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"Brick" Boat (1) Simon Sexton at 7:28am 03.20.18 Ask All Sailors 5/3141 Good Morning, Hey y'all! Admittedly, I spend a lot of my spare time reading up on statisti
Starting the actual diagrams.... Macboy at 9:03pm 03.19.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1165 I'm on the verge of pressing "Checkout Now" on my mother of an Amazon list but before I do I want to
ISO YSE8 upper cover assembly (plate) Dani at 9:02pm 03.19.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/1555 Hello, In search of replacment upper cover assembly for a Yanmar YSE8 part 704214-01851 (I believe)
Stereo/CD players--new technology; what's good? Kings Gambit at 8:47pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 79/6608 So, my 18-year-old Kenmore KDC-215S stereo receiver/CD needs replacement. But there are many replace
spiniker or whisker pole for jib scott hall at 7:00pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1024 Have a Hunter 23: Kind of new to sailing. Boat on slip at large lake in Nashville. Took out last wee
THE GREAT LOOP Classicsailboat at 5:20pm 03.19.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/984 has anyone done the loop in a macgregor 26?
Question about the original salon cushions on a H31 IH82BL8 at 4:08pm 03.19.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/600 I'm getting ready to make new covers for my salon cushions. My question is about using batting alon
Forestay chainplate rigging/hardware question (what is this) (1) tipsyravensailing at 1:46pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 19/3395 https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRCB1ujlMxN_VSo0thi5qYZVM_5d3-46sjoVKj_sKDCez0J
Documentation Roland5048 at 1:12pm 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1108 Here we go, again. Just received a notice from Maritime Documentation Center out of Billings, MT.
Fresh Water Supply To On-Board Head - 272LE fhujber at 12:50pm 03.19.18 Bigger Boats 16/2474 Has anyone here added a fresh water storage tank under the starboard bench in the salon for the purp
New Boat (1) Simon Sexton at 11:34am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/471 Hey Everyone, Good afternoon! I've been gone for a while due to the preparation and taking
Wisker pole cajon409 at 11:06am 03.19.18 Big Boats 4/871 430 Hunter, was going to install a 13/22 wisker pole on mast track, but informed was to heavy, was n
hard over time HD74 at 9:43am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 10/750 Does anyone know the hard over time for a hunter 340. Installing a new ray marine autopilot. Thanks
Are Battens Really Needed? geehaw at 8:49am 03.19.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/8492 I bought a new mainsail. I got it from one of those Chinese sail houses. It is loose footed and no
Mast whatzinfidel? SVChrysalis at 8:37am 03.19.18 Parts Search 3/1019 Hey folks, thanks for reading- I just purchased a 1994 Seaward 23 and one of things that is going to
Dartmouth Mass rgranger at 6:57am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1825 I might have a chance to hang out in the Dartmouth Mass. area for a little bit this summer. Any lo
UV sail damage (2) Justin_NSA at 6:43am 03.19.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1026 Not a question really. More like a "be sure to inspect this" item. Every time I go out to get my boa
240 Centerboard Questions.... (1) waveform at 1:23am 03.19.18 Smaller Boats 3/567 After changing uphaul to 7/16" and cascade lines to 3/8 and re-assembling using the lower most holes
St. Patrick's Day Race on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 2:51pm 03.18.18 Racing 7/993 Beautiful March day out on Galveston Bay. 5mFiFuERBSU
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 Bluenose at 2:51pm 03.18.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/7180 Good evening, I am looking at (I think) a Beneteau 331, which is the boat I want. The nameplate in t

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Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? (3) jssailem at 1:44pm 07.16.24 I like your thinking. I am playing with a 50watt panel by GrapeSolar. g kit. 226114 About $130 al
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 1:31pm 07.16.24
Stray current in the water jssailem at 1:19pm 07.16.24 If you want to test for stray current in the water, you should use a Corrosion Reference Electrode
Stray current in the water dlochner at 1:17pm 07.16.24 Do they have galvanic isolator installed? If they don't sounds like they need one. Not connected to
Very hard to turn wheel steering on a 1987 Pearson 27 chrisyse at 1:09pm 07.16.24 good question, but wheel lock was not on. The P27 manual states that information for the optional w
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Davidasailor26 at 12:18pm 07.16.24
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Johnb at 11:46am 07.16.24 Or you filled it with US gallons and the capacity is in imperial gallons Or the metering was bad O
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 11:30am 07.16.24 @Brinky63 call back the forum store and ask. For Al Fooks. If he cannot help, follow up @rgranger
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! kappykaplan at 11:13am 07.16.24 I remember quite well where I was when these events occurred. Tks for the trip down memory lane! :b
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 rbelau at 11:04am 07.16.24 Unlikely to be a printing error in the manual. I first looked online, and all the websites that refe
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 10:56am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like
I just don't get this Foswick at 10:54am 07.16.24 I think there's more to this story. Ages 3 and 5 are not too young to go out for a day sail in dece
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover dLj at 10:38am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 10:36am 07.16.24 I would be suspicious of the extended wood coaming around the companionway entry. It looks like a
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Bob S at 10:24am 07.16.24 It is a good time now to start a fuel log. You know you filled the tank. Keep track of the hours us
What a day! Foswick at 10:24am 07.16.24 they went out and their three hour scheduled trip If there's one thing we learned from Gilligan'
What a day! Foswick at 10:22am 07.16.24 They are definitely transients {Biggs} especially given that we watched them grab a seal for lunch.
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover SoSound at 10:09am 07.16.24 There is a mystery that I'm keen to solve, though. If you look at the picture of the cockpit - on
I just don't get this DArcy at 10:03am 07.16.24 There is a video that mentions the boat is 18ft and that there was a variety of weather over the per
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 9:56am 07.16.24 226112 I love this picture. JIm...

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