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Are Boat Shows Good Places to get Deals on New Sails? Ward H at 10:17am 10.16.21 Ask All Sailors 7/2288 I've been to the past 2 Annapolis Boat Shows looking for specific items to buy, trying to get boat s
I need help sailing elipis at 9:04am 10.16.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 39/5915 Ok so here is the question and it has probably been answered so asking forgiveness in advance. the
Sirius 21 centerboard winch and hull tea stain tonyr at 9:03am 10.16.21 Sirius 21/22 1/1982 Hi everyone Centerboard Winch: Has anyone taken out the centerboard winch for repair or maintenance
Air conditioning condensation pump (1) sf34dtw at 7:38am 10.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/5211 Hi, I have a bad pump on my Beneteau 331. I am pretty sure it was replaced with a different pump, I
Hydraulic steering install - rookie error?? OZ Tumbleweed at 9:31pm 10.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1096 I'm a realtive newbie, my first boat at age 60 is a Macgregor 26M which I love sailing - straight. B
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dkdoyle at 4:58pm 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 9/3649 I have NMEA 183, NMEA 2000, and Seatalk all wired together. All of a sudden it just lowers down
Trucking a Yacht dkinzer at 4:50pm 10.15.21 Big Boats 5/4571 I'd like to get a rough idea of what the cost would be to truck a sailboat across the U.S., say a 40
361 Oceanis Steering Silent Option at 2:04pm 10.15.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1681 Who is the manufacturer of the 361 Oceanis steering? Thanks
Quick question - raw water intake hose type/size Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 9:24am 10.15.21 Big Boats 3/856 Hey all, you might have seen my other thread about my "new" hunter 40.5 purchase. I am away from th
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 9:19am 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 33/5449 I was having a discussion with others in our marina, and debating the pros and cons of covering a bo
Challenger: yawl vs. sloop rig LorneB at 6:39am 10.15.21 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/3393 I've just joined this forum and would be interested to hear if any other member knows why so many of
Winterizing 272le melevans25 at 6:36am 10.15.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1240 I upgraded from a 25 to a 272 LE this past summer. I have never winterized a boat or anything before
Replacing Cabin Sole (2) RoyS at 5:49am 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 22/5215 The cabin sole in my forty year old boat needs to be replaced. Spent yesterday tearing the old Teak
Hornets All U Get at 9:14pm 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1922 Hiii all, We had our boat launched last week and needed some masthead work done. As we set up for
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 6:57pm 10.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1686 We are the new owners of a Beneteau Oceanis 43, 2008. We have in-mast furling and now need to replac
H34 Compression Post ScottFreeRick at 5:28pm 10.14.21 Big Boats 11/3169 We purchased a 83 Hunter 34 approximately one year ago. The surveyor checked the the compression po
Engine Bilge Blower Hunter 42 Passage mesmith1122 at 2:03pm 10.14.21 Big Boats 7/1702 Does anyone have a picture of where the engine bilge blower on the Hunter 42 Passage is suppose to v
Rigging PBrown at 12:03pm 10.14.21 Smaller Boats 2/1560 I want to re-rig my home-made, wooden, fourteen-foot lateen rig ro a stayed-mast with jib. Does anyo
Available boat slip in New Smyrna Florida area CLindskog at 11:47am 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/944
Rudder Repair - Wet Core, Split Apex at 3:32am 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2779 I have some rudder repair to complete, what is teh general consensus on rudder repairs? Pourable F

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Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 6:15pm 05.03.25
Ridder bearing bolt tightness (1) max_sailing at 6:10pm 05.03.25 Thanks @kloudie1. Focusing my search on packing gland instead of bearing I found a lot more info, in
Non binary boaters (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:52pm 05.03.25 Interestingly there was an inexpensive brand of beer that was discontinued because of the deliberat
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 5:40pm 05.03.25 Just wondering what is an SA thread I don't get out much but I'm going to assume that stands for
Chain splice Rich Stidger at 5:37pm 05.03.25 Anybody know if the gypsy can handle this amount of error for a single link or will it jamb up ever
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 5:34pm 05.03.25 So the factory fuse on the circuit would be on the supply side to the starter switch, not on the wi
Starter switch sporadically engages starter heritage at 5:13pm 05.03.25 There is a fuse on the power going to the instrument panel. It is a part of the wiring bundle betwe
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? (1) twodzusfittings at 5:12pm 05.03.25 Settee/Couch I re purposed a wooden bunk bed piece in place of a lee cloth.
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 4:11pm 05.03.25 So the factory fuse on the circuit would be on the supply side to the starter switch, not on the wir
New Boat! smokey73 at 3:49pm 05.03.25 Why DM? Just let us know the details.
Sail Shape Indysailor at 3:33pm 05.03.25
Non binary boaters kappykaplan at 3:18pm 05.03.25 Is that a sister forum to this one? I wouldn't say that . . .
Battery recommendation - anchor windless Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 05.03.25
New Boat! Snarkhunter at 3:05pm 05.03.25 End of the line for #42. DM for details.
Chain splice Captain Larry-DH at 2:29pm 05.03.25 I was looking at the dimensions on this Crosby G-335 link in the 3/8" size and it does have the sam
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 2:21pm 05.03.25 I assume the existing circuit would have already been fused, correct? I have traced the circuit tho
Chain splice Foswick at 2:06pm 05.03.25 Just to give an opinion, not a real answer - I doubt it will jam or hurt anything. Full disclosure:
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 1:59pm 05.03.25 I assume the existing circuit would have already been fused, correct? I have traced the circuit thor
Battery recommendation - anchor windless Foswick at 1:56pm 05.03.25 Lots of follow-up questions. How many amp-hours do you need? Is space limited? Do you need to start
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:41pm 05.03.25 The ACCO 5/16" G43 chain has a WL of 3900#. The Crosby G-335 link is 3/8" (that is the proper size

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