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Spinnaker (asymmetrical) VS Whisker Pole Rleiby at 4:43am 06.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3607 I'm interested in your experience on which option is the most effective way of sailing down wind on
Engine blower (B361) Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:27am 06.09.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2170 I need to replace the engine (bildge) blower of my Beneteau 361. Currently I have a Plastimo (item r
Lower Chain Plates (5) japtenks at 8:54pm 06.08.15 Catalina 30 2/922 Quick question for y'all on the chain plates. The ones on my new old boat look different then the on
Replacing Lewmar 30's with ST 30's gholker at 7:56pm 06.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2879 Need some advice as I've been looking for a set of pre-owned Lewmar 30 ST winches to replace the ori
Half Hull Artist for Beneteau 40? Elevation Drawings? tmatzzie at 7:32pm 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1201 Hello, I am looking to have a half hull model made for our Beneteau 40 Le Sirene. First, does
Starboard higgs at 7:01pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1326 Does Starboard plastic compress? I want to use it to mount some deck organizers in place of teak.
hydraulic oil for Raymarine autohelm friesen at 6:01pm 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/937 I need to add a little bit of hydraulic oil to my raymarine autohelm hydraulic drive (It is 8 years
Leaky A/B valve? (1) jonelli at 5:58pm 06.08.15 Catalina 30 7/1190 All of a sudden, i'm getting water seeping back up into the icebox. I haven't had time to take an
How to get water oput of the forward fresh water tank? OS2Dude at 5:48pm 06.08.15 Catalina 30 5/2882 My forward fresh water tank is not emptying. (The starboard settee tan k works fine.) I saw an old
Nice solo sail on Lake Michigan Tally Ho at 5:46pm 06.08.15 Bigger Boats 8/1558 Here is a (long) video of my 26NM solo sail on my Oday 322 this weekend. Nice wind, but chilly on t
Anyone added (Or have) A/C on their 30? OS2Dude at 5:44pm 06.08.15 Catalina 30 18/5600 I have a need to add a marine A/C to our new (to us) 1985 Catalina 30. I can't find a good place fo
Dolphin Selfie Rich Stidger at 5:41pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2480 Let me apologize in advance if this forum is not the right spot for this video post. I thought it m
Raymarine Fluxgate Shuts Down Monterey385 at 5:36pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1806 My fluxgate compass works fine at power up each weekend but after about 2-4 hours the compass shuts
Mounting tv in a 29.5 timangiel at 5:33pm 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/617 I want to mount a tv in a 1994 29.5 and was wondering if anyone else has done this and where did you
Buying a new main for my H31 IH82BL8 at 4:41pm 06.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/891 There's probably a thread here for this but I didn't find it in my cursory search. I'm buying a mai
Steering chain Mhoffpapa at 4:32pm 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1040 The steering chain in my Hunter 336 snapped. Edson, the manufacturer do the system want around $300.
Cat 27 rear Transom Drain Majestic at 4:14pm 06.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/560 The plug that goes thru the upper deck into the transom drain system is broken. I think it's 1/4 inc
Need your opinion (1) Jacomo Sailor at 3:26pm 06.08.15 Catalina 22 4/765 Need some quick opinions. I'm freshening up the gelcote on my 84 C22 and while I'm at it I've decid
port side 110 circuit shiponia at 3:03pm 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/943 1999 411 Beneteau 3 cabin . All of the GFI outlets on the port side have stopped working. All four
Hood Furler hardware (1) TommmD at 2:53pm 06.08.15 Big Boats 2/940 Fairly arcane question for anyone with a Hood SL 900 series furler . .I meant to take one of the nyl

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Rigging information jssailem at 5:20am 07.11.23
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything jviss at 4:53am 07.11.23 This was the epitome of simplicity ............. nd sleek design which just about kills you when y
Perkins 20 Engine RoyS at 4:53am 07.11.23 If you are sucking out your oil through the dip stick, do not expect to get the listed capacity out.
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything jviss at 4:51am 07.11.23 If you are hell-bent on fixing what you have, first, I suspect there is some kind of galling on the
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything jviss at 4:49am 07.11.23 I recommend replacing the strut with a Multi-position gas friction strut. From the website: Fricti
alternator and wiring RoyS at 4:46am 07.11.23 I by-passed the original start wire in the harness with a separate No.10 wire and that solved the pr
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? dlochner at 4:46am 07.11.23 Photos showing the creases would be really helpful.
Found On Deck RoyS at 4:33am 07.11.23 Thanks everyone for your responses. It can only be a captured pin as there is no head or hole for a
alternator and wiring Jim_H42 at 4:27am 07.11.23 Perhaps check the grounding wire and selinoid connections would be a good "starting" point...
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem danooxnard at 4:26am 07.11.23 I have the same engine. You have to remove the plastic top cover and bottom plastic Piece. You can t
Cocpit Table for Merriman binnacle? RoyS at 4:18am 07.11.23 I sent you a private message with photos and dimensions yesterday.
Starting battery Maine Sail at 4:11am 07.11.23 Are Battery Conductance Testers Worth it? https://marinehowto.com/are-battery-conductance-testers-w
Electrical Gremlins High Current at 4:06am 07.11.23 How many amps is your battery charger rated to output? That seems the most likely culprit.
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? danstanford at 1:59am 07.11.23 Do they persist when you are sailing? Sounds like the boom angle is too low for some reason but if s
Install New Winches? Kevy at 11:18pm 07.10.23 Love meeting folks - out of Nanaimo now so even easier.
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem (4) Hayden Watson at 9:38pm 07.10.23 Did I mention that this is an ancient Honda (prior to 1998 when I purchased Papillon.) One of the r
Sea Hood Core Deterioration BigEasy at 9:00pm 07.10.23 The cover is curved; you do NOT want to use Coosa since it will be impossible Any of the foams wil
Starting battery Stu Jackson at 8:55pm 07.10.23 it is cheaper and faster for the boatbuilder to install an engine with just one large DC wire that
Sea Hood Core Deterioration thinwater at 8:08pm 07.10.23 The cover is curved; you do NOT want to use Coosa since it will be impossible to get it to conform w
Catalina Metal Plaque (1) tailboom at 8:08pm 07.10.23 Here is mine. Mounted on the stern as you state.

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