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Wiring Diagram Gallowayx5 at 8:02pm 08.22.12 Other Sailboats 2/2936 Hello All I'm new to this site. I'm looking for a wiring diagram for a 2005 40.3 Jeanneau. The o
Newport 30 mkIII mast wiring Luna Sea at 7:11pm 08.22.12 Newport 1/8364 Hello all, my family just purchased a 1986 Newport 30 MkIII. I am working on getting all the system
HELP... Barnacles on outboard CNein001 at 6:07pm 08.22.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/13886 I just got back from vacation, and realized that someone left my outboard in the down position. It
At Idle My Engine Is Not Intaking Cooling Water digggs at 6:01pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 9/1984 Looking for some input while at idle my engine does not seem to draw cooling water or very little at
Tall rig or standard rig? Stan Linado at 5:13pm 08.22.12 Smaller Boats 3/2851 I recently purchased a 1989 Catalina 25 and I am just learning the "ropes." There is no documentatio
Why can racing sailboats haul in their sails so close? Sublime at 4:56pm 08.22.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/7501 For example: http://www.charterworld.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sailing-yacht-Loki-at-the-
Let's talk hurricanes. haynie5 at 4:53pm 08.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1444 Any body have any experience anchoring out in a hurricane or strong tropical storm? What are the bes
Hard Work = sailing pleasure (4) Jim Seamans at 4:45pm 08.22.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3034 For the last two days I have been going through the boat preparing for our trip to the Bahamas, Eleu
Mac Gregor 26S swinging keel alessandrobalducci at 4:45pm 08.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5166 Dear friends, I bought a Mac Gregor 26S (I am the forth owner!) and this boat has the system of sw
Chainplates Piratenorm at 3:57pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 0/857 OK, with all the talk lately about checking chainplates, breaking chainplates, stainless steel rusti
Removing a C30 Galley Rayheath at 2:49pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 21/6898 I would like to remove the galley on my 1985 C30. This would be the sink area as well as the counter
Vision 32 performance? swampcreek at 2:17pm 08.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/825 I'm looking into a few Hunter sailboats locally. We plan to visit a 1999 310 ($45K) that looks REALL
Garmin Bluechart G2 Charts DJW at 2:05pm 08.22.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1256 Looking at a Garmin 740S chartplotter to replace the Raytheon 398 and RayStar 108 GPS sensor. I als
Hard or Soft Dinghy For A 34' Sailboat? Joe Mullee at 1:27pm 08.22.12 Big Boats 16/5716 My thirteen year old West Marine rollup inflatable (8'6") developed a slow water leak this season al
Passage 450 port water tank leak sailwyvern at 1:14pm 08.22.12 Big Boats 6/1304 We have a 1997 450CC passage. When the port water tank is filled, water leaks onto the top of the w
Sailing in Rockland, ME 31seahorse at 12:33pm 08.22.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1258 Hello Members, In mid September I will be in Rockland, Maine with our Celebrity daysailer while Eile
C30 Weather Helm Problem Don Guillette at 11:20am 08.22.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/12601 I get most of my material from talking to sailors. I feel if one mate has a questions others might a
Ready to Paint The Bottom David S at 10:59am 08.22.12 Trailer Sailors 7/3052 It is scraped, washed with water, blisters repaired, sanded, rubbed down with 202 cleaner, ready to
Bene 473 or 423 snadd1s at 10:36am 08.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1343 Hello Bene-owners. Im about to buy a 473, but im a bit worried about the size. Most of the sailing w
Folding Ladder wont Fold David S at 9:52am 08.22.12 Trailer Sailors 8/3631 I have an old 4 rung aluminum folding ladder in the extended position and wont close. it will have 3

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Bottom in great shape arf145 at 2:45pm 10.28.22 @Dr. D where did you get the bottom cleaned by a diver? So far as I know, they don't allow that at
Wing Keel repair bil1215 at 2:32pm 10.28.22 Keep in mind that a proper modification includes lengthening the foot of the keel for a bulb keel op
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast? kappykaplan at 2:25pm 10.28.22 The OP hasn't been seen since he posed the question. :beer:
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:17pm 10.28.22 The same Raritan joker valve fits all Raritan toilets...part # is C253. It'll only cost you about
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 2:09pm 10.28.22 You guys are really great and I appreciate all of this. The new pump that is on order, the Series 55
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Ward H at 2:08pm 10.28.22 @Scott T-Bird Sounds like a good plan to me.
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 flightlead404 at 1:48pm 10.28.22 Hello. I'm 1-year owner of an Hunter 50 AC 2007 and in preparation to the next cruising season I'm
Knot Transducer flightlead404 at 1:43pm 10.28.22 I wouldn't spend a lot of time searching for it as you are in sea water (salt water). The paddles
Good places in BC to buy Catalina Mast? pipedream at 1:24pm 10.28.22 Did you check sailboat wrecking yard in Lynden?
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! HMT2 at 1:22pm 10.28.22 Here is an old post that might help with the difference between Seatalkng and N2K https://forums.sai
Furling genoa cover seems too small? jssailem at 1:16pm 10.28.22 Is this a slip on cover? You hoist the cover to the tope of the sail with a halyard? Zipper down the
Furling genoa cover seems too small? sail sfbay at 1:11pm 10.28.22 Your guess is as good as mine...........made for a smaller sail, missed measurements (need at least
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Richard19068 at 12:17pm 10.28.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil jssailem at 12:09pm 10.28.22 Good question. @4Winds . When I reach these conundrums, I always break down and search for a manual.
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes Crazy Dave Condon at 12:08pm 10.28.22
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.28.22 I know I'm late into this fracas but this is the worst idea I have ever seen for solving a cooling w
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 jssailem at 12:03pm 10.28.22 Spade suggests the following on their chart. https://www.spadeanchorusa.com/anchor-sizing-charts.php
Fisher Panda 12 mini (3) Laid-back at 11:51am 10.28.22 I replaced the elbow on our 12 mini as seen in the photos. You need a wobble socket adapter to be a
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 10:52am 10.28.22 Just a quick update: the pump arrived but in reading the manual I discovered that it is not a contin
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil 4Winds at 10:44am 10.28.22 Service manual indicates 3L https://j109.org/docs/yanmar_3ym-2ym-service-manual.pdf Thank you!

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