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Teak slats in cockpit of Beneteau 311 amayers at 9:02am 07.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/5378 I recently bought a 2000 Beneteau 311. The teak slatted pieces on the swim platform and in some part
Sailing from Oxnard to Marina del Rey, CA bll30148 at 9:02am 07.01.14 Destinations 6/8969 I just bought a Columbia 26 at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard. I am preparing it to sail down to
Windlass for Hunter 33.5 1992 upwinddan at 7:35am 07.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/817 Hello there, What's the best way to go for a windlass for a 1992 33.5? Thanks!
Bedding snaps Meriachee at 7:25am 07.01.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1455 What would you use to bed the screws for the snaps used for a dodger?
Two boats - am I nuts? (1) holdech at 5:58am 07.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1144 I know Marty is building a "fleet" but that's mostly business - not sure what my excuse is :) Worki
Raymarine e7 chartplotter issues cramina at 5:23am 07.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1962 Good day All, I just got my new Raymairine e7 chartplotter and I can not get the heads up display
h26 need to replace a part can anyone help with sizing (1) vweedon at 5:09am 07.01.14 Smaller Boats 4/878 Hi all. we have a 1996 h26 and we needed a part made cause ours came off somehow. Anyway i have at
How to restore the shine to the non-skid deck (1) VinMV1234 at 4:33am 07.01.14 Catalina 22 9/2152 Hello all. This is my first post although I have read many of the threads and they've helped treme
Yanmar YSM12. horizontal ronyhend at 1:34am 07.01.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/692 I've got this one cylinder diesel. Workhorse. Produced in '79-80. Has the original tranmission, a re
Rig tuning ranchu56 at 8:03pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 4/989 Rig tuning questions and concerns To all, Retuned the rig this past weekend and set all the rigg
Spectra Catalina 300 question discovery at 6:55pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 0/541 Looking for help with my Catalina 300. The mpc 3000 control panel shows 4 bars on the GPH page, any
Smartcraft to NMEA 2000 westerdoll at 6:53pm 06.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/677 I have a 2008 Mercury 60hp on the back of my Macgregor 26x. I purchased a Navman chart plotter at th
Racing a Catalina 30. bobcat30 at 5:46pm 06.30.14 Catalina 30 0/907 Yes, I belong to the Old Sign Racing club in Red Brook Harbor, Cataumet, Buzzards Bay Massachusetts.
Turn the key and push the button...nothing happens tyson_troy at 4:41pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2991 Went down to clean up and run the engine in hopes of a July 4th sail but, when I turned the key and
Self tail winch line slipping NiceBeny at 4:13pm 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3422 It might be that my jib lines are too narrow and will slip when loaded up on self tailer or maybe so
Boat Life Caulk Vs Butyl Tape for Fixed Ports on Hunter 31 (4) HMT2 at 3:43pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2597 We are in the process of replacing the fixed ports on our 1983 Hunter 31. We got the first one out a
Replacing wire halyards with line on Columbia 26 MKII bll30148 at 3:28pm 06.30.14 Columbia 2/4079 I'm thinking about changing both my main and jib halyard to line from the original wire/line mix. I
Davit for Hunter 36 rsoren at 3:14pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 3/2758 Good news, we've got great water depth this year for sailing. However, the high water level keeps us
Mast Bridals for a Hunter 26 Rick in FL at 2:52pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3355 Hi Everyone, Does anybody know the length of the mast bridals for a Hunter 26. I measured from t
wind scoops Bad Obsession at 2:27pm 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 19/4104 What is the scoop on wind scoops? Gimmick or good equipment? I have never used one.

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Sailing in higher winds. zinahewitt at 12:10pm 07.31.23 Buy and use Don Guillette's Sail Trim Guide available in books right here. Best sail trim book kno
Solar water heat exchanger JBP-PA at 12:07pm 07.31.23 Ah. I thought you meant he needed an expansion tank on the fresh water side. His heating "coolant" w
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer dlochner at 12:05pm 07.31.23 The O'Day Day Sailer is a small light boat, it will not take much horsepower to move it along. Nor w
Shore powered vent fan? JBP-PA at 11:59am 07.31.23 You could get a separate fan and panel like this and mount the solar panel somewhere it won't get bu
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 11:54am 07.31.23 The expansion/accumulator tank is plumbed upstream of the hot water. I don't see any difference bet
Shore powered vent fan? JBP-PA at 11:50am 07.31.23 You can use shore powered or chemical dehumidifiers. Is humidity is a big problem in Alaskan winter
Shore powered vent fan? JBP-PA at 11:48am 07.31.23 I have an older one, but it takes ordinary C size NiCad batteries. It doesn't always come back to l
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer jpcrane at 11:38am 07.31.23 jpcrane..... When I purchased my Daysailor in 1982 I installed a 4.5 HP outboard on it. It moved t
Kevlar skid plates? Timm R Oday25 at 11:35am 07.31.23 Ahh, I don't think I would have thought of that, but that does seem like a good point. Canoe skid
Solar water heat exchanger JBP-PA at 11:23am 07.31.23 The expansion/accumulator tank is plumbed upstream of the hot water. I don't see any difference betw
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot capta at 11:16am 07.31.23 I'd check the compression first thing. Low oil pressure, loss of power, and fuel in the oil are a co
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas dlochner at 11:09am 07.31.23 (Side note: I've been seeing recent options for 100 Ah LiFePO4 "mini" batteries that are looking re
Solar water heat exchanger Stu Jackson at 10:58am 07.31.23 Searching can be rather random, at least for me. Specificity also helps. You first said boat, the
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas jdrutten at 10:50am 07.31.23 I've only been sailing a couple of years and the 306 is my first bigger boat. I'd say these boats we
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Stu Jackson at 10:49am 07.31.23 the "low oil pressure" alarm rang and the red light in the instrument panel turned on. The engine l
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 10:44am 07.31.23 ...if the rock is a little higher the front of the keel will hit, stop the boat, and transfer all o
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ chaswg at 10:42am 07.31.23 Well done!
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer GeorgeC at 10:41am 07.31.23 jpcrane..... When I purchased my Daysailor in 1982 I installed a 4.5 HP outboard on it. It moved th
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? LloydB at 10:22am 07.31.23 Required STW doesn't make sense because if you were adrift in a 4 knot current your speed through wa
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 07.31.23 I did some research last night and found out the the Universal 25XPB has an Oil Pressure Shutdown s

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