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Hey Capt. Chuck at your place in 2 days blowinganddrifting at 10:02am 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1148 Hey Capt. Chuck, we are almost there!!! We are in Erie Pa. and headed your way. I have a card, a L
Stuck Mainsail Jeff Jakus at 9:40am 08.31.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2799 We have a new Beneteau 40 (2011 Model - 60 days old) with the Classic Rig Main. We paid extra to avo
Fresh Water Pump thaeni at 8:53am 08.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1335 I have a Jabsco fresh water pump that just started "re-pressurizing" itself every 6 or 7 minutes. It
Using alternator on Evinrude 8 davemchine at 8:35am 08.31.10 Catalina 22 2/1500 In a previous topic I asked about battery upgrades and one person suggested I use the alternator on
35.5 wireing diagram Ed A at 8:08am 08.31.10 Big Boats 5/1615 need a wireing diagram for a hunter 35.5. anyone got one?
Soundproofing material? David W at 7:41am 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 13/4888 As I contemplate a repower of our Crown 34, soundproofing comes to mind. I've seen the sticky-back f
Mooring Question Rob19574 at 7:25am 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2440 Hi all - I'm in the process of researching the purchase of a mooring system for my Catalina 30 (10
Haul-out Strap Location Adrianjohnm at 7:11am 08.31.10 Pearson 2/1838 Soon time for haul out of my Pearson 30. According to my Club rules, I need to mark positions for t
UK 26M owner's opinions ChrisE at 6:05am 08.31.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1065 I'm new (very) to sailing and looking to buying a sailboat ,to berth initially on Ullswater but poss
Another Cetol On Teak Question Ducati at 5:59am 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2074 I believe the black caulking between the teak is called Sikaflex. When I apply my 3 coats of Cetol
Roller Furler for 23.5 Bill Jones at 4:32am 08.31.10 Smaller Boats 0/991 I'm interested in replacing my jib with a roller furling jib. I would like to do the least amount o
Earl Jfelkins at 4:07am 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 32/6059 I woke up to see disturbing weather news for the east coast. How is everyone doing?
Check this out Ctskip at 4:00am 08.31.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2165 http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cuIJRsAuCHQ Keep it up, Ctskip
East Coast Hurricane Preparations Jim Legere at 3:36am 08.31.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1967 Well, it looks like Earl is on his way and everyone from NYC to the Canadian Maritimes could be in t
experience with rounding up Carolyn1964 at 10:14pm 08.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2779 I have a 1979 25 foot Venture. Two weeks ago I was out for a lovely sail. in about 11 knots of wind.
Plastic water tanks bvermeer at 8:22pm 08.30.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1240 My Oceanis 395 has the usual forward and stern plastic water tanks, both of which have developed cra
Tame the Boom Siamese at 8:15pm 08.30.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1823 My previous boat had end of boom sheeting. Kind of old fashioned, but at least when the main wasn't
Topping Lift? Siamese at 8:06pm 08.30.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2276 Just curious if you use the topping lift on your 309? After four seasons of using the boat, I final
Not another stuffing box question????? Ken13569 at 7:32pm 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2004 OK we purchased a 1977 San Juan 28 last fall. The stuffing box doesn't seem to drip at all but it st
beautiful sunday NO wind piedpiperIII at 6:14pm 08.30.10 Catalina 22 5/1632 Again another great day on the lake mostly sittin but we did run the smokers around. Damn I wish the

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Fuse in small solar setup Ken Cross at 6:31pm 10.29.21 I purchased a Renogy 100-watt portable panel. That allowed me to use it on the boat as well as on my
Running hot Ralph Johnstone at 6:11pm 10.29.21 Please see the table in the link below and the tell us if you still believe that "The 50/50 mix of
Cabin Wall Strength Question if Increase Window Opening Size stickinthemud57 at 5:53pm 10.29.21 Two things that would help, IMO, would be to choose a material as strong as the material you are rem
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience berner73 at 5:52pm 10.29.21 I don't question your experience with the company as I've heard similar accounts from others. We ap
170 Gooseneck Repair (2) Tater at 5:52pm 10.29.21 Welcome to the forum!! Please post a photo of the boom and gooseneck connected to the mast. The
Engine Issue Ralph Johnstone at 5:36pm 10.29.21 Good to hear. Sounded a little to catastrophic not to have sent a piston flying over your head. bu
Running hot Skipper at 5:26pm 10.29.21 I was reading another thread last night the person just went out and bought a new heat exchanger i
Marelon Seacock fail! Ralph Johnstone at 5:25pm 10.29.21 Because it is not a problem with Teflon tape. Picky, picky, picky. It's all about semantics:face
Marelon Seacock fail! thinwater at 4:32pm 10.29.21 I might consent those points but I contacted the Tech rep for Marelon at Forespar.com and he told m
Heat exchanger zinc anode. Davidasailor26 at 4:26pm 10.29.21 What will be the best time to paint hull and bottom? Have to launch by April 15 2022. Do check the
North Shore Canvas winter cover experience (1) Tally Ho at 4:18pm 10.29.21
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? Terry Cox at 4:16pm 10.29.21 I just took a large Danforth off my boat and brought it home to the garage. What would you recommen
Fuse in small solar setup dmax at 4:05pm 10.29.21 Regarding the wiring, the Renogy panels come with MC4 plugs already installed, you'll want to get an
Ericson 27 water fill Guy Erdman at 4:03pm 10.29.21 Guy, I'm in Port Jefferson. The boat is on the hard for the winter. I used to own an Ericson 32-3,
Sticky, no sticky. kloudie1 at 3:59pm 10.29.21 I don't know, Tom. Some of my "rubber" coated items feel like they are covered in 5 day old pancake
Its funny Friday! DaveJ at 3:38pm 10.29.21
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 3:35pm 10.29.21 Do you look to see what tack the other cars at an intersection are on to determine right of way? Th
Wire tied set screw for prop shaft flange Hayden Watson at 3:27pm 10.29.21 Not necessarily. It is my understanding that the holding strength of Loctite in general varies wit
Marelon Seacock fail! Hayden Watson at 3:25pm 10.29.21 Why not just name the thread "Teflon Phhhhhhtttttttttt". Because it is not a problem with Teflon
mainsail shape for proper furling bradm at 3:20pm 10.29.21 Thanks all for the replies. Re-reading the suggested links, I notice a few mentions of barber-pole

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