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dash light covers Joe at 10:28pm 12.24.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/986 Alternator and oil preassure light covers are gone. Retaining ring is still there. (probbably UV det
Knot meter impeller/paddle wheel Mike at 1:23am 12.25.06 Ask All Sailors 30/6654 The know meter impeller on my H22 is in need of replacing, the magnets have fallen off and the plast
Will a Teleflex Rack & Pinion Steering System work John Hall at 4:44am 12.25.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1606 I am bringing a 1980 Northwest 28 foot kit boat back to life. It has never been in the water and th
Calling Rivendel, Capt. Henk Meuzelaar ... Rick D at 5:42am 12.25.06 Big Boats 2/1015 Henk: I recall you were going to post a story about almost losing Rivendel last year. Did you and I
Kempax bilge pump?? Scott21120 at 6:11am 12.25.06 Ask All Sailors 0/2609 I have a Kempax 1 liter manual bilge pump that I believe needs to be rebuilt, but I cannot find any
NonSuch Sail Boats George16883 at 7:59pm 12.24.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1730 I thinking of buying a 1980 NonSuch Classic. I'm interested in finding people who have had experien
experience needed and desired!!! wrenchs wench at 7:25am 12.25.06 Destinations 7/2228 i am recently retired corrections sgt of NY state who owns a 22 oday who would love to crew and lear
experience wanted wrenchs wench at 7:29am 12.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/981 does anyone know of a website that pertains to "crew wanted" i just recently retired and own a 22 od
Long Term Storage Randy Church at 8:02am 12.25.06 Big Boats 8/1210 Just hauled my 1984 Hunter 34 last week. Boat will be out of the water for the next two sailing sea
Rigid Boom Vang JB at 8:26am 12.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1312 Hi, We are looking for a replacement for our original rigid boom vang which got horrible and permane
Rope Question Mark at 9:54am 12.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1721 Im a new owner of a Mac 25 the boat doesn't have lines with it so I need to know what diameter line
dripping seacock connection billybob at 12:48pm 12.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/921 Just discovered that I have a small drip leak here the waste tank hose goes into the Seacock. The se
Electrical Panel (1) Ken at 11:05am 12.25.06 Catalina 22 5/1375 Hey Bilbo,Here is a picture of the finished Electrical Panel, still have some wiring left to run bu
laptop satnav setup Chris at 2:50pm 12.25.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1038 Merry Christmas everybody. This is my first time posting and I am looking for some important info. H
Solar Battery Charger Chuck Turner3968 at 9:25am 12.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1006 I would like to add a solar battery charger to a 22 sport. I have two deep cycle marine batteries.
contest 43/44 Al at 6:55pm 12.23.06 Other Sailboats 2/983 Interested to contact Contest owner to exchange information about electrolisis problems
Bow fender holders? Rob Morton at 12:20am 12.24.06 Smaller Boats 6/1857 Hi All,I have been working on the boat trying to get ready for spring. I was looking at putting on
hull/deck separation Jonathan Fry at 12:49am 12.24.06 Chrysler 1/3059 the deck is separating from the hull in on particular area(rear port quarter)and is causing the rubb
Head sets frank arndorfer at 12:03am 12.24.06 Ask All Sailors 5/923 Looking for a source of those marriage-saving, lightweight, voice-activated headsets I see folks usi
Profound apologies and well wishing... Brian at 11:59pm 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 4/885 Merry Christmas to every one of you! I have to start this letter by apologizing for my lack of re

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Profurl C320 furling line size Stu Jackson at 1:40pm 08.11.21 I use 3/8" on my ProFurl LCI32 system. Works just fine, reasonable "hand," no coring required. Jus
looking to upsize!? bgstar19 at 1:37pm 08.11.21 Hey cheeseNcrackers: I hope you have luck finding your next boat. Are you planning on selling your
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 1:16pm 08.11.21 Howdy fellas.. just a check in, to say I never did hear anything yet on what kind of boat she is...
To Drill or Not to Drill? Jake N Eggs at 1:15pm 08.11.21 I have an 06 33 on Lake Ontario. I don't anchor much so I have the anchor, rode and short chain tied
H23.5 sliding hatch Crazy Dave Condon at 1:12pm 08.11.21 Wood screws were used to secure the teak handle by screwing them from the inside upward using oval h
wing on wing sailing markwbird at 12:19pm 08.11.21 Pay attention. That's really it. Even with a preventor you do not want to round up
Rig tuning physics Tedd at 12:04pm 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool: G
Rig tuning physics Tedd at 11:57am 08.11.21 Why does your force vector for the lower shroud not align with the shroud? It's the combined force
wing on wing sailing jssailem at 11:23am 08.11.21 Every rig is a little different and you need to accommodate the rig you have. You also need to manag
Catalina 315 Refrigeration compartment air flow? sailingdeac at 10:51am 08.11.21 No, the back of the refrig compartment is solid... no openings there or to left or right.
Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 10:32am 08.11.21 lower stay tension will always be more than upper stay tension. not assumption, but fact.:cool:
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 10:32am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD)
Prop Specs Daddio417 at 10:29am 08.11.21 I have the same boat with the same engine, fewer hours. I have the original two blade prop and mak
Below deck disassembly problem karellen at 10:11am 08.11.21 I've ran a few wires through the conduit you're referring to. A SeatalkNG cable and more recently an
Rig tuning physics (1) Tedd at 10:03am 08.11.21 In my ongoing attempt to understand rig tuning better, I made the attached free body diagram (FBD) o
wing on wing sailing jeepbluetj at 9:54am 08.11.21 I find it quite difficult to keep the jib stable without a whisker pole in the typical light SoCal w
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay Mike216 at 9:48am 08.11.21 I have a 216 with the stock furling jib setup. It is easy for me to install the forestay if I loose
Hunter 216 Loose Forestay sail sfbay at 9:31am 08.11.21 It is possible the forestay is too long resulting forestay sag, which this article can shed some lig
Hanging Bimini YVRguy at 9:20am 08.11.21 @Ralph Johnstone his tweet isn't aging well... 3rd heatwave this summer. I'm dying on my boat wit
Hanging Bimini YVRguy at 9:19am 08.11.21 DO TOO :mad: ! Saw something last week which might have been the sun, maybe :confused:. Ralph,

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