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Boomkicker on a trailer boat? john6206 at 1:54pm 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 1/765 Last year we had the boat in the marina and I was convinced I should get a boom kicker. This year
Looking for info Trailer (1) c28 at 1:01pm 06.20.21 Columbia 1/951 Does anyone have any information on these trailers? Specifically the overbuilt stainless ladder with
Beneteau 34 Bimini sunlover at 11:03am 06.20.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/891 I just purchased this boat that had some hurricane damage. I'm trying to locate a replacement for
H260 Model Year Differences? Tedd at 9:00am 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 20/1824 Is there any model year of H260 you would prefer over the others, or prefer to avoid? And why? Now
Paceship PY26 Icebox Nemo Nusquam at 8:41am 06.20.21 AMF 4/1087 Have any of you converted the "icebox" to a refrigerator, ' if so, what did you use for that modific
Paceship PY26 Anchor Nemo Nusquam at 8:40am 06.20.21 AMF 13/2214 Have any of you fitted an anchor winch system to the bow of your Paceship -- manual or motorized --
Surprise!! Grohe Faucet washer failure (1) Rich Stidger at 8:06am 06.20.21 Big Boats 3/587 So I'm sitting at the Nav station reading my emails and suddenly the hot water at the galley begins
Cat 22 Swing Keel Sailboat Maintenance (2) John Marrone at 5:42am 06.20.21 Catalina 22 8/1060 Boat is on its way form seller in New Mexico. What Deck cleaning products, detergents, brush types,
H410 Start Battery Don Lucas at 5:21am 06.20.21 Big Boats 23/1935 I just discovered my 3.5 year start battery is DEAD. Looking into I find that the battery disconnect
Has/Is anybody using the CDI Main Furler -MR2? Wade Gizzy at 5:09am 06.20.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/514 Do you like it? Would you recommend it?
H240 Compression Post Water Ingress (2) SolentHunter at 4:32am 06.20.21 Smaller Boats 3/532 Hoping to draw on some knowledge from those more clued up than me if possible... I have some water
Catalina 22 Mast Stepping John Marrone at 4:24am 06.20.21 Catalina 22 2/2059 Okay......I am new at this and looking for some guidance on raising and lowering the mast. My 1987 C
Looking for a good mainsail/Luff 35' Foot. 13'-16' (3) Emma Rose/Cal36 at 9:08pm 06.19.21 Ask All Sailors 4/343 Looking for a mainsail for my Cal36. Luff 35'/Foot 13'-16'
Mainsail for a Cal 36/Luff 35' foot 16' Emma Rose/Cal36 at 9:02pm 06.19.21 Cal 3/1233 I am looking for a good used sail for a Call36. Luff/35'. foot/16'. OR/a used sail with a 35' luf
Outhaul car on Selden Boom ComoxSweetCaroline at 2:54pm 06.19.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3579 Hello, on our H386 with in mast furling main I've noticed that the car seems to get a bit stuck some
Garmin in-hull transducer location on a 26M? DScheirman at 2:52pm 06.19.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/787 Any current boat owner experience and/or comments about optimum location for in-hull transducers? Ge
Joker valve substitute for Thetford Headmate Harry Fine at 12:02pm 06.19.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1361 Hello all. I have a 2005 Catalina 28 Mk II with a Thetford HeadMate Model 37001. I don't know if thi
So yeah, bought a sailboat... (1) Horse Opera at 9:56am 06.19.21 Day Sailers 8/1389 ... I got a DS2. '74 vintage. The price was right, and it was not far away. Some things need work, s
Install Diesel generator in the Bavaria? Kings Gambit at 8:13am 06.19.21 Ask All Sailors 3/998
Circumnavigation of Fidalgo Island Terry Cox at 7:40am 06.19.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1211 Our plan is set, sort of. Number two son and his family from Texas want to circumnavigate Fidalgo Is

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Bomar hatch hinge pin ggrizzard at 2:39pm 06.14.24 I don't know if the new nylon "pins" would hold up to a pounding into a jammed pin. Can you find an
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 2:36pm 06.14.24 I usually agree with you, KG, but this ^^^ is part of the part I find to be appalling behavior.
Y33 TM Spartite 2000 mermike at 2:34pm 06.14.24 Did this 4 years ago. I've had issues with the plug shimmying up the mast. I had to use Flextape to
waste tank ind colin59 at 2:33pm 06.14.24
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Calif. Ted at 2:33pm 06.14.24 I am a little concerned about burning the blower out on long motors. Well, they do burn out every
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Stu Jackson at 2:04pm 06.14.24
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) SVFreedom at 1:59pm 06.14.24 Poly tank but cant see levels, it is tightly packed in. I could open a cap (Maybe) but risk damagin
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 1:57pm 06.14.24 The Bernina sewing machines are excellent machines. I don't know that they have a walking foot howev
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dLj at 1:53pm 06.14.24
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Davidasailor26 at 1:49pm 06.14.24 The blowers on most diesels are designed for just that purpose. Unlike a gas engine where the goal
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Michael Davis at 1:44pm 06.14.24 Missing might be when there is no one at the helm and you're recovering in strong wind with little
Leaking deck plate replacement dLj at 1:38pm 06.14.24 The strength of the joint made in n-buena with Krazy glue is not much of an issue here. If you look
Y33 running bilge blower while underway Ralph Johnstone at 1:36pm 06.14.24 This is how I wired by my bilge blower which is not a bilge blower but an exhaust fan to cool the al
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 06.14.24 One last MAYBE and I do mean maybe. With the holding tank known to contain some liquid (maybe 1/4 f
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 06.14.24 Poly tank but cant see levels, it is tightly packed in. I could open a cap (Maybe) but risk damaging
Universal M18 burning wires ? BTC1984 at 12:49pm 06.14.24 Fixed with the help of some awesome people !! It was an electrical short due to chaffed wires. Rep
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 12:27pm 06.14.24 Ah good. Back to the pump again. You don't want to remove the pump if the pump is not the problem
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 06.14.24 WHen you are dumping the tanks, after the tank is empty, the macerator still pushes air out, you ca
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 12:07pm 06.14.24 Oh :poop: :poop: :poop: ! We carry a spare pump just for the possible eventuality of this disaster
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 12:04pm 06.14.24 I'm afraid this is getting closer to the cause of the problem. How old is the macerator in questio

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