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Beneteau 411 ground tackle Robert Kennell at 7:23pm 06.20.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1881 I want to upgrade the ground tackle on my 2001 Beneteau 411and am considering 200' of all chain (3/8
Exhaust Riser Help (4) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:59pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2075 Help??http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/images/smilies/confused.gif My exhaust riser blew u
O'day serial #'s akgeoak at 6:09pm 06.20.11 Day Sailers 1/1437 I'm triing to trace the history of my daysailor. I believe this # molded into the transom's gelcoat
What's With Macerators? Rick D at 5:57pm 06.20.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7225 It looks like about five years for a macerator pump. I noticed mine was taking a bit long to empty,
Mattress Pad Recommendations Juice6576 at 5:39pm 06.20.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2554 After several nights aboard, my wife and I have come to the conclusion that the aft cabin foam mattr
Bending Tubing Rick D at 5:32pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3260 So, I have a bimini frame that is a PITA in that I have to unpin it and swing it forward every time
on the bottom s2artd at 5:26pm 06.20.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1285 I live on Tomales Bay, CA, and I'm in the market for a boat. Our only marina is very shallow, and bo
Companion way weighted cover jennybug at 5:23pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1405 Hello from Texas After spending several days on our boat recently I discovered how much I dislike
h386: acrylic backsplash for me Galleymate shoeless at 4:44pm 06.20.11 Big Boats 15/3946 I have seen that 38' models newer than our 2004 h386 have an acrylic backsplash back of the galley s
o'day 272 mainsheet configuration gjaffess at 4:12pm 06.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2023 Does anyone have a picture or know a link where I can see the mainsheet configuration for a O'day 27
Folding wheel clearance Calif. Ted at 3:45pm 06.20.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2074 I'd like to replace the 40 inch wheel on my 2002 C320 with a folding model from Lewmar but I'm conce
HUNTER 35 Monitor BroadReach at 3:22pm 06.20.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/2550 Phil Since it was last discussed I noticed that just about every one of the Hunter products has a re
Exhaust Riser Help (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:20pm 06.20.11 Catalina 310 1/2569 Exhaust Riser Help - Revised Original panicked post. Help??!!:confused: My exhaust riser blew up t
jib Captain Bill at 2:59pm 06.20.11 Lancer 1/1927 Im new to sailing and bought a lancer 28. My jib tore this past weekend and I sent it off for repair
Roller furling trouble (2) spenc at 2:58pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2831 The rotating drum on my old "Flexible Furler" (it doesn't look like a CDI but it might be) will not
9.2A stock main sail battens RussB at 2:20pm 06.20.11 S2 3/2019 Does anyone know the dimensions of the 4 battens in the stock 1979 9.2A main? Mine were marked: top
Inflatable dinghy? KJH at 1:26pm 06.20.11 Catalina 22 5/3251 Out of curiosity, do any of you keep an inflatable dinghy aboard your C-22 as a "Plan B" in the even
Reefing pulley at base of mast morris at 1:21pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2200 Our pulley at the base of the mast is broken. It is used for hauling down the main to the first reef
masthead light wiring morris at 1:12pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1689 Our masthead light is not getting voltage. We can't find out where the mast wire connects to get to
Cushion Material carboman at 12:43pm 06.20.11 Smaller Boats 2/1179 What have you used in the past? Looking for comfort and durability with some decent thickness. Th

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Invest 98L Will Gilmore at 8:19pm 09.28.22 Hopefully it's not dimissive to say that one reporter stands out in the wind and claims a gust is o
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 6:46pm 09.28.22 Thanks again all. I would like to focus in on the Bristol 29 for a moment. There are certainly a lot
Invest 98L jssailem at 6:22pm 09.28.22 @Don S/V ILLusion happy to hear you guys are safe.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 6:09pm 09.28.22 Mine has the same flaking paint. Sure, it looks terrible now, but I'm sure when it was fresh it pro
Anchor self-deploys jssailem at 6:08pm 09.28.22 When installed correctly there are two switches that disable the anchor motor. Primary is the heavy
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 6:07pm 09.28.22 Don't you just love portable digital cameras? I've been able to take photos to figure stuff out tha
Invest 98L jssailem at 5:44pm 09.28.22 Anybody know how often and when they update the models? GFS. Every 6 hrs About these data Forecast
MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 Leeward Rail at 5:25pm 09.28.22 recently purchased a Catalina 16.5 that has needed a lot of love. I had a bent mast step that I rep
Anchor self-deploys Kings Gambit at 5:21pm 09.28.22 Job of the windlass is to lower and raise chain and/or nylon warp; not hold the boat against the for
Anchor self-deploys Siamese at 5:17pm 09.28.22 Can't rely on the windlass to secure the anchor. I have a carabiner attached to a line...clips onto
Anchor self-deploys Kings Gambit at 5:05pm 09.28.22 Of course, anchor shank should be kept fixed or locked in place until anchoring so it cannot deploy
Invest 98L smokey73 at 5:01pm 09.28.22 Anybody know how often and when they update the models?
Invest 98L shemandr at 4:31pm 09.28.22 I don't want to get into the TWC hype, which is prodigious, and has been for years, but I agree with
Boom kicker or topping lift? (3) FDL S2 at 4:03pm 09.28.22 Some pics of the boom mount, entire boom kicker and vang, and the mast mount
UPenn Senior Engineering Capstone Project dLj at 3:49pm 09.28.22 In order to provide useful input, I would need a lot more details about what you are doing, what you
HELP Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 09.28.22
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 pclarksurf at 3:22pm 09.28.22 fingers crossed-- cringing at at the Naples storm surge
HELP (1) pclarksurf at 3:18pm 09.28.22 Just a note when you come back to make a permanent installation -- especially where you need a screw
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 3:04pm 09.28.22 No damage reported at the marina. Great to hear from you. We were all praying you were ok. Jim.
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint Artey1 at 2:55pm 09.28.22 Search the forum, several of us have had to deal with this. Not for the faint of heart and does invo

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