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Dropping the Keel bornin59ca at 2:17pm 02.16.13 Big Boats 2/1015 Ok the time has come to fix my Keel on my Hunter 40 Legend. I have been fooling around with it for t
Winterizing Raw Water Exhaust Joe Mullee at 1:51pm 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5588 I have a 1983 Yanmar 3GMF. Always winterize the raw water side with the pink stuff from West Marine
Looking for the Best Marina's at the Best Price in Rhode Is jerseyjoe at 12:20pm 02.16.13 Destinations 14/7378 I am moving my boat from NY to Rhode Island this season and I have done a lot of research but wanted
Thru hull fittings Luca1467 at 11:42am 02.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1286 I bought my 47.7 around 3 years ago. It is now 12 years old. I do not know if the previous owner eve
FEEDBACK REQUEST: New search installed Phil Herring at 10:26am 02.16.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/2582 Sorry for the delay on this! We now have a new search function installed on all sites (excluding th
st40 or st60 VMG to wind Quoddy at 9:21am 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4018 Does anyone know if the Raymarine st40, (now i40) wind instrument will feed enough data into the Ray
Need new freshwater pump advice tomgrigsby at 8:43am 02.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2033 My 79 H30 has a ShurFlo 220-033 pump for the freshwater system. Pump doesn't anymore. I can't find
New mainsail galliob at 8:14am 02.16.13 Big Boats 12/2034 Just learned I need to replace my mainsail. Anybody have any recommendations? Considering Sailcare
Painting Lost Parent at 7:45am 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1072 Has anyone tried painting small areas with the small pressurized cans that are screwed onto small ja
Bulkhead replacement jamesstpierremb at 7:18am 02.16.13 Catalina 30 16/8943 Have previously changed the bulkhead in the 27 Catalina and it wasn't too bad a job. Recently a lea
Moisture Meters caguy at 6:36am 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1898 I am planning on buying a moisture meter to check my house (lathe and plaster), howerver, I will pro
T Head Slip omnia470 at 6:12am 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2086 We have moved to a T head and our boat is 47'. Looking at different ways of securing boat as well a
Mainsail on Ebay dlandersson at 5:35am 02.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1234 Perhaps of interest: :D http://www.ebay.com/itm/350589486427?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT'_trksid=p3984
Add traveler to 22 foot sailboat - UPDATE Mich222 at 12:31am 02.16.13 Ask All Sailors 0/926 I posted about 2 years ago (on 2/21/2011 to be exact) asking for opinions for best placement for add
Follow the wires....If you can shipwreck66 at 6:34pm 02.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2232 We've all had annoying leaks after rains, most of which we find and stop. I have one I think is comi
Boom Vang Question (1) Hydro Therapy at 4:13pm 02.15.13 Day Sailers 11/2567 I purchased a boom vang that uses 5/16 rope and has a 992 lb capacity. The main reason I bought it w
Mainsail Halyard for 240 - Wire? goc_cass at 12:34pm 02.15.13 Smaller Boats 3/937 Hey all, been lurking on the forum since I got the boat 2 years ago, but now that I have a question
Wind vane for trip to Mexico from Seattle Jared1048 at 11:59am 02.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2996 How important would a wind vane be rated by importance for a trip like this? On longer passages (>=1
Sailing/Moving boat for Sand Diego to Portland Oregon therobesons at 11:01am 02.15.13 Big Boats 5/1644 We have sold our house and moving up to Portland Oregon. i want to take our boat with us. it is a 19
Wing sail - new and revolutionary, or is it? Bosman at 10:49am 02.15.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1936 For those of you who watch America's Cup, you most likely remember how the BMW Oracle trimaran used

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POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 kappykaplan at 4:08am 03.04.23 I don't get that in Chrome on a PC; however, I do get that option in Chrome on my Android phone. Le
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) rgranger at 4:03am 03.04.23
Replacing reefing line sheeves on a 1983 Beneteau First 38 AlaskanDan at 10:04pm 03.03.23 Hi Marcos, If memory serves, for the boom end they used the same system as for the masthead, that i
MPPT controller location Ralph Johnstone at 8:39pm 03.03.23
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question Sail22Capri22 at 8:03pm 03.03.23 Thanks for the reply! When I mean fresh water I mean the tank that supplies water when you pump befo
First time Porta Potti owner/user : question David in Sandusky at 7:58pm 03.03.23 All you want in the waste tank is Odorlos, or another product that supplies oxygen - that will elimi
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 7:48pm 03.03.23 last year I installed a 200 watt panel above the Bimini and a victron controller 100/20 see pictur
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 7:46pm 03.03.23 Couldn't be more mistaken. Moisture and a lack of O2 and you've got a recipe for SS crevice corros
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:44pm 03.03.23
Longitudinal prop crack SycloneDriver at 7:40pm 03.03.23 Looks like an opportunity to upgrade! The previous owner might make it right, call him and give him
In search of the driest bilge possible Rjm st.petersburg at 7:35pm 03.03.23 My source of moisture in the bilge is air conditioning condensate. The 8k AC in the aft cabin does n
Bow roller replacement Beneteau First 325 Davidasailor26 at 7:32pm 03.03.23 Do you mean the roller itself or the stemhead fitting? Beneteau Spare Parts usually carries items li
Longitudinal prop crack Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 03.03.23 The prop nut has, at some time, had the beejesus torqued out of it with enough force to split the hu
MPPT controller location Davidasailor26 at 7:08pm 03.03.23 Couldn't be more mistaken. Moisture and a lack of O2 and you've got a recipe for SS crevice corros
In search of the driest bilge possible Ralph Johnstone at 7:06pm 03.03.23 It irrtitates me to no end to see even the smallest amount amount of water in our bilge . What ar
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? Jim_H42 at 7:06pm 03.03.23 Just too follow up on this. I was able to remove the upper spreader with the mast in place. I me
Longitudinal prop crack garymalmgren at 6:45pm 03.03.23 Remove prop and take it to a prop repair facility If you can't drop in at least contact them with yo
POSITION DU COMPAS FLUXGATE SUR H 33 rgranger at 6:26pm 03.03.23 Also, we would request that English be used on the forums. Although we are fortunate to have some p
Longitudinal prop crack Timm R Oday25 at 6:25pm 03.03.23 Ouch . That can be ground out and brazed . It's not the end of the world and is certainly cheaper th
MPPT controller location (1) buddybear at 6:10pm 03.03.23 Hello, tomorrow I'm tackling the installation of two 100W flex panels. I've looked around and cann

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