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Wind Gusts - How to manage Melody Miller at 9:19pm 10.24.06 Ask All Sailors 10/2428 Hello Everyone,When a gust of wind comes along and the boat heels to a rather uncomfortable level
Marine Refrigeration sailor420 at 11:16pm 10.24.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1076 Has anyone had any experience with dealing with rparts.com for refrigeration parts especially for re
Danforth Compass (1) John Ehricht at 11:39pm 10.24.06 Big Boats 2/3271 It has been a year and we are still working on getting our new 36 properly commisioned as a result o
Westerbeke 30B3 Stan at 11:33pm 10.24.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1599 I'm going to replace both the primary and secondary fuel filterson my Westerbeke 30B3 engine. The
Important Yanmar issues John Richard at 11:45pm 10.24.06 Big Boats 6/1005 I had our engine serviced at 921 hours. A couple of issues of interest to other Yanmar owners. One
Florida Marinas PhilRains at 10:17pm 10.24.06 Big Boats 1/922 We're doing a scouting trip to look for marinas as live-aboards and a launching site to South Florid
Laguna Boats BarryL at 12:34am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1085 Hello,I'm looking for information on Laguna boats, specifically the 33 GT. I have searched the web
stink from vent dave19453 at 1:02am 10.25.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1672 When at suitable location where overboard discharge is permitted l have noticed foul odor coming fro
25.5 bow pulpit wiring Bill at 3:11am 10.25.06 Smaller Boats 1/980 The wiring to my 25.5 bow pulpit running light has broken where it exits the deck and enter the pulp
What causes the boat to squat under power? Jack at 3:25am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 8/3267 What causes the boat to squat under power? My 1986 Catalina 27 with the M-18 does nicely under power
Sailing w/ Autohelm ST3000 Amorita at 4:59am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 18/6468 Hi we just bought a Columbia 34' and it came with a ST3000 auto pilot. we know nothing about these.
mast collar blocks matt at 4:46am 10.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1080 I just removed one of two Garhauer blocks due to the wheel cracking and missing edges. I have attemp
Galley Sink Jon Paine at 4:23am 10.25.06 Big Boats 2/1096 The galley sink needs replacing becasue it has been pitted through by a corrosive chemical. It is a
Water fill location Roger at 4:08am 10.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/924 Were did thy hid the fresh water fill on the Hunter h27 1978. I took photos of every inch of the bo
How do I lower the keel? (1) spikesc at 6:00am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1154 I just bought a '79 Macgregor Venture 25 with a retractable keel. I can't figure out how to release
Winch Handle (1) spikesc at 6:05am 10.25.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/925 I just bought a '79 Macgregor Venture 25 without a winch handle and I can't find a new one. Does any
Repair or replace swing keel Al Davies at 6:19am 10.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/896 Anyone have experience with repair or replacement of the swing keel . The bolt has broken through th
Mast Replacement John at 6:34am 10.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1408 Hi , I am in need of some assistance regarding mast replacement for a 1977 Catalina 22. This p
Athens to Syros saschiff at 7:19am 10.25.06 Ask All Sailors 0/1013 Has anyone had experience sailing with the Moorings from Athens to Syros?
Hummingbird Fishfinder H260 Bill P. at 7:47am 10.25.06 Smaller Boats 11/1367 I just took a basic fishfinder with a transome mounted sensor off my old deckboat. I was wondering

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Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310? (6) valcour at 4:18pm 07.13.21 Here are some photos of my second reef. There is one photo of the tack with a line that is not red
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 3:59pm 07.13.21
Trailer Catalina Capri 22 (wing keel version) - to buy or rent sail sfbay at 3:09pm 07.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Some options come to mind: 1) use your existing trailer (might require serv
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? jeepbluetj at 3:00pm 07.13.21 Disagree, if the OP can measure a > 1v voltage drop between the batteries and the fridge or panel, t
Boat in the Water! sail sfbay at 2:55pm 07.13.21 Progress!!
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access Artey1 at 2:52pm 07.13.21 drastic move but gives you great access: remove the engine box, it's held together just by screws.
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access (1) hunter34austin at 2:42pm 07.13.21 drastic move but gives you great access: remove the engine box, it's held together just by screws.
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access Artey1 at 2:36pm 07.13.21 Can you cut an opening and install an access plate? Amazon.com : marine access plate There actuall
Casting dLj at 2:35pm 07.13.21 It came to me that today we have computer 3D printing. In my college years many moons ago I work
H34 galley Artey1 at 2:34pm 07.13.21 All us H34 owners have heard that before Jim! ;):liar::biggrin:
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access sail sfbay at 2:30pm 07.13.21 Can you cut an opening and install an access plate? Amazon.com : marine access plate
Boat ID please Terry Cox at 2:23pm 07.13.21 My guess is a Sparkman and Stephens. Very similar lines.
Dinghy Security (3) Charlie98117 at 1:51pm 07.13.21 This thread is a bit old but I thought I would post my solution to securing a Torqeedo to the dinghy
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? RitSim at 1:37pm 07.13.21 I agree that the batteries are the root cause of the problem.
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? RitSim at 1:36pm 07.13.21 Some of the freezer compressor modules have low voltage protection and shut off automatically so the
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? Benny17441 at 1:28pm 07.13.21 Don't know how many batteries does your house bank has, but if it is less than 3 take them out and
Autohelm MikeHoncho at 1:15pm 07.13.21 The Autohelm 3000 has seatalk compatibility(http://www.busse-yachtshop.de/pdf/rayST3000_wheel.pdf).
Autohelm joker460 at 1:02pm 07.13.21 The Autohelm 3000 has seatalk compatibility(http://www.busse-yachtshop.de/pdf/rayST3000_wheel.pdf).
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning (1) whudatt at 12:53pm 07.13.21 Thank you for your reply ! this is what it looks like now,the manual says to measure down 11ft from
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning Captain Ron 18 at 12:39pm 07.13.21

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