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Whale Quick Connect Water Systems Paul (Affinity C320) at 10:45am 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1037 One of my water tank shut-off valves has failed, the selector lever is loose and will not open the v
Hatch sizes david at 6:55am 07.06.07 Big Boats 2/879 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. Does anyone know the various hatch dimensions and/or is there a site for t
Removing Older Alder Barber Refrigeration? rardiH36 at 12:37pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1227 Dear Mariners:I wish to remove entirely from my 1980 Hunter 36 an older Alder Barber refrigeration
Panda 4200 Generator Problems MikeWilkinson at 2:25pm 07.06.07 Big Boats 1/1673 Has anyone had problems with their Fischer Panda 4200 Plus generator. I have had continuous problem
Outboard weight Jeff B at 2:33pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1317 I have a 2001 Johnson 6hp 2 stroke @ 58lbs on a Hunter 25. Im looking to buy a 2001 9.9hp Tohatsu 4
Depth Finders LeRoy Nooter at 2:32pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1677 I've been reading some not too favorable reviews. It seems the more affordable ones, $100-$150, don'
help for sprite owner Montana Jim at 12:38pm 07.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/859 need to contact sprite sailors present and past; ???????'s regarding rigging and parts[in need of a
Heave to Smitty at 10:13pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1855 My wife and I decided to practice heaving to in our Cal 28-2. We have a 150% roller furled Genny.
VHF question dale17781 at 10:05pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 18/2169 We will be getting a new vhf radio for next year. We now have a handheld, but we need more range th
1 week to the 5th annual rOnDAYvous mike C16582 at 10:58pm 07.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1008 what a great weekend coming up......all the final details are being worked out and we should have th
Our Lovely Government At Work.....Again........ Dick Dixon at 11:51pm 07.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1178 Boat U.S. Magazine, Volume XII, July 2007, page 6, has an interesting article, "Congress Tackles Dis
keel wire Isnibs at 11:45pm 07.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1616 I have a Venture 25.The keel and winch are not 'in line'.Does anyone know what prevents the keel
Beneteau After Sales Support Claudius at 2:30am 07.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2623 (Opps! I placed the topic in the wrong spot before...)What is the general experience of owners rel
SOLAR VENTS? dpatrick at 1:40am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2029 Has anyone had success with solar vents? I am looking for a thru deck application that can also be
winter storage in the Chicago Area Tim B at 3:16am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1250 looking at East Chicago Marina for my winter storage. any opinions out there from Lake Michigan Sai
Rick, Whiskey Chaser , Et al dwain6805 at 5:41am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1229 how about meeting up for dinner/drinks at "The Harbor Reef" the week of August 20th? We are plannin
Lewmar gray port lights Elaine at 6:02am 07.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1161 I have a 1996 Beneteau Oceanis 440 that has Lewmar hatches and port lights. The ports are gray molde
i want your opinion sand sailor at 6:47am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1200 on fiberglass repair products pos ' neg im looking to laminate teak to the foredeck and west system
Live aboards.... dave b. at 6:56am 07.07.07 Ask All Sailors 20/2033 I want to live on a sailboat...any thoughts? What should I look for in general when searching for a
150% vs Ron10127 at 7:23am 07.07.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/1874 a 140%. Whats your thought on that. The 150% headsail on our boat is not that old, (6 years old, but

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Keel Mast Plate Replacement Richard19068 at 10:12pm 09.21.21 Big Dream: Sounds like a great boat but you kind of stepped on Letta's original post. I don't know h
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known Richard19068 at 9:58pm 09.21.21 I am so sorry for your loss Will. He sounds like he was a great guy. From the tone of your post I ca
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known Will Gilmore at 9:57pm 09.21.21 Thank you Phil, I feel certain you would have been two of a kind, had you ever met. You share a ver
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known Phil Herring at 9:48pm 09.21.21 Thanks for sharing this, Will, it's a wonderful tribute. Your father was clearly a remarkable man.
Filler material for teak MikeHoncho at 9:40pm 09.21.21 If you have a piece of scrap teak, take sand paper to it and make a lot of teak dust. At the end o
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle JamesG161 at 9:32pm 09.21.21 Jim - so the Dometic ECD - is it a basic drop in to your existing system? Yes, mine was fairly eas
Tachometer suddenly stops....... Stu Jackson at 8:35pm 09.21.21 Full batteries is what I have been told before including Rod, but why now this year only...... coul
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Gary Ryan at 7:58pm 09.21.21 Hey Greg.. I do the same. What can I say, I enjoy fixing her up! I'll put her to bed, only to be
Tachometer suddenly stops....... sesmith at 7:56pm 09.21.21 Assuming you have in-line switches to to the solar panels, turn off the panels when that happens, an
Tachometer suddenly stops....... jssailem at 7:41pm 09.21.21 Greg. Not sure how you have the wiring. Here is what Balmar says about wiring the Tach. Install WHI
Seventeen Years and Out! Terry Cox at 7:00pm 09.21.21 Purchased our boat in 2002. She has taken us on many extended cruises all over PNW waters. She is so
Filler material for teak DArcy at 7:00pm 09.21.21 I just did this with the method Dave laid out except I had a LOT of teak sawdust from making plugs f
ground wire in mast DArcy at 6:36pm 09.21.21 Is your mast deck stepped or keel stepped? Mine is keel stepped and I use ring terminals on a termin
Seventeen Years and Out! Ralph Johnstone at 6:30pm 09.21.21 My name is Drew, and I don't have a boat ... Hi Drew ...............................
Keel Mast Plate Replacement sail sfbay at 6:03pm 09.21.21 If you want a spar made suggest RigRite.
Keel Mast Plate Replacement (5) BigDream at 5:53pm 09.21.21 Hey thanks for the welcome and the reply... I have a book called "sandbag" which has a bunch of good
Seventeen Years and Out! heritage at 5:01pm 09.21.21 Don't go cold turkey, just go small. https://images.app.goo.gl/zBAidf2mHNPiQika8
Tachometer suddenly stops....... NYSail at 4:52pm 09.21.21 Full batteries is what I have been told before including Rod, but why now this year only...... could
ground wire in mast Off2day at 4:50pm 09.21.21 in side the mast
ground wire in mast dlochner at 4:45pm 09.21.21 looking to see what kind of connectors you actually use to connect the mast wiring to The boat wiri

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