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Installing Wind Instruments Beneteau at 9:09am 09.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/5991 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 .Looking for advice suggestions installing a Mast top wind transmitter
Sailcloth - The Real Story rpwillia at 8:56am 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 6/11388 OK, I am trying to spec out a new genoa, and am not always sure what I am reading about sail cloth.
Pressure relief valve for Quick BXS Boiler JamesFrance at 8:39am 09.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1640 Hi, Can anyone tell me where to get a new pressure relief valve for my Beneteau 311? It is a Quick
O'Day 26 Swing Keel Dickbarton at 7:57am 09.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2041 Swing Keel line jammed, leaking in bilge -- need diagram to take apart and replace -- how does this
Correction to Earlier Posts on Oil Condensation Roger Long at 7:39am 09.30.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 18/4880 Since the initial drying out of my engine after the installation of the new head gasket, I have not
Any tips for Sailing Lake Powell? sfr at 7:16am 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/6345 What's the best time of year to sail there, weather storms, water level?
Adding Manual Bilge Pump to h30? HSMCh30 at 7:11am 09.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1434 Greetings, Any 30 owners have a good location for routing a manual bilge pump? There is not much ro
Windlass installation peterg at 6:51am 09.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1626 Has anyone installed a windlass on a Beneteau 35s5 or something similar? I have some questions abou
Access to keel bolts for the 22 fin keel. gregk2 at 6:44am 09.30.12 Catalina 22 2/1318 Is there easy access to visually inspect the keel bolts on the 1984 Catalina fin keel? I have been s
O Day 28 --Barlow #23 Winch parts? Rag Doll at 6:02am 09.30.12 Bigger Boats 6/2959 I have a Barlow #23 Self Tailing two speed winch in my cockpit and noticed a crack in the top jaw of
thinking of moving up soldier1964 at 6:01am 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1580 I currently sail on an Oday 20. shes a sweet boat that I normally sail single-handed on a nice size
Universal m25 header tank maqrol at 3:12am 09.30.12 Ask All Sailors 18/6709 I have a Universal M25 engine in my boat and it has seized. I need to take the cooling system heade
Many questions about the Yamaha 25 MKII Yam at 1:54am 09.30.12 Yamaha 3/8269 Hi guys, I have many questions about my boat. - Does anyone know Magician V and know the differe
Quick Outboard Fuel Line Question Ward H at 8:14pm 09.29.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2817 My recently aquired Oday 25 came with a Yamaha T9.9 outboard w/ 6 gallon tank. When pumping the fu
Our "New To Us" Oday 25 (5) Ward H at 8:00pm 09.29.12 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2995 We took ownership of this 1980 Oday 25 Wed night. Today I spent changing the Yamaha outboard from re
Lost traveler car today on a 1995 Hunter 430 cajon409 at 7:39pm 09.29.12 Big Boats 1/1022 Looking for a replacement traveler,has 1 inch external rail. Hitting dead ends where ever I go are a
Keel lock agprice22 at 6:55pm 09.29.12 Catalina 22 25/8065 I read posts from owners who say they do not use the keel lock. This worries me because i wonder wha
look-thru depth sounder transducer SamNelson at 6:35pm 09.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1176 I'm wanting to replace an old ' dead depth sounder with a new unit. Prefer something under $150.00 o
Warning on winterizing higgs at 5:25pm 09.29.12 Ask All Sailors 18/15388 Beware of a good deal on the pink winterizing fluid many of us use. This year, some companies are p
James River, Virginia Informal Racing tomgrigsby at 4:57pm 09.29.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1108 We are having our fall series of beer can racing on the James River starting tomorrow. It is racing

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Second Battery (1) Souellette at 9:56am 03.18.23 I like the idea of the ACR. Was referring to this diagram from Blue Sea Systems. Not sure where the
Second Battery Souellette at 9:53am 03.18.23 Here's the link to the battery. It's a group 24. Thanks.
37C Deck flexing from stanchions Jim Legere at 9:48am 03.18.23 Sounds like it could have been Divinycell, which is a PVC foam coring material (quite hard) used in
Second Battery Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 03.18.23 What size battery do you currently have (e.g. group 24, 27, 31)? If what you have is large enough fo
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep dlochner at 9:32am 03.18.23 Collinite and the 3m products are really popular. TotalBoat.com has TotalBuff which is also a good p
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 9:20am 03.18.23
Grounding log WI Rigger at 9:00am 03.18.23 Dave, What I find curious about lightning, no one is sure if it comes down or if in fact it originat
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep circa1971la at 9:00am 03.18.23
Passport Renewal Don S/V ILLusion at 8:57am 03.18.23 In all the years we've been crossing the border, a passport has always been the order of the day wi
Grounding log Don S/V ILLusion at 8:56am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. T
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep Don S/V ILLusion at 8:52am 03.18.23 We have a similar color topsides gelcoat and way too much experience buffing out gelcoat scratches.
Gel coat superficial scratches -not too deep dlochner at 8:49am 03.18.23 Wet sanding will take out some the smaller shallower blemishes, but not the deeper ones. Wet sanding
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 8:44am 03.18.23 In all the years we've been crossing the border, a passport has always been the order of the day wit
Grounding log dlochner at 8:42am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. T
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) dLj at 8:30am 03.18.23 Its simple: don't use 'ball valves' or 'gate valves' of any sort. You need a seacock that, by defin
Passport Renewal Hello Below at 8:07am 03.18.23 Also a Washington State Enhanced Driver's License (EDL) maybe the ticket. Washington State Enhanced
Grounding log WI Rigger at 7:53am 03.18.23 By making it permanent, you would attach the ground lug to the mast step and NOT the mast itself. Th
Passport Renewal Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53am 03.18.23
37C Deck flexing from stanchions kappykaplan at 7:49am 03.18.23 DianaOfBurlington, went back through my records and found the receipt from August 2015. "Measure, c
Grounding log Don S/V ILLusion at 7:47am 03.18.23 The consensus is that a grounded mast can direct a hit directly to ground (water). Not sure trying t

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