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changing the main sail halyard Keith3981 at 8:14pm 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1880 I have a catalina 22 and would like tho change the main halyard, trying to figure out the best way t
Flexible Furler Problem gjaffess at 2:12pm 03.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1240 I have a flexible furler on my O'Day 272. I have been having trouble raising the sail to the top wh
Cockpit speakers simi1947 at 12:09pm 03.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3330 I have a 2009 Oceanis 31. Firstly, existing cockpit speakers damaged by previous owner, I'm finding
Myrtle Beach, SC - Sailing Good? Rich Stidger at 11:46am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 34/7376 I am considering a relocation from Narragansett Bay to the Myrtle Beach area. I have a 40' Hunter,
Dodger snaps (2) Mick143 at 9:26am 03.15.13 Bigger Boats 4/1944 Hello, quick question. This is the third snap that has sheared off level with deck. Does anyone kno
Rising Exhaust outlet ?? Ersin at 8:58am 03.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1095 As years go by, my boat H340 became heavier and so exhaust outlet comes closer and closer to sea lev
Are all your eggs in one basket? Brian D at 7:32am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 45/5762 Getting ready for a short cruise this weekend, I did some prep work on the boat. Most notably was ju
circuit breaker source? bugbitten at 7:14am 03.15.13 S2 8/1881 Are the 12V panel breakers/switches still available? There's a spot on my panel for a fridge switch,
Brevard County Marine Flea Markets merlinuxo at 6:18am 03.15.13 Destinations 0/2730 Marine flea market tomorrow, 9-4, at Melbourne (FL) Yacht Club and Citizen's for Florida's Waterways
Jib sheets Lost Parent at 6:12am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3017 What is the preferred method of attaching new sheets to the genoa ...continious line knotted or mech
Adding plexiglass to front hatch chp at 5:07am 03.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4668 Just curious if anyone has cut out an opening in the front hatch and install tinted plexiglass to ad
James River and the Chickahominy Roger Long at 4:31am 03.15.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/4247
Mooring Caribbean BLue Dream at 4:00am 03.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1236 Could anyone suggest the best place in the British Virgin Islands to put the boat - Beneteau 50 - up
Bad Elf or Dual SailorRob at 10:23pm 03.14.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1727 Hi all. I have been using Navionics with my iPhone and I now have an iPad that I thought would be u
O'Day 222 Swim Ladder daleyellin at 9:11pm 03.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1597 I should putting my "new" 222 in the water for the season in about a month. Since the boat is "new"
1993 Hunter 40.5 Steering specs aadams1 at 8:08pm 03.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1817 We recently purchased a '93 Hunter 40.5 and have been trying to find details about the steering from
Winch question jwhite at 7:04pm 03.14.13 Smaller Boats 3/996 Can I use a Harken no. 16 self-tailing winch to replace the Barient #8 currently on my Hunter 23.5?
Maximum sail luff hunter 31 1985 Westminstersailingguy at 6:57pm 03.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1063 I have a 1985 Hunter.31 and need to know the maximum luff for the genoa ... I have the standard rol
Help Turn On The Heater!!please!! knot smart at 6:48pm 03.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/4238 recently bought a 99' bene 352.. question.. how does the heat work?? I read through all the man
Catalina without motor? Brian Buzz at 6:21pm 03.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2231 I'm going to look at a 1984 Catalina 27 tomorrow and the owner said the boat never had an inboard. T

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Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 7:53am 04.08.23 I have company arriving today, but I will have time to detail instructions tonight. Meanwhile, go t
Corrosion on boomkicker jssailem at 7:52am 04.08.23 Sure, that is not going to buff out. While the spring inside may or may not be involved, I suspect
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach (1) kloudie1 at 7:52am 04.08.23 I found this for the "B" panel 4JH2E.. Note that the "sail drive" sensor at the top of the page, cen
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach smokey73 at 7:29am 04.08.23 Interesting, but shouldn't it show on the Yanmar workshop manual (as 'optional') like the air heater
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach kloudie1 at 7:26am 04.08.23 Not sure, but probably for a water detector in a sail drive installation.. on my old 3gmf, the unuse
Long distance boat ownership Kings Gambit at 7:15am 04.08.23 My wife and I are getting close to the retire and move aboard moment. as such we are considering st
Long distance boat ownership mermike at 7:11am 04.08.23 I bought Tosca 4.5 years ago and (mostly) retired at the end January this year. The longest stretch
Corrosion on boomkicker dlochner at 7:04am 04.08.23 The deep pitting is a concern. This is not surface corrosion that can be polished out. The depth of
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2010 Terry Cox at 6:51am 04.08.23 You're welcome, Jon.
Corrosion on boomkicker Davidasailor26 at 6:49am 04.08.23
Long distance boat ownership Captain Larry-DH at 6:36am 04.08.23 Long distance ownership without frequent use is bad for boats and for owner$. Another factor to con
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee JamesG161 at 6:19am 04.08.23 From you owners manual... Maintenance is very easy. Watermakers like to be used regularly. If left s
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 6:19am 04.08.23 These membranes can , like in the movie Ghostbusters, get "Slimed". You might look up "Regular Mai
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee JamesG161 at 6:08am 04.08.23 These membranes can , like in the movie Ghostbusters, get "Slimed". You might look up "Regular Main
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) JBP-PA at 5:46am 04.08.23 I made washboards with screening for when it is warm. This winter I made a canvas cover out of lefto
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising thinwater at 5:34am 04.08.23 Yes. We went really low tech when we needed a quick solution. 8 years later, it still works. Yes t
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising thinwater at 5:31am 04.08.23 Sogeman Bugbusters Companionway Screen There are even a few hatch board replacements with solid fram
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 5:24am 04.08.23 I can point you to a file converter and describe the steps involveI can point you to a file conver
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 5:18am 04.08.23 I wish that were the case. Yes, it has an SD slot, but I have not been able to find any method to
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Hayden Watson at 4:59am 04.08.23 Cheers Hollyberry. I`m watching a lot of popeye videos to get the lingo correct.;) It's not a sta

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