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Chattering AC relay Bogart at 2:27am 06.10.20 Big Boats 2/567 I have a 2007 45cc, imported direct to Australia from new and therefore set up with a 230V AC system
O'day 22 rescued (2) jmczzz at 10:56pm 06.09.20 Day Sailers 14/1590 From 6 years sitting in the driveway near Lake Michigan. (maybe not). Question: Were the cabin sides
Any idea how to remove this J/30 floor? (4) patrickkidd at 10:11pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 2/518 I am trying to figure out how to remove my floor so I can have a look at and possibly the probably v
Balmar SG-200 & Solar Install (2) P12nash at 8:59pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 2/687
H310 AC Raw Water Pump KenK13623 at 6:25pm 06.09.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/602 Does anyone know where the AC raw water pump is plugged in or connected to power. I may have a prob
Please help me identify these parts ! (1) Leeward Rail at 5:14pm 06.09.20 Sails Call Lounge 20/2352 Found these in an old cabinet. Any idea what they are ? One looks almost like an impeller or somethi
REPLACING WATER SEPARATOR OIL FILTER ON VOLVO 2000 (1) thetone at 5:04pm 06.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/703 Does anyone have any information on replacing the water separator and oil filter on my 1990 Beneteau
Epic Epoxy Epoch (1) Will Gilmore at 3:45pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 2/484 Just thought some of you, who do your own work, might be interested in this Web Blog. The original
Swing Keel Repair MacGregor 26s GregB26s at 3:23pm 06.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/924 I have a MacGregor 26s, the cable on the swing keel needs replaced. I have removed the keel jus
Topping Lift Paleczny at 2:49pm 06.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1296 I have just aquired a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and am rigging it for the first time. The boat does not have
Attack of the killer carp Cest La Vie at 2:47pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1969 For those of you who share the fresh water environment, we are blessed to avoid the barnacles and ot
Mast foot conzip at 2:37pm 06.09.20 Balboa 3/1982 My Ensenada 20 had a broken mast foot. Previous posts suggest contacting IdaSailor. They are now R
Running wires through headliner on a 26M (4) Mike Denman at 12:51pm 06.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/608 I recently purchased a 2012 MacGregor 26M and am in the process of installing a masthead anchor ligh
Battery Management jviss at 12:39pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 49/5015 Greetings, I have a couple of 110 Ah wet batteries as my house bank and a group 24 starting battery
Jump Start Pack Won't Charge jviss at 12:22pm 06.09.20 Sails Call Lounge 5/715 I have an Anker emergency jump pack that won't charge. I plug it in and the LED meter goes immediat
Quantum Sails offer Souleman at 12:17pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 0/3 I recently purchased a Catalina 310 that was being broken up. On inspection, I found 5 Quantum sai
venture 17 sail tgrayson at 11:53am 06.09.20 Parts Search 5/703 need a venture 17 main sail
Catalina 310 boom end cover Frank H at 11:49am 06.09.20 Catalina 310 7/1123 I have a 2000 310 with in-mast furling. I've been using an empty plastic bottle to plug the boom end
venture 17 sail tgrayson at 11:45am 06.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/545 need a venture 17 main sail
Help identify Furler Drum... (3) Autnot2 at 11:15am 06.09.20 Catalina 22 1/463 I had a catastrophic mast lowering experience this past week which resulted in a broken jib furler d

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Windlass malfunction tophooey at 11:04am 07.20.24 I'm sure not a bad battery because brand new. I'll give it a look. Thanks
Flushing a Jabsco 37045 electic head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:49am 07.20.24 What you're calling the macerator pump is the pump-motor assembly for the toilet which has a macerat
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine kappykaplan at 10:45am 07.20.24 You are quite welcome!
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine Yanman511 at 10:44am 07.20.24 @kappykaplan Looks like it has popped out. Was not aware that there was such a thing. Thank you sir.
Iphone Sat-phone feature? Davidasailor26 at 10:28am 07.20.24 I would suspect that feature must be enabled by the specific plan that the user has purchased prior
Iphone Sat-phone feature? LloydB at 10:08am 07.20.24 I would suspect that feature must be enabled by the specific plan that the user has purchased prior
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine kappykaplan at 9:21am 07.20.24 Freeze plug failed?
Rudder size on Hunter 33.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:53am 07.20.24 Foss Foss now called Nw Rudder. Great folks to work with from a dealer perspective no ow retired
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West David in Sandusky at 8:40am 07.20.24 Wind and wave comments: Wind and waves usually come from the same direction on the Great Lakes wher
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West David in Sandusky at 8:10am 07.20.24 Lot's of good advice so far. If I were planning this trip, I would go Mackinac to Beaver Island, the
Stray current in the water FastOlson at 7:34am 07.20.24 Relevant article here: A Preventable Dockside Tragedy \| BoatUS Mr. Ritz addressed our club at a gene
Iphone Sat-phone feature? FastOlson at 7:18am 07.20.24 Thanks for asking! I am considering upgrading from my 12 to a new one and have wondered about that f
Windlass malfunction kloudie1 at 7:04am 07.20.24 Sounds like a bad connection or a corroded wire. Measure volts on the battery post (not terminal) if
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West (1) duck21 at 6:17am 07.20.24 You are correct that by population there may be fewer people over all. However, (please feel free to
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 6:15am 07.20.24 I have the Scad system on my boat for 2 years. Good price and very good support from Sailorssolution
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! kappykaplan at 6:12am 07.20.24 Tks for sharing! :beer:
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 6:10am 07.20.24
Looking for block shackles Dave Groshong at 4:53am 07.20.24 The main sheet block shackles on my Catalina 22 need to be replaced, but I am having trouble findin
Crossing Lake Michigan East to West xavpil at 3:35am 07.20.24 To confirm, are you entering Lake Michigan via the Mackinac straights, final destination of Milwauk
Stray current in the water dlochner at 12:20am 07.20.24 Stray current in a marina in fresh water is just as dangerous as in salt water. I personally know o

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