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Bubble in Compass Murray16764 at 6:20am 04.07.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2531 I was preparing my B352 for splash down, when I noticed a bubble had formed in my Plastimo compass o
No reading on Temp Gauge Steph at 4:48am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1387 Having just launched and first "test" sail of the season on Sunday, I notice that my temp gauge has
Masthead Plate Larry Pozzi at 4:26am 04.07.09 Big Boats 4/1637 HELP!!! I was on a fabulous tack over the weekend. When I was returning to my slip, I was unable to
Turnbuckles higgs at 9:54pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1770 I have some damaged threads on my rigging that I need to take care of. They are big - I am not sure
Hunter 310 companionway doors 31099 at 9:53pm 04.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1943 Has anyone installed companionway doors on a Hunter 310? If so, are they home built or purchased?
Hull Construction ilario at 9:18pm 04.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1793 The transducer supplied with my new Hawkeye depth sounder requires a solid fiberglass hull with no w
Outboard shaft length Jerry75 at 8:31pm 04.06.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2574 I have recently bought a 26ft 1990 MacGregor boat. I have a new outboard and was wondering if, it be
Who's replaced the port bulkhead on a C30? gwp at 8:13pm 04.06.09 Catalina 30 3/1642 The whole port bulkhead is ready to come out and now it looks like the compression post teak trim mu
Low freon in ac unit ? windsmaker at 7:22pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 12/9295 Tried my Marine Air 16000 BTU ac unit this month and the compressor didn't come on. The fan and wate
boom rigging on h30 1983 jwis at 7:08pm 04.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1406 what is the correct way to rig the boom outhaul. i have a double fiddle and 1 end attached but where
spreaders allengc at 7:02pm 04.06.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2206 last fall I had to remove my spreaders on my ranger 29. They were wired to the shroud which has a ma
Finally getting into the refit of Oh Joy. (2) CharlieCobra at 6:57pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1795 With the nice weather and having a crew of four, we really started getting things done on Oh Joy. I
H34 Speed with Yanmar 3GM(F) zds at 6:04pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 23/9061 Cruising along this weekend I started to wonder why I go so slow under engine power. My H34 makes
Anchor Question frmreilly at 5:09pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 26/3525 My Pearson 323 came with a good-sized Danforth anchor which the previous owner told me was a seconda
portlights wall nuts at 4:02pm 04.06.09 Cal 1/2116 SOS I NEED HELP GUYS AND GALS i HAVE A 1981 CAL 31 WHICH NEEDS NEW PORTLIGHTS, ALL 4 ARE IN BAD SHAP
Headliner Material (perforated cushion type) zds at 4:01pm 04.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2318 Checking out some boats around the marina recently, I noticed a foam-like headliner material that ha
Cell Phone Video Rick D at 3:41pm 04.06.09 Destinations 1/4 Don't know if this will come out. I took a quick cell photo while sailing in Long Beach, CA last Sat
sailed yesterday!! troutsmoustang at 3:40pm 04.06.09 Day Sailers 7/2004 went out yesterday in SC and had a great time. winds were about 10 mph. I have not sailed in 16 ye
Burning Alternators jimberg at 2:39pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 5/2344 We have replaced two alternators on our Catalina 380, which is equipped with two 4D commercial batte
Reefing Mainsail jimberg at 2:09pm 04.06.09 Big Boats 4/1974 What is the best way to secure the first and second mainsail luff reefing cringles to the boom? Does

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New Dodger (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:08pm 03.16.22 Also consider a rear hand rail. Something to hang from on those long straight runs.
Boat Bike "tech support" Benny17441 at 8:06pm 03.16.22 My concept of a utility bike is simplicity, I would look for a single gear combination, low enough
New Dodger (1) Tom J at 7:58pm 03.16.22 When considering a new dodger, I would advise going for a heavy tube construction, with a grab handl
Tenara sewing threads Ken13559 at 7:34pm 03.16.22 How did you arrive at the decision for Tenara vs PTFE Lifetime? Appears to be a significant differ
Tenara sewing threads BigEasy at 7:29pm 03.16.22 Ok I just bite the bullet, or more like bite a grenade and ordered the Tenara thread 'cos this has
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Ralph Johnstone at 7:22pm 03.16.22 I'm not upset, I'm just making an observation. Same here. Just because I'm using every profani
H34 1984 prop strut replacement Mike Oldak at 7:22pm 03.16.22 Update.. i removed the old bent strut but found out a direct replacement from the store would take a
Tenara sewing threads Ken13559 at 7:18pm 03.16.22 Ok I just bite the bullet, or more like bite a grenade and ordered the Tenara thread 'cos this has b
First of 4 panels BigEasy at 6:52pm 03.16.22 I bought a sewing machine that was capable of more than I am (my wife would not let me use hers).
First of 4 panels Leeward Rail at 6:50pm 03.16.22 My wife and I took measurements, looke I bought a sewing machine that was capable of more than I am
First of 4 panels Light air at 6:48pm 03.16.22 How were those done ? My wife and I took measurements, looked at as many pictures of interiors as
New Dodger BigEasy at 6:22pm 03.16.22 Anyone have any frame of reference on approximate cost for a dodger? the boat has an existing bi
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') jviss at 5:52pm 03.16.22
Boat Bike "tech support" jviss at 5:50pm 03.16.22 1. Current upgrade is to replace the shifter cables as the current ones have no-doubt stretched and
Boat Bike "tech support" dlochner at 5:24pm 03.16.22 The cables should be pretty standard. You'll probably need the length of the cable and the type of c
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 5:18pm 03.16.22 I did all of the tricks that sailrite lists for getting Tenara to sew on the LSZ1 and have finally g
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig ontherocks83 at 5:13pm 03.16.22 1984 is a MK I, I have the exact same boat. Tall rig, "deep keel", with a M25. I had the 140 genoa a
First of 4 panels Leeward Rail at 4:57pm 03.16.22 How were those done ?
New Dodger stephen_i_w at 4:45pm 03.16.22 When I got quotes for a dodger on my former boat, I was totally taken aback. I said: "This is a 27
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 Calif. Ted at 4:21pm 03.16.22 After a few years the Trinidad blue I use tends to fade to greenish blue, or blueish green.

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