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keel blister need help! (1) brizad13 at 9:33am 03.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2912 i noticed a huge blister in my keel after this cold winter. i thought this keel was solid lead? has
Roller Furling help Golfdad75 at 9:04am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 4/831 Do I need to keep tension on my furling line when I unfurl. The only thing I can think of to keep th
led anchor light opinions? richk at 8:55am 03.24.14 Big Boats 6/1128 considering switching....opinions?
Battery Switch POPS701TURF at 8:29am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 4/864 I Have A 2006 Hunter 28. With My Diesel Engine Running Is It "safe" To Change The Battery Switch B
Mile 0 to Beaufort, NC (10) Roger Long at 8:26am 03.24.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3189 Cruising with a beautiful woman and the love of your life certainly does play havoc with the serious
Florida Sailboat Homes ITMaster at 8:14am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 42/5557 We are looking to explore some retirement options. Giving some thought about relocating to Florida
Avoid Knock-downs cslewis1 at 8:07am 03.24.14 Catalina 22 0/739 From my years as a Navy Sail Instructor, here are my three simple rules to avoid knock-downs when yo
What refigeration unit? B473 at 7:54am 03.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/622 I just bought a 2005, Oceanis 473 and the refrigeration unit was removed. The plates are there just
DS30 Depth Sounder cslewis1 at 7:44am 03.24.14 Catalina 22 0/641 Can the DS30 be turned off at the unit or only at the circuit board? I recently bought a 1988 C22 an
Fridge knob (1) Michael Meyer at 7:42am 03.24.14 Catalina 310 3/1021 Anyone have a source to buy the push button fridge knob? It's the the top loading door knob. Show
blame the fabric hatchboard/companionway cover centerline at 7:35am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2614 the past two months since I bought the boat, ive been dealing with moisture in it. the hull sweats
Looking for engine compartment foam material. (1) emergpa1 at 7:23am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1157 There is a foam material that was lining the hatch cover of the engine compartment on my Island Pack
wind or solar Hickdog at 7:16am 03.24.14 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1875 Thinking of adding a charging system to my 26.5 Hunter. my requirements are basic ,Radio, depth and
Catalina 400 prop walk JBS at 6:10am 03.24.14 Big Boats 12/3554 HI all I got a shock when i went to move my 400 in reverse. Prop walk out the wahzoo. My mediocre
Tips for shooting video Sailm8 at 4:58am 03.24.14 Sails Call Lounge 8/16326 These are suggestions for shooting better video. Feel free to add since this is by no means a compl
Cheoy Lee 44 TiOlivier at 3:11am 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 0/783 Hello everybody, I'm looking for information about Perry Cheoy Lee 44 CC Ketch, thanks for your opin
link to up-to-date COLREGS??? centerline at 11:24pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 3/850 could someone point me towards a link to UPDATED AND CURRENT copy of the COLREGS? Thank you
Kayaking from boat. Q22 at 9:54pm 03.23.14 Catalina 22 11/1563 Does anybody ever kayak off of there boat.Up here in Northern Ca.there is not much water in our loca
Varnish for companionway stairs on Cat 320 Tenedos at 8:52pm 03.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1287 I am trying to refinish the companionway stairs on my Cat 320. I sanded them, requires a bit more sa
H34 - reinforcing the rudder tube (3) Guillaume C. at 8:38pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 3/1174 While preparing the boat I inspected the rudder tube and did not like to have the grid structure com

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Leaving the dock Joe at 1:33am 06.17.23 Here's link to a well know series on docking techniques. I think you should take the time to go thr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 1:06am 06.17.23 The big hurdle was bested. Still the rest of the race to run. The transmission was rebuilt last Dec
Macgregor V25 keel cable connection Mike25 at 12:24am 06.17.23 Well hit the water yesterday 1st time. New keel winch works great but no locking pin hole in keel he
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 12:11am 06.17.23 Yesterday was 1st splash! Win or fail you decide. After custom cut of 8mm main sheet and connecting
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 10:26pm 06.16.23 Fantastic! She sounds nice.
Stuck screw on prop anode BigEasy at 10:02pm 06.16.23 My bad, since it was Aluminum Anode in Fresh water = 420mv :facepalm: Jim... Yes, was wonderi
Stuck screw on prop anode JamesG161 at 9:42pm 06.16.23 If I recall our discussion of your test= 820mv My bad, since it was Aluminum Anode in Fresh water
Stuck screw on prop anode JamesG161 at 9:28pm 06.16.23 The hull potential in now 320mV. If I recall our discussion of your test= 820mv Jim...
Stuck screw on prop anode BigEasy at 9:26pm 06.16.23 The hull potential in now 320mV. It's been a long but productive day Amazing how something so
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) JamesG161 at 9:20pm 06.16.23 216916 Time for you to enjoy Jim...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:18pm 06.16.23 Thank you Jim for providing the sound video.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) JamesG161 at 9:17pm 06.16.23 To help John
Fuel Pipe ID (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:12pm 06.16.23 More than just a bit of a coincidence here. I spent the last winter working in this area when I rep
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:11pm 06.16.23 Oh yes. The mechanic, @LeslieTroyer and another dock friend gathered at a new brew pub near the doc
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 9:07pm 06.16.23 There appears to have been a culprit in the cause for such delay. Adjusted the timing and Varooom.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ward H at 8:49pm 06.16.23 Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!! Time for a :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 8:49pm 06.16.23 yeah!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:39pm 06.16.23 Flow of fuel is a critical element to the process of a diesel engine. This was an unusual developmen
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:38pm 06.16.23 There appears to have been a culprit in the cause for such delay. We discovered a fibroses material
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:27pm 06.16.23 We are scheduled to pull the boat and install the engine on Thursday at 8:15AM. Much excitement. I

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