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Backstay Tension for Beneteau393 with rolling RodBry at 7:44am 07.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1306 Can anyone advise the recommended Back Stay Tension for a Beneteau393 with Rolling Furling Main?
Almost lost my mast Satuday (1) keary N at 6:32am 07.15.14 Day Sailers 2/1112 While sailing on the Southern of Narragansett Bay Saturday in my O'Day 22, we heard a loud metallic
Wiring to VHF DSC lehigh375 at 6:31am 07.15.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4896 This week I am going to try and wire my Chartplotter to the VHF to connect the DSC. The plotter is a
BG Network Wind carlager at 6:08am 07.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/597 Our BG Network Wind Display Unit is "frozen" The LCD displays "18.8appvstrue", the analogue pointer
BG Network Wind carlager at 6:06am 07.15.14 Ask All Sailors 0/771 Our BG Network Wind Display Unit is "frozen" The LCD displays "18.8appvstrue", the analogue point
Holding Tank waste coming back garethreeves at 5:59am 07.15.14 Big Boats 13/2072 I plan to replace the old aluminum holding tank in my Legend 375 with a plastic tank from this site
Cleaning the holding tank sludge sailcapt340 at 5:50am 07.15.14 Big Boats 11/14032 Has anyone any tips for cleaning out the sludge at the bottom of the holding tank? A recent clog in
Different Style Keel Hangers (2) Guardian at 2:49am 07.15.14 Catalina 22 8/1946 Removed the keel hangers from my Boomaroo 22 (Australian made Catalina) to check if the PO had maint
Shore power yachtsman at 12:09am 07.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/952 Any advice on connecting shore power and effects on anodes and sail drive. The shore power on my 4
H26. Or. 260 Larry D Calander at 9:11pm 07.14.14 Smaller Boats 1/650 I need main sail cover. When ordering there is a distinction between the 2. Mine Is a 96 model that
groco HF backsplash Mickstr6 at 7:14pm 07.14.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2074 Have the boat about 7 years, no issue with head. I always pump dry, and add clean water in the bowl
window reseal rsteig at 6:42pm 07.14.14 Catalina 22 4/1099 I'm going to reseal my windows on my 75 c22. The boat is about 120 mi away on lake erie . Do these r
Electrical outlets replacements (4) s2fast4u at 6:32pm 07.14.14 Ask All Sailors 24/4550 Dear sailboat owners I have, on my First 375, 2 types of electrical outlets : a few 2 prongs out
Shroud Attachment Points Cincy020 at 6:05pm 07.14.14 Catalina 22 8/3516 This almost sounds like a rediculous question, but which shrouds attach to which chainplate? I woul
hard starting outboard oldiesrocker2001 at 5:14pm 07.14.14 Engines and Propulsion 13/2209 I have a 4hp 4stroke kicker motor on my boat. There is usually a week between sails. Three outings a
Galvanic isolators for 331 Geoedgar at 5:12pm 07.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/733 Does anyone have experience fitting a galvanic isolator to the 331
what length dock lines? av8erdunn at 4:19pm 07.14.14 Smaller Boats 14/3676 What length dock lines should I buy for my boat? I am new to this tying up in a slip thing and quit
Check Value fuel line NYSail at 3:36pm 07.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1032 Hello.... was wondering how many use a check valve on their fuel line and any comments regarding. I
Big Thanks to Maine Sail JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:30pm 07.14.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3007 Hey MS, Just wanted to give some credit where it is due, probably over due. My wife and I were o
Groco HF backsplash Mickstr6 at 3:21pm 07.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/661 Have the boat about 7 years, no issue with head. I always pump dry, and add clean water in the bowl

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Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 quadrille38 at 7:04pm 08.17.23 Greenhouse gases. Your probably thinking of Pfas that is used in firefighting foams. Not typically
Expectations from solar SycloneDriver at 7:00pm 08.17.23 That CMP24 charge controller doesn't look like a very good unit. Check out the Victron line of MPPT
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:56pm 08.17.23 Do I correctly understand you'll be using the shaft bearing shown in your photo #2 : s building a
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mermike at 6:40pm 08.17.23 I enjoyed your tales of Luna's rescue. Hope this one works out for you.
Installing Composting Toilet in Oday 35 DinghySailor at 6:36pm 08.17.23 I ran the vent for our dry toilet through the house roof and covered it with a small clamshell. T
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 6:33pm 08.17.23 Was this the boat?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:13pm 08.17.23 The "porch" side... Sometimes I get a kick out of how the speech to text likes to quote me. Anyway I
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel mermike at 6:10pm 08.17.23 Could certainly be annoying if it blows and you need to replace it to get the whole house system wo
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:06pm 08.17.23 OUCH ! If the grinding has been taking place within the gland, you may have damaged the shaft surf
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (1) mermike at 6:04pm 08.17.23 Was this the boat?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 08.17.23 It really appears as if the shaft is having its problem within stuffing box. OUCH ! If the grind
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 5:18pm 08.17.23 Well if it comes down to that we'll just have to wait and see. A CV joint takes up less space than a
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) Mechone at 5:04pm 08.17.23 Just buy the parts . What year is the boat ? It lasted this long. Zspar (France ) did supply many B
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Will Gilmore at 4:53pm 08.17.23 Brock pulled out a sock, then a second toe frock. It was red and gold in argyle Spandex. The heel po
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 4:10pm 08.17.23 I'll be following your adventure - Monday I'm looking at a 1986 30 that's been sitting in the water
Vesper XB8000- No GPS Signal mermike at 3:59pm 08.17.23 Glad to hear that you had a good experience with Garmin support. I bought my XB-8000 a month or so b
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 3:52pm 08.17.23
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 3:51pm 08.17.23 Can you push this cable out of the way and retake the pic? er conversion/transfer products. Do
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel mermike at 3:50pm 08.17.23 Yep, a Class T fuse and fuse block.
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Richard19068 at 3:46pm 08.17.23 https://www.ebay.com/itm/294172320300

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