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FIrst 42s7 cabin sole refinishing uproar at 7:30pm 12.09.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/841 We live aboard on our 1995 First 42s7. The previous owner partied with anchor chains in the cabin an
Annapolis area sailmaker to make a cruising jib? Allan Frey at 7:05pm 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 7/823 Which Annapolis area sailmakers would you recommend that I talk with about making a new jib for a 3
Nice 1981 Pearson 37 racer cruiser Agirard at 6:21pm 12.09.19 Pearson 0/13
Talk About Superyachts. AlastairLC at 6:14pm 12.09.19 Sails Call Lounge 21/2916 https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2019/12/07/dallas-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-357-foot-long-
O day 222 anniversary rigging tension guide Jim McColgan at 5:58pm 12.09.19 Day Sailers 12/5116 Ahoy all, I am new to the sailing world and would like to know if anyone has a rigging tension guid
Off shore preparation Boby_Hunter33 at 3:03pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 15/2448 Hi All, I am planning on an atlantic crossing and want to do the following improvements: 1. Install
emergency rudder options? H42 eianm at 2:04pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 9/1395 Just wondering if any clever person has developed an idea for emergency steering in the event of a d
new owner classic plastic Pearson Triton sailormanbigd at 1:50pm 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 27/6255 Hi all, just purchased a 1959 ALberg designed Pearson Triton #16 hull. Got an incredible deal, super
USING UP AN OLD RACOR FILTER (2) twodzusfittings at 1:41pm 12.09.19 Bigger Boats 3/989 As I removed a perfectly good Racor Fuel/Water Separator Filter and replaced it with the two R12T un
Table Weight - Hunter 376 Tristan Simonds at 12:18pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 8/2129 So I removed my mast step to attempt to release the table weight as it has rusted to the inside of t
December Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 6:36am 12.09.19 Racing 27/4433 We raced in the GBCA Chili Chase regatta last Saturday on Galveston Bay. The wind died before most b
EV-200 Auto Pilot. BwWhisper at 6:27am 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 5/631 Has anyone installed an EV-200 Auto Pilot in a 32 foot sailboat? I am wondering where to mount drive
Catalina 34MK II autopilot install gary16188 at 6:26am 12.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1193 I have a 2005 Catalina 34 MK II. I recently purchased a Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. I am not sure
MacGregor Venture 2-24 & Venture 21 Keel BravoGolf at 4:13am 12.09.19 Parts Search 1/776 I'm looking for keels for both a 1972 Venture 2-24 and a 1972 Venture 21. Original keels that can b
Fresh water filling floods bilge? OraclePythia at 10:59pm 12.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2439 Hey, new owner of a 1995 Beneteau Farr 50 here. When filling my four fresh water tanks, the top tray
Genoa sail needed davidaH at 8:35pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1111 Does anyone have a 150% furling Genoa for sale in NZ? Mine shredded itself in the high winds a few
Keel Damage 1986 Hunter 40 Legend (1) OZWILD at 8:05pm 12.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1262 He All, I have sustained some keel damage. I am not confident I know when it happened, but I suspect
Any other C22 MkII owners out there? Zinger88 at 7:51pm 12.08.19 Catalina 22 2/658 As a new owner of a 2002 Catalina 22 MkII (#15493) and new member to the forum, I thought I'd toss o
Yanmar 3YM30 with KM2P-1 tranny vibration Ebenezer at 6:08pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 1/598 Vibration, enough to cause mechanical seal to leak (in forward not in reverse). I know the transmiss
grampian 26 info, looking to buy fred1diver at 3:31pm 12.08.19 Grampian 7/1991 looking at buying a grampian 26, can anyone tell me if the galley is easily removable to refinish it

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windlass installation need your suggestions Terry Cox at 10:59am 01.17.25 The VW800 windlass on my 1991 Legend 43 is getting quite old, Our 1991 P42 came with a Maxwell win
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 10:43am 01.17.25 Interesting, thank you. Completely agree 100% This is the ultimate plan. I would hope I can avoid
Reverse diagonal shroud disconnect for winter cover? Gillfowdy at 10:28am 01.17.25 We contacted the manufacturer and he's making two filler pieces with cutouts for the shrouds with zi
Sunken Treasure SteveHughessails at 9:55am 01.17.25
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:23am 01.17.25 From reading Musings with Maine Sail I learned a common problem with inverter and generator install
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:19am 01.17.25 Your multiplus 3000 has an internal transfer switch that can be activated/deactivated. Just wire t
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:14am 01.17.25 Kind of an aside, I originally designed my boat to take both voltages as you are proposing but neve
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 9:09am 01.17.25 From reading Musings with Maine Sail I learned a common problem with inverter and generator installa
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 9:08am 01.17.25 Your multiplus 3000 has an internal transfer switch that can be activated/deactivated. Just wire th
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:02am 01.17.25 Your plans raise a lot of questions. What inverter is currently installed? What battery charger is
Lithium battery question dlochner at 9:00am 01.17.25 I don't get out much but I'm wondering why you couldn't just have a small load of, say 1.0A resisti
Lithium battery question Ralph Johnstone at 8:48am 01.17.25 Nonetheless I do have a Balmar alternator protection device installed. I don't get out much but I
Sunken Treasure dLj at 8:42am 01.17.25 Years ago a crew was hired to pull logs out of a local lake. It was an insane operation but the woo
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 8:42am 01.17.25 It does seem like that should work from m the standpoint of controlling where the power goes. The s
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 8:36am 01.17.25 Kind of an aside, I originally designed my boat to take both voltages as you are proposing but never
Sarasota Bay Returning SteveHughessails at 8:32am 01.17.25 I believe the canoe would be more arduous than a kayak. We let our buoy go to another as kayaking ou
Wiring Diagram Question. Davidasailor26 at 8:24am 01.17.25 Take a look at the Victron Multiplus line of inverter chargers. They are pretty magic. When plugged
Sunken Treasure SteveHughessails at 8:21am 01.17.25 Years ago a crew was hired to pull logs out of a local lake. It was an insane operation but the wood
Spotlight Recommendation dLj at 8:19am 01.17.25 Hello, I don't have much to add to this except for one point. IMHO you should have at least one de
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 7:47am 01.17.25 Yep. Also the one who got detained by British Customs in London, because they thought it was suspic

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