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Engine alarm chirps njlarry at 7:42pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 4/566 Universal m25 xpb panel alarm this morning started chirping after the first 15 minutes of running. N
Kite sailing (1) rgranger at 7:26pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 40/3709 I watched a guy kite surfing (sailing) today. He was mostly reaching back and forth all day... (lo
Boat Porn (1) rgranger at 7:19pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/745 Was in Charleston this weekend and was able to walk the docks a little. Found the training fleet f
Catalina 30 Propane Locker ontherocks83 at 6:57pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1128 I'm curious what peoples experiences are with a Gen 1 or Gen 2 Catalina 30 and installing a propane
Catalina 27 Chartplotter Swing Arm Install (6) SVCeviche at 6:29pm 06.28.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/2680 Hey everyone - I wanted to share an installation we recently did on our 1985 Catalina 27. I haven't
hatch supports srimes at 5:32pm 06.28.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/641 There were leaks at the front hatch hinges on my 26d, and afterI rebeded them the hinges keep the li
Boom kicker Tarkus at 5:12pm 06.28.20 Catalina 22 11/2091 I sail solo and I'm concerned about raising the main with the pigtail attached until I get back to t
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? (1) VisionPNW at 5:08pm 06.28.20 Big Boats 17/2492 This is on a new to me, 2002 466. I only get 6v and I can't seem to figure out how to get it apart t
Fuel filter relocation Chuck Powell at 2:32pm 06.28.20 Bigger Boats 15/1983 I own a 1987 O'Day 272le with a old Groco fuel filter located in the starboard cockpit locker. I wan
New to forum. New to Hunter 466 yz4pilot at 2:18pm 06.28.20 Big Boats 12/2917 Hello, just thought I'd post this since I'm new and excited about our new cruiser. We just came off
Weight specs for 1984 Mac steel trailer Seadoc at 2:04pm 06.28.20 Trailer Sailors 3/543 I have an 84 Mac trailer. Does anyone have the specs off the original manufacturer sticker (GVRW, et
Furling Main Outhaul Thingie (1) stephen_i_w at 1:40pm 06.28.20 Catalina 310 3/784 Furling main expertise needed: On my furling main outhaul line, near the outhaul block, there is a
Catalina 310 transmission problems (1) KenA at 12:06pm 06.28.20 Catalina 310 15/2361 Our 2001 Catalina 310 transmission -- HURTH HBW 50 -- was rebuilt three years ago and a year later b
Transmission problems with my Catalina 310 KenA at 11:55am 06.28.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/1725 Our 2001 Catalina 310 transmission -- HURTH HBW 50 -- was rebuilt three years ago and a year later b
Crack under "little" window on starboard side Mac 26D (1) williamtl at 11:39am 06.28.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/433 Has anyone else seen this happening on the starboard side above the porta potty space? Picture is f
Rub rail replacement on a 1985 Mac 25 Seadoc at 10:19am 06.28.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1135 The insert in the OEM extruded aluminum rub rail on my 1985 mac 25 is damaged. I think that I would
TIMING - What are you waiting for? (6) jssailem at 9:38am 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 5/903 Timing: the ability to select the precise moment for doing something for optimum effect, On your bo
Electrical Gremlin - strange faint noise smokey73 at 8:58am 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1347 While doing some cleaning of contacts to correct some voltage drop in my DC system I was about to le
H240 ballast tank familyrapp at 7:58am 06.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/656 I bought an H240 las year and had no problems all season. This year I put it in the water, and the b
The Perfect Hat SV_GALATEIA at 7:47am 06.28.20 Catalina 22 23/2781 In search of the perfect hat....for my wife. My wife has Albinism and therefore sunburns incredibly

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Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Ikokite at 12:17am 04.03.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom... ring the diagrams in the user manual. C
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 (1) marcham at 11:45pm 04.02.24 The owners manual shows the outhaul attached to the boom...
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:27pm 04.02.24
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 11:18pm 04.02.24
Mooring setup cost.... NYSail at 9:35pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, tha
Stuffing box question. High Current at 9:21pm 04.02.24 As others have stated, drip rate is measured while spinning and is ideally zero at rest. 1 per seco
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? newranger at 8:52pm 04.02.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm s
Rode for Desolation Sound leo310 at 8:29pm 04.02.24 Been to Sturt bay many times never had problems with anchoring. Where did you have the problem?
Mooring setup cost.... TimFromLI at 7:44pm 04.02.24 The cost in port jeff for a used 500# setup is under $1000. Even if it included launch service, that
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain dLj at 7:43pm 04.02.24 Swivel shackles are nice, but I'm told that they are the most frequent failure point in local groun
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 7:25pm 04.02.24 Agree with foam replacement. But, you could clean the covers (if they are still usable) by taking t
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 7:24pm 04.02.24 a. The corrosion is because the rope stays wet. Something is weird; I've never seen the corrosion th
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks ggrizzard at 7:17pm 04.02.24 Yanmar chooses specific distributors to service a given geographic area. The distributors sometimes
Water-ballast funny story massnspace at 6:22pm 04.02.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain Terry Cox at 5:47pm 04.02.24 All good points thus far. Our horizontal windlass has a gypsy for the chain and a drum for the rope.
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 5:40pm 04.02.24 If anyone should know would be me but you have me stumped unless marine putty was used in sealing th
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 5:27pm 04.02.24
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Georgedoyle at 5:23pm 04.02.24 The in mast reefing can be a problem if you have an old Dacron sail. There are several posts from pe
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 5:23pm 04.02.24
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Davidasailor26 at 5:22pm 04.02.24 All very helpful! Thanks! No favorite parts retailer? I just go to my marina chandler since the ma

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