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Opened Hidden Bilge in H-34 (3) kloudie1 at 4:44am 04.08.17 Big Boats 8/2399 As others have noted, I opened the false bilge bottom to get at the trapped water between the hull a
Ipad navigation users Ken Cross at 7:50pm 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1376 We were thinking of replacing the Admiral's failed tablet with an Ipad. It appears to me that the on
HI Alex111 at 6:50pm 04.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/554 Hi
Moved my boat to the lake (1) AWalker at 5:23pm 04.07.17 Trailer Sailors 8/939 I moved my boat to the lake and rigged it today. Rented a spot in the sailboat dry storage. I can le
Wheel deign for a dingy needed njlarry at 5:18pm 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 6/415 Wondering what solutions anyone may have come up with moving an inflatable dingy around on the hard.
Refrigeration Updating scottdube at 4:28pm 04.07.17 Big Boats 7/2518 After looking at a bunch of different options I decided to go with Seafrost. I spent a lot of time
Windex wind vane replacement CapnGL at 4:21pm 04.07.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/495 My Windex wind vane arrow broke. Is it possible to just buy the plastic arrow on top? Thanks Greg
Phasor Marine Compact Series generators capta at 12:34pm 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 0/714 Does anyone have any personal long term experience with the Phasor Marine Compact Series generators?
Owners title search John1534 at 11:37am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 4/506 I am trying to find out what is the best service or best way to check out who was the previous owner
Deck Treatment Murray16764 at 10:28am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/988 We have usually had a boat detailing company complete a through cleaning of the deck and cockpit of
Whisker Pole--Oceanis 45 Barryr8195 at 9:51am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/978 Any recommendations for a whisker pole for an Oceanis 45? What about the mast fitting? Primarily f
Primer for steel keel utkansal at 9:25am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2553 Hi All, I have a Beneteau First 28.7. I am getting ready for bottom paint. The question involves th
Batteries-warm weather boat storage BayMan at 8:57am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4688 I plan to haul and store my boat for 4-6 months this summer. In Florida. It's going to be hot. How
Remember your Totin Chip? (1) Jackdaw at 7:09am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 23/2290 Funny how discussions run together.. I was talking with another big-boat owner at our clubhouse yest
Battery banks Oceanis 321 Jason Wheatley at 7:04am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1429 I have two questions actually. 1st. Has anyone been able to fit 4 batteries in the port side lock
Quick Topping Lift Line ? Ward H at 6:22am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 4/366 My topping lift is 1/4" NE Stay Set double braid with spliced eye hanging on a 1/4" pin on the mast
Last minute advice before launching for the first time. jhogle at 6:05am 04.07.17 Catalina 22 20/1663 If I get lucky with the weather, I might get to launch my C22 for the first time this weekend. I was
Catalina 22 Events - Racing & Cruising EditorC22NSA at 3:58am 04.07.17 Catalina 22 3/690 NORs for the following Catalina 22 regattas are available at www.catalina22.org, and include: 1. Pu
Fresh Water Manifold Leaking bobscaggs at 3:06am 04.07.17 Big Boats 5/1191 Hey All, My freshwater manifold (under the sink in the galley on the 426) has developed a tiny leak
How to reef the H170? Russell Papenberg at 3:00am 04.07.17 Day Sailers 8/1733 Hi, I have a 2005 H170 and I would like to know how to reef the mainsail. I am not using it often, b

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Prop rotation question dLj at 5:00am 01.09.24 Nope! It's Autostream. I'm packaging it up tonight to send to Martec in Arizona. Hopefully, it w
Help with a new sail NOLA at 4:46am 01.09.24 Thanks for the advice - and i thought I was done!! I found the correct sized clevis pin at West Ma
Help with a new sail Crazy Dave Condon at 4:07am 01.09.24 Former Catalina dealer. Just saw this. In the past the stainless steel tack pin was screwed into a
So long 2023... Crazy Dave Condon at 3:45am 01.09.24 The older I get, the more I become fickle, forgetful and crippled looking forward to all those medic
Weather patterns for the PacificNW jssailem at 3:04am 01.09.24
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 8:00pm 01.08.24 IDK ... I must be missing something. It's not making sense to me. :what:
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 7:56pm 01.08.24 Actually they did come with new transducers. I will have to ask him. I am guessing he liked the look
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 7:50pm 01.08.24 I'm still curious about the reasoning behind this. I'm assuming that he didn't want to buy new tran
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 7:29pm 01.08.24 I know he wanted the dedicated displays so that is good. I will have to check with him. For what he
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 7:18pm 01.08.24 Nope, those are not new i70 instruments. The white ports are (STng) NMEA 2000 and then there are th
Raritan Superflush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:09pm 01.08.24 The bleach in Clorox household bowl cleaner will will do that. If you're so happy with the Jabsco wi
New Electronics - Is this about right? (1) rpwillia at 7:07pm 01.08.24 Scott, Good Question. I am assuming Raymarine got him the new instruments and that those are used to
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 7:01pm 01.08.24 Hi Ray, I'm pretty sure that what I see in your picture (looking at the backs of the instruments) i
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 6:59pm 01.08.24 If he got a bunch of i70s, then there's another step ....as the i70 does not have a direct input fo
New Electronics - Is this about right? marcham at 6:56pm 01.08.24 If he got a bunch of i70s, then there's another step ....as the i70s (or i70) does not have a direct
150 genoa vs 135 Stu Jackson at 6:30pm 01.08.24 Visibility is a major safety issue, unless you're racing. If you're a recrestional non-racing sailo
New Electronics - Is this about right? (1) rpwillia at 4:44pm 01.08.24 Scott, He got all new instruments and they must be i70 or newer. John stated he wanted dedicated ins
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light Caboteur at 3:52pm 01.08.24
150 genoa vs 135 Don Guillette at 2:56pm 01.08.24 Anybody ever replaced their 150 genoa with a 135 ? Considering a 135 to gain a little more visibil
New Bavaria Cruiser 51 owner - suggestions for sail wardrobe etc KiwiYachtie at 2:42pm 01.08.24 Thanks will do!

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