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Sails seminar this Saturday (1) bob_pattison at 8:33am 06.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/748 Long Island / CT / NY Beneteau Owners: Sails seminar this Saturday at Willis Marine. The good folks
Interesting sail design... got me thinking (3) rgranger at 7:03am 06.18.19 Ask All Sailors 9/2365 Hello all. Yesterday, I stumbled upon this interesting concept video for a sailing trimaran canoe.
Yanmar alarm and hydrolock Richard L at 6:50am 06.18.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1444 Hi all, When trying to start the Yanmar 47 port engine on our cat the alarm would sound necessitat
Which Yanmar water pump? (2) Jon Elliott at 6:38am 06.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2669 166121 166120 I have a 1978 Hunter 27 with the Yanmar engine and I need to replace the gaskets and t
Power Requirements Project_Mayhem at 6:35am 06.18.19 Musings With Maine Sail 16/2570 Apparently there's no electrical forum so I'm posting here. I have an OMC Saildrive which is essenti
Are two headsails better than one? Todd Atchison at 6:30am 06.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1470 While getting organized for the sailing season I happened upon a very good condition jib (Rick Walla
Storing a furling jib Stlsailor at 5:15am 06.18.19 Smaller Boats 13/2974 I recently purchased a Hunter 260 with a CDI flexible furling fib. It is still in my driveway, waiti
Frigoboat Refrigeration System Repair Mike H. at 8:49pm 06.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1 We just took delivery on our 1989 first 35s5. Lots of repairs to make. This is a refrigeration quest
Frigoboat Refrigeration System Repair Mike H. at 8:45pm 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 6/3931 Hello All: We just took delivery on our 1988 Beneteau First 35s5. We have lots of repairs to make,
Mast questions Hood at 6:17pm 06.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1579 Hi All, I have seen a few posts of sailors using masts from other models on their boats. How do I k
Volvo Fuel filters (1) thetone at 6:17pm 06.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/621 Does anyone know the part number for the 28hp Volvo penta deisel I have on my 1990 beneteau 35s5? Al
O'Day 302 shroud tension Voyager1 at 6:15pm 06.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/777 I got a loos gauge, what do other 302 owners with roller furler set the shrouds and back stay too?
Where to put replacement breaker panel Minnesail at 4:44pm 06.17.19 Catalina 22 13/1237 I have an older (1974) Catalina 22 that has the breaker panel right down at the sole where it's hard
Tightening Turnbuckles Stephen M at 4:28pm 06.17.19 Big Boats 9/1683 I have 3 questions; 1. I need to tighten some turnbuckles on our 2001 420 passage. Should you use z
O'Day 192 Z Spars Parts (1) GSBNY at 4:07pm 06.17.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2507
1998 Hunter 410 Dimensions under Chart Table jsmac at 2:42pm 06.17.19 Big Boats 2/492 Hi, Can someone tell me the measurements under the chart table on a 1998 Hunter 410? I am looking f
Cabin engine access/steps. (1) wing15601 at 2:35pm 06.17.19 Bigger Boats 5/2125
In NEED: V21 Mast - please keep an eye out (2) Hood at 1:55pm 06.17.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/858 Hello Mac family, Yesterday, all the green rookieness in me caused a huge and catastrophic error to
FUEL GAUGE RELAY LOLA MARCO at 11:06am 06.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1049 I have a 2018 Oceanis 45. It was struck by lightning. All electronics to be changed. Even engine Ele
fresh water cooling pump... off the shelf? Newbie3 at 10:38am 06.17.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1684 I've been trying to research the specs for an electric fresh water pump system.. GPH, wattage, etc..

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Crazy Idea - or Great idea? Foswick at 6:15am 01.07.25 Crazy ideas and great ideas are not mutually exclusive.
Galley . . . comforts of home? Foswick at 6:10am 01.07.25 Our previous boat had a very minimal galley (Catalina 27). It had a modest-sized ice box, 2-burner
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? Marmalade at 5:45am 01.07.25 Two more quick thoughts... 1) If it puts your mind at easy, you can rent a Bivy Stick or Garmin InR
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? colemj at 5:43am 01.07.25 Think I started the whole PoHo discussion... Oops, I missed your post, and thought the OP had pr
Mast rake and stem to stern level colemj at 5:39am 01.07.25 Get one of these: https://www.amazon.com/SHAHE-Magnetic-Protractor-Inclinometer-Backlight/dp/B09XDV4
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? Marmalade at 5:39am 01.07.25 Think I started the whole PoHo discussion... but now knowing the location and with @colemj mentionin
Catalina 28 Roller Furler Tally Ho at 5:29am 01.07.25 As they are a production boat, I thought that I would receive a reply from a 28 owner, I am Austral
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? colemj at 5:23am 01.07.25 @colemj I completely understand that Mark, and with a little more experience and confidence I migh
Catalina 28 Roller Furler Steve_Catalina at 5:08am 01.07.25 Check the international site for your boat. Catalina28.net
Catalina 28 Roller Furler William Weeks at 3:06am 01.07.25 Thanks
Catalina 28 Roller Furler sailme88 at 3:01am 01.07.25 Evening all, I have a 1993 28 hull number 337. I am trying to identify the Roller Furler so I can g
Catalina 28 Roller Furler William Weeks at 2:40am 01.07.25 As they are a production boat, I thought that I would receive a reply from a 28 owner, I am Australi
Catalina 28 Roller Furler justsomeguy at 2:02am 01.07.25 Regards Pictures, dadgummit.
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation (4) Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 01.06.25 The alternator has a small screw on the bottom that hits the oil filter preventing it from going do
Hasserott Beach Mooring Balls (Grand Traverse Bay) john6206 at 6:57pm 01.06.25 @Indysailor i got $5 on baldy.
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation dlochner at 6:44pm 01.06.25 As Greg notes, there is a lot of belt dust, could be an alignment or tension issue. Are you certain
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 (1) jssailem at 5:43pm 01.06.25 Haydens idea is a viable option. The carbon fiber design is strong enough. The bob stay is adjustabl
Fischer Panda Gen 6kw Georgedoyle at 5:19pm 01.06.25 We had a faulty temp sensor that would shut down our Mastervolt generator. Replaced it, and all is w
Estimate?? JoeWhite at 5:10pm 01.06.25 Rxwoman, yes it is messy. Wear latex gloves from Harbor Freight, use bearing grease for the axcel.
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 (1) Hayden Watson at 4:43pm 01.06.25 I have also seen one make to be pinned to each side of the bow with a bob-stay to hold it down. Her

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