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Beneteau 343 Rxman47 at 9:46am 03.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/10900 Hello Sailors: I am looking at a Beneteau 343 2008. I would appreciate any information about your ex
Mast Bulb on 1991 Hunter 30T jmoultrup at 9:45am 03.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1016 Hi, we just got a 1991 Hunter 30T, and the mast light is out. Hope to not have to climb the mast twi
Beneteau 343 Rxman47 at 9:45am 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 1/869 Hello Sailors: I am looking at a Beneteau 343 2008. I would appreciate any information about your ex
Westerbeke 10 Two & its prop (1) 31seahorse at 7:59am 03.03.13 Bigger Boats 6/2890 Hello Members, Thanks for responses to my other posts! I enjoy your comments and hope to learn fro
H 336 Ice box repair Dmac336 at 7:56am 03.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1039 The drain at the bottom of my ice box has been leaking ... Water getting out around seal that connec
Fixed side window replacement Georgieboy at 7:36am 03.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1963 My Hunter 37.5 Legend fixed side windows over the galley that are old cracked and cloudy as well as
Dock Line Decisions Bad Obsession at 7:08am 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 18/4340 I searched the site and I haven't observed many threads on the different kinds of dock lines that ar
Traveler Don Guillette at 6:56am 03.03.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 34/17275 I trawl the various groups on this site looking for topic that I think will be useful. The winter mo
Stray current questions John R at 6:54am 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3235 I'm just asking this out of curiosity: I've read that it's unsafe to swim at a marina because of
CAT 320 Replacement Cushions pbrothers at 6:13am 03.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/9194 My wife and I just bought a 1997 320, which is our first sailboat, making us rank rookies. While
Coolant resevior blocked johncharde@gmail.com at 5:59am 03.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1400 I have a Westerbeke W 10 Two in my O'day 272. The coolant reservoir tank feed into the coolant manif
Need input again on new asym spinnaker issue. (2) deacm at 5:50am 03.03.13 Big Boats 5/1226 I posted this same topic last July but I'd like some more input as the issue is STILL raging between
Shaft Log Size Anonymous 121765 at 4:23am 03.03.13 Newport 0/2991 Guys, My pal Lenny has an '84 newport 30. We are hauling our boats for a bottom job in a few wee
Caulking/ Adhesive RichStan at 3:16am 03.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1421 Good Morning All, I have a 1991 Hunter Vision 32. I am replacing the Lexan side panels with the port
Are LED lights polarity sensitive? centerline at 10:31pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 10/21404 I bought and installed a set of seachoice LED Nav lights for the bow and they dont come on.... i did
New autopilot or existing Robertson Old Sailor 2 at 9:41pm 03.02.13 Big Boats 3/1207 You folks are such a wealth of information. My 1992 Passage 42 has what I think is the original Rob
H356 fixed cushion backs sailmaster39 at 8:46pm 03.02.13 Big Boats 7/1318 Lookig for suggestions,ideas regarding making the salon cushion backs removable.They are a pain to d
theBorderRun newsailor72 at 8:14pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2708 I came across this http://www.theborderrun.org. Has anyone here done this? what is it like? I'm kin
My electrical system died. doehunter at 7:04pm 03.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2625 Sometimes it feels like I just can't get ahead. I Finally got my trailer put back together, and to
depth finder stevieb at 6:53pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2333 I have a 24' sloop. What would be a good depth finder to purchase?

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Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals Rick D at 6:15pm 03.30.23 I have all the original manuals for my 40.5, but nothing in there re: refrigeration.
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? (4) vmaks at 5:44pm 03.30.23 As you can see this tank has a really tight fit and a unique fit in the allowable enclosed area. The
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 4:57pm 03.30.23 Thanks Will for laying out the implications of this issue. I figured a hit like this was likely to c
MPPT controller location leo310 at 4:40pm 03.30.23 What I have done is used an victron FET you could also use an ARC.
Furling Main (1) JamesG161 at 4:29pm 03.30.23 Mine has pre-bend and works fine, Carefully look at all lines on this picture. pre-bend. Where the
RigRite Scott T-Bird at 3:30pm 03.30.23 Does anyone know if RigRite INC is legit ? I bought some Z parts, the tracking shows just the "Labe
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 3:22pm 03.30.23 Pretty sure @LeslieTroyer installed the RS11 on his boat. I saw his setup, worked well. When I do t
MPPT controller location dhandzy at 3:12pm 03.30.23 I have a 'standard' two-battery setup with one of those big red dials on the electronics control pan
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) Davidasailor26 at 3:02pm 03.30.23 Pulling this thread out of the basement. I have a question for USB/12V power outlets. From what I'
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Will Gilmore at 2:51pm 03.30.23 A hard, underwater collision would have wide reaching effects on the entire boat. It may not be any
Furling Main bulbcreekfarm at 2:39pm 03.30.23 I had a problem with my outhaul last year because my halyard was too tight. Had to back off on the
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:28pm 03.30.23 That would require plugging all the the hose fittings, otherwise the water would just run out of the
Second anchor question Screen Saver at 2:20pm 03.30.23 Himmm Some typo above, or I'm losing it " siminer" I'm assuming snubber of course in, but in any e
Pedestal guard replacment Ward H at 1:56pm 03.30.23 Pretty sure @LeslieTroyer installed the RS11 on his boat. I saw his setup, worked well. When I do th
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Project_Mayhem at 1:23pm 03.30.23 If you need to get down to bare gelcoat or barrier, I'd recommend some chemical stripper and an orbi
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? Project_Mayhem at 1:12pm 03.30.23 For a newer outboard do what everyone has already recommended plus see if there's a fuse in your out
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals Don S/V ILLusion at 1:11pm 03.30.23 Thanks, useful but this is for newer models with evaporators, our were with cold plates and older c
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? DSqr at 1:03pm 03.30.23
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Dalliance at 1:02pm 03.30.23 I did the same project back in 2012. Orbital sander, many layers of old paint, new barrier coat and
Bilge Pump breaker kappykaplan at 12:57pm 03.30.23 I found two float switches, mechanical, forget the brand, mounted at different heights in the bilge

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