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Navigational Application For Ipad msp1mlb at 1:33pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2594 I am looking for a app to put on my iPad that I could use as a backup chart plotter. I have a Veriz
help with masting/trailer jmark at 1:20pm 05.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/102 trying to decide how best to approach a new boat purchase. actually it was "free" to me. now comes t
Availability of 2011 YBAA Yacht Purchase & Sale Agreement? Beautiful Day at 12:43pm 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 1/3203 I am interested in putting in an offer on a sailboat. Can anyone direct me to the the latest 2011 Ya
Another Cable question? Bob S at 11:54am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3989 I am adding a Class D VHF radio and will be attaching it to my Raymarine C70 / Raystar 125 Chartplot
Trailer for '73 ODay 22 with fixed keel Rsaoday22 at 11:12am 05.13.11 Day Sailers 2/2215 I am looking at a 1968 little dude trailer to tow my oday 22, but I cant find any specs on the trail
Hunter 40.5 Legend 1995 - hi and help :) redunculous at 10:07am 05.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/4735 Hi all New to the forums here and new (to be) Hunter owner - in fact new sailboat owner altogether!
What Brake Winch for Mac 25? ChockFullOnuts222 at 9:58am 05.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3 I need to buy a new brake winch for my Mac 25. Looking at Dutton-Lainson (if I spelled that right),
Oday 19 hull design cross sections (3) ells at 9:45am 05.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3805 Does anyone know where I could get cross sections of the hull design of an Oday 19? I have a leak i
Airtronics D5 Heater Nodak7 at 9:29am 05.13.11 Big Boats 0/1129 The Admiral has instructed me to install a Heater in the boat. We have had some experience with the
Mixing Elbow dfast7181 at 7:51am 05.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2654 While motoring the mixing elbow blew off the our 3ym30 engine with a loud pop and a hissing woosh. M
Bleeding fuel line for C27 rlewczuk at 6:51am 05.13.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2992 I have a 1990 C27 with an H18 Universal (diesel). Can anyone assist me with pics showing where the a
Whale Demasts Boat Rick D at 6:10am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4042
I saw this video... Northern sailors, take note. WayneH at 6:00am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2910 YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE FOR NOT SAILING ANYMORE. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5umQeB07vE' Person
Florida area sailors take note Tim R. at 5:40am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2149 On Thursday, May 19, 2011, the City of St. Augustine is holding a meeting to receive public input
bimini for O'DAY 302 roberr124 at 5:02am 05.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2581 Hi Looking for a stock bimini for O'DAY 302 or ideal specifications / measurements for a custom ve
Signetmarine Sl80 roberr124 at 4:25am 05.13.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1884 Hi All Looking for troubleshooting information for SIGNETMARINE SL80 depth sensor(worked fine Octo
Attaching a Boom Bang to a Venture 22-2 Faris at 10:41pm 05.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2503 Hi, So, I have plans to install a boom vang this weekend. I'm just trying to figure out where to a
Hunter 45CC Manual page missing andersonjames at 8:48pm 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/964 Hello, I was checking on a system in my manual an noticed that I am missing pages 58A-2 and 58A-3
halogen light bulbs and vimar dimmer light switch andersonjames at 8:41pm 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1448 Helllo, I have been not able to find anyone to tell me what watts the halogen light bulbs are in th
Is selling a Late Model Used Large Hunter Difficult? Beautiful Day at 8:34pm 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2365 I have heard that selling a late model large Hunter can be challenging. Is this case? For example, d

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Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 9:11am 09.17.22 I think the alternator cover is the culprit, what I can't explain is why the wear is localized. La
Strange Belt Wear jssailem at 9:06am 09.17.22 My guess, If it was rubbing on something I would expect to see damage over the whole of the belt.
Strange Belt Wear (7) SabreToothedEngineer at 8:48am 09.17.22 First, housekeeping: no rodents are involved. The OD has been cleanly scraped, and the ID is simply
What to do when the boat is not running... (5) jssailem at 8:40am 09.17.22 Picking grapes is kind of a euphemism. You really cut the bunch of the vine. I watched a couple of p
Reef line separated in boom Hayden Watson at 8:39am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins C
New mast came with wrong base RitSim at 8:18am 09.17.22 Suggest you go to USSpars.com. Not sure of the age of your boat but I guessed Pre-2000. Look in th
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:41am 09.17.22 There are many concepts out there to help stop your shaft from rotating. Here are a couple (no reco
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? jssailem at 7:33am 09.17.22 Rick, Like a conscientious skipper, when you returned from sailing or cruising you always gave the b
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Benny17441 at 7:20am 09.17.22 Don't go by looks, in these motor mounts, looks are very deceiving. You can get a pry bar and star
Reef line separated in boom Ward H at 6:56am 09.17.22 I followed @Hayden Watson s advice on setting up a single line reefing system. I attached Harkins Ca
Strange Belt Wear dlochner at 6:52am 09.17.22 I was thinking something along the same lines. What if the "cords" in the belt failed after re-tens
Strange Belt Wear SycloneDriver at 6:48am 09.17.22 There might be your first clue. It didn't wear that way for two years and shortly after you re-ten
Tropical Depression 7 (1) JamesG161 at 6:44am 09.17.22 As the change in direction or curve starts, TS Fiona slows down. The islands are disturbing the Eye
Strange Belt Wear Ward H at 6:36am 09.17.22
Strange Belt Wear smokey73 at 6:25am 09.17.22 The belt ran for two years without problems (and I inspect both belts fairly regularly; in fact, I
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Justin_NSA at 6:20am 09.17.22 Hmm. Hopefully @Peggie Hall HeadMistress can lend some insight. Do you have an alcohol stove or ar
New mast came with wrong base Crazy Dave Condon at 6:15am 09.17.22 @novadka44 sent me some information. It appears he may have two different sizes of masts which calls
Strange Belt Wear dLj at 6:03am 09.17.22 Got rodents in you boat? dj
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? Rick Webb at 6:01am 09.17.22 Just the spring (both ends), and I did have to cleanup the aluminum where the spring seats against
Unknown part on my 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:44am 09.17.22 Thanks for the photo. @jssailem properly identified and explained why. I believe it was part of the

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