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OC50 Family 2012 - where to mount gangway? folding or not? (5) flying at 12:22pm 01.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1986 Hello, I have Oceanis 50 Family 2012 year. I would like to mount the gangway. I'm wondering where to
How to weather a sudden storm? Ward H at 12:14pm 01.18.14 Ask All Sailors 61/12637 OK, newbie question time. Last summer I narrowly missed getting hit by a fast moving T Storm. It bl
Who uses a Barney Post? MaryEllaRose at 9:11am 01.18.14 Catalina 22 7/8979 I've been investigating a Barney post for my '22 but don't understand how the main sheet lines are r
Propane td4321 at 9:08am 01.18.14 Big Boats 22/2996 Has anyone changed their stove from cng to propane. My boat is a hunter 40 and there is no safe prop
replacement portlights ag123 at 8:09am 01.18.14 Big Boats 4/1043 Hello all! Has any of my Legend 37 folks tried the "New found metals" Tri - matrix ports? If so, wh
302 Survey Done (1) Mackaroni at 7:49am 01.18.14 Bigger Boats 10/1972 So, I had the survey done and am waiting on the final report. Overall, I think the boat did well.
Crush washers All U Get at 6:35am 01.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1285 Hi all, We had a little fuel leak on the fuel line to the injector on our diesel generator and I
H34 rudder removal a65sailor at 5:39am 01.18.14 Big Boats 6/1048 Would like to remove my rudder and re- core it. I was wondering if it could be removed with the boat
Greetings from a prospective future H37C owner The Rach at 3:57am 01.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1244 Hello, After much analysis and discussions and negotiations with the Admiral, this family had set
Windlass chain and rope sizeing Lost Parent at 9:36pm 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/586 I have an older Simpson Maxwell Anchorman winch on which the gyspy is marked 162 an anybody tell me
Gypsy Lost Parent at 8:17pm 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 2/669 I have a Simpson Lawrence Anchorman windlass and am looking for info on how to remove the gypsy
Hot water heater anode lwiltsee at 6:23pm 01.17.14 Big Boats 1/1057 How does one access the hot water heater's sacrificial anode? I'd like to replace it and I can't se
get blown away Navicula at 6:08pm 01.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/896 http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/overlay=temp/orthographic=56.99,1.36,801
roller furler attachment point (1) Kermit at 5:04pm 01.17.14 Smaller Boats 5/982 Hey y'all, Is it ok to attach the forestay/roller furler to the aft hole on the bow of the boat? Cr
Source for staysail traveler stops lingerfeltja at 4:27pm 01.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/610 Can anyone point me to a source for stop cars that will fit the traveler on an H37 cutter? Thank you
Anyone know a good SF Bay Area fabricator for davits&canvas? rlamb at 2:25pm 01.17.14 Big Boats 7/1718 I am looking to have a SS frame for solar panels built for my Hunter 466 and I want to frame to also
roller furling korchinskyp at 12:06pm 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3128 I purchased a sailboat with a new hank on mylar headsail. What are the thoughts on converting it to
Wheel Brake Fix Stargazer3 at 11:41am 01.17.14 Big Boats 3/881 Hi, all! Has anyone out there repaired their wheel brake? Mine doesn't work at all. I turn it and no
How to see AC Amps from Inverter/Charger? rlamb at 11:09am 01.17.14 Big Boats 4/978 On my 2004 Hunter 466 I noticed that the AC Ammeter on the panel does not include the amps being use
Boom rest Cambo at 10:31am 01.17.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4179 I've been looking at lots of boats for sale online trying to get through the winter and I noticed a

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Another Auto-Pilot Accident Siamese at 3:28pm 09.08.22 Yeah, ya gotta keep a watch. Even on a "brand new" Coronado 30.
What is this cable for? Kingjim91 at 3:06pm 09.08.22 Could possibly be a topping lift riggesd something like this, ginal question.
Electric panel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:02pm 09.08.22 Perfect. You're off to a great start. The first wires we want to look at are : s your battery sho
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history dlochner at 2:52pm 09.08.22 Thank you for the review of the Johnson toilet. I have to agree with @kappykaplan, you get what you
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history thinwater at 2:52pm 09.08.22 Re. Self-taping threads in plastic. They are only destroyed when re-assymbling if you do it wrong.
Its funny Friday! Roland5048 at 2:51pm 09.08.22 I am not sure what is funnier, the grammar correction or the fact that an English major is trying t
Electric panel (3) capseaquel at 2:49pm 09.08.22 If you have power to the "switch", and I have no idea what this switch is, why would you be looking
Another Auto-Pilot Accident Ralph Johnstone at 2:41pm 09.08.22 ... and a great workman knows how to hide his mistakes.:beer: You hide that mistake and you'll wi
Traveling alongside Ralph Johnstone at 2:32pm 09.08.22 the responses seemed to indicate that it would somehow be disrespectful to the tractor trailer driv
New Mailsale Davidasailor26 at 2:13pm 09.08.22
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Davidasailor26 at 2:10pm 09.08.22 They will get splashed sooner or later. Yes, but for a sacrificial anode to work it needs to be i
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 09.08.22 If the boat doesn't have any source of heat, he is probably in for a cold trip eventually. Is he us
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history kappykaplan at 1:58pm 09.08.22 Sorry to read of your marine toilet woes.
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 1:38pm 09.08.22 September seems like the least favorable month to start a trip like this. If he can wait until Nov
Traveling alongside Scott T-Bird at 1:38pm 09.08.22 Because what is the trucker actually doing? He is driving from place A to place B with stops to ass
Internet entrance test (1) rgranger at 1:27pm 09.08.22 Is that why there seems to be a bicoastal rivalry? facebook.com/Transcoastal-Tugs-and-Shipping-S
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) rgranger at 1:22pm 09.08.22 September seems like the least favorable month to start a trip like this. If he can wait until Nove
Now that's a thunderstorm. PaulK at 1:19pm 09.08.22 There is lengthy discussion on French sailing sites about the definition of different weather phenom
Another Auto-Pilot Accident rgranger at 1:17pm 09.08.22 What's that saying? "A poor workman blames his tools". ... and a great workman knows how to hide h
Corsica Storm.. Any additional insight from a technical standpoint? rgranger at 1:15pm 09.08.22 You mean one of these? Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? Jim... Maybe? I don't know if a shelf clou

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