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Chart Plotters Gene at 1:59am 02.12.07 Big Boats 3/941 I am looking to purchase a Garmin C492 or C498 Chartplotter, does anyone have any thing to say about
Main Halyard Replacement Rich18866 at 2:03am 02.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1141 Hi All,I have to replace my main halyard. Want to have the West Marine shop here in the city make
sealant around the outside of the boat jimbo at 2:31am 02.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1958 I want to replace the sealant on the outside of the boat. It is under the metal trim piece that goes
Anyone mounted a helm seat? natotm at 2:27am 02.12.07 Big Boats 6/1544 Am considering installing a helm seat as the seating position is so low on the 456. Has anyone insta
C 30 Brochure sully22356 at 2:22am 02.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1069 Anyone know where I can locate a sales brochure for a Catalina 30. Mine is a 1990 model, but I woul
Catalina 30 brochure sully22356 at 2:36am 02.12.07 Catalina 30 1/1455 Anyone know where I might locate an original C30 sales brochure. Mine is a 1990 model but I would be
Stanchion Ed Carrillo at 3:55am 02.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1030 This chandlery site offers stanchions but I can't tell from the figures which stanchion and base to
Keep It Simple Don Guillette at 4:59am 02.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2093 Today a new lister called me about a sail trim problem, which we handled. He then told me some of my
Wheelsteering Michel at 5:52am 02.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/932 Hi folk'sI am from Belgium, mostly sailing in the Netherlands and looking for an automatic wheel st
Shut off valves for scupper thru hulls? Roger 20226 at 6:04am 02.12.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2057 On a recent survey on my 1969 Mistal 33, the marine surveyor insist that shut off valves be installe
Speaking of warmer weather... Phil Herring at 6:55am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 28/1671 We were having a discussion here (read: argument) about when "commissioning" takes place in various
Downwind 360 penalty turn procedure Grizz at 5:27am 02.12.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3231 Don, this question/situation surfaced as a group of the crew coped w/ 7 degrees ambient in the froze
Main Sheeting Car TomR11803 at 6:46am 02.12.07 Sabre Sailboats 3/1761 My 1980 main sheeting car on my Sabre 28 was furnished by an English company, EYE, and the plastic r
Mystery Leak Don at 7:13am 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 3/986 I have owned my 1997 H-26 for six years, and until last year had no leaks. Now I am dealing with a
Questions on Beneteau 265 Jason at 7:37am 02.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2673 There is a 1993 Beneteau 265 for sale locally, and I cannot seem to find any information about these
Lake Winnipesaukee in NH? SeacretSailor at 8:59am 02.12.07 Destinations 2/2164 Does anybody sail and overnight at Lake Winnipesaukee in NH? I'll put in at the southern part and s
Removing a Depth Sounder Thru Hull Transducer Chuck711 at 9:07am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 6/9014 What are some suggestions on removing a Depth Sounder Thru Hull Transducer? Its been in for 20 years
New Sailor (1) Joltnjoe at 10:47am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 18/1336 I just purchased a 76 22' Seafearer She seems to be in good condition. I have a break in the lower r
Roller Reefer for H212 and similar PalmVilla at 11:34am 02.12.07 Smaller Boats 1/817 Winds here tend often to be too high for the full sails on this over-power boat, and the original ji
Checking in with this forum... r.w.landau at 11:17am 02.12.07 Ask All Sailors 57/3300 There is alot of good advice here. One of the things that makes your advice real and believable is w

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Beneteau courtesy light controller (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:29am 08.21.21
Beneteau 361 new owner (2) Swoon at 7:25am 08.21.21 Yesterday during a four hour sail I tried alternating the main in and out. It seems to be getting ea
Beneteau 361 shaft seal BigEasy at 6:32am 08.21.21 I thought the original poster was referring to the small fitting sticking up from the top of the sh
Never say never BigEasy at 6:23am 08.21.21 Bimini is an absolute necessity on Gulf coast. Have had five boats over the years and all were equip
propeller selection, and shifting Boomer2it at 6:14am 08.21.21 Thanks Roy, The units I saw online from Edson are listed at around $1300 (not sure if they are SS, f
Never say never RoyS at 6:13am 08.21.21 Plus one for the bimini. I just installed mine this season. Great to be out of the sun. I am 72, I t
propeller selection, and shifting RoyS at 6:01am 08.21.21 Installing the single lever dual function controller is not difficult. You need to find a suitable p
Backstay adjuster DougM at 5:17am 08.21.21 With my split backstay and a 48 foot mast, that triangular block system would end up near the top of
Chainplate Caulking RoyS at 5:17am 08.21.21 I redid one side with butyl tape. After a time a leak started. Tightened the screws on the slotted p
Drain Hot Water tank during non-use RoyS at 5:10am 08.21.21 The stainless steel box is full of insulation surrounding the aluminum tank. No real need to open th
Beneteau 361 shaft seal DougM at 4:52am 08.21.21 I thought the original poster was referring to the small fitting sticking up from the top of the sha
Cleats RolfSail at 4:49am 08.21.21 The backing plate document that Crazy Dave mentioned shows the sizes of the backing plates. On the
Main sheet rigging (1) kloudie1 at 4:48am 08.21.21 On boats that are raced, that mainsheet adjustment at the block is a lot quicker and more precise th
Cleats RolfSail at 4:45am 08.21.21 One last thing before you start cutting. The backing plate may be threaded or the nuts may be imb
Cleats caverun at 4:38am 08.21.21 The backing plate document that Crazy Dave mentioned shows the sizes of the backing plates. On the 2
Drain Hot Water tank during non-use Davidasailor26 at 3:23am 08.21.21 Many boats have a bypass for the water heater allowing the hot water lines to be winterized without
Rigging with Roller furler (3) trusty1 at 2:41am 08.21.21 After looking through the manual again it seems that the instructions apply to boats that do not ha
Throttle position while sailing? (1) Inter20sailor at 1:51am 08.21.21 See attached from Yanmar.
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel Bogart at 12:56am 08.21.21 Sorry all. Should have made it clear that it is the Shore/Generator lights which are not working. C
South and middle Puget Sound MikeHoncho at 8:53pm 08.20.21 Quartermaster harbor on the south end of Vashon is a great gunkhole.

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