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Friday night Thunderstorm in the northeast BillyK at 3:38am 07.01.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1746 Anyone suffer any major damage from the storms that rolled through Friday night? We just finally go
Emergency tiller arm? Ross Gard at 11:06pm 06.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1900 I have a 1984 456cs, only for 2yrs. now, can anyone tell or show the shape of the tiller arm, the ba
Outhaul question nbergma at 9:38pm 06.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1500 My wife and I are brand new to sailing (i.e. we don't know squat). We just bought a 1976 Catalina 22
A-4 Problem joefusa at 7:47pm 06.30.12 Catalina 30 8/2207 I have a '77 C-30 with the original a-4 gas motor. Having a problem this season that even Don Moyer
A-4 Problem joefusa at 7:42pm 06.30.12 Catalina 30 0/1133 I have a '77 C-30 with the original a-4 gas motor. Having a problem this season that even Don Moyer
Cutting a sail free in a surprise squall (2) MattObjects at 5:59pm 06.30.12 Ask All Sailors 84/18526 We have a sloop-rigged Grampian 26 keelboat that we've been restoring and sailing for the past 3 yea
Finally, the 23.5 is in her new slip. Thanks everybody!! (1) tampastockman at 5:17pm 06.30.12 Smaller Boats 6/1764 I just wanted to say thank you to everybody that has helped with advice on my 23.5 (and custom 19).
Replacing Masthead Anchor light datasailor2 at 5:15pm 06.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4513 I own Hunter 1983 34. I will climbing the Mast to find out why my anchor light is not working. Proba
Food dye to locate leak ? Chris Nowell at 2:04pm 06.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3050 I am cursed ! I have managed to fix every deck leak on my boat, except for one. Directly above a bul
Mast wedges junovia at 1:58pm 06.30.12 Pearson 2/1684 Does anyone know the size of wedges to use to straighten the mast?
Dinghy jphud at 11:09am 06.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2114 Does anyone have an opinion on wether a 14 ' inflatable hard bottom dinghy is to large. Boat is 37,
Looking for Our next boat Gettingthere at 11:00am 06.30.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1957 I am located in the Pacific Northwest. I just sold a Hunter 33 to move to a trailerable sail boat fo
Keel cable when sailing drock10 at 10:15am 06.30.12 Catalina 22 14/2822 Hey do u guys let the keel cable loose when sailing or do u crank it up a bit so it puts a little te
Changing Main Furler Lines SVPardonMyFrench at 9:51am 06.30.12 Big Boats 2/1462 His All - I need to change main furler line on my 40.5 ; I can't see to find instructions that a
Electrical question (1) guidera48 at 6:21am 06.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1878 My ProTech 1220 bit the dust and quit working. Checked the internal fuse and it's O.K. So for father
M25 rudder control Reg 2012 at 5:38am 06.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2662 We have a M25 with a kickup rudder that has a lock down pin. We are sailing in Lake Superior. In mil
Newbie 85 p18 question on reefing arkansassail at 5:23am 06.30.12 Precision 2/3667 I can't find any reefing hooks on the boom. Is this common? Should I tie it down instead? I also
2GM20F Starting? steveebryant at 12:27am 06.30.12 Engines and Propulsion 17/6394 Dear Boaters: It has been hot here in Oklahoma with 100 degree weather. It takes 4 or 5 attempts
paint Bob G at 11:01pm 06.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1549 beginner question!!! I am trying to refinnish a rudder. I figured out that the cracks were just in t
new fresh water leak found! paul1938 at 10:06pm 06.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1359 The last three weeks we've been driving ourselves crazy trying to trace down water in our H33 bilge.

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In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths dlochner at 2:21pm 01.20.23 i have only used it in the muddy chesapeake bay. But I am still able to get good readings in the mu
Bermuda dLj at 2:18pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except du
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 2:14pm 01.20.23 Cool. Great idea. Thank you!
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.

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