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17' Macgregor Venture centerboard info needed? tzirkler at 4:11pm 08.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1902 Hello, I am new at this so be easy on me...lol I had just got a 17' Macgregor Venture sailboat and
Create your own chart cards for chartplotters? jviss at 3:00pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2848 Does anyone know if it's possible to create your own chart cards for chartplotters? I was consideri
Anchor Light Long Story at 2:59pm 08.01.12 Catalina 310 1/1379 I am two hours from my boat, and will need to go up the mast this weekend. My marina is 1:15 min fr
need advice to choose adequate solar panel alfred gamil at 2:34pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2990 I would like to keep my 12 volt batterie charged without the use of an electric charger I am think
Why the label "Satan's Glue" Chris Nowell at 2:15pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 26/7898 I've been using 3M's 5200 sealant for years on the advice of the boat yard that I originally dealt w
Removing starter on Yanmar GM 2 mikenovit at 1:38pm 08.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2066 My starter activates after multiple pushes of starter button. Told I need to have solinoid rebuilt.
Olympic Sailing kpgraci at 1:31pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2147 I just discovered I could log on to the msnbc site with my AT'T U-verse credentials and watch live e
Standing rigging SBinNSB at 12:35pm 08.01.12 Catalina 310 3/1406 Anyone have a good drawing or photo of the 310 standing rigging? The yard is trying to put our boat
Belmontsail Belmontsail at 12:25pm 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1332 looking to buy a 2001 331 with a westerbeke engine-any feedback
First. Class 12 1988 astegall11 at 11:54am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1788 Ones anyone know who made the rig on these boats? Is the rod navtec?
1980 37 ft Cherubini mjmercer19248 at 10:43am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1257 I have to replace the throttle and transmission cables. I have a yacht specialties pedestal. Where c
64 volt solar panels Mdpassmo at 9:30am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4388 Arghh I can't find anything on 64 volt solar panels and how to wire them to a boat. Anyone know anyt
Honda 2000i and SmartStart (2) Paul and Judy at 9:23am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2834 I found this article written for the RV crowd but it contains very interesting information regarding
B41 from Myrtle Beach, SC to Annapolis, MD zoya at 9:20am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1507 Hello all, I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 from Beneteau SC factory late september and s
309 Engine Temp Siamese at 8:13am 08.01.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2259 Running my Yanmar at cruising speed, 2800 rpm, my temperature gauge reads 160 degrees. If I run at
Thinking of buying a cutter rig 37' - 1980. Captpete12 at 7:45am 08.01.12 Big Boats 3/1080 I am thinking about buying a hunter 37' cutter. She is a 1980 and had considerable work done to upg
H37-C Forward Cabin Modifications (2) FredV at 7:41am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1621 I've now tested all sleeping quarters on Fred V and have concluded that none of them are "couple com
H37-C Aft Cabin Modifications FredV at 7:30am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/882 The aft cabin makes a fairly decent "single bedroom", but if there's no real need for that, does any
Is a waste-discharge thru-hull really necessary? FredV at 6:50am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 12/5115 OK, I know this may be a bit unorthodox, but I'm interested to know your opinions on this idea. B
Voltage Drop - Analog versus Link 1000 wgkenney at 6:49am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1914 Hi all, I have a question around voltage readings. I have a Freedom 20 charger / inverter that is

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In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:09pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false ech
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:07pm 01.20.23 What is the bottom like? Depth sounders like nice hard bottoms. Softer bottoms absorb the pings rat
44ds rudder drop dmax at 1:53pm 01.20.23 Yes, once I pressed the pin flush I used a bolt (actually was same size as pin) to push it the rest
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Davidasailor26 at 1:29pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false echo
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat (10) PGIJon at 1:29pm 01.20.23 212344212345212346212347212348212349212350212351212352
Bermuda Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except dur
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat PGIJon at 1:18pm 01.20.23 Jon, I'm really sorry to hear about the loss of your H34. From your previous posts I know you put a
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 1:13pm 01.20.23 Interesting idea. Did you have a smaller diameter bolt in the middle to press against the pin?
44ds rudder drop (1) dmax at 1:01pm 01.20.23 I had the same problem - mine had a SS pin stuck in aluminum, bad combo. I made a press out of 1/4"
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths dlochner at 12:51pm 01.20.23 What is the bottom like? Depth sounders like nice hard bottoms. Softer bottoms absorb the pings rath
Bermuda dLj at 12:36pm 01.20.23 St. George sounds good to me. Scooter sounds fun also. Plus it places me a a good point to leave for
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover DArcy at 12:34pm 01.20.23 If the screws go through into the tank then water can get up through the threads. If the gasket is t
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover smokey73 at 12:32pm 01.20.23 If you are talking about the screws themselves rather than the lid (which was in my case), I used B
Bermuda smokey73 at 12:28pm 01.20.23 Made the trip from Bermuda to Rhode Island as crew (2 people sailing and a sick wife of the owner) o
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month JRacer at 12:21pm 01.20.23 Sounds to me like they want the ability to use the site name themselves. Otherwise, it seems they wo
Mattress Underlayment dlochner at 12:15pm 01.20.23 We also used hypervent. Seems to work well. Apparently it was originally invented for use in lands
Missing boom PRoberaon at 11:53am 01.20.23 Good point.
Sealing screws on fresh water tank cover Rick D at 11:21am 01.20.23 If you are talking about the screws themselves rather than the lid (which was in my case), I used Bo
Mattress Underlayment (1) jssailem at 11:14am 01.20.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month BigEasy at 10:01am 01.20.23 I haven't had any luck with our local dealer. Do you have a good dealer reference? I used Annap

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