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Beneteau 43 Domenic C at 8:14pm 06.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4930 What is the difference between a Benetau 43 and a Benetau Oceanis 43. Thanks dom
LPG Tank Lost Parent at 7:29pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1737 Looking to install a new tank to replace my old 20 lb steel tank with a fiberglass one from Defender
Bow light wiring jorgefife at 7:24pm 06.28.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2574 Hello you good people! Thought you got rid of me, but it is not so. Been busy with all kinds of thin
Is this just stupid Marina thinking? rpwillia at 6:45pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 30/4368 I keep my boat at the Quantico Marine Corps Base marina. Got an email from them today I need to show
260 keel captain chaos at 6:00pm 06.28.12 Smaller Boats 4/1198 I am looking at a 1999 Hunter 260. The keel has been whacked some how. The bottom of the keel has be
H23 Mian Sheet Traveler Car carboman at 5:44pm 06.28.12 Smaller Boats 7/1995 Has anyone ever replaced theirs? I just need the car. What did you end up going with? I think min
1985 O'Day 192 leaking jdroster at 5:19pm 06.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1697 My O'Day just starting leaking and it appears to be coming from the keel area but it's hard to detec
Capri 26 sails gt Ken at 4:48pm 06.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1743 Looking for some usable sails. Just got boat sails are shot left on boat for 10 years. Want some thi
Potty time dj2210 at 4:42pm 06.28.12 Catalina 30 16/2733 Well I've been smelling some not so nice odors on board especially after the boat has been closed up
Dead inverter therobesons at 4:41pm 06.28.12 Big Boats 22/8710 We went out last weekend for the weekend and low and behold, our inverter did not work. NO curling
Bottom paint freemacr at 4:11pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1551 I just bought a 26m and I'm thinking about keeping it in a slip. Has anyone had problems with bliste
Modifying cockpit porthole McZube at 3:37pm 06.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1300 The Gray porthole on our H31 protrudes into the cockpit. The surveyor recommended modifying it by s
clutch organizer (2) Navicula at 2:54pm 06.28.12 Big Boats 8/1871 I have 5 clutches on the port and 5 clutches on the starboard, but my deck organizers can only handl
c n c bilge puump Dan McElwreath at 2:44pm 06.28.12 C&C 1/2006 All, new owner of 1980 cnc 32. Confused about bilge pump , which requires battery switch to be on,
LPG Shutoff Lost Parent at 2:28pm 06.28.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1878 Just picked up a electric LP solenoid for my tank and was wondering if it goes before the regulator
gps & depth sounder javelin at 2:12pm 06.28.12 Catalina 30 32/5064 On a recent sail, the GPS showed 6.8 knots but the depth sounder ( with the little wheel under the h
26R project---Mission Complete!...well...almost (5) Right On! at 2:05pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 76/13100 I'm one of the people that has been pursuing the rotating mast theory...and I have completely finish
Venture 21 main sheet rigging peacock at 1:59pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5965 I acquired a 1976 Venture 21, sail 3227 and it is missing block at swivel cam cleat on port side. An
Boat leaking r.bostic356 at 1:14pm 06.28.12 Catalina 22 4/1575 Replaced a weldment from the top this spring, while grinding out put a small, (less than 1 cm) hole
replacing steering cable earthdogbob at 1:07pm 06.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/886 Replacing steering cable on my mac 26x, when ordering, is the length on cable overall or is it the c

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Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dkinzer at 5:44pm 01.11.23 @Davidasailor26 I have measured the diameters of the original crankshaft pulley and alternator pulle
Question about main panel breakers quadrille38 at 5:43pm 01.11.23 The breakers in my Hunter 36 panel have one of the rear screw connectors at an angle like this: htt
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dkinzer at 5:33pm 01.11.23 @dlochner : I'm certain that the alternator pulse output (W lead, I think) is connected to the VDO t
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 01.11.23 @Maine Sail is the only one around here I can think of who might know the design of the alternator.
Busted Mast sbrogden at 5:24pm 01.11.23 You indicated the break was above the tang of the shrouds and where the forestay attaches to the ma
Busted Mast twalker H260 at 5:16pm 01.11.23 You indicated the break was above the tang of the shrouds and where the forestay attaches to the mas
The keel... is done kappykaplan at 4:59pm 01.11.23 Looks great, HeelBoy! :beer:
Spider Cracks in gel coat jssailem at 4:56pm 01.11.23
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin RitSim at 4:51pm 01.11.23 Thanks. I missed that.
Question about main panel breakers jssailem at 4:49pm 01.11.23 You bet. Ask @Dave Groshong. He will know. I have not seen the bent design. Not even sure it is nee
Number of Poles in Hitachi LR180-03C Alternator dlochner at 4:25pm 01.11.23 It may be different on your Yanmar, however some Yanmars, like my 3JH2e do not pick up the engine RP
New sailing toy for Christmas Leeward Rail at 4:25pm 01.11.23 And every time you wake up is a bonus. Is that concern due to extremely fun activities or retiring
old fixer upper. winter movie kappykaplan at 4:24pm 01.11.23 Nice video, Jon! That's a huge boat. :beer:
Busted Mast jon hansen at 4:09pm 01.11.23 i'm up here in the rust belt. i can get that fixed easily. metal fabricating shop owner buddy of
H240 bulkhead thickness isaksp00 at 3:55pm 01.11.23 Maybe consider the recessed fittings that screw onto the back edge of the shelf's support bracket or
Question about main panel breakers AndyL at 3:55pm 01.11.23 Thanks for the replies. Here are some answers: The picture I showed was only to illustrate the ang
Buying a Boat Outside Canada without a License ?? dLj at 3:45pm 01.11.23 Boat I am looking at is in England. OK, you shouldn't have need of a license beyond what your coun
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin dkinzer at 3:31pm 01.11.23 @RitSim, if you don't already have one, you might want to considering getting one of the Raymarine A
I fixed my GPS Rollover issue Tally Ho at 3:23pm 01.11.23
Movie for Winter Season kappykaplan at 3:22pm 01.11.23 Round the World :plus:

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