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Anchor light rbelding at 2:41pm 03.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2532 I have a Beneteau 37, year 2008, and I want to change the mast head light (anchor light) to and LED.
mainsheet winch jluke at 2:38pm 03.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/2004 My 79 Hunter 30 does not have a winch for the mainsheet on the mast, which is inconvenient. I am goi
Best Sailing Reads Capt Strapfoots at 2:28pm 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 22/3277 Hey Just finished Breaking Sea's it was amazing...Anyone else have any good sailing books to recomme
Does an obsolete inboard scare you into selling your boat? Bigjer40 at 1:13pm 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 37/4752 So I was told the Westerbeke on my boat is not rebuildable and to repower would require significant
Is my hull solid fiberglass or have core material? Bigjer40 at 12:11pm 03.07.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/3514 So I am hauling my 84 H27 for bottom job. I have speed and depth thru hull transducers installed in
centerboard cable jim leigh at 11:28am 03.07.13 Ericson 2/3981 what is used to attach lifting keel to hull on my ericson 25. mine broke off and have no idea how t
batteries redhead78 at 11:16am 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2164 Hi all, I am lookin at getting 2 new house batteries, I have a starting batt, which group should I u
Twins Recreation in Pulaski NY? JohnS at 11:08am 03.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1433 Anyone have experience with them, good or bad? I purchased something from their website a few da
cockpit cushions Peter M at 10:44am 03.07.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1462 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 3/1273 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 14/3250 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 17/6139 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 0/1171 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 13/2566 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 5/1585 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 7/1745 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 4/1035 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 9/2687 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 0/1127 Great price on 22, Treasure Coast CL. Not mine.
Genset for Hunter 386 kpittman at 6:46pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 11/3396 I am planning to install a genset on a 2004 Hunter 386. Can anyone recommend a dependable unit that

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Replacement WAECO CB-40 Terry Cox at 6:34pm 04.03.23 Any suggestions or recommendations? Boat is a 31 foot, Hunter, 2006. Defender has this unit in st
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 6:17pm 04.03.23 Gelcoat won't fully cure if it is exposed to air, that's why some gelcoat has added wax. The wax flo
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 6:07pm 04.03.23 A furler generally has a top that spins and a bottom that rotates (causing the sail to wrap) based o
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jssailem at 6:03pm 04.03.23 The challenge with a mature boat is often the designers never published "detailed diagrams/written i
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:00pm 04.03.23 Ok.. Looked for a manual on the System 350. Problems with the Schaefer site. Got this on the site:
Rigging and furler 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 pics or diagrams jssailem at 5:58pm 04.03.23 Welcome Rasto to the Forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. How old is the boat? When was it las
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions isaksp00 at 5:52pm 04.03.23 I sure as hell wouldn't tow it at more than about 5 mph unless I knew the tires, brakes and bearings
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jrussnogle at 5:52pm 04.03.23 Yep! Sent them an email also. But, thank you for the suggestion.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) jssailem at 5:48pm 04.03.23 Ok.. Looked for a manual on the System 350. Problems with the Schaefer site. Got this on the site:
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair George Da Porge at 5:47pm 04.03.23 Hey John - I did remove and reinstall all of the stanchions. Enlarged holes between skins, filled wi
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Mark15231 at 5:44pm 04.03.23 I like having a furler on my asymmetrical. It works great for single handing and can easily be "dous
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 5:34pm 04.03.23 Get some spray auto wax something that has real wax not a lot of other stuff. Spray the gel coat wi
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 5:28pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? The furle
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed jssailem at 5:25pm 04.03.23 using a dyneema soft shackle to attach the sheet. Great application.:plus:
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:23pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? That answe
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:21pm 04.03.23 As a guess that looks about right. What about the other end of the shroud?
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jssailem at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You might give a shout to Tiara Yachts. They are the follow on builder from S2 Yachts. https://www.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) JES7 at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You mention a Furling system. Which one? Furling systems often are over a shroud (a wire that runs
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 5:11pm 04.03.23 Line #1: looks like a halyard for a spinnaker, asym, most probably. Line two: looks like it might
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts jssailem at 5:06pm 04.03.23 A normal disappointment here on the forum. Island Pilot posted a message and never returned. We like

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