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Mast step for holder voyager 17 Jim Billington at 4:05pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 3/358 I owned the boat briefly, but is now returning as I had given it to an old friend who died of covid
UPS must hate sailors Roadking Larry at 3:53pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 41/3183 Or it could be the universe being against me getting my Seawind MKII ketch ready to go back in the w
1978 C & L 45' Explorer 45 - looking for data specifically the deck build Prestonrockstar at 3:25pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 2/235 Hi all, I am looking at buying a 1978 C ' L 45' Explorer 45 but can't seem to find any substantial
1987 Catalina 22 Kick Up Rudder John Marrone at 2:39pm 06.18.21 Catalina 22 2/641 Looking for the best source or if there are kits that can be purchased to upgrade the rudder that ca
Lookout for Abandoned Piers (2) sail sfbay at 1:52pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 11/884 I just met a first-time sailor who purchased his first sailboat, an Island Trader Ketch 41, in Canad
23.5 mast centering baby stays while raising mast? 2bysea at 1:39pm 06.18.21 Smaller Boats 5/505 I am just buying a H23.5 and previously had a H240 that had these cool mast to deck centering rods t
Universal M4-30 Spirt34-77 at 1:31pm 06.18.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/871 Any suggestions for where to find a Universal M4-30 running take out, immediately? Mine just died!
Keel wench.. mll at 1:25pm 06.18.21 Catalina 22 8/658 Order one via Northern tools manufacturer Dutton-Lainson 800lb brake wench for a third of what catal
Tips for finding marinas that accommodate trailer sailors yappasailing at 1:14pm 06.18.21 Trailer Sailors 3/691
New Windlass - V1 or V2 for 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 (13000lbs) skunther at 1:11pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1192 I need to replace my Simpson Lawrence Sprint 1000 windlass. Lewmar's website states the most direct
West Marine Sold (again) ggrizzard at 12:20pm 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 29/2274 One venture capital outfit 'partners' with another, bigger venture capital company and acquires Wes
2000 H240 SnapFurl CF500 issues (1) Chucktown Charger at 11:16am 06.18.21 Trailer Sailors 4/781 Hi, I just got a 2000 Hunter 240 and have been going through it replacing the worn out parts. I just
Any jack line systems anybody would recommend for a 2000Mac 26X? Wade Gizzy at 10:48am 06.18.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/406 Anybody recommend a certain brand of a jack line system, and how well do you like it? Is it a signif
Precision 23 Cooler Options SailingKev at 9:19am 06.18.21 Precision 2/933 Hi, Can anyone recommend a replacement cooler option for a Precision 23? It has been West Marine i
changing bolts on heat exchangers; let's get down to brass tacks Muttondressedaslamb at 9:09am 06.18.21 Engines and Propulsion 7/1024 Last week, I was doing routine engine checks on the Universal M25xpb diesel on my 2003 Catalina 310.
Tripping Breaker at Dock 84' Hunter 31 31 Hunter at 8:22am 06.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/608 Recently purchased a 84' HUnter. When I hook up the shore cord 30A (replaced) also replaced plugin t
Towing a Cat 22 John Marrone at 7:32am 06.18.21 Catalina 22 7/820 Best avenue to find a Cat 22 1987-1995 is out of state. Fla to UT. Can't find a truck rental with on
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days duck21 at 7:13am 06.18.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1041 Personal protocol question for folks who have a fully removable main sail cover: when on a longer tr
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 6:31am 06.18.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1986 Hi I need some advice, my H33 does not have any wires / power leading to the steel arch and I want t
Do they make in-boom mainsail furling systems for the Mac 26 X? Wade Gizzy at 6:30am 06.18.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/639 On casual inspection, it looks like something that could be easily retrofitted.

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Need Bronze bushing for Mirage 26 rudder post jollydave at 4:55am 02.27.24 Hello there! I am currently dealing with a similar issue. We're you able to find a new one? Was you
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Keel repair KCofKC at 9:59pm 02.26.24 What year is your boat? Your keel is in very sad shape. My approach would be to try and find a use
Login issue - You are not allowed Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40pm 02.26.24 Happened to me this morning on my office PC even though I was logged in. --Peggie
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint Siamese at 8:08pm 02.26.24 It depends on whether you launch it every time you sail, or whether you keep it in a slip. If you'r
Weekend Login Difficulties twodzusfittings at 7:25pm 02.26.24 Best Help desk ever!!!!!
dual voltage water heater element dlochner at 7:04pm 02.26.24 Your thinking about this in a linear form. With the solar panel as the center the batteries and th
GOB Gone? Blitz at 6:58pm 02.26.24 That is a huge bummer. I've discontinued other magazines over the past few years but I always looke
Busbar Ampacity Confusion dlochner at 6:57pm 02.26.24 The studs are also quite a bit longer also on the BEP bars. I need to cut out a part of my companio
Weekend Login Difficulties dLj at 6:51pm 02.26.24 Funny thing for me was i had just made a post jokingly suggesting I needed to stop or potentially ge
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 6:34pm 02.26.24 I see that Lewmar has a newer model line VX series. Anyone have any experience with them? I am see
dual voltage water heater element jssailem at 6:27pm 02.26.24 The heater element will be powered from the excess power from the solar panels, not the batteries.
Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 6:20pm 02.26.24 It:s a Rocna 10kg with 40' of 1/4" chain. Thanks. That is about 1/3 the weight of my gear with a
This could have Merit (or: look what followed me home) texasptb at 5:48pm 02.26.24 Progress report ;) Hull paint, stripe, new logo, that part is ready to go now. I did the common upg
Weekend Login Difficulties ggrizzard at 5:05pm 02.26.24 Me three. Thanks again to Phil and Dave and the cyber elves.
Lewmar V700 windlass heritage at 4:59pm 02.26.24 It:s a Rocna 10kg with 40' of 1/4" chain.
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 FastOlson at 4:52pm 02.26.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that chan
Busbar Ampacity Confusion heritage at 4:49pm 02.26.24 This might be an ignorant question (not my first ;) ) but isn't 400 amps a LOT:yikes: The typical

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