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Princess Louisa Inlet Terry Cox at 12:39pm 04.21.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 17/1506 At the moment AMEE flotilla has Princess Louisa Inlet at the bottom of Jervis Inlet on the cruising
1981 33' Hunter Jib Roller Furler removal Sea Painter at 12:18pm 04.21.16 Ask All Sailors 6/997 I currently have a 165% Jib on my boat and need to remove it to put on a 185%. My 165 is in need of
Need to identify a sail logo (1) FranM at 12:12pm 04.21.16 Trailer Sailors 6/1094 122230 It's been quite a while since I've been here. Sold my Pepper and was out of boats for almost
Newmar DC UPS: StartGuard marchem at 11:38am 04.21.16 Musings With Maine Sail 2/785 Any thoughts on the Newmar DC UPS: StartGuard to eliminate the voltage drop to my instruments that I
aft rake on my venture 224s mast? sjstewart at 10:39am 04.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/790 hi there I was wondering how much rake should there be on the mast of my venture 224 ive been doing
Design Specs for Galley shelves and/or cupboards Alexander38 at 10:31am 04.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1241 Hey everyone, does anyone out there happen to have design specs for shelves and/or cupboards for the
Need Raymarine RS125 or RS120 receiver/antenna for C-80 pateco at 9:55am 04.21.16 Parts Search 3/751 Looking for a working Raymarine RS125 or RS120 receiver/antenna to use with the used C80 Multifuncti
Javelin Question Zeggae at 9:36am 04.21.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/608 Hi all! Bought a '73 Javelin last year and didn't have time to work on it yet. I removed the mast s
isolation transformer running too hot? Collin at 9:29am 04.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/905 I have an isolation transformer on my 2008 Hunter 31, and it seems to be running quite hot. Everyth
Need Port Light Info rgranger at 7:29am 04.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/314 Hey All On my new-2-me 1995 Hunter 26, I am missing the screen for the port side opening port light
dead battery(ies)? richk at 6:59am 04.21.16 Ask All Sailors 11/874 Went to the boat last night and saw the house battery bank indicated a little over 8v. Turned on c
Did you know ... (2) ToddL214 at 6:44am 04.21.16 Catalina 310 10/1676 ...it's recommended your thru-hull valves be lubricated each year? I didn't but I understand why no
Replacement portals for 1988 Hunter 26.5 LiveAboard60 at 6:42am 04.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1440 Please excuse if this has been posted before, but I am thinking about replacing the salon portholes
Kiwi Prop Feathering Propellor Scott NIelsen at 6:08am 04.21.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1674 Does anyone have experience with the Kiwi Prop Feathering Propeller? I am looking to change from th
shaft Vern at 4:18am 04.21.16 Pearson 4/818 Is the shaft on the Pearson 34-2, offset? Does this help or hinder backing. My shaft is offset but
Rudder Mac 24 sailnewbie at 2:09am 04.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/761 I built a great rudder blade from poplar, however when I put the boat in the water its super boyent.
Fittings for OEM traveller 1981 C27 PSR at 9:54pm 04.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/450 Does anyone know whether there are new traveller cars that fit the original arched travelers install
proper etiquite for flag flying Biobob Catalina 27 at 9:52pm 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3595 I finally got the flag halyard strung on my starboard spreader, but want to follow proper etiquite.
Transducer sonar for MacGregor 26x Doug Read at 8:43pm 04.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1259 Has anyone installed an inside the hull transducer or GPS and depth sounder? If so where did you lo
Raymarine Rotary Rudder Sensor Installation Question BigEasy at 7:59pm 04.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/372 Finally have a rudder sensor installation underway. Will probably wrap it up this weekend. I have a

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Second anchor question flightlead404 at 7:10am 03.31.23 Himmm Some typo above, or I'm losing it " siminer" I'm assuming snubber of course in, but in any
I'm a newbie fresh and green! (2) dlochner at 7:08am 03.31.23 Not so fast! I got a good look at the bottom side of this boat today and I'm crushed right now just
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 03.31.23 On the surface the boat appears to be in average condition for its age. You really need to dive into
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 6:37am 03.31.23 This is way more work than I was anticipating. I hate to :deadhorse:but see my post (above) on ho
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 6:32am 03.31.23 Great info, many thanks. I'm still waiting for my gooseneck in the mail before i move foward with c
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER PaulK at 6:28am 03.31.23 Not sure what your pictures are trying to show. Are you trying to remove/reduce the gap between the
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 03.31.23 Using this velcroed cotter pin avoids the problem:Johnson Velcro Wrap Cotter Pins If you find them
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals JamesG161 at 6:14am 03.31.23 This link might help Troubleshooting Compressors - Cruisers & Sailing Forums But what is your issue
Is rigging tape evil? PaulK at 6:11am 03.31.23 Using this velcroed cotter pin avoids the problem:Johnson Velcro Wrap Cotter Pins If you find them t
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 03.31.23 I found a cotter ring that was ready to fall out during my annual mast inspection. Knowing how riggi
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 5:32am 03.31.23 I did more sanding yesterday. So far just to the last layer. It was windy, so it kept whatever wasn
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals (2) fero at 4:49am 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for checking, find it pretty surprising that they would not include something on quite a
Evaluating a South Coast 26 SailingLoto at 4:19am 03.31.23 As a previous southcoast owner, I had a 22. Build quality was lackluster. Check decks and cockpit
Starwind 19 project boat SailingLoto at 4:08am 03.31.23 It looks so good I thought you had it done in a spraybooth! Nope! Middle of my shop about a year
Is rigging tape evil? dLj at 3:56am 03.31.23 Does rigging tape encourage crevice corrosion by potentially trapping moisture? I just replaced my
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 3:49am 03.31.23 ??????? ?? ????????????? ?? ??????? ??? BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????--??? ???????
Pedestal guard replacment Davidasailor26 at 3:33am 03.31.23 At $355 it might be worth a try. At least it comes with the software needed to configure it and no
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 12:20am 03.31.23 Thanks very much, guys. This gives me some confidence about the place to start. If there's no valve
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand jssailem at 9:48pm 03.30.23 On my Perkins, with the valve cover off, the crankshaft can be turned with a large wrench and big ba
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 nitrogenase at 8:09pm 03.30.23

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