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Universal Kubota water pump failure. Skipper at 3:55pm 12.13.20 Ask All Sailors 19/3076
Jabsco Compact Electric Head John AL at 1:33pm 12.13.20 Smaller Boats 5/975 Hello! I'm the new owner of a Catalina 250 Wing Keel. I need to know if the Jabsco Electric head wit
B323 roller main Ron20324 at 9:52am 12.13.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1254 A new member has a problem with his roller main. Does someone on here have one that can offer "trick
Texas December Racing Bill19233 at 6:53am 12.13.20 Racing 21/2442 We raced my Hunter 340 in the GBCA Chili Chase Regatta on December 5th on Galveston Bay. Had a great
Mounting turning block to the base of the mast (4) ricksoth at 10:59pm 12.12.20 Ask All Sailors 25/8245 I would like to route my halyards to the cockpit for single hand sailing this summer. The cost to h
Lines - how to determine if what I have is junk or okay (6) ricksoth at 9:49pm 12.12.20 Ask All Sailors 30/2652 I purchased a 27' sailboat and there were a number of lines on the boat other than mooring type line
Catalina 34 dodger neshanic-nj at 2:49pm 12.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2819 I'm considering replacing my dodger on my Catalina 34. Does anyone have any general idea on what th
Electrical Refit Sanity Check (1) Br3nt at 1:07pm 12.12.20 Ask All Sailors 7/912 Ok, I realize 'refit' and 'sanity' don't belong in the same thread. Anyway, among the refit we're do
Looking to trailer a Cal 2- 30 Anybody do in this? ACESPACK at 8:55am 12.12.20 Trailer Sailors 7/893 Good morning, I am looking to move a Cal 2-30 from Southern Cal to Central Cal. The boat weighs 10
Today is the day... (1) Brian D at 8:48am 12.12.20 Sails Call Lounge 32/1397 188148
Head stay wire size Sail Maui at 8:20am 12.12.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1031 I have a 30 year old ProFurl L31 roller furler with a 1x25 wire headstay that I am refurbishing this
Beneteau 393 battery charger location Larry737 at 10:41pm 12.11.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2463 Hi all. I have a 2005 Beneteau 393 (2 cabin) equipped with a Xantrax 1800 watt inverter and a Xantra
Christmas Cruise - 2020 Terry Cox at 7:49pm 12.11.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 23/1856 Okay you hardy land lubber souls, Belle-Vie is back in business with an operating Genset once again.
New Start Battery? Mickstr at 6:46pm 12.11.20 Ask All Sailors 9/967 Replacing my 2 Group 31 general purpose batteries on my O'Day 322, w/2GM20F engine. All LED interior
Check Your GFI's (3) leo310 at 5:16pm 12.11.20 Catalina 310 12/1382 Found the GFI plugs not working. I looked at both and found this by the Nav Station. Had to replace
Beneteau rudder tube/grid Holomoku1 at 2:57pm 12.11.20 Ask All Sailors 18/2542 I have a 2007 Beneteau 43.4 Cyclades. We bought it in Grenada and are sailing out to Hawaii. We ju
ARCO and API Alternators bawlmer at 12:53pm 12.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/658 Fellow Sailors. My alternator went on the fritz this fall. I had it bench tested and it was dead. AR
ipad for navigation Sandfly at 9:46am 12.11.20 Ask All Sailors 66/6416 Thinking about picking up and ipad for navigation and chart plotting. mostly for causing waterways a
New to me Tartan 3700 - wiring question forbin at 9:02am 12.11.20 Tartan 9/2077 I recently bought a Tartan 3700 and I'm trying to troubleshoot an issue with two of the courtesy lig
Redoing 1984 H34 reefing system Mike Oldak at 8:36am 12.09.20 Big Boats 20/3250 I had another opportunity to reef our main in a 20+ knot wind. Once again I was reminded how "quest

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Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 05.09.24 Same here, my wife said "it looks like a space ship", I said "Or a stainless steel dumpster". The
Stove Cover Scott T-Bird at 7:22am 05.09.24 I don't have a picture of mine but it is a tray with fiddles and handles. I made it from left-over
Stove Cover (1) william24424 at 7:10am 05.09.24 Excellent points. Trays with fiddles = good idea. I removed other handle & when using stove it fits
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 6:59am 05.09.24 I did do all the others last year. This one just got by me.
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 6:09am 05.09.24
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:48am 05.09.24
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 dlochner at 5:40am 05.09.24 Time and money spent on cleaning products will reap rewards in price and speed of sale. Do make th
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 5:38am 05.09.24 Of note, marine mechanics are in very high demand in BC. I booked my alignment and valve adjustment
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 5:37am 05.09.24 Unfortunately, I don't remember the size, however, when I replaced one I used a metric measurement a
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 Timm R Oday25 at 5:03am 05.09.24 Present the boat as clean as possible . Being honest about would be nice for the boat to have will
Towing insurance in BC Terry Cox at 4:38am 05.09.24
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 3:05am 05.09.24 We use c-tow .... never had to call them up though.
SD 20 Sail-drive help Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 05.09.24 If the prop spins it should provide some push. Is it a folding or feathering prop that might not be
Stove Cover (2) thinwater at 8:26pm 05.08.24 This sort of tray I found more useful (covers a locker by replacing the lid--out of sight is a fixtu
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 7:25pm 05.08.24 Awesome! and that looks awfully familiar -- beercan Wednesday's with spinnaker sailing is in your
Towing insurance in BC Drinky Crow at 6:55pm 05.08.24 Maybe just get your machinery serviced be4hand?
Blocks (1) Drinky Crow at 6:52pm 05.08.24 Only $93 and w/bearings unlike Element above. I had those Harken Elements on my mainsheet and swappe
Metal Boxes from the Past rgranger at 6:21pm 05.08.24 Makes me wonder where kids hide their ganja now? CKOc6hXMDhc
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Georgedoyle at 6:19pm 05.08.24 I had Crazy Ivans whenever I used the electric winches. Turns out the flux gate compass was too clos
Stove Cover (1) rgranger at 6:12pm 05.08.24

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