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Companionway Steps Advice Needed Steve Liggett at 7:22am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1413 Just completed refinishing the sole of my 1988 O'Day 302. Used Ultimate Sole finish -- it looks abs
Opinions wanted on Boom Tents Mike Oatsvall at 6:52am 06.01.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1744 With summer coming I've been looking at ways to keep the boat cooler. Somebody suggested a boom tent
26.5 Backstay rigging jerseywaters at 6:34am 06.01.09 Smaller Boats 2/1476 The backstay on our 26.5 is not rigged correctly. We would appreciate advice/photos of how the backs
Sirius Marine Weather seadaddler at 6:07am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1225 Any one using Sirius weather in SW Florida. I have Sirius weather on my C-80 Raymarine chartplotter
Spreader Bar repair Mac84 at 6:05am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1802 While stepping my mast this week-end a shroud got hung up and tore away from the spreader bar, break
yamaha 30 tall rig drakeley at 5:58am 06.01.09 Yamaha 1/2875 I am looking to purchase a yamaha 30 with tall rig. The current owner says that it is cutter rigged
The Great Winch maintenance of 2009 KandD at 5:43am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2172 So after 3 months of ownership I got up the nerve to take apart my winches and re-lube them, which h
26.5 Stuck Main Halyard jerseywaters at 5:35am 06.01.09 Smaller Boats 0/985 Our main halyard stuck on 'something' at the top of the mast. We have looked with binocs and can't
Yanmar 4jhe, missing seawater draincock. Plug it? luvitt at 5:13am 06.01.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1342 I cant find the part number anywhere. can i just plug it with a brass freeze plug (is that the righ
Won't "flush" BruceK at 4:52am 06.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2623 New boat, and inspected and verified the Jabsco( your basic manual model) pumped in water and evacua
beneteau 381 1998 model John Doonan at 2:30am 06.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1024 My port lites are leaking i have changed the gaskets and they are still leaking. any ideas of fixing
Trailor for Oday Mariner 19 Freeblowing at 1:25am 06.01.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/4634 Can someone recommend a brand for a good inexpensive trailor that will work wth an Oday Mariner 19 (
House battery bank not charging DesOwen at 12:50am 06.01.09 Big Boats 3/2388 Hello from the UK I have a Hunter 38 (called Legend 38 in the UK) and for some reason the house ba
How's the fix keel mounted to a Ericson 23 MK2? Stephen C. at 12:26am 06.01.09 Ericson 1/2712 I am considering buying a 1977 Ericson 23 MK2 fix keel model, and I was surprised to see that there
Fuel return valve (3) paulj at 9:30pm 05.31.09 Catalina 310 1/1612 While working on the LPG tank vents today, I noticed this cable had been chafing the fuel valve. pa
Vent install Question PKFK at 9:08pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1716 Hi folks - Looking for experience and advice. I currently have this: http://www.beckson.com/ve
Brennan Grin is it a pussy cat david sebastian at 8:40pm 05.31.09 Big Boats 0/927 The photo of the week of the good ship " Brennan Grin " tell me somebody, Is that a cat sitting on t
Pic request under galley Mac 26S GregS at 7:35pm 05.31.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/3077 In a less than a brilliant move, while the boat was stuck in the mud I tore the cable assembly out f
cheapest/quickest place to buy yanmar parts online? need in time to launch june 11. luvitt at 7:31pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1763 im looking for basic maintenance ' spare items. impeller, t-stat, belts, gaskets, etc. ive seen
Advice on replacing bow light wiring (2) Louis at 7:29pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1525 The bow light on my Hunter 23 is not working. I have traced it to a short in the wires somewhere bet

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Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Bob J. at 11:00am 03.27.22 Yea that's right, the issue was reverse polarity. Amazing the stuff we forget...
Datamarine Instruments Stu Jackson at 10:51am 03.27.22 The guy who owns the assets now, DMI, Inc, is a bit sketchy, and I've heard stories of poor service
String tail at clewof new main sail SeaDogRun at 10:38am 03.27.22 Thank you!
Outhaul cable 332 jssailem at 10:34am 03.27.22 On most booms, you can remove the gooseneck (the thingy that hold the boom to the mast) and the fitt
Leaks from hull/deck joint Hunter 33.5 BigEasy at 10:26am 03.27.22
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? jssailem at 10:26am 03.27.22 Here are two posts from the past about the issue. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/earth-g
WM BOGO sale for Winches gone forever?? shemandr at 10:20am 03.27.22 NYS had a line on the tax return to itemize online and out of state purchases, or, pay a flat rate o
Datamarine Instruments jviss at 10:15am 03.27.22 I know a guy who had a boat with DM instruments, and wanted to replace them with newer. Whoever had
String tail at clewof new main sail shemandr at 10:13am 03.27.22
Datamarine Instruments jssailem at 10:01am 03.27.22 I took a face like that, left the trim sides and cut out the center instrument, that just happened t
Datamarine Instruments jviss at 10:00am 03.27.22
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold jssailem at 9:50am 03.27.22 previous owner installed this to drain the keel with a shopvac in case there was water. Good inte
Datamarine Instruments mikeracca at 9:47am 03.27.22
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Bob J. at 9:44am 03.27.22 You guys talk about it as a "Plug and Play" arrangement. What about the Ground wire in the pig tail
Datamarine Instruments (1) mikeracca at 9:42am 03.27.22 Well the patient dying is not what I want to accomplish here. And I think I found a plug for the hol
Leaks from hull/deck joint Hunter 33.5 jssailem at 9:38am 03.27.22 Leaks blamed on deck joints may or may not be accurate. If the boat has sustained damage to the de
Datamarine Instruments jssailem at 9:20am 03.27.22 And how hard is it to remove the transducers while still in the water? NOT HARD AT ALL... Remember
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? jviss at 9:12am 03.27.22 I'm thinking of getting a small genset for emergencies. I have often thought this, too. And, I us
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? jssailem at 9:12am 03.27.22 You guys talk about it as a "Plug and Play" arrangement. What about the Ground wire in the pig tail?
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? kloudie1 at 8:59am 03.27.22 If you use an extension cord (in addition to the short adapter pigtail) to better position the gener

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