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Moving the mast repawn at 10:34am 08.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/873 Hi all, Getting ready to put my mast tabernacle back on. I was hoping I could move it forward about
Staysail Flying Colours at 10:29am 08.17.15 Big Boats 16/4072 Has anyone ever seen a staysail on a C34?
Trailer Modifications oldiesrocker2001 at 10:11am 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 4/1639 Althouth there are a number of threads on how to modify a short trailer like mine (original Mac vent
Flushing the Water Tanks rcangemi at 9:15am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4900 Hi - I sail a 2010 Beneteau 40. I was interested in finding a more efficient way than running th
Temperature Issue (1) Boomvang at 8:52am 08.17.15 Bigger Boats 2/591 The temperature gauge on my M25 Universal stopped working. Needle does not move. I'm thinking it's
Head Pump Handle Spellman66 at 8:07am 08.17.15 Catalina 310 2/708 I was pumping the Jabsco on Saturday when the handle pulled apart in my hand. Headed to West Marine
Lost a block, looking for replacement (1) thaddeusflint at 7:29am 08.17.15 Catalina 22 2/540 I lost the other side block, same as this one, on my '78 Catalina 22. I have been looking online fo
Terminating Tank Sender Unit JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:27am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/810 Hey Maine Sail, I hope your summer is going well and you are getting some sailing in! :D Curre
Hot interior lights... Doug/Karen at 7:25am 08.17.15 Big Boats 4/930 For years I have been aware that the recessed saloon headliner lighting fixtures become very hot aft
Rebuilding H34 Fixed Portlights (3) Charlie98117 at 7:09am 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2595 I am finally getting around to rebuilding the fixed portlights on my H34. The boat is an '83 so I h
Deka vs. Trojan GWG at 6:34am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/4393 Maine Sail I'm upgrading to 6v golf cart batteries, and my yard contends that Deka ProMaster are eq
Noise and leak coming from my CNG tank gatrnoles2 at 6:28am 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1118 I recently changed out my CNG tank. The new tank appears to be leaking while turned on. Additionally
Shipping from US to Greece spherecons at 6:00am 08.17.15 Big Boats 5/801 I've not had a problem before with shipments from Sailboatowners to our location in Greece. However,
O'day 22 jib repair / replacement lostintime at 5:28am 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 2/731 Ok, here's my next question. I purchased a 22ft O'day with a roller furling jib. I think the jib is
Jib Repair lostintime at 5:21am 08.17.15 Day Sailers 2/830 I just purchased a 22ft O'day with a roller furling jib. I think the jib is a 110 or a 120 as the cl
sharks Leopotter at 11:25pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 83/8401 I am sorry to ask such a silly question but... My wife is freaked about the idea of sailing out of
393 wire routing mpl239 at 8:58pm 08.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1260 I have just purchased a Raymarine digital radar for my 393. It will be mast mounted. No problem get
1985 McGlasson Bahama Sloop 25'10" (4) Tom Shaw at 8:32pm 08.16.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1752 Good evening, My name is Tom and I just aquired a project sailboat. I am new at rigging and sail
Mast Spreader Inserts maxshanks at 7:18pm 08.16.15 Parts Search 0/733 I have the spreaders out of their sockets on the mast of my boat (1972 Westerly Centaur) and in the
Temp alarm jwieneck at 6:26pm 08.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1772 I was sailing up the bay today when the wind just stopped so I started up the engine. I had been ru

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Les Cheneaux (Lake Huron) john6206 at 5:52pm 02.09.23 @sesmith thanks! weather window to get over there isn't much of a problem. The boat is pretty sa
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Bluenose at 5:46pm 02.09.23 Regardless of their lawyer's reasoning, it is truly a stupid move on their part. Whenever I see qu
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Bluenose at 5:41pm 02.09.23 What a bunch of twits they are. First they close the factory in one of the biggest markets in the wo
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver jssailem at 5:39pm 02.09.23 Your AIS like your VHF signal is line of site. Depending on where you sail, you are likely to be get
DX Cup Drinky Crow at 5:33pm 02.09.23 DX Cup Grip
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver DinghySailor at 5:11pm 02.09.23 Yes, I'm leaning toward a second antenna, but it would need to be either on a new antenna pole mount
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? JoeWhite at 4:53pm 02.09.23 Alignment should be done in water as the hull flexes when on the ground on stilts.
I have come to the conclusion Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 02.09.23 This is what we know for sure. In the early hours of Saturday morning, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San
I have come to the conclusion shemandr at 4:16pm 02.09.23 He lost steering - that is a situation. It reads like he was able to use the emergency tiller but c
DX Cup shemandr at 3:52pm 02.09.23 I don't see any "These" there.
I have come to the conclusion garymalmgren at 3:52pm 02.09.23 When we put to sea, we naively imagine that we are masters of our vessel, the ocean and our futures.
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver leo310 at 3:01pm 02.09.23 I installed a AIS system that came with a splitter but, looking at that safety is number 1 I install
I have come to the conclusion rgranger at 2:33pm 02.09.23 You mean he had only the one compass on the boat? Our boat has two hand held plus two portable GPSs
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question shemandr at 2:20pm 02.09.23 13 gallons is sorta small for a 32 ft boat, isn't it? Worse, 6.5 gallons seems inadequate for me.
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? sesmith at 2:02pm 02.09.23 Yes, reread what Ralph Johnstone said and find the source of the vibration without jumping all over
Hunter 34 - Shore Power Circuit Replacement - Inlet Replacement BigEasy at 1:47pm 02.09.23 My 1988 Hunter 33.5 did not have a shore power breaker, same as kloudie's 34. Good move converting
Evaluating a South Coast 26 sesmith at 1:46pm 02.09.23 Oops. I see you either bought it or lost it to someone else.
Evaluating a South Coast 26 sesmith at 1:43pm 02.09.23 More like $1000! (Bring On/Break Out Another Thousand) :beer: Yes, there is only 1 definition.
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 02.09.23 I would think that if your water system were anything less than 1.5 bar (22 PSI), you wouldn't be ge
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question BigEasy at 1:40pm 02.09.23 I would appreciate any comments on a replacement holding tank, toilet change, and if the water sys

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