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Maiden Voyage! Boom Almost Touching Cockpit Seats (1) Snowbird One at 3:57pm 07.03.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/3395 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 5/1004 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 6/961 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 3/1623 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 3/863 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 2/908 ...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 2/978 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 2/1142 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 7/2357 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 10/3043 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 19/2149 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 14/1502 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 5/2240 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 8/1215 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 4/1116 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 2/847 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 2/1083 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 13/1704 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 6/1394 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 0/742 Does anyone have the Capri 16 owners manual that they could share? Mine is a 1990.

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DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings dLj at 6:57pm 05.02.23 Not knowing any different, I'll go along with what you say about reliability ... except that I've n
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 6:56pm 05.02.23 The nice thing about these is they have no expiry date. ard. The issue with the problem I found is
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 6:50pm 05.02.23 Hi Art. A bit puzzled by the description of your generator setup. Hunter rigged our 1991 model with
Advice on interior paneling repair rpwillia at 6:48pm 05.02.23 Catalina uses Target varnish and you can buy it online from them. It is a water based varnish (seems
Urgent warning to genset owners (1) Johnb at 6:41pm 05.02.23 The nice thing about these is they have no expiry date.
Fortress anchor CJB220 at 6:39pm 05.02.23 This is a very good discussion. It all started when I reviewed the article in Practical Sailor "Anc
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings Scott T-Bird at 6:38pm 05.02.23 The main reason in my mind is the higher reliability of these fasteners. These kinds of mechanical
Reattach wire to steering quadrant Richard19068 at 6:38pm 05.02.23 This may or may not help but check regarding the take up eyes shown in illustration 11 on page 7 of
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Jamme at 6:36pm 05.02.23 Find someone whose surname is Beneteau and ask him to join the group as administrator!
Third summer, boat wont sail stickinthemud57 at 6:16pm 05.02.23 Leeward describes it very well. Just as an airplane's wings (and a sailboat's sails) need to be reas
Fortress anchor Sailgunner at 6:13pm 05.02.23 Guess you didn't ask for anchor advise but just how it would fit on your boat. LOL. Anyway, I agree
Third summer, boat wont sail Leeward Rail at 6:09pm 05.02.23 That keel looks in horrible shape. Probably the worst I have seen on a c22 It should work as a
Urgent warning to genset owners Terry Cox at 6:04pm 05.02.23 Hi Art. A bit puzzled by the description of your generator setup. Hunter rigged our 1991 model with
Third summer, boat wont sail Leeward Rail at 5:57pm 05.02.23 Is it possible my bow has water in the fiberglass? No. The c22 hulls don't have coring. Fiberglass
Third summer, boat wont sail stickinthemud57 at 5:55pm 05.02.23 Heavens to Betsy. Everything that follows is secondary to the fact that the bottom and especially th
Third summer, boat wont sail (3) gtg at 5:54pm 05.02.23 Please post photos.
Sailing Movies? Tally Ho at 5:37pm 05.02.23
New Hunter arch panel jaysweet at 5:37pm 05.02.23 Do a search online for waterproof connectors. There are many types out there and you will need some
Not to complain about weather forecasting certainty sea_casper at 5:32pm 05.02.23 Your weather in SD is as a rule generated by and subject to the whims of the Pacific Ocean.. Here
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Terry Cox at 5:27pm 05.02.23 Cell phones cameras are good for inspection. A lot better resolution and stronger light with the fl

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