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Bedding in the 423 SeaChelle at 11:00am 11.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/592 Hi - we just purchased a 2007 423. I'm having trouble figuring out how best to make up the bed in t
Disconnect Batteries When on the Hard Maine Sail at 9:53am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 26/3898 This is a cautionary FWIW category post. Customer #1: I get a call from customer #1 on Saturday mo
sync anoid margotec at 9:23am 11.07.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1065 Where is the zync anoide located in a 1979 Hunter C 37' ??
Hunter 26 floor flex Noah at 8:00am 11.07.16 Smaller Boats 6/1474 I'd like to ask Crazy Dave or any 26 and 260 owners about this. I looked at a Hunter 26 for sale. I
Shackleton never had it like this (3) Jackdaw at 7:44am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1214 Every Sunday in November WYC boats still in the water race/sail to a bar at the other side of Lake M
Burping Yanmar 2GM20 Sinbad at 7:33am 11.07.16 Mid-Size Boats 15/5452 I recently changed the antifreeze in Gypsy's 2GM20 and had a bit of trouble with the overheat alarm
Small heater?? deltaten at 7:14am 11.07.16 Ask All Sailors 2/396 Any one have info on/use Webasto airtop D2000 (?) Onboard? Limited space aboard limits use of usual
Fresh Water Tank (1) Big Fish at 4:45am 11.07.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/1997 In a badly needed upgrading of my fresh water tank which is located under the v-berth I noticed the
Which mini microwave WORKS with a Freedom 20 Inverter? (1) mz4wheeler at 8:16pm 11.06.16 Ask All Sailors 20/3726 Bummer: I just dropped $130 buying this nice little microwave, only to discover LATER that it doesn
Flying Fortress (1) JRacer at 5:35pm 11.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/732 Not every day that you get a flyover at the yacht club from a restored B29 Super Fortress happened t
Anyone used a Winchrite? freeheelbillie at 4:29pm 11.06.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1999 Been thinking about picking up a pre owned one. Seems like a reasonable alternative to installing an
Beneteau 310 Spinnaker & pole dimensions? grandview846 at 1:20pm 11.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/430 can any forum members provide the dimensions of their cruising spinnaker ' pole? Also several optio
I'm ready CapnGL at 11:35am 11.06.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1341 Had my sailing lesson and safety boating course on saturday. 100% on written test and learned how t
Diesel in bilge rjarrell at 8:22am 11.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3656 Have diesel fuel accumulation in bilge of my 37.5 under the engine pan. In trying to locate I have p
Cushions - Vinyl vs Sunbrella for exterior & foam selections CPO at 7:28am 11.06.16 Ask All Sailors 16/8678 Hi everyone, I am looking to recover my exterior cushions in the cockpit. I'd like to hear your op
Oxygen Bleach in Holding Tank charris at 7:23am 11.06.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1143 Is anyone out there using oxygen bleach in their holding tanks? My wife bought a product named "Stai
handheld vhf waterpirate at 6:23am 11.06.16 Trailer Sailors 12/2190 Anyone have any experience with the westmarine vhf 460? It seems to fit the bill perfectly for my n
GRAY PAINT over de Deck in a Hunter 380 / 2001 BIGUA at 6:10am 11.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/820 I need to know which is the gray paint aplied over the deck that comes originally on 380 models (an
I need a non-slipping knot Kermit at 4:37am 11.06.16 Ask All Sailors 40/3312 Hey y'all, I'm dropping my mast Wednesday and while it's down I want to add a line from each spreade
Bilge Flooded - Wires/Shunt Immersed in Salt Water hdhr289 at 1:40am 11.06.16 Musings With Maine Sail 12/3639 Here is my question...Should I replace all of the wiring and battery monitor shunt that were immerse

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The Great Lakes.... Timm R Oday25 at 6:45am 04.27.24 As both a sailor and a diver , that list left off some very interesting facts about the shipping his
Access to windlass Shagdance at 6:43am 04.27.24 Looks like a PO added the access port. My 2003 C310 did not have it. Definitely a source of concer
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 6:37am 04.27.24 Have you looked into the Great Loop Association? yes. not much interaction there where you can get
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 6:36am 04.27.24 Let me know when you are going down the canal as it passes within a few miles of where I live. I ma
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 6:35am 04.27.24 To get to Lake Erie there are 2 options, ... from NYC right?
Self tacking jib (1) thinwater at 6:26am 04.27.24 The track is used to tension the inner stay, depending on the location. If it is for a stay sail, th
MPPTs / inverter / battery compartment ventilation xavpil at 6:14am 04.27.24 I use 3 1/2" computer fans. thx!!
MPPTs / inverter / battery compartment ventilation xavpil at 6:13am 04.27.24 Are you concerned about heat or about off gassing from the batteries? heat
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 5:52am 04.27.24 nice! How long did it take you from NYC to Lake Michigan? Sorry, can't answer that question. I've
Self tacking jib Will Gilmore at 5:34am 04.27.24 The fore-and-aft track is odd. The two turning blocks on the port-side stantions may work with it t
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) xavpil at 5:28am 04.27.24 The route is pretty straight forward once you get to the Lake Erie. To get to Lake Erie there are
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? dlochner at 4:47am 04.27.24 The mast is an important part of the boats stability. Taking the mast down reduces the lever arm tha
Self tacking jib dlochner at 4:37am 04.27.24 The athwartship track with the car is most likely for a self-tending jib. It does appear to be cente
Self tacking jib jssailem at 4:14am 04.27.24 The self tacking jib is an idea, except that the picture makes the transverse track in front of the
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ monocerosin at 4:09am 04.27.24 Just ordered the new strut from miller's yesterday. Thank you for the link to your post!
Engine fire jssailem at 3:50am 04.27.24 Wow. As stated, would need to be in front of the engine to even develop a SWAG.
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? (1) jssailem at 9:55pm 04.26.24
The Great Lakes.... Project_Mayhem at 9:34pm 04.26.24 I asked the admiral if she wanted to hear some facts about the great lakes. I received a very disint
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 8:56pm 04.26.24 Steve of Acorn to Arabella fits a Balmar alternator. He sent off his measurements. received his new
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) rgranger at 8:22pm 04.26.24

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