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Beneteau Oceanus 320 Owners Manual killfeather at 10:50am 02.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1447 I recently purchased a Beneteau Oceanus 320 Yacht (1989) which unfortunately did not come with the o
Fule Lines (1) carlager at 9:44am 02.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1227 I have 2 similar fuel lines on the tank on my Beneteau 36cc. The lower one on the attached photo i
Fuel Tank Mount FourPoints at 9:33am 02.01.13 Musings With Maine Sail 11/5382 MS, I am installing a new custom 9.5 gal fuel tank from RDS Aluminum. I have 4 mounting tabs instal
A/C at slip Dogleg at 9:05am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4154 My wife and I were going to spend a week down at the lake about 12 years ago. We were going to sail
Recommend practical radar mount for Mac26x TortugasRoyal at 8:55am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3615 Can someone recommend a practical radar mount for Mac26x. Radar getting cheaper, used and new. Yea
Would you trade for a Mac M or X Brian Buzz at 8:50am 02.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2320 I have an opportunity to buy a Mac M at a very fair price. I could sell my 91 S and move up to a 200
Pre-purchase walkthru help needed - Port Charlotte, FL ianbscouse at 8:40am 02.01.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2996 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 57/8201 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 4/982 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 10/4749 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 25/5759 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 3/944 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 3/2607 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 4/2110 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 11/2665 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 42/7862 practical sailor did a test of anchor veering in their current edition. very interesting but I'm wo

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New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 1:08pm 04.02.23 I'm not sure I am a good or bad sailor, but I did have a go with the I5 bridge several years ago. N
Speed/temp sensor wire splice Traveler7 at 1:05pm 04.02.23 This is the one I installed. It was recommended and manufactured by Airmar. Airmar D00218H Cable Sp
Speed/temp sensor wire splice Hello Below at 12:58pm 04.02.23 Can you please give me a link to this? Someone cut the data cable to my unit on the new boat. This
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... rpludwig at 12:55pm 04.02.23 I don't mind the hummin', have become quite used to it over the years....it assures me all is good d
Furling Main Tom J at 12:35pm 04.02.23 James ............ I have all the tensions for the rest of the shourds and they work perfectly. It
Hunter 310 1999 Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 04.02.23
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon jssailem at 12:30pm 04.02.23 I'm not sure I am a good or bad sailor, but I did have a go with the I5 bridge several years ago. Ne
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 12:25pm 04.02.23 Great. Hayden Island has a cool bar on the river. Not bad on a sunshine day when the the beer is co
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon jssailem at 12:22pm 04.02.23 Great. Hayden Island has a cool bar on the river. Not bad on a sunshine day when the the beer is col
Speed/temp sensor wire splice Traveler7 at 12:21pm 04.02.23 After wasting 3 hours trying pull out the factory installed Raymarine speed/temperature cable, so I
Spring Cruise 2023 Traveler7 at 12:19pm 04.02.23 Nice, looking forward to doing that trip from Portland in the summer sometime...enjoy!
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 12:14pm 04.02.23
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... watercolors II at 12:13pm 04.02.23 That keel bolt, is not a locking bolt to hold the keel in the down position under all conditions. If
Spring Cruise 2023 jssailem at 12:11pm 04.02.23 There is good news, from my friend Rufus... Next week will start with more of the cold temps, shower
Rain water through the mast George Da Porge at 12:01pm 04.02.23 Couldn't upload the video of the inside of the CP. File too large.
Rain water through the mast (2) George Da Porge at 11:59am 04.02.23 Hey jonelli, 3 years ago I needed to replace the oak block between the bottom of the compression pos
Speed/temp sensor wire splice (1) Hello Below at 11:35am 04.02.23 You will need a tiny 1.3mm Allen wrench. Thoroughly check the packaging the splice kit packaging.
Furling Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:27am 04.02.23 James ............ I have all the tensions for the rest of the shourds and they work perfectly. It w
Hunter 310 1999 rgranger at 11:26am 04.02.23 Almost anyone with a modicum of commen sense can do most if not all of that. that is not fair. Fo
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair (1) George Da Porge at 11:22am 04.02.23 I have a different stanchion base (see pic). The stanchion itself has 3/4" threaded rod attached to

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