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Raymarine Customer Support Rick D at 2:11pm 07.16.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1109 We've all seen the threads in the past couple of years on this subject, usually slamming Ray's suppo
Solar Stik Broke sailor SV Marcell at 1:23pm 07.16.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1968 Anyone out there actually install one of these on their boat? What's your opinion of it? Pictures?
Bilge Broke sailor SV Marcell at 1:21pm 07.16.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1104 Do you keep your bilge dry? Do you worry about your keel bolts when they are sitting in the bilge w
Outboard versus Electric Jack at 1:04pm 07.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/913 New Hunter 170 owner. I'm getting a lot of opinions on using an electric motor - mostly trolling ty
oday 20 mast pin? oday201974 at 12:28pm 07.16.08 Day Sailers 2/1726 I have recently purchased a used oday 20 as my first sailboat. I have completed the first task ( cle
table problem Pride at 11:12am 07.16.08 Catalina 30 5/1193 Under the table there is a bracket that sits on a post. I am missing something that makes the table
What is driving interior boat design? Brian D at 10:31am 07.16.08 Ask All Sailors 24/1864 I've looked at boats from the 60's to the present. I've noticed a consistent change in interior desi
Anyone want to sail the Chicago-Mac Race this weekend? Rob Hessenius at 10:28am 07.16.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1253 Hey Guys and Gals~ I found this website that offers free virtual sailing races on line. I have
Wish my H356 had toe rails! Jim Seamans at 9:19am 07.16.08 Big Boats 3/921 There are many options to connect things to it. With the current no toe rails, how do you set up a
Merriman pedestal steering on a Mac 25 Wild Bill at 9:06am 07.16.08 Trailer Sailors 6/4910 Need info to repair this steering system. The teleflex cable sticking out of the transom that attach
Anchor Chain Size for Oceanis 350 Windlass Bob at 8:23am 07.16.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1356 Hi - I have a 1990 Beneteau Oceanis 350. It has the stock manual windlass. I need to get longer an
stuffing/flax nut. Al at 5:33am 07.16.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/900 I am having yet another problem with my stuffing box. It was leaking at 13 drips/minute. Tightened
SAVE THIS CLASSIC ODAY BaySailerBill at 5:28am 07.16.08 Ask All Sailors 4/963 OK - so I'm having a great day sailing my 23 on a beatuiful Narragansett Bay day. Suddenly my 13 yea
SAVE THIS CLASSIC ODAY BaySailerBill at 5:26am 07.16.08 Trailer Sailors 0/1580 OK - so I'm having a great day sailing my 23 on a beatuiful Narragansett Bay day. Suddenly my 13 yea
SAVE THIS CLASSIC ODAY BaySailerBill at 5:24am 07.16.08 Day Sailers 0/884 OK - so I'm having a great day sailing my 23 on a beatuiful Narragansett Bay day. Suddenly my 13 yea
SAVE THIS CLASSIC ODAY BaySailerBill at 5:17am 07.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/733 OK - so I'm having a great day sailing my 23 on a beatuiful Narragansett Bay day. Suddenly my 13 ye
How to Make Coffee ruidh at 5:05am 07.16.08 Ask All Sailors 33/3713 I took my first extended trip out of my home port last week and I was completely unsatisfied with th
Excited about my first Hunter...1983 Hunter 20 morgan at 11:32pm 07.15.08 Smaller Boats 0/1031 Excited about my new boat.. a 1983 Hunter 20...got her for a couple hundred bucks and she is clean
dirty water coming out my exhaust Frank at 10:51pm 07.15.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2800 I have a 87 o'day w/ a 2gmf20 under full throtle and a load my raw water comes out kind of dirty loo
Just got back from Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands caguy at 9:46pm 07.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/1795 Novelman and I got back last night from Anacapa and Santa Cruz Islands. Had a great time despite a s

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Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dlochner at 3:42pm 09.23.21 @dlochner I see you just went up the Delaware and through the C&D canal. I'm heading that same way
Fill/empty water reservoir for sink chriscampbell at 3:42pm 09.23.21 Please tell us which boat model 2000 H240.
Fill/empty water reservoir for sink Crazy Dave Condon at 3:38pm 09.23.21 Please tell us which boat model
Squeaky bulkhead sail sfbay at 3:37pm 09.23.21 Do a search on this forum on "squeaky bukhards" and you find some options in thread like these: How
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement Mechone at 3:35pm 09.23.21 Remove the 2x nylon M6 screws ,new ones are on amazon. Remove prop pull out cutlass . Now the bad n
H 19 FURLING HEADSAIL Crazy Dave Condon at 3:32pm 09.23.21 Is this a water ballast boat. What is the year of the boat or better yet, what is the hull number
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dlochner at 3:29pm 09.23.21 Gee, on my boat the fridge can run for two days before I need to run the engine. What kinda boats
O'Day 40 - Battery setup- what are you using? (1) twodzusfittings at 3:27pm 09.23.21 Battery setup- what are you using? On my 30, I'm using two Group 24, 850's. I try to not use the mot
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dLj at 3:26pm 09.23.21 We were about 4.3 miles off the Light at 10:39 pm. https://maps.findmespot.com/s/5Y86#history/asse
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star Stu Jackson at 3:21pm 09.23.21 Hmmmm I would not turn down a glass of spiced rum but as sipping beverages go... I really like ore
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? Stu Jackson at 3:18pm 09.23.21 Wait before you go to a shop. How big is your house bank? How big is your alternator? Internally
Thru Hull Backers jssailem at 3:11pm 09.23.21 :plus: for @Artey1
Hunter Passage 42 Forward Window wade the giant at 3:00pm 09.23.21 I replaced that front windshield on my 1991 Passage 42 in 2001. I dealt with Hunter, who informed
Tropical Storm Sam (2) jssailem at 2:59pm 09.23.21 @rgranger198536 It bears watching. Conditions can change.
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement Grip Fast at 2:59pm 09.23.21 Showing some wear, and headed South for 6 months. Dont want to deal with it 1000 miles from home
Spinnaker halyard on 272 Sailfanatic at 2:21pm 09.23.21 Is the advantage of running it external just to reduce noise at rest? Or is there some other benefi
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? kloudie1 at 2:17pm 09.23.21 Alternator should push the voltage up to around 13.5-14 volts. Check all alternator connections fir
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star (1) rgranger at 2:10pm 09.23.21 Prefer a nice sipping rum. :) Hmmmm I would not turn down a glass of spiced rum but as sipping b
Tropical Storm Sam (1) rgranger at 2:08pm 09.23.21 Hmmmm so... landfall someplace between Mid-Florida and South Carolina...????
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star dlochner at 2:07pm 09.23.21 Drink Scotch...:pimp: Prefer a nice sipping rum. :)

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