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Have found a nasty soft spot in the aft cabin on our 361 Sean&Lou at 5:32pm 09.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2511 G'day Sean here with a first time post. Have enjoyed reading all the great posts. But now have a rea
adding fuel gauge raye at 5:19pm 09.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1075 I have a B38M-1991 vintage type with no fuel gauge- I am the kind of guy that would rather look at a
3 new questions..one old boat! puddlejockey at 2:59pm 09.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1280 Hi all, After my first season on our "new" 82 h27, I'm finding the basics of sailing coming back to
Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... Skip Gundlach at 1:45pm 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 1/875 Whole lotta shakin' goin' on, revisited - Part 5... When we left you, we'd arrived at Fernandina
Help on a water problem requested (1) tadd5181 at 1:33pm 09.28.13 Big Boats 9/1130 My Passage 420 has a plastic water bottle, with a hose running to the "radiator cap". The bottle is
Refinishing top side and cabin JFisher at 8:27am 09.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1728 I'm brand new to sailing. I literally know nothing about it. I am absolutely fascinated by sailing a
Catalina 30 cushion size Lost Parent at 8:19am 09.28.13 Ask All Sailors 0/968 Sorry for doing this again but i need the cushion length for the starboard settee bottom cushion
Keep or remove running backs when converting to a sloop? Pilotocopilot at 6:40am 09.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1383 As i will be removing the cutter rig on our 37 leaving it as a sloop, is there any reason in keeping
1980 7.3 sole Dan DeNeal at 5:46am 09.28.13 S2 2/1160 The sole of my boat is covered with a short nap almost commercial looking carpet. It appears to be p
Electrolysis on rear Keel bolt? Buoydog at 4:50am 09.28.13 Big Boats 3/1491 I am a new owner of a Hunter 1984, 34. shortly before I put the boat on the hard I noticed some wh
New to me P-18 dc78212 at 10:51pm 09.27.13 Precision 1/14162 Well after several weeks of trying to figure out if I even wanted to buy a boat... as the saying goe
Table Rock Lake and Branson Mo? Caish at 8:40pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4498 I was just up at Branson and looking at Table Rock, i could not help but think what a great place t
Spreaders on a Caliber 28 angle up or down? Larry Askins at 8:36pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1253 I've had my Caliber 28 out of the water for a few years. Just relaunching her and can't remember wh
Pole Dance (2) DAVA390 at 7:32pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1053 First time in last few trips out, light wind, calm, empty river. We put out the whisker pole for the
Extendo trailer ... Not so much! Kermit at 6:54pm 09.27.13 Smaller Boats 15/2023 We bought a 1999 H260 with an extending trailer with surge brakes on all 4 wheels. The previous own
genoa tracks and cars (2) fred1diver at 6:37pm 09.27.13 Parts Search 1/1534 hey everyone, I'm looking for a set of genoa tracks with matching cars the PO of my boat has remove
Remote Windless Switch Sailgunner at 4:56pm 09.27.13 Big Boats 14/1838 I might have posted this before but if anyone would like a remote control switch for their windless
Anyone Used a Wichard Gyb'easy or a Gybe Preventer rpwillia at 4:53pm 09.27.13 Catalina 310 4/1818 I am considering one of these since I just got lucky with an accidental gybe. Has anyone rigged one
My own little America's Cup (2) lokiii at 4:48pm 09.27.13 Day Sailers 10/2519 And my smelly audience.
Warning from FAA... Potential Unreliable GPS PGIJon at 4:40pm 09.27.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1218 This is for those within 12NM of Cape Canaveral https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2013/Sep/Ca

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Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question CaptBob at 9:40pm 02.22.23 Thanks guys. How about some info from Catalina 310 or 315 owners? CaptBob S/V Kimberly
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps (1) brockfromwa at 9:32pm 02.22.23 Thanks to Hello Below for pointing out that you can change the battery monitor settings. In the atta
MOVIE NIGHT - Race to Alaska mermike at 9:20pm 02.22.23 I thought about going for the steak knives, but the madness passed pretty quickly. Then I got invite
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question jssailem at 8:41pm 02.22.23 Some fans provide a vibration more than a noise. The modern design is to use a variable fan motor li
MOVIE NIGHT - Race to Alaska jssailem at 8:36pm 02.22.23 Perspective. I can appreciate your thoughts. Sailing a 65nm race around an island up here the first
A lesson on winches (1) pclarksurf at 8:33pm 02.22.23 and continuing to noodle out loud -- looking at the placement of your guide posts: compared it to m
A lesson on winches Joe at 8:21pm 02.22.23 I didn't, but that's a good idea to keep in mind if it happens in the future! Brock, your posts ha
C22 sliding hatch (5) pclarksurf at 8:18pm 02.22.23 +1 on @Gene Neill advice for thick as possible-- sadly no profile pic on how thick that I could find
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question Johnb at 8:15pm 02.22.23 The refrigerator is cooling the few times I ran it. I'll run it more when I de-winterize in early
A lesson on winches pclarksurf at 8:09pm 02.22.23 holy smokes-- totally glad it worked out in the end and humans and boat were ok, thanks for sharing.
M25xpb Dipstick Tally Ho at 7:33pm 02.22.23 The rubber grommet on the radio antenna of my old BMW Z3 roadster tore when I washed the car this s
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:04pm 02.22.23 The Beneteau spare parts site does list that insert and has it available, part number 156278 for $53
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question CaptBob at 6:46pm 02.22.23 The refrigerator is cooling the few times I ran it. I'll run it more when I de-winterize in early s
Absolute Best and Permanent Glue for Inflatible Dinghy's Ken13559 at 6:15pm 02.22.23 Not trying to hijack this thread but would ultrasonic welding work for this application? hmmm....d
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New England Boat Show 2023 jnorten at 6:04pm 02.22.23 Ditto the boat show comments for up here in Chicago. Strictly Sail Chicago used to be a BIG deal he
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question Johnb at 6:01pm 02.22.23 We have a Cruise Elegance 85 and the air above the compressor is barely perceptibly warmer than ambi
Embrace the freeze. WayneH at 5:55pm 02.22.23 It's February in Central Texas. Earlier this month, we had winter. 28 degrees. Today we have summer.
Inflatable PVC Dinghy Cleaning brazenarticle at 5:50pm 02.22.23 I found an old Practical Sailors article about cleaners after trying a bunch of different products a
H41DS what length exhaust? Nachismo at 5:36pm 02.22.23

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