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Beneteau 473 Electrical Issues OulaMan at 4:35pm 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/5466 Hello, I am new to the form and created an account to ask this question. I am having trouble wit
Need Trailer for O`Day 23 OS2Dude at 4:09pm 05.24.11 Trailer Sailors 9/4755 I recently bought an O`Day 23, but it has no trailer. I've seen several posts on various websites a
mast raising tomsbeh at 4:07pm 05.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1759 Help! My mast gets stuck about 3/4 of the way when cranking it up. Any thoughts? I've checked the sh
Replacement Boom MBMattheiss at 3:38pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2202 1984 Hunter 22 - boat is new to us. Needed a new mainsail when we bought it. Purchased the new mai
Alarm on Yanmar 2GM Panel Nelsonhow at 3:31pm 05.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/6151 The alarm on the panel in the cockpit on my Myanmar 2 GM (B panel I think) used to buzz weakly and f
UK Sails JohnEh at 2:00pm 05.24.11 Big Boats 10/3497 We have a 2004 Hunter 36 with UK Sails. Last week I was sailing the boat to Pensacola, Fl from Madis
Finsh or anti-foul Rightsideup at 1:51pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1898 ladies and gents, As a new sailer, can someone please advise as to which type of paint I need to use
Lessons from 1st spinnaker hoist Kermit at 1:25pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2179 As promised, here are a few things I learned during my first time hoisting my cool new asymmetrical
Changing out spreaders stayare at 1:04pm 05.24.11 Catalina 30 3/2033 Anybody changed from original wooden spreaders to aluminium replacements? It's been suggested to me
non skid pattern Orens at 1:03pm 05.24.11 Bigger Boats 5/2377 I own a 1985 O'day 31, love the boat, but some of it's details as far as finish quality is less than
A Ten Buck Trophy Must Be Won Freedom77 at 12:55pm 05.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/981 I posted this on "ask all Sailors" It's lengthy so go to the site. I think you'll enjoy it. :) Fair
A Ten Buck Trophy Must Be Won Freedom77 at 12:39pm 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2191 From "SMALL WINDS AND LIGHT AIRS" published 1977, in loving memory, By Gilbert W. Buffery, Commodore
Cockpit Seats (3) guidera48 at 12:31pm 05.24.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2493 I posted to the owners mods page this item last month but I dont see it yet uploaded. I did find my
Capsize? lokiii at 11:50am 05.24.11 Day Sailers 14/6328 Has anyone here accidentally capsized an H170? And if so, how did it happen? Reason I ask, is I'v
Engine control cable cable-holder (2) zds at 11:47am 05.24.11 Big Boats 11/2708 I'm in the process of replacing my throttle control cable (1986 H34 w/Merriman pedestal) for the sec
Traveller Project Finished (2) joker460 at 11:21am 05.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1558 This was one of many projects that I finished over the weekend. I saw this at the Jan. Boat show h
Ready to Launch (4) SailAway1 at 10:34am 05.24.11 Catalina 22 2/1211 After countless hours of work for the last 2 months, I am ready to launch my 1980 C22 this weekend.:
Keep Original or go with double joint toggle in its place? (1) RobertLangdirect at 9:37am 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1934 This is from my 1978 Pearson 31', hull #14, GOOD TRADE. Her forestay was halyard wrapped and I am n
Christiana River Wilmington DE MLampner at 9:22am 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2419 I work for a not for profit that annually does an event on the Wilmington DE waterfront. At this yea
ICOM VHF Loran Input shemandr at 8:39am 05.24.11 Ask All Sailors 14/4440 I'm trying to get GPS input from my Raymarine GPS/Charplotter to the VHF radio in order to take adva

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 2:28pm 09.09.22 We took a 50' power boat from Edgewater MD to Fl. It was February and the boat could cruise at 20 k
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? JamesG161 at 2:22pm 09.09.22 Why has the Navy not named ships after these guys? good point. Destroyers are named for heroes lik
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? BarryL at 2:21pm 09.09.22 Hey, Some more or less random comments. WE (the internet) have NO idea what is going with the boat
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 2:04pm 09.09.22 What Pittman did later in life is just as interesting as what he did that morning.
Electric panel (1) Richard19068 at 2:02pm 09.09.22 The manual John Salem attached shows "the fuse" as item number 11 on the drawing on the first page.
Cracks on cabin roof around mast step/plate Com-Pac 23 Mandack at 1:40pm 09.09.22 you will find that com-pac yachts 727 443 4408 in FL will answer your design question
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 1:26pm 09.09.22 One issue with the intercoastal water way this time of year is the annual migration of boaters head
The Last Naval Battle of WW2? Rick Webb at 1:26pm 09.09.22 Why has the Navy not named ships after these guys?
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Crusty Ol Salt at 1:15pm 09.09.22 Something that has been discussed on here already is human waste. 2 solutions A composting toilet
Swing Keel questions pclarksurf at 12:58pm 09.09.22 Think I estimated at one point that if you tackle the full Monty yourself... it would probably come
Oday 35 winch replacement jssailem at 12:43pm 09.09.22 Only site I know that offers parts for the Barient and Barlow winches. http://www.arco-winches.com/p
AC Breakers? DLLawrence at 12:18pm 09.09.22 Thanks, I'll take a look.
AC Breakers? Calif. Ted at 12:04pm 09.09.22 Shorepower AC breakers ? There should be a main 30 amp breaker within 6 feet of the shorepower inlet
Oday 35 winch replacement bob_marlin at 12:04pm 09.09.22 Thanks for the replies so far. The winch that needs replacement or repair is a Barlow 24 ST. The t
1985 Hunter 31 Rudder JamesG161 at 12:02pm 09.09.22 Does the rudder need to be dropped Up to you, but it is bolted to the Steering mechanism. Jim...
AC Breakers? DLLawrence at 11:49am 09.09.22 Thanks, Jim. I'll dig it up and post. It's in the 3 ring binder I got with the boat, which is on
Electric panel Hayden Watson at 11:45am 09.09.22 @capseaquel It is good to be cautious anytime you are working with electricity but with 12v the d
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps Scott T-Bird at 11:39am 09.09.22 Well, that looks very much like the spreader section I had on my Starwind 27. It could be a Kenyon
AC Breakers? JamesG161 at 11:27am 09.09.22 Look here for all your breakers. H 35.5 Jim... PS: Send the picture of your Electrical drawing
Electric panel Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 09.09.22 Ralph... I try to hide these things in plain sight. I see said the blind man as he pissed into th

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