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Pre-purchase walkthru help needed - Port Charlotte, FL ianbscouse at 8:40am 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2995 I am deciding on when/whether to pull the trigger on flying down from Houston to Port Charlotte, FL
Want to extend outboard motoring range with bladder tank TortugasRoyal at 8:32am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 57/8187 Want to extend outboard motoring range with bladder tanks. Was looking at the Nauta 18 gallon porta
Magazines Sanfelice at 8:19am 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2542 After reading a thread on anchor tests by Practical Sailor, I was reminded why I don't buy sailing m
Destin Florida TortugasRoyal at 7:55am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2024 Planning to either take a beach cat or the Mac26x to Destin Fl. Meeting non sailing family there th
Monroe Harbor Summer 2013 TortugasRoyal at 6:24am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/981 Plotting a summer adventure to Monroe Harbor this year! Gonna try to coincide with my wife's busine
Electrical switch question RAD88 at 11:56pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1336 I should know this but here goes - I need to install a switch on a 12 v cabin fixture. Should it b
Battery charging question. rfrye1 at 9:39pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1326 Assuming the wiring on my 1998 Hunter wiring (OEM) and Heart Interface charger/inverter is correct..
135 or 150 genoa? obsailor at 8:23pm 01.31.13 Catalina 30 10/4747 I'm ordering a new genoa for a 30MkIII I'm purchasing, I don't know the performance well of the boat
Looking for travel advice - BVI bareboat Hannah Quinn at 7:08pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 25/5757 Looking to book a bareboat charter in the BVI Christmas this year. Figured try to book now. Lookin
Punta Gorda to escape the FLU TortugasRoyal at 6:40pm 01.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/943 I used Laishley Park for ramp, slip, and a port to sail from and return to. http://www.laishleymari
What is a Cyclades and thoughts on 393 PDReynolds at 5:58pm 01.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2604 Hi Everyone, Appreciate any thoughts and opinions here, We are getting ready to purchase a boat for
sailing to bahamas sdstef at 5:43pm 01.31.13 Day Sailers 4/2109 any trailer sailors in south florida sailed a 25 footer over to the bahamas? I would like to pull m
Lightning Strikes Captian George at 5:05pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2662 After a short search of the forums I didn't really find a place where I can find what to expect duri
anchor testing info jibes138 at 5:03pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 42/7860 practical sailor did a test of anchor veering in their current edition. very interesting but I'm wo
air conditioner on an oday 25. sdstef at 4:18pm 01.31.13 Day Sailers 3/1229 I have an oday 25 with an outboard motor, which allows a huge area under the cockpit. I used my boa
Reduce refrigerator repair costs Richard Kollmann at 3:23pm 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2708
Mast baseplate rebed GrampaArt at 3:09pm 01.31.13 Sabre Sailboats 0/5648 This newly purchased 1984 boat is stored in heated barn. No moisture near mast but don' want to miss
A Work of "Art" (3) HEINZIR at 11:06am 01.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1459 My daughter's father-in-law, Art Brooker, surprised me last week with this 1:18 scale model of Chiqu
Stinkpot Revenge FourPoints at 9:07am 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1170 Technically the Marlin got the revenge, but I'd like to think as the cousin of a Sail Fish, he was d
Novel materials shake ship scum rtshinn at 8:14am 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1706 Interesting! http://phys.org/news/2013-01-materials-ship-scum.html

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BeneteauOwners.com to close this month cymeyer at 2:14pm 04.01.23 It is with great sadness that we will be closing BeneteauOwners.com later this month. We have been
Stuck tell-tales PaulK at 2:03pm 04.01.23 Not sure what is causing the yarn to be returning to a fixed position. Excellent trimming?
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 Richard19068 at 1:45pm 04.01.23 This is interesting. If the proper filter for your M-25 is UNI300209. Found at: https://marinedies
Passport Renewal BigEasy at 1:37pm 04.01.23 I have not heard. Engine is not working. Mechanic is taking a 10 day vacation. So boat is going int
Seeking Correct Small Hose associated with impeller replacement task (1) Richard19068 at 1:36pm 04.01.23 I think your part number 301076 goes to the coolant pump. Since you are talking impeller I assume
Stuck tell-tales jssailem at 1:32pm 04.01.23 Dryer sheet should eliminate the static, if that is the cause. Suspect Sailkote will make it all sl
Passport Renewal jssailem at 1:28pm 04.01.23 I have not heard. Engine is not working. Mechanic is taking a 10 day vacation. So boat is going into
Goosneck to Boom Richard19068 at 12:45pm 04.01.23 I suppose you could just tie together the pad eye on the boom and the ring on the gooseneck. Or mak
Stuck tell-tales Marmalade at 12:44pm 04.01.23 Try wiping each yarn with a dryer sheet... seems to help.
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 BigEasy at 11:52am 04.01.23
Furling Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:27am 04.01.23 bulbcreekfarm Do you have any idea what tension you used? Cheers
Wiring solar and ACR's (1) vandiver at 10:33am 04.01.23 Hi, maybe my schematics helps I have the same setup.
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Tally Ho at 10:04am 04.01.23 I watched your video and found it very interesting....what is that power meter you mention that mon
Bilge Pump breaker Ward H at 9:37am 04.01.23
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 9:32am 04.01.23 Hmm. Wonder what Stu Jackson has up his sleeve for this coming season?
Survey Question Ward H at 9:10am 04.01.23 Another thought. Survey was before new electric drive. It will be interesting to hear what the new s
Survey Question Ward H at 9:05am 04.01.23
Goosneck to Boom Hollyberry at 9:04am 04.01.23 Is your sail track big enough (and the correct shape) to accept the slider slug that is part of the
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail Hollyberry at 9:01am 04.01.23 We don't store our anchor on the roller (looks like you don't either?) I run the tack line under on
Thread maintenance on my sailboat JamesG161 at 8:54am 04.01.23

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