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Sad news Phil Herring at 10:08pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3446 Passed along to us by Trinkka: "It is with great sadness that I report that Chuck Rothert, "Lucky B
Anchor roller Jerry75 at 10:03pm 04.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/6096 I have a 1990 MacGregor and wanted to add some type of roller for my anchor so the anchor line is no
Inflatable Dinghies... Manny at 7:59pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 28/8007 Thinking of picking up an inflatable dinghy this season but I have a few questions. My intended use
mast step cabin roof low starlightventure at 7:53pm 04.30.09 Lancer 2/1746 I have a Lancer 36 1980. The mast step area on the cabin roof is sunken down about 1/2 inch around t
Freshwater pumps Cpt. Jon at 7:45pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2596 Hello, My recently purchased H30 came without a freshwater pump. The boat has a kitchen sink, sh
Considering my options (1) Manny at 7:35pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2443 Now that I have a brand new outboard I'm trying to figure out what to do with my cantankerous old Re
Soggy Core Blues (2) BobT at 7:20pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 23/3765 Re-bed your deck hardware, don't put it off. Beg or borrow a moisture meter.This is a view of the ca
Heloise Hint (Water pumps) Roger Long at 4:07pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2003 I stopped at a boatyard to pick up this season's new RW pump impeller today and the mechanic had a g
rod steering on 450 passage mikepremiere at 3:07pm 04.30.09 Big Boats 1/1106 Anybody have any info on the rack and pinion steering on the Hunter 450 Passage. I have never had th
two battery chargers? Richard19068 at 2:39pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2090 If I have 2 five amp chargers and hook them both up to a single battery, will they work together as
need boom oday 25 sailinsouth at 2:11pm 04.30.09 Day Sailers 0/1111 Need boom for an oday 25 thanks Pat pacotacored@aol.com 3865278881
need boom oday 25 sailinsouth at 2:10pm 04.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1161 I need a boom for an oday 25. if you can help please email me pacotacored@aol.com Thanks Pat 386527
Can't remove packing John at 1:44pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4052 Today I tried to replace the shaft packing. I found that the old packing was so old and hard that I
transducer mounting wcaime at 1:42pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1267 You recommended mounting a transducer with toilet ring wax. Is there anything in the wax that may de
hunter mast light hunter 19 Adrian9458 at 1:21pm 04.30.09 Smaller Boats 2/1232 my mast light fell off Is this required to have according to boating regs If so how can I reattach i
410 Gen Set Sailgunner at 12:49pm 04.30.09 Big Boats 2/1455 Has anyone with a 410 installed a gen set? If so what size, type, where installed, and how did you
missing part to fill 4 in hole in cat 27 carl7071 at 12:45pm 04.30.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1460 can anyone help me and tell me what the part is that was on top of my catalina 27 a 1973 boat ... th
prevent hurricane damage yknot at 10:31am 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1336 I am new to Sarasota Fl. I have a slip in a protected marina a short distance from Sarasota Bay. In
can it work, will it work, should it work (1) saylor240 at 8:44am 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2964 ok communication question, just got my new boat, has Datamarine CS100 Knot/temp guage, appears to be
28' Oday - Universal Diesel - type of drive train Rekop at 8:32am 04.30.09 Bigger Boats 4/1500 On an 28' Oday day sailer, is the engine's drive train a saildrive type or straight shaft. We have

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Replacing sail slugs Stu Jackson at 12:57pm 02.24.22 You could also ask on our C34 Forum: Main Message Board There are many folks there who have boat s
New Catalina 30 Owner Stu Jackson at 12:50pm 02.24.22 . I highly recommend you make some effort to at least view what's available there. Three main area
Special Thanks for Help From the Dock PaulK at 12:47pm 02.24.22 We gathered a pick-up crew on the dock for a sail one day and had a blast on our J/36. My wife and I
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Phantom154 at 12:42pm 02.24.22 Yes. Port side helm. I could hear it running when I was testing the motor..
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? LakeShark at 12:41pm 02.24.22 Since NE Ropes says Viper is new, there may not be many respondents who have experience with it.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 12:40pm 02.24.22 I'm confused. I ordered a few fairly expensive extinguishers at the end of 2017. They are UL rated
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Hello Below at 12:39pm 02.24.22 Where is the drive motor for the autopilot on my MH40? There isn't anything attached at the rudder
Tiller Tater at 12:37pm 02.24.22 The original is just some 6061 1" square tubing with 2 bends. If you have a local welding shop stop
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jssailem at 12:34pm 02.24.22 Thanks for the announcement. Looks like another entry on the Annual PreCruise Check List.
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? PaulK at 12:26pm 02.24.22 The Viper line has the polyester jacket that you want for gripping the winch and long-term UV protec
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Phantom154 at 12:24pm 02.24.22 Probably. But I am not sure that was the problem. If it happens again, I will consider that.
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 12:21pm 02.24.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 12:15pm 02.24.22 It looks like the breather on top of the valve cover may raise up into that area. I have a cut out i
MH40 Autopilot drive motor jviss at 12:13pm 02.24.22 Can you get new brushes for that motor? Then install them, and use a brush seating stone on the com
New Fire Extinguisher Regs dLj at 12:08pm 02.24.22 Yes - just went through all the fire extinguishers on my boat and have ordered new ones. Mine were a
venture 17 cockpit drain (4) topcat0399 at 12:07pm 02.24.22 yes... build it up... or if you have a very strong and steady hand, you could try taking a grinder
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) Orbweaver at 11:47am 02.24.22 And over here yesterday morning it got down to -12F in the morning, and with single digit highs in t
Newish Capri 18 owner. Slacker at 11:33am 02.24.22 Fall sailing... nuttin better !!!
Replacing sail slugs Ward H at 10:26am 02.24.22 I never heard that they are a wear part. They do degrade because of UV, become brittle and break mo
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Phantom154 at 10:18am 02.24.22 Raymarine sent me instructions for checking the autopilot clutch, motor, and course computer. I knew

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