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Universal Kubota water pump failure. Skipper at 3:55pm 12.13.20 Ask All Sailors 19/3946
Jabsco Compact Electric Head John AL at 1:33pm 12.13.20 Smaller Boats 5/1221 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 9/1671 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 21/3317 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 25/10665 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 30/3688 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 10/3516 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 7/1030 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 7/1149 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 32/1906 188148
Head stay wire size Sail Maui at 8:20am 12.12.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1397 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 17/3284 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 23/2713 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 9/1157 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 12/1926 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 18/3089 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 1/920 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 66/8460 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 9/2662 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 20/3960 I had another opportunity to reef our main in a 20+ knot wind. Once again I was reminded how "quest

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Fraudulent Website Warning Project_Mayhem at 8:24am 12.30.24 He's gotten good at designing and deploying websites quickly!
Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 cpntodd at 8:08am 12.30.24 Did you ever get this resolved? I had the same problem on my 1988 P27. I even bought new cable runs
Galley . . . comforts of home? jssailem at 7:57am 12.30.24 Will that "warm up" the boat cabin (especially during the cold night)?? I think more importantly i
Seeking adaptor for connecting German pressure regulator GOK to USA propane tank (3) JohnK Austin TX at 7:54am 12.30.24 The simplest way is to buy a new regulator for the US standard tanks. Seemingly so but the boat al
Galley . . . comforts of home? dLj at 7:54am 12.30.24 I usually go through 2x20 pounders per season but we cruise for three or four months per year. At
Another chainplate question timpete at 7:52am 12.30.24 @Robert Strickland @Project_Mayhem @jssailem et al., appreciate all the input. You all have convinc
Oldest Boat to Buy jssailem at 7:51am 12.30.24 That is a difficult question to answer. Some boats are 100 years old and have many years ahead. I ha
Galley . . . comforts of home? (3) william24424 at 7:50am 12.30.24 Stove holds serving tray/cutting board, reheats food, and cooks. (used often) Few overnights & weekl
Seeking adaptor for connecting German pressure regulator GOK to USA propane tank Hayden Watson at 7:43am 12.30.24 The simplest way is to buy a new regulator for the US standard tanks.
Oldest Boat to Buy dlochner at 7:29am 12.30.24 What is the oldest build date boat to buy today do to the way insurance companies are doing? Sold
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) jpiombo67 at 7:12am 12.30.24 I've always assumed that the mooring balls at Hasserott Beach were privately owned. My friend said
Another chainplate question Robert Strickland at 7:09am 12.30.24 I would replace the rotten bulkhead and reseal all chainplates with Bed-IT. The bulkheads on my Oda
Another chainplate question Project_Mayhem at 7:05am 12.30.24 I would replace the rotten bulkhead and reseal all chainplates with Bed-IT. The bulkheads on my Oday
Inside Port Light Frame Removal SV Temenos at 6:05am 12.30.24 I was able to get it off and just wanted to update the thread in case someone else runs into this.
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access Crazy Dave Condon at 5:42am 12.30.24 What year is your Hunter 27 and please provide photos of the interior bulkhead and ceiling above
Propane locker replacement Robert Strickland at 5:38am 12.30.24 It seems strange to me that they're "brittle." Mine are same age and still servicable, but I'd say
Propane locker replacement Robert Strickland at 5:29am 12.30.24
Another chainplate question Robert Strickland at 5:26am 12.30.24 I probably should say that I recognize 2 or 3 people above who responded and they're always showing
Fraudulent Website Warning (1) Robert Strickland at 5:15am 12.30.24 The builder of the web site sure is busy. Keep on scrolling down...
Interior wood slats for C30? miketcook at 5:12am 12.30.24 Thanks for all the info. Mine are looking pretty bad and decayed. But hey it's an '89 also. I live i

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