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2002 Beneteau 361 removal of water in bilge D425 at 3:58pm 10.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3721 Can anyone tell me why water does not drain from the various compartments into the one where the bil
frozen seacock jluke at 2:59pm 10.03.12 Ask All Sailors 28/14920 The old bronze seacocks in my boat are frozen in the open position (yes, I know I should turn them o
73 on Friday...cough...cough...must be getting sick... BobM at 2:58pm 10.03.12 S2 3/1197 ...of work. Friday will be one of the best sailing days left this year. Taking at least some of it
You Asked For It. Roger Long at 2:52pm 10.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 22/7768 And, I delivered. Here is a picture of the turbulent and infamous Hell Gate. https://sphotos-b.xx.
Single Line Reefing System Jammed Mike H. at 2:16pm 10.03.12 Big Boats 2/1582 I have a 94 Hunter Vision 36 with the Isomat, "In Boom" single line reefing system. It has been a p
Winter rigging gabrielw at 12:26pm 10.03.12 Big Boats 1/1812 I have a C390. It will be pulled for the winter. What should be done to the rigging? Should the ten
stepping the mast buzzy at 12:02pm 10.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2193 Does anyone have a suggestion on how to step a mast on our newly purchased older ODay 17 ft sailboat
Trailer Registration Woes yeahmag at 10:44am 10.03.12 Trailer Sailors 33/10298 The O'Day 19 that I just picked up came with a trailer, but it seems it hasn't been registered by an
High Output Alternator Serpentine Pulley Kit Install (28) Maine Sail at 10:12am 10.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/8392 WARNING: This article includes equipment sold by Electromaax in Canada and I must preface this post
hoses on hot water tank javelin at 8:59am 10.03.12 Catalina 30 3/1498 quick question guys. Which is the hot water hose of the two hoses coming out of the hotwater tank.
Where is the fresh water tank? H33 (2) syoun10 at 9:41pm 10.02.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/1904 I have a 2006 Hunter 33. I suspect a fresh water leak and I read a post (can't find it anymore) w
Xantrex Echo Charge w/1/2/both switch drh1965 at 8:21pm 10.02.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4325 I have a question about the Echo Charger that I'm hoping someone can help me with. If I wire up all
broken tiller blues bill beyler at 8:01pm 10.02.12 Smaller Boats 10/2766 Went to take our Hunter 23.5 off our mooring for the season. The tiller was broken in half. We would
Oil Pressure Sensor Location smallsloop at 7:32pm 10.02.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2216 The alarm that rings after the key is switched on but before the engine starts sounds only sometimes
Teak hand rails mounting Blitz at 7:13pm 10.02.12 Seidelmann 2/12151 This is the year that I'm going to remove and fill the coring in the deck of my Seidelmann 34' exter
Engine Vabration bobcat30 at 6:35pm 10.02.12 Catalina 30 6/1737 I have a Universal MK25 diesel. I get a vibration when under power. I start the engine and I raise t
Bouyancy Foam Milton.Audas at 6:26pm 10.02.12 Catalina 22 8/4454 Guys - there have been several posts lamenting the fact that our beloved C-22 did not exit the facto
Water pump leaking Mr.X-Ray at 5:33pm 10.02.12 Big Boats 8/1403 The sea water pump on my 3GM30F is leaking. Thought it was the back cover or the inlet hose, but now
How Many of You Hate Making up the V-Berth??? (11) Sumner at 4:58pm 10.02.12 Ask All Sailors 12/9020 I just posted the following on the MacGregor board, but thought that it might be of some interest he
How Many of You Hate Making up the V-Berth??? (11) Sumner at 4:54pm 10.02.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4431 I'm the one that gets the job of making up the V-berth bed in both boats and I've never liked it. F

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Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? (2) sovaste at 10:21am 12.20.22 Thank you for those details! Not having seen either my V21 or the older candidate V22 rigged in per
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:18am 12.20.22 The Devil is in the Details. Cost of a 26' Bridle, 5/8ths 3 strand line designed for a 30-40ft boat
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 10:03am 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, it
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 9:58am 12.20.22 Ok thanks i will see that they have
STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 12.20.22 Curious if your FLA batteries are in parallel on one battery bank or one battery for each bank. Wha
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t
keel resting on bottom sailcapt340 at 8:57am 12.20.22
Electrical system Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 12.20.22 It's important to the life of your batteries to charge/recharge them properly if you want to them to
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:39am 12.20.22 That also a good idea it may give me a couple of more years using it
Electrical system dlochner at 8:37am 12.20.22 If it is working, there's not much need to change it. :) The most important part of the electrical
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 8:35am 12.20.22 Clean the rails, prime it with Rustoleum Rust Preventer, and paint. Jim...
keel resting on bottom JamesG161 at 8:30am 12.20.22
keel resting on bottom Benny17441 at 8:13am 12.20.22 It depends on the composition of the bottom and boat trafic near it.
Height of boat on trailer Benny17441 at 8:04am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door.
Sailing to Bahamas, preparations Benny17441 at 7:58am 12.20.22 Besides a boat in good working condition and Captain's knowledge, little additional equipment is nee

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