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Unknown drainage Source to thru-hull well BarryBershad at 7:08am 06.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/714 There is a drainage hole into the well area where my depth transduce and knot meter are mounted. It
2QM15 Problems Solved RoyS at 7:02am 06.23.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/4976 After twelve years of effort and thousands of dollars spent, I have finally solved my problems with
looking for purchase advice kb3pgo at 7:00am 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2325 I am looking at two boats and am unsure about actual quality of them. Assuming both are in the s
air conditioner installation hunger 28.5 linecreek at 6:42am 06.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/792 air conditioner installation hunter 28.5 We have a Hunter 28.5 and have seen a post on "Inexpensive
High water levels (2) Jackdaw at 5:50am 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 7/940 Lake Minnetonka near Minneapolis is at the highest water levels ever recorded. The water is over our
11.0 aluminum water tank Jtoben at 5:34am 06.23.14 S2 18/2773 Everlastingly years ago I cut 4 access ports in the water tank of our 11.0a for clean out and inspec
Summer Sailstice (1) Justin_NSA at 5:30am 06.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/511 How many of you celebrated the Sailstice on Saturday? Our club held our annual Blessing of the Fleet
Yet another Air Conditioning Thread Kermit at 4:45am 06.23.14 Smaller Boats 31/3629 We have a 1999 H260. We're on a mission to cool our boat so we can sleep on it in the summer. Yes, I
sail area and PHRF for Beneteau 323 new323owner at 4:21am 06.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5096 I own a 2004 Beneteau 323 with an in-mast furling mainsail and a 116 genoa. I would like to know the
Noisy engine MORNING LIGHT at 3:53am 06.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/744 Hi, Got a Catalina Capri 26 1991 and seems to me like my engine is getting noisier than before, took
Polars Beneteau 323 pneirik at 8:57pm 06.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2253 Hi. Does anyone have the polars for a 323.
Where should the waterline be on a Catalina 27? palau998 at 8:31pm 06.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/2345 I have had my 1984 Catalina 27 for a year now. I think it is sitting low in the water. It is not f
Lines on boom?! (1) Craftychicken at 7:29pm 06.22.14 Catalina 22 3/927 We just stepped our mast for the first time and noticed these lines hanging off our boom. We do have
critique my windward progress (2) Gene Neill at 7:28pm 06.22.14 Catalina 22 4/894 critique my windward progress? I'm always surprised at how many times I have to tack to reach a des
dinghy trainmanjess at 7:14pm 06.22.14 Morgan 8/2241 hello all I might be a little dinghy asking this question, but i'll ask it anyway.... I have a Mo
Accessing Raymarine Instruments canuck at 6:26pm 06.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/983 We have a 2012 Hunter 39 with ST60+ speed , depth and wind instruments and a Fusion CD PLAYER. These
new season woes newboatowner at 6:15pm 06.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/983 After a long hard winter my Catalina 30 just went into the water and, lo and behold, I had to confro
Best GPS Big Fish at 5:26pm 06.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/652 I own an 1978 Hunter 27 and need to replace the old Garmin 135. Sailing around Penobscot Bay nothing
Mounting Origo stove a65sailor at 4:35pm 06.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1677 I have an Origo 3000 stove with gimbals I need to mount. If any one has pictures of how these mount
Retractable keel replacment jeyoungblood at 4:24pm 06.22.14 Smaller Boats 5/669 I have a 19 foot quest built in 1984. On a recent outing the retractable keel was completely lost.

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A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Kings Gambit at 9:54am 04.30.23 p.s. @Kings Gambit - a bonus is the MedAire folk track your supplies and will let you know what is
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? dLj at 9:46am 04.30.23 I didn't see that on the web site. When you contact them, you get a representative to discuss your
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 9:26am 04.30.23 I see no need to mount them on the wooden blocks, that would just add more leverage on the bolts an
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm jviss at 9:20am 04.30.23 Good discussion here: https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/do-twin-sheets-better
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? jviss at 9:17am 04.30.23 I got their smallest kit for 10 people. I didn't see that on the web site.
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm jssailem at 9:16am 04.30.23 Control of the main sheet and thus the sail is the critical point. Even more so than the convenience
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation (6) CaptnDean at 9:09am 04.30.23 I have a Catalina 30 MK3 and I recently installed a Maxwell RC8-8 windlass in my anchor locker. I c
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Kings Gambit at 9:01am 04.30.23
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? dLj at 8:58am 04.30.23 That Medaire website is directed towards megayacht owners! Yes, to a degree, but they also suppor
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 8:45am 04.30.23 Yes, that is what I meant, shunt goes between battery and the house bus. Thanks for noticing my in
Oceanis 36cc Line Information (2) jssailem at 8:40am 04.30.23 15mm Main... Main Halyard or Main sheet? Halyard on a 36ft boat must fit the sheaves at the top of
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:39am 04.30.23 Heat shrink crimp connectors or heat shrink over crimp connectors would be the way to go in areas wi
Wiring solar and ACR's JoeWhite at 8:38am 04.30.23 I just don't get it, or you are writing imprecisely. The negative side of the the battery is the ne
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? jviss at 8:37am 04.30.23 Have you looked at the MedAire kit? I got the offshore kit. I'm pretty impressed with it. Wednesday
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm baycloud at 8:36am 04.30.23 Good discussion here: https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/do-twin-sheets-better
De-winterization Project_Mayhem at 8:30am 04.30.23 You are correct. The sacrificial anodes in fresh water should be magnesium or aluminum. Thank you
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Tally Ho at 8:14am 04.30.23 Have you looked at the MedAire kit? I got the offshore kit. I'm pretty impressed with it. Wednesday
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Benny17441 at 8:10am 04.30.23 If the pump is turning silently, it does not sound like it is primed. Make sure the impeller grill
Alternative to bimini (1) Benny17441 at 8:01am 04.30.23 Don't look down on packing an umbrella.
Found a 2003 C310 Alansails at 7:39am 04.30.23 Or the crew was not used to the boat or the wind died off or the clouds were there or..... When we u

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