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Where should the genneker Wichard folding pad eyes be (B461)? (1) sailingrock at 7:35pm 02.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1028 I have recently purchased a 1999 Benneteau 461 with a gennaker. According to Benneteau's documentati
Gasket....Yes or No? rpell1@msn.com at 4:20pm 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1011 Hi everyone, I'm looking for some experienced advice. I have a 1997 Universal M25XPA. I am changing
Sanitation Hose jhagg at 3:41pm 02.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/658
Galley Rebuild jkandris at 2:54pm 02.18.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/861 Has anyone rebuilt their Galley? I swear I havent found a piece of wood in this old girl that isnt
Hunter 170 Shock cord, Do you think this will work? Shorefun at 2:45pm 02.18.19 Day Sailers 7/937 I was at West Marine and checking for 3/8" shock cord in stock (they do not have it) when I saw this
Dregs of winter (1) Meriachee at 2:45pm 02.18.19 Destinations 20/1840
Riddle me This: Constant 12v @ Bilge Fuse on Panel? (1) mnmpizza at 2:14pm 02.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/533 1986 Hunter 34 Owner here: Before I open up the back of the electrical panels, I'd like someone to e
PHRF Classes Bill19233 at 1:05pm 02.18.19 Racing 14/1756 Our club currently has four classes within PHRF: non spinnaker, symmetrical spinnaker, A-sail sprit,
H356 Cutlass bearing size Secret sail at 11:08am 02.18.19 Big Boats 8/671 Good day everyone. I'm going to change my stuffing box and propeller in a couple of weeks. I'll also
ST winch question - potential project Justin_NSA at 8:58am 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 15/748 We've had the Hunter for about 3 years now. It's the first time I've used ST winches. Whenever we ta
Raymarine Compatibility Question Marc14857 at 8:34am 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 4/575 I recently purchased a new (to me) boat that has a Raymarine E140 Wide Screen MFD in the pilot house
Installation Frustration! (4) Scott T-Bird at 8:01am 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 44/2220 Saturday I got a round to installing a galvanic isolator. Reading up on them, I'm not sure why I ne
Teleflex fuel gauge pullark at 5:52am 02.18.19 Catalina 30 4/473 Hi Folks, I have a 1989 Catalina 30 Mk11. Had a recent issue with the fuel sender whereby the gauge
Eight year project All U Get at 5:36am 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 0/253
Relocating early C22 upper shroud chainplates Voiding Sounds at 7:16pm 02.17.19 Catalina 22 4/650 I'm getting ready to replace my misaligned, leaking 3/8" chainplate bolts and I was looking at the c
Time for new sails on my 2005 H38 glonek5 at 6:43pm 02.17.19 Big Boats 8/2126 I have a quote from North Sails replacing the original set and they are suggesting 1 of 2 sail mater
Problems with updating NOAA charts in OpenCpn MitchK at 5:35pm 02.17.19 Ask All Sailors 2/373 Hello all, not sure if this is the correct forum for this question. So please forgive if it is not.
Our 2003 C310! JRT at 5:02pm 02.17.19 Catalina 310 556/58756 So after our adventure of looking at a C34 and deciding it was too dated we decided to move on and n
Ladder for Hunter 18.5 Jody at 4:40pm 02.17.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/546 Hello fellow Hunter owners, We have a 1992 Hunter 18.5. It has no hardware on the back of the boat,
Garmin products to delicate intended use Daveinet at 3:33pm 02.17.19 Ask All Sailors 12/721 Last year I bought a Garmin VivoActive HR smart watch for the specific purpose to use while sailing.

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Gulf Storm Potential (2) JamesG161 at 6:12am 08.28.23 The News has good information now. The Hurricane Hunters are in the storm now. They give the best
Wayfarer MKI - floor clamp- after market ideas? kloudie1 at 5:45am 08.28.23 Looks like Sea Dog has something similar.. If ya poke around on these and "windshield latches", ya m
Looking at a c22 need advise newcat22 at 4:46am 08.28.23
Looking at a c22 need advise (3) newcat22 at 4:41am 08.28.23
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 dLj at 4:37am 08.28.23 In a few years I'll take a loan and buy a nicer boat when I know more about what makes a good sail
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 (2) Johnny Sails at 4:27am 08.28.23 niice! that sounds like it is working great for you. i'm def going to be setting it up that way. My
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 dLj at 3:32am 08.28.23
How do I describe this or better yet find one? (1) Calif. Ted at 9:19pm 08.27.23 Oh, the whole mount, appears to be only available one place, Catalina Direct $100, search for: Bimin
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 8:14pm 08.27.23 I am assuming that you will be doing a long block overhaul. The kits that are available are a real
cabin fresh water pump PeteT at 7:32pm 08.27.23 Peggie: Goes on to the tech calendar. Thanks all again. I've got your link. pete
Surveyor - Bad experience CliffA at 7:21pm 08.27.23
cabin fresh water pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:17pm 08.27.23 You won't find an additive that prevents scale build up in your fresh water plumbing that won't also
Groko K backfills somewhat and handle moves Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:05pm 08.27.23 It could be as simple as a badly worn joker valve that's allowing backflow into the bowl...but only
Gulf Storm Potential Don S/V ILLusion at 6:44pm 08.27.23 I understand and agree. The concern would be an excess of rain accompanied with strong winds. May
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? rardiH36 at 6:41pm 08.27.23 chichiflys - Good work around the chainplate cover plates on deck. I am sure that your epoxy core
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 jssailem at 6:39pm 08.27.23 Going out on the open water, assuming you want to revisit land some place safely, requires: A boat
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator dlochner at 6:36pm 08.27.23
How do I describe this or better yet find one? (1) rpwillia at 6:34pm 08.27.23 From rgranger's post, this is close to what I was looking for (except stainless would be nice and th
How do I describe this or better yet find one? dlochner at 6:30pm 08.27.23 Canvass guys will call this a grenade pin.
Groko K backfills somewhat and handle moves dlochner at 6:28pm 08.27.23 Is the back flow fresh water or not so fresh water? Joker valve is the first choice. Flapper valve

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