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new owner of S2 9.2c Avi at 8:29pm 12.27.18 S2 8/2332 Helo everyone, I am new to this forum. I recently purchased a 1979 S2 9.2 C sailboat. I started sail
To throw a great christmas party All you need is a little imagination Leeward Rail at 8:18pm 12.27.18 Sails Call Lounge 3/564 This either reminds me of my neighbour's friends, or Bob ' Doug MacKenzie... LiSg62cTzPE It's fr
What sound engineers REALLY do... Brian D at 7:46pm 12.27.18 Sails Call Lounge 28/1715 ...wait for it! :laugh: Ig1E9WhVi44
Meet... The Mule Brian D at 11:57am 12.27.18 Racing 24/2948 If this has been posted before, sorry! E0gb0Lb2gzM
Something I can't figure out (1) Wakulla212 at 10:55am 12.27.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/803 On my 1985 Mac 25, inside the lazerette there is a fairlead and a cleat. (see photo). I can't for
Weather Planning jssailem at 8:55am 12.27.18 Weather and Forecasting 5/950 From a recent weather seminar this message from Ken Campbell captures the ideas of planning for a pa
Aft Cabin Leak (5) Oceanis 440 NY at 5:51am 12.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2597
Looking for furling boom car stop or a McGyver solution Beneteau 393 Scott Walker at 9:53pm 12.26.18 Parts Search 2/586 have a broken forward car stop on my 393. Have not had any luck finding a replacement car stop HELP
You have to be careful out there... Brian D at 9:47pm 12.26.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/483 Everyone was reported safe and picked up by other boaters! xSb3M6lJ0Us
BENETEAU ANTARES 12 Montana12m at 5:40pm 12.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2002 I HAVE JUST PURCHASED A 2007 BENETEAU 12 ANTARES AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A BAD ODOUR INSIDE THE BOAT WH
A Lurker no more... VanIslandGuy at 4:52pm 12.26.18 Ask All Sailors 36/2051 I joined this forum after reading it only for several months. Since I read only up to that point I
Santa came! Ken Cross at 4:44pm 12.26.18 Ask All Sailors 27/1427 We'll the Admiral must have been in a great mood because under the tree was a new 9 inch Garmin plot
Paint for vinyl Dorade cowls-? DianaOfBurlington at 4:43pm 12.26.18 Ask All Sailors 9/4029 Does anyone have a good recommendation for painting the vinyl cowl vents? I have several of the oth
Gooseneck Repair (2) bwwooster at 2:41pm 12.26.18 Catalina 30 4/1509 Greetings! We've just got a '91 MkII after sailing an '81 Mk1 for 14 years and there's a bit of a pr
When to rebuild rudder assembly? H 23.5 CrispyCringle at 1:32pm 12.26.18 Smaller Boats 22/2309 Edit: I changed the title from "When to rebuild rudder hinge" because this project evolved into redo
Oday Mariner 2+2 Too Big to Tow? Woreign at 12:37pm 12.26.18 Day Sailers 6/1940 I currently have a DS II that I tow with my Kia Forte. At around 600 pounds, the Kia tows it with n
Line trouble caused by bird nests jcb2 at 7:17am 12.26.18 Bigger Boats 11/1645 Ever since I bought our ODay 31 five years ago, The halyards, outhaul and reef lines have been diffi
Wire crimping question Sefuller at 4:45pm 12.25.18 Ask All Sailors 7/924 I have read Maine Sail's articles on wire termination and several on SBO as well, but have a questio
Blue Solar controllers ... and dongles? Gene Neill at 2:51pm 12.25.18 Ask All Sailors 8/893 Maybe the dumbest question ever, but I thought the MPPT 75/15 I recently bought would need a dongle
Video game sailboats (4) BobbyFunn at 2:48pm 12.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 25/1988 Here's to game developers that know the game should have sailboats, but are not given time to do it

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West Marine Inventory Stu Jackson at 3:10am 07.30.24 I think they have way too many stores. Interesting theory. We've all heard it before. I've "evol
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question (1) Jim Legere at 2:46am 07.30.24 If the engine control is the one made by Spinlock, with a removable black, plastic lever, your frien
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 9:10pm 07.29.24 Mine shuts down. I put it in a drawer when not in use.
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Foswick at 7:57pm 07.29.24 Many shifters have a knob on the side. Pulled out, the lever is disengaged from the shifting mechan
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:47pm 07.29.24 I recommend that you set the alarm on "3/4" instead of "full"...for two reasons: 1. USCG regs requ
Reefing: Procedural Questions Foswick at 7:46pm 07.29.24 Foswick, one should reef as soon as white tops and larger waves are visible nearby. This confirms t
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Michael Davis at 7:30pm 07.29.24 Our single lever has a button on the centre that you push in if you want to increase RPMs in neutral
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Davidasailor26 at 7:06pm 07.29.24 Often on a single handle the default behavior is to shift and speed control, and an extra action (li
Cold machine works but... danm1 at 7:02pm 07.29.24 Did a "paper test" on the seals (too cheap to risk a dollar) and wow. Fridge took only a light tug a
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Ward H at 6:59pm 07.29.24 Yes, most likely user error. I posted all I know about his boat so far except I just remembered
Single Lever Throttle/Shifter Question Rich Stidger at 6:39pm 07.29.24 What shifter? Since he is new, maybe operator error?
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04pm 07.29.24 @spencersea have you removed that toggle on the foredtsy? @dlochner also advised correctly about
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 5:54pm 07.29.24 You can alarm on empty (e.g. water tank) or full (holding tank)
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD Captain Larry-DH at 5:51pm 07.29.24 Can the SCAD sensor be used as a signal switch? I would like to retrofit the sensors onto the "Navi
40.5 Bilge Pump Through Hull Replacement Rich Stidger at 5:48pm 07.29.24 Thanks, Rick. Now do you have a solution for the crick in my neck? :p
Reefing: Procedural Questions JoeWhite at 5:38pm 07.29.24 Foswick, one should reef as soon as white tops and larger waves are visible nearby. This confirms th
Cold machine works but... dLj at 5:34pm 07.29.24 I have pretty much the same set-up, but my Adler Barber runs for maybe 15 to 20 minutes when first s
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 5:24pm 07.29.24 I think the correct term here is "nettles," not buntlines. I think it's important to tie them, eit
Yanmar electrical problem. dlochner at 5:10pm 07.29.24 2 strand: 1 Black, 1 red, an example of 12v boat wire. 3 strand: 1 Hot, 1Ground and 1 Neutral, aka
dinghy kappykaplan at 4:57pm 07.29.24 I wonder if @HBBIS 's statement had something to do with his post the other day asking about dinghy

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