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Lazy Jacks for Oday 25 1978 jhussey at 11:33am 05.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1721 :) Has any one installed Lazy Jacks on an Oday 25, considering several brands, do not want to change
New Beneteau 31 DancingDays at 10:05am 05.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 59/16296 Hi, My wife and I just took delivery of a new Beneteau 31 on Lewisville Lake in TX. I notice that
What's the best lake in SoCal for Day Sailors? r.oril at 9:45am 05.03.09 Trailer Sailors 8/6421 IYHO, "What lakes (within 300 miles of LA), are the best for day sailors? 1. Best Lake
minor leak, 2009 hunter 33 (3) teucer at 9:43am 05.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2313 I need help or advice with a minor leak coming from my 5 gallons water heater manufactured by Kuuma
Albin-022 Buzzlovelace at 7:29am 05.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2347 I am looking at a 1971 C27 and am having carburator issues with the Albin 022 and am wondering if an
Transmission Oil higgs at 6:50am 05.03.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2563 Standing around the boatyard yesterday we started discussing changing the oil in the tranny. None o
New beneteau Owner hughtad at 5:39am 05.03.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2690 Hi, We just purchased our first Beneteau, an Oceanis 321 from 1996. We had the mast stepped and a
Question for Xantrex LinkLite owners mcaswell at 10:21pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/4875 I can't seem to get my LinkLite to auto-sync. I drain the bank down 15 - 20% or so, then switch the
replacement solar panel dwesley at 6:08pm 05.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1484 I need a new solar panel for my 1996 Hunter 376 that is built in to the deck. I saw that the same o
1984-34, to spoon or not Charlie Halasz at 5:32pm 05.02.09 Big Boats 7/1501 under power and sail the stern digs down about 6 inches. A local boat expert has had experience put
Swing Keel on a Venture 21 nameaneh at 5:22pm 05.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/8193 My owner's manual for an old Venture 21 says that I need to insert the top lock bolt after lowering
Water leak into port side in electrical panel cymeyer at 4:35pm 05.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1759 I get water into our electrical panel area when healing into heavy wind. Can't seem to trace where
Dutchman Reefing Roy10289 at 4:17pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2804 I have the Dutchman sustem on my boat ,but 2 of the mono lines broke as soon as I bougt the boat. Co
Liferaft and/or EPIRB? John at 4:03pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1609 For those sailors on the West Coast (in other words, sailing in the same or similar conditions to mi
Installing X-5 wheel autopilot Mick Johnson at 3:53pm 05.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1231 Help installing Autpilot wheel X-5 from raymarine. locating the compas unit and the control box, als
Check Your Chain Plates (1) Maine Sail at 2:58pm 05.02.09 Musings With Maine Sail 23/11432 Hi All, This photo was sent to me by a friend yesterday. The story is they were tuning the rig when
Catalina 11 hp engine recomendations?? hobbit at 1:59pm 05.02.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1640 We are looking @ 1980 30 ft catalinas. Is the 11 hp engine sufficient?
Sewing Strattaglass? Bad Obsession at 1:12pm 05.02.09 Ask All Sailors 20/7295 I have bought an industrial sewing machine. I am thinking about buying a sheet of strattaglass and
Toilet Cam at 12:46pm 05.02.09 Cal 0/1588 I have a 1969 cal 25 I recently purchased. I'm looking for information of the mechanics and any othe
Joker valve? Bossman at 12:46pm 05.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6747 Hello Peggy, Hope you can assist on this prior to my unbolting everything. Have a Jabco head,

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Boom extension for lifting....... markwbird at 9:02am 03.01.22 If you do it right then, yes. Realize that the attachment to the boom must be very strong as I assu
Boom extension for lifting....... JoeWhite at 8:55am 03.01.22 I lifted my 4D 90lb batteries this way and lowered them down into the cockpit. There was just enough
Boom extension for lifting....... NYSail at 8:35am 03.01.22 Well then maybe the best way is for the good old crane to drop it in for me...... Thanks for all th
Morse or no morse jssailem at 8:34am 03.01.22 he usual boater around here will still have not idea what the flashing thingie bob in the distance
Morse or no morse Jacktar at 8:32am 03.01.22 Well i guess i can only hope an old salt or a pilot spots the strobe, because the usual boater aroun
Waste Deck Plate cover PovilO at 8:31am 03.01.22 Deck fills for Beneteau were made by Amiot, try www.RigRite.com for a selection.
Saying hello brockangelo at 8:31am 03.01.22
Boom extension for lifting....... jssailem at 8:31am 03.01.22 I hear of people lifting engines all the time with their boom so just assumed it would be fine to d
Boom extension for lifting....... dLj at 8:30am 03.01.22 OK so this is a question for the engineers...... I am purchasing / installing a new genset. The un
Saying hello jviss at 8:29am 03.01.22 Looks nice. You should cover it.
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 8:28am 03.01.22 Great thread hijack, thanks. We go from LiFePo4 batteries to firewood.
Saying hello Zinger88 at 8:28am 03.01.22 Welcome to the forum! As you've already learned....ton's of valuable information and experienced Cat
Boom extension for lifting....... NYSail at 8:24am 03.01.22 Nice find. I am replacing my 9KW Kolher and that shows theirs at 330lb or the same weight as my new
Boom extension for lifting....... JamesG161 at 8:20am 03.01.22 200 lbs. Nextgen 3.5kw Nice find. I am replacing my 9KW Kolher and that shows theirs at 330lb or t
Boom extension for lifting....... smokey73 at 8:20am 03.01.22 I have installed a Nextgen 5.5KW myself but was able to use a manual chainfall crane that our club u
Boom extension for lifting....... jssailem at 8:20am 03.01.22 While the boom looks convenient, lashings can be mostly secure, and with leverage working against yo
Saying hello pclarksurf at 8:14am 03.01.22 Welcome!-- she looks great.
Saying hello Justin_NSA at 8:05am 03.01.22 Welcome, Brock! Lot's of C22 sailors here.
Boom extension for lifting....... NYSail at 8:04am 03.01.22 Are you sure it is not 200 kilos? Most engines for a genset weigh 200 lbs. Jim... 200 lbs. Next
Boom extension for lifting....... JamesG161 at 7:59am 03.01.22 The units weight is 200lbs Are you sure it is not 200 kilos? Most engines for a genset weigh 200

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