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311 deep lazarette storage solutions stevemitchell at 8:48am 02.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3685 My 311 has a fantastically huge lazarette on the starboard side that is super useful for storing lar
Tips for mounting jacklines Beneteau Oceanis 323 (2006) Jasperdh at 7:59am 02.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1178 Hi everyone, I would like to mount jacklines on my Beneteau Oceanis 323, year built 2006. Does anyo
Hunter 28.5 mast thickness Sailor_Jeff at 7:48am 02.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/774 Hi, Sitting home today filling out the order sheet for new sails. The just realized a need for the d
Training day turns race day Jackdaw at 6:30am 02.14.16 Racing 5/1108 As there was only three of us on the boat, it was going to be a training day. But we decided to ente
Deck core damage ncsailor634 at 6:05am 02.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1048 I am in the process of repairing the deck of my boat around the mast base. I have a Columbia 26T wh
Kermits custom 59 Chevy? (1) RussC at 7:48pm 02.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 10/1637 Who knew. :waycool: http://pic80.picturetrail.com/VOL827/1543635/23921616/412188749.jpg
venture 224 modifications sailnewbie at 5:55pm 02.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3560 just purchased a venture 224 and the interior was trashed so I ripped everything out except the kitc
Rearming automatic PFD's IH82BL8 at 4:48pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 21/8093 We bought our PFD's in 2012. Do they need to be periodically rearmed? How often? Thanks.
Difficulty getting into forward gear Tom23300 at 4:22pm 02.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/769 I have a 2005 Hunter 27 and am recently having a hard time getting the forward gear to engage. I ha
Commissioning tasks and ongoing improvements of a 83 Cat 22 from trailer to saltwatercamper (1) Jacktar at 3:24pm 02.13.16 Catalina 22 311/63449 I thought it might be helpful to new owners of old Catalina 22s if i posted some of the 100 odd thin
Hunter 28.5 Shoal Draft Keel help wanted ddrewry at 2:02pm 02.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/982 I need a shoal draft keel for a 1989 Hunter 28.5, anyone know of a derelict boat or scrap yard somew
Waterproofing canvas. Gene S at 1:14pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 7/935 When it rains, I notice moisture and dripping on the underside of the dodger and Bimini. Is there a
Thinking of dealing with a Thru Hull Transducer Bad Obsession at 12:14pm 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 20/5195 I have an old thru hull depth transducer that no longer works. The Previous Owner cut the cables o
In Reach ifmdalvey at 11:40am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/808 Delorme, a company local to myself and a few other contributors has just been bought up by Garmin. D
Boom Vang mast tang PotomacDaysailer at 11:20am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 5/2539 The mast tang for the boom vang on my Pearson 26 broke and needs to be replaced. Does anyone have i
11.1 v li ion batteries ronald.hudson1 at 10:33am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1665 I'm seeing advertised li-ion batteries and they come in basically 3.7 v packs. so you get 3.7v,7.4v
How to best fix this? (2) jblersch at 9:47am 02.13.16 Smaller Boats 6/913 When getting my H240 on the trailer at the end of last season I wound up taking a good chunk out of
1978 H30C Ritchie Compass-Binnacle Replacement (2) BlowMeAway at 8:26am 02.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1815 Good Morning Folks, last week I visited Blow Me Away to begin my list of repairs, upgrades, maintena
fresh water flexible tank fitting (1) Db421 at 7:44am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/577 Wondering if anyone has dealt with this fitting on a flexible bladder type water tank. I don't beli
Shake and Break Part 15 - September 15, 2015 Skip Gundlach at 6:28am 02.13.16 Ask All Sailors 0/336 Shake and Break Part 15 - September 15, 2015 My apologies for the long absence. It's a long story

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DIY Rigging @ West Marine Sutric at 2:47pm 02.02.24 It doesn't look like they have fittings that will fit my 5/32" rigging and I doubt they'd be too ha
Thinking of buying a Hunter 460 or 466 Sutric at 2:41pm 02.02.24 We have a H33.5 so I can't comment on those particular boats but I can say that I believe that while
stalling engine Stu Jackson at 2:20pm 02.02.24 Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve a
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement tfox2069 at 2:07pm 02.02.24 We had to get a new novacool fridge after a defrosting with a screwdriver went badly. Frustrating,
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement wpatch at 1:02pm 02.02.24 We had to get a new novacool fridge after a defrosting with a screwdriver went badly. Frustrating,
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). sailme88 at 12:45pm 02.02.24 If there isn't much left of the zinc and it looks rough ( as opposed to smooth and conical) you shou
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 11:52am 02.02.24 Having the charter-plotter driving the autopilot probably not that big a deal for me either, but it
Hunter 376 arch modification Velella at 11:52am 02.02.24 Thanks John. Hopefully someone has done it and can provide some advice.
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 11:39am 02.02.24 This is good stuff. Really appreciate the help and input. That document was clearer to me than other
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). ChrisVR1994 at 11:22am 02.02.24 There should be two seperate devises that stop the flow of sea water. Your thru-hull valve should
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 11:02am 02.02.24
stalling engine Ralph Johnstone at 10:57am 02.02.24 Remove your fuel tank fill cap and try starting to see if the fuel tank vent is clear. Don't forge
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. BarryL at 10:43am 02.02.24 Hey, Regarding autopilots and chartplotters, I would select the chart plotter I like best and I wou
stalling engine cloydmilton at 10:08am 02.02.24 Thank you for help . I'll give these suggestions a go. Keeping my fingerss crossed
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dkinzer at 8:36am 02.02.24 NMEA 2000 is based on Canbus, the same networking in your car. And, SeaTalkNG is just NMEA 2000 wi
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 8:14am 02.02.24 Thanks again for your help, some background I am in IT, understand complex networking NMEA 2000 i
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 8:08am 02.02.24 That's a huge help:-) EV-100 is the wheel based auto-pilot. I agree its a bit light for her size. I
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 7:50am 02.02.24 It is unlikely, I think, that the B&G chart plotter will be able to control the EV-100 autopilot. O
320 dink agrunsky at 7:42am 02.02.24 Thank you
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. wpatch at 6:04am 02.02.24 Got it..that makes sense. What I think I was missing was the need for step/down converters to get it

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