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Our local West Marine is closing drumbeater at 2:04pm 01.02.13 Ask All Sailors 20/5558 Never was busy so it's not a big surprise. The guy there hinted that there may be a lot of closures
Delorme InReach (1) John Danicic at 12:30pm 01.02.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1189 Does any of the long distance cruisers out there have any experience with a DeLorme InReach Satellit
Hunter Hull Number location HELP PLEASE Panamajames at 11:56am 01.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2197 I found the one on the outside of the hull on the starboard aft side. It is partially covered with
Transmission Repair Yanmar 3YM30 Leap of Faith 2008 at 11:56am 01.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2873 We have a 2008 Beneteau 343 with about 1200 hours on the engine/transmission. Recently the transmis
How to Fix Small but Steady Deck Water Leak Leap of Faith 2008 at 11:17am 01.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1425 We have a 2008 Beneteau 343 and it has developed a small fresh water leak coming in from the deck ar
Chain/Rode lengths for SW FL & Keys PGIJon at 11:05am 01.02.13 Big Boats 9/2331 I have to replace my chain ' rode on my 1986 H34 (no windlass). I've just spent the past hour readin
Yanmar 2GM is stuck lyleblain at 10:57am 01.02.13 Ask All Sailors 12/5617 My Yanmar 2GM is stuck. Can anyone recommend a good diesel mechanic in the Clearwater FL area?
headsail options kpgraci at 9:57am 01.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2514 I've got a hanked on jib now and I'm looking into going with a furling system. It seems the CDI FF2
Need new sails...sailmaker recommendations kpgraci at 9:19am 01.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 30/4604 I need new sails for my 22, and while I'm at it I'd like to add a headsail furler. In price comparin
Clear, Liquid Sealant RobertLangdirect at 7:07am 01.02.13 Sails Call Lounge 4/5431 Back in 1989, my landlord put a new vinyl floor in the bathroom. To seal all the seams and ensure t
Ben 361 - rudder bearings lubricating Philip_Oceanis 361 at 4:54am 01.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1677 I have dropped my Beneteau 361 rudder for maintenance and since both top nylon/plastic bearing (made
Sail Water vs. Fresh Water Sailing Ray Bowles at 7:36pm 01.01.13 Ask All Sailors 17/5757 I read in one of my sailing mags that racers that have raced in salt water verses fresh water can no
6th Annual New Years Sail (1) oreana123 at 7:24pm 01.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1179 Local reservoir Light winds and lots of hot beverage
Head confuration on H31 (1) McZube at 5:22pm 01.01.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1467 I started this thread here because my question is specific to this boat. My head has a vented loop,
Hatch covers Eric3626 at 4:22pm 01.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1205 Anyone had hatch covers made for 473? If so could you send me some pictures and system used to faste
Davits Eric3626 at 4:20pm 01.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3415 Was storing my RIB on foredeck but bought new one which weighs approximately 110 lbs so difficult to
Leaky hatch Eric3626 at 4:16pm 01.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1107 Have a small leak in salon starboard forward hatch 473 appears to be coming in around the glass fra
Rebedding deadlights on '87 O'Day 272 cbourne200 at 1:18pm 01.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 15/4235 Rebedding deadlights on a 272 - does anyone know if there was a 'seal' behind the dark lexan? I remo
Inverter Draw Selector Switch (1) Bowedtoothdoc at 12:45pm 01.01.13 Big Boats 10/2045 On my Passage 450 there is an Inverter Draw Selector switch mounted below the port settee. I recentl
H42 anchor windlass rework? eianm at 12:38pm 01.01.13 Big Boats 4/1155 my 1991 passage 42 was fitted with vertical windlass- mounted horizontally- as I believe they all we

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Commodore T26 dLj at 2:05pm 06.13.22 Hi ! I'm a bit late jumping on the thread, I own a Columbia T26 Pretty much same boat as the Commod
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 2:03pm 06.13.22 Awesome thanks. It looks like Omena bay is a good place to anchor out between Sutton and Northport.
Oday 28 Centerboard rigging FireWarrior423 at 1:44pm 06.13.22 Thank you, I'll let you know what I have when they put in the slings.
Grounding two isolated battery banks Stu Jackson at 1:27pm 06.13.22 I covered most of this in post #6. Hayden, yes you did. cagreen75's post was more about NON LiFeP
Legend 40.5 Chainplates ben solomon at 1:27pm 06.13.22 I have been wondering the same thing. I have a 1990 legend 37.5. I certainly do not want to start
Oday 28 Centerboard rigging twodzusfittings at 1:27pm 06.13.22 I saw you read my posting. If there are any questions, where I can help, please pm me directly. Folk
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? Hollyberry at 1:18pm 06.13.22 On my Oceanis 37 the fan has an interlock on the feed so it will only run when the engine is runnin
Mast bend walmsleyc at 1:12pm 06.13.22 Hollyberry is right. Your rig is a masthead B&R. So, unlike my rig, the pre-bend you set it up wit
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:03pm 06.13.22 I would go with the 3 blade for reasons you noted. Also be sure to carefully check the tide & curren
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon dlochner at 1:02pm 06.13.22 It all depends on how tall your mast is, over 65 no go. There is a draw bridge between Key Largo and
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon (1) Johann at 12:59pm 06.13.22
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 12:55pm 06.13.22 Although I am not an expert in this subject, combining two battery chemistries in the same circuit
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:55pm 06.13.22 Don't know about 45cc, but I know my boat cannot get under. Do you know about Snake Creek Drawbridge
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 12:41pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I wil
Cockpit table material (1) Hunter DS45 - Tony at 12:32pm 06.13.22 OK thanks This is what I meant - is this what they referred to as King Starboard?
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Len Ingalls at 12:29pm 06.13.22 https://www.google.com/search?q=boat+circular+line+holder&client=firefox-b-d&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Len Ingalls at 12:25pm 06.13.22 https://pilingcaps.com/line-holders.html
Water Line Fitting Terry Cox at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Nope! Zurn Qest Pex fittings like shown by the OP have been out of production for several years. I h
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe Kingjus at 12:23pm 06.13.22 Thank you all for your help, I found a radiator hose that seems to be working for me, boats out of t
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 12:22pm 06.13.22 I have not followed all the details (and think the OP understand this system much better than I wil

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