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Unidentified Sail (4) sailingfordays at 7:18pm 04.05.20 Ask All Sailors 7/726 I recently purchased a sunfish sailboat, it came with some extra items, it is obvious this sail does
Bought '74 C22 in September (1) Erbardy at 6:03pm 04.05.20 Catalina 22 5/753 I bought a 74 C22 in September and sailed it for a month before putting it on a trailer. I am in th
Nav Station Light (1) Bill19233 at 5:02pm 04.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2294 The light on the nav station on the coiled wire on my boat has seen better days. Has anyone found a
Photo sought of Origo oven shelf Brazil at 3:54pm 04.05.20 Ask All Sailors 4/560 Happily, I recently got my hands on an Origo 6000 with gimbal mounts for my galley. Unfortunately, t
Ericson 25+ hull 655 Shootingstarr at 3:04pm 04.05.20 Ericson 3/1770
Toe Rail Voyager1 at 1:45pm 04.05.20 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2677 Greetings I have a ODay 302 and discovered the wood backing for the toe board is rotted out. Most
Raymarine Evolution Wheel Pilot Set Up & Commissioning BigEasy at 12:27pm 04.05.20 Ask All Sailors 17/3574 Finally have installed an upgraded auto pilot from Ray St4000+ to Ray Evolution wheel pilot. The ne
Ceiling Cover to Hide Motor (1) Steffied99 at 9:17am 04.05.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1383 Hi all, Looking for suggestions for something to cover wench motor that comes through head ceiling
Rainwater Leaks into Portside Cabin compartment chefjekyll at 3:33am 04.05.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/3254 Hi Folks, 1999 C320 #627 -- I have had a leak in the cabin for over three years, unable to track it
Stove and Oven Force 10: Oven button information (1) GALIOSTRO at 1:48am 04.05.20 Big Boats 5/1127 Hello, on my 380 i have a force 10 three burner and oven. It's a good material. But... All the infor
ADDING ROLLER FURLING! (3) Cascade27 at 12:17am 04.05.20 Ask All Sailors 25/6890 Hello all! I have to say I am quite impressed with the feedback i got on my last post. I want to tha
mps/jenaker knackers at 10:43pm 04.04.20 Catalina 310 4/1134 hi there anyone out there had a mps/genaker made and still got the measurements .luff,leech ,foot,
Hunter 410 refrigerator Don Lucas at 6:20pm 04.04.20 Big Boats 11/1916 I am getting/gotten tired of dealng with the issues of my spillover freezer/frig system. Thinking of
Ways to stop a Hunter from hunting while at anchor in a blow. Charles Peck at 5:33pm 04.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2799 How do other Hunter sailors stop their boat from hunting while at anchor in a blow.
Sanitation hose layout diagram Scott T-Bird at 3:45pm 04.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/4269 Ok, after all these years, I'm almost ashamed to say that I'm still confused about a simple layout p
SHOULD I sail this season? Hunter216 at 3:45pm 04.04.20 Sails Call Lounge 62/4240 As I find myself endeavouring to both digest and then implement in a reasoned way the constantly evo
New Covid19 restrictions in RI, and other states. Waterway Guide link Captain Larry-DH at 3:05pm 04.04.20 Destinations 2/785
Anyone going out? forbin at 12:20pm 04.04.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 18/1416 I know there's not a rule against it, but is anyone going out and staying at anchor or anything? S
1985 hunter legend 40 project 85bittersweet at 12:12pm 04.04.20 Big Boats 2/993 I just bought a hunter 40 that is gutted. The whole interior was removed, floor and all. I'm looking
50 HP Suzuki outboard on my 26M Biddyyyhz at 11:32am 04.04.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/730 I was wondering if people can tell me what size of a propeller they are using on a their 26m sailboa

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Tachometer Fluctuation Johnb at 3:54pm 08.24.24 I spray the contacts with Deoxit D5. It has given me excellent results but I have no idea if it is
Tachometer Fluctuation dlochner at 3:30pm 08.24.24 But not going to be happy. When was any sailor happy fixing OEM crap? :biggrin: Just think how
What's inside the VHF antenna can Don S/V ILLusion at 3:17pm 08.24.24 quick and dirty way to check coil is a simple continuity test.
Tachometer Fluctuation sailcapt340 at 3:14pm 08.24.24
Loose hardware for spreader kappykaplan at 3:12pm 08.24.24 Blue loctite or Tef-gel on the scews. :plus:
Knotmeter replacement blank kappykaplan at 3:11pm 08.24.24 I'd just leave the blanking plug in the hole. If the cutout for the paddle wheel bugs you fill it w
Loose hardware for spreader jviss at 3:10pm 08.24.24 Blue loctite or Tef-gel on the scews.
Tachometer Fluctuation dlochner at 3:01pm 08.24.24 Yep, I've got a randomly reading tachometer on my Yanmar 3JH2e. There is probably corrosion inside t
Knotmeter replacement blank dlochner at 2:59pm 08.24.24 Probably Airmar. What brand instruments do you have? I'd just leave the blanking plug in the hole.
What's inside the VHF antenna can dlochner at 2:56pm 08.24.24 It is a loading coil that makes the antenna act like it is much larger. There are of course more tec
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 mermike at 2:44pm 08.24.24 Absolutely not!
Starter motor burned up? Johnb at 2:18pm 08.24.24 A 10 to 1 ratio between the flywheel and the starter means that if the engine got up to 2000 RPM and
Loose hardware for spreader Oldskoolguy at 2:14pm 08.24.24
As H26 floor sags does this decrease ballast tanks so boat rides higher? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:58pm 08.24.24 @Davenport When Hunter built the 260, all fiberglass was precut and laid accordingly to strict spec
spreaders capta at 1:49pm 08.24.24 I find it hard to picture it, but it seems as though the wire is not passing through the slot in the
New Tiller Install Catalina 27 jssailem at 1:47pm 08.24.24
Starter motor burned up? capta at 1:44pm 08.24.24 I would take it to any starter/alternator shop, if I were you, if you are n ot familiar with rebuild
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 jssailem at 1:42pm 08.24.24 You look like a master up there. I wonder if you hire out?
Treadmill alternative for the boat. jssailem at 1:36pm 08.24.24 the device itself will bring her close to the deck head. Perhaps. They also make a recumbent versi
Loose hardware for spreader capta at 1:35pm 08.24.24 I think I'd drill out the holes in the bracket to the next size up and tap the mast, also one size u

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