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Blower Muffler (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:37pm 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 14/13145 Has anyone installed a bilge exhaust fan in their engine compartment ? Now before you label me an
In mast furling issues Davefromoregon at 9:02pm 01.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 35/16021 I have had my share of in mast furler fouling on my 343. I am pretty careful to make sure the boom i
Cheap wind instruments Kestle at 8:38pm 01.05.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/14581 Love the wind instruments on the race boat, but on my Mac, the hull speed doesn't justify the $2-6k.
Rebedding hull to deck joint victorhoisington at 8:32pm 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 3/3619 I've embarked on a 2 year project. I recently purchased an old Plastic classic, a 1962 Shock 25, hu
Hunter 23.5 djpryor at 7:40pm 01.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1379 I recently purchased a 1995 Hunter 23.5. The boat came without a motor. Does it require a long or sh
Cal 27 T2 Niche Vintage at 7:09pm 01.05.14 Cal 0/2599 Curious if anyone can tell me what concerns or issues to look out for on a 74 Cal 27 T2 doghouse. Bo
Hot Water Heater coolair at 6:23pm 01.05.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/995 Winterizing our H280 fresh water system includes bypass and draining the hot water tank. This got m
New site! agaliha at 5:45pm 01.05.14 Sabre Express 2/2043 As a former sailor, I moved over to the "dark side" and purchased a Sabre Express 36 Cruiser last ye
Ruder Post Ball Bearings Tato Requena at 10:40am 01.05.14 C&C 2/2104 I need the measurements for the rudder post ballbearings of 1986 C'C44.Can somebody help? If the mea
Looking for a Guest Charge Pro 2615 Manual robwalten at 9:40am 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 2/7948 I cannot locate a manual for this older model unit. Guest was purchased by Marinco bit no luck from
Options for selling sailboat? Ropeburn at 9:30am 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1918 I am a sailor in the midwest. I have been contacted by a local Used Car Dealership, who has taken a
Ericson 27 Keel construction Ropeburn at 9:23am 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2220 Good afternoon all from the very cold midwest. I have the opportunity to pick up a mid 70's 27ft Eri
Halyard length, size and brand or type Diamondjet at 7:44am 01.05.14 Catalina 22 6/6266 I'm sure this has been discussed previously but I can't find anything definite. We're sailing a 198
OC50 water tap JR1 at 4:57am 01.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/788 Hi to All, does anyone know a supplier for the cardtrige inside the watertabs in the heads ? We dro
OC50"07 removeable forestay JR1 at 4:56am 01.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1491 as a newbi: how to fix a removeable forstay -- not a furling version - while sailing the genoa? Ho
Windless Simpson Lawrence V1500 (1) superiorgenes at 2:30am 01.05.14 Ask All Sailors 2/2177 Hi Everyone, Hope you all had Wonderful Holidays. I have owned and sailed a 1983 43' C'C Landfall
Hunter 240 altercations Justin at 1:50am 01.05.14 Smaller Boats 4/1184 Hi Just wondering what sort of altercations people have made to a h240 to increase performance? A
PM email... cannot attach image or document centerline at 11:35pm 01.04.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/8157 In my private messaging, there is no way to attach an image. there is an "attach image" icon, b
new owner of 2010 Catalina 445 dcoe at 7:24pm 01.04.14 Big Boats 2/1607 Just purchased a 2010 Catalina 445 and looking to communicate with other 445 owners. Doug San Diego
water resistant sweater Navicula at 6:42pm 01.04.14 Big Boats 12/2270 with todays products out there......what brand sweater works for a sailing environment....something

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Electrical Gremlins capta at 10:41am 07.11.23 Welcome to marine electrickery. No, it isn't misspelled.
mooring buoys Don S/V ILLusion at 10:39am 07.11.23 We used to have an Ericson 27. As I recall, it was pretty easy reaching over the transom to the WL.
mooring buoys (1) capta at 10:39am 07.11.23 Attach your pennant to the shackle under the ball and add one of these at the end to pick it up.
Electrical Gremlins Stu Jackson at 10:14am 07.11.23 A full wiring diagram sounds like a wonderful thing to have. Sure it would be. But you don't have
Life (sailing) after heart attack. JamesG161 at 10:09am 07.11.23 My Heart event led me to buying my boat in 2014. Started back to sailing again. :clap: Note my fi
Found On Deck Hollyberry at 9:55am 07.11.23 I'm going with the 'nasty neighbour' theory! ;)
Rigging information NTLESQ at 9:51am 07.11.23 Dear John, Thanks very much! The images are very helpful. The arrangement for the main sheet is very
Starting battery (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 07.11.23 I looked up my 50hp Engine CC amps needs. Mine boat has separate switches 1) Start Battery 2) Hous
Winch handle safe use kappykaplan at 9:30am 07.11.23 I have two wraps on the drum to haul in the sheet as quickly as possible, by hand only. Then a thir
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:26am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would mak
Satallite GPS messaging devices kappykaplan at 9:25am 07.11.23 When I took the Scouts on our circumnavigations of the DELMARVA peninsula, we used one of the parent
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 JamesG161 at 9:19am 07.11.23 Have boards for the companion way but really think I want doors Not a good idea. Why not? Your H
Found On Deck Rich Stidger at 9:15am 07.11.23 If something was loose enough to have a pin fall out, I would expect that there would be something o
Electrical Gremlins skunther at 9:10am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would make
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:05am 07.11.23
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 Hollyberry at 9:04am 07.11.23 If the companionway is wide enought you could have the hinges attach to a side board that would slid
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions Hollyberry at 9:01am 07.11.23 Congrats!.. A resident of our island also just bought one of these (brought it down from Great Slave
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 jeff356 at 8:59am 07.11.23 I made my doors out of starboard. I have hooks so I can hold them open while sailing. Also have a h
Electrical Gremlins Davidasailor26 at 8:58am 07.11.23 It sounds very time consuming, but maybe a worthwhile thing? It can be time consuming, but in my o
Winch handle safe use rgranger at 8:58am 07.11.23 ... but I am not seeing the downside to inserting it immediately before executing a tack. They do

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