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Outboard advice Slogfish at 5:38pm 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 65/9872 Hello sailors. I am looking to upgrade my outboard motor on my Sirius21. I currently have a Tohatsu
Cradle Pictures and Measurements MetricMountie at 4:10pm 02.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/824 I'm now the proud owner of a 1995, 40.5 after loosing our 1992, 35.5 Legend to a hurricane last July
Awesome Video Bene 10R overhauled by Andrews 77 JRacer at 4:09pm 02.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2225 Here is a cool video, about half way down the page, of a Beneteau 10R getting passed by an Andrews 7
Beneteau First 285 Electronics SPCSail at 3:33pm 02.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1330 I'm in the process of upgrading the original electronics that came with my 1988 Beneteau First 285.
Removal of set screw (1) FlimFlamII at 2:52pm 02.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 20/3444 Any ideas on how to remove this set screw? The head broke off and I can't get a drill bit that will
Tiller Bracket Removal (2) FlimFlamII at 2:43pm 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1133 Boat - Aphrodite 101 I am trying to remove the pin on the back of the rudder mounting bracket. Some
No berths under the cockpit? epiceric at 12:39pm 02.21.15 Catalina 22 10/1480 I'm about to buy a Catalina 22, but was surprised by the fact that there are no berths under the coc
BWCA/Quetico wilderness adventures (26) srust58 at 10:56am 02.21.15 Sails Call Lounge 6/3340 Some of my other boating activity. Since my first trip into the BWCA in 1978 I have returned 16 tim
Forstay Hunter 26 bmorr at 8:58am 02.21.15 Smaller Boats 12/2075 The roller furring on my Hunter 26 does not attach to the flange that the forestay would normally at
Boarding Handle (1) Dan D at 8:15am 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 17/3831 The Captain and Rear Admiral of our boat each have a new hip, but we still have one old one. It wo
Should You Lock Your Prop Or Let It Spin (2) Genesis V at 8:00am 02.21.15 Big Boats 12/3240
Boating etiquette Rick J B at 7:47am 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 41/6251 Hi friends! Could you please share a polite way of communicating( specifically - what wording to wr
How to remove the ceiling lights? forte at 6:21am 02.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1348 Hi, Anyone any tips on how to remove the ceiling lights ? ( B3612002) . I can see ( and fee
Beneteau PHRF ratings sailordel at 5:30am 02.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/13009 The US Sailiing PHRF rating handbook lists a multitude of Beneteau models. From what little I know
Lightning EmeraldBay at 1:34am 02.21.15 Ask All Sailors 25/4659 Advice on Lightening, apart from avoid it. Has anyone been struck and what was the damage? Any b
Replacing Oil Sending Unit On Hunter 49 RHUMB RUNNER at 8:09pm 02.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1147 Has anyone replaced the oil sending unit on the Hunter 49. It's at the back of the engine, can it be
shower system confussion trainmanjess at 4:45pm 02.20.15 Ask All Sailors 22/3251 hello all I just purchased a 1979 Dufour 12000ct 45ft sailboat..... I have a few systems I need t
Installing a 2nd set of genoa tracks (5) daleyellin at 4:20pm 02.20.15 Day Sailers 6/3241 We had a week of sunny skies and temps in the mid-60's that have started the "spring boat project" j
How to inspect keel pin Jacomo Sailor at 3:53pm 02.20.15 Catalina 22 15/3280 I found a brand new keel pin, lifting eye and turning ball inside my new to me boat. I was hoping
electric igloo coolers?? centerline at 3:39pm 02.20.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4598 I dont need a discussion about a fridge being better, cuz I already know that it is, and I am NOT co

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Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition rgranger at 12:10pm 10.03.23 Peter Blake. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/dec/07/alexbellos On the other hand, the idiot
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 11:42am 10.03.23 well it should be here this weekend sometime. will post more when it gets here. thanks for the repl
Cockpit Speaker Locations dlochner at 11:35am 10.03.23 We have cockpit speakers installed by a prior owner. I'm not happy with them. We use a JBL BT speake
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 11:33am 10.03.23 Peter Blake. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/dec/07/alexbellos Over our trip down and back
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 11:09am 10.03.23 Having read about the exciting upcoming expedition to map the length of the Amazon, in which the bo
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner Siamese at 11:04am 10.03.23 I believe you are referring to zippers on the dodger. If so, you can take a side cutter and cut fro
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas DArcy at 10:17am 10.03.23 I lay the canvas (main cover, bimini, dodger) out on the driveway and use a combination of garden ho
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas Project_Mayhem at 9:43am 10.03.23 I usually hit it with the needlepoint setting on a standard garden hose and take my canvas to the cl
Cleaning Bird Poop on canvas dlochner at 9:35am 10.03.23 I would avoid the washing machine. The machine can be kind of brutal to the canvass and any vinyl.
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior sorcererdog at 9:23am 10.03.23 Discovered short circuit at the panel (which was a total btch to open with the wheel/autopilot stil*
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker (1) sorcererdog at 9:19am 10.03.23 The old one was a Klixon 80. Replaced the entire unit with a new one from Catalina Direct. Works gre
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:49am 10.03.23 220403
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 8:27am 10.03.23 btw. my profile pic is the 22 im getting i am trading it for my starcraft 1974 chieftain 18 with a 9
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 8:26am 10.03.23 I posted an edit the same time you just posted. Not meant to be snarky if it sounds that way. BTW,
Frankenboat Project_Mayhem at 8:16am 10.03.23 Looks like someone went through a bad storm, said screw it, and passed out for a day or two
what is the standing headroom? Ward H at 8:16am 10.03.23 I posted an edit the same time you just posted. Not meant to be snarky if it sounds that way. BTW,
Holy freakin flying sailboat! Project_Mayhem at 8:13am 10.03.23 MAN ! That guy carries a low PHRF rating for sure! (but the photo-shopper forgot to put the rudder
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 8:06am 10.03.23 It's a forum, it happens. I was going to post the same as @Stu Jackson. Boats of that size frequen
what is the standing headroom? Ward H at 8:04am 10.03.23 It's a forum, it happens. I was going to post the same as @Stu Jackson. Boats of that size frequent
Holy freakin flying sailboat! (2) rgranger at 7:46am 10.03.23 Or they are burried in this wave... :biggrin::pimp:

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