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QUESTION twodzusfittings at 10:17am 12.24.22 Bigger Boats 16/2325 What was the brand of transducer and knot meter used as original equipment. Any help would be apprec
Metal Compression Post Support pcharn01 at 9:17am 12.24.22 Catalina 22 1/737 Anyone know what supports the metal compression post? Is there a teak block or is it fiberglass?
Where's the Party? dlochner at 7:49am 12.24.22 Sails Call Lounge 4/1454 I believe my invitation got lost in the mail... :( https://gcaptain.com/superyacht-party-in-the-c
Best Wishes & A boatload of thanks (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:40am 12.24.22 Ask All Sailors 7/825 On this Christmas eve, I would be remissed if I did not think about all HOW members who have helped
Bottom Paint over Fill Valve Question (1) RTsailsJ29 at 6:33am 12.24.22 Smaller Boats 4/1052 Group, I'm having bottom paint applied for the first time on my 23.5 and was wondering what most hav
Mast exit plate, plastic, for Beneteau 35s5 sailboat (2) ch4851 at 4:42pm 12.23.22 Parts Search 3/899 Hi, who sells replacement exit plates for a Beneteau 35s5. They are made of black plastic and snap
Plastic exit plates on Beneteau 35s5 mast, where do you get replacements? (2) ch4851 at 4:38pm 12.23.22 Ask All Sailors 2/529 Hi, I am looking for replacement exit plates for the mast on my Beneteau 35s5. Anyone know where yo
29.5 Overall Length shanker at 2:25pm 12.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1352 I'm trying to determine what the overall length ois of the 29.5 including the anchor roller. I was o
WEATHER ALERT> PACIFICNW (6) jssailem at 12:50pm 12.23.22 Weather and Forecasting 8/1671
Winterize wash down HTsailor at 10:48am 12.23.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1081
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... sailcapt340 at 8:02am 12.23.22 Ask All Sailors 26/2759 In a completely non-boating related topic, in advance of, what is sure to come, the dreaded power ou
Happy Festivus... (1) sailme88 at 5:10am 12.23.22 Ask All Sailors 7/979 I got a lot of problems with you people!
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? CapefloridaLI at 8:50pm 12.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/2070 With the market getting better for buyers ( prices soon to really normalize) what is your opinion
Marlow Hunter 33 2014 Egovos at 4:07pm 12.22.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1388 Wondering what folks think of this boat. Any major concerns? We're planning to use it in Barnegat N
Legend 35.5 Interior Cushions Spyndoc at 12:59pm 12.22.22 Big Boats 7/1150 Recently purchased the boat but anything that wasn't nailed down or bonded was stolen. So I guess I
Searching for Telescoping table legs. (1) jssailem at 12:29pm 12.22.22 Parts Search 5/1212 Hi guys. I have been searching for strong legs for my table. I saw this image on a new French buil
Depth sounder for Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 12:09pm 12.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/959 The depth sounder in my newly purchased Niagara 26 has long given up the ghost. The brand is no lon
Mast stepping The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:30pm 12.21.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1500 Hey guys As many of you know I have a 1985 Pearson 303 in Florida and I don't think I will wait to
Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:24pm 12.21.22 Pearson 1/1523 Advise on correctly stepping up the mast
Water volume difference between Groco HF, Raritan SF PHII Jamsco Twist n Lock Hayden Watson at 5:19am 12.21.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1691 My boat only has an 18-gallon black water tank which fills far too quickly and we are constantly str

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MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal (1) jsuhre at 12:02pm 03.16.25 First thanks for all the replies To clarify this will be a disconnect and fuse for the inverter not
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal (1) colemj at 12:01pm 03.16.25 This ^^^ is plain WRONG. Dave already explained why: I think what I wrote is correct and also ag
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? Foswick at 11:52am 03.16.25 Really great feedback! Thank you for taking the time. What we are contemplating is a system that is
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 w4swk at 11:25am 03.16.25 Why are you fighting the input you have been given? There is an entire website devoted to Catalin
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal Stu Jackson at 11:08am 03.16.25 but basically if one terminal of the switch has the battery wire that continues on to something els
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 Stu Jackson at 11:05am 03.16.25
Bimini ideas jesgatt at 10:53am 03.16.25 I'm intrigued. Got any photos to share? Yes please cos it seems a good idea, since I also have ba
Bimini ideas Urban Hermit at 10:50am 03.16.25 I have a boom sail already, but I was thinking something that can be used when sailing especially f
Bimini ideas kappykaplan at 10:49am 03.16.25 We installed a "V" in the sunbrella where the backstay intersected the bimini. The rearmost crossm
Bimini ideas Timm R Oday25 at 10:47am 03.16.25 Our 25' Oday is similarly rigged . We installed a "V" in the sunbrella where the backstay intersecte
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 w4swk at 10:27am 03.16.25 Catalina didn't tend to change things like chainplate positions and such, very likely the '79 one w
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? (4) Claude L.-Auger at 10:24am 03.16.25 FYI, my 34 has 4 internal halyards rigged similar to image on post # 3 but running front and back (S
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Hayden Watson at 10:16am 03.16.25 I am not sure why anyone would want to connect the dripless breather nipple to a seacock. every typ
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal colemj at 10:14am 03.16.25 The OP hasn't given a circuit diagram, so it is difficult to say whether the fuse is correct or not.
Bimini ideas PaulK at 10:09am 03.16.25 We have a similar problem wanting shade on long tacks. Biminis were developed on outboard skiffs, n
Newport 28 batteries MattA at 10:07am 03.16.25
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 9:39am 03.16.25 I think Mark really nailed a lot of things! For myself, i am a member of NoforeignLand but rarely
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal dlochner at 9:20am 03.16.25 This is exactly the wrong place to put a fuse. The fuse is there to protect the wire, thus it needs
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jssailem at 9:07am 03.16.25 I'm of a similar opinion regarding using the blog feature to share where we are. I have heard that
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? WayneH at 8:56am 03.16.25 After the dick moves Garmin made on my Nuvi and my GPS78 and the GPS that came with the big boat, I

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