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Laptop GPS navigation sailaway78 at 11:01am 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3567 There seem to be a lot of freebie nav programs out there for a laptop, but then you need to find the
Cracking/popping noise starboard side underload fourbabygrands at 10:27am 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3019 Hello, this is my first time posting and having done a little research, looks like this has not been
Fuse location for 361 pdnervo at 9:53am 11.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2600 Is there a fuse for the (110wa) Battery Charger... and if there is where is it... tks reply....
New O'Day 28 Owner - sink question vtsailguy at 9:49am 11.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1897 I am the happy owner of a very nice O'Day 28 (1981), and have a sink question. The hose arrangeme
Parasailor vs Spinnaker (1) Frenchie3958 at 9:07am 11.28.11 Big Boats 3/2015 There's a special offer in France to use and try during one month the Parasailor. They even give a t
Installing Garmin GWS 10 Wind Sensor on trailerable boat OS2Dude at 9:07am 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3356 I ordered a Garmin GWS 10 Wind senor for my O'day 23. The mast can be un-stepped when I want to tra
Reviews Windborne at 8:48am 11.28.11 Newport 5/5016 Bought a 1988 Newport 30-III earlier this year. Love the boat. It's in great condition and sails gre
1981 Hunter 27 forstay wire size Crazy Dave Condon at 8:35am 11.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1661 I am working on a 1981 Hunter 27 for the Boy Scouts. Anyone know the size wire for the forestay?
Retirement Crazy Dave Condon at 8:32am 11.28.11 Smaller Boats 12/2623 For those of you who know me, Many of you know that I retired from the maine industry. For reasons
Trip to St John,USVI or the Perfect Storm Jim Seamans at 7:27am 11.28.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2573 This is a report of a trip from Cobb Island,MD trying to get to St John,USVI. We got hammered off
How long between pumpouts...? Squidd at 6:36am 11.28.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/4512 My plan is to keep my boat "dry slipped" on the trailer, mast up, at the yard. I really only plan
Thanksgiving Trailer-Sailor Gathering CaptDon01 at 11:36pm 11.27.11 Catalina 22 1/1109 WOW! What a weekend! We had 14 boats show up for our "3rd annual SoCal Potter's Post Thanksgiving/Pr
Need Advice Lost Parent at 10:50pm 11.27.11 Ask All Sailors 13/1917 Worked hard all weekend and got my new Dickinson heater installed along with most of my new holding
San Diego Trailer-Sailor Gathering CaptDon01 at 10:04pm 11.27.11 Trailer Sailors 1/2613 WOW! What a weekend! We had 14 boats show up for the "3rd annual SoCal Potter's Post Thanksgiving/Pr
Hunter 49 washer dryer Nautibuoys at 8:17pm 11.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1321 Has anyone put one in the 49 after it left the factory. Would like to buy one bit can't see how I wo
Rudder Damage. I appreciate help to repair. (2) silvercharlio at 7:27pm 11.27.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2637 Rudder accident. Today I had a common accident in the ramp.(beginner sailor) Forget lifting ruder
Hunter 23' Wing Keel Trailer Dimensions (3) carboman at 6:53pm 11.27.11 Smaller Boats 16/4101 So I am going to weld or fabricate the 6 square metal posts that hold the wood rails or bunks on the
Hunter 26.5 stanchion jtbland1 at 6:31pm 11.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1060 I just bought 26.5 and am doing some cleaning and fixing up on it. Upon inspection I noticed the por
Cabin Light Leak Hopeful Rookie at 4:14pm 11.27.11 Smaller Boats 12/1965 I'm having a terrible time finding a leak. I found water in my cabin light next to the compression p
Paint for rudder? Zorba at 3:41pm 11.27.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8657 I've just don't some minor cosmetic repairs on my white fiberglass rudder and would like to now fres

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Dometic AC needs capacitor BigEasy at 2:11pm 03.02.22 Have you removed the board from its mount and had a look at the back side? Often when components g
A Windlass for my 28' Growl at 2:00pm 03.02.22
Need larger hole in hatch (1) Dr. D at 1:54pm 03.02.22 Thanks for all the input. It went fine. Until I went to put the collar in the 3.5" hole. Reread the
Another Ship is burning. Tater at 1:25pm 03.02.22 A cargo ship carrying thousands of cars, including Porsches, Audis, and Bentleys, has sunk in the A
Water pump thwilson at 1:23pm 03.02.22 Thank you Stu. Nice to know whats going on. It's a raw water pump as you mentioned. Tom
A Windlass for my 28' (1) jviss at 1:19pm 03.02.22 You know, you could fabricate a piece to go across the anchor locker, under the cover, and cut a hol
A Windlass for my 28' jviss at 1:16pm 03.02.22 Looking at the pic, and just imagining the space on the foredeck of a 28', I wouldn't think you coul
The LiFePo4 Revolution! Johann at 1:12pm 03.02.22 Does the last line mean that if you insured at $150K of hull value you'd have a "deductible" so to
New Battery power flare replacement Hello Below at 1:12pm 03.02.22 For Canadian boaters. These fellas have been approved in the US for a number of years. I purchased
Another Ship is burning. jviss at 1:04pm 03.02.22 Neptune has the ship now. A cargo ship carrying thousands of cars, including Porsches, Audis, and
Dometic AC needs capacitor kbgunn at 1:02pm 03.02.22 Thanks for the great feedback. I called Dometic support and they are great. No complaints about them
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 1:00pm 03.02.22 Here's an excellent thread on this topic: Strut Gone Pink - Failed During Cutlass Bearing Replaceme
Water pump Stu Jackson at 12:58pm 03.02.22 Assuming raw water pump (you didn't say): Usually means nothing. As long as the faceplate is tight,
A Windlass for my 28' (1) Growl at 12:58pm 03.02.22
Dometic AC needs capacitor DeniseO30 at 12:54pm 03.02.22 Oh and locked rotor amperage can fry a relay!
Dometic AC needs capacitor (1) DeniseO30 at 12:51pm 03.02.22 Im 73 I was born in the contracting, most of all of it was in hvacr Just keep in mind! most machin
The LiFePo4 Revolution! (1) dLj at 12:51pm 03.02.22 Markel insurance: https://pbase.com/mainecruising/image/172389857.jpg @Maine Sail - reading this
A Windlass for my 28' Ralph Johnstone at 12:50pm 03.02.22 What does your anchor locker look like ? That controls everything. Pictures ?
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Robertelee1031 at 12:50pm 03.02.22 Sorry, wont be three years between zinc, we check them monthly with our gopro (dive in the summer) a
Dometic AC needs capacitor twalker H260 at 12:39pm 03.02.22 Have you removed the board from its mount and had a look at the back side? Often when components go

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