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Beneteau Cyclades 43 Fluxgate Compass NZ Pete at 11:20am 11.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/741 Hi Beneteau owners. Can anyone help me with the location of the fluxgate compass on my Cyclades 43.
Landfall 38 What is this? (2) CrashTack at 10:39am 11.17.19 C&C 17/3953 This fitting is bolted through the bulkhead at the aft end of the galley storage area. It passes thr
Claude L.-Auger's compression post mod for Hunter 34 Phil Herring at 10:06am 11.17.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1233 Just a heads-up that @Claude L.-Auger posted an excellent article on his Hunter 34 compression post
6v battery replacement Jwhy at 10:00am 11.17.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1684 I have four 6 volt batteries purchased at the same time, wired into two circuits. One of the circuit
Evolution Autopilot Question Jimbeaux at 8:46am 11.17.19 Ask All Sailors 8/982 I recently purchased a boat with an evolution autopilot. Despite practically turning the boat upsid
Hunter 23 - Standing Rigging Replacement (2) dam_duggy at 8:21am 11.17.19 Smaller Boats 4/1501 Hi, I am replacing the standing rigging on my 1987 Hunter 23 and have a question for those of you t
Jabsco Toilet Installation plus new Supply and Discharge Lines - Removal - Prep - Installation: 1984 Hunter 31 Sailboat (2) Windy Daze Hunter 31 at 8:12am 11.17.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2650 Video: Jabsco Toilet Installation plus new Supply and Discharge Lines - Removal-Prep-Installation W
Manson Supreme 45 for Hunter 38 letskeepriding at 6:59am 11.17.19 Big Boats 12/2278 Hey all, so I'm out of town and I found a Manson Supreme 45 on craigslist for $300. Shouldn't be a p
Hull Letter and Bottom Stripping Source (1) sail sfbay at 6:58am 11.17.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1856 Trying to source a 3" tall letter Microsoft Himalaya (I think that is the font) "R" in black and 6.5
HERON, the hardest working sailboat I know, was designed in 1929 by John Alden. (3) TomY at 6:29am 11.17.19 Alden General Chat 10/7819 Although she was built by the owners (Twig and Bonnie), and launched in 2003, she's sailed over 100,
Beneteau 40 cc Stratus3 at 10:39pm 11.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1188 about six months into my new to me 1996 beneteau 40 cc. I have gone trough all the major systems cle
Help on a New Traveler catalanc at 4:22pm 11.16.19 Ask All Sailors 35/2923 Hi Everyone, I recently purchased a 1988 Seaward 24. I want to replace the traveler on her and am l
Propane outboard in cold weather question GSBNY at 2:34pm 11.16.19 Ask All Sailors 29/3792
Advice from 26m and 26x owners - ease of sailing pwoconnor at 9:58am 11.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3025 Hello, I would be very grateful for some advice as to whether these boats are suitable for a beginn
Good Bye Raster Charts dlochner at 7:16am 11.16.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1578 The time has come to move on from raster charts. Beginning next year, NOAA will no longer produce ra
Nature encounter stories Hunter216 at 6:00pm 11.15.19 Sails Call Lounge 44/5147
New Catalina 30 mystery cover (1) Scarecrw at 2:13pm 11.15.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/858
Garmin Inreach vs Spot vs what else is out there? dlochner at 1:56pm 11.15.19 Ask All Sailors 18/5342 Considering a satellite communication device. Wondering what people have used and think of Garmin In
Starting a new C&C Landfall 42 Thread/Forum Canuck_BC at 1:44pm 11.15.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1640 Hello sailors.. I am having trouble finding other Landfall 42 owners.. let's chat here. Anyone??
How bad for my 3DL jib to live in a jib sock? danstanford at 1:20pm 11.15.19 Racing 16/3175 New boat and I have a 3DL jib with no UV protection so my initial plan was to keep it in the sausage

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Pulling new cable up Mast Night Watch at 12:00pm 01.13.25 I used a sting line, super strong and limber. The type of line you use in the building trades. Tied
Pulling new cable up Mast captcoho at 11:56am 01.13.25 I appreciate all the responses so far. One thing I've tried, so far, was to push a metal (electric
Solar Panel Placement. Dave R. at 11:50am 01.13.25
Pulling new cable up Mast Dave R. at 11:46am 01.13.25 I used a sting line, super strong and limber. The type of line you use in the building trades. Tied
Curved Plexiglass companionway hatch (1) Intrepid-II at 11:42am 01.13.25 Can you post a picture? I have never seen one with a curved companionway plexiglass. I have an 19
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. Concordia at 11:09am 01.13.25 Well, we're going to see more of it this summer. Just purchased a sistership, and bringing it up to
Dorade covers? PaulK at 10:56am 01.13.25 It almost sounds like your customer doesn't know what a Dorade is or how it works. It sounds like he
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? FeelinMorgan22 at 10:46am 01.13.25 That is quite the mechanism to raise the board. I would change it to a design like all other manufa
Dorade covers? fred1diver at 10:20am 01.13.25 Tu at is what I was thinking as well, I am waiting on my customer to get a better idea on what he wa
Dorade covers? dLj at 10:17am 01.13.25 Hello everyone, quick question, has anyone seen a dorade end cover? I have a customer who wants a c
Bilge Pump in Keel? Project_Mayhem at 10:15am 01.13.25 I bet the -30 was fun, too. The birds huddled around the chimney of the apartment building across
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Project_Mayhem at 10:13am 01.13.25 Both tape and goop seal the threads from leaking. Threads are designed to not have interference bet
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? LloydB at 9:53am 01.13.25 I had a similar event happened in my Mac with the dilemma of getting the boat off the trailer so tha
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:50am 01.13.25 I have a 55 ft keel step mast and use 3/8 inch x 4 inch conveyer belt with oak wedges made on a tab
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 8:44am 01.13.25 Spartite is a love it or hate it product. If installed absolutely perfectly it works well. If a mis
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Hamish_s at 8:37am 01.13.25 I am in the middle of doing the same thing on my 386. The previous owner had taken out the key hold
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 F. Ryan at 8:31am 01.13.25 The hull side clamshell vents typically have a screen insert designed as a spark/flame arrester for
Solar Panel Placement. bmorr at 8:07am 01.13.25 On both my Mac26 and my now Hunter 26 my solar panel is on a bracket extending off the rear rail. I
Hunter 34 prop kloudie1 at 8:04am 01.13.25 DB421.. I have the 15 X 15 RH prop, 1" shaft, on my H-34 and have been ok with it .. I replaced it i
Solar Panel Placement. bmorr at 8:04am 01.13.25 Got it. That makes sense. Same here (2) deep cycle Batteries from Menards. Run cabin lights, nav

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