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considering new sail slides (1) JonnyQuest at 12:02pm 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4121 I have read that old sail slides/slugs can add resistance/friction and inhibit the main sail from dr
Need help switching my genoa for my jib JonnyQuest at 10:59am 07.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1655 I want to swap the Genoa out for my Jib headsail, and have some questions. Since acquiring my Oday 2
Shore power shorting problem longterm at 10:57am 07.13.12 Catalina 30 4/1820 i have a 1990 C-30 Tall that I bought in February; at the time his shore power connection powered th
Issue with battery monitor and solar? jviss at 10:34am 07.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3509 I just purchased a Victron BMV-600 batter monitor, and a Morningstar SS-10-12V charge controller for
Credit for very fast service Ross at 9:50am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1093 Yesterday at a little after 5 pm I placed an online order to McMaster-Carr. UPS tracking shows the
Knots? BROGERS at 9:41am 07.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/2608 For some unknown reason my knot meter on my 1994 29.5 Hunter has quit working this season. It appea
Aft Head piping from head to holding tank Sundancer at 9:39am 07.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/917 The black water 1.5 inch piping from aft head to holding tank is plugged with hard material. Boat is
FAIL! Letteringonthe cheap.com bigbrownpilot at 9:00am 07.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1522 Just want to share my horrible experience with this company. Our new boat is out of the water with
120-Volt AC Distribution Panel. (Ultra Panel) Jeff Jellick at 8:32am 07.13.12 Big Boats 5/1756 I wrote several weeks ago about the relay switches in my 2005 Hunter 45 CC, and the problem that I w
Passage 450 Water Tanks? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:26am 07.13.12 Big Boats 7/1533 My Hunter 450 has three water tanks for a total capacity of 200 gallons. The two rear tanks are divi
black soot mark (1) dlewis812 at 7:49am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1607 problem??
Rigging Preventer on Passage 450? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:11am 07.13.12 Big Boats 10/1939 Just curious as to the best way to rig a preventer on this boat? On the end of the boom there is an
Factory Wiring for Passage 450? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:07am 07.13.12 Big Boats 3/1168 Does anyone know on the main electric panel battery selector switch 1,2,3, etc, which battery would
beneteau 381 short mast galynd at 6:13am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2538 I'm considering the purchase of a 1999 bene oceanis 381. However, I'm concerned about the short mas
Hunter Marine to Marlow Acquisitions rasselas at 5:38am 07.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1646 What does this mean for those of us who own a Hunter? You would think we would be notified by Hunte
Strange Odor from reverse 2 cycle system TJ-LJ Champion at 4:55am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1897 Since purchasing our Hunter 45cc a little over a year ago an odor has developed from the reverse 2 c
Sunbrella Hatch Covers c130king at 3:36am 07.13.12 Catalina 310 0/1789 Can anyone direct me to a link where I can order hatch covers for a Catalina 310. Lost the sunbrell
Coroded or seized cushion zippers eianm at 3:33am 07.13.12 Big Boats 2/1121 Most may know this, but I thought I would post it any way. Some of the zippers on our upholstery cus
Raymarine E7D Mark Maulden at 10:05pm 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2274 Purchased one of these along with radar end of Feb. Finally got it installed. Worked fine. Notice
Lowrance HDS-? Anchor Alarm sinnettc at 9:29pm 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 4/9847 Can anybody explain to me how you set the Anchor waypoint for a Lowrance HDS plotter if you want to

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can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Davidasailor26 at 6:26pm 02.16.23 Mostly I find the locking mechanism to be a PITA. In 40 years of sailing I've never been on a boat
Dinghy repair follow up Project_Mayhem at 6:06pm 02.16.23 The Flex Seal spray doesn't work well for this application. I'm guessing it lasted about two months
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dlochner at 5:53pm 02.16.23 The winch handle will fit in a Harken winch. The sockets have been standardized for decades. The loc
Dockside water connection (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44pm 02.16.23 Kind of an over -simplified diagram but it shows the proper connection point
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Hello Below at 5:41pm 02.16.23 One word - Starlink
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? jssailem at 5:39pm 02.16.23 Tony The answer is general... Maybe. I have several different brands of winch handles on the boat an
Dockside water connection Capt Robbie at 5:37pm 02.16.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 5:28pm 02.16.23 213026
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 4:52pm 02.16.23 I trust yours is the same gasket that looks like it's made from toilet paper Yup. Tissue paper thi
Question on Teak TimFromLI at 4:34pm 02.16.23 I used Cetol with great results for exterior. If you want to use a gloss be sure to read the label,
Question on Teak dmax at 4:19pm 02.16.23 I've used SEMCO - my experience was that it didn't last that long, needed to be re-applied after 2-3
Towing a pram shemandr at 4:05pm 02.16.23 We're going to need pictures, you know!
I have come to the conclusion DaveJ at 4:04pm 02.16.23
Dinghy repair follow up Ken13559 at 3:48pm 02.16.23 Thank you. I suppose it'll work for PVC Dinghy as well. I've been using HH-66 PVC Cement for ages an
I have come to the conclusion RussC at 3:39pm 02.16.23
Hello to the community Tally Ho at 3:39pm 02.16.23
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 3:32pm 02.16.23 Yes sir just outside Austin
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Johnb at 3:22pm 02.16.23
Hello to the community Tally Ho at 3:19pm 02.16.23 Welcome aboard @RSHunter27 . Is Lake Travis in Texas? Greg
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit Alan Gomes at 3:10pm 02.16.23 Maybe not so long if it is already full. I have never check to see how much water is mine after sh

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