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110V electrical problems; line 2 cables and internal male connector burning up badly. (2) learningasigo at 10:14am 08.19.19 Big Boats 18/1145 The Line 2 (aka shore power B) male connector and cables burned up pretty badly so I replaced the ma
Arachnid wars! (1) Justin_NSA at 8:21am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 5/619 This has probably been discussed an few times but here's a product update - I have been so fed up wi
Mast Rake LiveWire121 at 7:59am 08.19.19 Racing 8/2179 Hi All, I have a Beneteau First 375 with a deck stepped mast. I would like to get more rake in the m
Lost power to Yanmar control panel ost-sail at 7:38am 08.19.19 Engines and Propulsion 2/1136 I own a 2013 Beneteau Oceanis 41 and was motoring back to my slip yesterday when I noticed the tach
Portable/battery-powered External Holding Tank Monitor? AlastairLC at 7:22am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1316
Freezing fridge in Beneteau 323 Fitz1 at 1:25am 08.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/793
Sliding Hatch restoration Wyndpawer at 12:07am 08.19.19 Ask All Sailors 3/524 Hi there, what is the best seal to use on the forward edge of a sliding hatch cover?
Inline fuse holders JohnShannon at 6:40pm 08.18.19 Ask All Sailors 6/618 What do we think of these? My GPS didn't work today, took apart the fuse holder fuse was all corro
Spreader Identification (2) BravoGolf at 6:20pm 08.18.19 Trailer Sailors 4/875 Not sure if this is the place to post but I'll give it a shot. In short I just need help Identifyin
Clicking Shaft Monterey385 at 5:32pm 08.18.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1918 On our last sail we noted a "clicking noise" directly under the cockpit while under sail. When I op
Shift Cable Replacement shark929 at 5:10pm 08.18.19 Bigger Boats 1/709 Has anyone ever attempted to replace their transmission shift cable? I have a 1987 O'Day 272LE with
Origo Dometic 4000 want to buy Mr Fox at 4:01pm 08.18.19 Parts Search 0/421 Happy with a good one or one for parts. Needs to be the one with top mounted sliders not dials.
What size gooseneck to boom pin for 23.5? Bill1972 at 3:01pm 08.18.19 Smaller Boats 19/2048
Boom turns during sailing (1) marc1 at 2:54pm 08.18.19 Ask All Sailors 21/2168 Hi There, Looking for some assistance/help in determining what, why and how do I stop my boom from
Chaplain's Oday Sailer Chaplain at 2:40pm 08.18.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2140 I have a17' Oday Sailer II. The centerboard is raised and lowered with a fore and aft cable that tr
Jib Car - worn gasket under the car (1) cymeyer at 2:11pm 08.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/908 We have a 2000 model year Beneteau 321. There is a rubber gasket under the jib car which is about
MarineAir System Issue jhagg at 11:14am 08.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1808 Hi - I have a 2004 Hunter 44 DS and there is an issue with the aft air conditioner, forward unit wor
Pedestal wiring Jrtauber at 8:14am 08.18.19 Big Boats 5/1016 My chart plotter is mounted on a pod on the pedestal rail on my Hunter 37.5. Ever time I shift into
Beneteau 473 Garth Gregory at 7:50am 08.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2997 Does a member have or has converted their yacht to a Cutter rig and their opinion of the conversion
Question about head macwho at 7:32am 08.18.19 Catalina 30 22/1946 Since I am on lake Erie and cannot use macerator pump I was wondering if I could use the pump with a

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School's back in session cruise! Terry Cox at 4:50am 09.25.23 Thinking they were all too shallow we went back to Pelican Beach (0 of 6 in use) for a very pleasan
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Stephen Griffin at 3:33am 09.25.23 Greetings...Maybe you've already done this, but make sure your bilge pump is in good working order..
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 (1) rgranger at 3:15am 09.25.23 220242
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland (1) rgranger at 3:06am 09.25.23
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter LloydB at 12:15am 09.25.23 I am theoretically opposed to adding a point of failure in between two perfectly good radios and one
Deck paint recommendations Hayden Watson at 11:54pm 09.24.23 As long as you have not worn through the gelcoat, you can buff it. I buffed my nonskid last year us
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 11:07pm 09.24.23 How would you know these things.. Kermit.. You been practicing chemistry in your spare time?
Deck paint recommendations RSHunter27 at 10:51pm 09.24.23 This picture shows some examples of the surface. I know the dark areas look like dirt, but it is de
Navionics price increasing sesmith at 7:35pm 09.24.23 Thanks for the heads up. I just renewed mine today even thought it won't time out until Dec. Now i
23.5 unsinkable??? Johann at 6:40pm 09.24.23 Several years ago, a friend and I tried to sink a 25' sailboat hull. Dang thing would not go down.
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. dlochner at 6:31pm 09.24.23 Dropping the keel is probably not necessary. If it becomes necessary to drop the keel, it can be don
Rabbit starts Davidasailor26 at 6:31pm 09.24.23 Interesting to have one of the competitors run the automated horn. Makes it easy if the starting li
HELP! Need hardware for mast spreaders Kirby at 6:27pm 09.24.23 Thanks everyone! Got the part from Cape Cod Shipbuilding. Had a great sail on Thursday.
Rabbit starts PaulK at 6:19pm 09.24.23 Interesting to have one of the competitors run the automated horn. Makes it easy if the starting lin
Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat (7) ...3TacksontheWater at 5:59pm 09.24.23 Well, progress is being made, albeit very slowly. Why, you may ask ties directly into my New Halyard
Legend 43 stock propellor baycloud at 5:16pm 09.24.23 I have a 1996 37.5. I am a fan of 3 bladed props as when in high wind situations the two bladed pr
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 5:14pm 09.24.23 Once I get her in a sling, I will update progress here. Thanks everyone for their helpful suggestio
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? drewlamparello at 3:14pm 09.24.23 I had a 2007 Capri 22 before my 2017 Cat275. The Capri was a great lake boat. when I moved to the co
Deck paint recommendations (1) Nashville_Blues at 3:02pm 09.24.23 It's time to repaint. I'm not the original owner, but it looks like the deck has never been painte
Deck paint recommendations Nashville_Blues at 2:59pm 09.24.23 You are absolutely right, once painted you can't go back. And perhaps it has already been painted.

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