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Bahamas bound Mac Bentley at 3:06am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1977 A woman in my office and her friend are signed up for a sailing trip to the Bahamas in March. Four b
winged keel Walt24076 at 5:16am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1128 Help please,I've found a great looking O'DAY 272 that I'd like to purchase. The problem seems to be
Foul Weather Gear muised at 6:05am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 14/3184 Hi all - in the interest of improving our comfort when the weather decides not to cooperate, I took
Harken Roller P.M. grigs at 6:12am 02.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1156 My mast has been unstepped this year, but probably won,t next year. What should I do to take advanta
1985 C27 alternator specs Universal M-18 c2csailor at 6:35am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1289 I'm trying to figure out what style mount the original alternator is for my C27. I was looking to up
Catalina27.org Is anyone a member of this? c2csailor at 6:41am 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1386 I was debating whether or not to sign up for this association as there is a fee involved. The best I
Curvable portlight replacement material Craig522 at 6:46am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1414 I just bought a pilothouse and the windows had been previously replaced with plexiglass. The window
H26 Rudder Uphaul/Downhaul Lines BrianW at 7:43am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 2/934 On my H-26, I have just replaced my rudder head, spacers, red gasket material, shims, nuts ' bolts a
Instrument Panel cover or shield. Honeyman at 8:00am 02.07.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2310 The clear plastic cover/shield over the "instrument panel" for the Yanmar (tach, warning lights, key
H-26 Swim Ladder Plastic Tread Replacements BrianW at 8:07am 02.07.07 Smaller Boats 0/889 On my H-26, the plastic swim ladder treads have deteriorated and broken. Has anyone found a good rep
carpeting Summer Wind at 8:06am 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1210 Does anyone know how I can replace the carpeting in the foward and aft cabins of the 461 - it was pa
Oday 25 rudder alteration SBK at 8:25am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3070 My house is on a canal w/4 feet of water, but there is a bar at the mouth that has around 2'4" of wa
New Hunter 49 Claudius at 12:46pm 02.07.07 Big Boats 10/1170 I used to think that Hunters were affordable until I saw the prices for the new Hunter 49. Prices se
Mast question? Soule at 10:17am 02.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/948 I am a new owner of a 1970 mariner 2+2, in the fall i sailed it a few times, and the day before i to
Frozen Thru-hull Valve MarkW at 3:59pm 02.07.07 Mid-Size Boats 10/5555 The thur-hull valve in my head is frozen. It's the valve that drains the holding tank overboard. I
zinc replacements and divers Syversens at 2:17pm 02.07.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1659 Hi All, I got another maintenance question. I have hired a local shop for my inverter/galv.isolator
Spinnaker for Legend 35.5 Hugh4753 at 9:21pm 02.05.07 Big Boats 13/2521 Does anybody use a spinnaker on their 35.5? If so how does it work, how much trouble to install the
Attack of the Bull shark Franklin at 11:36pm 02.05.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1114 Interesting...I wonder what they didn't like about it. Maybe it was the noise the engine made?
Boat comparison Don Chesley at 11:57pm 02.05.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/939 Hello folks I am new at this forum and I have a question. What is the difference between the Macgrea
Two of my favorite cooking utensils (1) Joe11688 at 10:58pm 02.05.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/937 * Years ago, my wife and I trailered our 222 O'Day behind our old Delta 88 oldsmobile to Matapois*

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RF ground Brian D at 9:09am 08.31.21 OK... looks like problem solved. Excellent.
RF ground markwbird at 9:08am 08.31.21 I have Raymarine instruments on my boat. They come with notoriously bad instructions.
Beneteau 361 new owner Swoon at 9:06am 08.31.21 Most helpful..thanks sfbay
RF ground mjsb at 8:50am 08.31.21 Installing Raymarine Axiom+ 7, i50 depth, i50 speed, i60 wind. After further research RM says to att
Beneteau 361 new owner sail sfbay at 8:49am 08.31.21 Another question...am looking for Spinnaker sheets with a soft eye and soft shackles for it. Any id
Low rpm on full throttle. smokey73 at 8:47am 08.31.21 It could also be fouling on the prop or something wrapped around the shaft
Low rpm on full throttle. Josko at 8:36am 08.31.21 Will try,many thanks.
Beneteau 361 new owner JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.31.21 .I managed to get the main out (w less effort than previously) and back in (still difficult). For
Low rpm on full throttle. Benny17441 at 8:18am 08.31.21 Check fuel flow, other than clogged filters sediment in the tank can clog pickup tube. Check the ai
Fuel line crack. Benny17441 at 8:09am 08.31.21 Wherever you have fuel leaking out when the engine is running, you could have air seeping in when th
Single Handed Docking (1) RoyS at 8:06am 08.31.21 Wife shown here with our "No Jump Cleat Snagger." Attached to a pre-measured midship spring line it
Aluminum vs SS bimini frames Project_Mayhem at 8:05am 08.31.21
Cowl vents on MH40 (1) Phantom154 at 8:03am 08.31.21 There are two almost flush openings on the deck with flat covers to close them if desired. They feed
Pigtail? sail sfbay at 8:02am 08.31.21 Welcome to the forum!! I think these marine shore power Y splitter adapter SS2-50P male 50 amp plug
The 260 is home! Ottdreamer at 7:48am 08.31.21 Thanks, @Ottdreamer . I've already looked at that one, but it's not a great deal. He's done a lot o
Another Anchorage Gone (1) RoyS at 7:37am 08.31.21 Here is the USDA Fact Sheet suggesting that eel grass usually does not grow here in the Northeast in
Another Anchorage Gone RoyS at 7:32am 08.31.21 Read most of the eelgrass restoration report referenced by HobbieDog. Interesting that one of the te
The 260 is home! Tedd at 7:31am 08.31.21 Thanks, @Ottdreamer . I've already looked at that one, but it's not a great deal. He's done a lot of
Single Handed Docking Giro at 7:25am 08.31.21 The other boat is at rest on our port side. Thanks for your input, DArsy. If the current would calm
Alternator shutoff switch? DayDreamer41 at 7:21am 08.31.21 @SEMPERAVANTI41, interesting our H41DS the 80 amp alternator output was routed from alternator to th

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