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Anyone else own a landfall 43 Rockstarnz at 5:29pm 09.02.15 C&C 0/910 Just got this lovely landfall 43 in New Zealand and planing to sail her around the world next May
El Nin� heading to California SFKjeld at 4:05pm 09.02.15 Smaller Boats 4/725 Debating whether to pull my boat out of the water this fall in advance of the huge rains they are ta
Fuel Tank Sending Unit Replacement Albanach at 3:42pm 09.02.15 Catalina 310 3/964 I want to replace my faulty Universal Sending Unit with a WEMA unit. However, I noticed that the s
Compass Light shanker at 1:42pm 09.02.15 Smaller Boats 10/1506 Does anyone know if a 2001 H260, that has a factory compass on the port bulkhead, if that compass is
awning/shade cover rpearlberg at 12:41pm 09.02.15 Pearson 2/1251 We are looking for an awning/cover for the cockpit area to provide shade. Is there anything reasona
Hunter 290 on a trailer? danstanford at 11:49am 09.02.15 Ask All Sailors 21/4673 I recently bought a 290 Hunter with displacement of 7500 lbs and a keel of just under 4'. She comes
Mc 25 Pop top holding posts jportillo at 11:32am 09.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1858 Hi everyone, I just recently purchased a 1975 Mc 25. I like to lift the pop top but the boat only c
Westerbeke 10-2 Pat at 10:29am 09.02.15 Bigger Boats 11/1590 I was remembering this weekend that the O'Day 272 manual had a note asking that the prop be locked
my new rail seat (4) allen-deckard at 9:57am 09.02.15 Catalina 22 7/1469 Finally got my rail seat done for the boat. I got several pieces of 3/4" starboard from a local gr
New features installed (improvement alert... and bug alert) Phil Herring at 8:27am 09.02.15 Ask All Sailors 7/950 Last night we installed a number of updated, improved features on the sites. These affect primarily
Bowsprit on Hunter 35.5/36 Ken Honeycutt at 7:34am 09.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1375 Thinking about installing a bowsprit on my H36 this winter (unfortunately not far off here in Chicag
2 Yanmar Raw Water Pump questions PGIJon at 6:31am 09.02.15 Big Boats 24/2267 I was replacing the raw water hose that runs from the strainer to the pump and opened up the enclosu
Holding Tank replacement shawanaga at 6:30am 09.02.15 Big Boats 5/2698 Just purchased a 1990 35.5 and want to replace the waste holding tank. I saw a couple of articles th
odd fresh water issue, thoughts? Craig Cook at 5:33am 09.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/1293 The latest problem on the new to us, 2008 Hunter 27 is with our fresh water system. I was flushing t
Smartphone or pad apps NiceBeny at 10:14pm 09.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3752 Any good weather or nav apps out there?
1st day Singlehanded Nevada Mike at 8:51pm 09.01.15 Catalina 22 9/1186 So I have about 4 hours actually sailing to my credit. Today I went out solo in Tahoe on a fairly b
Post your Sirius sailing pictures (1) Slogfish at 6:52pm 09.01.15 Sirius 21/22 18/7156 91339.vB Great sailing near Oriental, NC 8/29/15
Universal 25 XPA Battery requirements? mytime at 4:56pm 09.01.15 Catalina 30 4/1562 Does anyone know the recommended battery size to start a Universal 25 XPA? I would like to pick up
Cabin Lights CaptChuck at 4:33pm 09.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1376 The plastic retaining ring for the interior lights on my 1994 Catalina 320 have broken and no longer
Potable water accumulator install Mark Maulden at 3:25pm 09.01.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2844 Have a 1 ltr Jabsco accumulator that i should install. Any reason why it cant be installed in any o

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Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 12:53pm 11.29.23 I assume that when I connect the new Sea talk GPS antenna it will override the AIS fix. Thanks for
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding sailcapt340 at 12:30pm 11.29.23
Single private mooring rentals tfox2069 at 12:25pm 11.29.23 I like the business idea; a lot of worthy considerations have been proffered. The state of Maryland
Single private mooring rentals Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02pm 11.29.23 @fishinnnc As a former sailboat dealer in North Carolina , there is a lot to deal with to include
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 11:44am 11.29.23 We received our new LSZ last Friday. It is quieter, more powerful and that LED light is fabulous.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 CrispyCringle at 11:44am 11.29.23 You could try a jumper wire from the battery to the fuse block. If it powers up then the problem is
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Caboteur at 11:34am 11.29.23
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack Dalliance at 11:28am 11.29.23 Good idea. My hack is a 3-way valve on the engine side of the raw water strainer with a hose into
Charts recommendation bob45 at 11:10am 11.29.23 Why do you think this is necessary? What's moved? New equipment? Please help us understand the "
Charts recommendation Stu Jackson at 10:50am 11.29.23 I need to update my charts for my raymarine axiom. Why do you think this is necessary? What's mov
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:47am 11.29.23 Ah yes I suspect that will be just fine. Although Im surprised if the AIS goes directly to E80, and
Re-anodising boom and holes PaulK at 10:23am 11.29.23 The anodizing guys should be able to tell you if the different alloys will make any difference. The
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack TimFromLI at 9:46am 11.29.23 I have a similar hack for winterizing my engine. The bowl of my vetus raw water strainer has 2 openi
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Calif. Ted at 9:44am 11.29.23 I'll attach a link to the owners manual for your boat, on page 64 is a wiring diagram that may be he
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 dlochner at 9:26am 11.29.23 Not sure if mice could get in them. Some of the wiring looks like household electrical cable. Mar
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:13am 11.29.23 Are these channels big enough for mice? You may have rodent sabotage. You might have to pull the w
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way. That is my suspicion.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus bec
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:08am 11.29.23 Is there a circuit breaker panel anywhere? A battery cut off switch? Bus bar? What electrical compo
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:32am 11.29.23 When a winter storm destroyed my jib a couple years back, I called a local sail marker that came hi

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