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What could I possibly have done? Cowpokee at 7:11pm 08.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/880 After a few hours of sailing the other day, my wife was ready to go in but it was too good of a day
Ugh, Maine gettinthere at 5:37pm 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 27/1782 Set sail for Downeast Maine today. Winds from behind. Set whisker pole and code zero. Seas were quar
creative response to boat-for-sale ad: MitchM at 4:51pm 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 4/654 when one advertises a boat for sale, a few people offer to buy sight unseen and send
Furling line cleat njlarry at 1:53pm 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 27/7619 Finally got the mid deck cleat for the spring line now need to focus on the jib furling line. Curren
Install Power Windless on B352 Murray16764 at 1:15pm 08.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/518 My boat has a Lofrans manual horizontal windlass on it. I think a broke it and my back lifting my 3
Gulf Flood Relief - Team Rubicon needs you. Gunni at 12:35pm 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/728 Terrible flood damage and property loss in Southeast Louisiana and neighboring Mississippi. Many of
Hailing Port Peninsulaman at 11:06am 08.18.16 Big Boats 11/1978 Skippers, Just moved up to an island sized CAT and I have a lot to learn. Most likely will not be t
Two guys just quit the cubicle life and bought a 1984 34! TheFriendlyPirates at 11:01am 08.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/3492 Hello all you Hunter owners out there. Just wanted to introduce ourselves to the community as I'm qu
Need a rudder Coddiwomple at 10:56am 08.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/546 Anyone direct me where to look for a new rudder, thinking the one I have on now is on its last legs
Need some thoughts on securing sheets, shrouds and lines for trailering Jerry Zitterkopf at 10:54am 08.18.16 Trailer Sailors 46/4598 RE: a Macgregor 26 M, I noticed in the owners manual that they recommend coiling and securing lines
Mast support while trailering & trailering with boom attached Jerry Zitterkopf at 9:18am 08.18.16 Trailer Sailors 14/5004 Six months ago I purchased a 2009 Mac 26 M and I'm basically new to sailing as well. I recently ear
Little is not insignificant. cb32863 at 8:45am 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1042 This will be very helpful for the main trimmer and single-handing the boat. http://danssailingblog.
Resealed every part but one and it bit me! (6) flynhi4u at 6:35am 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 13/2508 I have debated on posting this info but finally decided if I could help one person out there avoid t
Outfitting for overnight trips, what do you pack? dzl at 6:15am 08.18.16 Trailer Sailors 31/5111 My boat is getting closer to being ready for longer trips and we've got plans for camping on it next
Thoughts on the Flying Scot kito at 5:51am 08.18.16 Ask All Sailors 22/9480 I am toying with the idea of selling my C22 and get more of a day sailer that would be easier to tow
MKIII owners... AXEL at 4:43am 08.18.16 Catalina 30 4/834 Any of you guys have a Raymarine rudder sensor installed or am I going to be the first one?
New approach for Beneteau headliner fails Jackdaw at 9:34pm 08.17.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/6134 Many know the headliner failure issue on Beneteaus of the 1985-2000 era. On my old First 235 jackdaw
I messed up with the teak oil ... SirMichael at 7:35pm 08.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3676 I'm wondering if somebody can help me. On Monday of this week I found some Teak Oil that was left ov
What is the current recommendation on synthetic engine oil? (1) Rich Stidger at 6:15pm 08.17.16 Engines and Propulsion 26/5597 I have a 1998 Volvo Penta MD22L and the owners and service manuals say to use Diesel oil rated at CC
5 minute hero (me) DAVA390 at 5:49pm 08.17.16 Ask All Sailors 0/427 So, after dinner, puttering around in the kitchen, The Admiral disappears downstairs. A few minutes

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28.5 Split Backstay rigging (1) Claude L.-Auger at 4:02pm 04.04.24 I have a 34 but here is a picture of what your back-stay should look like with the proper attachment
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Hayden Watson at 3:54pm 04.04.24 Good advice, thanks. I will amend the directions by adding something like, "Just as you drained th
Solar / lithium question Captain Larry-DH at 3:50pm 04.04.24 What Victron screen? Do you have a shunt based monitor (BMV-712 or SmartShunt)? What solar controll
Not understanding stop solenoid function Claude L.-Auger at 3:46pm 04.04.24 While I do agree that the cable being mechanical is supposedly trouble free, in my case 4 times (yes
170 cracked warranty hull kappykaplan at 3:35pm 04.04.24 @Crazy Dave Condon should be able to point you in the right direction. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Battery Bank Location Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 3:09pm 04.04.24 Hello, I have a new to me 2006 Beneteau 343. It has 2 100 Ah AGM batteries under the aft berth.
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:59pm 04.04.24 Good advice, thanks. I will amend the directions by adding something like, "Just as you drained the
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 SailingSputz at 2:48pm 04.04.24 my new 2008 hunter 33 (bought may 2023) had original sails and neither made it to august, got new sa
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) pgandw at 2:04pm 04.04.24 @pgandwIf you loosen your shrouds when raising the mast and then tighten them again, do you use sli
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) jssailem at 1:25pm 04.04.24
Cleaning foam cushions? ggrizzard at 1:08pm 04.04.24 Folks, FYI... I took my covers to the dry cleaners once and was told that because they had vinyl pa
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Rich Stidger at 12:55pm 04.04.24 I don't know the answer, but I am interested in what you find. Pictures too. I have a 1997 h40.5 w
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much CbKl at 12:23pm 04.04.24 Z spar is the mfg.
Mast conduit capacity questions, how many and how much Crazy Dave Condon at 12:10pm 04.04.24 First you need to identify the mast mfg. could it be Keyon Isomat or Z Spar? Look for mfg sticker
Cleaning foam cushions? Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 04.04.24 I've dried foam overnight with a box fan overnight after they got soaked due to a leak. As for your
voltage drop with deck light only LloydB at 11:54am 04.04.24 Just off hand looks like a ground fault. So if you begin checking for that you will probably find ou
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? Project_Mayhem at 11:52am 04.04.24 Here is a related question, I'm having a hard time finding boats I want locally around SLC but I'm
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger LloydB at 11:19am 04.04.24 What's a slip ring? Probably not but I thought I'd ask anyway.
Rode for Desolation Sound Terry Cox at 10:49am 04.04.24 The marina in Sturt is cheap and friendly and a safer bet than snagging old logs and cables on the
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) Hello Below at 10:34am 04.04.24 Pricey little beggars but I have used these chain markers for 12 years and never lost a one. A gues

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