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Selden Mast issues recall of forestay fittings jimnlin at 8:37pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3399 Contact Selden for replacement before your boat is sailed again. We provided our mast serial number
Winter electrical plans, looking for feedback luken7 at 7:29pm 01.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1710 We have a Beneteau 361 with a Yanmar 3GM30, 27hp engine with the stock Hitachi 60amp alternator. For
adding a second house battery therobesons at 5:43pm 01.03.12 Big Boats 7/4573 My boat has 1-4d house battery. There is a second one just sitting there and I would like to hook i
Flexable holding tank Jackdaw at 5:26pm 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2079 Peggie, My new-to-me Beneteau First 260 comes factory equipped with a flexible (bladder) 10G hold
Where to get the small insturment lights therobesons at 5:18pm 01.03.12 Big Boats 4/975 I have 4 gauges on my ships panels, ac amps and volts and the dc amps and volts. 2 of the bulbs are
General Rigging Question CPseudonym at 2:58pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1980 As a newby to sailing sifting through the information on this forum I've seen posters relate owner
Squirrels swimming? Trinkka at 2:35pm 01.03.12 Day Sailers 10/2885 Has anyone ever seen a squirrel swimming in the river or any body of water? A friend of mine who is
Tuning Jib Furling John1534 at 1:00pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1904 I am having a problems get the front edge of my 1995 Hood jib furling sail to line up right. The fro
Moving Boat with Sheared Shaft Strut tomgrigsby at 12:36pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3613 My 1979 H30 has a sheared shaft strut (sound of weeping here). It sheared off clean at the hull. T
Seepage from Waste Line Vented Loop... JoyRide28 at 11:56am 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2578 Hi Peggy, et., al., Happy New Year. I have what I hope is a fairly simple question. I have noticed t
Gasoline vs. Propane. Benny17441 at 11:19am 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3561 One of our friends posted a reply to a thread and he raised the safety issue of using propane vs gas
Crack in Hunter 17 Deck James White at 11:05am 01.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5642 Need help please- from ANYONE- I want to buy a Hunter 17 (love these boats) but it has a 14" crack
Jabsco Head rebuild or replace...? Squidd at 10:50am 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 37/14678 I posted this on another forum and just got reamed and basicly told I was a fool... so please be gen
1984 H34 HWH - What is this valve? (1) dqb24 at 10:45am 01.03.12 Big Boats 23/5099 Starboard/outboard side of the hot water heater...small diam petcock - was frozen - after PB blaster
new FX mainsail Jordan grant at 10:38am 01.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1900 Incemy last post Ive gotten to try out the new sail so I can answer my original post from +months ag
emergency tiller question Bergovoy at 9:39am 01.03.12 S2 6/1908 hey all... I have a 1980 S29.2a and it has a plastic deckplate on the back seat/bench area... unde
Stern Rail Seat (1) Scott2 at 9:12am 01.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1132 Laast summer my H240 went through a horific lake storm that blew up quickly.Winds were estimated at
Now I know what's under that 8.0CC sole ewoden1 at 8:21am 01.03.12 S2 0/975 Opened up the sole on my 8.0CC this past week. Interesting piece of, ahem, engineering. Recall I
Anchor Sizeing Great Lakes Squidd at 7:47am 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 31/6237 Looking thru my gear and I have a "S13" Danforth which I assume is a 13# anchor, I have 30' of 3/16"
Bull Creek Buffet (Video) Roger Long at 7:16am 01.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/3049 I stuck my head out the companionway this morning just in time to see a feeding frenzy of dolphins,

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Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL capta at 9:27am 03.09.22 No, "feet dry" policy for Haitians. I've always wondered if it had to do with their color.
Foresail pennant Gene Neill at 9:03am 03.09.22 Uh, boys, I hate to be annoying... but.. I think you mean "pendant" rather than "pennant" I mentio
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 8:49am 03.09.22 So this depends on how you look at an alternator. The name alone says it creates alternating curren
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 8:47am 03.09.22 The reason I ask is because that dummy regulator block is our design and our manufacturer promised
LiFePo4 Refresh (1) Maine Sail at 8:37am 03.09.22 Until they wise up and replace it with external regulation. :dancing: Absolutely and Balmar actual
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included Maine Sail at 8:32am 03.09.22 This stator should give Here is the model. I am testing it out to use with a very small generator.
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 8:20am 03.09.22 You can probably reverse the wind direction if that helps. If the sail has UV protection, it would
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 8:20am 03.09.22
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price FastOlson at 8:14am 03.09.22 I used to race against a Newport 28. Fast fast boat. I could beat it, but only by a few lengths afte
Foresail pennant (2) Jacktar at 7:54am 03.09.22 Mine is a vinyl covered steel cable with addition of a a pvc cover over the turnbuckle to keep all
Best anchor and chain flightlead404 at 7:46am 03.09.22 Pick up a copy of Hine's seminal work on anchoring and mooring. Personally I carry a 55lb Rocna wit
Foresail pennant kappykaplan at 7:26am 03.09.22 @Joe , wish I could give you both a like and a hah! :beer:
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 7:25am 03.09.22 So, @Garbonzo , if I understand this correctly, on the RV you use lead acid connected to the alterna
Restoring electrical panel dmax at 7:20am 03.09.22 Picture? Which O'Day model? I have added additional circuit breakers to my panel that match the orig
Looking to Buy Nicro Fico adjustable stop Joe at 7:18am 03.09.22 Which aren't available Well, then call rig rite and ask them what's up.
Foresail pennant Joe at 7:14am 03.09.22 Uh, boys, I hate to be annoying... but.. I think you mean "pendant" rather than "pennant" I mentio
Shifting issue on my '96 Evinrude 8hp. dmax at 7:14am 03.09.22 I had the same engine at one time, it should not be difficult to shift at all. Don't add leverage, y
Removing wall covering Timm R Oday25 at 6:50am 03.09.22 I should have been more specific . Cedar does well in high humidity situations .With other woods mol
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. mikeracca at 6:33am 03.09.22 Thanks - that was my first thought but wasn't sure if aluminum foil would be enough. Worth a try.
Ford 20 information landhort at 6:21am 03.09.22 That is exactly what the other FORD20 skipper told me. He said to fasten the shrouds to the outer c

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