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AC Wiring on Beneteau Wakadui at 7:49am 05.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/8 Does anyone know how the AC outlets on Beneteaus are wired? Does it pull AC directly from shore pow
Garmin! Garmin! GARMIN! Roger Long at 7:27am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 15/1852 I just returned from a short and very satisfactory sea trial of Strider. Everything in functional a
Two boat dilemma Ken Honeycutt at 6:32am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3697 About 18 years ago (hard to believe) I bought a 74 Oday Mariiner for a good price..I repaired the d
boom vang elaine@me at 6:12am 05.14.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1740 hi, been sailing my hunter 310 for many years and till this day i do not properly tweek my rod kicke
Gooseneck compressed Into Mast H36 lhodge at 5:06am 05.14.09 Big Boats 5/1467 I originally posted (6 weeks ago) to "ask the Expert" forum the following: I have a 2006 H36 that
H25 Tiller post service Rick Silverman at 4:26am 05.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1024 At the point that the tiller post extends up thru the cockpit there is a piece of wood than a plasti
Did some one supersize my font? Hermit Scott at 2:48am 05.14.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/2596 'Cause some thing looks weird.
Gib Sheet and Main Traveler line sizes Soggy Paws at 10:05pm 05.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/3931 Anyone know the size of the Gib Sheet for a 2002 Catalina 270 (lenght and line size?) Time to replac
Bimini design on '85 Hunter 40 KandD at 9:49pm 05.13.09 Big Boats 5/1636 We are starting from scratch..... ideas? I need at least 6'4" clearance at the helm. I'm not reall
Battery Connections tcolton at 8:47pm 05.13.09 Bavaria 0/1999 I recently replaced the large 12 V batteries in our 37' Bavaria with 4 6V Golf Cart batteries and I
a/c question contagious at 8:09pm 05.13.09 Big Boats 3/1367 I am updating a/c and would like any info on mermaid marine a/c
Not as much fun sailling alone Armadillo at 7:11pm 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2810 Hello my name is Lonie I have Balboa 20. I live in northern WI and sail Lake superior about 4 to 6 t
Ready! Roger Long at 5:59pm 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1421 Strider became operational today although just a bit too late for a sea trial. Moving the launch da
boom problem cz reprieve at 5:46pm 05.13.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1132 My boom was cut by previous owner looking of a used one or how can I extend mine. I have a catalina
Hmm, SF to Seattle delivery aboard a C-42? CharlieCobra at 5:43pm 05.13.09 Ask All Sailors 16/1797 I may be doing this pronto, as in this weekend, depending on what I hear from the owner tonight aboa
cb line replacement @$@#%#@$? boubou at 4:48pm 05.13.09 Smaller Boats 0/944 I know there is informatiuon about the cb line replacement! but today we spend 2 hours trying to put
Manual windlass for Hunter 30 merlintom at 4:40pm 05.13.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/2181 I have been trying to find a manual windlass for my Hunter 30 without much success. It seems like ev
re-do deck of 23 Oday 72 FrankNj at 2:51pm 05.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1125 I'm looking of the pictures of the sail handling controls for an Oday 23 . previous owner owners ins
Rhodes 19 CB Open ocean Passage Birchtree at 2:32pm 05.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1507 I am looking to buy a R19 CB to do a trip from Cape Cod to Michigan via the Saint Lawerance Seaway..
Holding Tank Pump Charlie L at 2:19pm 05.13.09 Big Boats 2/1135 I am the proud owner of an 1985 Hunter 34 and have owned it for 11 years. Recently on an offshore s

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Getting cables to reach bus bar RoyS at 4:38am 12.05.21 You can purchase cable crimp couplings. Crimp with the proper tool and tape over. There will be no v
Getting cables to reach bus bar dlochner at 4:18am 12.05.21 Back in the day, one of the senior mechanics would have sent me to find a cable stretcher.:huh: We
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? sailme88 at 4:14am 12.05.21 Up here in Maine, a state that joined the union under the Missouri compromise we tend to share a qua
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 2:48am 12.05.21 here are a couple of boats listed on this site, i inquired about: the first one no response? Used sa
Single handing Will Gilmore at 2:25am 12.05.21 This will depend somewhat on the waters you expect to anchor in. Let's say never more than 50', for
Aquilon 265/800 trailerable cat elusivehorizon at 12:46am 12.05.21
New Capri 18 Owner thedude at 9:02pm 12.04.21 Sail looks to have a pretty good shape! The sails were doing pretty decent. Definitely not new bu
Proper Course PaulK at 7:36pm 12.04.21 So, back to the question: 1. Should L have given way? L could have made the mark by falling off
Proper Course PaulK at 7:16pm 12.04.21 OK. I threw in the towel a couple of days ago. But, I am unconvinced that L (J105) can sail whate
New Capri 18 Owner shemandr at 6:43pm 12.04.21 Sail looks to have a pretty good shape!
New Capri 18 Owner (2) thedude at 6:36pm 12.04.21 Good news, she floats and sails. Went out today and sailed for about three hours while figuring the
What color for your Bimini? SailingLoto at 6:26pm 12.04.21 I personally can't stand the Pacific blue, navy is tolerable. I like your tan idea and haven't not
Proper Course Jumpstart at 6:22pm 12.04.21 My proper course as leeward boat is any course that is fastest for me to get to the mark. In the exa
Getting cables to reach bus bar Tom J at 6:09pm 12.04.21 Thanks. If joining two cables with a bolt is considered good practice it certainly will be the easi
Proper Course Jumpstart at 6:06pm 12.04.21 What? Rule makes no mention of compass course. Proper course could very well be 10-15 degrees above
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 5:34pm 12.04.21 it is the invisible handicap, i thought using email and other written comm methods would level the f
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? jmczzz at 5:21pm 12.04.21 How serious would you take an email from someone that is 1500 miles away, never set eyes on or insp
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line LeeandRick at 5:19pm 12.04.21 The way we always depowerded the spinnaker is simply head off, and hide the chute behind the main.
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line shemandr at 5:14pm 12.04.21 The J series of video's, I think with regard to the J24, is to blow the vang first i.e. de-power the
Maybe I have blundered and offended the sellers of two boats i have tried to buy? shemandr at 5:09pm 12.04.21 Thank you for your service and I'm sorry you had to give your hearing. I know another guy who did t

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