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Broken rachet gear in Lewmar 23 Jared1048 at 11:25am 07.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1172 Called Lewmar and they said they never even heard of a Lewmar 23?! This cant be a good sign. I ema
Rigging help fastdoc98 at 11:13am 07.09.12 Day Sailers 3/2559 Need a little help with the rigging. Just bought a used 170 from a dealer that wasn't a sailboat dea
Gudeon bushings older style hotchki at 11:09am 07.09.12 Smaller Boats 0/1302 Dropped my nylon pintle / gudeon bushings in the drink yesterday. Does anyone have a source for t
Refrigerator on 40 jtallen2489 at 10:48am 07.09.12 Bigger Boats 6/1617 I need help. I have an icebox frig. I have looked all over the boat for the compressor. I went throu
Adler Barbour ColdMachine Compressor robfmcc at 10:47am 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3236 After blowing a few fuses, I've figured out that the compressor is bad by plugging and unplugging wi
Breaker panel location Strega at 10:25am 07.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/617 Looking for fuse/breaker panel location on Hunter 37 Legend.
Need centerboard for M26s maxsoto at 10:18am 07.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1340 Hi, I need a used centerboard for my "new to me" 1993 M26s. Even if it needs some repair, it might w
oday javelin dave mcallister at 9:50am 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1397 I recently ordered parts for my O'Day Javelin from DRmarine. I cant get in touch with them by phone
Hunter 15 Spinnaker TAZCat at 9:47am 07.09.12 Day Sailers 3/1971 Has anyone put a spinnaker on a Hunter 15 I frequently am in light winds so downwind leg could use
Window needed ami342 at 9:46am 07.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1035 Does anyone have a port side front portlight for an 1978 Oday 22? Any leads on where I might get one
outboard motor shaft length cjb300 at 9:43am 07.09.12 Catalina 22 3/4510 Hi all, I have been lurking here and searching the forums, but I haven't found the information I a
Rock Hall Channel Entrance Depth Josie Whales at 9:22am 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 1/958 Heading up to Rock Hall this week-end. Heard they have dredged, but haven't visited since. Draw 5'
Rotella T in an outboard? robertsapp at 9:17am 07.09.12 Engines and Propulsion 10/5856 My new Tohatsu 6HP outboard says to use engine oil with an API SF, SG, SH or SJ rating. Life it too
How much heeling before capsizing? Slow Mo^cean at 8:59am 07.09.12 Catalina 22 16/3092 We took the maiden voyage in our newly purchased 84 C22 this weekend. We were pushing our luck with
Autohelm 4000 sticking Eric M at 8:56am 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1303 I had to replace the belt on our autohelm 4000 as the old one was down to the wire core in places.
Traveler Ken Prichard at 8:13am 07.09.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/7298 Help settle a discussion. My understanding is that if the boom is windward of the centreline the le
cabin light pat sharpnack at 8:04am 07.09.12 Catalina 22 19/6432 I am looking to replace an interior cabin light on my 1982 Catalina 22. It is about 4" square. Does
Johnson/Evinrude 1993-95 9.9/15 (2) Sunbird22358 at 7:55am 07.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/6969 Reading about an O'DAY 25 owner's problems as he commisioned his Diesel brought to mind a problem th
places to buy wooden replacement parts KenDavis at 7:46am 07.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/756 I just bought a Hunter 23 that needs some of the exterior wood replaced. Does anyone know where to
replacing waste pipe (1) Matt Olfson at 5:20am 07.09.12 Catalina 30 2/1148 The tabs on the cap where I pump out the holding tank broke off. I took the screws out of the deck a

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Cleat backing plates? pcharn01 at 5:21pm 01.26.23 And yet another thing to look at and possibly update. One of these days boat has to start going ba
Need a "double" block at the mast base (1) jssailem at 5:20pm 01.26.23 Is this what you think you are looking for? sive. https://www.garhauermarine.com/product-category/bl
Line routing to cockpit tenacity31 at 4:49pm 01.26.23 It would be helpful to identify the boat such as year and make to include the mast as well. There
Line routing to cockpit jssailem at 4:46pm 01.26.23 Downsides of halyards at mast (HAM) -Greater hazard of injury or falling overboard when raising sai
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Leeward Rail at 4:44pm 01.26.23 Makes running even a larger AC unit a possibility without a big bulky package. Larry and Lin are
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 4:42pm 01.26.23 I've seen other references to the "build list". I have poked around the store and can't seem to fin
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Leeward Rail at 4:42pm 01.26.23 The generator could be sitting outside in the fresh air running happily while the CO is drafting in
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 dkinzer at 4:37pm 01.26.23 The store here has the build list of parts for your boat. I've seen other references to the "build
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Captain Larry-DH at 4:35pm 01.26.23 snip Minimize the load on your house batteries. All LED. Switch off anything that you are not using
Need a "double" block at the mast base JRacer at 4:29pm 01.26.23 @Justin_NSA Z spar and US Spars are one in the same. Look to see if there are additional holes in
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Davidasailor26 at 4:20pm 01.26.23 Adding a bit of gas to the flame here! Just got an email advertisement that Honda has a new port
Need a "double" block at the mast base Crazy Dave Condon at 3:54pm 01.26.23 @Justin_NSA Z spar and US Spars are one in the same. Look to see if there are additional holes in
Cleat backing plates? (2) pclarksurf at 3:52pm 01.26.23 common -- although they may have considered this appropriate at the time (weak sauce)
Cleat backing plates? Project_Mayhem at 3:49pm 01.26.23 I use Square Unistrut washers. They're cheap, heavy corrosion coating, very thick and they'll outlas
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source TheBigDeal at 3:45pm 01.26.23 In our boat we bought a used dual fuel generator and got it for a great price. Online they are on sa
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:40pm 01.26.23 The store here has the build list of parts for your boat. Owner is a former Hunter employee
Diesel fuel cap 2004 Hunter 36 seadaddler at 3:34pm 01.26.23 West Marine
LPG tank Hunter 39 seadaddler at 3:34pm 01.26.23 I have been out cruising 3 weeks and always had plenty propane maybe get add on gauge from ac hared
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option seadaddler at 3:29pm 01.26.23 I never had much jamming until my sail was 15 years old and many repairs from racing but got new sai
Single handing BigEasy at 3:29pm 01.26.23 Do any of you have strobe lights attached to your PFDs? If so, are they the water activated type? T

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