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What brand is your Windlass? therobesons at 1:06pm 07.06.12 Big Boats 16/2495 Our 1999 Hunter 420 has a Simpson-Lawrence but it does NOT fit the 5/16 chain that is on the boat.
Another sail destroyed sailaway78 at 12:37pm 07.06.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4182 Received a call from some friends of mine this morning. Bringing their boat home from Pensacola, to
Going crazy over this disconnected wire (1) luken7 at 12:08pm 07.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1391 Here the heck does it go and what does it connect to? Now that the Higgs Boson has been found, this
Waterpump 9.8 Mercury Outboard mklein@iowatelecom.net at 12:06pm 07.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 4/7362 Hello, Today I am having trouble with my 9.8 Mercury Outobard. The last time we were out the wa
Chain Plate leaks dawg2 at 11:44am 07.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2533 I am in the process of getting all of my "leaks repaired" on my 88 26D. Between new windows, using C
No nav. equipment Navicula at 11:44am 07.06.12 Big Boats 2/1013 I bought a standaed horizion VHF and the remote for the cockpit.........the one with AIS. in order
Practical Sailor Image Request practicalsailor at 10:50am 07.06.12 Ericson 4/5350 Dear Ericson Sailboat Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its
Main Sail Tack (1) Mark Nooney at 9:58am 07.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1317 We were setting up our jiffy reefing last night and realized that the Main sail tack was not secured
propeller zinc Brad Teachout at 9:51am 07.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1045 How do i finnd the size of my propeller zinc ?
Value of 1964 O'Day Javelin? Steve Knob at 9:23am 07.06.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2120 I have a 1964 Javelin, hull #6914, class #118. It is complete with new sails, but needs paint and wo
Practical Sailor Image Request for Catalina Owners practicalsailor at 8:53am 07.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1520 Dear Catalina Sailboat Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its
Stiff Gear Shift cable knotcarin at 8:52am 07.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1332 I have a Hunter Vision 36 with the single lever control for the throttle and gear shift. When the k
Practical Sailor Image Request for the Bavaria 38 Ocean practicalsailor at 8:49am 07.06.12 Bavaria 0/2310 Dear Bavaria 38 Ocean Owners, Practical Sailor magazine www.practical-sailor.com is updating its
Remove brightwork to renew David W at 7:57am 07.06.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1892 Hello all, my spring boat chores have turned into summer chores. One is to redo to brightwork. We do
Plastic Under Rub Rail Justincase at 7:53am 07.06.12 Pearson 6/5001 Just survived a 60 mph squall line but suffered some minor damage to the boat. Does any one know wh
Long Island Raftup 2012 FourPoints at 6:49am 07.06.12 Ask All Sailors 0/950 Open to anone interested in coming, over at seafaring.com we're organizing our 3rd annual Long Islan
WANTED: RayMarine Autohelm 3000 RobertLangdirect at 6:29am 07.06.12 Parts Search 5/5250 Please help me to locate a RayMarine Autohelm 3000 to troubleshoot my Autohelm 3000. I can send yo
Head Problems Wykagyl at 6:10am 07.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2184 We sail a Catalina 320 and just rebuilt our Wilcox Crittenden head with no success. We would like t
A man with three watches has no idea what time it is.... Rick486 at 2:55am 07.06.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3142 I have a riddle here I'd like to get some thoughts on. I have an analog voltmeter on my DC panel of
General power questions regarding solar and a cup of tea. Kordie at 2:04am 07.06.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1612 So I have two 140w panels on my boat along with an air turbine. Plenty of power when the boat is un

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STEEL RAILS jssailem at 11:56am 12.20.22 Rick. Get into the engine bay and assess the condition of the metal used. How much metal is remainin
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 11:48am 12.20.22 I was asking about capacity in amp-hours (ah) which is the typical capacity specification for deep c
All Sailors (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.20.22 Merry Christmas to you, Alan and Eileen. Thank you for the well wishes.
Electrical system jssailem at 11:39am 12.20.22 it's amazing how much stuff the boat has accumulated over the years. Oh yes. Folk buy boats, then
Fuel Gauge (2) jssailem at 11:33am 12.20.22 I have the same issue as the OP Your display is showing "Half Full" when you suspect it is more or
Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Alan Gomes at 11:08am 12.20.22 What position do you have the throttle in when you start it? For colder weather you should have it a
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? (2) sovaste at 10:21am 12.20.22 Thank you for those details! Not having seen either my V21 or the older candidate V22 rigged in per
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:18am 12.20.22 The Devil is in the Details. Cost of a 26' Bridle, 5/8ths 3 strand line designed for a 30-40ft boat
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 10:03am 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, it
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 9:58am 12.20.22 Ok thanks i will see that they have
STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 12.20.22 Curious if your FLA batteries are in parallel on one battery bank or one battery for each bank. Wha
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t

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