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Changing the in-haul line on Selden in-mast furling Craig Cook at 6:29am 06.06.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/3983 DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM US SPARS. The instructions say that you can service the furling
Oday 26 Running Rigging mlindberg1 at 6:25am 06.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/632 Does anyone have a picture or drawing of where the jib sheets run? I have a large 140 to 150% jib. I
h386 Replacement Bimini Canavas Boston2020 at 5:26am 06.06.16 Big Boats 2/483 I need to replace the bimini canvas on my 2003 h386. Has anyone found a good canvas shop for this. I
Binnacle compass replacement question grandview846 at 5:11am 06.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/872 Hi everyone. My wife and I just purchased a 1992 Beneteau 310 in Toronto ' are looking forward to s
JIB traveler location on a Oceanis 343 oyvst@statoil.com at 4:24am 06.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/485 Hi, just received a 105% jib for my 343. I think it needs to be sheeted further forward than the ins
Wifi amplifiers..... NYSail at 3:52am 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1621 hello all Wanting to get a wifi booster and see a nice package from defender. It's a PDQ AllPro and
Lake Erie 6/5/16 sailnewbie at 1:46am 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 5/575 Curious how bad Erie got around Sandusky area, seen a bad storm rolled thru tearing out trees and po
So far off topic it could incur the wrath. (1) Meriachee at 8:29pm 06.05.16 Sails Call Lounge 9/1136 This was recently seen on the interweb. Somebody needs to have a chat with Kermit. Or not. :)
H40.5 Line Organizer Repair (4) Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 06.05.16 Big Boats 8/1311 Last year I noticed that the aft port corner of my organizer cover was soft. I have the later versi
Be careful with your trailer winch Kermit at 7:18pm 06.05.16 Trailer Sailors 34/5968 I learned the hard way Wednesday just how much pressure a floating boat puts on a fully-wound winch
New O'Day 30 Owner with questions Robert Stevenson at 6:51pm 06.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/559 I went to look at a 30 ft O'day that I tried to walk away from.but was offered a price I couldn't re
Testing AGM Batteries? jackhartjr at 5:29pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 5/860 Hi folks, what equipment would best be used to test AGM batteries? The guy at Deka Battery said I ne
What the h@ll causes this? Tally Ho at 5:06pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 53/5814 My DSC, AIS, VHF radio (IComm I believe), starts making this strange noise all by itself. . If I ke
Hunter refrigerator mikej21 at 4:43pm 06.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/5677 Last season when I had my 2005 Hunter 33 pulled for winter storage the refrigerator was working grea
B361 rail diameter Bob Grove at 3:34pm 06.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/597 I was about to order a mount for the magma grill, and a few other items, to mount on the stern rails
On the Subject of Rowing Dinghies Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/270 Got off on this topic briefly in another thread. I've long held this (romantic) notion about having
Life vests All U Get at 2:05pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1419 Hi all, During our trip to the Bahamas I noticed my indicator button on my self inflating life vest
Grounding Plates bmccuej at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Bristol 3/2950 I have a 1979 Bristol 29.9, the boat does not have a grounding plate on the hull. About half the sai
5411 White Smoke at tailpipe (1) vmaks at 1:38pm 06.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/2440 https://goo.gl/photos/6K4rJyWxdHGP8s8t8 I have read the numerous forums and I can not decipher if th
When did Catalina phase out the tall rig? trish b at 12:41pm 06.05.16 Catalina 30 4/1272 We are looking for a C30 MKIII and are not finding many from the middle '90s with the tall rig. I w

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Compass deviation jssailem at 8:00am 12.11.23 Yes it is in the sky a far distance from the earth. Not affected by the magnetic shift of the eart
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 7:59am 12.11.23 Not sure if this will help you, but you could fabricate something like the davits I installed on my
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 7:58am 12.11.23 this would be the last place on earth i would think of.... what ever you chose, put it on the
Compass deviation shemandr at 7:49am 12.11.23 The North Star?
Compass deviation (1) jssailem at 7:44am 12.11.23 We grow up thinking, Life is simple and there are constants to rely on. The north pole is fixed in
Portlight help dlochner at 7:22am 12.11.23
Portlight help Rasselas36 at 7:13am 12.11.23 Hi! Just bought an 05' Hunter 46. Need to replace the portlight over the instrumentation panels f
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! kingle at 7:13am 12.11.23
Fall Sailing trip-October 2023 ...3TacksontheWater at 6:22am 12.11.23 Great video! Thank you. George
Adding above water line thru hull.... rgranger at 6:21am 12.11.23 If accessible drill about two thirds of the way from the outside in then from the inside out and yo
Compass deviation shemandr at 6:08am 12.11.23 Of course the Professional Mariner article is talking about more sophisticated compasses used by pro
dropping the rudder for maintenance colin59 at 6:06am 12.11.23 thanks for the info.. Colin
Monoceros cabin sole Jim Legere at 5:49am 12.11.23 Personally, I would not cut out the cabin sole to install bracing. The 90 degree bends at the base o
Portlight help Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 12.11.23 Have someone spray it with a hose while you watch for leaks on the inside
dropping the rudder for maintenance DStegs49 at 5:41am 12.11.23 I had to on our replace ours on our Legend 37. The rudder had a de-laminated bubble of about a foot
Adding above water line thru hull.... NYSail at 5:33am 12.11.23 Thanks for all the good input. Simple enough job, but as I said, never cut into gel coat (on purpose
Monoceros cabin sole monocerosin at 5:12am 12.11.23 You know that the Cherubini Hunters were constructed with a full interior pan glassed into the hull
Adding above water line thru hull.... Morgan donor at 5:01am 12.11.23 +1 on running the hole saw in reverse. It minimizes chipping of gel coat. File a slight countersink
Compass deviation Rick Webb at 4:58am 12.11.23
Compass deviation American_Mainsail at 4:48am 12.11.23 Check in your local area for a compass tech. The deck should be able to correct " local" interferen

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