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Reefing Rig Change SailorElliot at 7:17am 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1517
Yard Recommendations - East Coast Refit Plumbean at 7:09am 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2737 Looking for recommendations for a yard that could do a complete gut job/re-design of the interior in
Mounting Electrical Components bradm at 4:47am 12.01.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1428 I'm planning to add an ACR and solar controller to the boat's electrical system. But where to locat
Christening of the Wet Dog (1) patbratton at 3:43am 12.01.21 Ask All Sailors 5/913 This Saturday, Dec 4th, at noon we are going to christen my Hunter 240. She is at dock Z, slip 28, a
Checking cooling water flow stuendan at 10:11pm 11.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/2329 The usual test for ok cooling water flow on an inboard is a quick look over the stern. Unfortunate
American Fiberglass 21 upgrades Perry Welch at 8:07pm 11.30.21 Trailer Sailors 10/1686 I bought a 1978 American Fiberglass 21 in 2020. This last summer I changed out the standing rigging
Replacing the cable on the centerboard Perry Welch at 6:47pm 11.30.21 Smaller Boats 1/591 I would like to replace the cable on the centerboard but have no idea on how to access it. Anyone o
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan (1) dkinzer at 6:06pm 11.30.21 Big Boats 10/1548 Our 2007 41DS has a "dish drainer" in the cabinet behind the sink (see attached photo) where dishes
Tiller Pilots ShawnL at 5:41pm 11.30.21 Catalina 22 8/2769 I'm thinking about adding a tiller pilot to my '72 for next season. I was leaning toward a Raymarin
Comparing 30s chrome700 at 3:58pm 11.30.21 Catalina 30 13/2804 Trying to compare a '86 Mk I and a '91 Mk II. Both have been freshwater boats on a large, inland l
Anyone Heard About This Rick Webb at 1:30pm 11.30.21 Ask All Sailors 6/956 Boat Crashes into the Chain of Rocks Mississippi River - YouTube I was hoping to here of a positive
Bimini for 1995 Hunter 26. Russ Ward at 12:16pm 11.30.21 Smaller Boats 6/1039 I am thinking of adding a bimini to my Hunter 26. The boat is currently an hour away from me. Is t
bulkhead tgrayson at 12:10pm 11.30.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/860 is the venture 17 supposed to have a bulkhead under the cockpit where you step into the boat? saw a
Oday 25 portlights ray dann at 11:29am 11.30.21 Ask An Oday Owner 22/5267
Rig Tension with 5/32" Rigging Any Sea at 8:38am 11.30.21 Catalina 22 11/3652 I've got a 1979 swing keel that is rigged with 5/32" standing rigging. I've been reading the C22NSA
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht jssailem at 6:23am 11.30.21 Sails Call Lounge 15/2166 With Facebook disappearing (now Meta) and virtual land sales reaching a new peak Republic Realm (a
New Capri 18 Owner (8) thedude at 6:04pm 11.29.21 Smaller Boats 23/4311 I just bought a 1988 Capri 18 to get out and sail some more on own and more often. So far I've been
Switch and fuse panel chilly at 4:37pm 11.29.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2242 I've got a 1980 Catalina 25. A few wires on the back of the switch/panel have broken and I'm thinkin
Bilge pump not working on auto Chesapeake 331 at 10:05am 11.29.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2650 Our 331 bilge pump seems to work only when we flip the switch on the panel. The float will not make
Best Headset........ NYSail at 8:11am 11.29.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1686 Hello all, So I have been wanting to purchase a headset to communicate with wife when I am lifting

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ABYC Summer School Videos Bob S at 11:30am 07.09.25 That has to be Rod's voice
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? marcbernier at 11:27am 07.09.25 Good day, I also have a Beneteau First 310 and am trying to refit my Amiot traveller. If the info is
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 11:18am 07.09.25
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge dlochner at 10:50am 07.09.25 Glad we can help out. I have a 1250, the manual is the same, so I did RTFM. ;) :beer:
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge toomanyirons at 10:45am 07.09.25 There is a Power Level Adjustment. Did you change this? If you did, put it back to 100%. Do you ha
Whisker Pole Part Sought LLoyd B at 10:28am 07.09.25 I didn't know there was a difference between a whisker pole and a spinnaker pole until your question
Small draw on starter battery Benny17441 at 9:47am 07.09.25 Don't fix it, if it isn't broken. If your batteries are performing to your satisfaction forget abou
1977 Macgregor Venture 25 - Is there a bilge pump from factory? Benny17441 at 9:29am 07.09.25 To answer your question, do you need to have a working bilge pump before conducting a float test, th
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge dlochner at 9:28am 07.09.25
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge Davidasailor26 at 9:21am 07.09.25 When 340 AH of AGM are deeply discharged they should be able to take the full amount of current the
Is my new keel winch broken Benny17441 at 9:07am 07.09.25 Yes that winch Rachets in both direction. From the product description there should be no action t
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" dmax at 9:02am 07.09.25 They came on the main when I bought the boat and were in excellent shape so I had them put on my new
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 07.09.25 Looks good ...................... so far. Good luck with it. If you think of it, I'd appreciate
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge toomanyirons at 8:53am 07.09.25 The ProNautic has output for 3 batteries, how many outputs are you using? Are the AGMs wired in par
Survey before insurance will renew? surfstud31 at 8:51am 07.09.25 I switched from Geico/Boat US in 2021. I had no claims for over 12 years with Boat US, but then Ge
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge toomanyirons at 8:47am 07.09.25 It will help to also know at what voltage you see this max. charge current 13.0 V. (I updated th
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge dlochner at 8:31am 07.09.25 The ProNautic has output for 3 batteries, how many outputs are you using? Are the AGMs wired in para
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge Don S/V ILLusion at 8:28am 07.09.25 It will help to also know at what voltage you see this max. charge current
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 8:26am 07.09.25
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Timm R Oday25 at 7:43am 07.09.25 We have a 135% genoa on a FF4 CDI . The luff tape doesn't feed very well into the slot . We've been

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