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Boat Traffic Witzend at 9:30am 06.10.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3189 We were on the upper Chessy just below Turkey Point on Friday aft. There was a period of time ~1.5hr
Water Leaking in thru sliding hatch (1) betzhunter at 9:26am 06.10.12 Big Boats 6/2783 We have had really bad rain falls the last two days and while we were caught in one of them on the b
Spinnaker install or not? southernsailer at 8:25am 06.10.12 Smaller Boats 10/2743 The last time we sailed it was extremely light air. On the downwind run we had a lot of trouble keep
Catalina 30 Mainsheet Rope Clutch flyboy1717 at 8:24am 06.10.12 Catalina 30 22/8797 I'm having a bit of an issue with the mainsheet on my new to me Catalina 30. When rigging the boat
Good West Marine experience. Berndahle at 7:49am 06.10.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2457 Installed the new Duracell EGC2 6V's yesterday to replace my two 4Ds. Of course this required quite
1977 Pearson 39 with white smoke jammin81 at 6:11am 06.10.12 Pearson 5/1679 I sailed my 39 Yawl down to the Bahamas over the past several years. I recently noticed white smoke
Sanding/smoothing deck paint? JonnyQuest at 5:56am 06.10.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2004 My deck paint from PO was brushed on and has fairly deep brush marks in it making it not so pretty u
Y25 MkII Cockpit room furdui at 2:12am 06.10.12 Yamaha 4/2271 Hi there,has anyone moved the main sheet traveler to other position,ie forward,next to the locker ne
New Oday owner,I need advice from salty dogs!! richmdoe at 9:51pm 06.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1487 I recently bought an older Oday 20. I am exited about this purchase. I love the boat. One big proble
hot water capta at 9:13pm 06.09.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2722 Is there any reason why I can't hook my hot water heater's plumbed circulating water heating from th
In need of a new headliner Jonathan R at 8:57pm 06.09.12 Lancer 0/1453 I am in the process of rebuilding a lancer 25 and I'm looking for some affordable options for the ca
lewmar winches Ross at 8:47pm 06.09.12 Ask All Sailors 2/2024 I was helping a friend today clean and lubricate the Lewmar 40 two speed winches that came with his
Rudder line JasonC at 8:19pm 06.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/986 Poking for directions on replacing rudder line on Mac26M
Xantrex Tru charge 2... and Dometic cold machine Mark Maulden at 8:18pm 06.09.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2186 So, a year ago, when I bought this boat, I replaced the batt charger with a Xantrex Tru charge2 60a
Launch Ready Well Almost :) (3) c_witch at 6:45pm 06.09.12 Trailer Sailors 1/1664 Wow the past two weeks have flown by like I don't know what. Tomorrow we leave home at 10 AM over th
Charging problem td4321 at 6:32pm 06.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1182 Anyone have a suggestion for a charging problem. When we first go to the boat and start the engine I
Deck organizer.... bearings! NYSail at 6:15pm 06.09.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2440 Hello.... So I am a bit puzzled as to what I did wrong. I have a 2 year old Garhauer deck organizer
Newbie rigging allaynaw at 6:12pm 06.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1382 I'm new to sailing and to my boat, a Mac 25. I'm trying to rig her, but can't seem to get enough ten
Parts Needed (3) Mainsheet99 at 5:34pm 06.09.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1991 I'm buying a 1996 Beneteau 42S7 and I need a window latch, a window lens, and a cabinet fitting. An
H30 Water Heater Removal newage1461 at 5:25pm 06.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/1746 I have a 1981 H30 T with the electric water heater just in front of the fuel tank. While in this we

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Fuel Gauge JamesG161 at 2:42pm 12.18.22 I had same issue with my Wema Fuel gauge as @sailcapt340 . I called Wema direct. Ans: The old floa
Hose clip/clamp Dalliance at 2:00pm 12.18.22
Hose clip/clamp All U Get at 1:59pm 12.18.22 Getting my orientation together, you may be closer to the manufacturer than we are.
Mixing elbow (yes, another one) Yanmar 3YM20 Roland5048 at 1:45pm 12.18.22 Reporting back. See my post #2. Mechanic found the elbow to be about 98% blocked. Sent me pics v
Fuel Gauge sailcapt340 at 1:43pm 12.18.22 I checked back through my log entries. First started noticing level reading problems around 2010.
Santa's Wish List (5) Will Gilmore at 1:40pm 12.18.22 211727 211728 211729 211730 211731 -Will
Hose clip/clamp Ralph Johnstone at 12:47pm 12.18.22 Out of stock. It's the materials backlog the world is experiencing right now :snooze:. You just
Fuel Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 12.18.22 Imagine how shocked I was when I took this sensor out and saw that float. Maybe that was their bi
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 12.18.22 Picture is worth a thousand words, I'd say that times ten. If you can figure out how to put that
Santa's Wish List jssailem at 12:19pm 12.18.22
Fuel Gauge (3) sailcapt340 at 12:14pm 12.18.22
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 12:02pm 12.18.22 There have been a few threads about BarKeepersFriend in the past. The consensus is that it is effect
Fuel Gauge Ralph Johnstone at 11:48am 12.18.22 Thanks, was not aware of the two different models. I've had WEMA sensors in both the potable water
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? Mechone at 11:36am 12.18.22 Picture is worth a thousand words, you can buy steel tubing in fact stainless tubing , and buy a fl
keel resting on bottom (1) fstbttms at 11:35am 12.18.22 Thank you all. I'll have to double check on the rudder, they're saying maximum draft is 4'5" so I'
Single handing WI Rigger at 11:24am 12.18.22
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control genezown at 11:16am 12.18.22
Yanmar 2gm20 no throttle or shutdown control kloudie1 at 10:56am 12.18.22 Welcome to the forum! in the top bar of the "Home" page, go to "Owner Resources" Then click on "Gen
Santa's Wish List Tally Ho at 10:55am 12.18.22 Oh... that is how it is done. I have been doing it wrong. I must try this technique. Is that conne
Santa's Wish List jssailem at 10:52am 12.18.22 Already warming Mrs Santa Oh... that is how it is done. I have been doing it wrong. I must try thi

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