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Offer on Bayfield 25 accepted (1) Bonzai at 12:46pm 12.16.10 Trailer Sailors 6/6661 Am going to pick it up this coming week in Ct.Will let you guys know how the boat does in the Keys n
Fitting & Facing A Marine Shaft Coupling (6) Maine Sail at 9:31am 12.16.10 Musings With Maine Sail 11/23833 What the heck is that..???;) I am currently doing a shaft, cutlass, coupling and alignment job
altuglass tinted glass skibum55 at 8:31am 12.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1186 Hope to find someone out there who has replaced the fixed glass over the galley, on a beneteau idyll
Halyard Wire sunwindsea at 8:05am 12.16.10 Catalina 30 7/3130 As I work to refit my 1983 Catalina 30, the next thing I want to do is change out the original wire
West FL Dinghy to store med2463 at 6:36am 12.16.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1572 I've started a blog regarding dinghying to grocery stores in western FL. I did this because I could
Chainplate refurbishment Roger Long at 5:52am 12.16.10 Ask All Sailors 25/10247 Rich, You covered this briefly in the tang thread but, for the benefit of anyone doing a search dow
Picking a stove Smithy at 10:22pm 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 83/15132 As a near 20-year scoutmaster, I've been backpacking my way through all sorts of methods for heating
A friend sent me this link. caguy at 10:17pm 12.15.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/4064 Thought you guys might enjoy. At least something beautiful comes out of all that cold. http://www.
Newbie (3) CCrane2299 at 8:27pm 12.15.10 Smaller Boats 31/4515 Newbie learns to fix a boat Hi all, newbie reporting in for whatever lays in store for me. My exper
Here in Chicago Ken13559 at 8:02pm 12.15.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1322 Guys, just info, I am here in Chicago. Its VERY COLD!! :eek: :eek: Now to find my way to WM store in
O'Day Daysailor II Cuddy Mods Woodworker at 6:47pm 12.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/15022 I am considering a 17 ft 1978 O'Day Daysailor II. Has anyone modified the Cuddy by lenghtening and e
Broken Door Latch Spring (1) 97fxdwg at 4:09pm 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2443 Hi- I have a 1992 41S5 with a door latch that won't. I took it apart and couldn't figure it out so I
Restoration, 22' Mac (3) Smithy at 3:39pm 12.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 145/27917 Brought home a boat today, a Macgregor 22' swing keel. Price paid, $300, includes boat, trailer, sta
Externa Bow Thruster Reflection at 1:55pm 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1553 As anyone that has a Beneteau 411 will tell you, there simply isn't room in the bow of the boat to i
AIS on a laptop Stu Jackson at 1:21pm 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 21/7518 If I am on a long trip I have a PC below that gets the AIS data from the radio and display the tar
Desulfate with nanopulse gizmo v.s. Equalizer Charger Upgrd Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 11:39am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/50 We are considering whether to replace our ancient Guest 2630 (30-amp, 3-bank) charger, located way b
Best wood for hatch board? (2) Ed Schenck at 9:50am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 24/16904 Yep, wrote board, not boards. Many years ago I cut a piece of marine plywood to fit the companionwa
Boat Sold larryw at 9:35am 12.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1376 Well, buoys and gulls, it's been a lot of fun and a great ride, but THE BOAT IS SOLD!! I'm torn betw
Clean green algae from dodger MichaelStacy at 6:26am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 5/5253 I get a green algae on the top of my dodger that faces north (minimal sun). Sunbrella recommends a
Using a winch to $tep your mast r.oril at 5:57am 12.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/10516 I did a search of the forums and found several postings of those that use a winch to step their mast

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Electric Horn Sailor Sue at 3:21pm 07.17.22 Since you've already run the wire, and have the button/switch, you could go to an auto salvage yard
Raw water pump. PlaneTom at 3:14pm 07.17.22 I think I possibly figured out why the new pump had an impeller problem with just a few hours since
Anchor capstan - winch Maxwell inoperative SV At Last at 3:11pm 07.17.22 Okay, I looked yesterday and not only was I wrong but mine is also LABELED "Pull Off", my memory is
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. Rick Webb at 2:56pm 07.17.22 I moved my batteries just as you are considering, it did indeed make the boat sail better as it brou
Hunter 240 rudder (1) GL-WindPower at 2:51pm 07.17.22 I never use the pins either. just this tie down strap with rubber covered hooks on the ends. Use it
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 chriscampbell at 2:26pm 07.17.22 you can get at the bow light wiring by removing the panel at the bow in the v-berth, see pic.
Universal M-12 running hot Ralph Johnstone at 2:17pm 07.17.22 Exhaust water quantity output by the eye looks to be about normal. Sorry I don't speak Universal
H34 tank access plate & cleaning Ralph Johnstone at 2:03pm 07.17.22 Nice job. FG or polyethylene tank ? What did you use for a sealant under the flange ? Had a bugg
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 (1) GL-WindPower at 2:01pm 07.17.22 you can get at the bow light wiring by removing the panel at the bow in the v-berth, see pic.
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 chriscampbell at 1:58pm 07.17.22 Have you used a 12V test light to verify you are not getting any voltage., You did not mention what
Raw Water Pump Inspection - Oberdorfer odaydokay at 1:57pm 07.17.22 And the flimsy paper gasket is also not really necessary as long as the think o-ring installed?
Dropping rudder 35s5 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 07.17.22 207386 As per @Justin_NSA, heat the surrounding aluminum. Aluminum has a higher coefficient of exp
bulkhead angle for a new compass ShawnL at 1:44pm 07.17.22 I bought a Garmin 010-01550-00 Striker 4 a couple of years ago. It was pretty cheap on amazon. I p
Dropping rudder 35s5 thetone at 1:37pm 07.17.22 the lower pin fell out the upper pin won't budge.
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 GL-WindPower at 1:21pm 07.17.22 Have you used a 12V test light to verify you are not getting any voltage., You did not mention what
Dropping rudder 35s5 Hollyberry at 1:20pm 07.17.22 Fiberglass rudder stock so it might be difficult to use heat without compromising that.... Looks li
Oil change pump Kanzaki gearbox senang at 1:20pm 07.17.22 On my 2005 H38 with Yanmar 3JH4E with Kanzaki gearbox there is an oil change nut on the port side of
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode Ralph Johnstone at 1:08pm 07.17.22 Yes, I'm still waiting for delivery after ordering a year ago. Pandemic, labor shortage, supply cha
Malfunction- ACR or operator Head Sail at 12:48pm 07.17.22 Your problem represents what happens when you don't use your start battery to start. You won't know
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. (1) GL-WindPower at 12:47pm 07.17.22 Actually found a better pic of it sitting in the water, Looks pretty level with the water line front

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