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cockpit cushions Peter M at 10:44am 03.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1415 I want to purchase cockpit cushions for my 2005 Beneteau 373. I see ads for closed cell and Bottomsl
mounting to the inside hull liner joshc at 9:18am 03.07.13 Catalina 22 3/1213 Quick question on mounting to the inside of a Catalina 22.... I am mounting a few items to the insid
Handheld Wind Indicators? RonRock at 8:38am 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3078 I am sure this has been beaten to death, so I start by begging forgiveness for the question. I would
Quick release pins Harleyreef at 8:24am 03.07.13 Catalina 22 17/5700 Hi all, I was wondering if anyone uses quick release pins on the forward lines to make raising and l
Rudder Bearing Epoxy Repair Kit Piratenorm at 6:32am 03.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1122 Has anyone tried this new Rudder Bearing Epoxy repair kit Catalina Direct is marketing to tighten up
320/326 Owners Batteries/ Solor what's your setup kjretlaw at 5:25am 03.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/2344 I purchased my 326 #339 last year and besides enjoying sailing it in Charleston Harbor and short tri
Innovative solution to bugs in cockpit on H42 (2) eianm at 11:15pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 5/1520 My wife came up with a really very clever and very cost effective solution to the annoying problem o
1991 H42 water leak into front cabin cupboard (2) eianm at 11:04pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 7/1674 Spent a few days on our boat after a terribly wet period and found an unwelcome problem- water leak!
old lewmar port parts?? (1) eianm at 10:58pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 4/974 I have a 1991 H42 and broke a port window parts today- see picture attached. I have searched high an
Catalina Windlass Lost Parent at 7:59pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2545 I have access to a Lewmar V7oo windlass with a gypsy that takes 1/4 in chain and rope what are the o
22 Venture merlinuxo at 7:25pm 03.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1104 Great price on 22, Treasure Coast CL. Not mine.
Genset for Hunter 386 kpittman at 6:46pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 11/3200 I am planning to install a genset on a 2004 Hunter 386. Can anyone recommend a dependable unit that
Weaver Davits kingsailor at 5:57pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 2/1481 Has any 456 owner installed the Weaver Industries davits on their boat? If so what feedback do you h
Electrical needs question kingsailor at 5:05pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 9/1256 Here is my situation. I have 2 AGM 8D batteries rated at 200 AH per battery. They are wired together
Havasu Convention Photo Link CaptDon01 at 4:24pm 03.06.13 Catalina 22 2/861 Here is a link to the Flickr site for the 2013 Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention. At last check, the
Starter Issues Seabrink2006 at 4:08pm 03.06.13 Catalina 30 3/1329 Greetings All, I have an '84 Cat with the 23HP three cyl diesel, and have been having some issues wi
New pedastal / helm for Hunter 290 (5) cnardell at 3:07pm 03.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1151 I bought my 290 new in 2002, and have always thought that Hunter did an extremely good job of giving
Likes/dislikes of '83-'90 H40 McZube at 2:42pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 2/1270 I have a H31. The H40 is our 10-yr-plan. For those who own these boats, what are your likes and di
Handheld VHF Bad Obsession at 2:23pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2759 I already have a VHF on my boat. I am thinking that in the future I would like to get a handheld VH
Re-Rigging Recommendation, Chesapeake Western Shore RS_Grampian at 2:17pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1236 I need to find an honest, reliable and reasonable person/company to evaluate and likely replace the

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Just had to show these off stickinthemud57 at 8:15am 12.14.22 Thanks for your insights on the new sail plan. I placed the order last week.I will have the roller
engine vibration dmax at 8:00am 12.14.22 While you still may want to re-align the prop shaft as sail sfbaya says afterwards, you first need t
engine vibration brad minda at 7:45am 12.14.22 in neutral running at dock
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin Don S/V ILLusion at 7:43am 12.14.22 Well I checked couple of things, the panel bellow the pedestal, above the bunk seen definitly some
engine vibration sail sfbay at 7:25am 12.14.22 My experience with engine vibration was caused by misalignment of a new shaft. Had to add shims to
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:12am 12.14.22 That's a really interesting extension, @B-O-B'03 , I've never seen one like that before. Thanks for
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England Benny17441 at 7:07am 12.14.22 The qualification process starts 3 years before the Cup, as teams all over the World run through the
engine vibration dmax at 6:52am 12.14.22 First question: does the vibration occur when you are in neutral at the dock or only when in forward
Caframo rgranger at 6:41am 12.14.22 It does not make sense to me that you would want to run the fan 24/7. Things start to heat up and
Caframo Captain Larry-DH at 6:30am 12.14.22 You would be MUCH better off running a small dehumidifier. The power draw is the same and they actu
Caframo kloudie1 at 2:59am 12.14.22 Bought a Caframo Sirocco cabin fan a few years ago. They were on sale from West Marine .. Love the f
Caframo Mark Maulden at 10:06pm 12.13.22 Not really interested in dehumidifying. All thru hulls are closed. Just moving some air around. One
Caframo thinwater at 9:03pm 12.13.22 You would be MUCH better off running a small dehumidifier. The power draw is the same and they actua
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England jssailem at 8:54pm 12.13.22 There are no bad teams at this stage of the Cup That is why watching the games is entertaining.
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England Benny17441 at 8:04pm 12.13.22 Argentina just beat Croatia and will play for the Final, whoever wins between France and Morroco.
Loading boat on trailer (3) B-O-B'03 at 6:12pm 12.13.22 211648
Tongue Extensions (4) B-O-B'03 at 5:51pm 12.13.22 I purchased an 18 foot Victoria which came on a Magic tilt trailer with a tongue extension (not sure
Leach Telltales on the Jib (1) thinwater at 4:54pm 12.13.22 ... I have gone, on the racing boats, to marking the sheets for different wind speeds and tack posi
Where is the fuse? kappykaplan at 4:33pm 12.13.22 some boats may have gfi's for each circuit i.e., port outlets and another for the starboard ones :
Where is the fuse? leo310 at 3:59pm 12.13.22 some boats may a gfi's for each circuit ie port outlets and another for the starboard ones

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