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Electrial Question sailor420 at 2:57pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 12/1306 We run our fridg and freezer 247. When we loose shore power from a storm or something our batteries
Portable Holding Tank Overboard Discharge dlochner at 1:55pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 19/4499 Quick backstory, as a Great Lakes (shark free and unsalted) sailor our boat does not have a macerato
Thoughts on dinghies? limbodog at 1:54pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 25/4276 Dinghy - from dingi the Hindi word for "small boat" I know I'm going to need one sooner or later, bu
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. (3) TomY at 1:20pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2481 Spirit of Tradition genre for racing and daysailing. 47'6" long with a 9'0" beam, she's designed to
3rd Reef on a 22 ? Rltgold at 12:22pm 05.28.19 Catalina 22 31/3595 Thinking of adding a 3rd reef to my 22. For my first reef I installed a Harken reefing system which
Yanmar 2GM20F Vibration dennismenace111 at 12:09pm 05.28.19 Engines and Propulsion 17/2937 I recently purchased a Watkins 29 that had sat unused for a few years. I bought the boat on the Wes
Shallow (shoal) vs deep draft (Oceanis 38) Michael54321 at 10:44am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3907 Hi Beneteau owners I have been in the market for a used Beneteau Oceanis 38 for some time, and rece
Hot water tank relief valve acepilot123 at 10:35am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/646 when I heat the hot water tank, three way, webasto, engine or 110 v all is well until I turn on the
Loss of Sailing Super Yacht Rick D at 9:40am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 45/3837 I'm sure many of you have seen this, but I didn't see any posts, so here's a link: https://www.saili
Yanmar 2GM20F - Filler Cap (neck) & Subtank (3) Hunter28Austin at 9:22am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1528
Strange refrigerator sounds Levin at 8:13am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 2/401 Hello all... So I'm having a strange problem that I can't seem to find an answer for even after sea
Powering bilge pumps Bill lee at 7:51am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 8/568
Macerator Woes odaydokay at 7:45am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1590 Over the years we have had a lot of discussion about these beasts. I have a Jabsco 18590-2092 (2007
Chartplotter Visibility Jessitt at 7:41am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1775 Hi all, I'm new to this forum and just purchased a 2013 Oceanis 45. It seems that the positioning o
Raymarine C70 Update Northstar1014 at 7:10am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/7470 Hello, I have the Raymarine C70 (original) on my new-to-me 343. The chart plotter and radar work, b
Mid ship cleat (4) Mechone at 7:02am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2643 Just another way of installing a cleat without drilling into boat. I machined up 2 aluminum pieces.
Multi purpose halyard tom.p.brown at 5:00am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/535 i have a 203 Hunter 306. yesterday i climbed the mast to place a new antenna. when i arrived i notic
Point Gun at foot... fire away! agprice22 at 4:26am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/859 Yes, I was hoist by my own petard yesterday. We launched the trimaran yesterday. I boarded the boat
Running halyards to the cockpit. flynhi4u at 3:51am 05.28.19 Smaller Boats 11/2056 Quick question concerning running the main halyard back to the cockpit. OurOur b has a pop top and I
Cockpit Cushions Beneteau Sense 46 Peoplevalue at 1:17am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1055 Can anyone help where I can source cockpit cushions for a Beneteau Sense 46? Thanks Mike

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A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode sailme88 at 3:12am 10.12.24 Totally unfamiliar with the area in question. However, can it be inferred that the area is fjord li
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Michael Davis at 8:46pm 10.11.24 We have 100 feet of 3/8 chain and 250 feet of rode. This past summer was the first time I wished we
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 7:43pm 10.11.24 This is what I have learned. Connecting the forestay should take a fair amount of effort but should
Hurricane aftermath ggrizzard at 6:03pm 10.11.24 Video by a Harvard Magna: They still don't learn common sense. :banghead:
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer (1) Brian M H23 at 5:48pm 10.11.24 Am I wasting my time removing it? Can it be left on the rudder pins during this retrieval?It reall
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 5:37pm 10.11.24 Damage may depend on the angle of the ramp. Some ramps may damage it, while other wont. That's how m
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 5:36pm 10.11.24 Thanks Dave, I will read it again. I get the double halyard idea; I have concerns using the snap s
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Project_Mayhem at 5:28pm 10.11.24 I usually use two halyards even though the load is far less than what the single line is rated for.
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? Dirk62 at 5:25pm 10.11.24 No worries, Shemandr, and thanks again!
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 4:44pm 10.11.24 Thanks Ralph. Our hope next year is to venture up past Cape Caution to the Great Bear Rainforest or
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 4:33pm 10.11.24 So, that inspires a story. A number of sailers in our group took a gal out who is known to be fun c
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 10.11.24 First time we went to Desolation, we upgraded the rode to 50 ft. of 5/16" chain and 350 ft. of three
Its funny Friday! (1) Tally Ho at 3:14pm 10.11.24
Hurricane aftermath (1) shemandr at 3:11pm 10.11.24 In the aftermath of Milton some politicians and media are admitting that the storm surge didn't happ
New sailor, new boat, new concerns Crazy Dave Condon at 3:10pm 10.11.24 Go to boat information and select the hunter 260. Under downloads, look for instructions to raise
Hurricane aftermath shemandr at 2:29pm 10.11.24 That Naples pier is cannon fodder for hurricanes.
Hurricane aftermath (1) Tally Ho at 2:23pm 10.11.24 Greg - apparently some in Bonita Springs didn't fare as well, what a mess but less than forecast: M
Hunter 23 rudder position while reloading boat on trailer Johnb at 1:56pm 10.11.24 If you do hit the rudder on the ground it is a huge disaster. Why not remove it one more time for re
Galley and propane help in an old catalina Skipper John at 1:50pm 10.11.24 Welcome aboard, Lillian. I believe that there would have been a factory-installed propane locker in
Towing a 260 JoeWhite at 1:33pm 10.11.24 Better with GMC 2500 savana with 10000lb towing capacity. It has special towing package with adjusta

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