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Beneteau 43 Domenic C at 8:14pm 06.28.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/5036 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 8/1745 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 7/2679 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 30/4418 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 4/1211 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 7/2015 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 2/1715 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 3/1755 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 16/2784 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 22/8822 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 4/1559 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 6/1307 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 8/1924 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 1/2029 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 6/1896 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 32/5287 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 76/13487 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 3/5987 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 4/1583 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 0/898 Replacing steering cable on my mac 26x, when ordering, is the length on cable overall or is it the c

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Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? (1) dlochner at 5:08am 02.07.23 I reflect on the Polynesian sailors that use no instruments at all. And I compare to our western mo
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? davespud at 5:02am 02.07.23 Thanks for the reply, and for the picture. Yes, we found those 4 screws are removed them. There's
Meet your new Forum Administrator Bob S at 4:52am 02.07.23
Why??? shemandr at 4:48am 02.07.23 So he was bass-ackwards?
Oday 302 keel surface (1) Evan656 at 4:34am 02.07.23
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Ward H at 4:31am 02.07.23 So I am actually using a chart plotter, just a free one instead of spending $10K to $30K, or howeve
Phasor and Next Gen Generators JamesG161 at 4:26am 02.07.23 Tip: All 60Hz, singe phase 120VAC Generators, Run at 1800 rpm.
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 MatCast at 3:55am 02.07.23 Ill double check that. Thanks for your input!
Miami boat show 2023....you goin? CYQK at 3:48am 02.07.23 Guess no one from here is going Dissipointed to see no more crusiers party sat night that was half t
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? kappykaplan at 3:42am 02.07.23 Commercial applications are willing to pay for satellite AIS data because companies like Maersk wan
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor Crazy Dave Condon at 2:57am 02.07.23 @Benny17441 You summed it correctly as it was explained to me by Tohatsu.
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hayden Watson at 12:06am 02.07.23 I have moved the outboard to the tongue on two boats. My first boat was a Clipper 26 and when I bou
Why??? Will Gilmore at 11:25pm 02.06.23 Because he is a wanted man who stole that boat to get away from Police. Holy mackerel! If only he
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Tally Ho at 11:06pm 02.06.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? dj
Proper Lifeline Tension higgs at 9:54pm 02.06.23 I have installed new 3/16" bare stainless lifelines on our 2007 H41AC. The last task is to tension
Phasor and Next Gen Generators AlexB at 9:38pm 02.06.23 I have Phasor with Kubota D1105 as a propulsion, very happy with it. The only thing I did not like,
Head Liner Replacement artboas at 9:33pm 02.06.23
mooring pendants higgs at 9:33pm 02.06.23 Kept my 25 footer on a mooring in a field where waves occassionly reached six feet. I use two 5/8"
Passage 42 Washing machine question. artboas at 9:31pm 02.06.23 So the story goes like this: need to replace the ducting from the engine blower to the lazarette a
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question higgs at 9:23pm 02.06.23 The keel damn well be able to support the weight of any boat. That is how sailboats are stored.

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