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Smile confusion fox islander at 6:34am 07.31.12 Catalina 30 6/7089 OK so over in "Big Boats" there's a post on the "smile" and as I've heard before the smile is caused
Rigging Empress at 6:21am 07.31.12 Big Boats 2/1049 I am a new Hunter 45 Legend (1988) owner. I am having trouble with the sail rigging. Particularly re
Stern Wake over Exhaust Port Rag Doll at 6:13am 07.31.12 Bigger Boats 6/2015 Just a question on a 1986 O Day 28. When I am sailing or motoring and get over 4 knots the stern
H310 stock holding tank sending unit canyon at 6:02am 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1906 My H310 has a stock 50 gal. holding tank, with the needle stuck on 3/4 full. The level sensor is ori
The good, bad and ugly on a 1974 T23? joes new addiction at 5:56am 07.31.12 Columbia 0/2414 Fact finding mission for a friend. We had sailed Sun fishes when we were kids, but Jim had gone over
thoughts on a Columbia 23'?? joes new addiction at 5:36am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3036 Took a friend out on my boat last weekend and now he is HOOKED! He'd been on the fence for a while,
Holding Tank Idylle 11.5m djm297 at 4:31am 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1775 Hi All, I,m a first time forum user so please forgive awkwardness. I was wondering if anyone had i
Broken Yacht Specialties Helm Control Head (4) Allan12210 at 10:30pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4678 Well this part has raised its ugly head once again. Mine finally has completely broken. First the ta
H260: how much mast "wiggle" Sublime at 9:00pm 07.30.12 Smaller Boats 4/1633 I had my forestay replaced. I went sailing and had a lot of mast pumping with the jib luffing so I
H27 jib sheet tracks jcalluaud at 8:40pm 07.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1247 I have a 2006 H27 (current model) that I purchased 2nd hand. It came with 2 sets of jib tracks one s
Ice Cube Trays Lee Hadjiosif at 8:23pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/869 I have a separate freezer and fridge units, so the freezer has a big round plate and did't come with
Max winds with 155 genoa on Mac 25? Piotr at 8:20pm 07.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/5535 Gentlemen, I've just purchased (shhh... the Admiral doesn't know yet...) an equivalent of a 155% Gen
Genoa size gruizperez1 at 8:12pm 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1126 I own a Hunter 326, that has the standard genoa . With light Wind she is too slow..is it possible
Dazed and Confused RainyDaySailor at 8:02pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 12/3166 Hello All My girlfriend and I chartered a 34' Catalina on the Puget Sound a couple of years back and
Anchorages Lake Huron Fly4hire at 7:57pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 16/9254 Planning our first big trip from Lake St Clair up to Mackinaw next month. Plan to use public marinas
adler barber water cooled fridge or freezer (3) Navicula at 7:40pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 11/4359 I have a 1995 hunter 430 with the fridge freezer unit ( I just started this unit for the first time
Companionway Plexiglass Stowage on B381 Lee Hadjiosif at 7:28pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1316 I'm a new owner of a 2001 B381 and I have a stupid (maybe) question. Where are the plexiglass compan
sony cd player Peter M at 7:25pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1172 I can't get the Sony cdx-ca705m cd player working on my Beneteau 373. I saw on another site that a
Sound insulation Ted at 7:00pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1209 Does anyone know if Glacier Bay, the manufacturer of Ultra db sound insulation is still in business.
Barlow winches jtallen2489 at 5:04pm 07.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1440 I am looking for the key that fits into the two holes to unscrew the top of my Barlow winches on my

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Vhf splitter for ais transceiver DinghySailor at 5:11pm 02.09.23 Yes, I'm leaning toward a second antenna, but it would need to be either on a new antenna pole mount
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? JoeWhite at 4:53pm 02.09.23 Alignment should be done in water as the hull flexes when on the ground on stilts.
I have come to the conclusion Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 02.09.23 This is what we know for sure. In the early hours of Saturday morning, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San
I have come to the conclusion shemandr at 4:16pm 02.09.23 He lost steering - that is a situation. It reads like he was able to use the emergency tiller but c
DX Cup shemandr at 3:52pm 02.09.23 I don't see any "These" there.
I have come to the conclusion garymalmgren at 3:52pm 02.09.23 When we put to sea, we naively imagine that we are masters of our vessel, the ocean and our futures.
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver leo310 at 3:01pm 02.09.23 I installed a AIS system that came with a splitter but, looking at that safety is number 1 I install
I have come to the conclusion rgranger at 2:33pm 02.09.23 You mean he had only the one compass on the boat? Our boat has two hand held plus two portable GPSs
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question shemandr at 2:20pm 02.09.23 13 gallons is sorta small for a 32 ft boat, isn't it? Worse, 6.5 gallons seems inadequate for me.
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? sesmith at 2:02pm 02.09.23 Yes, reread what Ralph Johnstone said and find the source of the vibration without jumping all over
Hunter 34 - Shore Power Circuit Replacement - Inlet Replacement BigEasy at 1:47pm 02.09.23 My 1988 Hunter 33.5 did not have a shore power breaker, same as kloudie's 34. Good move converting
Evaluating a South Coast 26 sesmith at 1:46pm 02.09.23 Oops. I see you either bought it or lost it to someone else.
Evaluating a South Coast 26 sesmith at 1:43pm 02.09.23 More like $1000! (Bring On/Break Out Another Thousand) :beer: Yes, there is only 1 definition.
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 02.09.23 I would think that if your water system were anything less than 1.5 bar (22 PSI), you wouldn't be ge
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question BigEasy at 1:40pm 02.09.23 I would appreciate any comments on a replacement holding tank, toilet change, and if the water sys
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver dlochner at 1:30pm 02.09.23 I think I've found the relevant thread for my question. I'm about to purchase the Vesper Cortex pac
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (2) Breezy1 at 1:28pm 02.09.23 Hate to rain on your parade but no, the prop shaft flange is checked for angularity, run out and th
Evaluating a South Coast 26 sesmith at 1:26pm 02.09.23 Even if you don't spring for a survey, bring along a friend that knows more about boats than you. H
Hunter 34 - Shore Power Circuit Replacement - Inlet Replacement (1) kloudie1 at 1:22pm 02.09.23 Hey, Sam.. On my 34, the original 10/3 wire from the inlet runs between the liner and the cockpit wa
Les Cheneaux (Lake Huron) sesmith at 12:57pm 02.09.23 We have been there in our Catalina 350. We only anchored in that area for a couple of nights as we

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