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HI Alex111 at 6:50pm 04.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/612 Hi
Moved my boat to the lake (1) AWalker at 5:23pm 04.07.17 Trailer Sailors 8/1031 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 6/455 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 7/2887 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 1/535 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 0/785 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 4/590 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 9/1092 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 1/1043 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 7/2901 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 17/5245 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 23/2634 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 6/1655 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 4/407 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 20/1828 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 3/743 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 5/1365 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 8/1905 Hi, I have a 2005 H170 and I would like to know how to reef the mainsail. I am not using it often, b
HL 40.5 playing with the big boys at Blakely Rocks Benefit Race SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57pm 04.06.17 Racing 4/743 First time with a partial crew out for a classic in Seattle last weekend... Quite a few mistakes to
Coolant hoses 423 yanmar 4jh4e (2) NYSail at 6:25pm 04.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1287 so going through boat and noticed a tight fit with a hose and the alternator....... it's actually pr

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Damned generator JamesG161 at 1:39pm 05.30.24 Clay Found the issue, it was behind is Switch Panel. The PO had disconnected the Red Genset DC cabl
Love Hate relationship (3) pclarksurf at 1:34pm 05.30.24 Sorry I don't have good close up pic of it installed just yet-- but marked up where I mounted the sl
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 1:08pm 05.30.24 Gotcha. Would you say your mounting location is good, would you change anything at all, move it forw
Love Hate relationship (1) pclarksurf at 1:03pm 05.30.24 I measured my 92 and came up with 78" width, inboard of the genoas and clear of the winches, do you
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer 73Oday20 at 12:16pm 05.30.24 I use an electric trolling motor on my O'Day 20 boat, plenty power. If i'm going out far, i take two
Damned generator FastOlson at 11:56am 05.30.24 Sounds like good and experienced advice. Once the positive side is demystified and back in service,
Damned generator Terry Cox at 11:33am 05.30.24 None are tripped. Do your three breakers connect to a main breaker like ours? That would be one re
Damned generator (1) JamesG161 at 11:05am 05.30.24 ok that was not it. :banghead: Ok his boat is a H466 much longer runs for the 2/0 Gauge Red Cable.
Damned generator JamesG161 at 10:01am 05.30.24 I have been on a phone call with Clay for 2 hours trying to find his problem of .. Zero VDC Clay
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 9:55am 05.30.24 Id like to get further opinions on this...I agree it looks better than when I started, but that's t
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 9:46am 05.30.24
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (2) Coloradonosea at 9:38am 05.30.24 I took of the wood trim on top of the centerboard, and got to sanding and cleaning up the hardware.
Hunter 335 what is the largest mainsail of in mast furling flightlead404 at 9:36am 05.30.24 I need to replace the mainsail, in mast furling on Hunter 335. The owners manual states: P 40'11 3/
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 9:24am 05.30.24 Is the red wire going to the alternator fused near the alternator? Was the start battery switch ON?
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 9:21am 05.30.24
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:58am 05.30.24 Art, I think you mean the fuel shutoff solenoid? I don't think there are a "choke" on a diesel.
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:56am 05.30.24 So if my engine started and ran without any issues, then the fire circuit to the pressure switch was
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 8:52am 05.30.24 Well, I don't think it qualifies as "The Lord's Work", but I think you are amassing lots of sailing
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 8:25am 05.30.24 Ocean South had these premade grey ones that worked for me. 71" long, 15" wide, 2 1/2 thick. When I
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? giono2 at 8:17am 05.30.24 @morbidfollower what size cushions did you go with for the cockpit?

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