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Life Lines Rxman47 at 8:36am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1458 I know this has been posted before, however, I have not been able to find the information. What is
M25XPB fuel filters Richard19084 at 8:35am 05.10.14 Catalina 310 4/2231 The Westerbeke spares kit for the M25XPB includes 2 fuel filters. One I recognize as the normal spin
MacGregor identification rettop at 7:51am 05.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3518 I have a MacGregor 26 built in 1990. I don't have the original invoince but do have serial number a
Y25 Mk2 jazzyjd09 at 7:43am 05.10.14 Yamaha 7/3005 What a fun boat! Im two years in, and loving it. Everything except the engine. Looking for advice. I
Sail miss formed when reefed YVRguy at 7:09am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2821 On a recent trip we had some bigger winds and we decided to deep reef the main. The reef looked per
New Canvas (2) rpwillia at 6:12am 05.10.14 Catalina 310 4/1172 After listing to the chatter about wants and such on canvas and having a desire to learn new things
Sailing the Atlantic, yes or no? sailingbluewaters at 5:22am 05.10.14 Ask All Sailors 26/6809 I am looking at buying a 1998 Benneteau Oceanis 461. I want to sail the Caribbean for the winter an
Secondary Winches on an Oceanis 393 Logan808 at 2:16am 05.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1157 Does anyone have experience in installing secondary winches on a Beneteau 393? I'd like to instal
Cheap way to lack of bathroom problem on small boats. (1) Blue Buddha at 9:07pm 05.09.14 Smaller Boats 2/1583 Done.
Yanmar parts policy Oliverhg at 8:46pm 05.09.14 Yamaha 3/1885 I am in Vancouver, Canada and find that the Yanmar part price here are double or more than in the US
Johnson washdown pump to Jabsco fitting issue Genesis V at 8:40pm 05.09.14 Big Boats 1/1143 Ok the job is done a Johnson 5.2 washdown pump is in and 3/4" hose run starboard side from under g
Universal 25XP with water in the oil gregorybross at 8:27pm 05.09.14 Catalina 30 3/1232 Hello Boating Friends- I have a 1996 Catalina 30 with a universal 25XP that has just started to hav
Where is your radar reflector? rpwillia at 8:20pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 87/19542 We had a marine safety guy come in and talk to my YC about safety equipment. One thing he mentioned
can someone explain what is going on here? (1) kpgraci at 8:00pm 05.09.14 Ask All Sailors 21/3950
Keel cable attachment Thomasjbrothersjr at 7:58pm 05.09.14 Catalina 22 1/651 Am I missing something... There seems to be no way to get to the attachment point on the keel while
Finally In (1) Hydro Therapy at 7:09pm 05.09.14 Day Sailers 9/1696 I've been ready for a month. The marina finally gave me the green light so I dropped her in today. I
Bedspread 456 janiceandcraig at 7:07pm 05.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/865 I am trying to find out what a piece of material is on the used 2003 hunter we purchased. It is a p
Keel crack opinion (1) luv2sail67 at 6:04pm 05.09.14 Big Boats 3/1006 I'm hoping the forum can help. This is a pic of our keel. The keelbolts have no sign of rust. So
Butyl tape at Princess Auto (3) holdech at 5:07pm 05.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/6171
Newport Beach to Ensenada 2014 Rick D at 4:44pm 05.09.14 Racing 3/26982 Here's an article concerning this year's race which is a SoCal tradition and once attracted over 600

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Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel caverun at 2:14pm 08.17.23 @tomoncapeced if you still need a mast here you go: 23' Hunter Mast 1987 (massmarineparts.com)
Expectations from solar Captain Larry-DH at 1:57pm 08.17.23
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? shemandr at 1:48pm 08.17.23 According to New England PHRF the Capri 22 with wing keel has a base rating of 213. It's 195 with a
Tide Clock Rick486 at 1:47pm 08.17.23 So, are there guys here you wouldn't go to sea with?
Expectations from solar dlochner at 1:44pm 08.17.23 A lot has changed in 20 years. Panels do have a life span, I wonder if. yours are reaching EOL. Her
Tide Clock (2) Don S/V ILLusion at 1:39pm 08.17.23
Vesper XB8000- No GPS Signal dlochner at 1:36pm 08.17.23 Its been awhile, however, my unit was programmed at the vendor. Garmin probably knows your MMSI as
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? DaveJ at 1:35pm 08.17.23
Expectations from solar Captain Larry-DH at 1:28pm 08.17.23 Also, those 20 year old panels might be severely degraded
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel (1) rgranger at 1:24pm 08.17.23 Can you push this cable out of the way and retake the pic? might be there? There website shows a lo
Tide Clock rgranger at 1:02pm 08.17.23 Here is a good explanation that I have found... (but not in a book - sorry @Stu Jackson :beer:) htt
Expectations from solar Stu Jackson at 1:00pm 08.17.23 there is no need for a switch between the charge controller and the batteries. True, and most sola
Tide Clock rgranger at 12:58pm 08.17.23 Although we have seen some real dumbbells here recently, not you granger. I have my moments.
Expectations from solar Stu Jackson at 12:57pm 08.17.23 never seem to be able to get any more than about 3 amps at any time in strong direct sunlight. Am I
Tide Clock Stu Jackson at 12:54pm 08.17.23 Wow, that's weird. I never heard of that. I'm going to look into it. as I never knew about this
Expectations from solar Captain Larry-DH at 12:48pm 08.17.23 What type and size batteries do you have? Are they flooded lead acid? AGM? Are they in good conditi
Cutter 37 Refit jon hansen at 12:31pm 08.17.23 you do beautiful work
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) Tally Ho at 12:29pm 08.17.23
Vesper XB8000- No GPS Signal MikeHoncho at 12:25pm 08.17.23
Cutter 37 Refit (2) PhilaSailor at 12:01pm 08.17.23 Never had the drawers come out even in very rough weather. To open the drawer, I have to lift the

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