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NP Tuning Guides: B45 and the B46.1 ICW Rig (2) bob_pattison at 7:13am 12.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/654 All, Attached are our tuning guides for these two models. We will get them on our website shortly. B
CPT AP - power use, cruising Skipper at 6:49am 12.21.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1723 The boat's Raymarine SPX5 works fine. P70 head. But the motor is noisy as hell; has been since new.
Hunter 340 Bow/Port Stern Pulpit Sources 2001Hunter340 at 5:21am 12.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/463 Hi, Looking for a 2001 Hunter 340 Bow Pulpit and port Stern Pulpit for a 2001 Hunter 340. Looking f
Common places to look for leaks? Wipe_Out at 2:15am 12.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1812 Hi, I recently dried out the bilge on our H326 and temporarily sealed the one identified leaking win
Stern Rail Seat Weight Limit largojimbo2003 at 2:06am 12.21.18 Big Boats 18/2065 Howdy, Lots of information about stern rail seats and their care and use but no one talks about the
meaning of -48V (minus 48?) output, Earth ground vs Return issues John61CT at 9:31pm 12.20.18 Ask All Sailors 43/6445 Sorry if this is in the wrong sub-forum MaineSail'sMaineSail'sMusing Sub is only for him to start n
Want to Buy: Volvo Penta MD7A exhaust Manifold CruisingJay at 8:03pm 12.20.18 Parts Search 4/1610 Hi Folks, I'm looking for a VolvoPenta MD7A (motor #14234) exhaust manifold (part #840288). The str
Building the Seven Seas Explorer Rich Stidger at 7:25pm 12.20.18 Ask All Sailors 1/313 OK, so this isn't a sailboat but a powerboat. But its a really BIG powerboat. I think sailors, eng
A years sailing in Japan garymalmgren at 3:19pm 12.20.18 Destinations 6/1169 Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all. Made up a family Youtube of a years sailing in Japan. Exp
how to add a halyard on seldom furling mast h41 Valerio at 3:13pm 12.20.18 Big Boats 5/1095 I do not see any additional holes on my mast. I would like to add a halyard for a spy pole. Do i ha
Red Sky in Morning Scott T-Bird at 2:51pm 12.20.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1650 I happened to be driving this morning as the sun was rising. It was remarkable and startling how re
26M hlem David Hall at 2:45pm 12.20.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1154 It's been on my mind lately that I'd like a larger diameter wheel when sailing my 26M. Has anyone a
keeping rudder up when launching decktosser at 2:25pm 12.20.18 Smaller Boats 18/1310 On Hunter 23's there is a line a cleat for keeping the rudder down in the water when sailing. What i
Insignificant wiring problem? justsomeguy at 1:30pm 12.20.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1348 I'm hooking up a new WEMA water level gauge sending unit on the tank. It appears there's no wrong wa
Crashes rgranger at 12:29pm 12.20.18 Ask All Sailors 1/455 Found this on YouTube RYrOuDm0OVo
High Winds in Everett, WA seanshine at 12:13pm 12.20.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1012 12 noon, gusts to 50 knots. Newport 30 just across from me had his mast snapped about 2 feet below
Gellcoat cracking around main sheet attach point on 23.5 PropellerHead at 10:01am 12.20.18 Smaller Boats 4/582 Anyone else getting allot of gellcoat cracks around the pillar where mainsheet attaches to the deck?
Paddle to the Sea (1) Will Gilmore at 5:25am 12.20.18 Sails Call Lounge 14/1004 Anyone remember that old film? Check this out https://www.google.com/amp/s/qz.com/1259482/a-playmobi
DTOP 2019 Decal Renewal Rasselas36 at 6:52pm 12.19.18 Ask All Sailors 45/3411 Has anyone received their 2019 decal? I submitted my renewal online and they processed my payment
Autohelm for the O'day 25 supercub at 5:52pm 12.19.18 Bigger Boats 7/1225 I found a new Raymarine Autohelm ST1000 tiller autopilot unit on ebay for $325.00, thinking of getti

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Set your watch back 20 years capta at 12:58pm 07.29.24 Over the last 6 decades of gallivanting here and there by boat, many of the new"aids" to boaters hav
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast (2) LakeShark at 12:54pm 07.29.24 @ShawnL For reference here is a 5 year old class legal main on a Catalina 22 hoisted to the top ban
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast LakeShark at 12:41pm 07.29.24 I can get it close ~ 6-12 inches, but then no matter how hard I pull on the halyard, it just won't
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 12:13pm 07.29.24 Yes! I must have missed that attachment. I also now notice your Hey Dudes! I've been wearing them
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 12:08pm 07.29.24 Why? What jumps out? A cruise from Florida to Nova Scotia via SLS is ambitious. My take is that
Reefing: Procedural Questions capta at 12:07pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft Jim Legere at 12:07pm 07.29.24 Let's not spread misinformation here. Exactly. An electrical fire, whatever the battery chemistry
Reefing: Procedural Questions Scott T-Bird at 12:02pm 07.29.24 Hi Doug, I do have a Garhauer rigid vang and it would seem to make a difference. In your case, I a
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:22am 07.29.24 Hi Scott, Thanks for this insight -- beyond the flopping sail and car that came off (again, maybe n
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 11:21am 07.29.24 Just think: The chain hitting the starboard, not the fiberglass foredeck, is like the zinc taking th
Set your watch back 20 years Johann at 11:06am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://ww
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:05am 07.29.24 Indeed, the islands we sail in/around often have a wind tunnel effect -- but it's also not necessari
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 07.29.24 Just my opinion, but I think they have way too many stores. Just in New Jersey, the stores are in n
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thanks for your feedbabck. Hulls been out of the water for years now, the deck feels totally solid
Is this a good price? catsails8 at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thank you all for the responses. I cancelled the ropes.com order and went with Samson XLS3 from fish
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Chillsailor at 10:38am 07.29.24 That seems to make more sense but in this 30T the red throttle cable is in the ceiling above the one
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Art12050 at 10:33am 07.29.24 We replaced our a few years back along with the shift cable and it was fairly straightforward. The o
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 10:19am 07.29.24 We have all done dumb stuff boating. It sure beats sitting on the couch . How about posting a few ph
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 10:09am 07.29.24 Boating was better in the old nostalgic days only because there were fewer boaters and many of us we

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