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Great collection of manuals merlinuxo at 5:15pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1348 I don't know who put this together but he or she did all of us a great service. http://www.fujiyacht
The Log of the Record Run (1) Roger Long at 5:13pm 01.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/8189 I think that title is already taken for a poem or song about the Schooner Ernestina but I sure feel
Marinium Fuel, Water and Holding Tank Caps (2) Euphoria2011 at 4:28pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 1/1470 Hello, I have 3 deck ports that say Marinium on them and I was thinking I might look into getting ne
End Slip? unclemoey at 4:08pm 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1664 Hello, the harbor has offered me an end slip for my father's 42' sailboat. I don't have too much of
RN300 gps raymarine (2) Navicula at 3:45pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 3/4370 I have this RN 300 Raymarine GPS that I want to use with my standard Horizion VHF with AIS.........a
Reliance on modern technology kpgraci at 3:04pm 01.13.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/3242 I found this interesting when compared to our modern reliance on gps. In "Sailing alone around the
Water Heater replacement (1) bobmorning at 1:32pm 01.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/2050 Just pulled the original water heater out of our 1985 Hunter 31. Attached is a photo. It appears
Fishing for Newbies merlinuxo at 12:26pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1875 Took a neighbor out for a couple hours today. He's late forties and never been sailing but wanted to
1976 Oday 25 cabin leaking. seabrooksailor at 12:09pm 01.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3977 Hello all, I noticed last week that my cabin roof was letting in quite a bit of water, it has never
correct prop size Mikey in Westbygodseattle at 11:28am 01.13.13 Catalina 30 21/13989 looking to replace the 2 blade prop on a Catalina 30 with a 3 blade. The boat is an 1988, Universal
Hatch Covers Eric3626 at 10:53am 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2948 Any suggestions where I can obtain hatch covers for outside of opening hatches on my Beneteau 473?
Question regarding sanitation hose size and length (1) padozary at 10:16am 01.13.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/16733 I recently purchased a 2006 H44. The boat has the the original sanitation hoses which I want to rep
Need owner's manual for 11.0C fruivita at 9:49am 01.13.13 S2 6/2077 I just purchased a 1985 S2 11.0C and while there's a boatload (pun intended) of manuals on various c
Custom Rudders JasonC at 9:11am 01.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2637 Anyone who have built or installed custom rudders, can you please share you specs, I want to build s
Asymetrical Spinnaker Furling - Experience (1) Nodak7 at 7:49am 01.13.13 Big Boats 8/4156 OK I must admit that I love flying our Asym. :dance: The Admiral not so much. ;) But It is a pain in
Knot meter has two transducers? drumbeater at 7:42am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1053 My old boat has two speed transducers in the bow. They are not in the thru hulls right now, the dumm
Ben 423 Shaft Seal bwasileski at 6:48am 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3179 Hi. I'm seeking some advice from someone who as changed the shaft seal on a 423. My Ben is 8 years
Tips for closing the purchase of a sailboat PDReynolds at 6:28am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 30/8033 Hi Everyone, I am ready to submit an offer on a boat and think that I need some assistance in cra
CNG tank -CNG soon to be available in Savannah GA smokey73 at 6:21am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2160 I was hoping someone who has replaced their CNG with Propane might have a CNG tank with current date
battery connections gettinthere at 5:57am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1009 I need to make a new connection to my house bank. We have solar ' wind. Do I need to disable these b

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Asbestos? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:32pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Asbestos use dropped through out the 80s and was mostly eliminated in the 90
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Terry Cox at 5:22pm 03.27.23 As for how the furler is attached to the chainplate... In looking at how your furler attaches to t
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... artboas at 5:19pm 03.27.23 RAYMARINE AUTOHELM RAYTHEON Motor Drive w/Gears + Belts - COMPLETE! PERFECT! \| eBay The Course co
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 5:08pm 03.27.23 And more women in that crew than men! I wish that was true. Boris Herrmann Will Harris Nicolas
Asbestos? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:03pm 03.27.23 You would need to have it analyzed under a microscope to determine definitively but why bother? Just
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 4:44pm 03.27.23 We also have a recessed furler.. I like the clean look but suspect down the road at some point it wi
Vetus UFO Vents c07chrisjohnson at 4:28pm 03.27.23 Thank you so much for the help.
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 4:22pm 03.27.23 these guys are laughing and joking like they're driving rental go karts Well.. they likely don't o
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 4:00pm 03.27.23 That chainplate looks like a tough shape to modify to try to bring the forestay forward a tad... th
Asbestos? WayneH at 3:52pm 03.27.23 Wet it down if you are going to disturb it. That will keep the loose fibers from flying around. You
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe JohnK Austin TX at 3:52pm 03.27.23 That should not be a problem... This iPadAir is 4th gen, model nyfq2ll/a, running sw version 15.4.1
Asbestos? Davidasailor26 at 3:42pm 03.27.23 Asbestos was used in some wraps like that. I don't know if there's an easy way to tell if that's wh
Dieless Crimpers? capta at 3:41pm 03.27.23 I purchased a hydraulic crimper through Northern Tools for considerably less than the prices you quo
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. capta at 3:35pm 03.27.23 There are quite a few farm machines that use Kubota engines. Parts can easily and fairly inexpensive
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 03.27.23
Question about replacing gasket on Jabsco head AndyL at 3:22pm 03.27.23 Just wanted to give a quick update on what I did. This is simple stuff but since I asked, maybe oth
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. Plymouth Sailor at 3:15pm 03.27.23 Mark, A few years back I had to replace my mixing elbow. It was for my 2000 340 (Yanmar 3GM3F).
Dieless Crimpers? JamesG161 at 3:07pm 03.27.23 As we were connecting up our new 9kw Kohler diesel generator, our 2500 watt starter needed an 2/0 ex
Heart stopping drone footage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:05pm 03.27.23 And more women in that crew than men!
Dieless Crimpers? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 03.27.23 Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up taking the easy way out and just getting the cables pre-made.

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