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Motion Detector Lights (1) sail sfbay at 11:07am 03.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1105 Keystone Montana provided convenience motion detector lights in the entry and on the first step on o
Sterling Power 20 AMP charger with temp sensor - have I ruined my battery bank? genkinyc at 9:18am 03.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3354 I purchased a Sterling Power 20A charger from Maine Sail. When I charge my 12v bank (brand new 2 x
New arch for P42 mbaker at 8:00am 03.16.20 Big Boats 14/1705 Starting to research a new arch for the stern of my '93 P42 CC. Have a low rise davit system in pla
Fixed-blade Replacement For Martec Folder fstbttms at 6:52am 03.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1021
Hull polishing advice David21181 at 5:43am 03.16.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3011 It's spring commissioning time again. I'm getting to be of an age where I'd like some help in waxing
Yanmar 3gm piston liner R R hunter healer at 2:42am 03.16.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/3047 Need help with piston liner replacement
Stuffing box help (1) Paleolithic at 7:21pm 03.15.20 Bigger Boats 18/4566 Hello, Hoping to get some help regarding repacking the stuffing box on my new-to-me '85 O'Day 28'.
Mac26 D: can I braise Aluminum in making slug gate like in mods on Purple Sage? nickl1218 at 6:15pm 03.15.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/978 Purple Sage's mods show a slug gate made from a flat AL bar and AL 1/2" rod. This allows the mail s
Pandemic Survival (1) dlochner at 3:47pm 03.15.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/577 176020
Mast Raising mark rocco at 3:13pm 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 29/3425 I have read many sailing blogs. I have a 1980 Catalina 22 ft I can use the winch on my trailer to r
Virgil's new sailing dinghy (2) justsomeguy at 2:30pm 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1962
That dirty little RAT.... (3) jssailem at 1:32pm 03.15.20 Weather and Forecasting 10/2264
2004 Hunter 260 Shaneb at 1:11pm 03.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/780 Im looking to buy a 260, Its in great shape above the water line. It has sit in fresh water since 20
Orientation of fuel vacuum gauge? Ward H at 12:27pm 03.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 14/2165 Installing a fuel vacuum gauge is on this springs project list. Is the orientation of the vacuum ga
Face palm Phil Herring at 10:53am 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1497 I added a new emoji because I need it all too frequently. It's now on the emoji bar for everyone. F
Rudder Bolts for My F235 Kevlor 1980 at 10:01am 03.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/534 Who is suppling the nylon/delrin rudder bolts for the First 235? Canadian or US supplier would be pe
H26 traveler - again! (4) rgranger at 8:00am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 8/1317 Hello fellow H26 owners. some of you may recall that I posted a plan to build a Barton-style remova
O'day 28 Forward Lower Chainplates sail16 at 7:53am 03.15.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/928 I have recently noticed water coming out of both forward lower plates on the deck. I also have raise
Cockpit table receptacle (2) rgranger at 6:26am 03.15.20 Smaller Boats 13/1474 Anyone know if this part is still available? Mine is cracked and allows water to leak into the aft
PVC Dinghy repair Ken13559 at 12:06am 03.15.20 Ask All Sailors 3/544 I'm doing repairs to my pvc dinghy where the transom meet the Tubes, at bottom corners. Question is

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Fiberglass crack by winch higgs at 7:16pm 10.18.24 I would use an old fashion can opener to open up the top of the crack and then fill with West epoxy
Marlow Hunter 31 Owners Manual Hello Below at 6:54pm 10.18.24
Catalina 385 weight? Tally Ho at 5:53pm 10.18.24
Keel Winch Replacement Keen Ice II at 5:45pm 10.18.24 Where did you find the repacement CB winch?
Lazy Jacks ? Tally Ho at 5:36pm 10.18.24 I have a Mack Pack with integrated lazy jacks. I can ease my jacks, and leave the sail cover in pl
1996 Hunter 26 v-berth and aft berth cushion redo caverun at 5:33pm 10.18.24 Last winter I replaced the bottoms of my 260 aft-berth cushions- the fabric had rotted due to moistu
Fiberglass crack by winch Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 10.18.24 What ever the case, the repair needs to assure the winch is solid and that the surface around is wa
2008 Hunter 45 CC Furling Mast Height from waterline jssailem at 3:14pm 10.18.24 Jim. It is always nice to hear someone else give you the measurement of something. Saves one from sp
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? jssailem at 2:39pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised? If the unit s
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 2:34pm 10.18.24 I would suggest if looking for a cause, that it was not sail related. Perhaps the winch was used to
Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 2:20pm 10.18.24 That is true. Mine were custom designed by a super duper engineer. Installed by a gurus. And worked
Circuit Breaker issue? RitSim at 1:39pm 10.18.24 UPDATE. Removed all connections on both sides of each circuit breaker, neutral buss and ground buss.
Lazy Jacks ? Ward H at 1:35pm 10.18.24 Before I went to a stack pack I had a two legged lazy jack system. My 12.5' boom really needed at le
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? RitSim at 1:29pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised?
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (1) SteveHughessails at 12:36pm 10.18.24 I thought I should post this image with the mast down. It gives a good image of the prebend. The spr
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (3) SteveHughessails at 12:19pm 10.18.24 OK, I got lucky (again) the scratch is not measurable. I can clean it off with wire wool. That said,
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 12:07pm 10.18.24 Thats doubtful that the sail is cut for that much bend. And if a sailmaker did do that for your typ
New sailor, new boat, new concerns CrispyCringle at 11:15am 10.18.24 I too thought it was a bit much (prebend) but was told best to not tune it out as the sail may be
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 10:46am 10.18.24 You have always had my attention but now you have my wallets too :-) I did see the scratch. I didn
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Stu Jackson at 10:40am 10.18.24 I agree with Ralph, more investigation is required. My unit is from 1986 - do the math - it still w

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