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Have you ordered your superyacht? Drinky Crow at 11:39pm 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 3/585 Tsk tsk....you're too late... o hot! Mixing, soooooo passe. The pandemic put new value on so-called
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? pclarksurf at 11:39pm 05.10.21 Catalina 22 10/1229 Looking for feedback if you have actually attempted and succeeded in replacing the stock traveler ba
H260 Centerboard Lift Line/ Rigging (1) philiefay at 6:21pm 05.10.21 Smaller Boats 5/773 I recently replaced the lift line to the centerboard. I found the most difficult part of the whole p
Nasty Surprise YVRguy at 4:04pm 05.10.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1407 For a while now I've suspected we have something wrong with our head system. When someone uses the
Genoa control lines for a Oceanis 50, 2018 Luis H Mex PV at 3:41pm 05.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/495 Hello, I own a Oceanis 50, 1998, and we are changing part uf the running rig. The boat came with 16
Nav info on tv? (2) ScottySailor at 2:54pm 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 14/916 Hello fellow sailors, while replacing the old tv in my boat(2009 Hunter 49) I came across this cable
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? (2) flightlead404 at 2:41pm 05.10.21 Big Boats 11/792 I'm replacing all the running rigging on my H38. I have several of these blocks (one for boom vang
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? (2) alexkom at 1:06pm 05.10.21 Big Boats 9/671 Hello folks! I just recently bought a Hunter 38 2005 and am pretty excited about it! Now going throu
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut (1) Rich Stidger at 12:23pm 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2668 I'm trying to get ready for the summer season. In 2019 (my last sailing season) I was having some d
Bilge pump Xstream at 12:22pm 05.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/410 The Oceanis 281 I'm looking at doesn't have an automatic bilge pump. It has a switch on the electri
Need a clean SS cut (1) Justin_NSA at 12:00pm 05.10.21 Ask All Sailors 28/1741 I have some new stainless steel tube, 7/8" diameter, 0-065" wall thickness arriving from Go2Marine s
H216 Bilge Water. PBowen at 11:53am 05.10.21 Smaller Boats 4/471 Hunter 216. Bilge water. Likely source and repair?
Instruments on panel not working. thwilson at 11:22am 05.10.21 Catalina 30 5/656 Yesterday I installed two new batteries as one of the old one had become hot and blackish water was
Sirius decals BarryM at 10:42am 05.10.21 Sirius 21/22 1/920 Does anyone know if there is anywhere to purchase Sirius decals as the ones on my sirius 22 are orig
Fuel Shut Off 06 H31 Help Needed BarnegatBobby at 9:44am 05.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/336 I have a new to me H31 that I'm doing the seasonal maintenance on. Tomorrow I'm looking at replacing
Using Maxwell VW800 Windlass (3) Team118 at 8:21am 05.10.21 Big Boats 3/1993 Hi My 1997 has the VW800 windlass and I am in the process of getting the boat ready for launch. I
Can you climb the mast on a Hunter 26? DeliriousSailor at 8:06am 05.10.21 Smaller Boats 13/1268 We need to remove our jib and do rerigging of the main and a few other upgrades and maintenance thin
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? Guan at 7:44am 05.10.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/2254 Need to know where the AC incoming fuse is. Was using power washer with on board AC power when it f
Hardware Rigging rhomberg at 7:36am 05.10.21 Sirius 21/22 9/1548 I just bought a 21 and it needs all need hardware. Blocks, lines, cleats etc. Any detailed suggestio
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" (1) ManicFarmer at 7:20am 05.10.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1131 I just bought my first sailboat, a 1990 Hunter 28. Survey went well but one of the issues identifie

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Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? FastOlson at 12:42pm 02.17.24 Having been thru a mast-down re-rig recently and before that a replacement of the ancient VHF..... I
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Rich Stidger at 11:50am 02.17.24 You can test your coax, connectors, and mast head antenna with a SWR meter. If you don't have one,
Air conditioner replacement Dr. D at 11:11am 02.17.24 Sorry to hear about the situation. What year is your boat?
Moving Up... Stu Jackson at 10:56am 02.17.24 .it appears as if we have found it. OK, drop the suspense, what is it? Congratulations.
Black Butyl tape? Project_Mayhem at 10:56am 02.17.24 I bought some 3M stuff for a car window a few years ago. Wow talk about a gooey messy product! Anywa
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:55am 02.17.24 So thanks and last question; the radio down below works perfectly. So am I correct. I could purch
Advice on transcontinental shipping PaulK at 10:52am 02.17.24 Brownell in Mattapoisett. Looks like they pretty much wrote the book on moving boats over the road.
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:53am 02.17.24 So then the real question now is will my current masthead antenna suffice. It might or it might no
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Jimongee at 9:51am 02.17.24 Ok so it sounds like I have to trash my dinosaur and get both components new. So then the real quest
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:41am 02.17.24 but are limited by power, 5 or 6 watts compared to 25 watts and broadcast distance due to the anten
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? dlochner at 9:41am 02.17.24 The wireless handheld I spoke of is a remote mic for the below deck VHF, it is dependent on the base
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 9:39am 02.17.24 The radio below has to be capable of connecting with the wireless unit. Mine connects via bluetooth
Legend 37 - How Much Mast Rake? dlochner at 9:37am 02.17.24 Presumably, difficulty raising the main is not an old issue, so any physical modifications to the sa
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Jimongee at 9:37am 02.17.24 So thanks and last question; the radio down below works perfectly. So am I correct. I could purcha
Legend 37 - How Much Mast Rake? (3) Ringydingydo at 9:25am 02.17.24 dlochner, Agreed on rake vs pre-bend and thanks for the 3 suggestions. Not my boat (yet), but will
Moving Up... w4swk at 9:12am 02.17.24 Thank you! Although we have been "on again off again" on the forum, this is bittersweet...this group
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 8:50am 02.17.24 Looks good, Scott! :beer:
Prop rotation question (3) Scott T-Bird at 8:46am 02.17.24 Thought I would post an update while I have the new Autostream prop back! With new bearings for the
1980 c and c 32 refrdge question dmcelwreath at 8:41am 02.17.24 Thanks. Not sure of brans, but I think it is original, but not sure if c and c included it in the n
Legend 37 - How Much Mast Rake? jon hansen at 8:39am 02.17.24 how often do you clean and lube the slot inside your mast? ... and the slugs?

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