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Mac 25 How to Seal Windows jonjbfx at 12:26pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3504 I apologize for repeating what has been asked. But I just didn't get the best way to approach. My
C30 tall rig head stay length - Furlex furler George Da Porge at 10:52am 08.24.15 Catalina 30 3/1300 Going to replace my Hood 810LD continuous line furler with single line. We need a furler my wife ca
34 non skid deck color njlarry at 10:37am 08.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/613 I believe that the 34 came with either a tan or a grey deck color in the non skid area. Mine has a g
drop kiel winch replacement kpodolak at 9:58am 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/921 Has anyone replaced the drop kiel winch on a Macgregor 25? If so, what did you use as a replacement
May not be the alternator, Please look what I found mcconkd at 9:52am 08.24.15 Big Boats 2/895
So you have a charging problem, may not be the alternator! mcconkd at 9:49am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1426
sos jgrozowski at 9:46am 08.24.15 Catalina 22 2/588 I recently purchased a 1986 Catalina 22', swing keel ..... It was on a boat trailer in a yard...firs
Purchasing teak moulding CYQK at 8:53am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1332 Hayya Time to replace the teak mouldings on the boat Where is the best place to source them thes
Cockpit side lazarette drainage issues kalewine at 8:42am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/669 Evidently some time ago, the hose from the cockpit side lazarette lid drains (where I store the e-ti
Securing Bilge Cover taboni at 8:37am 08.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/3306 Any ideas aside from screwing it down? The bilge cover on my 1985 C27 has a larger hole at each e
Jib Sheets Hung Up on Mast Light Plug Iriegal at 7:22am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1378 Hey All, I'm the proud owner of a 1987 Oday 272 that I bought in January. So far I love the boat, w
Main Halyard Flamingo1 at 7:16am 08.24.15 Catalina 22 4/995 I recently purchased (at a very low price) a 1972 Catalina 22 and I have started to work on both boa
Twisted batten JHS at 7:07am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/933 I have approx. 10' batten that has developed approx a 180 degree twist. Any suggestions on straight
HIN (Hull Id Number) is lost. Need Replacement HIN Tag We2Sail12113 at 6:06am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 5/10698 HELP! I lost the Hull ID Tag from my inflatable, and the US CG Requires all vessels have a Hull
Rhythmic jib Ilanortho at 6:04am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2394 Hi; Request advice on Hunter 34 self furling 110 genoa. In a good breeze (>16 knots) the whole f
Snake on a boat (1) Charisma at 5:48am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 44/6033 Just a heads up. So this is the third time we have come across a rattler on our boat. We anchor out
Difference between an H31 Legend and a 31 Cherubini SFS at 5:45am 08.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2700 I've tried using the Search feature for this answer, but have been unsuccessful. We are looking at
what grit for cleaning cabin sole njlarry at 5:41am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2114 Our teak and holly veneer cabin sole is over due for refinishing. Cleaning it is the challenge. We
Bottom 3' of roller furling jib are loose? danstanford at 5:21am 08.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/847 I have only ever set up hanked on sails before and our new 2000 H290 has a nice roller furling jib.
Best method for preserving/restoring cabinet woods cbarnhart53 at 4:32am 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1137 I recently had a minor disaster when a combination of events lead to the sinking of my Catalina 27 i

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New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 7:18pm 01.08.24 Nope, those are not new i70 instruments. The white ports are (STng) NMEA 2000 and then there are th
Raritan Superflush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:09pm 01.08.24 The bleach in Clorox household bowl cleaner will will do that. If you're so happy with the Jabsco wi
New Electronics - Is this about right? (1) rpwillia at 7:07pm 01.08.24 Scott, Good Question. I am assuming Raymarine got him the new instruments and that those are used to
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 7:01pm 01.08.24 Hi Ray, I'm pretty sure that what I see in your picture (looking at the backs of the instruments) i
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 6:59pm 01.08.24 If he got a bunch of i70s, then there's another step ....as the i70 does not have a direct input fo
New Electronics - Is this about right? marcham at 6:56pm 01.08.24 If he got a bunch of i70s, then there's another step ....as the i70s (or i70) does not have a direct
150 genoa vs 135 Stu Jackson at 6:30pm 01.08.24 Visibility is a major safety issue, unless you're racing. If you're a recrestional non-racing sailo
New Electronics - Is this about right? (1) rpwillia at 4:44pm 01.08.24 Scott, He got all new instruments and they must be i70 or newer. John stated he wanted dedicated ins
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light Caboteur at 3:52pm 01.08.24
150 genoa vs 135 Don Guillette at 2:56pm 01.08.24 Anybody ever replaced their 150 genoa with a 135 ? Considering a 135 to gain a little more visibil
New Bavaria Cruiser 51 owner - suggestions for sail wardrobe etc KiwiYachtie at 2:42pm 01.08.24 Thanks will do!
Raritan Superflush (2) Guido at 2:29pm 01.08.24 By the way, here are some photos to show you the difference in the hardware used by Raritan vs. Jabs
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 2:27pm 01.08.24 That does not look like a Max Prop..? Nope! It's Autostream. I'm packaging it up tonight to send
New Bavaria Cruiser 51 owner - suggestions for sail wardrobe etc nightowle at 1:54pm 01.08.24 you may want to check in with the Bavaria owner's site and forum: bavariayacht.org/forum. the immed
Espar hydronic heating system dlochner at 1:45pm 01.08.24 Dave: Good point about the fuel tank...right now the gauge is sitting half-way between 1/2 and 3/4s
Espar hydronic heating system matts997 at 1:41pm 01.08.24
150 genoa vs 135 dlochner at 1:35pm 01.08.24 In general the 135 will perform about as well as a 150 when the wind is on the beam or forward once
Tabernacle design dlochner at 1:24pm 01.08.24 The reason a compression post or additional support under the mast/tabernacle is in here. or bulk
Raritan Superflush Guido at 1:23pm 01.08.24 What parts do you need or expect to need? Fwiw...the Raritan SuperFlush uses the same tried and tru
Yamaha 36 broken mast. Ameseys at 1:14pm 01.08.24 I'm sure you've seen this article about replacing a Y36 mast in Ireland. Maybe they can make some su

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