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Converting Fractional Rig to Masthead The Fox at 1:02pm 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 29/11795 I have a Fractional Rigged Cole 43. I would like to convert her from Fractional Rig To Masthead for
Urbanna, VA - Local Info Appreciated Maine Sail at 12:39pm 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1054 Hi All, My family has rented a place for my mothers 70th birthday in Urbanna, VA for a week. The pl
H26 1996 Lower the Mast Quesions??? abk at 11:46am 11.10.13 Smaller Boats 2/982 I stepped it up this spring with Crazy Dave's and forum members help... Now that I need to lower it
Dodger and Bimini for Cat 30 ArkadiyS at 10:21am 11.10.13 Catalina 30 13/11011 With so many Cat 30s out there, one would think that there would be an abundance of parts... I am sp
Bimini drawing for hunter 340 1999 zrod at 9:25am 11.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/2251 Hi, I have a hunter 340 1999, and i need to design a bimini for my boat. Does anyone have a drawing
Foiling for less than a gogillion 25yearslater at 8:39am 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4698 Has anyone else seen this? Looks like the America's Cup is having some spinoff benefits already. :
Cabin Refinishing Beachcomber57 at 8:12am 11.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1023 My wife and I have a 2006 Beneteau 343 which is in near perfect condition. The interior cabinets ar
Macgregor Suncatcher Puddle Jumper13 at 6:02am 11.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1445 Hello All, I recently became the owed of a Macgregor Suncatcher 22'. Now I have looked everywhere
RW Pump impeller. To pull or not to pull? bawlmer at 5:04am 11.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1364 Fellow Sailors. I have a Westerbeke W20B. I have heard many comments about removing the impeller fro
low idle speed under load Yanmar 3 GM 30 emergpa1 at 5:01am 11.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 13/5045 My 1986 Yanmar 3GM 30 with approx 2k hours revs up to around 34K RPM's when not in gear, but only ar
AICW boatyard help Jimm at 1:13am 11.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1412 Southbound @ Myrtle Beach...need to rebuild/replace a water pump soon. Any suggestions of boatyards
Honda 2000i vs Dometic Marine Air Vector Compact 16K BTU PKFK at 10:16pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5936 Spec sheets are one thing - but real life tests are another. I want to hear from any folks using a
7.3 original tiller dimensions Tobalo7.3 at 7:39pm 11.09.13 S2 2/1967 My 81 7.3 came with a replacement tiller that needs replacing itself.... can anyone share specs on
New sheet length? Tobydaisy at 6:58pm 11.09.13 Catalina 22 3/761 I am getting a roller furlling head sail, my old hank on sail had short 23 ft. sheets. What length a
Zinc wastage and voltage at fittings smokey73 at 6:38pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1151 1994 Hunter 40.5 I know there was an earlier discussion about zincs lasting only 3 months or so bu
P-31 Stanchions gundaddy at 5:24pm 11.09.13 Pearson 10/6147
What outboard do I need? IH82BL8 at 5:07pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 26/3235 I have a dinghy without an outboard. How many horsepower outboard do I need for a 10-11 ft inflatab
Mmsi # Mark Maulden at 4:30pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1479 I'm trying to get an MMSI #. Since I spend time in British Columbia, I'm told I have to get a licen
Drifter or Asymmetrical sail for Hunter 23.5 Gardnera at 4:28pm 11.09.13 Smaller Boats 4/1528 I have seen plenty of spinnakers for a Hunter 23.5 but I want a Drifter or Asymmetrical sail for dow
Salty Dawg Rally getting hammered Jim Seamans at 4:04pm 11.09.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2236 http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/4007/1955938 Doesn't appear to be a fun time...

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Hurricane season storage xavpil at 8:06pm 06.21.23 The answer is simple move the boat outside of prohibited area. Generally in the Caribbean it is sou
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs danm1 at 6:32pm 06.21.23 Got a new flexofold this season per the manufacturer's recommendation. They didn't even ask what the
Keel bolts mkI Ward H at 6:31pm 06.21.23 Are you sure the water is seeping in from the keel bolts and not from other sources? Are the keel c
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? ricksoth at 6:07pm 06.21.23 Agreed, but pump manufacturer suggested adding it.
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 Mechone at 5:59pm 06.21.23 A 2003 boat would not have had an ELCI breaker, but if retrofitted it would be your main shore powe
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Ward H at 5:21pm 06.21.23 My understanding is newer pressure pumps are designed to work as stand alones, not needing an accumu
Engine vibration universal m3-20 elcojo2 at 5:19pm 06.21.23 Thanks guys for great advise. I did install diese tiny tach because was not sure if tachometer was r
Oday 25 Swing Keel Rigging Ward H at 5:12pm 06.21.23 Having had a 1980 O'day 25 I agree with Mayhem and Tim on how to repair. One word of caution, th
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? kappykaplan at 4:51pm 06.21.23 On another, perhaps related question, it looks like you have some black tape there.... above that t
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? JavaMan at 4:16pm 06.21.23 Should have a d-ring shackle in the top of the gooseneck pin. Picture is on loan from the internet
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 4:10pm 06.21.23 i try and err on the conservative side when teaching newbies Well, I will defer to your wisdom on
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:50pm 06.21.23 i try and err on the conservative side when teaching newbies
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:48pm 06.21.23 wisdom :)
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 3:43pm 06.21.23 what is very clear, you don't know me at all. i have way over 1,000,000 miles at sea. been sailing
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:38pm 06.21.23 what is very clear, you don't know me at all. i have way over 1,000,000 miles at sea. been sailing s
Beneteau Grey Water system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:29pm 06.21.23 Gray water tanks are a lot harder to maintain than black water tanks because the only thing that goe
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 3:20pm 06.21.23 Jviss is right that running it for a bit will "probably" not do too much harm. Mr. Hansen is right
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? JBP-PA at 3:12pm 06.21.23 Jviss is right that running it for a bit will "probably" not do too much harm. Mr. Hansen is right t
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? mhessick at 3:06pm 06.21.23 I didn't mean to start an argument. I just want to see if the engine runs before we launch. It app
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 3:02pm 06.21.23 unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds Ha, ha, read

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