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Head maintenance FMott at 6:08pm 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5360 Peggie: Your comments and recommendations in this forum have been very useful and I have relied on y
Thinking like a sailor, "sticking" around, "stuck" ashore: (1) blowinganddrifting at 6:05pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2301 With all the sailors out there, I'm thinking outside the "boat" at the moment. Yeah, the boat is st
Boom vang bail modification (2) Roger Long at 3:31pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1556 I've always known that the bail for the boom vang was a bit short so that the vang tension pushed th
Sheet Winch Adjustments (1) MacMikey at 2:27pm 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1680 My sheet winches on the 25 Mac are getting a bit wobbley between the main body and the top. I see a
marina holding title? bayside at 2:20pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 30/4308 This is our first sailboat- first post, as well. We paid in full for the boat in dry storage and fo
Replacing 2003 Bavaria 44 Portlight Lenses & Seals La Bestia at 2:15pm 03.17.09 Bavaria 4/6148 Hello: I'll like to replace all lenses and seals on the portlights of my 2003 Bavaria 44. It has
My new BOAT BUDDY (1) Merry Prankster at 12:26pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1631 Another rainy day, sigh. I got out my sewing machine and a pair of scissors and converted my 5 gal.
masthead light- rewire HELP sweetpea at 12:24pm 03.17.09 Catalina 22 7/3290 Just bought the boat, the masthead light wasn't working... after looking at it, the wireing was shot
Need to make a shopping list mister_j at 11:57am 03.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1224 I'm about to pop the top on the fresh water tank in my H28.5. As long as I'll be resealing it for a
Re-seating a Thetford 735 bellows? delliottg at 11:39am 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4454 During our last freeze cycle here in the PNW, I left water in the top reservoir of our Thetford 735.
Bilge pump pmeyers at 10:35am 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1972 The more that I get into my "new" 1979 Venture 25, the more it appears that I need to do. I was jus
I Need Mast Raising Kit for Venture 25 JoelHoover at 9:51am 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/6506 What works? I've read that the kits for the new 26m can be converted to work on older boats, but I w
Sliding bulk head door in 22' O'Day islandjim at 9:41am 03.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1855 I have a 1977 22' O'day, which according to all of the information I read, it is suppose to have a s
O'Day parts PatSul22 at 9:26am 03.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1042 I am interested to see if anyone has any parts for an Oday 272 you would be looking to make a few bu
Alternator problem garylinger at 8:34am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/8094 REVISED Alternator problem I have searched for an answer and can't find one so I am asking here...F
Fiberglass quality Franklin at 8:15am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 38/4142 I've decided to buy my boat back my boat from the insurance (Now I own it outright :) ) and fix it m
Fiberglass quality Franklin at 8:10am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 I've
battne vs non batten sail Dana at 7:04am 03.17.09 Big Boats 6/1678 we purchased a 38 with a roller furling/batten sail - it gets stuck and is hard to pull out and some
Anti-theft devices for your outboard.... yugnoir at 6:34am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 21/7780 I've already lost two (stolen from me) so I'm a little anxious leaving my 2006 9.9 Honda on the boat
H356/H335 A-Sail compatibility... Doug/Karen at 6:30am 03.17.09 Big Boats 2/1175 A dock mate (H335) and I (H356) are considering stepping up into the spin world. Not being serious

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What are these. jssailem at 12:32pm 02.25.22
Battery options jssailem at 12:31pm 02.25.22 Here is the 20amp version of the Sterling. Reasonable price. Has the ability to set your own profile
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 jviss at 12:24pm 02.25.22 Well I am happy to report success in removing the flange. The input received from everyone made th
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch jviss at 12:20pm 02.25.22 It turns out that the terminals were loose in the switch housing so they would move around, interru
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 kappykaplan at 12:12pm 02.25.22 Well I am happy to report success in removing the flange. Congratulations! :beer:
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 rajhnsn at 12:03pm 02.25.22 Well I am happy to report success in removing the flange. The input received from everyone made thi
Battery options mikeracca at 11:57am 02.25.22
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop Rabe at 11:53am 02.25.22 Rabe, You may find the Nicro Fico part you seek at Nicro-Fico 599/600 Travellers I'm asking here
Fuse ratings Tater at 11:49am 02.25.22 While we are on this topic, I will share some info. Someone mentioned batteries. If you want to see
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 11:41am 02.25.22 Thanks @jeepbluetj ! The GX2200 has GPS so I believe I only need the one way comms. Looks like the
Oday 25 portlights 3Monkeys at 11:37am 02.25.22 Don't use butyl to install the windows. Use 3M 4000 UV, 3M 4200 or Loktite PL series marine adhesiv
What are these. mikeracca at 11:35am 02.25.22 Tarp could be an awning of sorts to cool the boat. Loads from foredeck, hole around mast. (I cant t
Sail question Roland5048 at 11:30am 02.25.22 I unroll my jib about 5% and this keeps boat pointed into the wind. I'm confused, but then again t
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch (1) dkinzer at 11:28am 02.25.22 It turns out that the terminals were loose in the switch housing so they would move around, interrup
Fuse ratings Tater at 11:18am 02.25.22 ....I don't like to appeal to authority, but I'm an electrical engineer. I am appalled at the inco
venture 17 cockpit drain rgranger at 11:16am 02.25.22 I have owned two V21 and a V22 sailboat and all of them had a support under the companionway bridged
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 11:10am 02.25.22 That's incorrect. Yes, you are wrong! No, Don, that's incorrect Incorrect. More precisely, with
Fuse ratings jviss at 10:48am 02.25.22 If you use Ohm's law to get the fuse resistance 24=10 amps (R ohms), then the fuse calculates as 2.
Engine Hours 2009 Hunter 50cc SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:46am 02.25.22 Connecting Maretron to chartplotter is great idea. I did it even before I knew Art! The hours howeve
Acquiring a 2012 Marlow Hunter 50... SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:39am 02.25.22 West marine runs a BOGO sale on Lewmar winches from time to time. I bet it will be way cheaper than

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