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Anyone planning to tour the San Juans this summer? $tingy Sailor at 7:28pm 01.25.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 105/12072 My wife and I are considering spending a couple weeks there and since this would be our first time i
Furling Asym - budgetary cost? druid at 6:40pm 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 51/5438 My Ontario 32 has a "traditional" spinnaker, complete with pole and snuffer. While I love the way a
Asymmetric Spinnaker for a 466 Brad Gielissen at 6:37pm 01.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/432 I am looking to add a asymmetrical spinnaker for my boat. I would like to know the dimensions I shou
belt dust from pulley gettinthere at 5:52pm 01.25.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/3662 I get way too much belt dust from the alternator pulley. Went thru all the usual possibilities. Some
1977 O'Day Broken Strut (3) GoldenEagle27 at 4:58pm 01.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1659 Hey guys my Strut broke on my prop shaft while I was motoring about the Marina. I think the previous
Dodger for a 29.5 Twille at 2:21pm 01.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 0/710 Who makes dodgers for the 29.5 that you have been happy with? North Carolina preferred
Is anyone going to the Seattle boat show? Ken Cross at 12:40pm 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 1/285 We're still trying to decide between less presentations and less people, vs. crowds but more present
1998 Hunter 260 rudder post issue (2) Drich at 12:25pm 01.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/979 I have a 1998 Hunter 260 with wheel steering. I just got back from the Keys and had trouble with the
Thru hulls and Ball Valves Hans Baart at 11:12am 01.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1164 Can anyone tell what Hunter installed for the Ball valves for the thru hulls? Were they bronze or br
Hunter 29.5 Winches Elie at 10:30am 01.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/794 Does anyone know the exact model/spec of the winches on the 29.5? One of my winches is missing the
Oceanis 45 FilterBoss? SteveInMD at 10:14am 01.25.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/662 Does anyone know if the FilterBoss Commander 60 fuel filter system will fit in the 3 cabin Oceanis 4
Paint or not to paint. gary at 9:58am 01.25.16 Smaller Boats 12/2186 Planning on doing some work on my boat this spring, and have a question concerning painting the hull
Thru hull transducer on a Hunter 26 richiewil at 8:35am 01.25.16 Smaller Boats 9/2752 I need to install a new thru hull in my 1997 hunter 26. My questions is where does the water ballas
Hunter 41DS window shade (2) gfrazzle at 8:34am 01.25.16 Big Boats 6/1883 Hi All, I have a forward starboard window curtain on my 41DS that no longer folds correctly when rai
Want roller furler for 1985 C25 DZGUY at 8:32am 01.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/977 I'm looking for an inexpensive genoa furling setup for my 1985 C25 without buying new. Do folk salv
How do you report a navigational aid failure to the Coast Guard. pateco at 8:13am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 30/3094 Ran into two different issues last night. We went for a sail out of Hillsboro Inlet in S Florida ye
Odd Keel Damage carbonrobot at 8:11am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1823 Does anyone have any insight into this odd Keel damage I found? IMAG1537 by carbonrobot posted Jan 2
Sigh....suffering electrical insanity ..at midnight S34 at 3:47am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/973 New install running tests and suddenly getting 24v! Two banks paralleled of 2x6v in series. Three Bl
Need help with H280 Mains measurement Ken13559 at 9:10pm 01.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 15/1205 I'm helping a friend order the Mains and had given the sailmaker the IJPE from this website. http://
Manual Bilge Pump collins3184 at 4:39pm 01.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2105 I'm looking for the manufacture of the manual bilge pump on a 1992 370 Oceanis.

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Lewmar V700 windlass Hayden Watson at 4:08pm 02.24.24 Thanks John. I had not found the specs on the V700 and silly me, I thought the 700 was watts. 320w
Lewmar V700 windlass (1) jssailem at 3:56pm 02.24.24 Comparing the V3 and the V700. Ignoring the price difference. I liked the specs on the V3. Quick ret
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 3:25pm 02.24.24
Gloucester 22 LesCayere at 2:17pm 02.24.24
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification chuckwayne at 1:54pm 02.24.24 Boulter is fantastic! I've used them for a number of projects over the years and they are old school
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 12:17pm 02.24.24
Keel Rodsails at 11:01am 02.24.24 My bolts are 1-1/4" x 1-7/8" Just can't imagine crushing lead & fiberglass that tight to that spec.
Keel Rodsails at 10:27am 02.24.24 If you are paying the yard to do the work, I'd love to know what they estimate the cost to be? I am
Cockpit table - how to secure it Good Vibes at 10:15am 02.24.24 Sorry to say we use a bungee that looks word than yours Worse
Cockpit table - how to secure it Good Vibes at 10:12am 02.24.24 Sorry to say we use a bungee that looks word than yours!
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest LloydB at 9:50am 02.24.24 Popular Science said that you could use a laser and bounce those signals off of Echo 2 and was incl
Cockpit table - how to secure it DaveJ at 9:03am 02.24.24
Paddlewheel suggestions? Sutric at 8:03am 02.24.24 Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm going to try the transductor paint and see how that goes for the
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink dlochner at 7:47am 02.24.24 You're correct, temperature will make a big difference in curing time for epoxy and polyurethane bas
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink PK123 at 7:21am 02.24.24 Thanks @dlochner! I used Total Bilge Paint on the internal lockers and it goes on much thicker than
CDI Reefer II head fitting Patience4489 at 6:10am 02.24.24 I assume you contacted CDI to see if they have NOS parts for it ? CDI could not help.
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue kloudie1 at 6:04am 02.24.24 I had a problem with the seawater strainer gasket leaking air into the pump intake line at higher rp
Bilge Paint that doesn't stink dlochner at 4:52am 02.24.24 I have used TotalBoat Bilge Paint, it is an epoxy based paint that leaves a hard shiny finish. After
B331 switchboard rail terminal block Allanco at 11:39pm 02.23.24 Thanks for all suggestions. I haven't found an identical Wago block, but it might be because mine ar
How Many Legend 37s? Ringydingydo at 8:30pm 02.23.24

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