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Shower drains First 38S5 Nancy Williams at 2:00am 10.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/683 Just taken on Beneteau First 38S5 and trying to find which bilge the showers drain into. I think th
Jacklines for safety - where mounted? vizwhiz at 10:18pm 10.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/6994 Just wondering where you have your jacklines for safety harnesses mounted, how you run them on your
100 Percent Acrylic Bottom Paint Initial Test Results Seahorse24 at 9:30pm 10.30.16 Trailer Sailors 59/10505 We placed our project boat in the slip on September 5. Although the boat is on a boat lift, I left a
Question of balance Pecostx at 8:35pm 10.30.16 Catalina 22 7/1042 I am getting ready to lift my boat off the trailer. It is not the right trailer for a C22. It's a ta
Weekend Project Fail - (Oday 28 Mast base sinking?) (5) Euphoria2011 at 7:02pm 10.30.16 Bigger Boats 12/3652 Well this weekend's project didn't turn out like I had planned. I bought the spartite mast wedge/sea
Safe sea state? Jwhy at 5:27pm 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 28/4487 I'm looking at coastal conditions and trying to picture how rough the water is from the predictions
Sad to say goodbye, but happy day Long Story at 2:43pm 10.30.16 Catalina 310 4/1120 Well there has been lots going on.. but it is official... We sold the C-310 to a very nice couple wh
Mice--how can they--impossible? Windtherapy at 12:46pm 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1158 So my 26' is on the trailer for the winter with obviously no lines out. Just sits there on the trai
Old boats (2) Karyon at 12:08pm 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 106/13198 I always find it very heart breaking seeing boats like this or that are tied up in a marina and have
Coming to a time zone near you!!! Brian D at 11:49am 10.30.16 Sails Call Lounge 6/607 Be prepared! Mawahahahahahahahaha k4EUTMPuvHo
how are these rudder bearings serviced? (2) Marc3715 at 11:11am 10.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1939 Something in the rudder of my 1983 Hunter 34 squeals whenever I turn the wheel. The steering effort
That Darned Committee Boat. (1) Roadking Larry at 10:11am 10.30.16 Racing 9/1329 Last race of the season for our little club. It's been a good year, nobody got hurt and everyone had
Checking chainplates and dismasting question RichW9603 at 9:15am 10.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/4088 Hi all, Took my new (to me) 1989 Hunter 33.5 our yesterday, winds were 15 knots gusting just a litt
Replace window weatherseals shazam at 9:08am 10.30.16 Catalina 30 9/3427 I've been unable to find the anything about the source of the replacement window weatherseals in the
Whitlock Mamba steering dehler25 at 8:45am 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 6/4471 I have play in the steering of the OE Whitlock Mamba system otherwise it works well. I have searched
Navpod viewing angle (1) Gatch30 at 6:03am 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 7/668 I have, what I would assume is, your typical Navpod set up. It's great when you are standing at the
Cabin Ventilation Chris Flanagan at 7:41pm 10.29.16 Smaller Boats 3/515 I have a Hunter 23.5/1993. and it is my understanding that the cabin should be ventilated to keep mo
I surrender to the gods of filth: Admission is the first step to recovery (2) Rich Stidger at 7:28pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 39/3573 OK, I guess I am just anal about keeping everything clean. There is almost nothing I hate more than
Datamarine - American longevity (1) Skipper at 6:24pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 6/786 32 year old instruments. And still flawless. Of course newer technology is more interesting, but i
Trying to close gaps in poor dodger/bimini design (2) patrickkidd at 1:44pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 1/721 Hi there! I am trying to close some gaps between pieces of navy sunbrella between my dodger and bim

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Happy Thanksgiving! jssailem at 1:05pm 11.23.23 Happy Thanksgiving to all. Blessed be our Warriors, Veterans and First Responders who help us assu
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember jssailem at 1:02pm 11.23.23 So acknowledged. HAPPY THANKSGIVING! to All you Sail Boat Owners.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? jssailem at 12:55pm 11.23.23 While I recognize the value of LiFePO4 battery life and the increased battery capacity performance.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 12:48pm 11.23.23 You can add an additional 300Ah Epoch next season no problem. Regarding the wiring, with two paralle
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement odlide at 12:27pm 11.23.23 Trying to use builder's information will just drive you nuts. Use the builder's specs as a starting
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement dlochner at 12:14pm 11.23.23 Looking for a trailer for my Cal 29. Regarding the responses above, if some manufacturers use "Del
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 12:12pm 11.23.23 Responding in between cooking tasks and watching the bird in the oven, so short answers to some of t
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement odlide at 11:36am 11.23.23 Is there a specific boat in the mix? Looking for a trailer for my Cal 29. Regarding the responses
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dLj at 11:21am 11.23.23 Glad you stated what wwtf meant, my mind was wandering.... As far as adding another LiFePo battery
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 11:11am 11.23.23 One of the hopes when I started this thread was that there would be Black Friday specials on LiFePO4
Convert partial battens to full battens shemandr at 10:55am 11.23.23
Water /humidity? Ralph Johnstone at 10:46am 11.23.23 And of course, the most important thing of all, how much water do you need each day in order to size
Convert partial battens to full battens shemandr at 10:42am 11.23.23
Pro/con of high capacity alternator for Yanmar 3JH2E (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:42am 11.23.23 It currently has the original 55A alternator, which is working fine. Before even brushing your te
Pro/con of high capacity alternator for Yanmar 3JH2E CrispyCringle at 10:40am 11.23.23 Hard to recommend course of action without knowing what you intend to charge, capacity and type. But
Pro/con of high capacity alternator for Yanmar 3JH2E dlochner at 10:25am 11.23.23 Just buying a high capacity internally regulated alternator doesn't make much sense. To get the bene
Convert partial battens to full battens Tally Ho at 10:24am 11.23.23
Need hard vang 1987 c & c mk III (1) Tally Ho at 10:22am 11.23.23 Nothing particularly OEM about a rigid vang. Seldon and Gaurhauer both make them. Seldon is more
Black Fri Deals SoSound at 10:16am 11.23.23 I have been getting Black Friday promo emails from Mauripro Sailing since Halloween. They seem to b
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? (9) Davenport at 10:00am 11.23.23 Thanks for all advice. I got Flame King propane stovetop, expanded counter hole a bit by tracing pen

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