyor in Daytona Beach to survey a Catalina 30 next wee
Vertical Windlass cincinattus at 2:35pm 08.03.12 Catalina 30 0/993 What is the best type and model vertical windlass to install on a 30' tall Rig model year 1991?
Bimini Top on a Lancer 25? keys2heaven at 1:58pm 08.03.12 Lancer 2/3372 Has anyone added a bimini top to their Lancer 25? If so, can you give me specifics on it? This is t
Attaching Jib Sheets (3) Roger Long at 1:52pm 08.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 20/17251 I was putting left over epoxy from the last coat on the strut over various patches on the keel when
Can My Rigging Hold a 200lb Guy in Bosuns Chair? JoelHoover at 12:50pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7818 I've got to replace a nav/stern/anchor light doodad on the top of my mast (see posting "I Hit a brid
Assistance in some coding for sailing tracking site redunculous at 12:32pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1365 Well.... I recently read about the Aegean loss (I've been stuck without access to the civilised w
Garmin Data Card 182C Florida sail at 11:57am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5567 Does anyone know where I can get updated Data cards for my Garmin 182 C GPS/ chart plotter? Garmin
Saga of crazed hatch lens replacement info (3) John T1594 at 11:37am 08.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7189 E-Mail message from ME to LEWMAR: I have a number of Lewmar hatches on my 2000 Hunter 340 sailboat t
Transporting a Catalina 25 Milwaukee Protocol at 11:23am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 7/8209 My brother-in-law and I are looking to transport his Catalina 25 from NY to WI and to put it bluntly
Fwd cabin question Dana and Luba at 9:32am 08.03.12 Big Boats 3/1222 I have a 2001 Passage 450. When the forward macerator decided to quit, it leaked out on the compart
Resale of an Older 22 Slow Mo^cean at 9:11am 08.03.12 Catalina 22 8/1634 I'm really getting into restoring the '84 C22 I have and so far have done minor free and cheap tasks
Battery Bank & Charger Wiring Questions (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:17am 08.03.12 Musings With Maine Sail 17/12358 Battery Bank ' Charger Wiring Questions Edited Hi Maine, I am planning to redo the charging/wir
Leaking water tank valve connection irwin30 at 7:25am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1257 I have a 1979 Irwin Citation 30 water tank that is leaking around the output water valve connection.
Hunter 450 Wire Chase? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:08am 08.03.12 Big Boats 2/910 On my Hunter 450 there is a wire chase with a string behind and to the right of the starting battery
Hunter 23.5 Listing - should I move Battery? Rasemans at 6:52am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 3/1485 Hi, My Hunter 23.5 lists to starboard when sitting in a slip. I am not sure why, but I suspect it is

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3jh5e impeller replacement dlochner at 12:57pm 02.11.23 Two pliers will work, however you may damage the impeller. Not an issue if you are replacing the imp
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer dlochner at 11:55am 02.11.23 Since this will be your first encounter with epoxy, use the slow hardeners, not tropical, just slow.
Hunter 240 Sail Size & Other Options Sailavie1 at 11:33am 02.11.23 Dave is spot on as usual. No need for a larger jib due to the power already available in your main.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Dalliance at 10:46am 02.11.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? dj
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 02.11.23 Haven't bothered on a Yanmar 2GM20F. Has always come out easily for inspection. Check you impellor
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 02.11.23 You do not need any cloth between the two but use one of the dense fillers for thickening. 406 Coll
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:55am 02.11.23 Yes. We are exploring the idea. Especially now that the PSS dripless has a reinforced silicone bell
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 02.11.23
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Sail22Capri22 at 9:49am 02.11.23 Was thinking of getting the wrap pins for my Capri 22 they work ok?
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 02.11.23
Stale Forum jssailem at 8:41am 02.11.23 Technology is sometimes baffling. Search out a 12-15 year old they are likely to know the answer and
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 02.11.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 8:40am 02.11.23 The improvement in the bellows is what nudged me to the PYI product. 10 year warranty. However ins
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:37am 02.11.23 There are many options. Difficulty is filtering the marketing from the performance. Looked also at t
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) JamesG161 at 8:33am 02.11.23 Especially now that the PSS dripless has a reinforced silicone bellows. Best seal to use for Zero
1984 Hunter 31 Floor Board (1) JamesG161 at 8:21am 02.11.23 bring it to his shop (in tact) You can also trace template of the FRP section too, on your boat. _
1984 Hunter 31 Floor Board (1) JamesG161 at 8:17am 02.11.23 For reference... s the piece above. Jim...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:16am 02.11.23 Given the V drive and poor access are you going to go with a dripless seal this time around? Yes.
1984 Hunter 31 Floor Board (1) JamesG161 at 8:13am 02.11.23 This is back side of the Floor in my other post. ... PS: I will post another section that had wa
mooring pendants Alansails at 8:04am 02.11.23 I equate the lines to insurance and the value of what your boat is worth-would you use clothes line?

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