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Old bronze brass sailors bell? (2) edw_kym at 1:59pm 06.29.22 Ask All Sailors 8/900 In grandfather's she'd he was a WW2 Naval officer.We located this old brass looking oval bell.Looks
Hello (1) oday_kentucky at 11:22am 06.29.22 Day Sailers 6/1136 Hello everyone. New to the forum. Fairly new sailboat owner. Bought my 76 Oday 22 last year. Been wo
ATOMIC 4 OWNERS? Boatjoc at 9:05am 06.29.22 Islander 7/1186 Are there any boaters in the San Diego area operating with an Atomic 4 motor? I recently purchased
Waterproof Toggle Switch Covers for Yanmar - Cheap and Available baycloud at 8:58am 06.29.22 Big Boats 0/609 Hey all just FYI, I bought a bag of rubber toggle switch covers. They are indeed the right size for
Mystery beneath my prop strut (1) vwjim70 at 8:54am 06.29.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2353 Hi, I am restoring my O'Day 25 trying to get her back in to sailing shape. I had to remove the prop
Stanchion base plate replacement on H50 (2) Gianni65 at 7:40am 06.29.22 Big Boats 3/635 Hello. I have a starboard stanchion on a 2007 Hunter 50 which has the male pipe (the one inserting
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck neilleparkerjr at 6:32am 06.29.22 Big Boats 3/853 Hunter Legend 37.5 1995. Has anyone had trouble with their dinette table getting stuck? When I b
Push button switch for starter Mistyseas1991 at 9:20pm 06.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2574 I push the starting button in - nothing, then I push it in several times quickly eng starts. 1991
should I be concerned ? (2) loganmx107 at 8:38pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1427
Loose Strut Repair Question tym2 at 7:22pm 06.28.22 Catalina 30 8/1205 Just finished a pre-purchase survey for a 1986 Catalina 30 and the survey found the strut to be loos
Covers for Dock Pilings? dmdiehl64 at 6:16pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 10/729 The pilings on our slip are unfinished 6x6. The issue is that in using spring lines, they get all sn
Cabin recessed light wiring diagram KXL at 5:43pm 06.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/604 We have a 2005 343, and one of the cabin lights is not working. I swapped the fixture with one that
Furler ID (1) Okiedopey at 2:24pm 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 5/744 Could someone identify this furler for me please? It's pretty old, was on the boat when I bought it
WHERE TO INSTALL EXTERNAL ALTERNATOR REGULATOR H41 ? Valerio at 12:38pm 06.28.22 Big Boats 8/763 Have you installed this electronic part inside the engine room, if not were ?
Rudder noise stevec22206 at 11:33am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 1/702 92' Hunter 33.5. I'm hearing a noise originating from the rudder stock when steering. With the cockp
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven SSchneck at 11:04am 06.28.22 Catalina 30 17/2709 Does anyone have the manual for this, or can instruct me how to use it? I need to know what kind of
Clamcleat replacement for jib sheets chriscampbell at 9:06am 06.28.22 Smaller Boats 9/984 I know lots of people recommend Spinlocks for the jib sheets, but I saw a post here about using thes
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 7:49am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1980 Yes, another post on air conditioning, but I am out of options and everyone here always comes throug
Grounding plate..... NYSail at 7:12am 06.28.22 Ask All Sailors 3/800 Is there any reason / benefits to keep a grounding plate? My boat came with an Onan genset that was
2008 Oceanis 43 cabin eyebrow windows Hanrahan1 at 6:49am 06.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/464 I have two cabin 'eyebrow' windows that I am trying to get someone to install. They have a special

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PROP BLADE PREP kappykaplan at 6:52am 12.21.24 I'm still looking into the best and most economical anti growth application. Barnacle Barrier work
PROP BLADE PREP (1) twodzusfittings at 6:47am 12.21.24 @sailme88 I took your advice and took my prop to a reputable Prop Shop. They did a full service (ed
Capri C-15 Coronado parts needed Crazy Dave Condon at 6:32am 12.21.24 Coronada was purchased by Catalina if memory serves me right. Contact Skip at Catalina In Largo Fl
hunter 23 1990 compass Crazy Dave Condon at 6:07am 12.21.24 If considering a replacement, size of the hole on the bulkhead needs to be considered.
Any info on Revatek alternator regulators? colemj at 4:11am 12.21.24 Mark - while the Arco Zeus can use a user-defined output curve based on RPM, I'm unaware of any dyn
Is the forward pad eye strong enough for storm jib? 1990 Beneteau 50/M500 jssailem at 10:11pm 12.20.24 1. It is part of the Whisker pole down haul option. See drawing below (I did not include). I would
Is the forward pad eye strong enough for storm jib? 1990 Beneteau 50/M500 joker460 at 9:10pm 12.20.24 I asked Ward Richardson (Beneteau USA) about the purpose for that pad-eye on my 352. He came back wi
Tracks location Seaway 25 miro at 5:29pm 12.20.24 hey, thanks for the explanation. it for sure helps. I will try to get the sails up this weekend and
Retired person with too much time on his hands? shemandr at 4:30pm 12.20.24 or you could go inside.
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore Davidasailor26 at 3:41pm 12.20.24 Hi all - OP here. I thought I'd give an update on my wet storage and winter sailing experience in N
H290 Galley faucet cartridges dlochner at 1:19pm 12.20.24 Here it is thks Colin That's a really old school valve. If the stem isn't too chewed up, it is st
H290 Galley faucet cartridges (2) colin59 at 1:13pm 12.20.24 Here it is thks Colin
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III dlochner at 12:36pm 12.20.24 Oh man can I relate, i have so many leaks inside the deck that looks just like that. I'm not sure h
Bimini tubing chafe Tally Ho at 12:35pm 12.20.24 Better the Bimini tube than the back stay :yikes: Greg
Retired person with too much time on his hands? (1) Tally Ho at 12:32pm 12.20.24
Repair water damaged wood. Newport 30 MK III Newport28 at 12:28pm 12.20.24 Oh man can I relate, i have so many leaks inside the deck that looks just like that. I'm not sure ho
Diesel injector testing Tally Ho at 12:28pm 12.20.24 It is fun to see that Happy Face when the engine they worked on fires up. I have enjoyed that feeli
Barton Marine removable traveler Tally Ho at 12:27pm 12.20.24 And if you are really concerned about spilling wind in a gust, use the traveller. I have mid-boom
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Crazy Dave Condon at 11:58am 12.20.24 Suggest one strap over the cockpit. If new, I would recommend cushioning it going over the edges.
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 10:19am 12.20.24 Right on Ya'll... I think the play is to run the traveller lines back (in case of de-power situation

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