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Remove brightwork to renew David W at 7:57am 07.06.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1914 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 6/5125 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 0/959 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 5/5282 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 5/2260 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 15/3184 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 3/1636 So I have two 140w panels on my boat along with an air turbine. Plenty of power when the boat is un
Thanks to Everyone that has Helped!! (5) Gilligan and mate at 8:07pm 07.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2228 Let me say "Thank You" to everyone on this forum who has helped me get this boat in the water. We t
Replacement Bavaria Curtain Slides? njsail at 7:02pm 07.05.12 Bavaria 0/1899 Can anyone tell me where I can purchase replacement curtain slides for a Bavaria. I have a Bavaria
Yanmar 3GM30FC (1996) - alarm not working roman at 7:01pm 07.05.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/10148 Hi, recently I noticed that alarm buzzer on instrument panel is not working when I turn the key
How do you remove the Gypsy therobesons at 6:32pm 07.05.12 Big Boats 2/1371 I solved it Hey how do you delete an unwanted post? Thanks Bob
no power at engine control panel garethreeves at 6:32pm 07.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1638 The fuel gauge wasn't working so I tried to take a volt reading from the back of it. I must have cre
How to remove the gypsy/drum? therobesons at 6:30pm 07.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/872 I solved it Sorry for the post Thanks Bob
Xantrex LinkLITE Misreading tristanperry at 5:54pm 07.05.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1553 My newly installed Xantex LinkLITE battery monitor is always giving me a reading of -1.1A no matter
Bimini for Hunter 26 jarecki at 5:49pm 07.05.12 Smaller Boats 3/1787 I want to install a bimini on my H-26. Does anybody know what kind is the best (4 to 6 feet) and whe
Safety Checks jGo at 5:44pm 07.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1753 Is there a definitive checklist for what safety equipment is required to have on the boat? I found t
st30 upgrade boston1 at 5:35pm 07.05.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1439 I have a ST30 depth and speed instrument on my sailboat and I need to replace both of them. Does an
She's Gone cscott at 4:44pm 07.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1406
Adler Barbour Refrigeration Issue CABixler at 3:54pm 07.05.12 Ask All Sailors 6/6510 I have a Beneteau 331 that has a horizontal ice box with the typical Adler-Barbour fridge set up for
boom vang dsreichert at 3:01pm 07.05.12 Day Sailers 4/1661 What size boom vang is proper for 240 , boat did not come with one. Thanks

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New autopilot jssailem at 8:38pm 02.12.23 Be careful about what you are cutting. The old carpenter motto was: Measured twice cut once. The dis
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Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 02.12.23 Ralph, Are you saying to put the thru hull in place and use the nut to squeeze out the excess epoxy
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer mforum at 6:57pm 02.12.23
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Lewmar folding wheel problem H30sailor at 6:50pm 02.12.23 The tension balls the hold the wheel together when folded have lost their elasticity and I don't se
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ralph Johnstone at 6:31pm 02.12.23 The concept is good, but I want to be sure water cannot get back into the exhaust Manifold The ex
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? Ralph Johnstone at 6:20pm 02.12.23 Anyway, the panel is out, the rudder repaired, and the screw locations marked for next time. Seek
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Rear pulpit modification fred1diver at 3:22pm 02.12.23 Or would making a gate out of the cut portion with a hinge of some sort and with a fastener to secur
Rear pulpit modification fred1diver at 3:21pm 02.12.23 Ok, now I follow, does it help if my stanchion that the lifeline attaches is angled?

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