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H30 Rudder repair Ron-Anne at 5:59pm 03.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1420 I notice a small leak at the bottom of our H30's rudder when she went on the hard last fall, I wonde
Venture 24 newbie in Marina Del Rey, Ca hialt2d at 5:53pm 03.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1463 I recently purchased a v24 and wondered if there is anyone in the area that might have some advice f
Dad has his toy, now I've got mine :D (1) MATHURIN2 at 5:28pm 03.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1139 Just took delivery of my new boat today :D !!!! A nice little Island Packet 29 1992. It will go righ
Diesel Fuel tank grounding? (1) Elysium_Van_Isl at 1:36pm 03.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 21/14032 Maine, et al. I was down in the bowels of my recently acquired Catalina the other day trying to c
stantions jmarzi at 1:30pm 03.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1372 I am looking to replace four of my 1989 Vision 32s stantions. I have already been to the guru and kn
P26 area under mast drumbeater at 12:32pm 03.14.13 Pearson 4/2803 The board under my mast (inside the cabin) has the veneer delaminating. There is no moisture or wate
AC/DC grounding and galvanic isolator location marchem at 12:22pm 03.14.13 Musings With Maine Sail 17/8929 1982 Catalina 27. I want to tie my AC and DC grounds together and install a galvanic isolator in the
SuperStor heater install question Skipper at 11:48am 03.14.13 Ask All Sailors 1/976 This seemed an idiotically easy question, but it lingered long enough to consider. And It's better t
New to me O'day 20 - need advice rwilliams125 at 9:46am 03.14.13 Day Sailers 1/1184 Hi all, I brought home an O'day 20 last weekend and now I'm getting nervous! It's generally in goo
Calling all 12V Dc gurus! puddlejockey at 9:20am 03.14.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2905 Hi guys, I have an '82 H27 ( that's draining my wallet faster than a Senate budget fix) , that I'm
Barlow 16 winch handles Ken Secor at 9:15am 03.14.13 Catalina 22 8/6559 Many posts suggest Lewmar, Barient and all other "small" winches are cross compatible with the now d
first post....trailer? catndahats at 7:42am 03.14.13 Catalina 22 14/1724 Hi, I've been a lurker on here for a while, and this is my first post so go easy on me. A little
Using a Gennaker from a Pearson 323 c130king at 6:46am 03.14.13 Catalina 310 16/3677 A friend of mine has offered me his Gennaker from his Pearson 323. I would guess that his boat has
shaft size phil mac venture at 6:17am 03.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/5812 have a mac 2-22 need to know best shaft size, 20in or 25in for out board. looks like 20 would work b
Anode-Cathodic Protection fjbastone at 3:16am 03.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1445 Can someone tell me where the anode for cathodic protection is located on a 1998 Beneteau Oceanis 35
Where to cut for chain-plate inspection port Jared1048 at 11:37pm 03.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/3876 Hello, I heard someone mentioned that they cut an inspection port to look at there chain-plates an
s2 8.0 Blue water? How was hull built? candy7 at 10:56pm 03.13.13 S2 4/4019 I am thinking of buying the 8.0. It seems a great use of space. How is it in a ruff ocean? I am th
Installing a Norcolder fridge conversion bugbitten at 7:56pm 03.13.13 S2 9/2578 Folks, I'm installing a Norcolder 4408 conversion unit in my 9.2A. http://www.defender.com/product
2012 Hunter 39 Tachometer Issue canuck at 7:50pm 03.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1120 We have a Yanmar 3JH5E (40 HP) with a 3 blade prop and have the Electromaax 120 amp upgrade. At 290
Hole in keel bulb. (3) Ed Schenck at 7:41pm 03.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1945 These pictures are of a friend's bulb keel on his 28.5 Beneteau. The entire area appears to be fibe

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Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 4:55am 04.08.23 The operative word is "could." ;) Oh my gosh that is awesome. Maybe it is the membrane but what
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee dlochner at 4:52am 04.08.23 That is a good question. They said the membrane could last up to seven years. It has about 100 hour
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 4:49am 04.08.23 How are the membranes. If they have become clogged, the output would be reduced. That is a good qu
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee dlochner at 4:45am 04.08.23 How are the membranes. If they have become clogged, the output would be reduced.
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 4:28am 04.08.23 4 months old. Isn't there a warranty? gary Yes, but they are far away and slow in any real help.
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee garymalmgren at 4:18am 04.08.23 4 months old. Isn't there a warranty? gary
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Brad Gregg at 3:43am 04.08.23 For what it's worth, my vibration was related to a worn out max prop. Two mechanics, on the hard, lo
Need a Beneteau part NYSail at 1:35am 04.08.23
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration NYSail at 1:28am 04.08.23 Alfa, thanks for the insight. Did run the engine in neutral a couple of days ago and no engine vibr
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 10:56pm 04.07.23 Cheers Hollyberry. I`m watching a lot of popeye videos to get the lingo correct.;) It's not a st
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2010 jon hansen at 10:37pm 04.07.23 thanks for sharing Terry
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Leeward Rail at 10:21pm 04.07.23 We use something like that shown in @Will Gilmore above photo. We have a DIY heavy duty screen with
Zinc on strut? Leeward Rail at 10:11pm 04.07.23 And this guy is telling you to eliminate that fastener/anode/part electrical connection. I love ta
Removing Dyneema Core thinwater at 9:52pm 04.07.23 ... What about splicing my 1/4" line to 1/8" Dyneema for the first 10' or so? It eliminates the ques
Removing Dyneema Core Project_Mayhem at 9:47pm 04.07.23 There's too much bulk on the spool with the genoa fully out. Doesn't matter how much or little tensi
Long distance boat ownership Project_Mayhem at 9:40pm 04.07.23 I did this for a summer. The boat was 1.5-4 hours away depending on traffic. I put 20k miles on my c
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 9:14pm 04.07.23 I wish that were the case. I'm with @TimFromLI , according to the Garmin manual for the 5212, ther
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) Will Gilmore at 9:11pm 04.07.23 Is there someone making something like this Sogeman Bugbusters Companionway Screen There are even a
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Rich Stidger at 9:02pm 04.07.23 We just drop in the boards at night, and stow them elsewhere in the morning.
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Crusty Ol Salt at 8:35pm 04.07.23 @dlochner Dude that looks perfect, and it gives me an excuse to go to Lowes

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