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Electric winch motor replacement. DaveMcL at 6:19am 07.12.20 Big Boats 2/660 Look for ideas to source a replacement motor for the Barient 45 winch on my 92, Legend 43. Not much
Winch servicing mistake Kmbarlow50 at 5:49am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 11/842 Hi there I have a Lewmar 16 st winch. I have made a big mistake And have reassembled my winch inco
NMEA 2000 blowing fuse / ais not powering up NYSail at 5:08am 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1173 So have spent the weekend so far hooking radar up..... works! Next was the AIS and NMEA 2000. Have e
Voltmeter (1) rukidn at 5:03am 07.12.20 Catalina 310 10/1581 We just completed a week of long distance motoring, with multiple 60-80 mile legs. (Minimal wind for
O'Day 40 Questions- Headsails & Autopilot LouisMK at 4:46am 07.12.20 Bigger Boats 11/1083
Slab reefing wyctoronto at 3:13pm 07.11.20 Bigger Boats 15/3115 I find it difficult to effectively reef and flatten the main with the line from the cringle on the l
ELCI Failure dlochner at 3:11pm 07.11.20 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1993 Last year I installed a new Blue Sea ELCI, and it worked well all season and the beginning of this s
Lifeline Stanchions for Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) AtLast375 at 1:59pm 07.11.20 Parts Search 2/798 Hello - I am desperately searching for lifeline stanchions for our Hunter 37.5 Legend. Hunterowners
Good Read! Alansails at 1:31pm 07.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/806 Our son and I exchange books and I have read Joshua Slocums Book, Our son gave me to read: "Log of t
Spreader Bracket for O'Day 23 (1978) (2) larchmont_oday at 1:27pm 07.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/483
Raymarine Speed Transducer Blanking Plug jviss at 1:27pm 07.11.20 Parts Search 12/3256 I need one, older ST60 speed transducer. I want to clean the paddlewheel, but there's no plug prese
Question about PHRF Calculation Tedd at 10:20am 07.11.20 Racing 11/2549 I found a formula for PHRF online, which I applied to my boat (Macgregor 26S). The PHRF number I've
C&C 27 Mk V Drinky Crow at 10:04am 07.11.20 Racing 1/521 So, I just bought one of these. Anyone out there racing one gimme' your headstay length? How much ra
Is a Cape Dory Typhoon a good first sailboat for 2 families? (2) TomY at 6:38am 07.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/7348 I thought so, knowing the families, so I went and took a look at one at our YMCA annual auction. Sor
Pantaenius America Captain W at 4:46am 07.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/640 So this week I received an email from Pantaenius USA that due to the lack of quality underwriters an
C&C 27MkV Drinky Crow at 8:37pm 07.10.20 C&C 2/1588 Gimme' your rake and headstay length.
Vinyl Wrap DArcy at 8:25pm 07.10.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1691 The blue stripe under the toe rail on my boat needs to be refinished. I was planning on painting but
Introduction and first question Salty Cracker at 7:06pm 07.10.20 Ask All Sailors 40/2071
Step removal MikeyJ at 6:41pm 07.10.20 Smaller Boats 3/989 Has anyone taken the step out and replace it with a step that's removable? Is crucial to the integri
2007 Bene 373 Refrigerator not working yet the freezer is. Larrycadman at 6:23pm 07.10.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1585 Any suggestions on where to start with the troubleshooting?

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Boat Mocs Scott T-Bird at 8:32am 07.29.24 You have to use sandals that adjust to fit your foot and have a back strap keeping the sandal in pl
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral SoSound at 8:28am 07.29.24 After changing the fuel filter on both my Yanmar and my John Deere compact tractor (also Yanmar), I
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 07.29.24 Great find! If I'm not mistaken, the packing gland shouldn't be dripping when the shaft isn't turni
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast Jacktar at 8:10am 07.29.24 Most cat 22 mains are designed to only go up to about 8 inches or so from the top, then the boom is
Set your watch back 20 years WayneH at 8:10am 07.29.24 Twenty years ago? I was teaching my new bride to sail on a 16 foot daysailer. We used a Garmin GPS72
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Alan Gomes at 8:09am 07.29.24 Find out the bulb type/model. Look on amazon for an LED replacement with the desired color temp. RF
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues D Swanson at 8:01am 07.29.24 In updating from incandescent to LED on my 1981 boat I have a couple helpful thoughts you might cons
Outboard motor parts. Sail22Capri22 at 8:00am 07.29.24 I enjoy getting old Evinrudes/Johnson outboards running and have restored a couple of them. Marineen
Outboard motor parts. Project_Mayhem at 7:44am 07.29.24 A magneto coil is going to be needed for ignition . I'm pretty sure it wont run without it . Most
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 07.29.24 Find out the bulb type/model. Look on amazon for an LED replacement with the desired color temp. RF
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Timm R Oday25 at 7:41am 07.29.24 Your 6 gallon tank ,if it's a standard outboard tank should have a vent built into the cap . Our cap
Forestay Broke Away Sneezewort at 7:35am 07.29.24
Outboard motor parts. Timm R Oday25 at 7:34am 07.29.24 Are you looking for new or used? I know this part is a bit pricey. Honestly, You'd be better served
Outboard motor parts. Project_Mayhem at 7:34am 07.29.24 Your post is blank
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Project_Mayhem at 7:33am 07.29.24 Are you using ethanol fuel from a gas station or ethanol free gas from a marina? Ethanol is terrible
Outboard motor parts. jimd333sail at 7:32am 07.29.24 Are you looking for new or used? I know this part is a bit pricey. Honestly, You'd be better served
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Don Guillette at 7:27am 07.29.24 Start with the simplest first - dump the old gas and fill with new premium. When the tank is empty c
Yanmar electrical problem. kloudie1 at 7:01am 07.29.24 Pretty much the same here.. I used 10 ga wire from the starter "hot" terminal to bypass all of the s
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 6:38am 07.29.24 Might want to add a strip of starboard to serve as a sacrificial chain guard for that stretch of fo
Set your watch back 20 years OS2Dude at 6:12am 07.29.24 I see nothing wrong with having electronics aboard to assist in navigating and safety. My VHF ties

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