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POWER CABLES Wallace Shakun at 7:49am 10.19.06 Big Boats 2/864 Have a power cable for RC520 need input.Two cables black and red are for power (large diameter)Now
Hunter VIsion 36 crosses the Pacific! Sean Johnston at 3:48pm 10.19.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1118 Okay, it hasnt yet but the trip is in the works. Departure from Vancouver in August 2007, destinatio
Santa Monica Bay Sailing Big Joe at 5:12pm 10.19.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1120 Ahoy Mates! If you are bored, here is a YouTube link of my September 10th solo sail. A gift of en
Y25, Yanmar YSM 8 engine mount replacement Henry Fung at 8:00pm 10.17.06 Yamaha 0/2434 The engine mount of my Yanmar YSM 8 on my Y25 are too old and need replacement, does anyone know wha
Centerboard holes and drying time Brianl at 11:10pm 10.17.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/819 I put my 25 on the hard for a bottom job on the 6th and removed the centerboard. On the 9th there wa
Boooooooooored sailaway78 at 11:33pm 10.17.06 Ask All Sailors 10/994 Boy am I bored. Just sitting here waiting for the fog bank to roll out. Or burn off, which ever co
VHF Radio cable location in Mast ?? Rik19504 at 12:06am 10.18.06 Smaller Boats 2/1304 I have a new 22 Mark II and want to install a mast mounted VHF antenna - where do you chase the VHF
Peter from Little Silver NJ Rcihard at 10:24pm 10.17.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1014 Peter please contact me about your friendes boatSkycowboy@gmail.comRegardsRichard
shaft strut/ rudder post Daydreams at 12:35am 10.18.06 Seidelmann 6/2040 Can I get some feedback on shaft strut movement. Pullout at the end of the season revealed some pla
Oceanis 400 keel width chamac at 2:42am 10.18.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/986 Hi AllDoes anyone have their Oceanis 400 out of the water and nearby? I am building a trailer for
Why own a boat if you are certified to Charter? JB at 3:09am 10.18.06 Ask All Sailors 29/2111 Question for those of you that own your own sailboat. What's the benefit to you of owning your own
Adding a 155 head Sail Shaun at 3:29am 10.18.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/867 Just finish my 1st season in this great boat. The size ,the handling and the ample room below decks
Leaking Bilge grr RICK57 at 4:07am 10.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/965 My 88 Hunter 26.5 has two separate bilge sumps over the keel bolts. They are not connected as water*
Still looking for crew Fri. Brooklyn to Manhattan Mike at 4:42am 10.18.06 Ask All Sailors 2/928 I am moving my Oday 322 Friday Oct. 20th at noon from Gateway Marina in Brooklyn (near JFK) and movi
keel bolts carp at 5:01am 10.18.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/3231 I've got a 1977 Catalina 27 and the keel bolts are obviously not stainless- they're really funky wit
Sliding Companion way hatch broken ... walmsleyc at 5:06am 10.18.06 Big Boats 4/1186 The sliding plexiglass/lexan companion way hatch on my 1987 Legend 35 broke recently. It now slides
Stereo Installation (1) wave at 2:04am 10.18.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1209 I bought a cd player and 4 speakers for my 89 c25 where there was previously none and am wondering w
Low Sulfer Diesel Jim Bessinger at 1:55am 10.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1235 Does anyone know how the new low sulpher deisel fuel will affect the older engines?
Class action lawsuit on rudders for 450 and 460 Sly Fox at 1:49am 10.18.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2271 Does any have any information concerning the pending class action lawsuit concerning rudder failures
Sailboat covers? Christine7623 at 5:28am 10.18.06 Trailer Sailors 6/1681 I just purchased a 1977 Mac 22. It will live in my driveway for now (unless I'm trailing it or saili

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Fluxgate compass Kings Gambit at 9:00am 08.07.21 I do not have a 2005 41DS, but if I was seriously looking for a part that was electrical and part o
Hunter 45 dinghy davits (2) Sailor_Al at 8:53am 08.07.21 Give me a couple days I reviewed my post and realized spell check changed the name of the davit m
Fluxgate compass JamesG161 at 8:49am 08.07.21 It might be helpful to know what the Flux gate compass looks like. What is your Brand AP? Mine loo
NOT buying H34 BigEasy at 8:49am 08.07.21 Have a friend who owned a Catalina 350, he aligned shaft as close as possible to rudder and had som
Fluxgate compass Kings Gambit at 8:40am 08.07.21 Mine is tucked inside a starboard-side cabinet of the forward cabin. Not on the centerline in this c
Area of concern for Beneteau's? tenui at 8:37am 08.07.21 Thanks Don and BigEasy! Yeah, I am not concerned with the 5200 and sealing the rub rail. Much more
37C Mast Lights JoeWhite at 8:34am 08.07.21 It is easy to figure out. Turn on each switch and measure the voltage on the terminal and label that
Fluxgate compass jssailem at 8:32am 08.07.21 If you can not find a chunk of iron pipe, use a kid with a Boom Box and a pair of big speakers. Or j
Area of concern for Beneteau's? BigEasy at 8:31am 08.07.21 The picture shows the stern fairlead and the hull/transom/deck joint. It is a 2004 boat. The cr
Slight leak / water presence in bilge area forward of motor/behind bilge pump area. JoeWhite at 8:22am 08.07.21 I had a similar problem. Periodically there would be water in the underside of the engine. After a
Fluxgate compass JamesG161 at 8:14am 08.07.21 You can make a Flux Gate detector/locater with a large piece of Iron, when at Berth. You watch the
Raymarine Radar Bearing Alignment Monterey385 at 8:03am 08.07.21 Yes, read those, I may need to calibrate my autopilot again.
Raymarine Radar Bearing Alignment sail sfbay at 8:01am 08.07.21 Sorry, never had that issue. What Raymarine navigation display do you have? Maybe you have seen thi
Pod Drive on Full Keel Sailboat? sail sfbay at 7:48am 08.07.21 If you are so inclined, these guys seem to have a good system: Electric Yacht - Electric Sailboat Mo
Slight leak / water presence in bilge area forward of motor/behind bilge pump area. SV At Last at 7:25am 08.07.21 The refrigerator condensation drains there on my boat.
Fluxgate compass sail sfbay at 6:49am 08.07.21 Post #5 in thread proposes a method to locate the fluxgate compass: Flux Compass Location? \| Sailboa
Fluxgate compass Terry Cox at 6:44am 08.07.21 Different model boat here, but ours is located beneath the aft cabin dressing vanity table.
Mercury outboard extended warranty sail sfbay at 6:40am 08.07.21 My two cents: Good for you to purchase an extended warranty!! ...........I have 6 year exteded warr
Sailing or not Terry Cox at 6:38am 08.07.21 More importantly, I knew that I wanted my boat in a slip, Hi Greg, agree. We've always kept our bo
Fuel guage for 1982 Hunter 33 RoyS at 5:58am 08.07.21 My H33 had a mechanical fuel gauge on top of the tank. There is an access panel you open to see it i

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