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mast clearance on 321 Wesleymi at 1:36pm 02.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/959 I would like to take my 321 around the Florida loop but am concerned about clearance. I have seen ar
Cat30 mast rewire -compression post jerryf609 at 1:32pm 02.04.21 Catalina 30 16/2178 Is the teak compression post hollow? I am going to run new wires in the mast including cable for n
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted Mike Oldak at 1:18pm 02.04.21 Big Boats 13/4296 I've read a number of posts talking about the 3GM engines on the H34s jumping all around. I just re
Sorry mistake please ignore this Mike Oldak at 1:18pm 02.04.21 Big Boats 1/53 sorry thought the first post didn't take Thanks
st 7000+ intermittent current lmit error and switch to stanby discovery at 11:19am 02.04.21 Big Boats 4/1037 our ST 7000+ raymarine autohelm control head gives a current limit error and goes to standby. It has
1974 Catalina 27 toilet removal tips tricks ? WABI-SABI at 10:14am 02.04.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2512
Hull question Cool Changes at 9:20am 02.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1115 Just wondering. Does a 1980 Hunter 36' Cherubini have a solid figerglass hull? Or is it cored? Anyon
HIN location brodish at 7:47am 02.04.21 Irwin 6/3938 Hello ... I am working on a 1987 Irwin 43-MKIII and was wondering if there is any other place the HI
Navigation Lights ShawnL at 6:33am 02.04.21 Catalina 22 10/2889 I have one of the old-style Catalina 22s (1972) with the deck-mounted nav lights, fore and aft. I'm
Traveller suggestions sailingsoon at 7:56pm 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2483 I was wondering from the different main sail Traveller systems and the locations to be installed whi
Required Repairs and Upgrades on a 1983 Cal 39 delucacorrado at 6:03pm 02.03.21 Cal 5/2334 Good evening, I am a new sailor (learned on a Catalina 34) and I am not familiar yet with more invo
Switching an inboard for an outboard FlimFlamII at 6:02pm 02.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 54/10043 I have a 33' Aphrodite 101 after 40 years the one lung Yanmar needs to be retired. Changing it out
leaky windows on 41DS sailor5017 at 4:41pm 02.03.21 Big Boats 3/730 have a leaky window on one of the side windows above the nav table. looks like it was assembled wit
Mid Winter Cruise Terry Cox at 12:30pm 02.03.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1234 The week of February 15th has some promise for a mid winter cruise, weather permitting. So, think ab
Crossing the Strait of Georgia (Gibsons to Nanaimo) Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:39am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 26/7552 I am a NEWBIE to sailing and am planning a pleasure sail from Gibsons to Nanaimo in the spring. Is
Help identifying passage 456 autohelm drive unit discovery at 8:48am 02.03.21 Big Boats 1/443 i have a 2002 passage 456, auto pilot control head is st 7000+worked flawlessly now for 16k miles bu
Cargo Ship snaps in half rgranger at 8:33am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 36/6571
Limestone Park Luperon Bay Dominican Republic CYQK at 4:01am 02.03.21 Ask All Sailors 2/598 Saw a good article on this place. Seems like a good destination. Anyone have any experience there?
1980 McGruer Sirius 21 Pop Top/Roof Latch Hardware Kevin&Karen at 5:08pm 02.02.21 Parts Search 3/769 Can anyone help us? We are looking for the stainless steel wing nut type securing latch that secur
1983 Hunter 22 Sullzarollz at 4:36pm 02.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1131

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Hunter 340 refrigerator JamesG161 at 12:39pm 03.18.25 What is your refrigerator model number? On my H430 is much bigger size. but... I used non - expan
Outhaul modifications smokey73 at 11:05am 03.18.25 If you can get the forward end cap off the boom you could mount a cascading block and tackle system
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? PNWE36 at 11:02am 03.18.25 This conversation reminded me contact the person who bought our boat to see if they changed fittings
7 Years no haul out David in Sandusky at 10:23am 03.18.25 Get a survey first. Our survey on our '77 Cherubini 27 footer clearly outlined our maintenance plan
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 9:38am 03.18.25 @Foswick I'm going to walk through your post and give you my opinion on the points you've raised. Th
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 9:35am 03.18.25
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf sailcapt340 at 9:11am 03.18.25
Replacing the power connectors on my old Raymarine52 VHf Don S/V ILLusion at 8:59am 03.18.25 That is a very common Molex plug. A simple search will give lots of sources. His ham radio license w
Hunter 290- leaks between hull & floor sole jdrutten at 8:31am 03.18.25 I have a possibly similar issue on my H306. I'm not sure about the 3" hole you mentioned, but If I'm
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau (6) Nonixskis at 8:21am 03.18.25 +1 Looks great! How much time to apply plasteak & approximate cost? I bought 15 feet of PlasTea
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 03.18.25 Really? I love Mcmaster and buy a lot from them, but those terminals are 6x the price of the Ancor
Source for bulk ring terminals? BAD ORCA at 7:56am 03.18.25 Back to the original question about sourcing terminals. Waytek Wire is a good source for bulk purc
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 7:27am 03.18.25
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? Ted at 7:25am 03.18.25 This comment doesn't directly address your question. Do you have room to relocate your existing filt
Outhaul modifications dlochner at 7:07am 03.18.25 Out hauls are typically inside the boom on larger boats because it is necessary to use a block and t
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 6:53am 03.18.25 I agree with your sentiment, and only reluctantly installed it. The reality is that while you may
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau dLj at 6:44am 03.18.25 Looks great! How much time to apply plasteak & approximate cost? +1
Making new floorboards for a Beneteau BigEasy at 6:33am 03.18.25 UPDATE: Project successful. Went with the Plasteak Teak and Holly (matte finish) and it looks gre
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? colemj at 6:10am 03.18.25 I, personally, will never install WhatsApp or any Meta product. It is the burden of knowledge of ho
Source for bulk ring terminals? colemj at 5:41am 03.18.25 Well i'll be! Ha...i never thought of my go to hardware store. Thanks for reminder. Their prices

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