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373 2nd house battery location Newport Bob at 7:08pm 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1142 HELP! Ready to upgrade to a 2nd house 4d battery and a larger alt. Can't find a place to install the
Cal 29 cylinder head Brentpd at 6:36pm 05.18.14 Cal 1/1078 I just bought a '73 2-29 about a month ago with the standard 12 hp farymann. It's a wonderful boat a
Battery Switch location Beamerguy100 at 6:34pm 05.18.14 Smaller Boats 3/819 I am thinking of fitting a second battery on port side ( help to correct permanent list) and 1,2,bot
Moving the A/C power inlet atpjim at 6:12pm 05.18.14 Catalina 30 2/906 I am considering replacing the original inlet with a new smart plug. While I'm at it how big of a p
First Sail of the Year! Thanks Guys! (4) Ward H at 6:03pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1357 Yesterday I sailed for the first time this season and had a blast! It was the first time I saile
rebedding mmsailor at 5:53pm 05.18.14 Smaller Boats 2/575 Whats the prefered material for rebedding grudgeons ?
Force 10 stove battery Don Lucas at 4:45pm 05.18.14 Big Boats 5/2115 I want to replace my Force 10 ignition battery. The manual says the hold is on the front right side
Strobe Light on an Inflatable Life Jacket rpwillia at 4:42pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 1/887 I have two mustang inflatable life jackets. I have two strobe lights with velcro straps. I tried to
Standing rigging 311 Vimana at 4:38pm 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1431 Recently purchased a 2000 Beneteau 311 and had a question on the upper shrouds vs lower. I have see
Full Time Cruisers Tim R. at 4:35pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3682 After nearly 4 years of prep and saving we threw off the lines today and became full time cruisers.
Backing plates agprice22 at 4:28pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 17/3150 I am rebedding all my deck hardware, and where possible, I would like to use backing plates to reduc
Trailer and tire size question Bigjer40 at 3:49pm 05.18.14 Trailer Sailors 10/3024 Hi all, I am looking to down size to a trailer size as my last post indicates. I am real interested
Epoxy resin as a wood ahesive? (1) Gene Neill at 3:28pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 25/2926 I started removing the trim edge from a rotten bulkhead today. Sadly (and contrary to what I've rea
refrigerator hook up colinhulse at 2:52pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 25/4106 My new unit runs off 12v or 24v. I have a double pole double throw switch, so that I can run it off
Grey smoke from my Yanmar 4jh3te drtsr1 at 2:18pm 05.18.14 Big Boats 5/4077 Looking for insight on what I am getting grey smoke from my engine, about 1700 hrs. Runs smooth,
Water pump replacement Hunter 460-Yanmar 4jh3te drtsr1 at 2:12pm 05.18.14 Big Boats 4/1179 Looking for a boat yard to replace the seawater pump in palm beach or Ft Lauderdale fl. It looks
H22 Daysailer Mast Crutch Mount Broken Joetul at 2:10pm 05.18.14 Day Sailers 3/1732 I didn't even get the boat home before the mast crutch mount broke. The crutch pins into a mounting
It lives!!!! hummingbirdbassist at 2:05pm 05.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/950 This Yanmar 2qm15 has been on the hard SINCE 1998, it was properly put up by my simple standards. R
Replacing Seaward S600 Waterheater sailcapt340 at 1:30pm 05.18.14 Big Boats 8/4889 I need to replace the Seaward S600 Waterheater on my 2000 340. It has a leak somewhere just drainin
Mixing and matching batteries, house vs engine... centerline at 1:30pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1149 in addition to the battery area wiring needing to be cleaned up and marked, its time to replace the

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mast JamesG161 at 12:52pm 05.23.23 We had to trace down who built the boat, a few years ago. All are register in Belgium for World Wid
Plans for hurricane season 2023? capta at 12:46pm 05.23.23 If I'm going to be in an area for hurricane season, I will often take my dinghy out at several tides
mast Crazy Dave Condon at 12:31pm 05.23.23 @tuscan you want information but without the boat mfg., model and mast mfg ., you will not get any
Hunter 90 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:18pm 05.23.23 The boat info lists the hunter 90 but no sail deminsions. The brochure never had that info. Sailbo
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing JamesG161 at 12:05pm 05.23.23 it is faster if you call me by phone Check your privates Messages
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. Terry Cox at 11:49am 05.23.23 A bit confused over whether you need a spreader or a steaming light bulb. Different model boat here,
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing rebelh2o at 11:45am 05.23.23 I would stay on this Topic or Post Will do. Close , but yes. Was the bushing fixed in place in
Plans for hurricane season 2023? JamesG161 at 11:20am 05.23.23 Put Simple forecasting is in the NHC's charter. We do our best for the Forecasting part at Weathe
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing JamesG161 at 11:13am 05.23.23 Was there a similar bushing that was installed with your replacement? Close , but yes. _____ Als
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing rebelh2o at 10:51am 05.23.23 Thanks for the response and welcome Jim. I'm not sure who made the replacement. I've read your entir
Plans for hurricane season 2023? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:44am 05.23.23 Does it matter what they predict? It only takes one storm. If it lands on you it's a bad year. T
Plans for hurricane season 2023? Rick Webb at 10:41am 05.23.23 The National Hurricane Center will publicly release their forecast on May 25th, 2023 Does it matt
Possible SmartPlug problem Benny17441 at 10:39am 05.23.23 For safety, make sure that breaker at the control panel is actually tripping properly and not allowi
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition SycloneDriver at 10:38am 05.23.23 In my opinion, unless you measure the overboard pump rate on your boat you do not know and cannot u
Plans for hurricane season 2023? JamesG161 at 10:34am 05.23.23 More to come soon on this forum about 2023 season. Weather and Forecasting The National Hurricane
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Kings Gambit at 10:14am 05.23.23 Sooooo, let us twist the topic a little. In my mind, there is a far better chance of my boat havin
Plans for hurricane season 2023? LydieBP at 9:53am 05.23.23 Great tip to review Yacht insurance.
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jon hansen at 9:51am 05.23.23 i sail with a crew, sailing is a team sport for me. i have a P.A.R. bilge pump, which is slow, but
An Announcement About Catalina Parts. A Big One. ElementalSail at 9:42am 05.23.23 Thank You!!
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem (5) Rich Stidger at 9:39am 05.23.23 I humbly award @Ralph Johnstone the esteemed title of Wizard Extraordinaire. His diagnosis of a bad

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