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Here is a pic of my KAP (Kite Aerial Photography) rig (3) dgreen1991 at 10:12am 06.02.16 Smaller Boats 8/2274 124225 124223 124222 I use a sony action cam. This is in my opinion the best kite to use. It flies l
main halyard dawniewilson at 9:18am 06.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/2311 I own a '93 310 and am wondering if anybody has a solution to this pesky problem: The winch on the p
BottomSiders? Justin_NSA at 9:14am 06.02.16 Ask All Sailors 7/797 Has anyone been able to reach them? Their site says they are looking for new owners, but they provid
Blue hulled boat clean/wax info Bel/Mik at 9:13am 06.02.16 Ask All Sailors 5/820 I have a 1993 Catalina 30 and need some cleaning/waxing information. The boat was compounded and wa
H25.5 scupper mods? Justin_NSA at 9:01am 06.02.16 Smaller Boats 9/902 A friend of ours has an H25.5. It nearly filled the cockpit with rainwater because both drains were
Gooseneck pin (1) DMBfan436 at 8:06am 06.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/743 I have a 1977 22' Oday new this year. Does the gooseneck pin go through the grommet on the sail whe
8hp Yanmar shuts down in gear... Ormenlange at 7:33am 06.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1116 Got a 1982 Hunter 27 with the 8hp Yanmar.... engine has been perfect forever... fresh water only..
Outhaul Setup M-Captain at 7:24am 06.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1700 My outhaul setup was different last season and didn't seem right. I may have lost a piece of hardwar
Launching at Bodega Bay today! Chief RA at 6:15am 06.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/444 Leaving Lake Oroville mtn area later and about 5 hr drive to sea. Will set Compass Rose up for laun
Carbon Monoxide Tim22 at 4:00am 06.02.16 Engines and Propulsion 19/2322 Recently the CO alarm in the boat has started going off. Curiously, it doesn't go off until several
Solar Panels (4) seadaddler at 11:51pm 06.01.16 Big Boats 4/1414 My Solar Panels on my 2007 H-36 and been working real good since 2010 and just showing Hunter with t
Selling MacGregor 26M suggestions JCalc at 7:13pm 06.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/798 Looking to sell my 2006 26M after 6 years of never having enough time to fully enjoy the boat. Any
Broken ball valve on engine intake Peter M at 7:07pm 06.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/817 I was going to Launch my Beneteau 373 tomorrow and found the ball valve on the thru hull for the eng
Winch Bolt Removal SirMichael at 6:24pm 06.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/5608 I'm a proud new owner of an '88 Hunter 28.5, it's in pretty good shape. However, I'm trying to remo
Weeping keel joint (2) mister_j at 6:18pm 06.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 19/6176 Attached are a couple of photos of my keel after haul and store this past winter. I assume this is p
Head deck drains kimelmore at 5:00pm 06.01.16 Big Boats 30/4855 I see a drain on the deck inside the head of my Catalina 380. Any idea where this drain leads to? It
Beneteau First 305 (Pictures) help GregorLuv at 12:46pm 06.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/4162 Hi Folks, So I went down and inspected the boat (thank you for the link about what to inspect). I
1984 O'Day 23... bottom construction under foxhole... glaufman at 11:20am 06.01.16 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2673 Hi All- I recently purchased a 1984 (I'm told, not sure how to verify) O'Day23 ... I'd like to add a
Furlex 300S problem SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:56am 06.01.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1343 My Furlex 300S has become extremely hard to furl and retrieve the sail. I have taken apart to grease
Yanmar Control Panel thaeni at 10:17am 06.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3044 I have a Yanmar 3gm30f. When I turn the key on the alarm does not sound, also when I shut the engine

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Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Leeward Rail at 3:48pm 02.23.24
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Scott T-Bird at 3:07pm 02.23.24 Hmmmm ...my instrument reads about 10F below the actual temp. Perhaps the issue is with the freshwa
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue geoffschultz at 2:58pm 02.23.24 This may be a dumb question, but if everything is functioning properly, are you sure that you are a
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue geoffschultz at 2:56pm 02.23.24 Im assuming you replaced the raw water hose and valve fro the thru-hull to the strainer? Check the
Keel Ringydingydo at 2:07pm 02.23.24 If you are paying the yard to do the work, I'd love to know what they estimate the cost to be? I am
Keel Ringydingydo at 2:00pm 02.23.24 I would look here: Index of /wp-content/export/Miscellaneous And you will find an excel spreadsheet
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest twodzusfittings at 1:44pm 02.23.24 How did they manage 20 years ago? Flag signals. Oh sorry, that was 40 years ago!
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 1:24pm 02.23.24 starlink.com/boats $2500 for the equipment, $250 per month with only 50 Gb of data, which, accordin
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Scott T-Bird at 1:11pm 02.23.24 This may be a dumb question, but if everything is functioning properly, are you sure that you are ac
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Mark Maulden at 12:58pm 02.23.24 Im assuming you replaced the raw water hose and valve fro the thru-hull to the strainer? Check the s
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 12:43pm 02.23.24 starlink.com/boats $2500 for the equipment, $250 per month with only 50 Gb of data, which, according
Boat registration Roland5048 at 12:10pm 02.23.24 Here's a link: https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2011/328.72 Here's an excerpt: (2)?ANTIQUE VES
V berth leak from electric windlass JoeWhite at 11:28am 02.23.24 Yes. It can. Even on my c36
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 10:50am 02.23.24 I use in my salt water pool may be looking for a range of salt Use a test strip in fresh water the
Boat registration Roland5048 at 10:04am 02.23.24 I believe the age for antique registration in Fl is 30yrs., same as for vehicles. I registered my
Water Leaks Mike Oldak at 9:57am 02.23.24 I would try both, but likely it is from the tank or leaking rain water. Salt level strip, that I us
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:56am 02.23.24 Hey there. Wondering how your restoration project is going? Just got an old 84 kirie elite 29 mysel
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:30am 02.23.24 At first I thought to change all the sanitation hoses but it doesn't really smell like sewage? Perm
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 9:29am 02.23.24 If that were the only requirement I'd stick with my Garmin InReach. $65/$50/mo for unlimited text
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:21am 02.23.24 I will have to go home to find a picture of my old stem fitting. I was made aware after reading an

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