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Anchor light buld replacement Cpt. Jon at 12:50pm 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1 Hello,
Sewage in Bilge Brad Hoff at 10:53am 08.06.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3704 Peggy, I replace the hoses on my holding tank about 6 months ago and noted that the intake fitting
Diesel Exhaust Fan mike361 at 9:41am 08.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1787 I hate the noise the diesel exahust fan makes when I am motoring. Motor noise is bad enough but the
Mast Step? Cpt. Jon at 8:23am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1691 Hi all, Stu Jackson mentioned a mast step for taking his sail cover off in another thread. My w
Back in Business!!!! SEADANCE at 7:41am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1759 Hi Guys and Gals! Thanks again for all of the help. At the end of June, we noticed a leak between
In-mast pros and cons Ctskip at 7:22am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 34/9874 I'm questioning the in-mast sail ,verses the boom furler and the "old" fashioned way of dropping the
Newbie to boats... but I really want to learn to sail and want a boat! superwormy at 7:03am 08.06.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3712 OK, first, a disclaimer: I'm a total newbie to boats. I've been on boats only a handful of times, I'
drdave daddde at 6:28am 08.06.09 S2 1/1425 I recently purchased a S2-22. There is an electrical plug located near the mast on a rubberized cord
How close to the wind? Quoddy at 5:45am 08.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1239
Wheele Bogdang at 5:24am 08.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1535 Ok, anyone ever put a wheel steering on a mac 26s? My wife wants to do this, I would be happy with i
year of boat max1957 at 2:38am 08.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1138 its a javelin hull#18989 class#1197 any idea of year thanks
Internal Roof Pannels (H-33) Layla at 12:18am 08.06.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1340 Hi, I am new to this forum and appreciate responses. We (three Israeli skiper partners) purchased a
Z-Spar Foot Blocks (1) Aus Ross at 11:49pm 08.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2206 I am looking for 2 Clutch type Foot Blocks to add to my side deck, I am sure they are Z-Spar but I c
Hunter 33.5 Glenn Penner at 9:42pm 08.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1808 Looking at moving from a Hunter 28.5 to a Hunter 33.5 I have questions about how the 33.5 sails.
Want to connect 2 pieces of coaxial cable at mast base Guest at 7:02pm 08.05.09 Ask All Sailors 19/5067 Our VHF antenna cable has a male and female connector at the base of the mast. The connector broke
rigging question Benjisaac at 6:49pm 08.05.09 Smaller Boats 4/1289 As a new owner of a 1994 Hunter 26, I need some help on rigging. The boat is equipped with a roller
New h40.5 owner YorkshireLad at 6:25pm 08.05.09 Big Boats 5/1425 I'm in the process of buying a '94 h40.5 in Hampton VA. Expect to sail her back to our home port, H
I broke My Mast on 26s Classic. CaptainE at 5:39pm 08.05.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2141 Ok my mast broke in half after my spreader snagged a fadded green marker in the middle of the night.
Helsinki to Moskow RAD at 5:14pm 08.05.09 Bigger Boats 9/2398 Konstantin, How was your trip? how did the boat do? got pictures?
Herreshoff 22 lehigh375 at 5:09pm 08.05.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2260 Does anyone have information about this boat design. I am thinking about looking at one of these an

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O'day 23 through hull access Davidasailor26 at 5:11am 03.28.22
Standing rigging swaging .125 wire Tater at 4:56am 03.28.22 This is done with a hand powered hydraulic hex swager. I know from recent berating on the fb that
WM BOGO sale for Winches gone forever?? sailme88 at 4:16am 03.28.22 On one's Massachusetts income tax return you are asked to declare out of state or online purchases
O'day 23 through hull access JPonHudson at 3:49am 03.28.22 Yikes! That's a plastic thru hull below the waterline. Maybe a previous owner installation. You m
Vulcan 7 vs 7R? Apex at 3:38am 03.28.22 as I understand, yes. I was looking for Vulcan 7 from several marine sites, and decided new, and as
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing (1) Will Gilmore at 3:20am 03.28.22 Heeling is likely the difference between, at the dock, and out for a sail, but moving water can also
H240 Hatch board storage tip Crazy Dave Condon at 3:13am 03.28.22 Suggest on the hatch cover with hasp, file the ends of the bolts past the retaking nuts smooth so th
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Rick486 at 2:26am 03.28.22 I had this problem on my P39 years ago. Turned out to be a cockpit drain hose had a tiny leak and wo
Vernazza, Italy (2) Will Gilmore at 2:05am 03.28.22 We took the train from Pisa. We left for Florence We didn't stop to see either Pisa or Florence.
Vernazza, Italy (1) Will Gilmore at 12:09am 03.28.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. That's the way to do it. We were in Monterosso
Vernazza, Italy Mark Maulden at 10:38pm 03.27.22 We stayed in Vernazza several days as a home base. Glad we did when we did before all the construct
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S jssailem at 10:36pm 03.27.22 This is a tricky project. The obvious idea is to grab the sail and yank. I would discourage this i
A lost art: Conserving ice. Mark Maulden at 10:29pm 03.27.22 What about a couple handful size of dry ice?
Datamarine Instruments Mark Maulden at 10:10pm 03.27.22 I had no problems with DMI!
Hatch handle Mark Maulden at 10:01pm 03.27.22 No problem. Glad to help anytime. Mine must be hull 40. We are true sisterships! As for new board
Datamarine Instruments mikeracca at 9:26pm 03.27.22 Did you click on the products link/tab? IIRC, it has gauges to fit existing holes. DMI Marine, In
Datamarine Instruments FastOlson at 8:05pm 03.27.22 Many years ago I replaced our boat's three OEM Datamarine instruments. Since the holes in the bulkhe
O'day 23 through hull access Tom J at 7:50pm 03.27.22 Yikes! That's a plastic thru hull below the waterline. Maybe a previous owner installation. You mi
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Benny17441 at 7:38pm 03.27.22 Yes, you can run a battery charger with a 1000 Watts inverter. Some generators like a Honda 2000 h
Yanmar 3GMF can't get rpms over 22,000 I believe is soon to be resolved ! Benny17441 at 7:27pm 03.27.22 The operational turning range of a Yanmar engine is between 750 to 3,600 Revolutions per Minute. Y

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