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French v Us built Beneteau's aquaholic at 6:02am 08.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1670 Hi everyone, first post here so please be gentle..... I have recently purchased my first Beneteau, 1
A Little Help Stargazer3 at 5:19am 08.25.11 Racing 2/3522 My 2000 H-410 needs new sails after ten years. I've retired from active racing - but still want my b
Insurance Larry Jackel at 4:35am 08.25.11 Big Boats 8/2674 As Irene approaches us in NJ, I wonder what kind of coverage people have and how happy they are wi
hope for my batteries??? KandD at 3:34am 08.25.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2142 I let them dry out... I've re-filled them and over two days of charging they have collected 6 amps,
40.5 Owners - little bit of help if you can redunculous at 12:19am 08.25.11 Big Boats 11/1993 So As some of you may know, I'm currently in Iraq 'working'.. This means I struggle to get things
Leaky windows AADIVER at 11:11pm 08.24.11 Catalina 30 22/14475 Catalina Direct has a window leak repair kit for aluminum framed windows on older 30's. Mine is an
Ripped my spinnaker Jared1048 at 10:10pm 08.24.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1943 We had a serious of small issues that came together at the wrong time and had to turn into the wind
Salt And Shake BroadReach at 9:54pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2216 Just down the road is one of the most popular restaurants in the Pensacola area. They are having a p
1973 Venture 222 - rebuild voltzwgn at 9:19pm 08.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4531 We've got the hull rubbed out .... looks good and the interior is completely gutted so now back to t
Fouled Windex Juice6576 at 8:57pm 08.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1520 Don't ask me how it happened, but somehow my windex is fouled on my VHF whip antenna. I think it ha
how do you lock your outboard? walt at 8:34pm 08.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2598 This sucks (Frisco marina in Colorado)... http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/28963316/detail.html
Bilge blower in Y25mkii g5665 at 8:24pm 08.24.11 Yamaha 9/2342 Just one question Does the Y25Mkii have bilge blower? And where is it located? If not, did an
Refrig condensation (1) paulj at 7:57pm 08.24.11 Catalina 310 4/1843 This year for some reason, Iv'e had more water leaking from refrig condensation running down the sid
Refrigeration jorgefife at 7:57pm 08.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2851 All of a sudden, my priorities have changed: I had played with the idea of converting my ice box to
Catalina Labor Day weekend Nick_Hill at 7:50pm 08.24.11 Destinations 6/3671 Catalina Labor Day weekend - Advice? Friday AM we have a couple of boats heading out to Two Harbors
Winch Handle - Top Slotted? Du4salr! at 7:43pm 08.24.11 Parts Search 2/4093 Have a number of original winches on my 1970 Dufour that do not have any winch handles. The existin
Control of Mac 26 X and M at low speed Al Garrett at 7:25pm 08.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2932 Just sold my Mac 25 and am actively searching for the newer X or M model in the Arkansas area. I'm a
Yanmar YSM12 Governor Question Bud H at 7:01pm 08.24.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/8257 I have an old YSM12 in my boat that has been rebuilt (about 150 hrs since rebuild) and has new fuel
New 1966 Vanguard owner cesaralvarezmoreno at 6:27pm 08.24.11 Pearson 0/1118 Hello everyone... I just bought a 1966 Vanguard in Traceys Landing, MD. It
Yanmar 3GMF on a Pearson 34 osky at 5:43pm 08.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2398 MY 1983 Yanmar 3GMF seems to work fairly well, 850 RPMs at idle, 3500 at full throttle forward)...bu

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Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? stickinthemud57 at 6:33pm 07.10.22
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 07.10.22 David - If I am understanding your suggestion, the soft shackle amounts to a loop of rope at the cl
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? stickinthemud57 at 6:17pm 07.10.22 Capta - Thanks for the advice. I Googled foreguy and found some photos that illustrate its use. I ca
Traveler line diameter and type on 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 Bluenose at 6:13pm 07.10.22 When I took mine out and washed them according to a Good Old Boat articles them came out really good
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? DArcy at 6:13pm 07.10.22 On a 26 foot boat a foreguy isn't really necessary for a whisker pole. On bigger poles it's a good i
bulkhead angle for a new compass Grotto at 6:10pm 07.10.22 It's a B&G Vulcan 12R. I added it this year, and while we don't really know how to use it, we're ha
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop Ward H at 6:02pm 07.10.22 A couple tips on installing the foresail, a pre-feeder ring helps a lot. If you don't have one you
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop (1) Ward H at 5:53pm 07.10.22 Yep, it was great meeting Jimmy last Wed. We got some good work done on his O'day, had some good co
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 5:52pm 07.10.22 207166
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? Davidasailor26 at 5:50pm 07.10.22
Forward gear engaging only when RPM's revved?? capta at 5:30pm 07.10.22 It would be most helpful to know what trany, but I'd vote for adjustment at one end or the other of
Whisker pole on jib - sheet or clew ring? capta at 5:26pm 07.10.22 What you need is a foreguy. Just like on a spinnaker, you need a foreguy from the end of the pole to
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot (2) Hayden Watson at 5:06pm 07.10.22 The problem was happening while motoring although it doesn't make a lot of difference with my lithiu
bulkhead angle for a new compass AaronD at 4:25pm 07.10.22 That looks pretty slick. What is the B&G plotter? It's a B&G Vulcan 12R. I added it this year, an
Hunter 310 AC BTU Size Davidasailor26 at 4:16pm 07.10.22
EV1 autopilot display indicating low voltage at 13.2 battery voltage. Hayden Watson at 3:58pm 07.10.22 Yes it is. I couldn't find it when I went looking to see if they were any answers so I thought it mu
Low battery warning on ev1 autopilot Hayden Watson at 3:56pm 07.10.22 Brand new lithium 560 amp battery Bank. The house bus ranges between 13.2v - 13.3v. The wiring from
EV1 autopilot display indicating low voltage at 13.2 battery voltage. dlochner at 3:55pm 07.10.22 Hayden, isn't this the same post you made earlier this evening?
I did a bad thing. Dipstick tube help. (1) svAtargatis at 3:53pm 07.10.22 Problem solved. Thanks all! The dipstick is in fact removable and small gauge wire with a knot tie
37C: Winter haulout or bubbler? Ralph Johnstone at 3:40pm 07.10.22 A, to me, major uncertainty Is the risk of a heavy snow load pushing the engine exhaust below water

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