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Maiden Voyage! Boom Almost Touching Cockpit Seats (1) Snowbird One at 3:57pm 07.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/3024 Well, after so many long days of work on the boat I finally got it out on the water yesterday! Had a
Arthur's Path - Joys of Swing Keel Boats (6) rgranger at 2:40pm 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 5/967 Well guys.... my 2014 sailing epic adventure took a few knocks in the head.... We launched from Ori
Battery question (1) sfgary at 1:54pm 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 6/852 I just noticed some corrosion on 1 terminal of my Blue Seas group 31 AGM batteries. It is blue corro
cockpit cushions Oday 28' Dragon Fly at 1:34pm 07.03.14 Bigger Boats 3/1341 anyone know where we might pick up some used cockpit cushions for an Oday 28' ? new ones w
Installing a Garmin GPS lehigh375 at 1:21pm 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 3/828 I have a Raymarine e7 on my pod and have uninstalled it to send it back for the recall. I noticed t
Happy 4th of July from the port of Covington Ga. (1) woodster at 12:47pm 07.03.14 S2 2/835 ...hope all have a safe and fun fourth this week end http://s1330.photobucket.com/user/woodster30
Mast base plate dmahony at 12:46pm 07.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/922 The other day I managed to break the eyebolt that holds the block (the one controlling the outhaul f
Simrad WP30 autopilot - need motor cluce at 12:15pm 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1101 The motor for our WP30 autopilot is dead, looking for a new one. Anyone have a WP30 or Navico 300 t
Headsail 2010 Beneteau 37 ccadiz at 11:14am 07.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1950 I have a 2010 Beneteau 37 which is great for cruising but doesn't perform well on Friday races again
Alternator for Yanmar 40 kenvail at 10:25am 07.03.14 Big Boats 10/2686 I recently purchased a 2006 Hunter 38 which has the factory-installed 60 amp alternator on my 40-hor
Air conditioning jibes138 at 10:21am 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 19/1984 My kid bought a portable air conditioner for his apartment. It is about 10K BTU's and is on wheels.
Most Desirable Year Model C22s? Sandcassle at 9:05am 07.03.14 Catalina 22 14/1442 I would be interested to know about the different generations of the C22...most desirable year model
isomat mast gate garethreeves at 6:49am 07.03.14 Big Boats 5/2124 The mast gate on my isomat spar is about 10 inches above the boom. Has anyone tried moving it so tha
Oday 19 Forward hatch latch XCIIGTWhipple at 6:17am 07.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1150 Anyone have a photo of the forward hatch latch on an O'day 19? I have to build mine and the latch a
MS RT nav app Skipper at 5:33am 07.03.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1075 I'm sure this is a worn out topic. But I can't find anything in search. Looking at Microsoft surface
Lewamar Screens Beneteau 321 at 4:42am 07.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/795 Two questions 1)Is there anyone around that still has the original gray plastic sereens for Lewmar
Squaw Island Lake Michigan DEB AND DION at 10:00pm 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1067 When Going To Squaw Island In Lake Michigan, Is There A Good Area To Set The Anchor And Go To The Li
Circuit breaker source ? PKFK at 9:40pm 07.02.14 Big Boats 13/1652 Hi - Last week I completed replacing my shore power charger with a 60 amp unit. The new charger s
Cat beats monohull at anchoring ...anytime (1) Ken13559 at 8:31pm 07.02.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1356 Why are catamaran better at anchoring compare to a monohull? This is why. They don't drop anchor ..
Capri 16 karjer at 7:12pm 07.02.14 Smaller Boats 0/683 Does anyone have the Capri 16 owners manual that they could share? Mine is a 1990.

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Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? sail sfbay at 9:39pm 10.24.22 No, too restrictive.......why not consider a diving dry suit?............used that wind surfing in t
Valve needed Leeward Rail at 9:24pm 10.24.22 you'll need a strong valve to prevent the seasick from, well doing what the seasick do, until it ca
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Leeward Rail at 9:20pm 10.24.22 I have wondered about the battery heated waterproof jackets.
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 Calif. Ted at 9:18pm 10.24.22 I have not tried but have seen advertising for a product called DeBond marine formula that is suppos
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Barnacle Bill at 9:12pm 10.24.22 I, for one, have written a lot about this topic. You might take some time and search the site.
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 9:11pm 10.24.22 The only way to remove VC 17 is with a sander and aggressive sandpaper. Been there, done that. :(:
Bad spider cracks ? Barnacle Bill at 9:09pm 10.24.22 There are tons of reasons for crazing or cracking in gelcoat. To name a few, too much gelcoat thick
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:58pm 10.24.22 Thanks, @Barnacle Bill ! That was good information about the set up for an asymmetrical spinnaker,
maybe a dumb water heater question.... Barnacle Bill at 8:51pm 10.24.22 The tank in your hot water heater has two sections. One section contains the cooling antifreeze tha
Where can I find taller stanchions ? Barnacle Bill at 8:43pm 10.24.22 Garhauer Marine will make up most anything stainless to your specs.
Installing a Spinnaker Barnacle Bill at 8:42pm 10.24.22 I'm not sure you got an answer to your question. I'll try. There basically are four lines that att
Precision 185K Advice Barnacle Bill at 8:25pm 10.24.22 First of all Precision Boat Works is not building boats anymore, unlike what someone above suggested
Buy now or wait for recession? Barnacle Bill at 8:11pm 10.24.22 If you find the boat you want, buy it before someone else does.
Identify This Boat? Barnacle Bill at 8:08pm 10.24.22 It's a US Yacht 22.
Wing Keel repair Morgan donor at 7:56pm 10.24.22 I've seen "bolt on bulb kits" in the past. Perhaps even from Mars Metal. I don't remember, it was lo
Voltage Meter Issue PlaneTom at 7:53pm 10.24.22 Our 310 has a bum voltmeter in the engine panel, it shows 14.0 volts with just battery power, 15.5 -
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? xavpil at 7:30pm 10.24.22 Do not use clear vinyl hoses as they are prone to cracking and sinking your boat. Use marine grade
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 7:27pm 10.24.22 That sludge might be caused by additive dropout. This can happen when incompatible coolants are mix
Valve needed xavpil at 7:25pm 10.24.22 Rod Collins explains it much better than I ever could. See the link below. https://marinehowto.co
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? Ralph Johnstone at 7:19pm 10.24.22 Do not use clear vinyl hoses as they are prone to cracking and sinking your boat. Use marine grade

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