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Passage 42 front plexiglass screen- replacement? eianm at 3:54pm 12.21.18 Big Boats 2/554 Has anyone had one of these large one piece panels made- it is curved in two directions so needs to
Tahatsu 4/5/6 HP with no steering friction (6) P100D at 3:04pm 12.21.18 Smaller Boats 1/429 I know that allot of people have problems with the steering on these engines losing their steering f
Christmas At Sea Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:10pm 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/731 Christmas At Sea The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; The decks were like a sli
Add starting relay Ken13559 at 1:08pm 12.21.18 Engines and Propulsion 47/24650 I would like to fit an additional starting relay as I'm tired of the "hit or miss" starting issue wi
disposing or 2 cycle gas? rpludwig at 12:59pm 12.21.18 Catalina 22 16/2181 Nearing season's end, time to get rid of older (4-6 months old) 2 cycle gas mix from outboard tanks,
Calling all Canadians... What say you? Brian D at 11:54am 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/976 7MxASIUtQUU
Return to sender... (1) Brian D at 9:28am 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/557 https://scontent.fsan1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/48397727_2069162726475229_5730416628420575232_n.jpg?
Radio Frequency Gains and Losses Brian D at 9:06am 12.21.18 SSB and Ham Operators 1/1023 Recently there was a discussion about changing one's coax cable going to a VHF antenna on the mast.
Hunter 356 Zinc Bonding JohnSn at 8:57am 12.21.18 Mid-Size Boats 28/4131 Hi Folks, I've been impressed with my 356 and the engineering involved. But, I do have one problem.
Happy Winter Solstice! Justin_NSA at 7:34am 12.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/724 Woohoo! Days will start getting longer now!
NP Tuning Guides: B45 and the B46.1 ICW Rig (2) bob_pattison at 7:13am 12.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/732 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 6/2044 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 2/490 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 13/1966 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 18/2199 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 43/7082 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 4/1800 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 1/337 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 6/1259 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 5/1152 I do not see any additional holes on my mast. I would like to add a halyard for a spy pole. Do i ha

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Vendee Globe Hello Below at 6:19pm 10.19.24 The Vendee racers will use proprietary weather information that we mere mortals cannot afford to ac
Vendee Globe dlochner at 5:56pm 10.19.24 I use Windy a lot. Share what you have in mind. I also have used the Grib file charting of Open CPN
Universal 25 Overheating and Diesel leaking jssailem at 5:44pm 10.19.24 Thehigh pressure fuel lines on your enigne look like steel fuel lines. This type of line cna be flar
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 5:21pm 10.19.24 Not much room anywhere in False Bay now Terry. It has turned into a permanent mooring field for loca
Vendee Globe jssailem at 5:16pm 10.19.24 I use Windy a lot. Share what you have in mind. I also have used the Grib file charting of Open CPN.
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Terry Cox at 4:55pm 10.19.24 I've told this story a time or two. Many years ago our flotilla anchored for a few days in Cocktail
Vendee Globe Hello Below at 4:11pm 10.19.24 A whole lot of sail area for relatively light vessels. A 7,000 sq ft downwind sail and 3,000+ sq ft
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode Hello Below at 3:58pm 10.19.24
Catalina C445 (1) LakeOntario270 at 2:22pm 10.19.24 On my boat, 1996 270, I had to remove the back panel in my aft cabin and then look to the starboard
Fiberglass crack by winch dlochner at 2:15pm 10.19.24 If you look at the line stripper it indicates that the load will be on the opposite side so I agree
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard dlochner at 2:09pm 10.19.24 We really need to know what you have done to solve the issue. Steering system are really simply, how
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard Davidasailor26 at 2:08pm 10.19.24
Vendee Globe dlochner at 1:55pm 10.19.24 And for those who did not fare well in HS French, here's a link to the English language version. ht
Vendee Globe shemandr at 1:31pm 10.19.24 Opps! https://www.vendeeglobe.org
34 O Day rudder won't turn all the way to starboard kappykaplan at 1:02pm 10.19.24
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? omac at 12:58pm 10.19.24 Thank you for the responses. I appreciate your insight and time. It didn't leak before I changed en
A Survey for PNW Sailors Re: Anchor Rode jssailem at 12:16pm 10.19.24
Catalina C445 Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 10.19.24 Good morning @Roger Hinsch and welcome to the site. from general boat construction : you say you'r
Stuffing box dry running, drips when engine is off? Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 10.19.24 This may be affected by how long it's been since the packing was changed and the type of packing whi
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 10.19.24 You most likely lost it when backing down So NOW you tell us where it's sitting. We were able t

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