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Nigel Calder - Toronto Boat Show Scott B at 6:31am 01.04.17 Ask All Sailors 0/308 Nigel Calder is at the Toronto Boat Show this year doing 3 all-day seminars. I'm signed up for the
Single sink upgrade? patrickkidd at 2:34am 01.04.17 Catalina 30 24/4649 I have a 1984 Catalina 30 and would love* to have a single large sink instead of the two that are f*
Sail slides bind in track. Diablito at 6:05pm 01.03.17 Big Boats 20/2804 Mer-Sea Beaucoup is a 1997 model 376. Last year the plastic slides started breaking. Rather than re
Rigging question (1) Flyflicker at 5:40pm 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 26/1803 Looking at a boat with Rusty looking rigging looking at a boat rusty love ready. It's just like a co
GPS App for tablet MaryEllaRose at 5:30pm 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2714 The admiral bought me an Amazon fire tablet for Christmas. Can anyone recommend a marine GPS app? T
Roller Furling on Hunter 23 WK Dale Fitch at 3:55pm 01.03.17 Smaller Boats 19/2663 I'm considering putting roller furling on my Hunter 23 WK, I have years of experience on bigger boa
Modify boatlift for sailboat Hern at 3:38pm 01.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2892 I'm looking for recommendations on how to modify my boatlift to accommodate my M-26. Current config
Wheel,lights and door Solace387 at 2:57pm 01.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/534 I am thinking to upgrade my 387 with foldable wheel, led reading and flood lights and probably also
Moeller flanging tool gkmoore at 10:13am 01.03.17 Catalina 22 23/4023 I'm planning on putting cockpit scuppers in this winter, as described in this forum. I have priced
Replacing Instruments flando at 9:42am 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2615 We recently purchased a 1992 Catalina 28 with no functioning instruments. It seems like a chart plot
Owners manual for Venture 17? sasjzl at 9:03am 01.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4749 Hi, I see the owners manual for the Venture 21 and assume it is very similar to the Venture 17 that
AC unit error LPF Pura Vida WI at 8:56am 01.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/10147
Bleeding Fuel on M25XP (1) womble at 8:52am 01.03.17 Catalina 30 10/4508 Can anyone shed light on how to bleed my M25XP? I have done this twice without issues but I would li
Edson Vision II pedestal issue. (2) dave_and_dd at 8:43am 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1621 Hi All - Happy 2017! I have a 2007 Catalina 309. Had a most amazing new year's eve sail and was
Challenges Keeping Batteries Up at Anchor Kings Gambit at 6:28am 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 62/8931 So, I have four fairly new (< 6 mo) 6-volt batteries wired in series/parallel to form my house bank,
Stanchion grommet/sleeve jorg027 at 8:01pm 01.02.17 Smaller Boats 10/4186 On our 23, the eyelets of the stanchions seem to be missing a protective grommet or sleeve. Where t
Pleated port light shades Keith13315 at 6:39pm 01.02.17 Big Boats 17/4501 Has anyone installed pleated port light shades on the inside of you boat? If so how much longer and
Engine Change Question - Will I need a new prop SailMaster at 2:43pm 01.02.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/916 Hello all, Here is what we are doing. We are replacing a Volvo MD2B with a Yanmar 3HM35F. I do no
Battery Woes update... Skip Gundlach at 1:25pm 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2885 Battery Woes update... When you last saw this title, we had our 4xL16, bank 740AH, batteries which
Oceanis 48 Freezer issues Dutch55 at 12:59pm 01.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3255 I bought my Beneteau Oceanis 48 new from Signature Yachts ' have had issues with the freezer since d

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Bent wing keels artboas at 8:54pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:49pm 04.01.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 5:24pm 04.01.24 It should be done the way it was done. Folks with windlasses know this. A thimble/shackle system wi
Name Change smokey73 at 5:08pm 04.01.24 Part of our ceremony was pouring the toasting champagne to all four winds and also included taking a
Mooring line...... smokey73 at 4:57pm 04.01.24 We had a recent storm at our mooring field. It was strong enough to tear out the Samson Post on one
Trailer sailer = beach launch? bonkle at 4:52pm 04.01.24 That Hunter looks excellent. Seems like allot of these size boats have allot of space wasted (for my
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 04.01.24
Trailer sailer = beach launch? john6206 at 4:39pm 04.01.24
Mooring line...... jssailem at 4:26pm 04.01.24 The problem is that the fibers have so little stretch that when they go around a bend the outer fib
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain (1) jssailem at 4:07pm 04.01.24 Check out the Mantus Swivel. It goes between your anchor and your chain. It helps to flip the anchor
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain jssailem at 4:05pm 04.01.24 Well that depends. Do you want to continue to use the windlass to draw the rode (the rope portion)
Name Change stickinthemud57 at 3:49pm 04.01.24 I recently attended a boat renaming ceremony and found it equally fun, silly, and amusing. Our MC c
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain stickinthemud57 at 3:40pm 04.01.24 It has always been my impression that the best way to join rope and chain is with a splice protected
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks kappykaplan at 3:29pm 04.01.24 Electrical connections should not be held with zip ties.
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 3:28pm 04.01.24 thanks Its a 3 YM 30 filter off for easier access
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 3:27pm 04.01.24 What model Yanmar is that? Someone stole your air filter. Greg thanks Its a 3 YM 30
Trip planning Bar Harbor to Boston PaulK at 3:19pm 04.01.24 Lots of places to stop, but they're often a ways in from the ocean. How much time do you want to spe
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 3:06pm 04.01.24
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (1) twodzusfittings at 3:05pm 04.01.24 My guess by its appearance the white zip tied unit is a starter solenoid. Black Zip tied unit looks
working on my yanmar 2gm Tally Ho at 2:38pm 04.01.24

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