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Electrical Panel - Breaker Lights kingermark at 7:18pm 08.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1464 Has anyone ever had to change out the strip of little red lights on the a/c electrical panel? I had
Battery Maintenance Paul17512 at 5:29pm 08.06.11 Catalina 30 4/1698 I accidentally topped off my lead acid batteries today with distilled vinegar instead of distilled w
Moving sailboat from Cleveland to Sandusky stevestk at 5:12pm 08.06.11 Big Boats 5/3426 If I buy a boat (Hunter 34 or Catalina 30) in Cleveland, Ohio, being a novice it seems to me I could
Classic Mast and Boom Beneteau at 3:30pm 08.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1295 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 with classic mast and boom by isomat. I would like to have a drawing of
We got the new boat home!!!! An anonymous user at 3:00pm 08.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1463 Linda and I are now the proud owners of a 1991 mac 26s. We drove down to Augusta Friday night and st
New WEMA Tank Sensors sailcapt340 at 2:54pm 08.06.11 Big Boats 8/6766 My 2000 340 needs new tank sensors. The gauges simply do not read and when they do they jump from e
Welt Cord??? 27catman at 2:45pm 08.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1359 I have a '78 Catalina 27 and I am replacing/refinishing some bulkheads and galley counter top. I no
Bottom is Done (8) shipwreck66 at 12:13pm 08.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1545 All work is done, just waiting for an opportune day to launch her when the boat ramp isn't so jacked
New Breaker Panel and help wiring (1) jfmid at 12:02pm 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2920 Hello All, I have been reading lots of the threads about electrical wiring and making a boat safer
main salon table med2463 at 11:58am 08.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1426 If someone has built a drop down table from the bulkhead out of the lumber from the fixed table that
New bottom and relaunch... (2) sj01 at 11:53am 08.06.11 Big Boats 1/1316 Took our baby out of the water to have the rudder bushings replaced as well as the cutlass. Decided
Need opinions of Lancer 28 FastCatSailor at 11:34am 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2496 Can anyone tell me about how the Lancer 28 sails? Also, info about build quality, etc would be appr
Replacement 12v Bulb rj2sail at 11:32am 08.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1300 I am looking for the replacement 12v bulb for the brass gimbaled wall lamp in the salon. I've looked
Need reviews of Lancer 28 FastCatSailor at 10:45am 08.06.11 Lancer 1/6369 I'm considering purchasing a Lancer 28 and am curious about opinions of sailing / handling character
out haul bobandpeg at 10:25am 08.06.11 Big Boats 4/7178 Replacing the out haul line on my hunter 35.5 and now the line is jamed inside the boom. I have a
New (to me) Com-pac 16 (1) stevelandress at 8:17am 08.06.11 Com-Pac 1/4799 Bought a 1982 CP 16 that needs work, starting with the tiller that broke the first time I put her in
What hunter to take? CBIsailor at 7:57am 08.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2109 Me and a couple of friends want to take a hunter out to marthas vineyard from Boston harbor. What si
Frig design help needed.... (3) Sumner at 7:44am 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2757 I'm in the process of designing a new frig/freezer for our Endeavour. It had an .... http://purple
Wait A Minute!! Don Guillette at 7:42am 08.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 32/11299 Yesterday, I was talking to a Phoenix, AZ sailor who was complaining that when he made a sail trim a
New Post From Roger-Shelburn to Luneburg Strider Reports at 7:04am 08.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2708 My second morning in Shelburn, I called a friend who bought a Tanzer in the same town near Detroit w

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Buy now or wait for recession? rgranger at 7:38am 10.05.22 (IMO: never buy one without a decent trailer because getting a trailer alone can exceed the value of
Buy now or wait for recession? rgranger at 7:33am 10.05.22 You ask this question to a group of sailors? Obviously the answer is get a boat! dj That was funn
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 7:32am 10.05.22 We predicted this type Tropical Wave would persist most of the Late Season 2022. ITCZ or The Doldru
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. brien rahilly at 7:31am 10.05.22 Congrats! It looks like a nice boat. I've never sailed a snipe but learned to sail on a15' center
Its funny Friday! lehighsail at 7:30am 10.05.22 On his 75th birthday a man was given a gift certificate from his wife. The certificate was for a co
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? rgranger at 7:30am 10.05.22 What did you say, Mr Chemist. Rust or Oxidized Iron has been used as a cement additive for YEARS!
Cruising Water and Land (3) jssailem at 7:27am 10.05.22 209767
Cruising Water and Land (1) JamesG161 at 7:19am 10.05.22 Ok new adventure this week when Crusin.. We have a broken link to the Parking Brake. We need to th
Pleasant Surprise/Docking plenny7 at 7:16am 10.05.22 When folks on the dock offer to help us as we approach we always politely decline. In those preciou
Invest 91L jssailem at 7:14am 10.05.22 With L91 knocking at the door to the Caribbean, there are indications it will skirt along the South
Precision 185K Advice Sawyers Island at 7:09am 10.05.22 Looking at your criteria a little more closely ... why self-bailing? Low-maintenance implies that
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 10.05.22 If you do go with the i70 and iTC5 it will be simple to bring them over to my boat, connect them t
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 7:00am 10.05.22 I would suggest looking at the software update section of the Raymarine website. It was like the
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 6:50am 10.05.22 With the i70 being able to display 10 different screens that let you control the layout of almost
Cruising Water and Land Leeward Rail at 6:46am 10.05.22 Running smooth and quiet. I think you already covered that when you said it was a Bentley. :waycoo
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Ward H at 6:43am 10.05.22 @Blitz is correct, you cannot update software with an i70. You need a RM CP to do the updates. To c
Precision 185K Advice Scott T-Bird at 6:39am 10.05.22 Looking at your criteria a little more closely ... why self-bailing? Low-maintenance implies that y
Precision 185K Advice Scott T-Bird at 6:32am 10.05.22 I'll echo Dave & Phil based on their opinion of the boat. The (relatively low) freeboard is a conse
No Backstay? jssailem at 6:27am 10.05.22 Dinghy's like the FJ, flying scott and Hobbie 18's do not have back stays. It is a design that wor
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Blitz at 6:13am 10.05.22 Scott, There have been 15 updates to the software for the i70 since the initial release. Maybe you

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