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First 36.7 electrical manual boubette at 6:27pm 06.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4204 Hi I will help a friend to add some equipment on his first 36.7. Do you know a source where I can g
Clean exhaust/water mixer (1) oceanblues at 5:25pm 06.29.11 Catalina 310 2/1515 Just bought a C320 and was having problems with the engine. Took apart the exhaust/ water mixer and
batteries shugy at 3:15pm 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1579 I currently have a 3 bank system on board / 2 house 8d ' 1 start all wet cell. Am considering agm an
shaft R/R shugy at 2:40pm 06.29.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2021 Am curious about prop shaft suppliers besides Beneteau ?
Yanmar mixing elbow again Icetug at 2:34pm 06.29.11 Big Boats 5/6650 The maintenance of Yanmar diesel engine mixing elbows is a continuing topic. This is a situation I r
Possible boat for me and wife An anonymous user at 2:02pm 06.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3586 Hello all, My wife and I are going to look at this boat this weekend. Can anyone give me suggestions
The last 10% of the job... Roger Long at 1:36pm 06.29.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/5876 always takes the other 90% of the time. I went down to give the prop a quick lap job since Maine Sa
Hunter 45 CC Galley Sink Drain Jeff20919 at 1:01pm 06.29.11 Big Boats 0/982 Has anyone out there had to replace the galley sink drain hose on a 2006 or newer Hunter 45 Center C
50 HP Nissan Dies on me when Idling back to Dock Shawn Man at 12:11pm 06.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2076 Hi, I have 1998 Macgregor 26 which was tuned up last year. However since i'm new in the sailing scen
water in the bilge ScottD at 11:42am 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/5015 So i discovered that my auto bilge float was not working and i accumulated quite a l lot of water in
Cabin top seahood for 1989 P-31 Rblack at 11:23am 06.29.11 Pearson 1/1414 I am looking for the mold or used part for P-31 cabin top seahood. That's the part that the travelle
sails raffo at 10:57am 06.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3094 can anyone direct me to a sailmaker for a mac 26d?
Altec Lansing IM237: Great Solution to music in cockpit (2) LuzSD at 10:16am 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2059 I recently was shown an awesome little way to play my ipod that is inexpensive but great sound. Not
OceanHawk autopilot question OceanHawk at 9:42am 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1242 Hi, I just bought a used 1996 Hunter 376. I love the boat but as I was sailing it home from M
Setting Sail Faris at 9:39am 06.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1102 Heading down to the boat right now. We're heading up into the San Juans for the summer. Enough tal
Head sail sizes ... Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 06.29.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/8827 I started to tack this one to the sail-flutter thread and thought I would start a new one ... I've
Anchor Rode - Double braid vs 3 strand NYSail at 8:12am 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 15/15856 Hello all.... More questions as I continue outfitting Getting new anchor rode and considering 5/8
Installing an Microwave insamji1 at 7:21am 06.29.11 Catalina 310 9/2552 I am thinking of installing an microwave in the locker over the stove of my 310. Any advice or opin
Good onli e current guide for seattle area? Thorrad at 6:45am 06.29.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1528 Hey out there! Does anyone know if there is a good online guide for current modeling in the Puget So
Genoa fairleads chp at 6:03am 06.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1597 I have a 26C with a 150 genoa. I would like to add adjustable fairleads. Where would be the best pla

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Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 2:53pm 01.19.22 Yes it a crane took it down for last winter's storage and the spreaders come off because the storag
Heat exchanger anode Stu Jackson at 2:29pm 01.19.22 I think you have two challenges here: 1. Hoses 2. Type of HX support - hose clamps or built-in bra
MMMI Scam? sail sfbay at 2:20pm 01.19.22 When I did an internet search on United States Power Squadron and went to request an MMSI I get "Thi
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 2:11pm 01.19.22 @dlochner You were putting your mast up and down with a crane, correct? Also, you took your spread
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:09pm 01.19.22 That's the thing - I thought I got it from one of the towing companies. If I remember USPS required
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:02pm 01.19.22 Yes, United States Power Squadron.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:02pm 01.19.22 I think tfox2069 has written the best article yet on the realities of a gas generator on a boat. I n
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 1:49pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (f
Coast Guard multi year renewal sailme88 at 1:33pm 01.19.22 Took my own above advice and documented today... By this time next year they may have sorted out all
lubricating anemometer bearings JoeWhite at 1:22pm 01.19.22 I had this problem. I used hair clipper oil and dropped several into the shaft and exercised it with
MMMI Scam? Marmalade at 1:21pm 01.19.22 USPS... you mean Power Squadron, correct? I got mine from them too. Just wanted to clarify... some
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? (1) dlochner at 1:17pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (fe
Heat exchanger anode JoeWhite at 1:16pm 01.19.22 On my c36 the anode nut screws into the HX with much shorter collar. I can unscrew and remove with n
It just keeps going... Ward H at 1:10pm 01.19.22 I used Six10 to fill old holes under the rub rail. It would sag a bit out of the hole so I put a pie
Coast Guard multi year renewal kappykaplan at 1:07pm 01.19.22 Falling Waters, WA Surely you meant WV! :beer:
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 1:06pm 01.19.22 The air draft on my boat is 42' so I would want to put the stick up. I've sailed several boats tha
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 1:05pm 01.19.22 Although many use their sailboats in "trawler" mode my understanding is the motion is very unkind w
Coast Guard multi year renewal sailcapt340 at 12:58pm 01.19.22 Just received my phony USCG Notice today in the mail. The same one I got last year. It has all the
MMMI Scam? dlochner at 12:54pm 01.19.22 SeaTow also issues MMSI numbers, however only the FCC can issue numbers that are valid worldwide. Th
MMMI Scam? Ward H at 12:45pm 01.19.22 Never heard that USPS was doing MMSI numbers. I thought it was only FCC and BoatUS. Ditto to @rpel

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