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The New Garmin 741 Is Finally Shipping..... (4) Maine Sail at 3:02pm 06.24.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/6379 After months of promises and missed deadlines Garmin finally shipped the first batch of their new 7"
rail tubing options ? pugetsoundsailer at 2:17pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/998 local boat shops are selling the 7/8 rail tubing in my area for $8 per foot, anyone got a more econo
Sheet Winches 1968 31' Seafarer 31 kendp at 2:12pm 06.24.13 Seafarer 34/13657 My son recently bought one of these and is fixing it up in preparation for launching it. He would l
mounting transducer pugetsoundsailer at 2:07pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1306 getting ready to mount a transducer on the 26s looks like port side of the keel would be perfect. Is
Docking stern first (1) bshock at 1:10pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 31/6804 Hi All, I'm a new "big boat" owner, having graduated from a Catalina 25 to a Beneteau 361. The doc
learning the "ropes" sailing for idiots. Dragon Fly at 12:45pm 06.24.13 Bigger Boats 2/907 28' Oday. After returning to the water after a winter on the hard, tried to unfurl the jib and it w
Sticky Dingy Tsatzsue at 12:21pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/8930 Yes sticky. From what I have been reading my new to me dingy may be stuck for good. It is in great s
Original Main Sail finally ripped Ima90sJezus at 12:11pm 06.24.13 Catalina 30 3/1226 So, I've have the boat out twice so far this year. First time the water pump went belly up and I had
How well insulated is the factory ice box? Jared1048 at 11:49am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1882 Im looking at converting the icebox and had a few questions. 1. How much insulation is there? 2. w
Why MASE 5501 genset NOT charging bats edwmama at 11:39am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 0/841 Hi all I own a Cal Cruising 46. It came with a MASE 5501 genset ( yanmar diesel generator ) Next
What size docking lines? PGIJon at 11:35am 06.24.13 Big Boats 12/2199 West marine is having a 40% off sale of bulk rope and dock lines. I'd like to take this opportunit
Hotknife.... (1) Sumner at 11:29am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1159 For those of you who do canvas work and don't have one Sailrite has their... http://mx2.radiant.net
SF Bay Jib? zinmaker at 11:13am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1417 Just purchased a 1971 Cat 27 and was wondering what people in the SF Bay are using for jibs, curren
Florida to Oregon nybor at 11:09am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 14/4266 Hi. I am considering sailing my Catalina 350 from Merritt Island Florida to Portland Or. I was wonde
First sail - Love our O'Day! (3) Tabi II at 10:46am 06.24.13 Day Sailers 6/1683 Had our first sail Saturday after a month of doing deferred maintenance getting our new-to-us O'Day
H320 Fuel Gauge garethreeves at 10:42am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/810 My fuel gauge cracked and broke. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement? Thanks Garet
removing rust stains on sails pugetsoundsailer at 10:42am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1766 I'm going to try CLR with a tooth brush and try to get out some rust stains on the jib. Any better w
What king of furler is more appropriate ? SamlionI at 10:35am 06.24.13 Smaller Boats 3/1009 Hi ! I have bought a Hunter 26 1994 (with water ballast) and now, I want to add a furler. As I can
Raymarine autopilot Wheel drive Bob S at 10:14am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2092 I installed Raymarine's SPX-5/P70 autopilot this past off season. Did the dockside and sea trial set
Point of sale Phil Herring at 9:52am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/827 For anyone who didn't notice, and I think there may be a couple people in Antarctica who missed it,

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Possible SmartPlug problem Scott T-Bird at 10:18am 05.22.23 Now, I'm curious, too. We have no idea if you are talking about the inlet on the boat, the connecto
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 10:16am 05.22.23 It would be cool if there was a way to determine the condition of the chainplates; maybe ultrasonic
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? jviss at 10:10am 05.22.23 OK, sure. Again, all academic, and I'm quite aware of pitting and crevice corrosion. Point is that
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 10:08am 05.22.23 Quite likely you have already searched this forum but if not it is probably worthy of a try. No qu
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? DirtyScoobie at 10:07am 05.22.23 On a boat there is no such thing as "no water ingress." Even with the best maintained vessel, ther
Possible SmartPlug problem Ralph Johnstone at 10:05am 05.22.23 I found charred wires so I replaced both the SmartPlug and the entire cord Did you change the plu
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Scott T-Bird at 10:03am 05.22.23 low-voltage disconnects ... my wife is already rolling her eyes at all the reasons I find to poke ar
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 10:02am 05.22.23 Yes, try that and plexus and let us know which is better! :biggrin:
Possible SmartPlug problem jviss at 10:02am 05.22.23 either the male plug or in the female receptacle This can quickly get confusing (at least for me),
Possible SmartPlug problem Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 05.22.23
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Scott T-Bird at 9:54am 05.22.23 Amen! I assumed there was a tongue-in-cheek!
Sidewall fabric upgrade nramsey at 9:53am 05.22.23 Ours was pretty dingy and, where it was behind furniture, mildew smelling. We ripped it all out, in
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? Hello Below at 9:49am 05.22.23 Quite likely you have already searched this forum but if not it is probably worthy of a try. No que
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 05.22.23 Perhaps you have heard of this new invention called a photovoltaic cell? They can be grouped togeth
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 9:43am 05.22.23 I can't find any logic in not having a properly wired and protected float switch that is "always on
Possible SmartPlug problem Don S/V ILLusion at 9:43am 05.22.23 You definitely have a resistive connection, either the male plug or in the female receptacle. As you
Slow sump pump with backflow Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:42am 05.22.23 What made you decide to replace your toilet pump with a sump pump instead of a new toilet pump? Loo
Possible SmartPlug problem dlochner at 9:42am 05.22.23 While washing the boat I touched my SmartPlug and found it really hot. I unplugged it and found it
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? jviss at 9:40am 05.22.23 No water ingress, no corrosion. On a boat there is no such thing as "no water ingress." Even with
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak sailcapt340 at 9:38am 05.22.23 They are that expensive now. Its been stated already, But you need to look more closely at the barb

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