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Irwin 37 ketch mast head replacement (2) yem23 at 6:57pm 06.17.17 Ask All Sailors 1/567 Below are pics of the top of my main masthead. There is a triangular shaped plate, mounted on a hing
H34 Aft Water Tank - Hold Down Straps (2) lnikl at 6:53pm 06.17.17 Big Boats 5/776 Have any of you had to replace the aft water tank on a H34 (mine is 1983). The tank is aluminum and
A hex / pox on the Hunter installers. Scott B at 5:00pm 06.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/711 Whoever had the brain fart at hunter era 2005 et al, to think it was a good idea to install zip ties
Wind speed and direction equipment-I need info Jimongee at 2:38pm 06.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/628 OK so in about 10 days my wife and I are departing Lake MI -destination the North Channel For the su
Water ballast boats' deck access? Robert and Janis at 2:30pm 06.17.17 Smaller Boats 21/1279 we are buying an H260 and as senior type folks we wonder if there are any special ways to more easil
B&G Zeus2 question Sefuller at 2:23pm 06.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2487 I just replaced my B'G Network Quad with a Zeus2. I can't tell for sure from the supplied documenta
Oday 192 mast foot sigsgmret at 12:29pm 06.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1146 I have a 1986 Oday 192 and am concerned about the mast foot. One of the flanges that is used to sec
Polynesian boat - around the world Skipper at 7:58am 06.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/426 http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/06/17/canoe-returning-to-hawaii-after-epic-round-world-voyage.html
O'day 240 background Marlow Currie at 6:42am 06.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 14/4837 Hi everyone, I am a new owner of a O'Day 240 1989. No manual so i am looking for one. Interested in
HOW DO i FIND REGISTRATION OR VIN # Al Turner at 4:24am 06.17.17 Sirius 21/22 3/1386 JUST BOUGHT Sirius 21 AND WANT TO REGISTER
a new headsail mortyd at 3:21pm 06.16.17 Catalina 30 12/1103 my local sail loft has lost(???) my three year old 145 genoa - which is what catalina suggested for
130 years of Beneteau book - now in PDF Jackdaw at 3:19pm 06.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1756 Two years ago Beneteau sent me a hardbound copy of a book called 'Beneteau - 130 ans'... a deep hist
Solar Powered Swamp Cooler for the boat Brian D at 2:34pm 06.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/5008 Since a boat really is a small confined space (well, most of the are) keeping the air cool can be co
New GPS tjar at 1:21pm 06.16.17 Ask All Sailors 1/555 Looking at replacing my old Garmin GPSmap 492 as it seems to have finally bit the dust. I'm consider
Fish Finder & compass mounting suggestions ? Leeward Rail at 12:28pm 06.16.17 Catalina 22 10/4579 Before: Stormwatch came with a non functional depth/speed/wind unit, and a illuminated compass, mou
Oceanis 36cc - motor knocks on start carlager at 10:05am 06.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/965 The Yanmar 3gm30f on our BeneteauOceanis36cc makes unpleasant knocks when it is started which make m
chart app for pc windows 10? Captn Scotty at 9:58am 06.16.17 Ask All Sailors 3/351 Can someone tell me what the best progam to download is for British Columbian waters, has anyone use
Photo caption contest (1) Jackdaw at 9:47am 06.16.17 Racing 25/1792 HINT- Somethings wrong with someones sails.
Question for Hunter 27e (electric) owners C Boyce at 8:52am 06.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/3553 Hi - Newbie sailor considering a Hunter 27 as an upgrade from our West Wight Potter 19. We currently
Anyone used the 'New-Style Double Reef Cam Conversion Kit for E-section: K-11443' Alctel at 7:42am 06.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/719 Seen here New-Style Double Reef Cam Conversion Kit for E-section: K-11443 http://www.rigrite.com/Spa

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Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 Rasselas36 at 6:26am 12.05.23
Solar power systems dlochner at 6:14am 12.05.23 There are a good series of videos and articles about solar panels on the AltE website. Most are gear
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker ice breaker at 5:44am 12.05.23 You will be much happier if your replace that wabble pump, that needs a filter, with a Gulper 220.
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker DaveJ at 5:09am 12.05.23 Another possible test would be to move the wire from the existing breaker to another 10A breaker. If
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 4:24am 12.05.23 What's amazing is the team approach to creating these works. It was fascinating to watch the action.
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? sailme88 at 4:04am 12.05.23 if it works well can you give me the brand name please. RecPro is the system that I installed.. T
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit sailme88 at 3:56am 12.05.23 that hose has dry rot all about it. This is a reinforced hose and the rust is from the reinforcemen
Solar power systems xavpil at 3:55am 12.05.23 As a general rule of thumb, count on an average of 3 times the nominal size for solar panel output.
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit rgranger at 3:39am 12.05.23 That is a hell of an endorsement!
Solar power systems rgranger at 3:37am 12.05.23
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 10:18pm 12.04.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use th
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? (1) Calif. Ted at 9:32pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? NYSail at 8:10pm 12.04.23 I like that idea about the sanitation hoses. I noticed when you flush to the head it creates a huge
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 8:06pm 12.04.23 Escape is a 2002 356, but all of the 2002 on boats have a similar strut and a 1" shaft. I removed t
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:25pm 12.04.23 Start with changing the sanitation hoses. Then clean the boat, degrease the engine compartment and
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:22pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? jssailem at 6:56pm 12.04.23 2. A sleeve fitted around the base of the mast to rebuild it. This is usually made up of a section
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? shemandr at 6:48pm 12.04.23 Boats are meant to breathe. Stagnate air begets stink. On my Ranger 29 the natural air flow was pr
Which are the best good old daysailers? higgs at 6:33pm 12.04.23 Some of the small trimarans have some type of cockpit - as opposed to sitting on a tramp. They are
Recommendations for MFD and Instruments Upgrade in Hunter 30T shemandr at 6:27pm 12.04.23 So far as I know there isn't anywhere to practice or try out menus for GPS units. That is a shame b

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