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Installation of Raymarine radar pod Bobbaynton at 11:36am 05.19.11 Bavaria 0/2328 I am in the throes of installing the above on my 2 cabin, 2003 Bav 36. The pod is being installed on
How to start bow thruster Donizetti at 11:22am 05.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/4541 Hi all, just received my B40 2008 today and I was unable to get the bow thruster to work... Everythi
Cockpit table ideas dscribner at 10:53am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 12/7336 My Lancer 25 has a tiller, so binnacle for mounting a table to. Anybody have any good ideas on a st
Attaching Dock Lines to Pilings arknoah at 10:50am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/14106
Jupiter & St. Lucie Inlets bobtigar at 10:48am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2284 Does anyone have local knowledge of entry(from the ocean) of Jupiter and St. Lucie Inlets?
wrapping the mixing elbow (1) guidera48 at 9:19am 05.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1369 I have removed all the loose wrap from the exaust manifold since it was loose and comming apart. I h
Victron questions Roger Long at 8:46am 05.19.11 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5787 I just got the Victron battery monitor installed. I didn't realize that I now have one parasitic lo
Ideas about sail sales Jeffrey Wittmann at 8:12am 05.19.11 Day Sailers 3/1453 Gang, I have a new sail for my old O'Day 22, 1974 that I want to sell (for a long list of boring re
Getting Rid of Mould KenG at 7:07am 05.19.11 Ask All Sailors 14/4350 Hi there Started to clean up the boat yesterday to get ready for the season. Last summer I noticed
Winches c_witch at 6:00am 05.19.11 Trailer Sailors 6/3170 Hiee all, Firstly, the keel winch is toast on our boat. I have looked at a number of ramps that I
First Boat C-27 chris07182 at 5:59am 05.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1857 Hi everyone, This is my first post so I'll give you a little background. I am a mid 20's guy who has
I hate this time of year... BobM at 5:44am 05.19.11 S2 2/1464 Questions from well meaning friends... "Did you take the boat out?" "Is the boat in?" "When
Hunter linens grandcrew at 3:33am 05.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3227 I'm about to take delivery of a new boat and can't seem to find a place to purchase fitted sheets an
beneteau 393 - bow thruster and cabin conversion platogb at 3:25am 05.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3777 Update on 2 393 questions: 1/ bowthruster for 393 2/cabin conversion from charter: 3 cabin to owner
2 Questions dstaylor95 at 9:11pm 05.18.11 Catalina 30 6/2620 1. Does the raw water sea cock need to be off to change the impeller on the raw water pump? I assu
ultrasonic antifouling Ross King at 9:09pm 05.18.11 Big Boats 3/1850 Has anyone tried ultrasonic antifouling in conjunction with normal antifouling? Any results or opini
Mac 26M and Heavy stern. Cameo380 at 8:49pm 05.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/4467 A beautiful sailing trip with a routine pit stop at the gas station on the way back to the marina tu
FlexoFold - Shaft / Hub Nut Torque # Chuteman2 at 8:19pm 05.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1510 Did a forum search but did not find any specific references. FF Instructions say "very tight" bu
Standing rigging-est. How much. Cpt. Jon at 8:04pm 05.18.11 Ask All Sailors 11/5554 My boat budget is getting less by the day. My 1980 hunter 30 we bought a couple of years ago is get
Automatic Bilge Float Switch Location in B323 Orion323 at 6:45pm 05.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2605 Hi.....we've recently purchased a 2004 B323. The manual indicates that the bilge pump operates autom

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DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 6:00pm 09.13.22 Quadrille38, according to information from Eddie Breeden when he was still actif the panel on the H
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 5:25pm 09.13.22 One positive outcome of the pandemic for cruisers was the explosion of delivery services. We used In
Clevis Pin Forestay dLj at 5:25pm 09.13.22 Looks to me like the U connector has sprung out. In doing so, it is shearing off the cotter pin. The
Clevis Pin Forestay dlochner at 5:21pm 09.13.22 Welcome to SBO! Yep, you'll want a pin an ?" longer. To remove the pin you'll need to take the lo
Clevis Pin Forestay Justin_NSA at 5:20pm 09.13.22 You could add SS washers to center it if you like. The important thing is to be sure that cotter is
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:15pm 09.13.22 forgot about provisioning further north Newport Northport port washington
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:10pm 09.13.22 if Delaware bay is tough current then you aint seen nuthin yet. Pablo Creek at the st John's river i
Unknown part on my 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 09.13.22 The 18.5 did not come with a mast raise system. The very first mast raise system as factory standar
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:04pm 09.13.22 do you have a dink to get ashore. A must if anchored out. Provisioning will be tough as many anchora
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 5:01pm 09.13.22 That's great! I'll message you. Just let me know. dj
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 5:01pm 09.13.22 If Guy decides to go up the Delaware and through the C&D canal - on his way down the Chesapeake he'
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 4:59pm 09.13.22 If Guy decides to go up the Delaware and through the C&D canal - on his way down the Chesapeake he'l
DC Circuit Breaker Failures justsomeguy at 4:51pm 09.13.22
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll (1) dmax at 3:58pm 09.13.22 Ted, you are right, the toe rail is part of the deck (my previous boat was a 1989 C-30). One C-30 I
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Calif. Ted at 3:46pm 09.13.22 I'm remembering the toerail on that boat as being a molded in part of the fiberglass deck pan which
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll shemandr at 3:34pm 09.13.22 Don't let the problem the owner tells you about distract you from the ones he doesn't. He's basical
Fischer panda generator Question artboas at 3:30pm 09.13.22 Thanks so much. I was confident there was a knowlegable answer out there ! Ok, so I spoke to FP a
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Harle000 at 3:26pm 09.13.22 I've been corresponding with Vetus. It's their suggestion I move to the 90
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Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Stu Jackson at 3:20pm 09.13.22 Have one machined out of delrin Good idea, but he doesn't even need to do that. Here's a link to

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