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Minneapolis Marina and Slip (1) Russ at 8:22am 01.11.07 Smaller Boats 3/1471 I am moving to Minneapolis, MN and I would like any information on marinas and seasonal slip rental
John Barrett with the" babystays" response smitroe at 7:42am 01.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/862 John ,I was reading your response to the mast raising question and (a)I accidentally re submitted yo
A New Boat. Did this happen to you? Mark Burrows at 7:03am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1123 The attached link is to a cute video on youtube.com Its about a guy who has bought a used Beneteau
Mascerator Discharge Line Checkvalve Freddie Miller at 6:15am 01.11.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1514 Peggy . .Does it make sence to install a check valve in the 1 inch discharge line between the hold
Hitch ball Pierre at 5:51am 01.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1416 I intend to buy a 26X this year, I need to know what is the size of the hitch ball required, and wha
Island hopper outboard motors Jack at 5:44am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1881 Anyone have any experience with "Island Hopper Outboard Motors". I have never heard of them before.
Boat transport to the Caribbean Tim R. at 5:17am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 14/6996 Does anyone have any experience with these ships that will transport your boat? I live in Maine and
Great Reading Hugh4753 at 4:27am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1170 Just finished reading Fastnet, Force 10 about the 1979 Fastnet race and Fatal Storm about the '98 Sy
Compatability Jack W -2005 H 36 at 4:11am 01.11.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1528 Peg,I use your K.O. on my boat. I flush using the fresh water from a tee off from the sink. My que
boatswap eaglewings at 2:58am 01.11.07 Ask All Sailors 0/848 I own a Hunter 30-1980 "Eagle Wings", moored in Portsmouth harbor, New Hampshire. A sailing buddy
Spinnaker dimensions Scotty at 12:33am 01.11.07 Bigger Boats 3/1095 Does anyone have specific luff, leach, and foot dimensions fot a cruising spinnaker, gennaker, speci
Outboard Motor Extensions Rick Webb at 11:14pm 01.10.07 Smaller Boats 3/2142 Extensions for the motor length have been mentioned from time to time here but I had never found a s
Owners Manual Ken at 11:02pm 01.10.07 Yamaha 0/1594 Does any one have an owners manual for a Yamaha 30 that I could pay to have duplicated? I have an 8
Need another crewmember for trip to Cuba Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 9:38pm 01.10.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1116 We (a couple guys without their spouses, ages 40 ' 46) are planning on leaving Titusville in mid-Feb
Repairing a cracked backstay swedge (sp?) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 9:25pm 01.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1118 I have a cracked lower swedge on the backstay of my Hunter 33 (1981 - Cherubini). The backstay atta
Garhauer Traveller Upgrade query Edward 14244 at 3:19pm 01.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1522 I have just received the Garhauer traveller upgrade set plus mainsheet blocks for the Cat30. They we
Daysailer Bill22305 at 2:08pm 01.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1046 Hi:Any DaySailer owners out there? I'd like to chat with you.Been on the water for 30 years, and n
La Paz boat yard recommendations? Craig522 at 1:46pm 01.10.07 Ask All Sailors 2/2076 Hi,I'm looking for any personal recommendations of boat yards in La Paz, Mexico for relatively min
heads grigs at 1:11pm 01.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/944 what make or model head did catalina use in 1986? was it standard on all of their boats? Can,t find
iPods & Boats - Yes you can... (1) Maine Sail at 11:52am 01.10.07 Ask All Sailors 68/5096 I love my iPod, actually all my iPods, and find it to be one of the best additions to our boat, home

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Lewmar Ocean 40ST Winch Binding - Ideas Please flightlead404 at 9:03am 08.07.21 Hi Flightlead, I have worked on a number of winches. I am having trouble visualizing the winch issu
Lewmar Ocean 40ST Winch Binding - Ideas Please flightlead404 at 9:03am 08.07.21 If you don't have any luck here, you might consider contacting Lewmar customer service. Might get
Fluxgate compass Kings Gambit at 9:00am 08.07.21 I do not have a 2005 41DS, but if I was seriously looking for a part that was electrical and part o
Hunter 45 dinghy davits (2) Sailor_Al at 8:53am 08.07.21 Give me a couple days I reviewed my post and realized spell check changed the name of the davit m
Fluxgate compass JamesG161 at 8:49am 08.07.21 It might be helpful to know what the Flux gate compass looks like. What is your Brand AP? Mine loo
NOT buying H34 BigEasy at 8:49am 08.07.21 Have a friend who owned a Catalina 350, he aligned shaft as close as possible to rudder and had som
Fluxgate compass Kings Gambit at 8:40am 08.07.21 Mine is tucked inside a starboard-side cabinet of the forward cabin. Not on the centerline in this c
Area of concern for Beneteau's? tenui at 8:37am 08.07.21 Thanks Don and BigEasy! Yeah, I am not concerned with the 5200 and sealing the rub rail. Much more
37C Mast Lights JoeWhite at 8:34am 08.07.21 It is easy to figure out. Turn on each switch and measure the voltage on the terminal and label that
Fluxgate compass jssailem at 8:32am 08.07.21 If you can not find a chunk of iron pipe, use a kid with a Boom Box and a pair of big speakers. Or j
Area of concern for Beneteau's? BigEasy at 8:31am 08.07.21 The picture shows the stern fairlead and the hull/transom/deck joint. It is a 2004 boat. The cr
Slight leak / water presence in bilge area forward of motor/behind bilge pump area. JoeWhite at 8:22am 08.07.21 I had a similar problem. Periodically there would be water in the underside of the engine. After a
Fluxgate compass JamesG161 at 8:14am 08.07.21 You can make a Flux Gate detector/locater with a large piece of Iron, when at Berth. You watch the
Raymarine Radar Bearing Alignment Monterey385 at 8:03am 08.07.21 Yes, read those, I may need to calibrate my autopilot again.
Raymarine Radar Bearing Alignment sail sfbay at 8:01am 08.07.21 Sorry, never had that issue. What Raymarine navigation display do you have? Maybe you have seen thi
Pod Drive on Full Keel Sailboat? sail sfbay at 7:48am 08.07.21 If you are so inclined, these guys seem to have a good system: Electric Yacht - Electric Sailboat Mo
Slight leak / water presence in bilge area forward of motor/behind bilge pump area. SV At Last at 7:25am 08.07.21 The refrigerator condensation drains there on my boat.
Fluxgate compass sail sfbay at 6:49am 08.07.21 Post #5 in thread proposes a method to locate the fluxgate compass: Flux Compass Location? \| Sailboa
Fluxgate compass Terry Cox at 6:44am 08.07.21 Different model boat here, but ours is located beneath the aft cabin dressing vanity table.
Mercury outboard extended warranty sail sfbay at 6:40am 08.07.21 My two cents: Good for you to purchase an extended warranty!! ...........I have 6 year exteded warr

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