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Pannel Switch for the Beneteau 381 sailortaylor at 7:01am 04.26.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1129 Does anyone know where to get a Carling Switch for the electrical pannel. I need a 34-10 AMP ( blac
Little Squall Line kloudie1 at 6:58am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2089 starting early.. These can come crawling through during the summer but this one is a bit early.. Th
A lovely new bottom (1) PrincessoftheLake at 6:51am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3479 Finally got one good weather day in Bayfield which allowed the completion of Emmanuel's bottom paint
Rigging my old drifter (2) DJN51 at 5:14am 04.26.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/6644 i would like to use on my 23.5 hunter with CDI furler.What I did was removed hanks,added double gro
Key West and Dry Tortugas seadaddler at 4:39am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2197 Still planning to leave am this thursday for Key West /Dry Tortugas and hoping for good weather and
Fitted sheets grandcrew at 4:00am 04.26.11 Big Boats 4/3494 I'm a new boat owner(hunter 38) and while i've seen a number of posts i'm trying to find the best so
Foul Weather + Anti-foul Hull Sanding Ducati at 3:29am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1628 Very little time before launch and the boat bottom had to be sanded and no better way to wet sand Ba
If it were your choice bad_com_pany at 3:28am 04.26.11 Smaller Boats 28/4593 Am waging the sides on boat upgrades here 1993 23.5h what would you do ? a. new 9.9 fourstroke out
flimsey mast carrier on 1997 M-26X kevinkappler at 1:59am 04.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1478 I just bought a 1997 M-26X and the mast carrier bent even before it got into the water. It was tied
Pendant Rope. geehaw at 12:21am 04.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1867 What is the best rope for my centerboard pendant line?
Gotta Love this boat - Part 2 George8396 at 9:25pm 04.25.11 Racing 5/3649 NOSA Newport - Ensenada Race, April 15, 2011 PROMETHEUS takes first in class (Cruising Spin B) and
Launching sailboat without outboard motor? jrale at 8:35pm 04.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/9471 Dear Macgregor Owners, Has any sailor launched their sailboat without an outboard motor? If so, t
Seaworth is making covers for Yanmar engine panels Jimboyyy at 7:23pm 04.25.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2174 Seaworthy.com the folks that introduced the port visors are starting to make covers for Yanmar engin
no more leaking portlights Carolyn1964 at 7:21pm 04.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1238 Oh happy day. My port lights are no longer leaking and the interior is dry. Thanks to all who off
Ballast tank fill/empty process shanker at 7:11pm 04.25.11 Smaller Boats 9/4740 I'm dealing on a H260 and from speaking to the owner, he brought up a point that I had not considere
Beneteau 311 Refrigerator drain dcslider at 7:02pm 04.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/4603 Recently acquired 2004 Beneteau 311. Can't seem to figure out how to get the drain in the refrigera
Speedpuck jamesstrobel at 6:23pm 04.25.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2662 have you ever used a velocitek speedpuck? I do not wish to drill a through hull hole and was hoping
Hot Water Switch or Breaker on C42 jibarm at 6:18pm 04.25.11 Big Boats 1/1704 Hi, Does the Catalina 42 have a seperate switch or breaker somewhere to shut off the Hot Water Heate
1986 CDI 4/6 B Reefer 1 dem5071 at 6:00pm 04.25.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1831 Greetings Fellow Sailors, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 27 in January. The po did a pretty good job
Google Earth (1) FourPoints at 5:59pm 04.25.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2423 Sometime recently I noticed Google updated the satellite imagary for my area, and captured my boat s

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Mercury 5hp Outboard Shifting / Starting Problem Slipin Away at 10:13pm 06.01.22 If they changed out the water pump impeller, they might not have aligned the two rods and coupling c
Beacon Near Point Grey jssailem at 9:27pm 06.01.22 Yellow is usually the initial point of reference for the channel into a harbor or harbour in Canada.
Single-handed docking jssailem at 9:14pm 06.01.22 Theoretically you could toss it over a dock cleat. This is not theory, it is fact. Only issue you
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Scott T-Bird at 8:36pm 06.01.22 It's a 2005. Trailering would definitely be easier and it's still in the cards, I'd just hate to mi
Gelcoat Touch up sail sfbay at 8:06pm 06.01.22 Never added thickener to gelcoat. Maybe a quick drying agent. Gelcoat is reatively thick. Just gelco
Gelcoat Touch up Project_Mayhem at 7:32pm 06.01.22 I've seen a few articles that suggest adding thickener such as 404 or 406 which sounds logical if th
O'Day 25 Head Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 06.01.22 Regardless of which route you go, I would highly recommend oderlos treatment solution. Thanks for re
Single-handed docking capta at 7:16pm 06.01.22 For me, even on freighters and tugs, it is all about spring lines. Spring lines, spring lines, sprin
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging ben solomon at 7:08pm 06.01.22 What I have done in the past is sail on one tack, i.e. port tack and then tightened the leward shrou
Cheap crib board source found! Hardhead at 6:57pm 06.01.22 As soon as I started reading, I was going to say -- "try old cutting boards". In my opinion it's
ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? BigEasy at 6:42pm 06.01.22 Good afternoon all, I sent my 2001 Hunter 380's genoa for a new sacrificial leech and am delighted-
Beneteau 323 railing item Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 06.01.22
Gelcoat Touch up sail sfbay at 6:26pm 06.01.22 Mepk catalyst will not alter gelcoat color. Are you talking about cutting Topcoat deck paint with c
Beacon Near Point Grey Hello Below at 6:13pm 06.01.22 Thanks, @Hello Below ! I looked up the icon in Chart No. 1 but I could only identify the lighting
Charging from a tow vehicle mermike at 6:05pm 06.01.22 I don't doubt Victron's specs. I missed that you were using the smaller charger.
Gelcoat Touch up Davidasailor26 at 5:56pm 06.01.22 Thanks for the replies. I assume that adding thickener will alter the color? Thickener or catalyst
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:53pm 06.01.22 Thanks guys, I ordered the DVD and am continuing to read. To me it sounds like my upper shrouds are
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 5:47pm 06.01.22 As a practical matter, the installations I do generally have large house banks and a 30A DC-DC char
Single-handed docking Project_Mayhem at 5:46pm 06.01.22 I thought there was a rule to never approach the dock faster than you would want to hit it. How do
Beneteau 323 railing item nitrogenase at 5:45pm 06.01.22 Agreed, just curious what it was for and why they bothered to remove it. Bizarre eh?

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